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ALJAZ NEWSHOUR December 20, 2017

Zero that im chilling with all of this is the news out live from london coming up chump triumph and so on the home front as Congress Passes his tax bill into the big cuts in Corporate Tax rates on the International Front the u. S. President threatens to cut Financial Aid to countries voting against him over to it so that it takes hundreds of billions of dollars and even billions of dollars in the devoted good just what were watching those votes whether voted against us will save a lot polands president signs into law controversial judicial reforms despite his friend from the e. U. To suspend his countrys pull to rights. Angry scenes that ugandas part of an opposition members suspended as a vote goes through says scrap the president ial age limits. And only people stay with him devil with all the days sports news as russias banned from paralympic sport itself held but they do have another month to prove their ethics should be allowed to compete in field check. So we begin in the United States where President Donald Trump is celebrating his legislative victory which will allow for the biggest overhaul of the u. S. Tax system in thirty years earlier the u. S. House of representatives gave the one point five trillion dollars tax reform bill its final approval will not pass to President Trump to be signed into law all republicans have praised the bill which would repeal parts of obamacare but at least in polls suggested fifty five percent of americans oppose this well the bill slashes the Corporate Tax rate from thirty five to twenty one percent as of january the first and ends Tax Advantages for companies that move overseas income tax rates and inheritance tax will be reduced for most people over half the. In dollars a year will experience higher tax reductions but these provisions are only temporary ending in twenty twenty six bills expected to add one point five trillion dollars to the u. S. National debt over the next decade currently stands at twenty trillion dollars a White House Correspondent can be how could joins me now live from washington d. C. Hi there kimberly so there were a lot of sound satisfied faces i think its fair to say on the white house lawn earlier is this the triumph for trump that he hopes it is. Well i guess the proof will be whether or not americans really see those tax savings that theyre promised in the new year certainly right now all that ordinary americans have are promises that they hope will materialize and right now that is what is being touted as donald trump really celebrated his first legislative victory on the south lawn of the white house with republicans by his side both members of congress in the house of representatives and the u. S. Senate the democrats for their part say this is the worst thing that could have happened to middle class americans because theres really very little trust that Corporate America with these big tax breaks will really trickle down those savings to ordinary americans at the same time donald trump and republicans say that what this is going to do with the cut to Corporate Tax rates its going to make america more competitive its going to bring drugs that went overseas back to the United States and put more money in americans wallets. Its been an amazing experience i have to tell you hasnt been done in thirty four years but actually really hasnt been done because we broke every record its the largest i always say the most massive but its the largest tax cut in the history of our country to reform the tax code. Really struck things grocery. So carefully whats been the reaction then of the American Public are they just going to suck this one and see just wait and see if all of these things materialize. It may not be until february before american see these tax promises materialize and according to the white house so given that theres already deep distrust of government in the United States a lot of people feeling like theyll believe it when they see it if you will most americans according to the polls that have been put out in recent days seem to indicate that two thirds dont believe this is going to have any big impact in their life that could have a lot to do with the fact that this legislation was hastily written and rewritten even some members of congress didnt read all five hundred pages so theres room for skepticism given those facts out in the public ed the end of the day though this isnt even signed into law will the president is celebrating with legislative victory it still has to be signed into law the president saying it would have been done by the end of the year but now due to some sort of legal wrangling and need for legal review it looks like that it will actually happen in the new year now potentially and again those tax savings that americans have been promised will now theyre hearing those wont be in january as they had hoped but instead in february committee how could they live from the White House Committee thank you well republicans call the tykes bill in type coleman to reform but it will see cuts to social welfare programs like medicare that could impact millions some reports suggest medicare could be cut by twenty five billion dollars next year and the gallagher reports now from florida. You know more than seventy three the bay oaks retirement home in miami has been housing the elderly for seventy years many of its residents rely on social welfare programs and have for decades some like eighty seven year old janet lied backa a paying close attention to whats happening in washington a form of social worker janet says welfare may be coming to an end my generation i think we never thought of Social Security having an end date. But i believe it well perhaps it will be two thousand and twenty five to have thirty but there will come in and but this is plenty of time for everybody to get their act together. In the need time. And night team of particular concern a potential changes to medicare a federal program for over sixty fives it could face cuts of up to twenty five billion dollars when medicare and medicaid were set up in the one nine hundred sixty s. It encompassed the idea of a Greater Society one that took care of its poor and elderly experts say any of those programs wont necessarily mean less money for recipients but it will mean less cash for doctors hospitals and nursing facilities and advocates say that could have terrible consequences this was going to be terrible my clinic represent you know newman says without access to Affordable Health care millions could suffer doctors who take care of the elderly patients will find themselves unable to accept patients they will turn people away who need the care most of all and who cant afford to pay high private market rates or premiums more than fifty million americans currently receive medicare benefits and with a rapidly aging population its seen by many as a vital safety net its a curious thing can a thousand people turn sixty five every day in america and will for the next twenty years so i imagine them a majority of those people though and i imagine that when the tax cuts actually take place theyll be adversely affected and theyre going to go to the polls the contrary parties adopted without objection a motion to the region or face a final table the republicans tax reform bill is already in popular among many voters its hope with next years midterm elections approaching drastic cuts may be avoided by gallacher aljazeera miami florida. Well staying with President Trump and hes certain to cut off Financial Aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital one hundred ninety three member u. N. General assembly will hold a rare Emergency Special session on thursday there were quest of arab and muslim countries mike hanna has more on the United Nations Security Council staff pose with the secretary general for an annual photograph is called then its business as usual in the chamber like most other Member States those represented here unwilling to comment publicly on the extraordinary letters sent by u. S. Ambassador nikki haley ambassador did you receive a letter from nikki haley about the years many lives at the majority view apparently summed up by one representative who was willing to comment on our position in this case has been very clear we had the opportunity to express ourselves in the Security Council so so thats our very strongly a prince principled position we didnt was one of the fourteen Council Members who voted in favor of the jerusalem resolution monday the veto by the u. S. Is accompanied by an angry statement from the ambassador what we witnessed here today in the Security Council is an insult it wont be forgotten what some would regard as a thinly veiled threat driven home in a letter circulated to all Member States regarding the vote taking place in the General Assembly thursday. As you consider your vote the ambassador writes i want you to know that the president and the u. S. Take this vote personally she continues the president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested i report back on those countries who voted against us President Trump made clear what the possible consequences could be they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us while were watching those votes let them vote against us will save a lot. We dont care. But privately many un members are outraged at the looters bullying and threatening tone and what was to be a vote condemning attempts to unilaterally change the status of jerusalem may gain even added significance in november more than one hundred fifty nations voted in favor of a resolution declaring all israeli actions in jerusalem as null and void as it was an occupying power a similar result in the General Assembly thursday would also be a sweeping international rejection of President Trump and his policies mike hanna aljazeera United Nations well in palestine people have been protesting against that us by calling for another day of rage in occupied west bank classes spoke out between demonstrators and this really Security Forces on bethlehem protesters marched in defiance of the u. S. Decision for this for us polish president says he signed into law two new bills increasing the governments powers over the courts and those that it was in direct defiance of the European Union under a stood up pushed ahead with the controversial reforms despite e. U. Triggering its article seven procedure which could say poland stripped of its rights as the story it was a message of defiance from warsaw to the European Union polands president signing into law two bills reforming the judiciary something the e. U. Had warned against saying the changes threatened billions democracy was arms of provides army i think were introducing very Good Solutions in poland i believe were introducing solutions that will improve the Justice System that will make people finally regained face justice regain faith in polish court and regain faith in the Justice System on the disgruntled view out of the nearest just hours earlier the e. U. Had taken an unprecedented step to try and stop poland forging ahead with the controversial reforms it launched article seven of the lisbon treaty a process that could. Lead to poland losing its e. U. Voting rights sadly concerns of deep within a period of two years a significant numbers of laws have been adopted thirteen in total which put at serious risk the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers simple which since coming to power in twenty fifteen polands right wing law and Justice Party has been a look ahead with the e. U. And for its drive to tighten immigration and media laws analysts say the ease latest move is unlikely to worry the government i dont know where to call the law and justice the governing party in poland is riding high in the opinion polls i think that they are very adept at turning the battle good brussels to their own advantage they can say hes just an unelected bureaucrats are trying to undermine our National Sovereignty so they they will be perfectly content to see this one reckless way through over the past months polish opposition protesters have voiced their anger at a government face say is increasingly authoritarian. The e. U. Has given poland three months to address its concerns its may then consider suspending walsall Voting Rights but for that to happen all Member States would have to agree and the problem for the e. U. Is that hungary has already made it clear that it would veto such a move natasha buchla aljazeera still to come on the news hour a u. N. Official investigating human rights abuses in the inlaw is barred from entering the country in syria we meet the residents from the former eisel stronghold of iraq who say theyve been forced to return home to sit on a sport piece it will tell you about his this former world cup winning strike has plans of cleaning up corruption brazilian football all that more when we come back. Zimbabwes new year emerson says this country is open to Foreign Investment after years of isolation it gave us our state of the nation address of weapons they were promised to improve the economy and create jobs has more now from harare zimbabwe is new leader says its no longer business as usual his government is going to introduce probusiness policies to attract investment and revive the ailing economy government will soon and real robust in grange print Reengagement Program with International Community. In our continued to be due to rejoin the community of nations may make government is committed to open a zimbabwe. Meant by building a free and transparent economy which are brits zimbabweans m. P. s were coming to outsiders. Im assuming that god told zimbabweans hes going to improve the rule of law and democracy as well as tackle corruption he came to power last month after the military intervened and roberts mugabe resigned minis about ways including the opposition are watching prison and i was very closely to see if he delivers the main thing people want jobs and the economy to improve opposition members say they hope the new president means what he says but they are skeptical there are still cash shortages and food prices keep rising they feel managua has surrounded himself with the same people who helped keep mugabe in power for thirty seven years we look at the levels. In the manner in which our citizen our people are living and. The dream is being. Is being dream the dream. And dream since in the. Character the new administration is trying to mend relations with the International Community some imposed sanctions in the early to thousands of accusations of human rights abuses political analysts say if elections next year are free fair and credible and whoever wins is democratically elected that could show signs of stability and encourage investors to release much needed funds they have to be as democratic as possible because of the elections and will have a close eye on this particular election because theyre obviously not keen on having the status of a person who got in via a military intervention as a president in the sort of improving zimbabwes fortunes and International Standing will take time but when i got one has only a few months to prove his leadership will be radically different from his former boss robert mugabe. Aljazeera. Myanmar has brought some independent un investigative from visiting the country for the rest of her ten year un special rapporteur for me and more young he was due to visit in january to assess the state of human rights the un has accused troops of ethnic cleansing and possible elements of genocide against the hinge he says shes disappointed by the me and mark governments decision saying there will be something terrible happening what kind will young he spoke with us earlier from seoul. Theres a lot of big words that have been. In my to theres this incident a lot of strong very strong condemnation but it doesnt seem like the military government is taking the lead to any of this i think there was disappointing to. The International Community could not become more to come up with the stronger resolution the Security Council on it was it was a president ial statement but that having said that it was an improvement weve come so far we have never i wear the first person and the last person would have never drowned me or my i would choose to go down this path it was opening up it was the road to democracy the transition the aspiration of the people you know all of this point to to a Success Story for me but im really deeply. Disappointed and very saddened by the decision. To deny cooperation with my mandate over there you know the human rights mechanisms and most of to silence p

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