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festival looking at the creepy appeal of horror film we begin in syria, where 47 people have been killed in deir az zor in strikes, carried out by russian planes. a bus station in the village of keyshan was hit. it's estimated 100 people have been killed across the prove joins. gerald tan has the details. >> they gather to search for bodies, to sift through their belongings and what is left of their homes. in the countryside of deir az zor, they say air strikes kill relatives and friends, ordinarily citizens. this man offered a prayer, calling on god to help his people. rights groups say russian jets are responsible for the strikes, and this is not the first time.

dozens of civilians are reported to have died in days of bombing of deir az zor. >> russia launched its military operation in syria in september, at the request of syrian president bashar al-assad. since then russian planes flew 700 missions. rights groups say more than 1,000 civilians lost their lives. moscow insists that its campaign is directed at i.s.i.l. and other groups. and rejects claims that aircraft targets civilians, saying that it uses planes to drop humanitarian aid to those living in besieged areas. >> i think that today there's not a single army in the world talking about its military reiterations with facts and numbers as the russians have. it's an operation against

terrorism. >> i.s.i.l. controls most of deir az zor province. and kept most of the government held areas under siege. the russians say the bombardment is to counter the push by i.s.i.l. fighters. the people say it's all been at their expense world powers are to discuss the conflict in geneva on monday. secretary of state john kerry is confident that talks will happen despite divisions. kerrry and his ally are trying to create a group of opposition groups that will join negotiations. >> one. things that we do today is set up a clarity on how to proceed

forward in the steps of negotiations in syria and we are confident that with good initiative in the next day or so, those can get going, and that the u.n. representative, special envoy stefan de-mistura will convene people in an appropriate manner for the pros. >>y talks. >> the -- proximity talks. >> the work we are doing is to bring stability in the region, and much is to push back iran's efforts in the region kerry expressing confidence that the talks will take place, do we know when and who will take part? >> these talks are set for the 25th of january. check your calendar. that is 24 hours from now. i think it's certain that they are not going to start on time.

what we may get on monday in geneva at a news conference planned by the u.n. envoy is news on whether he actually issued the invitations. the problem with the invitation is who to invite from the position. clearly john kerry had chats with the sunnis about this, and they have been trying to drew up an opposition list and has been on the phone to counterparts who had reservations about the list. it may be that the international community had decided on who should come from the opposition, and they are not clear if the opposition will attend. i think in the end it will look very bad, and if the syrian government is there and not the opposition, it will look like the opposition doesn't want peace. i think it's more likely than not that in the end there'll be some sort of talks that take

place from some point during the week. probably not monday, probably maybe wednesday or thursday. but whether they talk about the big issues. about the future of syria is not clear. >> that's what was going to be the next question. once they are all there, there's a lot of issues that they need to iron out. what are the priorities for doing that first? >> well, the u.n. are looking at what happened last time. the so-called geneva 2 talks that took place two years ago, that didn't go very well. it failed. they believe that they brought two sides together face to face early. so you heard john kerry say that there'll be proximity talks, meaning that the syrian government will be in one room. representatives in another, with stefan mistura the envoy between the two to see if they can find common ground. i'm hearing that they are unlikely to talk about the

transition of power in syria, the future of bashar al-assad, all the thorny issues, they'll try to do good on the ground, i'm told early on. and look at the humanitarian situation, the besieged people following the example of getting food into madaya, see if they can help the other besieged communities, and look at the ideas of ceasefires in certain parts of syria. i'm told that the most senior u.n. representative based in syria, the humanitarian coordinator, he'll be in geneva from monday. i think his presence is part of the reason why they are going to focus on that humanitarian and ceasefire part of things if, of course, the talks get going. >> thank you so much. james bays live in london. >> syrian state television is reporting that the pro-government forces recaptured the territory.

the report added that the defensive is backed by russian air strikes. in iraq. i.s.i.s. said it killed 72 soldiers. the iraqi army said the latest fighting against the group happened in sajia, the last stronghold in the city. government forces said they recaptured ramadi from the armed group. live to imran khan. the iraqi government forces have not strengthened their hold on ramadi. what processes have they taken to recapture the areas. >> they have isolated i.s.i.l. into one neighbourhood, and that's where i.s.i.l. are mounting the fight back. as i.s.i.l. lost territory, they moved into one smaller neighbourhood. because that is under their control. they are able to fight back more

effectively than when they tried to control larger areas of the city. it is a problem for the iraqi security forces. they can only go in with shelling and heavy arms fire. the air strikes led by the u.s. are useful to a certain point. there are civilians stuck within that neighbourhood. i.s.i.l. booby trapped areas of that. iraqi says it will go in, take the neighbourhood, and they are trying to open up a corridor to get civilians out from that neighbourhood and other areas, and moving them. that is crucial if you want to go into that town. this is a tactic that - we have seen i.s.i.l. do it time and time again. when they are on the back foot they defend smaller territories, whether it's towns and villages, or neighbourhoods that they currently control. this is the last big neighbourhood that they have. this has been ongoing for 72 hours, there is a civilian

crisis, like i say, and civilians are fleeing to the nearby town. and they have some harrowing stories of life under i.s.i.l. occupation. this is the last neighbourhood, the i.s.i.l. control, so the battle is ongoing. >> thank you for that update. >> now, in yemen, the u.n. is seeking unlimited access to taiz, where resources n are dwindling the u.n. says 200,000 civilians in tiaz are living under what it calls a state of siege. houthi rebels are blocking aid delivers into the city. doctors say they are stopping those leaving to get medical treatment elsewhere. >> i was hit by a shell and in hospital for three months, i

desperately need medical attention abroad. i lost my leg. there was no medical treatment in tiaz. >> the city's hospitals are struggling to cope with demand. more than 90% closed, and those open are short of staff, medicine and electricity, around 5,000 injured people need specialist treatment that their clinics can't provide, and warn that their patients will end up with life-long disabilities unless they receive the help they need. >> many of our patients are in need. they haven't been able to travel. the siege prevented medicine from entering the city to alleviate their pain. >> l 6,000 died in -- almost 6,000 died in yemen since the conflict. with cities under siege and restrictions on food and medical supplies. the government is calling on all sides to resume peace talks, and attacks on the yemen red sea port should stop to allow aid

in. >> a lot of people need the basic necessities to live. on top of that schools have been interrupted. children haven't been able to go back to school. and a lot of them are recruited to join the war in the capital sanaa, this bakery is using wood instead of fuel to make its bread. >> there is a severe shortage of diesel and is expensive on the black market. the city is under siege. to spare residents additional costs we turned to using wood. >> after 10 months of fighting yemenis want the war to end. until it does, the situation will deteriorate joining us now is a spokesman far the international red cross and red crescent. via skype from yemen's capital sanaa. tell us more about the situation in tiaz, and what type of aid is

needed there. >> in taiz. the need it huge - food and medication. many hospitals. there is a lack of medication and others. also in the country in general. around 10 months, they challenge. >> in terms of getting aid through the ports in the red sea, is the blockade you find affecting the delivery of aid? >> for sure. in the moment for the aid. and also the need for people,

$25 million yemeni, who are now going to need this medication. >> what about the logistics on the ground dealing with that. once the aid is delivered, who controls it. in terms of the armed forces that are fighting on the ground. who is responsible for making sure that this aid gets to the people that need it the most. >> for sure. they are the response of giving us and other information. to reach the people and deliver our assistance. >> thank you for taking the time to speak to us. apologies for the quality of skype. thank you for your time still ahead on the al jazeera newshour, milking the most of a bad situation, young tunisians helped to create their

own jobs after nation wide protests over employment. and in moldova where the people say the government is under the thumb of tycoons and novak djokovic continues on at the australian open. details coming up with raul first, thousands of people in the u.s. will be digging themselves out with snow shovels after a mammoth blizzard brought the coast to a standstill. now that the worst is over. the clean-up has begun. streets are being cleared in new york ahead of the commute. a state of emergency was declared in new york. john terrett sent this update on conditions. >> it's affecting 85 million people from south of the capital, washington d.c., up the

nearby seaboard to beyond new york city. now that the storm has gone, the clean-up gets under way in earnest. in the major cities, things should be back to normal quickly. by sunday or monday, ready for the great return to work. there'll be towns and little villages all over the north-east of the country. where things will not get back to normal for many days, where it takes a while to reach the villages, and get the snow ploughs in. most will never forget the start of 2016, and what they call the blizzard from the year here is tom ackerman with the impacts the storm is having on the u.s. east coast. >> reporter: from georgias to massachusettsment the storm kept activities to a minimum. motorists stayed off the road. many that ventured out found

conditions more than they bargained for. in kentucky thousands were stranded along a highway that turned into a parking lot. >> the red cross set up a shelter without people with vehicles. >> i can't stress enough, please, even wal-mart closed. >> washington d.c.'s metro train service shut for the third time history. further north the storm caused flooding on new jersey's atlantic coast. >> there was water in the streets in margate and ice floating up the streets, going over the wall that the residents in the government market said was good enough to protect them from any storm. >> reporter: after the snow forecast for new york city was raised to 76 sent meters. officials ordered a travel ban. >> all vehicles that are not emergency vehicles involved in direct urgent service to people need to be off the streets.

the n.y.p.d. will begin enforcing a travel ban at 2:30 today. that ban will remain in effect until further notice. >> 150,000 households were without electricity. they were expected to worsen as ice builds up on powerlines. in washington. the weather turned treats in a snowboarders delight. >> one of the confinement banders couldn't get enough of the snow. >> since friday, 15% of commercial flights in the u.s. have been cancelled. meaning beginning sunday, airlines will have to cope with a backlog of passengers. tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington time for an update on the weather in the u.s. with everton. it looks pretty from doha, obviously, but it's all over knew. -- now. >> it is, from this event.

the worse is over. we'll see coastal flooding over the next day or so, still concerns, and it will be a week before we see milder air coming in. no sign of a quick thaw coming in. the price of the snowiest level zones to glengarry in west virginia, with over a meter of snow in 24 hours. and in new york where we have 58 centimetres of snow. the second snowfall event since records in 1869. a huge system this. you can see the area of cloud and snow pulling away. we can expect sun shine as we go on through the next day or two. something of a respite. notice how tightly packed the isobars are off the east coast. that is indicative of strong winds. the wind will be a feature for 24 hours for cox. we have seen -- for some.

we see the wind getting in. from marylands to massachusetts and behind are beyond. the wind is a feature. we go through sunday. bright skies. crisp sunshine, no sign of a thaup. we go through the next couple of days. overnight, clear skies. temperatures by day struggled. that means black ice. everton, thank you very much indeed french president francis hollande is visiting india for three days, and thinks france can play a bigger role in their growth. and hopes to finalise a deal to sell the government some fighter jets. we have this report from new delhi. >> this cafe in new delhi brought french desserts, pastries and style for the past several years. the owner of this little bit of france in india's capital said the response upon the public enabled him to open a doze in

chances over the chain, making the challenge of doing business on a different continent worth it for him. >> in india we have a number of infrastructure problems. we have to take care of such basic questions like water supply, electricity supply, supply of ingredient. also of training our staff. who need particular attention. >> someone that he will meet is the president francois holland on his visit. >> reporter: french culture has been here for years. cafes like this show the modern side of the culture. francois holland plans to extend the influence, and make france a larger player in india's economy. >> france is assisting india with infrastructure programs, worth billions. the country's smart city

programme is meant to change the congested and polluted areas to efficient and clean places and is something that french companies are eager to share their expertise on given their own growth in india. >> the relationship is long-term built on trust, and the investment figures, right, is known to everybody that defense companies are making huge investments. >> reporter: but there have been stumbling blocks, including the sale of french-made fighter jets. this, analysts say, is government policy has been favourable towards france. >> they have conducted nuclear test. it was france and germany in the western bloc that came out in support of india and did not go along with the united states in imposing sanctions on india. the relationship is very, very good. >> reporter: a relationship set

to develop stronger ties between india, france, security and culture protesters from nepal's minority rejected the revised constitution, aim. demonstrators blocked a crossing causing shortages of fuel and other supplies, saying that constitutional amendments passed by government do not go far enough. they are calling for more representation within government. >> tunisia's prime minister says the security situation is under control after a week of nationwide protest. they will tackle high unemployment, right-hand 30%. it was triggered by a death of a young man, who was electrocuted to protest not gaining a job,

and climbing an electricity tower. if successful. it is hoped to inspire a generation of youth. >> reporter: this is how amen starts his day. he collects milk from near farms and urges his workers to hurry up. after relentless job hunt, amen, who graduated with a masters degree in management abandoned hope for working for a government-owned company. he recently received flunding and training in entrepreneurship from an international aid agency. with just about enough to start his business, he became a cheese maker. >> this is a dream come true. i was born in a family of farmers, it is the top producer of the milk in tunisia. one day i said to myself with

milk i can start making cheese. if it works i can expand. amen's family around to support him. this is the launch day. as soon as work is finished amen joins those that helped him start his business. these are activists from the nearby city of persia. they were active during the pro-democracy uprising. now they say they want to help build a new tunisia. >> our goal is to lead the country. we have democracy, we want to see the young in the higher echelons of government. we want to organise ourselves. >> reporter: they are active in a young council, n.g.o.s that are growing fast and whose influence is spreading. >> we are training the young to start businesses, so we develop

poor areas. instead of waiting for the government, we chose action. we are not going to spend the rest of our lives waiting for action. >> reporter: a long way lies ahead. they are determined to offer hope to those frustrated over the lack of opportunities in tunisia. >> tunisians expect tough years amid declining revenues and widening deficits. frustrating reality after so many risked their lives to denounce oppression and poverty under the former regime chinese president xi jinping's visit to iran appears to be paying off. the two countries announced plans to strengthen economic ties worth 600 million. xiu is the first head to visit since sanctions were lifted, and with iranian president hassan

rouhani, they oversaw the signing of several. we are delighted to see this trip. it can place at an appropriate time in the post sanctions era. we decided to increase mutual trade, up to 600 million. to ensure security in the middle east. we are offering help to countries which suffer from terrorism. like afghanistan, iraq, syria and yemen. we also are intellectual intelligence to fight terrorism stay with us on al jazeera, still ahead - political limbo in haiti after a political election is postponed indefinitely demolition count down - we meet they say residents home who is close to being flattened

carolina panthers prepare for cold conditions ahead of their game with arizona. details coming up. stay with us. we are back after the break. break.

welcome back, you are watching the newshour with me. i remind you of the top stories. 30 people have been killed. fighter jets targeted a village in dare azor u.n. is seeking access to

tiaz where basic amenities are dwindling. they have seen some of the worst fighting between houthi rebels and forces loyal to the government thousands in the east coast of the united states have been stranded by a snow storm. with blizzard continues ending, clean-up is under way. >> and subtropical hong kong is not immune to the cold snap, the government warning people not to come out in the freezing conditions. many have, in the hope of seeing snow. rob mcbride has the latest. >> reporter: in the run-up to the extreme weather. people in hong kong have been getting to grips with new terminology - polar vortex, taking some saying in here, what is a semitropical climate. this cold weather phenomenon is a blast of cold air blasted south across china, reaching as far as the south china coast. normally it never gets below 9

or 10 centigrade during the coldest days of winter. this meant temperatures are a few degrees above freezing. here on the highest peak in hong kong it has been freezing. authorities put out weather warnings, telling people not to venture out. thousands of people have. many seeing frost for the first time. >> what everyone wants to see, of course, is snow. it is only ever officially snowed here four times, the last time was 1975. people are hoping that the blast of cold air will mean there'll be a fifth snow flurry for hong kong. into people in south korea are feeling the freeze. the government issued a cold weather warning for seoul for the fir time in five years, temperatures falling to 18 degrees in the capital the u.n. and governments around the world urge haiti's feuding leaders to solve a

worsening political crisis. a run off is on hold indefinitely. there has been protests since accusations of fraud in the first round in the vote in october it was the threat of widespread violence that led to haiti's planned election being called off. this is a nation in limbo. polling stations have been set ablaze across the country, with many fearing haiti is heading to a crisis that threatens to destabilize a fragile nation. >> do you think it will be a struggle? >> yes, but we will find it. >> reporter: this man was running for president, and is part of pa group of former candidates known as the g8, calling for sweeping change amid accusations of fraud, and voting irregularities, and is happy the run-off has been postponed, and says haiti has serious challenges ahead.

>> i have a good feeling. we made a big step in the right direction. we have a long way to go. this fight is a lot more complicated than people think. >> leadership struggles aside. the people are impatient with the electoral process. >> translation: this student told us he's losing hope for haiti, and tells us most live in inhumane conditions. an opinion held on the streets of port-au-prince. others don't see a way out of the impasse. according to the constitution. the president has to be outside of office by the beginning of february. it gives those na power little time to act decisively. >> we are until february 7th. there's no way to have another election before then. it will be up to the parliament, the political parties to agree on a transitional government.

>> elections have never been an easy thing in haiti. for the past decade. the country enjoyed stability. all that slowly unravelled in the past few months. perhaps the most important thing for the future of the country is that the leader has legitimacy. >> there's more at stake than app smooth handover of power. haiti is struggling to overcome an earthquake, poverty and unemployment rampant. they can't run what the people seep as free and fair elections. the nation's 50 million people that may pay the price. >> now, to moldova where the opposition is expecting tens of thousands of people to join a rally in the capital. protesters demand elections after the appointment of a prime minister who they say is taking orders from business tycoons.

live to robin forrester walker. tell us about the protest. what has been happening, and what prompted the protests in moldova. >> hi, well it looks as if despite the cold, it's a little chaotic here, we are at a bit of a thorough fair. people have come out in large numbers. to protest against the government. the government that is occupying the government offices to my left. it's very noisy. the speakers on the stage, they are calling for unity amongst moldovans. the reason so many have been coming out is because the opposition have tapped into a ground swell of anger. serious anger against this country's government. for couption and it seems to

be involved with, and for the state of the economy. things have gone from bad to worse in moldova, joblessness, a weakening currency, food and fuel on the rise. no one has anything good to say about the situation. >> come and see how much we pay for pasta and sugar. >> no one we spoke to has anything positive to say about their politicians. >> i pray to god for help. i don't trust anyone. >> on wednesday, angry crowds stormed parliament, inscenesed by the -- incensed by the appointment of a prime minister. mr phillippe standing on the right is a close ally of the man doing the talking. a powerful oligarch turned politician. the opposition, a loose grouping of parties, pro-european and

russian want immediate elections, they accuse him of stealing hundreds of millions from moldova's banks. >> since independence we suffered and suffered and suffered. now we are on the verge of hand having in moldova a criminal dictatorship. >> moldova's new government has the backing of brussels and washington, and says there'll be no new elections. >> translation: we believe early elections are not the solution right now. we are in a difficult financial situation, and have to find urgent solutions. >> reporter: camped in the city center for months are a hard core of protesters from across the spectrum. they are hoping tens of thousands of ordinary moldovans are going to join them

regardless of their political situation. >> doesn't look like a compromise will be reached. protesters want new elections, what could be the outcome of the crisis. >> always in these situations. of course, concern that things could turn violence. really people are so furious here. with a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. it hard to comprehend how anyone could have got away with if. it did. the crowd things the politicians in power are responsible. we had a speaker say a change in moldova shouldn't come from brussels, washington, russia, but needs to come from within. they are stressing that they are unified.

pro-russian or pro-european. i should stress that this is important. there are geopolitical interests at stake. and should not be discounted. if they got elections, it would be the russian party that will pick up the vote. there's a faction, but they are not registered. they would be excluded from an election. if they did happen, what you would see is moldova turning away from its european position. and bringing itself back in moscow's direction, that would be a change to the landscape. >> that could have repercussions in the region. thank you, reporting there from an opposition protest. now, weapons amnesty has been set up in parts of nigeria. to try to reduce violence. some victims of crime say amnesty alone is not enough.

it's taken place in ben way where tensions have left hundreds dead. >> hundreds of illegally owned rifles, grenades and home-made bombs surrendered to police. owners will not be charged of offenses and the continuing armed amnesty aimed at cutting crime. fighting started during the election. on and off tribal and ethnic tensions have plagued the state for years. many acquired weapons to defend themselves. hundreds have been killed. the husband and sun of elizabeth behar was shot and killed in separate by politically motivated attacks. >> when my husband was murdered i was in the bedroom. i heard boom, box. i got scared and lay face down the the shots continued for a while. when i ran out. i came out screaming.

>> reporter: she said the amnesty has improved the situation. self half confessed criminal handed over 84 rifles. >> translation: violence escalated because people were attacking my people. i was protecting my people, now i protect all people. >> reporter: many are worried criminals are not being punished and will reoffend. >> many of the communities affected by crime and violence says the government fleeds to do more than the nesty programme, saying they need -- amnesty programme. saying they need help. >> they need to tell the truth at court. they need to show remorse while in prison. then you can grant them amnesty. >> reporter: state leaders support the amnest yip. >> the security council wanted to grant the amnesty. the security apparatus of the

states are there. we are working together and finding how to make life more meaningful. >> state government says the amnesty reduced crime. training and educational programs will be provided for anyone given a pardon. victims of crime say the priority should give them compensation so they can rebuild their lives. two volcanos in mexico have been rumbling into life, throwing columns of ash into the air. the volcano erupted 12 times in 12 hours on saturday. several eruptions were seen east near the city after the volcano roared to life. [ laughs ] sorry. still ahead on al jazeera sports. we'll tell you what happens when a policeman calls for back up for a street basketball game.

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welcome back. the hong kong government is going ahead with the demolition of the city's last urban walled village despite protests from the villages. some homes have been knocked down, a group of residents refused to leave, demanding the 600 year old site be protected. >> reporter: it's not often you see a low-level structure, this

village home to 100 people, some that have been here all their life. >> my father built his house by himself. this house is 50 to 60 years old. >> reporter: john was born here, and it's one of 15 households that call had home. his days are number because of government plans to ge mollish the site at the end of the month. >> translation: if the government was about the people, it wouldn't force us to give up homes before we have been resettled. >> reporter: the village was originally built by indigenous people in the 16th century, with the walls acting as a defense against the local pirates. three-quarters of the homes have been demolished with plans to convert the site into private housing. >> chung hong-won is all about housing. as we know new development will

provide too tall apartments. we will make good use of the land in the urban area. >> reporter: it's the history of the village that the residents are proud of, and are concerned beside where they go to from here. the government offered some compensation, but not everyone is convinced it's enough to secure a home elsewhere. >> for this small amount of money, you can't do anything. if you rent a flat, it is very expensive. >> reporter: as well as residents, there are small business gs, including that man. he has been running the store for 40 years. >> the compensation of the government office it not enough. let alone start a new business. i will not be able to start a business any more. the government spokesman is not

available for comment. the message is clear, if they don't leave by the end of the month, they face criminal charges and hefty fines time to catch up on sport with raul. >> thank you very much. defending champion novak djokovic is through to the quarterfinals of the australian open. he didn't make it easy for himself. it was an error-strewn match with gilles simon. giving him a test. >> reporter: novak djokovic looked unstoppable this season, up against a determined gilles simon, the defending champion appeared to meet his match. novak djokovic made 100 unforced errors and was taken all the way to five sets by the frenchman. he's persevered to four hours and 32 minutes before reaching the quarterfinals taking on kei nishikori. no such problems for serena williams, with 21 grand slams to her name, she's three short of a

record held by margaret court. as the australian tennis legend watched from the stand. serena williams took a step closer to slam 22. williams was rarely troubled in her straight-sets victory over russia's margarita gasparyan, as she booked her place in quarterfinals, giving her the rest of the day to herself - not quite what nick williams had planned. >> i haven't been doing anything. i've been spending a lot of time worrying about myself this trip. it's kind of sad. i'm alone a lot. i'm kind of like boring. >> reporter: what have you learnt about yourself that you didn't know two weeks ago? >> i think i hate... [ laughs ] >> reporter: at least she'll be reunited with maria sharapova. the russian's root to the quarterfinals in sharp contrast. she had to battle past belinda

bencic. >> lleyton hewitt's long career came to an end when he and sam groth from knocked out of the doubles tournament. the match was interrupted for 20 minutes in the second set when his partner's mother fell down the stairs in the stands. she was able to walk away from the court and groth and hewitt losing to vasek pospisil and sock 6-4, 6-2. >> sports in the united states has been hit by the snow storm shutting down much of the east coast. two games postponed this weekend. the games contesting the super bowl are almost certain to go ahead. first up, the clash between the new england patriots and the

denver broncos. more on that game in a moment. after that it's the nfc title class. between the cardinals, and they go to the carolina panthers. the cardinals facing a team that lost once, the best record out of all four teams remaining in the playoffs. temperatures around 3 degrees for the game in charlotte. the carolina panthers practised in the snow ahead of the visit. despite the cold weather. they are the worm favourites by virtue of a regular season record. the 7th team to win ta 15 regular season games. three of the teams all reached the super bowl more on the nfasc title game, pitting two great quarterbacks against each other. new england patriots ruan badenhorst take take an payton

manning. both have impressive records. here is how they stack um. tom brady is 38 years old, and is 7 months younger than manning. the new england patriot star has four super bowl rings to manning's one, with the colts. but manning has thrown for 539 career touchdowns, over 100 more than the new england patriots quarterback. head to head brady takes the honours, winning 11 of 16 meetings. crucially in the games, as you can see. manning leads the way 2 games to brady's one. let's hear from patriots quarterback. tom brady. >> playing for the 17th time is cool, playing against someone him. against the payton manning-led team. you have to play 60 minutes and you are in for a tough game. >> there has been a lot of different players playing in all 16 of the games, as the

quarterback it's been a great honour and privilege to have competed against him that many times over the court of, in the past, you know, 16, 17 years. he and i have been in the league together. >> that's not tom brady, that's payton manning. >> 3-pointer with less than a second gave the suns a dramatic win against the lant re hawks. phoenix went into the game off the back of a losing streak. leading by nine points at half-time. but 14 unanswered points at the start of the fourth quarter saw atlanta come back. the two pointser by kent bayswater tied things for the hawks at 93 apiece. with less than a second remaining. have a look at this, remarkable. phoenix winning at 95-93. a good omen for the n.f.l. team against carolina on sunday.

we'll have to wait cricket - south africa takes some early wickets on day 3 of the fourth test match at england. the tourist skipper alastair cook caught behind morkel. england 211/6. that's in regard to south africa's inning of 475. england won the series. golf - jason duffner stakes a 2-shot lead into the career builder challenge in california. the american won the pga in 2013, shots an 8-under par round of 64 on saturday. he's 23 under par overall, and leads big names including this one, phil mickelson, the 5-time major winner tied for fifth, eight off the space. simon geran won a fourth tour down under. taking a 90 second lead around

downtown adelaide. and maintained his advantage as the team-mate won the stage. finishing nine seconds ahead of fellow australian ritchie port in the overall standings to take the title now, when a group of teenagers play basketball on a florida street were met by pa policeman calling for backup didn't expect this. it came in the form of the sizeable shaquille o'neil, making a surprise stop in gainsville, after watching a video in which one of the officers joined a street game instead of closing it down. shot a few hoops. more later that's cool. thank you very much. high coastal waves flooding the cuban capital. waves several meters high have been pounding the seafront. low-lying streets are under water of the rescue workers are

trying to help stranded people reach higher ground. >> the sundance film festival is often associated with the quirky side of cinema. there's a darker scary side. from park sit in utah, rob reynolds reports. >> reporter: this is when the horror begins at sundance, horror movies, it could be a cult classic. >> we want to be here first. >> these people lined up to see "the greasy strong ler." >> it's a mixture of sweetness, tenderness and depraved weird innocence. >> reporter: rob zombie is back with a feature called "31", about carnival workers kidnapped. >> five from taken hostage to a

remote location. for 12 hours it's a fight to the death against homicidal maniacs. >> reporter: horror appeals across languages, this is an iranian film about a mother going mad. convinced there's an evil spirit in her apart:. >> every culture has a version of horror. from down of men, people are fascinated at the stories that sort of like terrified them. horror movies are as old as film itself. throughout the decades, an assortment of ware wolves, vampires and demons became stars of the genre. >> that's what i'll do. >> besides frightening generations of movie goers, it is a money maker. >> movies are a guaranteed profit for the most part. the fans are so dedicated.

they rush out. >> "the blare witch project" premiering at sundance became the highest grossing independent film of all time. even for serious cinema fans, there's nothing like the guilty pleasure of sitting in a darkened theatre and getting scared out of your wits. horror films reflect undercurrentents running for a culture and society. >> coming out of what we see in the news, everything from mortality. the idea of humans being terrible is the scariest thing of all. far scarier than satan. >> reporter: midnight after midnight the horror features creep on. it's hoped the work will be rewarded with a blood curdling scream. >> stay with us. adrian finegan is with up next.

>> farm workers striking in mexico. >> all that tension is about what's happening right now. >> you can work very hard and you will remain poor. >> what's the cost of harvesting america's food? >> do you see how it would be hard to get by on their salary? >> yeah. >> today, they will be arrested. >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning investigative series. >> we have to get out of here.

>> we tend to band together, so we have a voice. >> we're just surviving. it's really hard.

47 people are reported killed in russian air strikes in the syrian city of deir az zor hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha, also on the programme. the u.n. seeks access to the city of taiz, where supplies are dwindling following a siege by houthi rebels. we are in moldova where protestas seeking elections say the prime minister is under control of business tycoons. >> and a massive clean up is under way after a winr