a dramatic rescue all caught on camera. a little girl pulled out alive from the rubble of a bombed-out building in syria. this as talk to end the civil war are just getting under way. plus a country on edge, you are looking now at live pictures from kiev where the country braces for more violence as government protests spread just outside the capital. and an emotional decision right here at home. a judge orders a hospital to remove a brain-dead pregnant woman from life support.

and they are said to be the most persecuted group of people in the entire world. al jazerra gets a look at the people of myanmar as they live in constant fear of death. ♪ ♪ hello to you and welcome to al jazerra america, i am morgan radford live from new york city. for the first time since the three-year civil war began, syria will meet with opposition leaders. dramatic video surfaces showing a little girl rescued from a building. the building hit by rockets from the sir vinnie military. our nick shove remember is in gentlemageneva with more of thee and the story behind it. >> reporter: good evening. we believe this was a government trying on wednesday, we are just seeing the video for the first time. it's been posted to opposition

websites. in this video, you can see a family, you can see an entire community, perhaps, digging under the dirt for one victim. the smallest victim of this apparent air strike. they dig for a few minutes. and then they see the first sign of their daughter's clothes. about 40 seconds after that that they see her face. up upper body are finally free. about 30 seconds after that, she's still stuck and nonresponsive. and then that's when she opened her eyes. but still, they take a few minutes, they get her almost out and one leg is stuck and then finally, she's free. and it's this incredible story

of determination to find her, incredible story of hope, that she's actually going to survive. a lot of people here are drawing the parallel to what happened here in geneva this morning there was a lot of doubt that these talks were even going to proceed. that both sides would actually threatening to walk away, but they didn't and they agreed, foo lynn toy meet for the first time in three years. face-to-face. tomorrow. a lot of people are pointing at that video, point that go little girl being age able to survive and perhaps just maybe that's a sign that these people here with make a little progress towards peace. >> absolutely unbelievable. that was nick schifrin he will be following that face-to-face meeting for us from geneva as it gets underway in just a identify short hours. al jazerra's jennifer glass

reports from kiev as the clashes intensify. >> reporter: anti-government protesters here in ukraine believe they have some momentum here as the unrest spreads from here in kiev across the country starting, to at least 12 regions here in ukraine. we have seen protesters take over government buildings, barricading themselves in and message to the president that they are unhappy with his rule and they want change. now, he has offered some concessions, he says an emergency session of parliament on tuesday will consider amending laws that were passed last week and went in to effect this week that criminalize many aspects of freedom of speech, and freedom of protests here. he also says he will shake up his cabinet, but many ukrainians who have been protesting for eight weeks now say it's too little too late. they want to see the president resign. he has said he will not do that,

so a wide impasse still here in ukraine. but we winterburg he see civil unrest growing across the country. and so a very, very critical time here, the opposition leaders have called on their people to be peaceful. it has largely been peaceful here, although demonstrations in the center of the city have intensified overnight friday night in to saturday morning. and we'll see what the weekend brings in ukraine. >> protests began when the president ditched a trade deal with the european union and instead decided to turn to russia. breaking news this morning out of egypt where we are just hearing of two new explosions in cairo. early friday there were four explosions all targeting police departments. six people are dead and dozens more injured in those attacks. closed circus television shows the bombing which is when a carex flowedded just outside the police head quarters in cairo. this latest violence comes on the very day the country marks

three years since the arab spring movement began. here is more from he just a minute. >> reporter: explosions at the heart of cairo on friday morning. this is the aftermath of the largest one, they say a sue suie bomber ran the in to the police station willing people. damaged was the famous museum of islamic art, two hours later a bomb struck a police car near a mess pro station close to the russian cultural certainty causing casualties. a third bla blast four-kilometes from the pee peer meds. >> a suicide bomber dead nateed himself. >> reporter: the ministry described them as a vial terrorist act and it says a child body that was found near the site first bombing could be that of the suicide bomber.

in the past egyptian authorities have accused extremists of targeting police and military. there has been arrest and violence sense last year. >> we will continue with our road map as we are they will banish soon and this operation is their last chance before they banish. >> reporter: soon after the explosions took place, supporters of the egyptian army chief turned out near the main cairo station to protest against the attacks. while in alexandria and other parts of the country security personnel clashed with anti coup protesters. the explosions struck as the country was on high alert. morsi supporters had vowed to use the event to gain momentum in what they called their effort to his break the coupe. al jazerra. al jazerra producers as well

as our correspond erred peter are still being detained in egypt. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and of joining a terrorist group. two other journalists from our sister channel is also being held a reporter and a cameraman. senator john mccain calls the detentions eye indication di want national law and is calling for the release of all five men. ♪ ♪ >> meteorologist: well, unfortunately over the next couple of hours we are looking at more snow coming in to play here across the northeast. that is the snow coming in from the great lakes and what we think will happen is here in new york it's going to be a dusting but we think that more snow up to two to four-inches up here in upstate new york as well as northern new england will be an issue because temperatures have been so cold it won't be melting at all it's just accumulation. now, i will take you all the way to next weekend, of course,

everybody is going to be come do new york for the super bowl . this is what we think is going to happen. of course it's a long-term forecast, on friday in new york,. ♪ forecast, 28 degrees, saturday new york city not looking too bad. temperature of 37 and then on game day over new jersey, we do think we could see 36 degrees, maybe some flurries, but probably mostly sunny day there. so we are not looking too bad. here up to the northwest, still looking fairly dry. the ridge of high pressure is still locked in to play across much of the region. so for seattle it will be about 50 degrees, portland, maine at 49 degrees and no rain in the forecast. the only thing we'll get is in cloudy skies bite time we get to tuesday. with the temperature there at 53 degrees, now we have seen rain down here towards southwestern parts of the united states and california where they haven't seen rain in a very long time. unfortunately, it is not enough to do any help with the drought situation across the area. los angeles today you will be seeing 79 degrees up towards san

francisco, about 64, but still extreme to exceptional draught for most of the state and saying we are not going to be seeing any relief in the near future. los angeles, by the time we get to sunday dropping to 72 degrees, but by the time we get to midweek we think you'll be back up to about 80. conditions improving for texas but not here across the gulf coast. a lot of icy conditions for most the louisiana as well as mississippi, but things will improve as well as the temperatures coming up, dallas at 62, san antonio 65. down towards corpus christy a little cooler at 58. thanks, kevin. unites nations says the myanmar government needs to do more to protect an ethnic minority. more than 50 plus limbs were killed when a group of buddhists attacked their individual, the myanmar government is denying it ever happened. calling the reports false.

florence, where is exactly are they in terms of investigating all of this? >> reporter: well, the government led a delegation to the affected village which is up north in western myanmar the delegation included several u.n. representatives and two members of parliament of the ethnic minority. the government said it will release -- hold a press conference, it hasn't done so yet but it denies reports of mass killings, what it says is that a group of villagers attacked a policeman who is still missing. now, the human rights groups account of that is different it says there were retaliatory attacks after the policeman was abducted and up to 40 people were killed. now, the government says these reports have been fabricated by people because they are afraid of getting in to trouble for abducting and possibly killing the policeman. this is not the first time

violence has flared up between buddhists and the mainly muslim people. the last time there was a huge out break of violence was in 2012. and that led to very many people losing their homes. now, one of the worst affected places is the capitol which is where i am now. a lot of the people, thousands of people still unable to go home living in camps for the internally displace displaced ad segregateed from the rest of the population. >> that policeman still missing. >> she fills her long days preparing firewood. confine today a camp she and her family survive on rations. >> tantranwe barely have enough. >> she's one of 10s of thousands affected by the violence between the mainly muslim minority and buddhists in the state in 2012. some families have been in the country for generations but

myanmar considers all of them illegal immigrants, denied citizenship, subject to many discriminatory rules including those that restrict travel and en moment. employment. the u.n. calls them one of the most persecuted mind or at thises in the world. the latest violence took place in the village in the north some 10 days ago. human rights groups say more than a dozen were killed. it's impossible to get the correct numbers the area is off limits for media. it has been sealed off by security officials. a human rights organization has conducted i want views with witnesses. >> there are reports of gunshot wounds and stab wounds which would indicate violence perpetrated by both civilians and state security forces 67 the u.n. has expressed concerns about the levels of violence and called for an impartial investigation. but the government says the

villagers attacked a group of policemen. one of the officers is still missing. >> the reports by other people are groundless accusations based on hearsay, they should also listen to us. otherwise it's impossible to accept their claims. >> reporter: rights groups accuse police in that area of issuing honored that allows the arbitrary di detention of any me aged 10 and above. so far, more than 80 people have been arrested. there are few in the country who will speak up for the rights of these people. live can never return to the way it was. one of her sons was hacked to death during the violence in 2012. another has been impressed since. when asked what she thought her grandchildren's future would be, she replied, only god knows. now they are mainly resigned to their fate and also a lot of

difficulties for reporters trying to report the story because our movements are restricted we are main lynn confined to the capital and it's been difficult trying to confirm reports of what actually happened up in the north, moore am. >> thank you so much for being with us florence. i judge steps in to make a hard-breaking decision in a very emotional case. now a texas family is able to remove a brain-dead pregnant room from life support. but the decision not sitting quite well with some. ♪ ♪

of the state back in october. in november the drought did increase as we went to december, not too much of a change but unfortunately as we went towards january, the drought has really increased in this area. and of course we're looking at a situation here that they haven't seen in many, many, many years. now up here towards the northeast, we're looking at snow that's coming into the picture across the great lakes.

what's going to be happening, snow across much of the region. in new york we're going to see only a dusting but north we will have more. news up next. there has been a wave of sexual attacks against women in india for sometime now and the cases have generated outrage both within the country and all across the world. and now reporters of another case involving the rape of a 20-year-old woman allegedly committed by men from her very own village. the woman remains hospitalized and in critical condition and police have arrested 13 men in connection with the crime.

highlighting a lack of safety for women especially in remote rural areas. >> reporter: police say they are trying to piece together an alleged crime that has shocked the nation. they reconstruct the movements of one of the mena used of raping a 20-year-old woman from this area. on the alleged orders of a village court. earlier, state government representatives surveyed the area. they went door to door. from the home of the victim to the homes of the men she says attacked her. >> no one will be spared. if anyone pleas not guilted, [inaudible] >> reporter: the victim's brother, who does not want to be identified, he says he fears for his life, he is not sure if his family will be able to return to this individual. their lives, he says, have been ruined.

>> translator: my sister has been wronged. my family wants the people who did this to her to go to jail for a very long time. >> reporter: the victim arrived at a local hospital on wednesday. the authorities say her condition is now stable. and while she continues to receive treatment for her injuries, people from her village have a very different story to tell. >> translator: the rape never happened. our men didn't do anything. the boy who the girl was having an affair with is the one who raped her. >> reporter: but no one denies that the village court as it's known in india held a session here, elders from the community did gather to decide on a punishment for the victim and the man that she was having an n affair with. police are now guarding this hut, the location of the crime. for more than a year, the topic of rape in india has largely been discussed as an issue for you cities like calcutta and new delhi but the alleged gang rape

in this tribal village the first known case as rape being used as a community-ankle punishment has drawn tension for women's rights in the remotes part of the country. areas of national debate in and the legal system fail to reach. al jazerra. >> they have the highest number of crimes against women in 2012 and 2012. west bengal i. a texas man may soon bring an end to a an emotional chapter no his life and bury his wife. here is the store. eric says he and his wife both made it clear to to each other, neitherrer ever wanted to be kept alive by a machine. doctors had declared the wife and mother clinically dead. friday a distribute judge sided with munoz. a family's private tragedy couldn't be more public now. marlies the mother of a 16 month

old son, was 14 weeks pregnant with her second child when her husband found her unconscious in their home in late november. doctors believe she suffered a pulmonary embolism. an artery blockage in the lungs, she was rushed to john peter smith hospital in fort worth, she's been on life support there ever sense her husband and parents went to court asking to let her be allowed to die with big at this and have the machines turned off. the hospital argued texas law won't allow it since she is pregnant. the law states a person may not withdraw life sustaining treatment from a pregnant patient. but it also states if a doctor declares the patient to be irreversible brain dead the patient is legally dead. that's why a judge was asked to interpret a state law that is less than clear. after the ruling, the munoz family attorney talked briefly to reporters. >> this is the decision we sought. there is nothing happy about today. it's a sad situation all the way around.

we are relieved that eric munoz can now move forward with the process of burying his wife. >> such a sad story being compounded by marlies' constitutional rights being trampled by the state of texas. and in my opinion making a very incorrect interpretation of this law. >> reporter: pro-life activists were hoping for a different outcome. >> we are here just to be a voice for the baby. we don't want to the family's anguish, we don't want to be disrespectful. but we do wants to be a gentle reminder that we are talking about a baby, a baby who really is, you know in a very near viability. >> reporter: attorneys for the munoz family referred to medical records they show the feet us is, quote, distinctly abnormal and say it suffers from hydro is fall us a buildup the fluid in the brain that can cause mendal disability. they have seen her files which

say she is clinically brain dead and therefore deceased under texas law. munoz's attorneys argued the hospital was using his wife as a science experiment. the hospital's attorney argued the hospital was just trying to protect the life of a inning born child. mark that mighter, al jazerra, fort worth. >> the term brain death refers to the irreversible cessation of all functions. entire brain including the brain stem, which controls your breathing and your heart rate. stay tuned, al jazerra will be right back just after this very short break.

he has scored 30-point in nine straight games, but that streak came to an end last night because durant had to sit out with an injured shoulder. starred spreading the news. yeah, i can't sing but i can say this. the new york knicks, carmelo anthony was getting his groove on last night against the charlotte bobcats, carmelo racked up a career high 62

points in their victory. mellow's 62 points is also a knicks franchise record breaking bernard king's 60-point performance. it also broke the currents madison square garden record of 61, set by kobe bryant five years ago. we are just eight days way until super bowl xlviii between the broncos and seahawks, but once again richard sherman continues to i can ma head lines were the league fines sherman $7,875 for taunting at the end of the nfc championship game against the 49ers. the seattle cornerback was flagged for making a choking gesture at san francisco quarterback colin kaepernick. and this is right after sherman deflected a pass that was intercepted by his teammate to seal the victory and sends seattle to their 2nd-ever super bowl appearance. on the links, tiger woods is teague it up foteeing it up forn debut at tory pines, he has juan there eight times, he struggled in the second rounds of the farmer's insurance open and is sitting at 1 under par. nine shots back of the leader.

phil mickelson has been dealing with a bad back but lefty, oh, he would man up and san diego's favorite son is hanging in there at 2 under par. the story of the tournament, jordan spieth. at 20 years young, playing in the same group as tiger, showed a 9 under on the day and is sitting pretty on top of your leader board at 10 under par heading in to the weekend, a for tiger woods he's still shaking off the rust. >> i was a yard off, foot off all day. and it was one of those frustrating rounds because the balls were lining the fairway running a foot in the rough and i couldn't be aggressive. couldn't get after some of the flags and you know, consequently my score reflected that. >> tiger's got some work to do over the weekend, that's a look at your morning sports. thanks so much. country music has a huge fan base down under. every year people head to an australian music festival that's famous for turning unknowns in to huge stars. our andrew thomas tells us more.

>> reporter: they call this the boulevard of dreams. where musicians come to be discovered. the biggest country music festival in the southern hemisphere. the big names play the big venues, sometimes inside the big trucks. they compete for one of the coveted golder guitars that have given them its boldest icon, but for up and coming field street is the stage, over two weeks more than 600 acts busta long the street often just meters apart. they are singing for spare coins and selling cds, some claim to make $800 a day. but the real prize is discovery. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: keith urban one of the biggest country music stars in the world once was here. young singers dream i've similar destiny. >> a lot of people would love to be the next big thing like keith

urban or casey chambers, all those amazing people that come out of something small like this. you know, it's the beginning. >> reporter: walking and watching are four judges on saturday, they'll announce the best in town. >> i am looking for something that the audience is gathered around and tapping their feet and stomping and that i enjoy myself. >> reporter: there is no block on who her forms, but there are strict rules on thousand ho they do it. these are the terms and conditions, the first says they should give impromptu performances but that's slightly diluted by the next 35 rules. they must preregister, fix stoke eight-decibels not use animals sword, or fire in their perform's and stop immediately if their music is judged a public knew session at night rodeos compete for the crowds. and established bands play to sale out audiences. but on field street, the singing

is around the clock. andrew thomas, al jazerra. and that will do it for this edition of al jazerra news, i am morgan radford live from new york city, thanks so much for watching and i look forward too seeing you again at 6:00 a.m. eastern. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you're in "the stream." america's greece, $87 billion in debt of the what went wrong in and is federal bailout the answer? >> our producer, raja is here, and raj, a lot of people are surprised about this enormous