>> aid finally reaches a starving suburb of homs. >> i'm barbara serra you're watching al jazeera live from london. venezuelan wake to a new era after voter punish maduro for the economic crisis. china's first red alert for smog in beijing as talks move up a gear.

and back on show, a chimp ban zochimpanzee sanctuary reopens after sierra leone is free of ebola. washington has denied accusations by syria's government that airstrikes by the u.s.-led coalition hit one of its army camps killing three soldiers. damascus said four aircraft were involved in the strikes in the province, which has a large presence of fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. syria is calling it an act of' aggression, and this would be the first coalition strikes to hit syrian forces. let's get more now on the u.s. reaction from roslind jordan, who joins us now live from d.c. the u.s. is denying a role, but what else are they saying? >> even though the u.s.-led coalition did conduct four

airstrikes in the province on sunday, those took place about 55 kilometers from where the u.s. says it knows of a syrian installation. it says that they were going after isil-controlled oil fields basically taking out barracks they say this was a relatively remote area, and only if they get credible allegations that there might have been people injured or killed will they investigate, but they're very strongly denying that they went after anyone in the syrian military they're saying that the syrian allegations simply don't make sense. >> it is not surprising that they're denying it so strongly i

guess considering that russia is now aligned with syria and also carrying out airstrikes, i mean, this would have the potential to escalate. i am guessing not a surprise that the u.s. has denied it so strenuously. >> that's exactly right, the barbara. the u.s. has been very clear from the beginning september 2014 that any airstrikes that it and it's coalition partners would launch inside syria would be against isil targets. this is even though the u.s. is very much opposed to the leadership of bashar al-assad as that country's president. the president said the only way to end sir why's civil war is to get all the parties involved in that civil war around a negotiating table and negotiate a political sugars. they said they're not going to go to war against syria because that would simply make an already bad situation even

worse. they're very clear about this because as you suggest it with a make almost a horrific situation certainly for the citizens who would be caught up in the middle of this, and also they don't want it to basically go to war against a country with whom they still have diplomatic relations, even though the u.s. and syria don't see eye to eye on anything and impact don't have ambassad ambassadors in either country right now. >> roslind jordan with the latest from washington, d.c. thank you. meanwhile, hundreds of syrian rebels are pulling out of the city of homs as part of the cease-fire deal. it has been under siege by government forces for more than two years. >> for these children the arrival of this truck means food and rations. it's taken months, the

neighborhood has been surrounded by government forces for over two years, but the harsh food blockade has been in place for the past four months. they had to accept a cease-fire deal with the government in order to allow the aid to be delivered. president bashar al-assad's forces have denied they're deliberately starving homs into submission. >> we suffered a lot. we eat maccarone without a means to cook it. we eat food with no bread our children are dying of hunger. >> it has been a decisive call after four years. >> they've been monitoring the positions from the air and the ground. this is not the first time that

a truce has been reached in homs. in 2012 the u.n. tried to broker a cease-fire that would allow the civilians to leave through a safe corridor, but not everyone left, and the siege continued. the last remaining areas in holmes there has been very little deals for safe passage, humanitarian aid, 200,000 people used to live here. the cease-fire has held for two days, but they're not sure how long it will last. >> turkey maintains it was invited by the local government to train fighters, and promised not to send any more soldiers

and stopped short from ordering an actual withdraw. the u.s. president has vowed to do what it takes. barack obama giving a speech on security following the attacks in california and paris. the critics say that it lacked any concrete policy changes. patty culhane from washington. >> the backdrop, the oval office. this is only the third time that barack obama has used the office to send a message. the president telling inference he has a strategy to defeat isil. >> the threat is real, but we will overcome it. >> according to polls 57% disapprove how he's handling the fight against isil. 72% say that the effort is going

badly. and 60% say that it is time to send more troops into iraq and syria. >> for god's sakes, mr. president change our strategy, come up with a ground force to go in "g" in and destroy the caliphate before we get hit here at home. >> the president has his own criticism for the u.s. congress saying its time for new gun control legislation. that is unlikely. just last week the senate voted down a bill that would keep people on the know-fly list from buying weapons. president obama also urged americans not to frame this as a war against islam. >> that, too, is what groups like isil want. isil does not speak for islam. they're thugs and killers, a cult of death. they account for a tiny fraction of more than a billion muslims around the world. [singing] >> before the speech hundreds of advocates rallied outside of the

white house to send a similar message. >> the basic thing is to say that errorism to try to defea--m is not part of islam. >> warring sides in yemen have agreed to hold peace talks in switzerland next week. they'll start on december 15th. almost 60,000 people have died in the conflict since it began in march.

>> venezuela's opposition party say they'll push through a new amnesty law. the coalition of center right parties won more than twice the number of seats as socialists in supplied's election. president maduro has called the defeat a slap in the face for his party. >> the expressions of ruling socialist parties headquarters confirm supporters' worse nightmare as election results were announced. to the first time in nearly 17 years, opponents of the populist revolution has broken the monopoly of the constitution winning a majority in the national assembly. true to his word, president maduro recognized his party's defeat. >> we've lost a battle today, but the struggle to build knew

socialism and new society, it starts now. we should take this as a slap in the face to wake us up so we can work towards the future. >> the results should as come as no price. spiraling inflations crime, and chronic shortages of basic foods and services had become patio zoo am. >> it's a total change. that's what i want. because what we're putting up with is inbearible, in. >> with the legislative majority, venezuela's opposition can set the congression nat agenda, approve of the hold over the budget, elect the president of the national assembly and investigate public officials. in theory this would oblige the president to toronto, but only in theory. >> but the government still

controls the five branches of the government. and the customer sort, anybod anybodically declay any of these has up constitution ideal. >> but they have other options including a referendum of the president. >> if the government does not change it's the attitude we'll have to politica move ahead. >> they'll build a consensus and work together for the common good, but it seems like a long shot. lucia kne newman newman from caracas. >> what kind of majority does

the opposition have? >> well, we're still waiting for the final count. what we know is that the opposition secured 99 seats, 22 are contested, and the rest are going to the government the opposition does manage to get 12 more votes it will be securing a super majority in congress, and we could be seeing things as dramatic as a new constitution being drafted. this is huge for a country that has been ruled exclusively by powers that are dominated by the government party. of course, the mood is up credibly shifted for the country. >> was it just the economy?

>> well, i think chavez relied on the larger than life persona of hugo chavez. but now that he's gone his focus was on his legacy, the social programs, the food subsidies and cash handouts. as oil barrels worth $40 these were sustainable. but now that oil has plummeted people are feeling the deminut the diminis diminishment of these programs. i think these votes reflect discontent towards the government's inavailability to solve the economic problems, but also with crime and conference. >> okay, waiting to hear the final majority to see how big the opposition will be growing. thank you.

>> in france marie la pen say that the old leaders are crumbling as her party tops regional polls. and we join activist wh as he walks from rome to paris.

>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> syria's government has described their strikes that have killed three soldiers as an act of aggression by the u.s.-led coalition. washington denies it was behind

the attack. in a rare speech from the oval office, the u.s. president barack obama has vowed to do what it takes to destroy isil. venezuela's opposition party will use it's new majority to push through a political amnesty law and free jailed opponents of the government. the leader of france's far right national front said that french voters have rejected the old political class in regional elections that put her party top. national front secured 28% of the vote. head of the center right opinions who have 27%. president françois hollande's socialist party trails in third place. marie la pen said that her party is preparing for even greater victories. >> the truth is that they gain people's trust more and more.

you realize there is no surprise in yesterday's result. i'm telling you so that the next time you won't be surprised either. >> the u.s. has announced financial assistance for ukrai ukraine. vice president joe biden has promised the aid in talks with kiev. it encouraged the country's political leaders to continue reforms and tackle corruption. beijing has issued it's highest ever smog warning. the red alert is the most serious of the government's fourth year scale. it means that three days of smog are expected forcing schools to close and coming instructions to be imposed on factories and traffic. a new study estimates that

economic growth will drop by half of a percent. researchers say it's due to drop in coal consumption by china as well as renewables and global demand for oil and gas. they warn that the world is pumping 38 billion tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere annually from fossil fuels, and this needs to be drastically reduced if the climate is to be stabilized. that report comes as the paris attacks step up. a draft signed on saturday needs to be finalized by the 195 countries attending the attacks. it's aimed at reducing global warning by cutting depends on fossil fuels. they say the deal can lead to starvation. u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon has warned of what can happen if the deal is not

reached. >> a climate can it wa-- catastrophe is on the way. the decisions you make here in paris will reverberate down through the ages. the eyes of the world are upon you. 7billion people want to know that you, the world leaders, political leaders, have their interests at heart, and those of their children. >> well, among the thousands of activists present in paris is one man who knows all too well how remorselessly slow the negotiating process has been. former chief negotiator for the philippines negotiate who is famously broke down in tears in the warsaw climate conference in 2013 as typhoon haiyan battered his home country. he has now turned from negotiator to activists. nick clark has his story.

>> super typhoon haiyan made landfall in my own family's hometown. the devastation is staggering. i struggle to find words even for the images that we see on the news coverage. i struggle to find words to describe how i feel about the losses. >> he was making his opening remarks to the conference in warsaw. in the philippines, the typhoon wreaking havoc and killing thousands. i dare people to come away from the comfort of their armchairs. i dare them to go to the indian ocean and see the impact of the

rising sea levels. >> he stood to a standing ovation as wept in his chair. but i the reaction was little. he's now focusing on activism. he's walking from rome to paris, a march of protest. >> so this is day--34. >> 34. >> he's crossing the pass. >> this journey is paying homage to people who are confronting climate change in a very real way. every step we take on this journey is meant for people who have suffered from the ravages of climate change.

>> celebration crosses the border from italy into switzerland. >> we did it. >> the men were crying. children were crying. nobody knew what to do 37. >> he believes the death toll was much higher than the official estimate of around 8,000. >> nobody is crying for justice. who would provide justice? no one will take the blame. but scientists all over the world know exactly to blame. >> neither man has much faith in u.n. negotiations, but they feel a deep responsibility to act.

>> my motivation is quite simple. i have children, and i want to be able to look in their eyes and tell them that i've done my best to leave a better future, a world that cares. a world that is safe. >> another daytime to get back on the trail. he's no longer head of his nation's delegation. instead, he plans to make his mark outside of the process. nick clark, al jazeera, switzerland. >> a foreigner fighting with the armed group al-shabab has handed himself in. he surrendered to an african union military base in southern somalia. the government said that he was running for his life. al-shabab said that he wanted to fight with isil rather than al-qaeda. we have more now on the story. >> well, fighting along side

al-shabab fighters. he handed himself over at a major base that belonged to al-shabab forces until they lost it last year. she have confirmed that he's now in the hands of the government. they were pursuing him. they wanted to kill him. but what is happening is there is some sort of tug-of-war between isil and al qaeda. and there are officials for al-shabab who recently from the scenario from which they were paying allegiance, that has

brought the leadership of al-shabab, and there has been a purge of some of those who left, who have been killed including a sudanese national. this is a mystery. he killed an u.s. diplomat in car too mankhartoum, and then he ended up in somalia. >> sierra leone is looking to bounce back as quickly as possible since the country has been declared ebola free. tourism is crucial for growth, we have reports from an animal sanctuary in the capital of free town, which has just reopened its doors to visiters. >> they're intelligent, playful

and don't mind posing for the camera. now the angel aware is walking a fine line for survival after losing $100,000. since resoaping visitor numbers have fallen. it was starting to develop a stronger tourist industry. >> when the tourists come, they spend their money to come into the country so government in one way or another through taxes it generates revenue there. >> the 'ol crisis is estimated to have cost the government $11 million. back at the sanctuary visitors starting to return. >> i think that we can learn a lot from them. they're genetically close to us, obviously, and they're endangered. it's important that there are sanctuaries in places like this where people can come and learn

about them. >> that's part of the goal of the sanctuary. educating people about conserv conserving chimps. during the 1970s it was estimated there were 20,000 chimps in sierra leone, now it's estimated there are 5500. >> after being kept as pets or hunted as food, there is optimism that everything will bounce back. al jazeera, free town, sierra leone. >> russia has lost its latest military satellite after it failed to separate from the rocket that was sent into orbit. it was launched from the space center in northwest russia on saturday. the scientists admit that they've lost contact after one of the holding it to the rocket

failed to release. the satellite, which was intended for military and civilian use is expected to burn up when the rocket reenters the atmosphere on tuesday. more on that and everything else that we're covering on our website. www.aljazeera.com. >> building trust between law enforcement officers and the communities that we serve is one of my highest priorities as attorney general. >> the justice department announcing a probe in the police department. >> the threat from terrorism is real, but we'll overcome it. >> a luke warm reaction to president's address. it is back to work for employees in san bernardino, california, as investigators try to p