the, the, [000:00:00;00] the hello, this is the new sal advice from dell ha, i'm jessica washington. coming up in the next 60 minutes. the sound of freedom in a new syria. hundreds of thousands of people celebrate during the 1st friday pres, since the hosting of president bush at a serious transition of power. america's top diplomat lands invented up to talks into kit and jordan riley. a coordination responds to spice. competing

interest. the proceeds stalled and boomed. is there any forces on lease a ways of attacks in northern and southern guns, or at least 50 palestinians have been killed since storm and french president emanuel? my chronic names are central sleet, or francois by ro, as prime minister. these faces adorn, seeking political and economic crisis. and as for the record, 16 european teams will be going to the men's football, woke up in 2026, the qualifying jewel. it's just taking place zurich. only the top same in each group, is guaranteed a spot in the funds. the . it is a historic day for syria that has been unprecedented scenes across the country as millions mock the 1st friday, pres, since the full of

a subs gift limits. hundreds of thousands of people have poured into the streets in several cities. in the heart of the capital, damascus, people gathered at the ancient maya most of the decades as being bought or prevented from doing so. 5 minutes during the habit of a she had addressed the crowds and cold for better future celebrations had continued throughout the day. these are the scenes in damascus. square people from across the country have made the way to the capital to the pause of this moment. the, this is alaska with was the 1st cities of full when the opposition find has began then lightning offensive. 2 weeks ago, the city of suite a in south west and syria,

the countries drew's community also came out onto the streets. the head of the new administration, um, i'll shut a as cold on old syrians to unite to rebuild the country. i'm joined to live by a sum of engine aid, who is in a level, but 1st let's head to damascus and speak to me. corresponded mohammed? well, well, how many visa, unprecedented scenes, what have people been telling you as you've been speaking? speaking to them on the streets about the significance of this moment. it is particularly symbolic. the jessica, they are all talking to one voice talking about the historic nature of this day. the historic nature of this week in particular, from the time of the form of the she just a few days ago. non stop for was the day i in all public square,

i was here the most cuz people came out is there thousands of today? seems like a climax of that situation. we have seen how to deal with my ad malls getting that why they play it. how they showed up, they turn dollars in del 1000, spent here is equal money out square. they're also celebrating off the sunsets fireworks begun families, broad data, childrens able, young children, even babies. they wanted them to the wisdom of this historic moment. and here with me, i have the most family actually, and i am go just to talk to, nor that was best nor i would like you to tell us about your feelings. why you came here to the oh my god square. and what does it mean to you? what has just happened in the city? okay, 1st of all, my name is the most i from the law. where is rich, 63, that's combine

a real estate. the real meaning some of those shut off the grid as of all time who will save us from a loss of resumes here and syria. we struggle some sadness and everything else. we could not scrape all things. we can some speed slow the boat, everything to the top, and i didn't want to talk about. so now your present symbol. i'll be with this. have you expected? what happened just a few days ago? no, no, no one was expecting. that's what happened in this case. actually we're stuck up from 54 years of the less than others in social media. i'm no, we just heard of all the spot. people comes with it on hold for up. it's a lot. i want to call all the countries around the world to have this country got struck us from the human body to reason. what do you want the city and is to do all the city is to do and what do you want then you would need us to do? yeah,

i want to tell all the people we bought the people with football somebody in front of them. but so i have shopped out almost at the shop, tell us about your experience on the that a game of shot methodologies, deposit or sheet, but out of the could limit on those you can to speaking my, the most of all i can add to the form of

the cd will be putting put e s, and e, and then we have been rewarded with the some of it totally as glorious. sorry. we have been dreaming what for he is and he, we have been suffering off to need some help person to sub for us and persecution on his us in prison minutes. and as oh, the hold was witnessed on tv screens thousands of thousands of. but isn't that it's who would honestly be paying for no prize or to try and we haven't been subbing the whole population has been suffering under this rule that has been going into the country with the eye on the face. we have been dreaming golf this moment for decades. we see as soon as we feel comfortable enough that it leaves the lights for this. and at this moment we can do nothing but the be the vice, the, to the despite the of broke us pretty from the shackles of this sort of days. i

have brought my young children to witness this historic movement this moment when most and can not be repeated in history. thomas, this tyranny has been rolling the country with them all and faced he, his dinner name is on dr. and throughout history. icon to the on my ed square together with bites in that and including the young children to witness this historic moment. and i hope the thought of con, today is with linda, a helping hand to the city and people to help us live with the 3 and rebuild our countries and had saved old us. but i said, we broke down and visit the site or an a to z. uh, how do you, are you worried about the future of this of illusion? and when it be successful and bring the people together, stick to the side, right? so the might be fine, are you rely heavily on that wellness? all the public,

the people are aware of and above that they have been supp putting together under the base. but it was the need to consider the team that and so you said you wouldn't witness. another thing about the city, i need to say the us, you see people speaking one voice. yeah, they have the same aspirations without the same themes. they have the same complaints from the boss and they want justice, they want peace, they want prosperity and above all they want freedom and unity. but to this, thank you. my home is that's mohammed von giving us a sense of the sentiments of people that in damascus. let's bring in now some of injured aid who is in a level, a level of call, as well as the 1st city full focus through what people have been telling you that some of you couldn't hear anything behind me. it gives you access to a completely charged atmosphere since the friday prayers ended here in the main

square in connect over thousands of people from not just the city, but they bring provinces. the v showing solidarity, telling us that this is a day which month. this is a square where there's 1st started coming in the early days of revolution. it showed the word that this done against it redeemed this does not aspire to what they want. and now they're here in celebration. and literally, people have been coming here from all walks of life from on ages and 06 the missions you made out of met heard. we met to me just as well as some of the properties were to come here from the city and pauses. but this is a show of solidarity support and unity that the people of city of on the see. one man came to us and told us that this he does not have words to describe how it feels. you can taste victory now under the mountain given to us and told us that

the last 2 sons in this war and today he's happy and he believes that their sacrifice was worth it. because a syria run by syrian is find the lead up. this is something that is the laundry for the last 2 hours, and people here celebrating dancing john thing leaving their flag say that this will continue into the morning. and meanwhile, if we take a look at the broad, a economic picture, of course, many challenges for syria exacerbated by aid, cods inflation, natural disaster, what has people, people been telling you about the expectations from the new administration? what i think people are right now are just taking it in reverse and we've met people who come back uh to the city, the event people and edit that. and men beeson or the pods is brand new. tell us that they have a lot of expectations from the incoming government. they like the words they're hearing, but it has to be followed by actions. and everybody here is a cognizant of the fact that this to machine which existed for 6 years and the

collapse and system which is a void. now we'll take time to fill. this used to be the conduct via the hub, would say that there was a lot of in the seed was actually considered to be a richard city, then damascus itself when and now that you go and meet businesses that talk to people who are running the shops and restaurants, etc. this is that now lies the expect. if we get them back to norman liberty, that this is an opportunity for 3 is to come back and rebuild. they have faith, the syrians would bench outside the city to develop 2300000 people. and people who run businesses here are hopeful that one day return uh once it system is set top. but you know, as, as the uh, the sunset large parts of the city uh, went into the doctor. so the, the challenges the incoming government is going to face our massive base building basic interest. second, returning live to the areas where no life would exist if for me more than a decade. and people here are celebrating people,

there are with hope. but they're also asking the people who are in charge the do not missed this opportunity to run syria according to the aspirations of the city. and the thank you so much of some of the, to some of the things you need reporting from 11 the new administration in damascus is cooling on the millions of syrian refugees to return home to kia hosts. about a 3000000 syrian refugees. since the over throw associated onset, the overall sentiment has been positive. many say they happy and hopeful for their country's future. stephanie dec spoke to syrian to settled in the se in tucker city of just goes on to you. about returning home. all of these men fled to war in syria, bringing with them a touch of home carving stone, the skill and routine they have perfected over the years. but everything is

different now. let me decide any of over 50 years past from the father, the son is gone and when we can believe it, it's like a dream. i cried when i found out it was over. personally, i feel that is a big responsibility to come back and to help. it's been 14 years time. we need to do both everything. now this is a traditional across from a level going back hundreds of years. the owners of this business and most of the workers are from i left, but we took them years to build this business, but everybody tells us they are determined to return and to start from scratch, to rebuild their city. and the country many tell us is starting over in a new country was hard. it's been a long road shoulder, so helpful. so my feeling is indescribable, happiness, happiness, that is beyond the extreme. so now is the time for reconstruction and to prepare for the future that the manager tells us the move will take time paperwork,

needs to be processed. he says that after building a business over 13 years, he colleges drop everything and go, but he will return to syria and soon the other, the men, the high seen hello. i'm not afraid of the future because the biggest obstacle, the i said, the machine, which wound the entire country has gone. now when we saw the joint operation entering the cities, they took care of the minorities and they treated them very well. as we are one nation, this is what it's giving us assurances for the future. goes beyond that posts close to half a 1000000 syrian refugees, many are from a level and everyone we spoke to once to go home. is that honestly? it's a great victory. i want to go back, we need to go back. we've been here 11 years and it's enough. it's time to rebuild their homeland. they tell us time to car about to united and peaceful way. ford, stephanie decker, all g 0 goes down to south eastern. took you as well,

let's speak live now to stephanie deca who's in does he on to me the to can syria border? stephanie, talk us through what some of the obstacles are for searing refugees in took here without the moment there is euphoria, really still everyone we've spoken to companies just how far the side regime. so everyone we've spoken to as well says they want to go home, the majority of syrians here and go to the on to our, from my left. so i left a just around 30 kilometers away from the border. of course it's still a big part. many also saying he's, there's on certain times these are for the times, you know, some people not to be fully trusting high at the feed all. sure, i'm h t s, the group that has taken damascus, but they put that aside. and this, he really doesn't matter who was in charge, it really doesn't matter if they change their face from you may remember the days that they pledge allegiance to all kind

a very long time ago. a people telling us that they will deal with the devil of considering a shadow, i said has gone, that is the main thing. but many people do say that they believe that there will be a peaceful way for their hold full, but certain when it comes to the challenges, it's difficult at the moment. i think we're going to discuss that in the next question. um, they don't have the paperwork to return turkey at the moment, hasn't given paper work in the sense that if the syrians leave and they can leave, they cannot return labels course built their country a built their lives here or at least 10 years. so it's not something that you can just leave everything and go into what is still very much on certain situation on the ground and stuff. as you mentioned, to sort of mix reaction if you for you, for many. but of course, this uncertainty that's still persists. what are the main concerns that people have been speaking to you about so there is the uncertain,

see in terms of the political situation. people will have families, children, you know, are the schools functioning. one girl we spoke to today said, you know, we're not entirely sure in terms of the electricity, the water, it's still very early days, more importantly, also they cannot leave with the option to come back at the moment. one girl today told us that you said, you know, it's only we could get temporary pulses from turkey to be able to go and see for ourselves what the situation is like in a lot. so we can figure out how we start rebuilding and how we can start moving our families. some of them have big families, some of them have disabled people in their families. and so they are a bit scared to go into the unknown, particularly if they have, you know, the elderly and children with them. but the main message is one that everybody wants to return. they want to rebuild their country. we spoke to one gentleman who did have a permit in the sense that he had a permit to return because he worked for for, for an n g o. and he returned to

a level for the 1st time since 2011 in the last couple of days. and this is what he told us. i haven't seen my city since 2011. so it was the reason nice to see the boss took 13 years i, i, i messed with my families with my friends with i went to my university to the faculty of arts. um, so it was really great. how did you feel on sunday mornings? are really it's got to be explained. i mean, when i went that i didn't believe that entered in cali, pull. i didn't believe that like, uh, i was feeling that when i was to, i like i was shy of i, i felt that to i am 10 years old like um and just to looking at the old buildings and all that memories came back to me. so um, it was really uh, i cannot explain that. what is the situation there at the moment? did you feel secure, or how would you describe it? i felt really secure. it is a cut. there is

a kind of uncertainty with people leaving to that. we don't know, we are not able to vegas to feel that happiness. we want to feel that the happiness but the we are all the way so afraid of the uncertainty to. so the people that are vague that they, they say that it's really back to, it's really bad to like they say that it's 10 stars. now we mentioned that so um, but we are still looking for. busy to see what will happen. uh, so when you were telling me earlier that you feel different when you walk on the street here. now why is that we have a con, so you know, we have a concert to be back to. i mean, i would invite all the took his people to go to my house this to, to go to i did well, i would 3 of them that, i mean, of course we will invite them to see the city. we thank them, of course for everything, but we know that if i have some, i mean would know we had to come through but impossible not to be

moved and listening to everyone there how they are viewing what has happened. a monumental earthquake reading shaking their lives that they never expected. you know, many people coming here with nothing, just the chart on their backs. 141312 years ago thinking they would return a couple of months later while overtime years later, they are still here. so it is now on about wanting to go home and they couldn't wait for that moment to happen and will of course, take some time. we were talking about paperwork and things like that. but certainly the message from 100 percent of the syrians we've been talking to here is they're going to go home and they're going to rebuild. as you say, step suddenly, some during losing sentiment. stan, it's stephanie decker reporting from testing to the celebrations. continue. there's been a flurry of diplomatic meetings in the region on the political transition in syria of the hosting. as i said, the u. s. secretary of state anthony blinking is making

a surprise visit to iraq, iraq's prime minister mohammed, she also donnie says, bonds that expects tangible actions from syria's new leader to ensure stability in the meeting blinking stress to the importance of helping. syrians rebuilt the nation earlier, lincoln was into k 4 talks with the turkish foreign minister. how confident in ankara, they spoke about the importance of countering any resurgence of the as lubbock stage of iraq and the in the bundle i saw in syria throughout the syrian for the us and took you back to rival opposition groups in the north and northeast of the country we're very focused on syria, very focused on the opportunity that now is before us, and before the syrian people to move from our out from under the shackles of charlotte side to a different and better future for the searing people. one that the syrian people decide for themselves, and we talked about how to key and how the united states,

how other partners in the region can support those efforts. and i think there's broad agreement on what we would each like to see going forward. starting with the interim government in syria, one that is inclusive and non secretary one that protects the rights of minorities and women. one that preserves institutions of the state and deliver services to the people. one that deals with any chemical weapons that may find to secure them and appropriately destroy the one that rejects any alliances with extremities groups is isaac. this would be the gc side of we image, restoring peace and stability in syria. also maintaining the country's territorial integrity and up routing terrorist organizations from the entire region. we discussed the means possible to achieve us as well as a shared solution that we reiterate to the importance of establishing a ceasefire and gaza immediately. however,

israel continues killing civilians and other violations among the many issues discussed during the meeting was the defense industries. meanwhile, leaders of the g 7 group of nations have released the statement cooling for quote, credible, inclusive and non sectarian governance in syria. the statement also supported efforts to secure and destroy the nation's remaining chemical weapons stockpiles and expressed hope that conditions could be put in place for the rich has say for ton of refugees. for g 7 nations, france, germany, the u. k and italy have already stopped processing syrians, asylum request. my kind of joins us now live from washington dc like took us through what else was sent in this g 7 statement as well. once again, the g 7 coming in behind the united states in terms of calling for the democratic process within syria laying on the principles that the us has also laid out in

terms of what kind of governance can take place the. now the g 7 leaders will be re meeting in a virtual phone call and coming all of this is not specifically to do with syria. it is basically a handover meeting from italy to canada, which will be taking over the presidency of the g 7 in 2025. but no doubt, syria is going to be on the agenda. and this will be an opportunity for g 7 leaders to continue to forge a common position on how to deal with the developments in that region. mike antony of lincoln and jake sullivan out in the region. this diplomatic pushed by the outgoing administration, of course, only a few weeks left. what exactly might they be hoping to achieve? well, there's a lot of balls being juggled the by these us administration officials, jake sullivan, the national security adviser, appears to be focusing on getting captives out of gaza,

getting some kind of into or pause in the conflict to allow for hostages captives to come out. and full palestinian ads being held in is really jails to be released as being his focus. he is in kata at the moment. we waiting to hear what develops it. on the other hand, bring can focusing largely on developments in syria. what type of a political system should take place the talking to all the parties involved. thank you so much, my mike, that's my kind of reporting from washington dc to america's ally as well as defense minister has tossed to the military to prepare to stay on mount time on during the winter. a 2800 meters. it's the highest speed in syria and just 40 kilometers from the capital damascus. is there any forces began invading the un, both is own between

b is rarely occupied golden heights and southern syria at last weekend. israel has also carried out hundreds of as drugs across syria since the us a regime fell on sunday bottle and this out a is alters. here is a senior political analyst and he joins me now live from doha baldwin. thank you for joining us. before we get into the politics and the broad or international picture of coverage, this solid began without corresponding to damascus, talking to ordinary people as they celebrate this moment in syria. he was speaking with the teacher who said that he brought his children to witness this historic moment. autoland. how do you perceive this moment is certainly history in the making well, there's no doubt about that. it's been a long time coming, especially the past decade has been quite violent, quite bitter. the syrians have part of a lot, as we've been reporting, hundreds of 1000, perhaps as high as a half

a 1000000 citizens were killed in the process of i said, trying to contain his group one power. this has been also 56 decades of most of the same depression, oppression, and so on. so this generational and syria and to the syrians are for good reason for great reasons. celebrate in their freedom from tyranny. of course, while they are set up for anything, but the a lot are worried about what the future of my bring says this is just the very beginning us. and we don't know exactly how this transitional government is going to act. and that's why a lot of people are sort simply waiting to see that hopefully this wouldn't become inclusive and aquatic. then give us a region uncertainty. there are

a lot of good reasons why that might be because the syrians are clearly devoted to and one to embrace a far more clear, realistic, far more diverse, far more democratic system and photo one. meanwhile, at this moment of, as you say, a celebration, but also what degree is uncertainty. we're seeing israel carrying out hundreds of air strikes across syria since the onset regime fell. do you see this as a sort of strategic opportunism on the part of israel or all the perhaps genuine concerns that had been vocalized by israel? of the yes, there's no doubt that the at that expression strategic approaching is a it's also a violation of international law. it's also a violation of every principle of international relations. and it's clearly a, an overreach by a government that has proven to be a thoroughly fascist and fanatic. and that would do anything to sort of,

it's very narrow interest as a government and that of a colonial page. as is right. there is also a pretext here for this government that remember the very, very bombing of c, l. yeah. and it's military on sedation, which by the way, do not belong to us, that they belong to the syrian people to the city and state. but anyway, the real bombing happened just when nothing else was on trial. we actually began his 1st day of tryouts. so you can imagine the act of cynicism. the other info of this man is ready to subject all of a country to hundreds of strikes. just to cover up for his personal corruption indicted in would his own country. thank you so much my. the one that's modeling the shadow, who is on to 0, senior political analyst,

the israeli forces have killed at least 50 people across sconces of cost. the gaza strip. sand stone on friday, the, in the north of gauze of the army has most heavy artillery fire, and his ambulances become a loud one hospital. these really military has made siege to the north for over 2 months, cutting off access to medical supplies and repeatedly attacking health care facilities . and they have been more, is there any strikes on guns and cities also, the neighborhood is ready for us as boned house sheltering displaced palestinians, the ended up being taken to the hospital elsewhere in gaza, city and is rarely drone attack has killed a general is shoddy as such a pc yeah, was riding his bicycle with another man when a drone was fight on them. the n g o report is without food, it says more than

a 145 general is 7, kill 5 is really military. since october last you to let speak live now to thought of as him who is in debt. allah. in central gaza. static took us through these attacks on they have law here. yeah. in fact, escalation has been quite palpable across state law here town and the north of district west civilians have been really witnessing a rustic scale of attacks by ground forces and also by fight 2 checks and drug jets that continue to thomas residential buildings. we managed to get exclusive scenes coming from big la. he's showing that the bug biceps taking destruction resulted from his ongoing, a miniature terrain should've been with that has killed more than 2500 how city and more than 10000 others with critically wounded. and now they are getting treatment because apparently function of hospital far the, the, the,

the bleed realities that not only picked out here that has been on the whole siege of value to why the director of commodities want to reiterate to many times that the facility of the hospice, especially neighboring buildings, have been widely flattened. other are still victims. trucks under the difference of these houses and medical teams cannot reach these areas because the of the notable deployment of quite called the trends that shoots and guided one is moving that and one of the latest was a, a doctor who was trying to reach out the hospital to make some medical attract spots later he was executed by these 2 trends, bought hardly elsewhere and district including these areas that recently received about choice, you know, it is where on the he, the attacks since the hours this morning. we know that a residential house once level to the ground in the sub run neighborhoods with 5 simply as part killed during the past couple of hours. and in the past all exactly, to be more precise that has been moved side to about the tax on the same

neighborhood where people civilians went targeted to people. what confirmed to oh yeah, we have seen how was this kind of a tax, a journalist for what killed earlier today and us in our neighborhoods in the same some areas above 60. elizabeth, thanks. thank you so much static, that static assume reporting from the central causes fealand on out is here. we go inside a hospital in syria for 1st and look at the challenges facing a chronically underfunded health care system and in sport could formula one get the green light for a return to africa and is here with that story. identify the color. we're looking at some very lively shala's just role in the way out to

central argentina pushing for them all 5 of the next couple of days and that could cause some flash flooding. that will be some very heavy down pools. what's the weather also coming across into uruguay for a time? continuing to just not just waiting till the southeast of brazil as we go through successfully to high that price as guys come back in sense. yeah. okay. what about 31 degrees celsius. meanwhile, further north, the usual rush of shelves across the amazon basin and pushing up towards the north of the continent, joining up with the shabbots that we have across the carrot band, a bad day for the east. and all this as we go through the remainder of a friday, some went to weather just coming in to the grades around today. so will i be sure i was to into the western side of the region. so on your risk rock, you kind of miles, i think some live a shower has went to with does make his way into web 8 us into actually that into baker as we go through, sat today and we have some whatsoever. also making its way towards the west coast of the us. we have go to poll system very well. why, but coming for head,

turning wintry as it moves over the high ground that will slip further southwards. fabulous, and i'm able to see you having them out as, as we go through saturday. so i hope resulting defies the wi fi us. the face content a story without answering a single word. no english can guide us. a simple touch and phone lines. the unconventional vanity of life witnesses through the lens of the human eye is martin's biased weakness documentary on how to 0. doing the combination of violent wars and the heavy rain creating a rest of the for more summary for palestinians asking questions. what are the

challenges in helping girls that are seeing this with in east conference, we're pushing for the extra really, really big we see in this generative an in depth coverage. i'll just say it was teens on the ground. when you closer to the heart of the story, the the, [000:00:00;00] the hello, i'm jessica washington. this is over to 0. a reminder of our top stories. this allen has been unprecedented. seems of celebration across syria as millions march the 1st friday, pres. since the phone with the outside ranging hundreds of thousands of people have

pulled in across the street across major cities, us secretary of state and to me blinking has been discussing the transition in serious lead is any rock and to kids. and g 7 leaders have released a statement supporting and inclusive and non sectarian governance in syria. that's of that respects the ruler floor and the rights of minorities. well, let's dive deeper into the situation in syria. from nancy and friends, i'm joined by lena, somebody who is a syrian activist, lived in alaska, and from damascus. bunch of hodges who is the executive director of the local administration councils unit. that's an n g o promoting good governance. thank you both for joining me on the i'll just here and use our budget. i'll begin with you. you you're in damascus. and you witnessed 1st hand those scenes of celebration as thousands gathered in celebration mocking the end of the onset regime.

yeah. hello, thank you for inviting me to speak before actually my voice is that the because of all the demonstrations is i hope it's healthy. yeah, it's the 1st time in damascus. after 13 years that the cmt, the where a bill to, to don't a, to do much states to celebrate in a very loud voices, the demands i'll bring it in. and now of the accountability of the subdivision. 13 years ago, we were the one stating in the neighborhood salt damascus. in the, in some of neighborhoods, it was a dream. it was a dream to each square in damascus. i think it square to say that we want the change in syria. and every time we where we faced violations, we, where we face bullets and shooting directly to they demonstrate this for the 1st

time after the before the proceed in the scene, everybody was celebrating. those who are, you're stating that masks i just arrived to damascus for the 1st time after 12 years being away from damascus. ah, yesterday, yesterday, after 12 years i was able to come to them, ask us to visit my hometown. that i was a posley displeased as i've spent the last 12 years uh, working on, on, on the civic uh the space in, in a blip in april and working sometimes from frontier to you. for the 1st time, i was able to come safely as that he turned this a free turn to the mask is to be able to demonstrate with certain people the happiness that i. so over the faces of all the syrians, all syrians, those was stealing, damascus, and friends who came all the way from the areas that they were under. because out

of the control of the student is you weren't able to celebrate together the phone or the shooting dish and best had you talk about this feeling of everyone being able to celebrate together. and also you possibly being able to return to damascus safely for the 1st time and so long. you know, i'm curious to get your sentiments on that, considering that you're watching all of this from outside. you're watching this from fronts. what is the sentiment of the diaspora community? but a still says this, they actually a trying to process. and to believe that is a big team really came to the 1st i want to congratulate owns the syrian people wherever they are, and syria, in the accounts and in those for a of so congratulations to all of the people around the world. because this victory is for all of us, we know now that we have the agency and do you have the power to change or do you

have a fee? and no matter how much the woods powers want to impose on us or wants us to believe, dreams of freedom do come to and budget, of course, governance is an area that you look particularly at right now. we have a g 7 lead is talking about a good governance, non sectarian governance. what are your perspectives on that as the syrian well, i mean that was just for, for about yes. i think you, i mean, yeah, that was the demands of suit getting people to be able to, to choose that way that they wants to, to, to own or to govern their, their, their country. and that was the reason why, why didn't easy replied was vitally with violence with, with a,

with the military ministry solutions. now, i mean, as lena was the, or the mention being that the dream can come to that's we are able to change. and i don't think that it would be able to go back to how it was before the this, the disparity and the full ocean. i mean, nobody can now a pass the around these, the demands of this young people. i've worked with the syrians out of this control of the city and these events areas were under attack on a daily basis. in the mazda 6, damascus was installed in 90, posted the eclipse, they choose democracy, to govern. their law can look at constance. they choose elections to choose them. and this is the only way to, to yeah, we celebrate it today. we everybody's happy. the way that we see syria is the inclusive states that include everybody and everybody's able to participate and to

be able to speak, at least without being punished me without being in the detaining centers as we. so the, the, the sadly hardly been, seems coming out of the, of the, of the james. uh so yeah. we are not going back. we want our, our, the states that we wanted the same demands to day in my head square a few meters from where i am now, where the same demands in, in march 2011 white. and unfortunately, the international community was not able to to do or to act and, and, and, and the happiness coming from, from my side was that, yeah, the last year was, was, was very, very tough on us. everybody was saying that game over, let's be realistic. i said has one and we are going to deal with him. we are going to normalize,

we are going to work with them for if he's you the turn and now like these, these are trying to, to, to go back wherever i crossed from guys. it ends up to north of syria, while hundreds and hundreds out of families with their backs, with, with everything, with the children waiting, florida. they are there to turn to, to, to be able to reach and back home. even though many of these are their houses are destroyed in different areas, but at least they can be to and home and rebuild it again. and, and lena on this matter of refugees being able to return home. how, how important is the that there is a sense of trust in the new administration trust on the part of the refugees that they feel that, that it is, it is appropriate and suitable for them to be able to return to their homeland as well. i think now is the only time that we can stay and we can talk about

a voluntary defense for your time before that there was no place for by luxury and retail place the only the governments around the world where trying to a force on us this vision a or this option, which is not an option for all the series of course, on their side to retain control. but now the biggest problem, the main problem has been removed and everybody, every see and everywhere is optimistic and finding a hope and finding it impossible to come back home of it before that uh, before i started leaving syria, there was no place for such a solution. we became very depressed and put of despair because a also portfolio stopped about the international community and about all the

solutions that were circling around there. uh, because uh uh, and under the name of my it'd be the name of international. oh, or the sorry the police you can. oh yeah it's, um, uh we uh where i'm going to be forced to live with the unacceptable. uh and uh, um, especially after international power started to uh, talk about the country jean has won the war and now it's time to be realistic and go back. but of course, uh now is the, the, the only time that we can say that the only time that we can talk about the of the time after the main problem has been removed, of course, and nothing actually to describe my feelings. we can do now a me and my time and the substitute of town where to go of tons in the country. why you come back and wait till news of everybody is uh,

having gaps on no uh to, to come back to their country. um it's, um, i really, i really can't describe the, the, the, the, the emotions that we are living on describe now sion suddenly thank you so much, lena. show me who is living in funds, but is there an activist from a level and budget? hi john, who is in damascus. thank you both for that illuminating conversation to georgia. now where a fall arise loyal is this set to be appointed president in the controversial election process. it will be the 1st time in the country's history that the public will not be voting for the president. and there's only one candidate. the move has and good protesters who 4 weeks now, i've been holding nightly demonstrations against the sitting georgian dream government. the current president, so long to rebecca valley is backing the movement. she says she's not planning on stepping down at the end of her time. the other 0 is dimitri method. tango is live

in georgia is capital in tbilisi. dimitri talk us through the lights. it's what are we expecting as protests have been continuing for many days now? we're expecting more products as the election will happen on saturday morning to uh give you an understanding of why there's an election, which is one time that we have to roll back to 2 days. festival, 2017. the government process amendments to the constitution, changing the procedure of how the president is elected and reducing the presidential time from 6 to 5 years. so the president will not be elected by the public, but by a college of $300.00 voters. and it is controlled by the governing policy georgians right now. the 2nd thing we need to roll back to is october 26th of this year when the parliamentary elections happen. now, opposition policies because they disagreed with the results. exit. polls gave them over 50 percent, then officially going around 3738 percent. they refused to take their seats in

parliament, so they're not taking part in any legislative procedures in the government right now, including this presidential election. so they never offered an alternative candidates to me. kyle calculus of the lead, who was the georgia dream candidate? now solomon is what obviously the acting presently, the outgoing president talked to us earlier today about this current situation. this is what she said. the matter i'm present, thank you very much for finding the time to talk to a tunnel out as they are now. december 29th is the last day of your term in office . that will be another president and i'll get rated on that day. you said earlier that you're not planning to vacate the post. is this still your plan? well, it's not the plan, it's effect. because the elections that elected the parliament were not the free and fair elections the they were stolen,

actions hence and the parliament is not legitimate. development is a one party parliament where the funny to go to the parties of the position that participated in the elections did not enter it because of the stolen elections. and so this makes a whole the whole of exist size not to legitimate, including the designation of the president. and then he's integration the whatever my mandate by constitution runs until the time when the president is integrated, which it has to be a legitimate president. so my men between run as long as there is no new elections and by then you will elections in new parliament, the toilet elect, a legitimate president. and then with pleasure, i stepped out. do you see the possibility that you might be forced into exile?

no, no, no, i'm not going to be an executive. i don't think that that's a place where you can stay with your people. if i think that it's necessary to have a legitimate president, it's because i think that this country needs anticipate a crucial time of crisis needs continuity, and needs a stability. and the only states continued to incognito, and by is it, and that has been elected by the people and not by a parliament that has not received legitimacy as so for that reason, these continued t, i needs to stay in the country. we have seen more than 2 weeks of protests in b c, across other cities of the country. what effect have these protests had, which we are seeing is a very massive movement because it was never the case before. we've had many protests in this country, but never before was it so extended to the different cities in the country. this

truly inc, and the sense in the population is that we are a to, we are turning point either the, the, this side struggle succeeds from the population to resist this or we will enter into a region that will be more or less the russian regime of 14, you have called earlier for international pressure and sanctions to be applied against members of the government. i've been calling for support for this movement and for putting pressure on authorities that are now a reality of relying on to a repression that sometimes turns into torture. because that's the qualification that the public defender has given to the acts of the police forces of the repressive forces. because there is

a difference here between the real police force and the, and the many blocks that are used for this the practices. do you think georgia still has a chance to become a member of the european union? oh, the chance to become a member. i think that the georgia has every single position that you see on the streets is a very european position. and they are defending the european future as i think i, you know, your pin country will defend it as so yes. so the reasons to join the european union and the readiness most in mentality and the in the will exist if the society and the population gets becomes if we know which i think between then your pin pass is there. finally, do you think you might run for president of georgia again? i, i've learned to one think in my life,

which is to never say never. adam president, thank you very much for your time. so that was the, is that obvious? really giving us the an exclusive interview at the presidential palace today, instant easy, and so in around 2 weeks time to this country might find itself having 2 presidents at the same time. thank you so much, dimitri. that's dimitri method. thank you. are reporting from tennessee french president emanuel. my crown has named centrist ally as prime minister, as he tries to end a month long political crisis, francois and they ro is the 4th person to hold the post this year. his appointment comes a week off, and michelle bung a was ousted by parliament in no confidence bowed, following a stand off over an austerity bunch, which i think everybody knows how difficult this task is. everybody knows that it's possible to find

a path that brings people together instead of dividing them, joins now lives by natasha butler who is in paris. natasha took us through the challenges for the new prime minister. it was gonna be very tough for fossil a baby roo. fonts has news of prime minister, he is a veteran, centrist politician, very well known, a name and falls. he's been in politics for a decade and served on the present space on the left. and on the right, as administered key will now be looking at forming a government that he hopes can survive. because the last government of is a breeze assessing. michelle bought a co op so of to any uh, 3 months because it was unable to when the sports of and pays and i deeply divided the french call them. and so a buyer is going to have to try and reach out to and fees on the left on the right . obviously he is a centrist, so he already has his allies. uh, but it will not be easy. he's had a long career. he has, i live in the house,

but he also has an amazing from his loan career. he says though that he believes he can do it. he's the manager of the job. he's been talking about things like reconciliation and sort of things you might expect from someone who's just been appointed 5 minutes. the. there is a that those the fridge presidency by the michael, whose name to by rule the very close allies he is, has failed to deliver what he said. he problem is 6 months ago when he called a soft election here in faults. he said he was going to try and offer renewal something new and change. but so many people. the funds by ruth will be more to say . thank you so much. natasha butler, thats a correspondence. natasha about the reporting from paris. the following. those developments in french politics as well. that's the news for now. thanks for watching. i'm jessica washington. i'll be back in a moment with more today's news. as always, of course, you can find more information on our website. plenty of news features and more on our to 0 dot com will of course, bring you more of the days news as we follow these historic developments in syria,

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