>> finally an agreement. u.s. and iran reach a deal on tehran's nuclear program. >> today that diplomacy opened up a new path for the world that is more secure. president obama said the agreement was an important first step in keeping iran from making a nuclear weapon. vatican secrets - secrets of st. peter left for centuries - to be unveiled. hello, welcome to al jazeera

america, i'm morgan radford in new york. >> an historic deal. there is now a deal in place on iran's nuclear program. it is designed to stop or scale back nuclear activities in exchanges for relief from economic sanctions. >> a result after a long night, described as intensive and complicated the p5+1 and iran struck an historic deal, the importance hinted at by the president's sudden and unusual for a saturday late-night address. >> today that diplomacy opened up a new pass. that iran's progress is peaceful and it cannot build a nuclear weapon. it is a first step but achieves a first deal. for the first time in a decade we have halted the progress of

the nuclear weapon. >> in timing the iranian prime minister spoke at the same time. >> i believe it is important that we all of us take the opportunity to end an unnecessary crisis and open new hzans based on respect for the rights of iranian people, and removal of any doubts about the exclusively peaceful nature of iran's nuclear program. >> under the deal iran agreed to halt all enrichment above 5% and neutralize a stockpile of 20% enriched uranium. it will halt progress on its enrichment capacity. it won't build enrichment or increase stockpiles of 3.5% slow

enriched uranium. iran will allow access to inspectors from the atomic nuclear agent to its sites. there'll be a limited easing of specific economic sanctions. this first step is all about building trust. the agreement will last for six months. president obama made sure that if iran doesn't meet the commitments the pressure will be stepped up. >> that may be little consolation to israel who has had been vooementally opposed. it is up to the u.s. to convince their allies that a settlement is the best way forward. this was never going to be easy. it seems that 30 years of isolation for iran could be over. and now libby casey joins me for more reaction from

washington. this 6-month deal is essentially a chance for iran to prove itself. what are world leaders hoping rain will do in the initial step. >> president obama says it will help iran prove that it is only using nuclear power for peaceful reasons. this is an opportunity, the president says, for them to make good on that, and help prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon. all the steps outlined by phil ittner are important. they'll lead to the ability for the international community to watch iran more closely and it would be impossible for rain to build a nuclear weapon below the radar, if all the steps are followed. the inspections are a key part. six months is the time line and if everything goes it will be an opportunity to move forward on a deal that could go further.

>> what happens if iran doesn't lie up to these commitments? >> there's a rolling back or minimising of sanctions, $6 billion to $7 billion. they'll be out the window and boosted. that's what the u.s. is threatening. president obama is stressing diplomacy at this moment. >> ultimately only diplomacy can bring about a solution to the challenge posed by iran's nuclear program. as president and commander in chief i'll do what i can to stop iran having a nuclear weapon. i have an obligation to solve these peacefully. >> some k acting with sceptize im, calling for legislation that would put deeper sanctions in place if iran does not make good on pledged hammered out.

there has been tweets from republicans. republicans want to see secretary kerry come to capitol hill, make his case and splap it. the president can go ahead without congressional approval. it's an executive order. he doesn't need congress on board at this stage yet. >> thank you libby casey joining us from d.c. >> turning now to the war in syria rebels seized one of the country's largest oil fields, it's unclear whether the rebels will be able to keep control of the oil fields. it's an economic blow to the government of bashar al-assad. opposition fighters say they have taken control of syria's largest oil fields. it's difficult to prove but the

v video seems to though the entrance to al-omar. this man says the area was taken at dawn from government forces. he said it's in the hands of the al-nusra front, only al qaeda-led group and the al-islam army and mouttet brigades. >> we are in omar oil field, here are bashar al-assad's vehicles and tanks. his men ran away like rats. >> it's the second time opposition fighters took control of the facility. >> the government withdrew from the omar oil field only to get it back again. if it has changed hands again, that means most of syria's useable oil reserves are in the hands of the opposition, and thanks to the e.u.'s decision to

relax an embargo, they are allowed to sell it abroad. the bashar al-assad government has access to oil. there are working pipelines elsewhere in the county and a willing provider in iran. >> many of syria's oil fields line the north and east. most have been taken over by kurdish militia that sell small quantities of crude. europe's tallest volcano erupted sending a plume of ash more than a mile into the sky. no evacuations were necessary on the east coast of sicily in italy. a highway was closed out of precaution. etna's last eruption was in 1992. a very slow-moving area of low pressure tracking through the south-west.

it's swinging up so much mountain snow into colorado, utah and mexico. there's a lot of powder. it's bringing colder air. we have a situation that's been developing. moist air riding up on top of cold air on the ground. what that has created an a situation from new mexico into morth texas where we are not only getting snow, but freezing rain. freezing rain is when the rain falls, but the ground is below freezing. when it hits the ground it creates a layer of ice. that potential is stretching into dallas as we get into sunday night. also it may impact parts of arkansas and oklahoma. we are watching the situation because the highest probability here, stretching across texas, will come in as we get through the afternoon on sunday. again the storm is moving so

slowly that it's giving an extra hit of the snow and the mountains, snow into north texas, and it looks like freezing rain. you can't go fast in these situations that gex and it will impact the first part of the our work week, if you are working for the holiday. it will impact the travel on the roadway. so keep an eye out for that. yes, it impacts dallas as well. earlier as we got into saturday night, snow bands coming off the great lakes. coming in. now the storm at the start of the week tracking across floored , it will be mainly rain. we are watching closely because it brings a risk of snow into parts of the north-east, mainly

inland at first. it's a forecast we have to watch. otherwise, we are expecting the day to be very cold to start out in the 20s for most of us. >> recovery efforts continue in the philippines as people struggle to come to terms with the devastation of typhoon haiyan. paul beban travelled with a medical team and has more on the obstacles they are facing. >> there's barely a building left standing in the town a quarter mile from the sea. inside town hall it is hot, dark and dirty. water pours from above as the sick and injured extreme in because this shell of a structure is the best they can do for a hospital. one bright spot is tanauan's vice mayor is a paediatrician. he has been working around the clock since the storm.

>> no matter how tiring it is. i do not consider any fatigue because at the moment, because i have to provide service for my people. >> people are coming from miles around with fevers, diarrhoea and infected wounds. this man, wheels home was destroyed told me it took him 10 days to get here, but getting medical attention was more important than rebuilding his house. they are still finding bodies, and the trenches and dirt is where they were burying hundreds of bodies. they'll stop that because this is where medecins sans frontieres is putting up a new hospital, because city hall is too damaged. >> there's water falling everywhere, no electricity. >> louise johnston is the field coordinator. >> we have an emergency room for

extreme cases. we'll have a paid at rick word here and a maternity section. there's no care here at all at the moment for pregnant women and child birth. >> using tents that inflate in minutes medecins sans frontieres can get a fully functioning hospital up in less than a day. >> downtown tacloban, 12 miles up the coast from tanauan, medecins sans frontieres will run an er and service center. >> we have been working all night. people need treatment. they can't wait. >> mds will stay until tacloban rebuilds hospitals like bethany. given the scale of the destruction here, they probably won't be leaving soon. latest government figures show at least 5,000 people were

killed in the typhoon, as many as 100 bodies are being record every day in tacloban alone. it's one of the world's most violent countries. will the rule of law prevail on election day? >> it's a huge day for catholics. the bones of the first pope, st. peter, will go on display in the vatican - or are they? catholics are convinced they are genuine, scientists not so much. the full story later.

. returning now to the top story. israel is calling the agreement with iran a bad deal. officials say iran will continue to pose a threat to the country. for more on the action in jerusalem, let's bring in mike hanna. thank you for being with us. israel describes it as a bad

deal. why? >> well, they have been very specific in the hours after the deal was announced. there'll be full information later on following a cabinet meeting which will begin in the next few hours. an official in the prime minister's office is being specific, saying the deal is bad because it allows iran to control the centrifuges, and the olympic plant at arac is in existence. the foreign minister says the deal, the changes within the reason, when being interviewed he was asked - does that mean israel is contemplating a military strike. his answer - israel has to look at things differently. a great deal of anger among israeli politicians, and this is something that is going to continue to stir in the course of the day.

>> you mentioned a military strike. how likely is that? if not, what is israel's next move? >> well, the issue of a military strike is something that army leaders and military intelligence leaders ruled out. what israel will be doing, it is likely and stated that it will do is fight diplomatically against the deal. it will put pressure on the u.s. and domestic elements in the u.s. to pressurise the barack obama administration to stop the deal before the 6-month deal is out. an important thing to note is the specifics of the deal, uranium enrichment peaked at 5%. the activity at the arak nuclear plant frozen - israel's position on this is that there is no compromise. it wants the destruction of iran's nuclear capability.

this angered the u.s. secretary of state in terms of dealings with the israelis. he said privately - clearly israel is not interested in a form of compromise. its position is absolute. this is something the secretary of state has been critical of and is something that will impact negatively on relations between israel and its traditional. >> thank you mike hanna live from jerusalem. joining us on the phone to break down exactly what the deal means is a freelance journalist in tehran. thank you so much for being with us this morning. can you explain to us how did we get to that place. what was the biggest obstacle to getting the deal done? >> well, i mean, what wasn't. everything was against all odds. i mean this deal came very

surprising - is very surprising for many people. nobody expected that. especially the hardliners and the leadership. they said they are skeptical because of their past record between iran and the u.s. the hostility between iran and the united states. the deal came through anyhow. there was so many in which they all said iran and the united states and the west, the nuclear program was the problem. the argument was interesting. they said they have a better deal, put it on the table. they don't have any option. we had the opening session of the parliament, the hardliners releasing a statement. they fully supported a deal even

though the right to enrich uranium was recognised. this is better. it was the reduce of war and conflict in the region. everyone welcomes that. there's a lot of huge responses and other reactions from the market in the capital in the coming hours. so far, i think, it is as good as it gets. even though the west did not recognise iran's right to enrich uranium. >> thank you very much. a freelance journalist joining us from iran. honduras goes to the polls, it pits xiomara castro del zelaya, whose husband was overthen against juan orlando hernandez. the vote may not produce a clear winner. if it happens there are fears it

may lead to instability and protest instead of an end to violence. >> for the first time ever the vatican will put bones believed to be that of st. peter on display. they were discovered in the 1940s. they have been kept in an urn in the pope's private chapel. it's why al jazeera's phil lavelle is live with more. how do we know these are the bones of st. peter? >> well, that is the thing. we don't. this is up there with authenticity when it comes to issues dividing catholics. the bones were found in 1941. an expert from the university of rome came to the conclusion that the bones were genuine, found in a tomb where they were rapped in

a gown. suggesting they were of someone of huge importance. the words of peter were scrawleded on the time. in 1968 an announcement was alluded to saying as far as the catholic church is convinced it's highly likely. scientists say it is too ambiguous, nothing an categorically say the bones belonged to st. peter. there was a purple gown, but it could be a bishop. the time was shared with many, so it could belong to anybody. >> thanks for joining us. the count down for the olympics is on. the olympic torch has already headed to space. we'll tell you where the flame's latest adventure was this weekend. stay with us.

. the state of florida saw the largest drop in its homeless population, it's been on the decline for two decades. and now we find out how this community has been successful. >> there goes my friend, are you okay. >> bo hall is a caseworker with the city of miami beech. he builds relationships with homeless men and women to persuade them to get help. >> he knows what it say when he approaches a homeless person in the parks of south beach, because he lived on the streets. >> i was homeless for 10 years, here and on the beach right ear on miami right behind me. i didn't know the way out, i

felt i would die out here homeless on the streets. >> bo stays he was able to turn his life around thanks to one of several programs offered through the miami dade homeless trust. >> it's about how to get people on their feet, not have a revolving door. >> despite the economic downturn ron book, chairman of the trust talks about the strides they made. >> it's the only urban community in the united states where the street population decreased between the end of 2006 and to date. >> places like the chapman partnership provide the homeless with a one-stop center for mental, medical, educational and housing needs. booksays the secret to their success is the funding. >> we have a dedicated revenue stream that we lefr lij,

allowing us to have a budget of $54 million a year. >> 20 years ago 8,000 homeless slept on the streets of miami. with the help much programs like this one, tonight there'll be less than 900. >> we are continually caring and a model that people come from all over america to replicate. >> book says the key to that model is their aggressive outreach efforts, convincing vulnerable and homeless to come off the streets. >> i want you to consider going into your own apartment. >> the efforts can take years. >> a lot of the people that i used to be homeless with are still out here homeless. >> those that are committed to the campaign to end homelessness. >> this is what i'm dedicated to

is helping. so this is nor life. >> in spite of that determination ron and bo agree they'll never be out of a job. and after being taken into the vacuum of space the olympic torch has been taken to new depth. a scuba diver took it into russia's lake, a deep body of water. it stayed lit thanks to a water resistant flare. it will continue on a journey to unique places before it is used to light the cauldron 2014? so muchy. >> thank you for watching. for more updates head to aljazeera.com. thanks for watching.

if you were holding outz. hope that bipartisanship still had aerolite to play, you can give up. today the democratic leader harry reid launched the so called nuclear option and removed the minorities ability to exercise what little power it had left, to block president obama's judicial nominees. frustrated with the g.o.p.'s long list of obstructive judges and agency heads, the move by the democrats upended 225 years of senate history,