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nation and the world is with will the truce hold. jennifer glasse is in kiev. >> protesters spent the day after a second attack in independence square. the hope is negotiations can avoid further. the violence left 25 dead on both sides. 50 people have been treated. >> translation: yesterday was a nightmare. many injured from grenades. there was pieces of plastic and glass. glass is the most dangerous. >> the clashes appear to have strengthened the resolve of people here. numbers have swelled. they are reinforcing new barricades. police are pushing them back. as night falls people are preparing for the worst. there's piles of rock here, and

everywhere. there are molotov cocktails. they have set the barricades alight ready tore -- for what might happen next. >> translation: it's like the ceasefire, there can't be truce. >> for now, there is one, meaning another round of talks from the opposition and the president. that's happened before with no result. it's not certain any political deal would make is difference, with ukrainian protesters demanding change. >> maxim eristavi is in kiev with voice of the capital. >> thankfully people are waiting

to see, you know, maybe not waiting to see what is going to happen next. but give time to themselves to rest. it was dramatic 24 hours for everybody, and people are just exhausted. >> yes, i mean how are they getting food? are they cut off from the outside, the protesters? >> yes, it's a problem. kiev is under lockdown. it's hard to get inside the city. even harder to get to the independence square, you know, with riot police just blocking or trying to block movement towards independence square. now practically there is a state of emergency in kiev, so sometimes it looks like, you know, a ghost town, and traditionally there should be traffic jams, and a lot of people in today was really a ghost town, was kind of scary to

watch. >> given that there is reportedly a truce or a temporary truce, is there a sense of the protesters feeling less threatened by the police? >> there is a truce in kiev, but the main center of event in the western province where huge riots are going on at this time. we have unconfirmed deaths in - outside kiev in western cities. people are storming governmental buildings and rioting, and setting on fire the police headquarters. and that was very dramatic incident where people dragged out a local governor. the truce is on in kiev, but outside kiev, in western ukraine

others clash and it's getting worse. >> how difficult is it to get close to the square? how dangerous is it for journalists like you? >> it's quite dangerous for journalists. yesterday we had a dramatic incident a block away from where i was. it was a block away from independence square, and a journalist was killed by thuggish people that were worked under cover from the police. that incident is shockingly illustrative how, you know, it's dangerous, especially for local reporters to continue to work in kiev. >> take care of yourself. maxim eristavi, close to the action in independence square in kiev. more on this story, joining us

from watertown massachusetts, simon saradzhyn, a research fellow. and in new york, andree dobriansky, activist for ukrainian with ukrainian congress committee of america. welcome. let me start with you, simon. do you believe that this violence that started yesterday is a turning point. >> i believe for some of the raddicals on both sides it is a turning point, to the burning of the bridges. you can go back to business as usual with 340 injured, you can't go back to business as usual and pretend to sign a truth. for some of these people they reached the point of no return. i understand that dollar hawks

pushing him and ultra radical elements within the protest movement that has reached the point of no return. >> as far as the region is concerned, what is at stake for russia? >> vladimir putin, and a significant part of his r -- retinue treat ukraine as a broader part of russia. i don't agree with that, but that's the perception. they feel without ukraine russia will not be able to complete its resurgence, so the kremlin is trying to draw ukraine closer into its orbit as it plans to form a new union. without the sentimental feeling, it's a natural interest of russia to have friendly

neighbours. and ukraine is one. >> what is at stake for the european union? >> european union, as i understand, believes ukraine is an important partner with great potential, economic humanitarian value to the broader european community. at the same time i don't see the european union willing to commit as much material assets to strengthening the relationship. the european union has underestimated the need for more material incentives, if you will, to draw ukraine closer to broader european community. >> andree dobriansky, what are you hearing from family and friends in ukraine right now? >> a lot of worry. people are not safe in the

center of town. 10 blocks away people are going to work. throughout the rest of the country you have people who have had it with corrupt organization that is this administration, the presidential administration has been funnelling money into their own personal accounts, building palaces all over the country and were waiting for the european union maybe after putting up with this administration, maybe they'd have that to look forward to, but all the 20-year-olds, the young people, students in the square, these are people growing up in a better ukraine and feel they are entitled to opportunity in the world. the opportunity to have a successful job, to have the ability to have a decent income, and they are not getting it. >> as a ukrainian america, what do you want the united states of america to do to help ukraine.

>> thankfully we have been getting a lot of support from congress. the ukrainian congress committee of america is close to 50 members. they passed a resolution, the entire congress, strongly worded advice for the white house to consider sanction, freezing of assets and denying of visas for people responsible for committing acts of violence against the people in the square. after the last two day, they have crossed that line. we are waiting on the state department, for the president, the executive branch to start putting some influence out there, either by putting the sanctions out themselves, or strongly influencing european friends. those are primarily the location of the assets that the oligarchs and powers in ukraine hold their functions.

>> thank you simon saradzhyn, and andree dobriansky for sharing your thoughts. president obama, following the unrest in ukraine and the newly announced truce and spoke about it during a summit in mexico. mike viqueira joins us from the white house. >> the administration struggled for the past three or four months as the crisis escalated in ukraine to come up with a response. there was a dust up where the e.u., and a stop state department - the leaked conversation where it was released. everyone seems to be on the same page. the president travelling to mexico, an annual summit of andead, america, united states of america and mexico following on the nafta agreement, 20 years since it was signed. after months of planning ukraine overshadowing everything that happened there.

the president tentatively welcomed the ceasefire, the truce taking hold, fragile though it may be. >> we have seen reports of a truce between the government and the opposition. if the truce is implemented it could private space for the sides to resolve disagreements peacefully. >> what has been lost on observers, harkening it back to the cold war, when you consider that ukraine has been influenced by russia, with part of the soviet union, up until the fall of the berlin wall 23 years ago. the president says it's not a cold war chest board, that it's simply a matter of the future of ukrainian people and the right to self-determination. interesting comments. >> mike viqueira in washington, thank you.

let's take a closer look at kiev where the protests are strongest. michelle is here with that story. >> over the past few weeks we have seen the protests proceed to dozens of cities, and our guests referenced that. as we know, most of the violence is taking place in downtown kiev. it's concentrated here in independence square, and in ukrainian it's maydan. white house officials used that name. protesters barricaded themselves there for months. police took back part of the square. the demonstrators are making a ring of fire to separate themselves from riot police. this is what it looks like now, all of the flames, the violence obviously has taken a toll. by the way there's a lot of pictures of that column in independence square, it's the none oument to berey nia, built in 2002 -- monument of berey nia, built in 2002, sim

pollizing an in -- symbolizing an independent ukrainian nation >> many factors are at play in the crisis in ukraine. we look at one part, the super rich, known as the oligarchs, making up 85% of the nation's wealth. in the past they've been supportive of the government. now, not a word. >> david shuster has that story. >> amid the violence and clashes in kiev, it may be quiet money behinds the scenes that drives a solution. the ukraine economy was fragile before the demonstrations began. despite russian promises, ukraine faces a devastating default, that will be bad for rinat akhmetov, the country's busiest businessman, he owns coal mining industries.

he is the main financial supporter of viktor yanukovych, and the ukrainian's president's party. another supporter is dymtro firtash. his interests are in chemical plants and media holdings, forbes estimates he's worth $673 million. since november when protesters took to the streets after viktor yanukovych backtracked on agreements with the european union. the top ukrainian oligarchs have been silent. with each passing day they are losing money. this week ukraine's national bank reported a 13% drop in international currency reserves. less money to prop up the flaling economy and help ukrainian industries stay afloat. many facilities are demonstrate on ukrainian subsidies. if the economy plunges, and

government funds are squoozed. that -- squeezed, that may be in jeopardy. they hope the oligarchs can help. the key is for the oligarchs to believe their businesses in a new government will be safe. at the moment opposition groups say there can be no promises to the wealthy while young demonstrators are dying in the streets. >> and we are following the story throughout the evening, more live updates coming in this broadcast. now to our other top story. the new warning for air travellers coming from homeland security, with the possible focus on a shoe bomb threat. lisa stark has that story from washington. >> there are reports about a security alert from the department of homeland security to airlines, concerning flights coming into the u.s. from overseas. the concern is about a possible shoe bomb attempt. the department of homeland security would not confirm these

reports. it says it routinely shares information with airlines and says: >> rioters is quoting sources saying there is no information pinpointing a specific shoe bomb plot, but the alert is issued out of an abundance of caution. it's based on new intelligence gathered by the department of homeland security. concern about shoe bombs began in 2001, a few months after the 9/11 attacks, when richard reid tried to light his shoes on fire. passengers on the flight were act subdue reid before he could light the fuse on the bomb. since then passengers in the u.s. have been taking off their shoes to go through screening before they get on flights. passengers overseas coming to the u.s. may see a lot of extra

scrutiny on their shoes. there are reports that the latest alert is not related to concerns over the sochi winter olympics. there has been a number of travel alerts issued because of the olympics in sochi. one was concern over the fact that there may be explosive material in a tooth paste container and the u.s. banned carry ons, including gel, lik wits or powders on -- liquids or powders on flights from the u.s. to russia, just during the sochi winter olympics, but there is in a broader concern about a shoe bomb attempt and that prompted this latest alert. >> coming up, crisis in ukraine and the tense crews. the latest developments. plus, a family reunion six decades in the making as people from south korea get a long-awaited chance to see loved ones in the north. >> and the artist taking lego

creations to a new level.

>> another live look at independence square in kiev. it's early morning.

it's tough on ukrainian americans watching the unrest on television in this country. many are helpless. >> in addition to his duties as a priest in washington d.c., father russell devotes much of his time to watching the escalating violence. >> you're not afraid to die. >> yes. >> his worst moment came yesterday when police clashed with protesters who opposed president viktor yanukovych. more than 25 were killed, 200 injured. >> it was painful because i was born ukraine, and my relatives live over there. ukraine people deserve.

they don't deserve what is going on in the ukraine. unfortunately, there's bloodshed. >> the crack done prompted a series of tough statements by the barack obama administration. beyond talk, a veteran diplomat says there are concrete steps that the united states can take. >> we can work a little bit more closely with the e.u., and the imf in terms of putting a package together to help ukraine become stable. >> america's first ambassador to the ukraine after the break with the soviet union believes the u.s. should call for an international donor conference of nations willing to assist ukraine. >> this will signal support for the ukrainian people showing the regime that there's an alternative, and put the united states in the forefront in terms of leadership, getting the international community on board

to resolve the ris sis. the u.s. and the protesters want to loosen ties to russia. vladimir putin is expected to ops a -- oppose anyway move tha will weaken his country's hold. >> president obama is on his way back to washington d.c. he spent the day in mexico meeting with that nation's president and the canadian prime minister. the three discussed the trade agreement. hundreds of protesters gathered to discuss greater progress of mexican workers. a group of elderly south koreans reuniting with relatives they separated from, some for more than six decades. thursday's union is the first. the program was suspended in 2010 during a souring of

relations. harry fawcett has the story. >> kim soo-yeon told herself the day would never come. 60 years since a family separation, the last 10 on a waiting list. the older sister that used to give her piggy backs and push her on swings has died. with her grandson accompanying her, she passed on gifts and hoped to hear how her sister lived and died. >> if it's just my nephew, i want to give him a hug and hope to achieve unification so i can meet him again. >> five months ago kim was devastated when north korea pulled out of a reunion. last friday this reunion, more than a week after it was great, was confirmed. >> a day after the dates were set for the logistical operation, north korea

threatened to pull out citing military exercises. the fact that it's going ahead despite that represents a concession, and something more deeply felt for the dozens of elderly people meeting their loved ones. >> the age of the participants is in the mind of the south korean red cross. many are in pour health. >> translation: 26 in the group are over 90 years old. we have to be careful. it's more challenging than any other time. that's why there's so many more accompanying family members. >> kim soo-yeon has taken every step to stay healthy. >> i have taken my motion fitness and blood medication. i'm fit and excited about meeting my nephew. >> after all the years of waiting, it's a few hours before she meets her sister's son and pieces together a family story

hidden from her for most of her life. >> facebook is getting bigger. c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is spending $19 billion in cash and stock on the mobile messaging start up what's up, dwarfing what he paid for instagram. it's part of facebook's attempt to boost popularity among younger users. >> coming up, members of the russian punk rock protest group are whipped by security forces in sochi. >> bravo - the violinist who had his $5 million stradavarius stolen shares his story of recovering his priceless instrument.

>> welcome back to al jazeera

america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. there's more to cover this half hour. protesters attack, shocking video of a russian punk band beaten with whilst in sochi. the only survivor, an 11-year-old girlfriend after a massacre in the central african republic. tonight we talk to the woman who found her alive. >> making beautiful music, his multi-million stradavarius rediscovered. a conversation with this relieved concert master. >> first the top stories. >> that is ukraine, it burnt all night and is still burning, even after a truce was called. the agreement after a meeting between the president and opposition leaders. president viktor yanukovych called off plans to charge independence square, and piece negotiations are expected to restart thursday. it comes after 26 people were

killed and 246 injured on a deadly day of protest. violence spread to other regions, with clashes in western ukraine. president obama welcomed news of the truce in the international community and condemning the violence. the u.s. is banning basis for 20 ukrainian officials they believe are responsible for last night's violence. that is the latest on the ukraine. i know you a more. >> we continue the coverage, the rise in social media worldwide was a major story. there's no exception in ukraine. twitter has been bringing people to the streets. let's talk to jennifer glasse in kiev with more on this. how has twitter and other social media platforms played a role in the protest? >> it's been crucial. it's how many people find out

about demonstration, how they spread and share information. people want to know people who trust other people. a lot of demonstrators go to demonstrations with their friends, and the leadership use twitter. the opposition leader last month was offered the job of prime minister. he turned it down on twitter saying, "no deal, not just him. president viktor yanukovych is aware that the ukranians are very much a web-based society and uses the web to make announcements and in a sinister move the government sent text messages to mobile phones when things turned violence in mid january. they sent a text message saying the owner of this phone has been involved in an illegal demonstration. the government and the

opposition use mobile phone technology and social media to further their messages. >> and we understand there has been a number of streaming channels where protesters can see what is happening around the country. >> that's crucial. the folks that say they don't use social networks use television, and the streaming television network - basically they are mobile phones with a camera, streamed live from the internet made is up close and personal. we fallow people driving around ukraine, and the close-up of police crashes, and if let ukrainians know what is going on in their country in real time. >> jennifer glasse, thank you. now to sochi, a big story where the games are overshadowed by what unfolded. it involved a punk rock band from russia called pussy riot,

who were about to perform when members of a special militia group, known as cossacks used whips and brute force to make their point. rory challands has more. >> this is the fourth day the two members of the pussy riot have been in sochi , and the fourth day they had a dangle with authorities. tuesday they spent time in police detention, and wednesday this happened. the girls made their way to the port in sochi with supporters, ready for a punk protest performance, on hand to stop them were several police officers, and is cossack with pepper spray and a whip. what pussy riot were doing is technically illegal. all protests is banned unless

applied for and taking place in a specially sanctioned protest zone, away from the olympic park. pussy riot know this and are well aware they are running the risk of prosecution, but are intent on using the winter olympics here as a stage for their brand of protest theatre, no matter what the punishment may be. >> now to the central african republic. heavy fire near the airport of bangui. it came as the christian militia tried to block 2,000 muslims leaving the country. the fighting prevented a united nations visit. the u.n. is warning of ethnic cleansing. unicef has a new warning for the safety of the children. rochelle is back with that story. >> 130 children have been killed and mutilated and widespread violence is keeping children

from proper medical care. a survivor and her rescue called attention to the horrors many are living in. >> an 11-year-old girl hiding in her village outside the capital bangui, four days after a massacre. she was in a corner, starving, thirstry, too week to stand. the fighting between christian and muslim groups after the muslim seleka group seized power. >> christian militias, known as anti-balaka or anti-machete began their own attacks. a mass grave was found, confirming suspicions of ethnic cleansing. the new interim president catherine samba-panza has little practical power to end the

violence and has declared war. the death toll since december is more than 1,000. more than 100 of those victims, too young to understand the fighting. children losing their lives, home, childhood. unicef says children are targeted because of their religion or community. they called for an end to the violence against children and started a global initiative. they are building awareness about the global issues, and specifically to draw attention to urgent cases. that is more than 130 children brutally murdered. >> the amnesty worker that discovered the 11-year-old girl is donatella rovera. welcome. tell us how you found this

child? >> i'd gone to the town of bogara, about 300km west of the capital to investigate reports of a massacre that had occurred on 24 january. when i got to the town last thursday, another massacre had taken place in the town on 10 february. bodies were littering the streets. dogs were eating some of the bodies. it was a scene of horror. the houses in the muslim quarter of the town - a lot of them had been burnt down, all of them looted and ransacked, some partially destroyed. in one abandoned houses i found a little girl, crouching, in the corner, in the dark, in poor physical condition and was

squared and injured. she had a light head injury, fortunately. she had not had anything to eat or drink since the day of the massacre four days earlier. she was so weak she couldn't stand. the villagers that remained there, the christian residents of the town said that they couldn't look after her, that if she was left there she would die and i should take her. so that's what we did. we took her to a place where she is safe, where she is being looked after, and where a search is beginning for remaining relatives that she may have. she did say that both her parents had been killed. >> can you give some sense of what it's like to come upon a massacre like this? >> well, i mean, the scenes were

absolute horror. a lot of muslims have been killed in the town on 24 january. those that did not die or flee on that day were killed or managed to escape on 10 february. their remains now no muslims in that town. this little girl was the only survivor. and this is a similar situation to the one that we found in other towns and villages that we visited. many of the victims have been children, children who have been killed, in some cases while trying to escape with their families. children who have been wounded and mutilated, a little boy of 10 i found in a hospital lost an

arm and had suffered horrendous injuries in other parts of his bodies. another little girl i found in a hospital, had been shot while she was trying to flee with her family. she was left paralyzed from the waist down. she's 12 and will never walk again. children have been killed. they've been injured and seen absolute horror in front of them. as in conflict, it's the civilians paying the heaviest price, and children in this case. >> great work saving the young woman. good to have you on the program. thank you for staying up late in london to talk to us. coming up, words and music. [ ♪ music ] >> it was stolen, now it's back in its owner's hands. what does a $5 million stradavarius sound like. find out next.

plus - lego perfection. classic sculptures all from one artist. he and his works join us in the studio.

>> it's beginning, we are looking at severe weather. not extensive yet. we are seeing across parts of missouri going into illinois, the possibility of thunder storms. that, tomorrows, will turn into a major storm. with that we'll get a lot of different types of weather. you can see the yellow, we are watching it for the potential of bigger thunder storms this evening. as we go towards tomorrow morning, it will die down. tomorrow it will be a messy situation. let's start to the north. that is where it will be more of a winter storm-like activity with blizzard conditions. winds over 50 miles per hour, accumulations between 12-16 inches of snow.

then we have a flooding situation across ohio, parts of indiana as well. rain is coming down, one to two inches of rain and towards the south it will be the severe thunder storms. that means tornados are a possibility, hail as well as damaging winds, over 50 miles per hour. now, if that was not bad enough, as we go towards the weekend and next week, watch what happens to the temperatures to the north. we have cold air coming out of canada. this will be the last big major arctic outbreak. miles per hour on sunday. 10 degrees there, we expect the temperatures to drop more going towards the middle of the week. that is a look at the weather. the news is coming up after this.

>> the lego movie is number one at the box office and getting good reviews. they are extremely popular with children, and an artist is taking it to a new level. a brick artist creates three-dimensional lego masterpieces and we are proud to have him here. nathan, how did you start this? >> i had lego bricks as a chide.

when i grew up i worked with different types of media, and i thought, "what about that toy from my childhood?" >> you were a corporate lawyer. >> i was. >> it's not like you were an art of the figuring out a different medium. >> i got out of college, i didn't have faith in my art, i went to law school. i'd come home. sometimes i'd paint, write, or play with lego. >> why lego? >> everyone can create to it. people can connect. they played with it. they have it at home, so they connect to the artwork. >> you spent a lot of time bringing these here. let's starts with the statue of liberty. how long did that take? >> this took about two weeks. it was iconic. i built the head three times to

get it just right. everyone knows what the head of the statue of liberty looks like. i wanted it accurate. >> i haven't seen one with a heart? >> i wanted a twist on it. she's opening her heart to the world. >> how many individual pieces are used? >> it depends on the type of sculpt tur and the eyes. there's probably about 12,000 in a piece like this. >> they are not glued are they? >> they are. i shift them all over the world, i want them to arrive in one piece. >> nephrotite is next to it. why? >> i had art of the brick, and part of it was taking pieces from art history and replicating them out of lego, to reach kids and teach them what art history is about. i thought what about taking famous works and build it

accurately. they are to scale, as close as i can get in colour and forms to the originals. >> you do the same thing to famous paint things. scream and starry, starry, night. >> exactly. i did something different with "scream", i took the figure in the painting and made it three dimensional. i did it with several of the images in the art of the brick exhibition. each different painting i tried to replicate, i put a twist on it using the lego brick. >> if i go into a store, can i buy the colours. >> you can buy the same bricks. i use - i don't paint the bricks or use specialised pieces. these are the same ones. if someone was inspired to build... >> does lego like what you do. ? . >> we have a unique

relationship. i'm a good customer. >> how much pieces. >> it's the largest exhibition in times square. >> do you copy or try to replicate iconic images, or do you do your own thing as well? >> a lot of the time i do my own thing, for part of this i do 50 pieces from art history, and 50 pieces that are originals. >> when you look at nephratite in particular, it's the colours, the eyes that come out. >> that's exactly it. it's capturing the look and the colour of the original piece to make it look as close as possible. >> because it's lego, made in three dimensional. you get a different look. >> there's almost a pixelisation. it looks like three dimensional pixels, because you use rectangular bricks. it's little rectangles, and you

step back and it's made of form. >> they must bring kids by the dozens. >> that's the great thing. people have lego toys and can connect to lego, they come and are ex-poposed to the art well. i have families never been to an art museum, but see this. >> is that what you intended? >> we, i have pictures of people building these things after being inspired. >> how long does it take? >> two to three weeks. >> are men more complicated than what you bring to us. >> many are bigger than this. >> what is the largest? >> a torantosauraus skeleton, that two me some time to put together. i have an art studio in new york

and los angeles. i split time and create as much as i can. >> it's a fantastic story and beautiful work, and inspiring work to young people. it's a treat to have you on the program. thank you for sharing your artwork. >> from lego to the story of a stolen stradavarius recovered and returned to the stage this week. [ ♪ music ] >> making it sing, milwaukee concert master frank ormond. he was attacked in a parking lot and robbed. police recovered the 18th century violin last thursday. two men have been charged with the theft of the $5 million instrument. joining us is frank ormond, and violin curator stefan hersch. welcome, great to have you on

the program. stefan, good to have you back here. >> thank you. >> frank, let me ask you first. tell us what happened when they stole the violin from you. >> we just finished a concert on a series that i run here in milwaukee. i was leaving through the stage door. my car was not parked far away. i walked out with a few other musicians, and they walked ahead of me. and i was putting things in my trunk, and there was a car parked - backed in next to my car. i was about to strap the violentlyin in the back seat of the car. it was an older van and a guy walked around and got a little closer. i saw a couple of lights and realised that's happens before you get hit with a taser. >> you're holding on to it

carefully. go ahead. >> no, i went down and got up very quickly and saw a van driving off and no vil scrin case. it was -- violin case. it was pretty apparent to me what had happened. >> did you ever think you'd see it again? >> yes, i wasn't sure when. i mean, of course i'm trilled that it didn't take very long. you know, part of me thought it was going to be gone for a while. >> did you imagine that the violin would be stolen from you? >> no. they are hardly ever stolen. they are certainly - if they are, they are never stolen in this fashion. i was more worried about doing something stupid with it, like setting it on top of my car or something, like a coffee mug and driving off. something absent-minded, or

leaving it at a counter. >> you authenticated the violin and were close to the violin, did you tell me you had trouble sleeping while it was gone? >> well, yes. frank called after the incident happened, in a panic, then i was in a panic, and i couldn't sleep. i don't think any of us slept well for nine days or whatever it was when the violin was gone. >> it's a beautiful instrument. why is it worth $5 million? >> well, it's a very rare and special thing. there's a huge demand for the objects, and not enough to go around. that has consistently driven the price up. i expect talk to me in a few years and it will be a bit higher. >> i don't want to go into details of security, i take it that you are taking - you've

taken precautions to keep this from happening again. >> well, i think anybody that's playing an instrument like this, or in this echelon is probably re-assessing the way that they live with them. myself included. i mean this was an unusual thing on so many levels, that you can't help but step back and look at the whole picture. of course i have to re-examine everything, as far as the way i travelled day to day. i don't think i'll be alone. >> before you leave, franks, if you wouldn't mind playing a little bit on that beautiful violin, we'd sure appreciate it. >> sure. sure. let's see what it sounds like. [ ♪ music ]

>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. the ukrainian president agrees to a truce with opposition leaders. the two sides met.

there was a call all of charging independence square by the police. negotiations to start tomorrow. 26 people have died in clashes. new information tonight in the department of homeland security, issuing warnings about shoe bombs and other hidden explosives on aeroplanes, flights entering the u.s. from abroad. >> president obama is on the way back from mexico, where he met with canadian and mexican leaders. >> they discussed border security, immigration reform. they were met by hundreds of protestors demanding greater access into america and canada. >> more than 100 south koreans travelled to north korea to reunite with loved ones. some had not seen family members in more than 60 years. facebook is getting bigger. c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is spending $19 billion in cash and

stock on an app. it's part of facebook's attempt to boost popularity among younger users. those are the headlines. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. you can get the latest news online. aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight", can it held. amid the chaos, a ceasefire raises hopes in ukraine. it's tempered by a step back. also tonight, tapped out. a californian community counting on a steady flow of visitors. how the drought emergency is drying up hope. >> agriculture is the business of hope. you have crops and they require