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evening in ukraine, people have been calm there in kiev now for hours, but everyone is waiting to see what happening next. the president and opposition signing the deal negotiated by a coalition of foreign ministers. all of it coming in the wake of those bloody battles coming in the street that left at least 77 people dead. jennifer can you walk us through the details of the deal that was worked out? >> reporter: del, i can. the deal has a number of things. one the parliament did almost immediately -- the parliament has already passed the law taking ukraine back to its 2004 constitution. they have now until december to do constitutional reforms, and basically taking a lot of powers away from the president.

and then presidential elections have to be held by december in 2014. an investigation has to be carried out into the recent violence here. the government has promised no state of emergency declared and there will be a an amnesty law. and down in the square is -- >> we appear to have lost -- >> reporter: right now it's all about results. >> we need to explain, and we need not just only to explain. we need to act and to deliver real steps to go back to the constitution, to pass a special deal, to pass an amnesty law and to move forward step by step. people would never trust in any kind of signature. people would trust in the real

action. >> reporter: and really that is what the people are going to be watching for, what happens. also happening right now in the square behind me is a funeral. thousands of people have been in this square all day, mourning those who were killed here yesterday. earlier today we had the funeral of a journalist who was killed. he was very well-known. he was a big blogger here. social media is huge here, and so a lot of these people feel that they know these ukrainians. so it has been a day of emotional outpouring here in the square. people feeling very, very close. we saw families in the square earlier, and even at 9:00 at night, there are a lot of people in the square here as well. >> and what does this mean going forward, and will this be enough to end the violence for good?

>> reporter: that is the real question. some of the protesters i have spoken to say it's too little, too late, and we have just heard some distressing words a few minutes ago. saying if the president doesn't step down by tomorrow, there will be trouble. there is a divide here. these people have been here for so long. and now that blood has been shed, many people believe there is no alternative other than for the president to accept down. december may not be soon enough for many people, dell, and that's the concern now. can the opposition leaders sell this to their followers? and do their followers really follow

[ technical difficulties ] >> does do they think that this is going to be a lasting peace? >> reporter: well, del, there's a real sense of relief here, but as you say, there is some caution, and they are watching very closely to see how this goes. earlier today the eu special envoy for security and foreign policy, katherine ashton said the implementation of this deal will be key and challenging. this is also what she had to say earlier today. >> i have to say the purpose immediately must be to see an end to the violence. we have been very shocked about the amount of violence especially in recent days. i called a council yesterday in brussels to bring ministers together. we were in touch throughout the

day with the three foreign ministers who were on the ground in kiev, and we provided the framework to make action. >> reporter: now we also know that there have been several notes of congratulations from eu leaders on the ukrainian decision to step away from the press pus those are coming from nato, from the eu council president, and communications with the russians on this matter. we do know at this hour that president obama will be on the phone with president putin. it is expected that ukraine will be high on the agenda in that conversation. del? >> we know russian obviously disagreeing with the european union side. so have we heard anything from the russian side of the coin? >> reporter: yeah, the russians

have been very angry about what has been going on in ukraine, and they blame the west for this situation. matter of fact earlier today we spoke to the ambassador -- the russian ambassador to the eu, and he said that it is his belief that basically this whole crisis has been caused by an eu-backed effort to overthrow the government. >> but what we're witnessing is in fact an attempted coup, an attempt to overthrow a democratically elected government by force. and that is quite obvious for any objective observer. >> reporter: now that falls in line with exactly what his boss sergey lavrov has been saying that his belief is this entire crisis was an effort by the west to pull ukraine into its sphere of influence and away from russia, so while the fighting on the streets may have ended,

there is still going to be very strong lingering questions as to where exactly it is that ukraine lies on that border territory between east and west. >> phil ittner from bussels belgium, thank you very much. far from the fighting in kiev protesters in the western city of laviv have already taken control of the government. david shader reports. >> reporter: a vigil for those who died in independence square. many victims came from the city. it's a city already in open revolt against president yanukovych, their feelings about him eloquently displayed on this poster. >> translator: we can pray. this is what we can do. prayers can break stone, and are the only weapon against those

metal machine guns that they have. >> reporter: the headquarters have been transformed since al jazeera last visited the city earlier this year. the barricades have gone. the protesters now have the reins of power inside. there we found the leader of the newly formed people's council chairing a meeting. the officials now all report to him. he has assumed full responsibility for the fate of the region and its citizens. waiting to join the meeting we found the former education minister. >> translator: there is a real danger we have heard deputies discussing separating from the country. >> reporter: we found the police chief. he just paid a visit on the

people's council, and no, he couldn't comment. now the city's self-defense borders have been sent in to clear up the police stations. but not everything is being restored. an old soviet police poster here is warning that walls have ears. beneath it all of these safes have been broken open. it is estimateded as many as 500 weapons have been stolen from police arsenals in the last few days. >> 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 hear, but the danger of return to violence cannot be ruled out. we have a ukrainian business woman who recently returned and wrote our thoughts about the

protest and the future of her country. you write, we're in the pretty of the world's greatest rebirth . . . do you feel the world is getting a clear picture of both sides in this conflict? >> yes, del. i think people have had enough. people don't want to live in oppression anymore. people are fighting for their freedom, and the whole world is watching, and the whole world is taking notice. >> we have learned an awful lot about ukraine, and we realize it has been a divided country. so if you were among the people that support the president, you view this as a hostile action against somebody that you support. so how does ukraine heal? >> they need to come together in its fight against corruption. in itself fight to bring better

life for each ukrainian citizen. >> so when you say the president, you are not necessarily talking about the government itself, you believe the present government is [ technical difficulties ] >> is a coup d'etat, that it is a violent overthrow of the go. what do you say to those that argue that? >> i say it is nonsense. it is not a coup d'etat, it's people protesting against their violent government that is keeping them unheard. >> one of the things that people seem to be asking about this particular conflict is what does it take when people become so

fed up with the government that they take to the streets, you were there in november, december, january, february, the coldest months of winter, refusing to quit until things happen. what was it like? >> i spent more than half a year in ukraine this past year, and things just kept going worse and worse, and people were depressed. they thought nobody cared about them. the government had forgotten about its people and they couldn't stand it anymore. and they are willing to stand in the cold winter weather to fight for what they believe in -- >> but what made them think the government didn't care about them? why did they feel that way? this >> because they enacted laws that were against people. they ruined their businesses. yanukovych single handedly eliminated small business in ukraine. people were desperate. they couldn't feed their

families. >> russia argues that the eu didn't do enough fast enough. how do you feel about that? >> well, i think ukraine should really focus on its own corruption incredit of being -- just asking for handouts, especially from russia, which is not really something that ukraine needs right now. if you crane works on its corruption, i think they will find the money and bring back their economy. >> how do you move forward? you heard jennifer glasse's report where they were talking about funerals taking place right now in independence square in kiev -- how do you move forward -- let me ask the question this way, if it were you brother who were killed?

would you not want to seek revenge? how do you just stop? >> you don't stop. you honor those who have given their lives. they are true heros of ukraine and you keep fighting for a better government. you keep fighting to see that those who were responsible for the violence against the protesters are jailed. >> and do you believe the deal in place right now will work? >> i sure hope so, because really all i want to see is no more violence, no more action -- military action taken against people. no more snipers killing innocent protesters. so i really -- i'm hopeful. >> thank you very much for being with us. ukrainian business woman you were there in november. there was actually some very good news coming out sochi today. for the first time in 20 years

ukraine winning an olympic gold. coming up on al jazeera america, president obama and the dalai lama meeting this afternoon, but one country did not want that to happen. and saving detroit, new plans to get the motor city out of bankruptcy. ♪

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blueprint today to emerge from bankruptcy. the plan was filed in federal court after months of negotiations on what services to cut to lower the debt. bisi onile-ere has some of the details. >> reporter: detroit's emergency manager has filed his plan of adjustme adjustment. this [ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: here are a couple of the figures. he wants to pay $0.20 on the dollar to unsecured bondholders as for the detroit institute of art, under this plan the goal is

to save the art and they do so by state and private moneys. now as for whether this is a done deal, i'm told this is one of many drafts that creditors are looking through this and seeing what they agree with and what they don't. bisi onile-ere. al jazeera, detroit. ♪ investors right now struggling to keep the stock market rally alive. the dow is down 11 points right now. the blue chips trying for a third straight week of gains, but having a rough time. we're also following breaking news, shares of barnes & noble soaring after a private firm offered to buy a majority stake in the company. they also want to separate the

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dalai lama here at the white house. always harsh criticisms from china. there is a certain ritual, should we say to this, del, the president invites the dalai lama, they let the press know just about 12 hours ahead of time. they try to keep the build up to a minimum. he doesn't meet him in the west wing, this happens in the residence which is the more familiar part of the white house behind me in the map room. the president putting out a statement a readout afterwards, the president supports the dalai lama's ach -- approach, they call it the middle way.

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called the meeting gross interference in china's affairs. >> why is china so concerned about the president meeting the dalai lama. >> they view him as a [ inaudible ] figure. that's why you see the white house and jay carney going to such pains to point out that the united states government does not believe in tibetan independence but this middle way that they speak of that honors the traditions of tibet but not call for separation from china itself. >> thank you mike. have you ever wondered what your dog was thinking? there is a new study that they might know before you, and they

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♪ welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters here are your headlines at this hour. a deal today in ukraine appears to be holding, both the president and opposition signing a resolution negotiated by a multinational coalition. that comes in the wake of those bloody battles in the streets that left at least 77 people dead. president obama meeting with the dalai lama today encouraging china to have direct talks with the spiritual leader. china was opposed to the meeting. detroit's emergency manager filing a plan today to help the city get out of bankruptcy. it is an early draft as creditors continue to negotiate for larger settlement. ♪ i'm meteorologist dave warren active weather here

across the southeast and mid-atlantic. a few watches still in effect, you have to go up to north carolina and virginia to see this line of fairly severe storms that are moving through. one or two isolated storms but no warnings as this storm moves up the coast. this is a front that is moving through. 60s ahead of it, 50s and 40s behind, and cooler weather for the weekend. here is a look at the northeast, strong storms around philadelphia and just south of that, but really fairly stable, just plain rain up across new york and neew england. these lines of storms that are moving through will continue to push east. they are beginning to bow out here across the peninsula, a little farther south there in north carolina and virginia, thaboing indicates very powerful wind as these storms move

through, and they are racing at about 65 miles an hour. they will continue to push off of the coast, and by 9:00, 10:00 they will be clear of the coast there. still some rain and mixing up across new england, but this will quickly move off. clear and dry saturday and sunday, but look at the highs here, dropping as that bitter-cold air returns. another mild day here around atlanta and washington before that cool bitter cold air comes in. look for temperatures to drop back around where they should be this time of year, but we are clear the storms are clearing out, del. >> thank you very much. finally if you own a dog this study won't be much of a surprise, probably. it was discovered that a dog's brain reacts to emotions just like we do. scientists were able to see our canine brains process voices,

sounds, and social interactions. it is the first time a study has successfully compared an animal brain with a human that did not include a primate. thanks for watching al jazeera america.