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church officials. >> in ukraine yesterday's deal between the government and opposition forces appears to be in tatters. parliament has voted to dismiss president yanukovych who fled the capitol today. he's calling this all a coup and said he won't step down. meanwhile, former rifl rival jua tymenshenko is now out of prison. you're looking at live picture of an independent square live from kiev. jennifer, we understand that you're there and you'r your youe

following the story, but is there word of president viktor yanukovych's whereabouts? >> we saw him appear on television tonight. he said he is on ukrainian territory but no identification. he was in a non-descript room with a lamp standing alone side a wall, no windows. no identifying features there. his television appearance was defiant. it's an interview in which he said he will not step down. he won't be tendering his resignation. so a very defiant yanukovych while the many, many people behind me. they say it has been too much, and said he has to resign immediately.

yanukovych won't do that. parliament voted to dismiss him today. we're really at an impasse. >> you say he's defiant. >> reporter: his words seem to say that he is president and he'll ignore the thousands of people who have come up not only here in kiev but across ukraine of toppling statues of linen. they're taking overre over buils all over the country and protest against the president. it has been incredible here in i is it the. the presidential office, i don't know if you can see it. that's the presidential office. it was abandoned today, it's being guarded by opposition guards. so the parliament said the president has abandoned his office. that's the ground they've used to dismiss him.

it's not entirely clear whether their vote is legal. it doesn't go along with the constitutional process to remove a president. if it's not i am pretty muchment, it's a strange move showing parliament trying to take power now. >> jennifer, you say the president's house has been emptied. the presidential house has been emptied. is this considered a win? >> reporter: i think there is a real sense of victory. not least because julia tymenshenko one of the leading opposition to former prime minister, she is on her way to kiev. there is a real sense of jubilation here that the change they've worked so hard for is coming. they feel they have momentum here and it will keep coming.

yulia tymoshenko is someone they can rally behind. tonight she's on her way to kiev. thousands of people are gathered on the square. we expect she'll get a rapturous welcome, a real sense that things are moving here. her release is a symbolic move, something that opposition has been calling for. >> jennifer, thank you so much. right now nick schifrin joins us by phone at the presidential home. >> reporter: this is a sprawling estate. for years it was public. but for the last few years it

was privatized by the president, and it came to symbolize all that those who are fighting against came to symbolize a level of corruption, aloofness. the security around this compound was so large you couldn't get within a half mile of it at all. today they walk through the front gates freely. thousands and thousands of people. some of the fight freers independent square came here to see what the their hard fight w. they brought their kids, this is now their property. this is no longer the president's. it is the people's and they walk through with the collection of classic cars, tennis court, massive home. this is a really a sprawling complex, and the people felt that they had accomplished something, and they won. they now controlled the level of powers. that's not really what they control. they only control this plot of

land, but nonetheless it goes to far to say that they feel that they've turned the corner, and that this is coming to an end. that's not the case in kiev right now. at least not yet. but that is the case out here with these people walking through this compound freely. >> nick, given this symbolism and everything you just mentioned bus his refusal to resign really matter much at this point? >> reporter: well, there is a technical aspect to that and there is an emotional and on the ground level. on the ground, no. he's gone. there is nobody who is defending this compound withi. everyone is just walking through very freely almost like it's a picnic. technically, though, if he doesn't resign he's the president. as jennifer just described the parliament has certain ways to go about that, to try to unseat him. but on the ground not only here

inside kiev as well, the police are invisible. this morning protesters were walking through the presidential offices and there was nobody there. and so you really get a sense that there is nobody in power in terms of the presidency itself. that's why into the vacuum comes the opposition leaders, comes the people in the square, anybody who wants it, and the question is will the opposition be unified in the next couple of hours in the square or will they continue to basically be different kinds of groups. you know, it's not clear yet. what is clear is the presidential power, the grip on power the president has is absolutely gone. >> all right, well, we'll wait and see. al jazeera's nick schifrin life for us outside of kiev in the presidential palace. thank you so much. the russian government is weighing in on the situation in ukraine and drawing support behind the country's embattled

president. saying quote, it's time to stop misleading the public opinion and pretending that the maidon representanrepresents the intere your cranan nation. the u.n. security council voted unanimously to allow aid organizations to access all of syria. sending a pretty strong message to its syrian ally by voting yes to the resolution. now they say they need more time to destroy chemical weapons even though they missed two deadlines. we have that story. >> reporter: damascus wants another 100 days to remove it's biological and chemical weapons and hand them over to an u.n.-led mission for destruction. the plan was put forward at a meeting between the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons and u.n. officials at the hague. the opcw won't comment on syri syria's new timetable but

western diplomats say they concern. so far it has transported only 11% of its arsenal and is behind schedule. >> if we can get 50% of weapons out of syria, that's a huge policy victory. the only alternative we were looking at is military action, and that would have gone after production facilities. it's easy to bomb buildings, but we would not be getting the actual chemical weapons. >> syria has already missed a couple of deadlines. it's most poisonous chemicals had been handed over. june 30th deadline is quickly approaching. by which time all the chemicals are supposed to be destroyed. the syrian government has repeatedly cited the security

situation inside the country as the reason behind the delays. a former chairman of the u.s. senate foreign relations committee told al jazeera he doubts the syrian government is as committed as it says it is. >> the security situation is one in most cases being created by the problems, the government is fostering. i would say that there is certainly clearly some understanding of this, but there has been delay really throughout this. and it raises questions about the sincerity of the government. >> reporter: the next deadline is march 15th by which time all 12th syria's weapon production facilities have to be destroyed. missing that target date could cause the u.n. security council to take unilateral action to remove the country's chemical stock pile. al jazeera. >> hundreds of anti-government protesters are rallying all across caracas. meanwhile, eight people have

died since unrest began earlier this month and protesters are blaming the government for shortages of food and rampant crime. yesterday they called for talks with united states who they say is stoking anti-government supporters. the trial of deposed egyptian president mohamed morsi continues to cairo today. morsi and 130 others are charged with participating in a mass jail break during the up rising. largely morsi's muslim brotherhood muslim brotherhood party since he was overthrown last july. today marks the 56th day of th f detention for al jazeera colleagues. they are all accused of joining or aiding and abetting a terrorist organization. their next court appearance is march 5th. al jazeera continues to reject the charges and demanding the immediate release of our staff.

majestic ceremony in rome where pope francis elevates his first class of bishops into the college ever cardinals. after three days of meetings with a stranged loved one north korean family members return to their home.

>> the vatican today pope francis elevated his first class of bishop into the college of cardinals. the new princes of the church include those from south american countries. pope benedict xvi made an unexpected appearance at the ceremony. we have that story from vatican city. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis come half coming from

outside europe and none from the united states. but pope francis made it clear he wanted to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. there was a real surprise. it was the first time that pope benedict xvi attended a popel rite since resigning. pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality needs some rethinking. there was a worldwide poll on what catholics think of the church's stand on family and morals. the poll shows that i most think it is outdated and unrealistic. >> the pope is changing little by little. you have to take small steps because at the vatican you have to take a small process.

>> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian but i believe this pope will open doors that in the past have been kept shut. >> reporter: there is a conference later in the year on family issues, but the pope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry, even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> the 19 new cardinals will be among those who will make life-changing decisions for the millions of catholics around the world asking pope francis to break with tradition and move into modern times. >> that is al jazeera' al jazeeg from vatican city. and joining me now, joshua

from the catholic reporter. thank you for joining us. why are some calling this as the most critical week of pope francis papacy? >> reporter: glad to be here, morgan. this has certainly been a packed week for the pope. he started it off by meeting with the council of cardinals. the cardinals that he appointed from around the world to help him restructure the governance of the vatican here. he moved into the week with a meeting of 150 cardinals from around the world and discussed how the church can help the family today. this is a theme the pope has talked about a lot, and they're getting ready for a meeting where they're expected to talk about things like contraception, divorce, same-sex marriage, all of those things that are of concern of american catholics. >> you mentioned divorce and same-sex marriage. these are all things that have to do with changing the face of the catholic church. what are some of the newest,

unexpected or controversial reforms that pope francis is working on right now? >> reporter: well, i think what's really interesting is when the pope spoke to the cardinals on thursday and friday, he said to them that they were looking for response to the needs of the families today. he said that it might not involve doctrine or those specific things that catholics are really concerned about in terms of what each specific part of the church law might change, but he wants to change the focus and the direction of the church. he said that they're making theology while kneeling to kind of an eye an italian idiom that they're really concerned about getting to the needs of people, and what's very interesting is that this is not something that the catholic church has done in several years. to really consider what's going on in the different parts of the world. last year under the pope's direction a vatican office here sent letters to bishops in every

diocese around the world asking them to send out a questionnaire and respond to questions about what is going on with catholics around the world. and they're getting responses back, and on monday they're supposed to meet and determine what this meeting in october is going to look like. what these people from around the world are sighin saying ande things might go from there. >> you mentioned kneeling all around the world. many of these new church princes do hail from around the world. why is it important that they come from latin america and africa? >> reporter: certainly when the pope announced who he was picking as cardinals, it was striking that he picked a cardinal from haiti. haiti, of course, never has had a catholic cardinal. he pick cardinals from the philippines, an area of the philippines which is known for being impoverished, and also dealing with inter religious dialogue with muslims. i spoke to the new cardinal

yesterday, and he was talking about what it's like for him. he's expecting to go back from where he's from on monday and do confirmations and baptisms in the hillside. he said he'll have to hike into the hillside to meet the people who need the is sacraments ando need to know the church and the love of christ. it's interesting that the cardinals has have lots of roles. one is to advice the pope. what the pope has done is to advise him from places where the churn has never had advice before or it's been a long time where it has gotten that advice. when they meet at the formal ceremony, gout to think that when you've got people from around the world in different places you're getting different advice and different ideas than you would get if you have in the past more based in europe and the western world. >> josh, live from roam, josh, thank you for being with us in this afternoon.

families separated for decades are reuniting in korea this weekend. >> reporter: when will i see you again, he asked his older brother. they were reunited for the first time since 19. 2 when p ak was abducted on a fishing boat. there are 82 elderly south koreans selected to meet with family members over the weekend. even the north koreans were caught up in the emotion. it's a rare opportunity families split up in the north korean war of the 19 50's, and most don't get this chance. those who do make the most of it. a nephew bows to his uncle. and a father tries to comfort his daughter.

>> don't cry, you shouldn't cry on this good day. we'll be able to meet again soon. trust your father. stay healthy and live well. >> reporter: a third of its group are over 90. two of them got sick and had to return home. a second group of south koreans will be allowed up to the diamond resort from sunday until tuesday. it's such a special time because they don't have any contact with their families otherwise. people can't write e-mails, exchange phone calls or write letters to each other. this arrangement was only agreed to by north and south korea a few weeks ago. the last reunion happened more than three years ago. but now this reunion is over. and these koreans had to say goodbye to each other. they know there is little chance of hearing from each other let alone seeing each other again. al jazeera.

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>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, and here are today's headlines. an ukraine parliament has voted to dismiss their president. he fled the capitol but he still refuses to step down. meanwhile yulia tymoshenko has been remained from prison. the pope appointed new cardinals. a rally taking place in venezuela marking a week violent protest begins crime and food shortages. president nicholas maduro said he wants to meet with the united states.

the police have captured the most wanted drug lord, it was the result of the joint u.s.-mexico operation. he escaped prison in a laundry basket. the cartel is responsible for smuggling large amounts of drug in the u.s. jaws dropped in an auto show in dallas this weekend where an italian super car is on display. and the price tag, just under $2 million. mark snyder shows you exactly what you get for your money. >> reporter: more than a car, the pagani is a working of art, and this man, one of five dealers in the united states who get to sell it. >> everything that you see is the best of the best. they pay attention to every little screw, bolt, nut, it's polished. >> reporter: this pagani cost

$1.8 million. >> that's like four of my hous houses--it's hard to comprehend that much money. >> reporter: people stopping by the car show tend to stop in their tracks when they get here. >> wow, what is this? >> that is insane. [ chuckling ] >> i think someone is going to take me for a drive, that would be cool. >> reporter: with 730-horsepower, the pagani can get from zero to 60 in 2.6 seconds and top out at 200 mph. >> it's like a toy. who buys this kind of thing? >> reporter: where do you drive it? do you take that to the grocery store? you know, i don't know. >> reporter: pagani's one and only texas area dealer says he expects to sell two to four of these a year. it takes nine months to build and each car is made to order

one at a time. >> most wil will go to the tactn italy to get their hands on with what they've done, what they like and what they can do for you, maybe you haven't thought of that idea. >> reporter: there are people who are planning to buy this masterpiece but never drive it. he drove this one to the auto show. >> reporter: what's it like at a stop light? >> attention grabbing. everyone has their iphones out taking pictures of you. >> reporter: the attention to detail is beyond belief. even the car key is a replica of the car itself. check this out, there is not a lot of storage but there are a couple of small compartments with custom made luggage matching the interior. >> this is incredible. it's like a piece of jewelry. it's like sitting in a rolex. >> reporter: perhaps for $1.8 million the car should include a rolex. it doesn't. mark snyder.

al jazeera, dallas. >> i'm morgan radford, thanks so much for watching al jazeera america. the stream comes up next. we'll leave you now with live pictures from independent square in kiev, ukraine, where the violent and bloody last few days are now calm, at least for now. . the world wear ris from crisis after crisis. they are your neighbors, co-workers and one is a mayor to some of you and picking up the pieces where politics fails. >>