This is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. On the ground with continued demonstrations against Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. A clarion call from candidate some liberias president ial run office campaigning intensifies at this weeks vote. In the second part of our special series we report from venezuela where Community Activists are working together to provide what the government call. At least two hundred people are feared dead in the southern philippines following massive landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm ten bit most of the casualties were on the island of mindanao dozens of people still missing in just reports. Flash floods and mudslides brought on by Tropical Storm tendon the towns of two baad n. P. R. On mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise we really want to go straight and were going to figure out. What you have so many people that are really. At the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts. There ive not iraq and the areas pretty well i guess in one province but in several provinces. We are having a hard time getting communicate why there are areas that may have been. Last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty Million People is where they hit the region is still recovering from type which killed more than seven thousand people and affected millions in two thousand and thirteen and while the worst of storm tendon has passed it will take a long time before this area recovers. Which is what locals have described how the victims of the flooding had nowhere to run. By houses were getting flooded but people could no longer exit their homes so they got trapped by the strong waters they were being swept away. House thats the they used to be one hundred three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out so thats what happened here only hollings and livelihoods gone and we have nine thousand families as of today that are affected and listed to be a now Evacuation Center well so in the southern philippines dozens of people are feared dead in a fire at a Shopping Mall in the city of deval it started at a call center on the top floor of the four Story Building trapping people inside president reagan to tend to who previously served as deval as mayor has visited the site to comfort victims relatives russia says the u. S. Encouraging new bloodshed in Eastern Ukraine after agreeing to provide weapons to kids the u. S. Says theyll give you crying and hans defensive capabilities to fight pro russia separatists well the conflict in the east of the country has claimed more than ten thousand lives and twenty fourteen this time a common. Missile strikes hit a small town in Eastern Ukraine damaging homes a school and Medical Clinic in ukraine blame the attack this week on pro russian separatists civilians caught in the middle of a three year long conflict. The us has strongly opposed what he calls russian aggression in Eastern Ukraine blaming the moscow government for violence that has claimed more than ten thousand lives and displaced one point seven Million People. Now it will provide weapons to help ukraine defend itself the state department announcing the u. S. Has decided to provide ukraine and hands defensive capabilities as part of our effort to help ukraine build its long term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to deter further aggression the forty seven Million Dollar weapons back edge which congress is expected to approve includes more than two hundred antitank missiles and thirty five launchers as well as light arms. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has said russias occupation of crimea which the u. S. Wants to return to your grain is a major stumbling block in relations between moscow and washington the issue that stands in the way is ukraine. We can have differences in other arenas in syria we can have differences in other areas but when one country invades another that is a different set its hard to look past. Or to reconcile it with a disclaimer to russia from the very beginning that we must address ukraine that saying its stance is the single most difficult obstacle to renormalizing a relationship with russia which we badly would like to do he blamed russia for continuing violence in the done yet region the Trump Administration decision marking a reversal from Barack Obamas resistance to supplying lethal equipment to ukraine i think its a lot to call him what size zero. Zero. Zero zero zero zero. Zero. Zero zero probably. Was. And both of russias response a warning that the u. S. Decision will embolden key have in the conflict and only increased the use of force tom Ackerman Al Jazeera washington i mean all the russian president says moscow is not seeking conflict with anyone but will stand up for its interests not a man putin spoke at a conference of the Ruling United Russia Party which has pledged its support in next years president ial election hooten whose registered as an independent is expected to win it would be his fourth term as president. Palestinian protesters a fort with Israeli Forces in the town of bethlehem just two days before christmas theyre angry at u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital Israeli Forces fired tear gas to try and disperse the crowd even Rights Groups are calling on israel for it is to stop using Excessive Force and three palestinians have now died in the past two days after being shot by Israeli Forces fourteen the been killed since protests began over the u. S. Position is the third weekend of demonstrations in the occupied palestinian territories against the move malcolm wind has more now from gaza. This. Bassin was out was the latest people to die in the. Declaration on the sixth of december the seriously be recognized by the west because todays date. Was he was among the protesters here for three fridays in. The consumer is the period always rather friends in the movements around the to demonstrate that trying to prod palestinian flags price down. And the price asked is each friday ive been met with some gunfire. Tear gas cried back by the israelis. Puts the stuff in the jerusalem deserves sekret fires from our people and we confirm that its our eternal capital and that neither travelling or anyone else can change that our people will continue fighting for our rights until we stablish our independent state of palestine with jerusalem as the capital to look for us and we also mccook to show. Its normal for the political factions and the wings to sponsor the funerals of the people that are being killed in the protests this one sponsored by the wing of. The no opportunities lost to make a political statement and a show of strength. To me she says mood in ten people are being killed since the onrush began and the need is the way past any infractions of coup for the price s. To continue speaking just a short while ago here in gaza the leader of hamas was of the Palestinian Resistance in the was on side so theres no sign of any of the political factions getting up anytime soon. Liberians will go to the polls on tuesday in a runoff to choose the next president follows weeks of uncertainty about whether the vote would actually happen on time it was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court hearing next International Football and georgia where is taking on the countrys Vice President joseph blocky mama the bow reports down from the capital monrovia. Street parade and colorful Company Morale is in the liberian capital monrovia as the companys season draws to a close kind of dates in liberias runoff president ial election i know last minute hans for votes for my International Football a drug that will hold going to most polls in the fuss around held in to the gathered his supporters a previous some whirlpools to. Im supposed to go out because when you change. We are almost twelve years. Your job no no you have to sit for over twenty two. Hes opponent is just walk like beauty is Vice President for the past four days hes come failing in rural life the seventy two year old was complaining when a platform of continue to taking credit for she laments of the government of the flushed elected president in africa and then josel salif who he served under four to thomas the outgoing president has however chosen not to endorse her deputy and candidate ruling unity pettitte and his tade chosen to back george way most liberians hope the board dont choose the world we are from peace and democracy investment free if that is also hold it will be the First Time Since my default default but that would be a pistol hundred ball of power and i believe the elections are also the first vote organized without the help of the United Nations says the civil war ended in two thousand and two but theyre not just that they also bought the numerous needles liberias four point five Million People from fixing roads and building new ones to improving the quality of education and health care liberia is still recovering from a Diverse Teaching civil war thats right between one thousand nine hundred eighty nine and two thousand and three more than fifty percent of its population also live in abject poverty its no surprise therefore the medias expectations from the next president. I graduated. I graduated in one thousand nine hundred three from the Technical School and the professional capitol for the last twelve years that this government was in power i couldnt get a job as always all i have to eat every day im tired of it think us over for now liberias dance to what. They say to good times in the years to come muhammad it all just one groovy lot more so to come here and aljazeera including chinas changing faces what more people are going on the life and the quest for the body plus. Pledging spanish and caribbean influences the cuban dolls company thats taking the cancellation of its u. S. Tour lets try borked. From the Clear Blue Sky of the dome home. To the fresh fruits and breeze in the city of love. Welcome back well take a look at the weather across the abound some western parts of asia for the most part things relatively quiet here tashkent their communities seventeen degrees as a high of find across afghanistan more courage to come further towards the west around the caspian sea region and on the eastern side the better train is all looking a bit unsettled with some heavy snowfall across parts of turkey still that does tend to die away as we head through into monday but proud to be Cool Conditions around the eastern side of the mediterranean just fifteen in beiruts with a threat of some rain and further towards the south the spike the cloud temperatures not too bad with twenty degrees in baghdad and twenty five in kuwait city as for the arabian pinchers looking largely fine but as is typical this time of year weve got some fog around parts of the gulf region so it tends to disperse fairly Early Morning forty for me again overnight so cross the rest of the region weve got some cloud across more northern parts of the saudi peninsula otherwise for medina and mecca looking fine the temperatures of twenty eight and thirty four respectively heading across into southern portions of africa weve got heavy showers effect and go through zambia and into zimbabwe where the rain was particularly intense that moment also some heavy showers on the eastern side of madagascar but across the rest the region finally in winter and it should be bright in cape town south africa highs of twenty. The weather sponsored by qatar and hes. Just not going to talk about all the fun of a lot about shooting people are not able to shoot a gun themselves and their other countries have managed to solve this problem are you worried that this conflict could erupt into account right open war with the cities general security sure the people who pay the price clearly their writeup been prejudiced setting the stage for a serious debate up front at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick recap of the top stories here on aljazeera at least two hundred people are feared dead in the southern philippines following massive landslides and flooding caused by a Tropical Storm to have been most of the casualties were on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing. Russia says the u. S. Encouraging new bloodshed in Eastern Ukraine by providing weapons to kill us says theyll give you prayed in the hearts defensive capabilities to defend against pro russian separatists and Israeli Forces of shot dead three palestinians in the past two days fourteen hours to get been killed since protests began over the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. When i was twenty seventeen comes to an end when looking back at some of the biggest stories of this year through the eyes of five families in part two we report from venezuela where more than one hundred twenty people were killed this year and on to government protests inflation is rampant food medicines are scarce president maduro his government has been accused of human rights abuses yet he remains defiant as done in our reports. The pitot a neighborhood on the outskirts of caracas doesnt have rubbish collection or Running Water one of the more. We havent had any water for three years we park our car here and fuel these containers more or less every day and a half. Cathy is a Community Worker here suffering the same shortages everyone else but not prepared to just accept you know. They need look i turn it on but no water comes out so we have to shower with cups. She could jolt shames and encourages her neighbors to respond if the municipality wont collect the rubbish then they will. The government does not give resources to the local authorities so they do not pay the companies that do the work because they dont have the budget so everyone three but that is who is affected. Katty like many venezuelans has put her dreams on hold in her case to bake cakes with inflation through the roof with jobs cash food and medicine scarce many venezuelans have lost faith in their politicians and theyre increasingly looking inwards organizing themselves in the hope of a better future. Theyre all victims are rampant inflation food medicine shortages and rising crime its important to Work Together weve forgotten that were all brothers and sisters from the same land a land called when a so were trying to take the reins of this country were not politicians we dont work for any Government Agency we want to show that the citizens still have power. Tens of thousands of venice waylands have left the country got his daughter hannah says hes hoping to join an uncle in costa rica i know that the wages are not enough not even for their share or even to get through them and id like to live alone but you have to share. President ial elections are scheduled for next october president Nicolas Maduro will stand again hoping to extend the brand to socialism introduced in one thousand nine hundred nine by his predecessor charice the opposition is divided and some are being prohibited from standing. Get a mock at all its illogical the one person will solve all of them as well as problems every one of us is obliged to play their part in improving the country. Then this way there is in crisis like kathy many like say where their politicians a failed they are going to do something about it they lack thought i had better. And theyre out to see it caracas italys foreign minister has traveled to tripoli to meet with the head of libyas un recognized government of National Accord backcourt of the war had has more from tripoli. This visit by the Italian Foreign minister and. To the u. N. Bag the government of National Accord here in tripoli is considered by many people as another support of italy. And that the government of National Accord headed by phase during this visit has stressed his countrys support to this into an internationally recognized government and he has also stressed his support to the mission in void to libya. And to the road map submitted by selema to the United Nations to solve or to end the libyan crisis we understand that this road map includes conducting parliamentary and president ial elections during the upcoming gear during this visit by a. National accord government face of the head of the National A