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in ukraine there has been a major step forward towards restoring calm. we want to take you live to kiev, the president and opposition signing a deal negotiated by a multinational coalition of foreign ministers coming in the wake of those two days of bloody battles in the streets. jennifer glasse has been following the story from the beginning. can walk us through the details of this deal? >> reporter: sure, del. and it came really very quickly -- negotiations went on all night long. the deal means within 48 hours a special law will be passed by the parliament. it has already been passed to bring back the 2004 constitution. that rebalances the powers of the president and the parliament. now they have until september to rewrite the constitution to get

a new constitution in place, and then until december to have new presidential elections. the question is going to be whether that is going to be soon enough for the demonstrators here in independence square. now as a concession to the demonstrators they are promising an investigation into those responsible for the violence, and also they are promising no state of emergency declared by the government here. so those two major concessions to the opposition, but i think we spoke to at least one opposition protester who said it's too little, too late. the 2004 constitution we wanted that a few weeks ago, they want to see the president step down. so the question will be whether this will be enough. >> so, jennifer, what does this mean going forward now, and i guess the basic question a lot of people want to know is will this end the violence?

>> well, i think everybody hopes they will end the violence in the square today, they are memorials everywhere to the dead, dozens died down here yesterday and in the last couple of days. they are going to have a joint police force, the local self-defense force from here on independence square is supposed to join or cooperate with the police forces to go around the towns and cities to try to prevent violence and criminal acts. they don't want this generating into vigilantlyism. there have been some protesters that have been at the forefront of the violence. right now there is a memorial service going on for those who were killed. it is calm. it is quiet. the police have left the streets. there are no police lines. most of the barricades are gone. so everybody is watching and

waiting to see what the other side will do. >> jennifer glasse live in keefe sthchl thank you very much. and while the eu has been able to help negotiate that deal in ukraine, russia calling the protest an attempted coup. phil ittner has been watching all of the diplomatic efforts unfold on ukraine in brussels. what are the eu and russia saying about this deal, phil? >> reporter: well, we have just heard from the eu's special envoy for security, katherine ashton. she says she feels the implementation of this deal will be, quote, challenging. we also heard from the nato secretary general, and he also welcomed the deal. and the daughter of the opposition leader took some time out to thank brussels for its

help. >> we are thankful today that european union stands as one for us against the violence of the regime that didn't stop before killing it's a own people. >> reporter: certainly here there is a sense in brussels of waiting to see what happens. a lot of trepidation, but some cautious optimism. del. >> we are hearing these talks were contentious so what has been the russian response to the deal? >> reporter: yeah, del, some very strong words coming out of russia, and earlier today on al jazeera america, we spoke to the russian ambassador to the eu, and he said he feels this entire crisis has been an eu-backed attempt to change the ukrainian government. >> what we're witnessing is in fact an attempt to overthrow a democratically elected

government by force, and that is quite obvious for any objective observer. >> reporter: and that falls in line with what his boss, the foreign secretary of russia has been saying today. he said that he believes that this has been an attempt by the eu to drag ukraine into its sphere of influence and into russia. so obviously while there may be a very tenuous hold on non-violence in ukraine, there are still going to be strong lingering questions about what is ukraine's status when it comes to that division. del? >> phil ittner live from brussels belgium. thank you very much. and far from the fighting in the capitol of kiev, a city in the west of the country is feeling the uprising more than ever. david has more. >> reporter: overnight a candle

lit vigil in the center of lavif, held for those who died in independence square. many of the victims came from the city. it's a city already in open revolt against the president, their feelings about him eloquently displayed on this poster. >> translator: we can pray this is what we can do. stone are the only weapon against those machine guns that they have. >> reporter: the headquarters have been transformed since al jazeera last visits the city earlier this year. the barricades have gone. the protesters now have the reins of power inside. there we found the heard of the newly formed people's council chairing a meeting to sort out the problems of the city. the officials all report now to him. he has assumed all responsibility for the fate of the region and its citizens.

waiting to join the meeting we found the former education minister deeply worried. >> translator: there is a real danger. we have heard deputies in a meeting to discuss separating from the country. >> reporter: we found the only policeman who dared to step out on the streets this week. six police stations here have been ransacked by the protesters, but now the self-defense borders cleaning them up to hand them back. an old soviet police poster is warning that walls have ears. beneath it all of these safes have been broken open. outside the station, we found only contempt for the latest

deal in kiev. >> translator: i don't see the point of any negotiations or trust. too much blood has been spilled. i want to see them all at the international court. they should get the death penalty. >> reporter: such radical sentiments may be isolated here, but the danger of a return to violence cannot be ruled out. the venezuelan government is seconding paratroopers to a western city where anti-government protesters and police continue to fight. the government trying to quash ten days of violent protest there. the demonstrators, most students, are calling for the president to resign. >> reporter: anti-government protesters have once again gathered in streets here. they are lighting fires trying to barricade themselves in. there aren't as many people here

as there have been in previous night, and there isn't the heavy securi securi security presence. the leader is not going to face charges of terrorism or murder. he will be charged with arson and trying to incite violence. the hearing took place at the military prison where he is being held and he is to be held there for the next 45 days, until his case will go to trial. later on -- a few hours later, the other opposition leader came out and held a press conference, and demanded that the president show proof that the opposition movement is actually trying to overthrow the government. >> translator: the government speaks of a coup. but i ask, is it really a cue? or a government coup against the people. which is it, because if there is a coup in the making, you have

to present proof to this country. >> reporter: he is also calling for a march on saturday. it will be interesting to see how many people show up for that. if he can continue this momentum that he began when the students started protesting last wednesday. so far the death toll is up to six, and on thursday a funeral was held for a beauty queen in a town that is about two hours outside of ka rack cuss. the woman was shot in this head. you can see her brother trying to whisker her away to the hospital. she died at the hospital. meanwhile protests continue on the streets. people are gathering here and in this other cities around the country, and the government continues its response saying this movement is simply trying to overthrow its government.

president obama scheduled to meet today with the dalai lama, but china is urging him to cancel that meeting, warning that it would seriously damage ties between the two countries. white house officials say the president will meet at the dalai lama at the white house. china views the nobel peace prize lawyer ent as a dissident. >> three suspects have been arrested believed to have been directly involved in killing of prisoners in poland. the men were arrested after police searched six homes using information given to them by the government office investing nazi war crimes. when we come back, a closer look at an environmental disaster in north carolina. federal investigators checking

out a coal ash spill in a river. a major development into detroit's historic bankruptcy. i'm bisi onile-ere, and i'll have a live report coming up.

arizona's governor january brewer must decide whether to sign a bill that allows business owners to refuse people to gay people services for religious reasons. the arizona legislature passing that measure on thursday. so far arizona's plan is the only one that has passed. detroit unveiling its blueprint for how to restructure the city after bankruptcy. bisi onile-ere is in detroit right now. bisi, today's development marking a major turning point in this case. >> reporter: yes, del, some bankruptcy experts are calling

this development historic. this is the largest bankruptcy in u.s. history, and the plan just unveiled basically sets the course of what could happen here regarding the city. the emergency manager's plan of adjustment calls for shedding $18 billion in debt, and they want to do that by paying less to the banks, retirees, as well as bondholders. just to break it down a bit, the city has proposed 34% cuts to general retirees, and 10% pension cuts to fire and police. and for those unsecured bondholders, they would accept about $0.20 on the dollar. when it comes to the detroit institute of art, there was a lot of concern, but this plan calls for saving that art through money offered by the state as well as private foundations, so for the most part, we're getting a glimpse of what could happen, but nothing is set in stone.

negotiations will continue between creditors and the city. >> so what happens next? where do we go from here? >> reporter: where do we go from here? well, there are over a hundred thousand creditors involved in this case, and right now everyone is going through this document, and there will likely be a lot of people who are unhappy with these numbers. so they'll continue on with negotiations, and at some point come toen ag a greem on the plan, and when they do that the plan will then go to the judge covering this case, and he will have the final say on what happens next. i'm told this whole entire process could take months. >> bisi onile-ere, thank you very much. ♪ wall street looking to close out another week in the plus column. the dow is up 33 points, and the

s&p 500 just a few points below its all-time high. sinking home sales have been reported, bad weather is to blame in part. but also home prices have jumped 11%, making homeownership less possible for a lot of people. under armor will now provide suits for olympic competitors through the end of 2022. underarmour became the scapegoat for the disappointing performance of the american team in sochi. members of the federal reserve board debated whether to bail out lehman brothers. some fed members thought it could second the wrong signal to

the markets. federal prosecutors in north carolina expanding that are investigation into a massive chemical spill, materials dumped into the river near the virginia border. robert ray has more from eden, north carolina. these are the muddy banks of the dan river. this foam -- green foam is meant to catch up the contaminants from the coal ash that spilled into the river on february 2nd. now duke electric is to blame for this, a leaky pipe underneath a coal ash pond released what they said two weeks ago to be 82,000 tons of coal ash, that figure has now been downgraded to 30 to 39,000 tons, but much of the coal ash is scattered around at the

bottom in various spots all the way, 70 miles downstream. duck energy is the largest electricity provider in the nation. and on tuesday a second pipe leaked, spews a - -- arsenic-laced chemicals into the ground river. if we take this cup and go down a foot or so, and bring it up, you can see clearly we have sentiment, leaves, and you can see the dark coal that is here in the mud mixed together. and just this week, federal prosecutors ordered nearly 20 state environmental agency employees to testify before a grand jury coming up. coal ash is not deemed hazardous

currently. many environmental groups have for years said that there should be more stringent regulations on coal ash, because the long-term hazards or effects on the water system and people are just simply not known. >> robert ray in eden, north carolina. coming up a fight over a construction sight where the remains of some of the oldest americans have been found.

welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines at this hour. a deal today in ukraine, both the president and opposition signing a compromise. it comes in the wake of those bloody battles on the streets. at least 77 people now dead. in venezuela opposition leaders are calling for more

protests this weekend. china is sending a loud message to president obama, don't meet with the dalai lama. warning a meeting with the leader will damage chinese-u.s. relations. archeologyists are now in a fight with landowners. natasha ghoneim has the story. >> reporter: beneath these layers of soil in miami, archeology gists have unearthed the oldest era yet. they found several thousand post holes like this. part of what they say is the formation of a native american tribe. >> there is nobody here to speak

for them. so that's why i'm thinking we have to come up with a respectful way to handle this situation. >> reporter: archeology gists made the discovery while overseeing a billion dollars apartment complex construction. >> we would like to see a balance of preservation and development. >> reporter: the developer has offered to preserve and build a museum on a corner, but the group wants to continue to build on the remainder of the site. their attorney says considering what they believe archeologists discovered, the offer is more than generous. >> this is embarrassingly beref of any fundamental science. >> reporter: this isn't the first battle in miami?

1998 as developers were building these high-rises, they found this, the foundation of a ceremonial structure. it is now called the miami circle. but many criticize the way the ancient site has been displayed. houston says the developer should use this as an opportunity not to repeat the mistake of the miami circle. >> i hope that we don't have that same sort of disappointment or failure to preserve the site. >> reporter: the preservation board is planning to designate the ancient plot a local historical site. next month they'll determine how best to balance the interests of preservation and urban growth. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera, miami. ♪ i'm dave warren. severe weather problem today is to the east of where it was

yesterday. these were tornado reports as this line of severe storms moved through the midwest. now this is what we have happening currently. we have a severe thunderstorm watch with a tornado warning here in florida. the red dots go all the way up to virginia. this is what it looks like on the radar. look for a brief period of very gusty wind and possibly some hail, and they are moving right through florida now. they are pretty much off through georgia and south carolina, but it's this line through north carolina and virginia that we're starting to see it bow out a little bit. the radar starts to shape in the form of a bow here, that indicates very powerful wind. followed by calmer weather but colder temperatures. the wind picks up as it pushes to the east. these temperatures are trying to climb in philadelphia, it's up

to 47. 61 in washington, d.c. this is the warm air approaching from the south. as the front moves through you get the severe weather followed by colder temperatures. low-pressure up over the great lakes where the cold air is, but that will lift up into canada. it's the biggest threat here over the next few hours, by 9:00 tonight it is off the coast. nothing moving in behind it, except colder temperatures. these temperatures are dropping down into the teens and almost just down to about the freezing mark in chicago. these are the high temperatures on saturday, and just as cold on sunday. del. thank you very much. indonesia has adopted a new law that gives full protection to manta rays. steph has more from indonesia. >> reporter: they are one of the most gentle fish and popular

attraction here. when you are lucky sometimes they come to the surface where you can actually see them from the boat. these huge fish have been caught and shipped to china and taiwan for consumption and medicine. now indonesia has finally committed to really protect the manta rays. they now realize that the living manta ray will give them 1 million in revenues for tourism, while a dead manta ray will only give them a few hundred dollars. now it come down to enforcement of this project. and finally, for the first time in 20 years ukraine winning an olympic gold medal. they won it in the women's by -- bi-a thalon and they

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