>> this is aljazeera. ♪ theme >> welcome to the news hour. here are our top stories. syria's rule continues and now another diplomatic mess at the united nations. >> an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council taking place two hours from now. while report from the two rival plans, one from france, the other from russia. >> a court in india convicts four men for the gang rape and

murder of a medical student that caused nationwide protests. >> the international olympic committee elects its new leader. >> i have news from europe, including kenya's president on trial for crimes against humanity at the international criminal court. >> i'm at the world's largest arms fire in london. should this be held when public opinion is turning against it in our count areries? >> the u.n. security council is to hold an emergency session on syria in the coming hours, and it's not looking promising. both france and russia are proposing resolutions that differ on a crucial point, whether or not to condemn the syrian government for using chemical weapons on its own people. we can go straight to our

diplomatic base at the united nations. jails, what's the latest on this emergency meeting? >> taking place two hours from now. the key point here, yes, there is international consensus that syria's chemical weapons should be handed to the international community, put beyond use. the problem, though, is in the detail. that's what they'll be debating, two rival plans on the way forward. >> before a congressional committee, the man who's been taking the lead in making the obama administration case for war, secretary of state john kerry said the plan will be reviewed to put the arms under control but said the threat for reaction will not be removed. >> this k be a process have delay, of avoidance. it has to be real, measurable, tangible and it is exceedingly difficult. i want everybody here to know,

to fulfill foes conditions. >> across the world, there's been considerable support for the overall idea of putting syria's chemical arsenal beyond use. >> we welcome and support the russian proposal as long as it is a proposal that helps emillorrate the current situation. >> others are much more skeptical. could it simply be a clever stalling tactic by the sirens and their russian allies. >> we must be skeptical, careful, enter this with a very hard head, and some pretty cool calculations, because we do not want delaying tactics, a reduce to just buy time for a regime that must be act on chemical weapons. >> in moscow, president vladimir putin has said the plan will not

work if it's coupled with the threat of military force, but his foreign minister has made it clear the russians have a crediblecx plan, and they'll sn share it with other nations. >> we are currently working to syrian side. we're hoping to present this plan soon. >> but thezmvd russian plan isw not the only one. france's foreign minister has had a resolution drown up. some of the elements are likely to be contentious. >> to outline very serious consequences if the case of a violation of its obligation. for the perpetrators of thec ge august 21 attack to be sanctioned. >> the u.s. has set the stage, the possibility of

be pursued if there are quick and concrete results. >> another point of agreement seems to be whether to bring this resolution under chapter seven of the u.n. charter. explain that for us. >> this is a key point. that means that there could be punitive action taken against the assad regime. it means ultimately, they could use the threat to force against theqñ+m ret tully comply with the new resolution. we already know that the russian's president putin said this idea of handing over the syrian weapons can't be did you with the threat of force. i suspect this will be the key point of disagreement and unless they can come up with some common ground, oneci side, eitr the western nations on one side or russia and china on the other give ground, there is a real danger that this whole initiative that started just over 24 hours ago could falter

on this point. >> james bays at the united nations, thank you. barney phillips is in moscow for us. the russian president hasoaá? jt said that their proposal to bring syrian weapons under international control won't succeed unless the u.s. rejects the use of force. that sounds like quite a precondition. >> it is quite a precondition, and it's potentially a quite serious stumbling block. it's not surprising, it's consistent with the russian approach throughout the crisis.f they've always depend ve, deniey that thezjñlu assad regime wasxg responsible. one other detail i can bring you from moscow this evening is from the syrian foreign minister, who

has been here the last couple of days. we understand that he put out a statement just before he flew back to damascus, saying syria was ready to disclose the location of its chemical and show facilities to the russians, to other oh countries, and the unitediç[. nations. goes, butgo it won't help heal e wrist between russia on one side, france and america on the other, in terms of the resolutions that they're drawing up. >> absolutely, barnaby phillips in moscow, thank you. >> in washington, three senior members of president obama's team have been before congress, pushing the case for a military strike. >> this cannot be a process of delay. this cannot be a process of avoidance. it has to be real, measurable, tangible and it is exceedingly difficult. i want everybody here to know,

to fulfill those conditions. >> the white house released a statement saying that on tuesday morning, president obama spoke separately with the french president and british prime minister. they greed to work closely together and in consultation with russia andg,b china to exe the russian proposal to put all chemical weapons and relate materials under international control. there will be a discussion on elements of the security council resolution. they did discuss that preference for a diplomatic resolution, but stressed the importance of ringing to develop a full range of responses. we are on capitolzhñ÷y hill in washington, d.c. we see all this activity trying avert a strike on syria, yet the obama administration still clearly pushing for congressional support. what's happening? >> indeed, that is the case.

president obama has been here on capitol hill in the past ewe hours, briefing members of congress from the republican and democratic party, sending that very message, that nothing has changed in terms of the viewpoint of the obama white house, that the congress needs to authorize, needs to vote and that that needs to tap in order to see this diplomatic option continue. chuck hagel said that for the option to succeed, the threat of military action must continue. the feeling by the obama white house is that this diplomatic break through, if that is what you can call it, would never have come about were it not for the threat of u.s. strikes in syria in response, a punitive response to the august 21 alleged chemical weapons attack. this is what the president will not only keep saying here on capitol hill, when is what he's expected to say to the american people when he makes his

national address in a few hours time. >> moving away from the obama administration, what they're saying, has any possible resolution changed the debate or dynamic in congress? is still sg opposition here on capitol hill to that proposal that is currently on the senate floor being debated. we don't know when the vote will happen. the feeling is that thought only is this unpopular with american voters, but they are sending that message to the representatives here in congress. many say they just in good conscience cannot support the measure and authorize the president to launch strikes in syria. the top republican, mitch mcconnell says that the bam has administration has not made the case that this is an issue of national security. he will encourage others to vote against this proposal. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, the six member

gulf corporation council said russia's proposal will not solve the conflict. it's called for action against syria. in a statement, the council condemns the ugly crime committed by the syrian regime by using internationally band chemical weapons. it requires the u.n. to shoulder its responsibility. >> all we heard was one or two lines related to an initiative to either transfer, control or contain these weapons. what we heard was centered around one word, weapons, chemical weapons. it does not stop the blood shed for end the conditions sirens live in. >> the main opposition group dismissed russia's plan as a delaying project. we have more from beirut.

>> no do you would the syrian opposition saying this is a stalling tactic. they think the syrian government agreed to this proposal to buy time oh to avert a military strike and continue with their military operations on the ground. what the sir jen opposition along with rebel commanders was hoping is that military action would weaken the defenses of the regime amounted rebels could tip the balance in their favor. at the moment, the regime does hold the upper hand militarily on the ground. they demand that those responsible for the alleged chemical weapons attack are held responsible for their actions. now, these are their demands, these are the officials, but when you talk to ordinary sirens, they're frustrated.

they want an end to the the war. one said now we see what the obama administration real objective was, secure chemical weapons and make sure they don't fall in the wrong hands, al-qaeda groups in syria as well as hezbollah. they feel all these that's threats of military action and strikes, we're not aimed at ending the civil war in syria. >> inside syria, there's been heavy selling. these pictures u87f one internet appear to show government forces hitting rebelñ strongholds. government groups have been trying to enter held areas. these pictures are in the neighborhood. >> regime forces shelled many buildings in this area.

>> the philippine army has surround the six villages, where hundreds of gun men or holding 107 tea people hostage. she was kidnapped by the taliban. an of a fan politician tells aljazeera her story. >> in sport, we'll hear from the man who's just been voted the new president of the international olympic committee. >> the first of two trials of kenya's most senior politicians have started in the netherlands. the trials were seen as a crucial test of the ability to prosecute political leaders. loren. >> kenya's deputy president is in the dock, accused of the

violent persecution of political opponents. >> they arrived in court with the swagger of powerful moon whoness they're innocent. william and his co-defendant, joshua denied crimes against humidity. >> the prosecution says that they have overwhelming evidence after the violence of the 2007 election that left more than 1,000 dead and 500,000 homeless. >> the prosecution asserts that the two accused, among the most responsible for the crimes of murder, of prosecution that

occurred. it is difficult to imagine the suffering or the terror of the men and the women and children who were burned alive, hacked to death or chased from their homes by arms use. >> in one village, a church was burnt down, as people she willed inside from the fighting. they burnt to death. others were killed by the crush trying to escape. biruto was said to be the leader, lost an election and gap killing. >> in a television clip played to the court, he said that what he was accused of was only possible in the movies. he said he had no guns or hand grenades. >> his lawyer said the

prosecution occasion was flawed. >> they are putting forward a narrative without video, without audio, about them citing violence. we have videos where he's calling for piece. >> in a show of called art, kenyon m.p.'s gathered on the court steps. the president will appear in the same court. his country has indicated they will reject any future rulings from the international court, but for the mean time, the hearings go on. >> many of the people who were driven from their homes by the violence have not returned. many are living in kenya. >> the victims here where the violence started want to know the truth. they want to know what happened, that their lives were disrupted

so much and want to know who is responsible. they are conflict in the issue of how they feel. some of them are saying that the cases, the hague process has been politicized, that having the cases in the hague would open old wounds. others don't trust a local system. they don't trust a local tribunal that would be subject to manipulation. >> back to sherene. >> thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of guy row, as well as in minya. there are reports of demonstrations. >> egypt's minister is asked to

give security forces the permission to shoot to kill. >> we don't be intimidated, close or scared. anyone who comes near him, we will shot him in the heart. these are clear and direct orders from the ministerster of security. >> there is a call for an independent investigation into killings by egyptian security forces. it says between the 14th and 18th, 189,000 people were killed because of disproportion at and lethal force. it's demanding an impartial, independent,c, and full investigation. >> a fast track indians court convicted four men for the gang and murder of a 23-year-old woman last december.

it caused massive anti-government protests. >> guilty as charged. after seven months of hearings and more than 100 witnesses, a court in new delhi ever convicted four men of the gang rape and killing of a junk woman last summer. >> we are hopeful that the brutality will be punished. these brutes must bem2 hanged o death. >> lawyers for the accused have promised to appeal the decision. they are complete innocent. we have filed a lot of evidence in court and even the judges have agreed. there's mythical pressure from the outside. they couldn't have been quitted. >> the attack didn't shock the

nation. tens of thousands of people took to the streets to behand justice. the young victim was repeatedly raped and tortured by six men, then thrown naked off a bus with her severely injured male friend. one committed suicide in prison, while a juvenile was sentenced to three years as a reform home last month. >> there's been intense interest in this case in india and overseas. under pressure, the government has changed the laws, criminalizing stalking, voyeurism and sexual harassment, punishment be for the convicted rapist have been increased. >> many believe the greatest challenge is changing attitudes. >> a former commissioner came on national television to say that

90%. clearly, unless you had it ripped out, the police8o aren't going to believe. >> the sentence is likely to be announced this week. new kelly. >> a military operation is underway in the philippines to 3150 people held hostage for a second day by separatist levels. two fighters sounded by government soldiers. we have this report. [ gang fire ] >> it is a city in lockdown. the philippine army is sounded six village in the philippines where more than 200om gunman are held up. the sound off gab monday when the military arrested one of its members, seen marching in

uniform. >> this is the road that separates the philippine vast goes and nothing liberation front. just a few problems eight is the area where 180 civilians have been taken hostage. they have two demands, they be allowed to march down the city with the hostages, and be table to do that without getting thought at. >> that demand was made pounds morning. the government has not responded. even the number of those who have been cleared isn't they're jew we are talking these numbers quite seriously. the please have exercised strength and wisdom in ensuring that there is no misencounter, no mistake, no accidental shootings.

>> 2,000 have fled their homes. the local government posts a curfew as classes show no sign slowing down. the it's supposedding these with the other group, it's been left out of the negotiation. as the hostage cries continues, the military has deployed in full force in the city, on stand by for now. >> four have died in an explosion as a warehouse in southern china. workers were unloading a container truck. 36 people were taken to hospital. >> in australia, at least eight firefighters have been injured tackling bush fires. high temperatures and strong winds fueled 40 fires.

people are being told to leave their homes soup. hundreds of firefighters have been brought in to help contain the braise. >> a german was chosen by a secret ballot to become the ninth president in the 119 years. with an option of running for an additional four years, aljazeera was in buenos aires when the announcement was made. >> there are so surprises as the new precedence of the international community was arrested. it is very close to jack. he's also a european. it's widely known that the olympic committee has been called a european club. the president is from europe. es that in order to be the

president, it has to be like an okay, is that that reacts. this day is also the day that it is jack's last day. he is widely respected, the man that came to replace a candle of corruption that took place during the winter olympics, he posted zero tolerance. >> many accused him of being weak, but that is a man that's very, very close and will continue with many of his policies. >> still ahead on aljazeera. the world's largest arms fair opens in london, but protestors are criticizing it's timing.

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>> welcome back to the top stories on aljazeera. the u.n. security council is going to hold emergency talks on syria later on tuesday. it comes as france and russia resolutions to put syria's weapons under international control. video has urged of the egypt's minister of interior appearing to give permission to shoot to kill, heard telling the crowd not to be intimidated or scared by protestors. >> a plea of not guilty to crimes against humanity at the hague. they are accused of inciting violence after disputed elections in 2007.

crisis, and while politicians and diplomats argue over the use of chemical weapons, the war rages on. at least 100,000 people have illion people displaced inside the country and more than 2 million have fled to neighboring countries. unicef said 4 million children are affected by the war. >> we are joined now by the head of mission for doctors without borders in aman, jordan. thank you for joining us. the sufficient defense secretary has been saying that a strike on syria wouldn't necessarily lead to an increase in refugee flows into jordan. would you agree with that assessment? >> well, right now, there is no

tangible evidence of massive in flux of population, and movements of population. still, it can be expected that prior or after the strike, there will be some movement of population. at this point, unicef is getting ready for a possible response from jordan. >> how are you getting ready? >> preparing to be on site, and as well as enough medication and equipment to respond to the need. >> it's interesting that the numbers of refugees coming into jordan even seems to have dipped. do you know why that is? >> well, we are witnessing a decrease in the number of arrival of refugees in jordan. at this time, it's difficult to know what are the reasons behind that. what is really important for us is that well basically, people

should cross the border for medical considerations. this is really important for us, when it comes to the wounded women and children. >> could the numbers be going down because there are obstacles being put there by the government, including the jordanian government? >> it's pretty difficult to say what are the main reasons. it's a congestion of factors that are leading to the internal and external, that i wouldn't be ail to confirm. >> what's the biggest challenge, do you think is facing you and other aid agencies working with refugees in the camps right now, especially in jordan? >> the needs are massive. you are talking about more than 500 those people that came in jordan over the past year or

more. it's basically a massive number of people that we need to cover the needs. we are talking about basically the people inside the camp, but as well, the people outside that are 70% of the refugee that came do jordan. it's quite important to point out that there is that need to the system and beside from the international community and entities working there, that the system is overstretched. from our perspective, we identify specifically at the medical level for mother and child care, for let's say a chronic disease that people do not have the treatment for, or even the wider cycle support that we can have. now, unicef is

covering the three different areas of the crisis when it comes to the reef gees in jordan, an divide, an activity is in the camp. mother and child in the northern parts of jordan, and also, a reconstructive surgery, hospital in aman for the wounded. >> ok. for doctors without borders, thank you so much for your time. >> pakistan said it is ready to release a taliban leader. we have more from islamabad. >> just days after the pakistanis released a third batch of taliban prisoners, including the brother of the commander, abdullah, who was killed in 2007, the government

denounced they would release him, coming from the senior advisor to the president, said he could be freed as soon as possible, because there were modalities being worked out. he may be released as early as this month now. importantly, they had wanted the release of his brother, the number two member of the tall ben in 2010, also considered to be a close ally and a confidante. he is said to be one of the founding members of the tall bonn. he will be allowed free to go into pakistan, so that indeed will raise some w>7 eyebrows in kabul, because they werer when the prisoners were released, the move however is seen as an

attempt to try and link up a link to the taliban to convince them to come to the negotiating table with the government. >> breaking noise in new york, the u.s. security council emergency meeting called on syria has been post poned. we'll get you more information with our political editor james bays in just a little bit. >> an afghan member of parliament kidnapped by the taliban rest month has been released. speaking exclusively to james percentage con said despite safety issues, it will not stop her from pursuing her career. >> in taliban country ended with an embrace of her children. she was the first fee feel m.p. to be kidnapped by the group and the most senior.

speaking exclusively to aljazeera, she contributed the case. she was surprised she was never sexually assaulted. >> i heard they wouldn't even respect their mother or sister. in reality, it wasn't that way. the taliban honored women, so they were living with a misconception. >> those in charge of the rescue visited her in her home in kabul to celebrate. the government confirmed there was an exchange of prisoners to get them back. chefs seized from a car with her three children. the children were released, this video strong the dramatic handover in a strong taliban area. the mother would stay on with the captives for weeks, being moved to 12 different locations in afghanistan and pakistan.

despite8[ here strong, core coe knows the difference in various spiders' rank. >> they are educated people. i've seen junior taliban that doesn't have a clue of what this holy war is about. >> she has no intention of abandoning her career in politics. jean ferguson, aljazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >> the new mood of diplomacy over the conflict inquiry coincides with the opening of the arms fair in london. the fair seems to be causing some controversy. >> it certainly does, yes. protectors want it closed down and say their argument has been bolstered by the public mood across the west which has come out against military

interventions. >> whether you call this a defense exhibition or arms fair, it's become the biggest in the world and its vast size leads to unlikely neighbors. the u.s. navy, next to the russian stands is across the corridor from the united emirates for everyone to demonstrate they're lethal capacity. >> do you have any worries about the british company dealing with the bahraini government. this is more a support to the country's borders, which is entirely legitimate. >> much of the western world might be having qualms about foreign policy and who you choose to deal with with, but not here. >> this articles fair is morally

obscene. people think the u.k. should no longer be getting itself wrapped up in other countries affairs. if the government wants to listen to what people think, has this show gone past its sell-by date? certainly the thegt protestors o camped out around the arms fair say there should be dialogue instead of threats. >> well, you know, if enemy was at the coast, would you then support the arms trade? i feel issued point out that it's our weapons deflecting off the coast of other countries. the question is should we be opposing that or supporting it? >> yet the head of this consultancy thinks the arms trade doesn't conflict with the public mood.

>> unfortunately, it does remain the purview of the final end user to use the equipment as they will. we make our best effort as a country to make sure that it goes to countries that sign up with as good how many rights as we would;8 wish, but it's an jim perfect world. >> this bubble of wealth and power, the usual line is if we don't sell the weapons, someone else will, or as the russians put it, it's only business. aljazeera, london. >> a judge investigating spain's deadly train accident wants to question the company responsible for the rail's infrastructure about track safety. the train driver has admitted going too fast and provisionally

charged with counts of next homicide. >> six men charged with stealing famous paintings from a dutch museum will plead guilty. they are accused of stealing famous art works in the netherlands. the paintings have not been recovered. they are thought to have been destroyed after the gang failed to sell them. they face a maximum of 20 years in jail. >> let's get more on that breaking story, the postponement of the emergency session at the u.n. called for by the russians. the u.n. in new york, that session, is meant to take place an hour's time for now. any news on why it's postponed? >> this is such a fast moving story, so many twists and turns, yes, that session was supposed to take place an hour 15 minutes

from now. it had formally been announced. the australiaens, their ambassador said we are going to ever this special meet i can on syria. he said it's a sensitive topic and he didn't want to answer questions, other than to say they are going to have a ming to discuss the different proposals that are out there. >> we understand that it was the the russians who called that meeting. it's surprising to hear now from diplomats that it's it is russian who ever now postponed the meeting they called for. behind the scenes, all of the problems there are now, yes, world agree with assad handing over his weapon to say international control, but the details of this r. the problems, different plans, a russian plan, a draft french revolution.

one of the main differences is whether this should be backed by the use of force, what they call chapter seven here, threatening military action if this resolution was passed and assad was not the to really comply with it. the russians are posed very much to that idea. >> james, thank you very much. >> tech giant apple unveiled it's latest products. in california, the iphone 5c. will cost much less than previous models and hopefully gain a large part of china's market, where sam among dominates. we have this report from beijing. >> welcome to the global smart phone gold mine. >> 500 million here have smart phones. it over took the u.s. as the

largest market in the world. notten that own iphones, well behind the global leader. homegrown apple knockoff comes in at 5%. to those who closely watch, it's not surprising as apple still has limited access on china's mobile networks. >> the local carrier, apple, from our people we see looks a little bit arrogant. >> the iphone itself is hundreds of dollars more expensive than its competitors. >> the growing success of local brand is more than its low price

point smart phones. they are beating apple, generating a buzz around the product and generating a community for its users. >> last week, it held a huge product unveiling and introduced an executive they scooped up from goggle. >> a tribe consulteddure establishes the tribe first and then develops its projects. it is believed their phone is cheap, but has a relatively high profit margin. >> apple still has work ahead to beat its competition. >> samsung hases big evident screen. i prefer the android system, which is more open. >> i wouldn't consider an iphone. it's almost $500. i can't afford it. >> for apple to expand from high end market isolation, it might be time for a built which reinvention. >> time for the sport, here is

andy. >> thomas backer's been named the new president of the international olympic committee, the previous president stepping down after 12 years in charge. he comfortably beat his five rivals. his first jump will be to oversee the 2014 winter games in sochi. >> i want to lead the i.o.c. according to my motto, unit and diversity. i want to be a president for all of you. this means i will do my very best to balance well all the different interests of the stake holders of the olympic movement. this is why i want to listen to you and to enter into an ongoing dialogue with all of you. >> who exactly is the man who

has one of the most influential jobs in world sports? >> he's the first i.o.c. president to also be an olympic champion. a case of cheating as a young fencer, saying a wet glove was used to inteá electronic scoring. his spokesperson said that was nonsense. as a lawyer and former executive, bach joint the i.o.c. in 1991. he'll have an option of running for an additional four years. lee is live in london. a white european male voted in as president within i wouldn't say on the face of it is a huge leap for them. >> it isn't ideal, another european president with the same

tell are ment. actually, if we're being fair, he was voted in in a very fair process by a lot of people that around white. europeans are not all male, either. he was voted in fairly without process. he's done a very good job for over 20 years on a range of different levels, the evaluation commissions, a lot of t.v. rights still works. he has worked on many levels. these are all factors that made him a very strong candidate, the people in the i.o.c. want to get behind him. >> he's got an eight year term, which will be a long time, but what will be his first priorities in the job. >> it's one of the biggest job in sport. it tran sends sport, and there will also be challenges.

world cup has very big issues. it might be commuter for him. he wants to continue to fight doping. they have keep fighting that fight. in specificus i.o.c. areas, he s a lot of diplomacy because some of the russian politics, you need to tread carefully before there. then, of course, the games for 2006. >> difficult to sum up, a man, and he's been in the job for 12 years, but will that he be remembered for. >> it might sound like faint praise, but they've gone through a period of corruption with the likes of seeing the football

body did. he's such a calm and measured character and makes some very good, calculated decisions. they're in a good position financially. he wants to be known for being on the youth olympics legacies. >> thank you so much for that. it's been an important few days in the olympic movement's history. wrestling has been reinstated as an olympic sport and tokyo named for the host of the 2020 games. they just returned triumphantly from japan. they beat off competition from brazil and madrid. the high temperatures in the gulf nation will make playing in

june and july impossible. >> the host is red to host the tournament and will have cooling technology in place, saying moving it to winter may be the best option. >> he must play. we can play also in winter time. this is also a question of solidarity. >> matches held across five continents tuesday as teams try to qualify for next year's world cup in brazil. for 20 minutes when a power cut both teams off the pitch, eventually jordan winning in penalty

shootout. >> italy, germany, netherlands and switzerland are the teams that can make it. italians are not relying on other results to go their way, edging past 1-0 in their last game friday. they can make sure with another victory over the czech republic. only one team is guaranteed qualification. >> ukraine is undecided with montenegro following. >> a comeback from a seven month injury lieu of, he built djokovic in four sets in

monday's final. >> that is it for now. >> one of new york's best known opera production houses faces the once unthinkable prospect of shutting its doors. city opera has been in deep financial trouble for a decade but now on the brink of collapse. the community is making a desperate public appeal for help. we report. ♪ ♪ >> when new york city opera was launched 70 years ago, then mayor laguardia dubbed it the people's opera. tickets were cheap and helped people escape the grim reality of world war ii. there is a severe money shortfall threatening its very existence. >> we cannot run a deficit. we will close. >> the city manager was brought in two years ago and managed to balance the company's last two annual budgets, but it's not enough.

♪ >> it needs $7 million by the end of this month. if that goal is not achieved, three productions will be canceled. if the company can't recognize $20 million by the end of this year, it's entire 2014-2015 season will be wiped out. n.y.c. opera cantrell on the u.s. government for help. >> we make annual appeals and maybe we get $25,000 or we don't. in many european countries, there are very significant federal subsidies that companies can count on year after year. we don't have those safeguards. >> the company has turned to on line social media, launching an appealle with kick starter, accepting donations starting from one dollar. what the company needs is a few generous donors to sign some big checks. >> new york city opera doesn't have a permanent home.

instead, the company performs at different theaters, like here at the brooklyn academy of music. that nomadic existence could be part of the problem. >> fred has been living and breathing opera his entire life. he believes when it moved out of the regular theater, it sacrificed fans. >> when you have a subscription audience used to their seats and days of their week, they come out of tradition. if you have to find your opera company in four different theaters throughout the season, they're not going to do that. they want familiar seats. they want to go where they know. >> it has launched some of the biggest names in opera. it appears to be fading unless the public can save it from a final curtain call. >> stay with us here on.3

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>> you're watching aljazeera. new developments in syria ahead of president obama's address to the nation tonight. an emergency united nations security council meeting has been postponed. russia called the meeting and now has delayed it. they were set to discuss a proposal to put syrian chemical weapons under international control in order to avoid military action. syria's prime minister said it is willing to put weapons under control and sign an agreement. russia won't stand for language that blames assad's government for the attack. secretary ta