>> welcome to the al jazeera news hour. from our broadcast centers in doha and london. our top stories. europe call for sanctions against ukraine after 26 people die in anti-government protest. two explosions tear through a hezbollah stronghold in beirut killing 27 people and hundreds others are injured. >> we're in london with more news from europe. including journalists gather in

london to demonstrate against the treatment of the crisis in egypt. and in sochi people are attacked by russian security forces. >> protesters are on the streets of the ukraine and the capitol of kiev after the worst violence since mass anti-government protest began in november. 26 people are now confirmed dead and more than 200 others are injured after clashes between demonstrators and security forces on tuesday night. this is a scene right now in independent square opposition leaders have been urging protesters to hold their ground. international reaction to the violence has been swift, the u.s. and the e.u. calling for sanctions against ukraine. andrew simmons is live for us in kiev. andrew, what is the feeling?

are people bracing for more violence? >> reporter: they certainly are, jane. it's a grim, eerie feeling on the streets of the capitol. this is a cathedral very near to the square where many of the injured were treated. the opposition always bringin bg medical people and supplies, the number of death has risen from 26. and we also have a team on the ground who have seen a burned body, one of several claimed the demonstrators recovered from the trade union building that was burned out. we're not sure of the numbers but it's quite possible the death toll could rise. right across the country there is unease about the situation. this is the worst violence since the protest began three months ago. my colleague barnaby phillips has been watching the events over the past 24 hours. >> reporter: the day after a night of mayhem.

central kiev, a city in smoke. the government and protesters equally determine not to give way. the results have been catastrophic. this is independent square. sacred ground to the protesters who held it for almost three months. now the government said it cannot sit by any longer. >> my duty as a guarantor of the government is to call for peace. and the demonstrators who want peace to immediately separate themselves from the radical forces that cause bloodshed and clashes with security forces. >> reporter: the nighttime pictures show a brutal fight. police try to force their way into the square with armored vehicle, stun grenades and

rubber bullets. and protesters respond by whatever they can lay their hands on. fire works, bricks, stones, monthly love cocktails. so many injured and deaths on both sides of the line. this is the cathedral near independent square where activists have regrouped. you can see they're collecting medical supplies. this suggests that many people here fear there is more trouble to come. >> i'm very unhappy because there was no discussion and they don't want to listen to the opposition. they don't want to listen. all have stopped protest, stop demonstration, but right now it's very important to make a break, no fighting.

>> some how opposition and government have to compromise. but that looks unlikely. kiev and ukraine are braced for the worst. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, kiev. >> andrew, any idea what happens next? >> well, as barnaby says there is no real room for compromise on either side. the president viktor yanukovych is of the view this is really a standout now. he is saying quite categorically anybody going into the square is supporting radicals, and his security forces are determined to stamp down on the radicals. when you look in the square you see people were all walks of life, all engaged in standing firm in obeying their leaders. i wouldn't say the square is packed out, it certainly isn't, but we've seen a steady stream of people with supplies going into the square, and they're

intent on staying. it's not just the capitol. there are reports of more actions against local administration offices. so we're seeing now, yes, the same playerout in terms of the protest to try to take away powers from the presidency, to call for earlier elections by these people. but it's reaching a crescendo. the timing of when this will come to an ultimate head is unclear, but it's heading in that direction, jane. >> thank you, there are more than 26 people have now been killed. well, e.u. foreign policy chief katherine ashton is urging restraint by both sides in ukraine and germany and france are calling the violence unacceptable. we have more now from vienna. >> reporter: in western capitols universal condemnation of the crackdown in ukraine. the french president and the german chancellor spoke at a joint news conference.

>> the unacceptable, intolerable and inadmissible acts of violence, oppression brutality. the chancellor as myself together with your two governments condemn these actions and our first request is that ceases and calm and tranquility are restored. >> we sympathize with all the victims of violence, and we appeal that they be political dialogue again only political dialogue can bring progress. >> also speaking in paris the u.s. secretary of state john kerry directed his comments to one man. >> president yanukovych has the opportunity to make a choice, the choice between protecting the people that he serves, all of the people, and the choice for compromise and dialogue versus violence and mayhem. we believe the choice is clear,

and we are talking about the possibility of sanctions or other steps with our friends in europe and elsewhere. >> the most recent protests started after a trade deal with the european union was abandoned. negotiations had lasted five years, but at the last minute president yanukovych refused to tie the deal, in effect tying his country's future to russia rather than the e.u. european politicians flew in to give their support. among them e.u. policy chief katherine ashton. she gave her reaction to the bloodshed. >> i'm deeply worried by the escalation of violence in kiev and the numbers of reported casualty. this violence and bloodshed must stop immediately. i'm also very concerned abou cot the ultimatum to stop this by force. i call on the yanukovych

government, along with the leaders of the opposition to find an immediate way out of this deepening crisis. >> in moscow the european leader are blamed for the violence saying what is happening is a direct result of the conniving policies of western politicians and european bodies. only a few months ago the european union was close to a trade deal with ukraine. now it seems likely to impose sanctions on the country. that seems the only option when european foreign ministers meet in crisis session in brussels on thursday. james bays, al jazeera, vienna. >> a bombing in beirut killing 7 people and injuring 100 people. it happened close to the iranian culture center. a group linked to al-qaeda has claimed responsibility.

stephanie decker reports. >> reporter: a message right at the doors of the iranian culture center. two car bombs exploded simultaneously during the busy rush hour. >> i was search meters away, two cars approach a security officer. one of the bombers spoke to the officer, he swore at him and the explosions went off. >> reporter: the army has cordoned off the area. they have security on the ground in an extremely tense situation. there have been a few young men arrested and taken away. this is a heavily populate shia area. apartments and shops have had their windows blown out. the attacks in retaliation for the shia group hezbollah sending fight tours syria. they have warned if they do not stop their members from fighting along the syrian army there will be more attacks in lebanon.

the attacks seen by parliament who came to see the bomb site. >> this was a calm peaceful area, and now we have it all along the border. that was the declaration from the first day they started syria. they were starting in syria and then coming to lebanon. >> reporter: the same grouped said it was for attack on the cultural attache. both camps are now part of the fledgling new government and they have promised to bring the security situation under control. but that is looking increasingly difficult. it's causing a dangerous sectarian divide among the people here. stephanie decker, al jazeera, in the southern suburbs of beirut. >> we have a developing story in the ukraine. we are hearing that president yanukovych has replaced the head of the army after clashes

between police on tuesday evening in a which at least 25 people have been killed. when we have the details we'll bring it to you. but the head of the army has been replaced in ukraine. syria's government is using a new type of globally condemned weapon against its civilians. this evidence of an attack on a town last wednesday involved a powerful cluster rocket. activists filmed remnants of the roth in the area. several countries have condemned the use of cluster weapons. they can i stay live in the ground for years. calling for the unity of the syrian people the taliban has claimed an attack on a convoy

carrying afghan presidential candidate. his vehicle was shot at and he returned from a rally. he is a top contender to replace hamid karzai after the election in april. one policeman was injured. to israel now oppositio oppo venezuela now opposition leader lops is in court in caracas. hundreds of his supporters are gathering in the capitol. lopez made a dramatic surrender to authorities on tuesday. he's called the charge against him unjust.

>> so i think that's the situation right now. >> i was going to ask you how popular he is and pow possibly worried the government is about him? >> rachel? rachel, i was asking about his popularity. you say his supporters are dwindling. is he some sort of threat to the government? sorry, we've lost--we've sadly lost rachel there.

now help from the highest level still to come on the news hour. the phone hacking trial opens in london. plus the latest threat from protesters in thailand after street battles kill five people. russia's mixed fortunes in the olympics and the medals are shock on the ice. we have the latest on sports. >> the trial of nine al jazeera journalists are said to begin in cairo on thursday. they have been in prison for 53 days. six other staff will be tried in abstain shah. theabstain shah. they've been charged with spreading false news al jazeera continues to demand the unconditional release of its

staff. >> this is where mohammed fahmy and baher mohammed are being held. they have been in detention for over two months away from their families. >> our first hope is as unrealistic as it might sound, that they're acquitted on the first day. the next best thing is that there isn't a prolonged adjournment. >> it is not optimism shared. >> we just got information that the journalists will stand trial on thursday has changed.

and that doesn't sound very positive for this court hearing and for the coming freedom of information in egyptian. >> reporter: last year the committee to protect journalists named egypt as one of the top ten worst countries for journalist. egypt is also the most dangerous country for journalists to report in. five were killed, and 45 others assaulted. egyptian security forces raided 11 news outlets during last year. after the up rising we've seen successive authorities had been repressive of civil society in general and clearly of journalists in particular. we've seen dozens of arrests, killings as well. we've seen the lawlessness by the authorities which is deeply, deeply troubling. >> and journalists and

politicians across the world have condemned their continued incarceration. a fourth journalist with al jazeera arabic has been detained since august. highways been on a hunger strike for a month to protest his imprisonment. >> the team being held in egypt, let's go to mariam for more on that. >> reporter: that's right, jane. the protests took place outside of the egyptian embassy and organized by the national union of journalists. they weren't only demanding al jazeera staff but the treatment of the press in egypt. lauren lelawrence lee reports. >> reporter: egypt hastaff of ar

of british and international networks have come together to say that because they're journalists does not mean that they should be classed as terrorists. >> this crackdown is an abuse of freedom and human rights. it's important that journalists are allowed to do their jobs freely in egypt. [ protesting ] >> from pakistan to canada and kenya similar events have been held in recent days. some of the senior figures in global news have come together to issue a joint statement effectively accusing the egyptian authorities of upon cueing journalism can activism. whatever the conditions the fundamental principle of any country should be freedom of speech, as history shows that's vital, so we think that egypt's move is deeply damaging to

impartial journalism in the country and it's as are unjust and unacceptable. so in many ways what this demonstrators sort of consensus view across national media as regard states at play on press freedoms in egypt. most of the news crew who is are here don't work for al jazeera, but many have reported from egypt. this is their demonstration as much as anybody else's. the egyptian authorities will put the journalists on trial on thursday. among them, a journalist accused of sympathy with the muslim brotherhood. yet when she was reporting from egypt the group was not even banned. >> i feel quite optimistic. i know it's a huge worry for the guys in prison facing terrorist offenses but we're putting all our faith in the egyptian justice system. we're trusting that it's free, fair, and not any way influenced

by the state. >> a letter was delivered to the egyptian embassy condemning the crackdown on journalism and calling for the trials to stop. in the meantime, al jazeera staff who the network maintains are entirely innocent remain behind bars. >> well, earlier we spoke to terry waite who was held hostage in baby green 1987 and 1991, he said it's in egypt's best interest to release the detained journalists immediately. >> the fact that so many journalists have been detained and imprisoned for doing their job is a retrograde step, and what it is meaning for egypt is that egypt is rapidly losing that international support. it's vital in any situation no matter how polarized, how difficult, how extreme that journalists be allowed to do their job, to do and to repor reportism partially all sides of

the argument. that is what these journalists both men and women have been doing. so the first thing i would say it is definitely in the interest of egypt to bring this matter to a speedy close to release these men and at least give them greater international support to deal with the problems that face them. i think it's a very important thing to keep in the public mind the fact that journalists who are doing their job have been in prison. that is very important. i think it's also important for our diplomats and for independent negotiators to get acrossite clearly to those at the moment who are exercising power in egypt that it is definitely in their own interest to see this matter resolved and to free these men. >> the nine-hour detention at heathrow airport of david

miranda, friend of glen greenwald has been held lawful. now she was once one of the u.k.'s most powerful media figurers, now the former editor of the news of the world rebecca brooks is on trial for phone hacking, and toney playe tony tr information how to handle the situation. >> these claims that these e-mails came through as the case was summing up. they are said to be conversations over e-mail.

in which she said she spoken to tony blair the former british prime minister who also happened to be a friend o. the report reo the inquiry that took place in 2003 following the death of a british scientist. published part one of the report at the same time as the police closes its inquiry and part two when any trials are over. he, relating to tony blair, is available for you. krm, rupert murdoch, and me are but it needs to be between us. those are e-mails that brought

up. this is mr. blair simply giving informal advice over the phone. hnow this trial here has been going on since october. there are several people on trial. it shows how big, how complex it is that it has taken four months for the prosecution to get to the case, to get to the point where it is only now able to sum up the case. the judge has more of the jurors here and it may continue until the middle of may. rebecca brooks and all others here deny the charges against them. >> members of the punk group pussy riot are under attack for protesting during the sochi

olympics. one appeared to use pepper spray while the other hit them with a horse whip. the police were there, and it's been used as an auxiliary police force. >> it is the fourth day that the two busy riot members have been in sochi, and it's the fourth day that they've had the tangle or other with the authorities here. in tuesday they spent several hours in police detention and then on wednesday this happens. the three made their way down to the port in sochi with their supporters ready for a punk protest performance. but on hand to stop them were several police officers with pepper spray and a whip. [ screaming ] >> now what pussy riot were doing here is technically illegal because for the duration

of the olympic games all protests have been banned, unless it's been specially applied for and taking place in a sanctioned zone well away from the olympic parks. pussy riot know this and they are running the risk of prosecution, but they're intent on using the winter olympics as a stage for their particular brand of protest theater no matter what the punishment may be. >> that's it from london at the moment. back to jane. >> yes, 64 years of painful separation still ahead. we meet one career woman as she prepares to reunite with her family in the north. and battle against drug traffickers. shop for the host in sochi as the u.s. clinch their first alpine gold medal of the games coming up.

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yanukovych has replaced the head of the army following clashes with protesters. 26 people were killed in violence on tuesday night. 200 people were injured. two blasts in the lebanese capitol beirut killed seven people and injured more than a hundred, and a al-qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. venezuela opposit oppositior lopez is due to appear in court. he's charged with inciting demonstrations. let's return to our top story the protests in ukraine. joining by skype, let's talk about the latest development in the last 15 minutes or so. we heard that the president has replaced the head of the army. why do you think he did that? >> well, it's difficult to speak to this issue because the question of the army's

involvement in the up rising and public unrest has been opaque. but one can surmise perhaps the military has been taking somewhat of an oppositional role against viktor yanukovych, and this ouster is a sign that they're not agreeing that he's taking the country in. >> do they want him to push harder? >> it could be but i don't have much confirmed information about this, but we can only be left guessing. >> the harder the army pushes the more radicalized the protest could end up being. >> yes, i agree the protesters have pushed the limit, although it's important to make this point abundantly clear. these protesters are for the most part every day ukrainians who have taken to the streets against a state that is corrupt and to a degree criminal.

these forces are marginal. they're ideologically marginal. the message from the protesters for the entire three months period, was that of tolerance, rule of law and transparency. these people have been holding to a peaceful demonstration. >> as you're talking we're looking at live pictures coming from kiev and independent square and we saw something that looked like some sort of explosion on the right-hand side of the screen. we don't know what that is. but there are lots of demonstrators. they're not going anywhere. obviously there are attempts by the army to get them off the streets as well as the e.u. and the u.s. contemplating sanctions. what sort of role do you think e.u. and russia could play to make a more constructive role here. >> the role of russia has to be

more constructive. the role in my view has been highly destabilized. tomorrow there is a session in which they're meeting to discuss ththe possibility of sanctions. >> will it help? >> i do think it will help. it sends that th that message. >> what sort of problems do you

think the fact that the opposition is so fractured? >> it's a huge problem. the opposition is fractured, and they're often not in line with the protesters themselves. it's very important that we understand the protesters and the oppositional politicians, they're know seeing eye to eye on these things. there is not a fight line of communication between them. it is very much a case of fracturing needs that create the compromise. they lack a clear road map in this very unclear landscape, so this leads a great deal of volume i willty where you have opposition politician who is can seek compromise and they're not getting real compromise from the president and they have millions rand hundreds of thousand looking to them. >> thank you for your expertise,

let's bring in our correspondent andrew simmons who is in kiev. we saw an explosion. not clear where we are. the picture that we're getting, what it is, did you find out? >> we're not clear entirely ourselves at this stage. it could have been a stun grenade. this is the first time we've seen this sort of grenade being used since tuesday night. he has actuall actually sacked y and navy chief who is in charge both the navy and the army.

he is being replaced by a man named yuri elion. this high ranking officer is known to be more of a hard liner. they have called for people to stand firm in the square not far behind me. >> you say people are reading themselves. but are you seeing any sort of weapon, blunt weapon or anything that those demonstrators can use, or was it merely a show of force at this stage? >> what we're seeing from all walks of life there has been a

steady treatment of people who have been treated over the course of events. they've been gathering in small clusters openly making molotov cocktails. many of them wearing helmets. then there are others who want change and they want the president to have fewer powers. and they want a situation in the country where it's more in line with the west than it is with russia. that's the identity crisis going on here bodies have been found. more bodies beyond the 26 dead found already were found in the

trade office there. there was a body burned beyond recognition found by a team. and we can say definitely one body was found this wednesday evening. right now the very tense and as you quite rightly point out there is more activity in the square. after the announcements of the new head of army, we believe that he is a lot more hardcore than his predecessors.

in bangkok tensions remain high in the capitol. after five people were killed and dozens more injured on tuesday. opposition protesters are uniting outside of shinawatra headquarters. >> tuesday's gunfight and grenade explosion brings 15 the total number of people killed during these anti-government demonstrations over the last few months, and 683 people who have been injured. the day after at this very site things seem very calm. the crowd here are watching their icon as he delivers his message of no oh negotiation neh the government. they want to put in a government

to put in reform before new elections are held. let me explain the set up here. this is one of the major fights, and it stretches all the way from the democracy monument about 500 meters that way to the united nations' building, about a kilometer in that direction. that is all occupied by anti-government demonstrators. you would think that it would be a fairly straight forward matter for police to clear t but as you saw yesterday it is not. it has turned into a violent incident. that is the function of the highly politicized security situation here in thailand. the military has been seen as anti-government, and it cannot be unraveled without negotiations, which seems to be at a standstill. >> a group of elderly south carolinaens are set to reunite with relatives.

the reunion in 2010 was suspended due to a souring of relations. millions of families have been separated since the hostilities on the peninsula in the 1950s. we have more from where south carolinaen families have been gathering. >> she had been telling herself that this day would never come. she's finally on her way to north korea. the older sister who used to give her piggybacks and pushed her on swings has died. but this gives her a chance to meet her nephew. with her grandson accompanying her, she'll pass off prized gift and learn how her sister lived and died in north korea. >> even if it's just my nephew i want to give him a hug and hope we can achieve unification soon so i can meet him again. >> five months ago kim was

devastated when north korea pulled out of a planned reunion just days before it was due. it was just last friday when this reunion a week after it was agreed was finally confirmed. >> just a day after the dates were set for this huge operation, north korea threatened to pull out citing planned u.s.-south korean exercises. the fact that it's going on despite that, dozens of elderly people are planning to meet their loved ones. >> many are in poor health. >> 26 in the group are over 90 years old. we have to be very careful. it's more challenging than any other time. that's why there are so many more accompanying family members. >> kim soo jung said she has taken every step to stay healt

healthy. >> i'm so excited about meeting my nephew. >> after all the years of waiting it's now just a few more hours before she meets her sister's son and starts piecing together a family story hidden from her for most of her life. al jazeera, south korea. >> in indonesia thousands of people have reported health problems and flights have been disrupted because of smog. a choking haze from illegal forest fires have forced some residents to wear face masks. there are 256 fires burning in the area that's polluting the air. local health centers are reporting an increase of patience with 14,000 more cases of respiratory problems. the west african nation of gueni, the shipments have

increased dramatically in recent years. >> this is guinea's recent report which in recent years. >> the drug trafficking continues. maybe the drug leaders are in some part of the country stronger than the government. >> the guinea government is trying to crackdown on illegal trade. these men are trained to be anti-narcotics officers, but there are still too few agents to police the ports, air strips or the lapping points that the drugs are smuggled through. >> fighting drug traffic something a very difficult task. we parole da patrol day and nige are poor and have very few

resources, so it's difficult to protect our country. >> 20 million kilograms of quinn from countries of venezuela have passed through west africa. it's the shortest point, which is why it's attractive to drug smugglers, but it hurts the government the ability to build up the economy. the government has secured billions of dollars in pledges for investments in mining firms, but the orders against the drug trade could affect that. >> ahead in sports, champions travel to london to take on arsenal. looking for a place in the quarterfinals champions league.

>> the potential public relations di as ater for brazil was avoided but the mood of the people after fifa's decision is decidedly mixed. >> we are happy many people are been preparing for the world cup so this is good news. >> it's good for the investments that have been done by the business. in general i'm not very happy over the decision because i think we don't have the capacity or the priorities. we put so much money in the world cup instead of investing in hospitals, education and security. >> the city world renown for sustainable development and has one of the highest standards of living in the country, it was readiness of the football salt that is a problem. >> this stadium has had all sorts of difficulties. there has been problems with the builders and the various contractors. last year a local judge halted work here for almost a month while they investigated workers safety issues. and up until recently the club that is going to own and manage

this stadium didn't know where they were going to come up with the money to finish the construction. but now fifa has begin th giveny and the stadium a second chance, and as you can see there is still a lot of work to be done. >> the stadium is targeted to be done in may, but that's just a few weeks before the world cup match in the city. al jazeera. brazil. >> it now almost 1:00 this evening in sochi russia, home of this year's winter olympics. the big news of the day, finland beating russia 3-1. and technology has quickly become a staple of the private sector. morgan radford reports from new york city where some say the tech industry is creating equality. >> for years many people thought new york was an one-horse town thriving over the financial

sector. but there is a new horse in town. since 2007 the tech industry has grown 11%, adding 26,000 jobs and nearly $6 billion in wages. >> new york has been able to grab onto the rise of the new wave of technology, advertising, financial services, pulling, all the things that new york is good at are things that the technology has been driving off of. >> that makes tech the second largest contributor to the private sector behind finance and real estate. but the tech boom has another added benefit. it's bringing jobs not only to the bureaus but to another type of workers there are these ou outlying boroughs that are cheaper, that's what happened here. a spreading out of the jobs that

other parts of new york. this is creating opportunity for minorities in new york. >> for example, queens has 2.2 million residents. half of whom were born outside of the u.s. making queens one of the most diverse communities in the entire country. queens native started a tech non-profit in his neighborhood. >> it's based over skills, and you don't necessarily have to go to an i will least institution to break into the industry. that's an amazing opportunity if we can teach people and provide the skills to students and people were diverse communities in queens and with moderate backgrounds it's a tremendous opportunity for mobility and increasing people's income. >> and the numbers back him up. there are 20% more african-americans working in tech-related jobs. that's just since 2010. for hispanic it's 25%.

onlhe says new york's tech booms a ye great equalizer. >> it's a universal phenomenon. who you are and what you've done is less than how ambitious you are and where you can take it. >> that levels the playing field in a way that the country has not seen in years. morgan radford, al jazeera, new york. >> you may require an early october storm wiping out tens of thousands of cattle. >> reporter: there are signs of rebirth at this ran ranch.

>> these are first calf heifers. >> these are some of the cows that they bought to replace the nearly 400 that guide last october. they perished when an unexpected blizzard swept through the state trapping herd grazing miles away from shelter. faced with a $600,000 loss, he was not sure he could continue ranching. >> what changed your mind? >> i hated to quit on a bad note. i got over feeling sorry for myself. and realized there could be some good years in live stock business. >> reporter: to stay in business he's buying more pregnant heifers. >> is that a good deal? >> if they have good calves, they have a good year, yeah. >> reporter: at roughly $200 a head now, he thinks cattle prices will head higher when he severals calves this year. he took out a $3 million bank

loan to finance the herd. it's a gamble, but he's convinced it's worth taking. >> corn prices came down. that reflexion our calf market. >> and interest rates are better. >> interest rates are wonderful. >> banks helping ranchers like him with flexible loan terms. >> as boylan got money from a ranchers relief charity he may also qualified for government disaster funds under the new farm bill. he says it's difficult accepting that kind of help, but the rancher is grateful for it. now he's hoping for help from another nature. >> i would like to see this snow melt away and have some bearer better ground for cattle. we have plenty the sheds and we're as prayer as we can be. >> that's cautious for a man who

has already weathered quite a storm. >> i'm dave warren. first off we start in the northeast where we're getting more freezing rain and maybe a little bit of snow. a quick moving storm pretty week anweak, and it pushes through quickly. maybe light snow and pushing out of the northeast now. just one or two freezing rain advisories. some light snow. not a lot. this will be clearing out by tonight. temperatures in freezing in new york. so the temperatures just above freezing with the wet roadway. here's where the next storm is deviling. not seeing much yet but that will change. look at all these warnings and advisories in affect. blizzard warnings and the storm right over chicago. this is the northwestern side, the cold side. that's where we're getting a lot of snow.

to the east where this storm develops tomorrow afternoon we're getting heavy rain and that rain and warmer temperatures will lead to flooding because of all the snow on the ground. even severe storm is possible across the southeast. here is the cold air that returns behind this. if you see temperatures in your area it's not going to last long. cold air comes back by this weekend. the storm will be moving west to east. thursday to friday morning severe weather pushing across the southeast. mid-atlantic very warm temperatures. there is chance for even strong storms as this front moves through. it will be clearing out by friday afternoon and even but then you have to look at this. back to where we saw it a few weeks ago with that cold air coming down from canada. warm dry weather across the west. we can't seem to break out of this pattern here. del? >> thank you very much. you're watching al jazeera america. as always there is more news at the top of the hour. i'm del walters live in

new york. for more updates go to www.aljazeera.com where the news continues 24 hours a day seven days a week.

>> president obama landing in mexico for a meeting with north amercian leaders.