Front row look at the view. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television on television in america and around the globe. Benjamin netanyahu is the clearing victory. The poll shows that the race is very tight. In a virtual dead heat. In israeli politics, it all comes down to forming a coalition. Our chief correspondent is in jerusalem. What is the latest that you are hearing . It is going to be some hours before we know the official results, but judging by the exit polls, and there are three main exit polls of the three Main Television channels, have said the same thing. There is a dead heat. The likud party of Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Zionist Party of herzog. This was described as a referendum on the last six years of Benjamin Netanyahus rule. In the final days, for many, it was believed this would be the end of his political career. On election day he warned israelis devote the guys i will be defeated. On that standard this is a victory for Benjamin Netanyahu and the likud party. Not
Palestinian state, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus likud party wins a surprise victory, putting him on course for a fourth term in office. We will speak to the israeli journalist amira hass and Jamal Zahalka, and arab member of the Israeli Knesset and chair of the political block of arab parties known as the joint arab list which took third place in tuesdays election. Then to life after guantanamo. We will look at the story of a father and son who were both imprisoned at guantanamo and held for eight years. They were never charged. One was resettled in portugal, the other two kate the other twoto cape verde. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a surprise election victory, putting him on course for a fourth term. His likud party is poised to control 29 or 30 seats in the 120 member knesset. The Zionist Union opposition based second with 24 seats. A united list of arab parties c
Coming up. Is that what they call wings . [ laughter ] Farrah Fawcett wings, new look [ laughter ] it is 4 31 now. New this morning a fire at a San Francisco hotel Near Union Square at 2 a. M. At sutter and grant. Everyone was evacuated. Guests ran out in their nightclothes. Many wrapped up in blankets. Fire crews are on the scene. No reports of injuries. An outofcontrol woman goes on a rampage behind the wheel turning van ness and pine street in San Francisco into demolition derby. It all started about 7 00 last night. Two plainclothes officers found what they believed was a stolen volkswagen sedan. Officers say when they identified the themselves, the woman in the car drove toward them and hit a gas station before driving up pine street. Then she turned around and she drove on the street and on the sidewalk. She hit a number of cars barely missed a man on a motorcycle and was headed right toward the officers. I was down the street and i heard, like, five shots or pops and then a brea
Kcbs radio reporter doug sovern says the shower systems are active in four outdoor alcoves. They go off throughout the nature. Doug spoke with one homeless man who had been drenched. Were going to be wet all night. Hypothermia, cold, all that other stuff could set in and keeping the church clean but you know youre making people sick. Reporter and it looks like the plumbing system itself was installed illegally and may also violate water use regulations. The archdiocese says it is trying to help Homeless People in several ways. Well hear from them coming up in the next halfhour. Back to you. Thank you. Were going to take a live look at the beautiful bay bridge on this hump day this wednesday. And all is calm out there right now. Lets see how our weather and traffic are doing as we head towards the weekend. The winds are calm at this hour. Just a westerly at 7 Miles Per Hour at sfo. But later today these winds are going to increase, breezy as High Pressure continues to build into the bay
The helicopter and four times as far before they need to refuel and they can transport three times the weight. The deployment of the osprey sparked protest in okinawa and elsewhere because of concerns about its safety record. Ministry sources say they will consider Public Opinion and the cost of introducing the planes. Japanese peacekeepers in the Golan Heights have begun to return home as their 16yirlong mission nears its end. The first group of 33 members of the selfdefense forces arrived at narita airport in tokyo on monday. Government officials decided earlier this month to recall the peacekeepers earlier than planned. Securing their safety had become difficult because of the civil war in syria. Defense Ministry Officials say the remaining 14 members will wrap up their mission by midjanuary. Japan first sent sdf personnel to the Golan Heights in 1996 as part of a United Nations mission to monitor the ceasefire between syria and israel. Members have been transporting supplies and pr