[000:00:00;00] news the in the us says it's dropped a $10000000.00 bounty for the rest of syria's new leader after diplomats visit damascus. the i'm a jim film. this is obviously rely from door how also coming up a car drives into a crowd of people at a christmas market in the german city of mac, the birth of police operation is ongoing. paid palestinians are killed in

a gauze and refugee camp as winter weather compounds and misery across the street. plus it is, i think really you're responsible for us to risk to shut down over these issues and things that they have already read in the us government just hours away from a shut down republican say they'll put a new bill to the vote in the coming out the, the us as taking a step towards legitimizing the new syrian administration by meeting its leader by the shutter top, middle east diplomat. barbara leaf led the delegation to syria for the 1st engagement between washington and new leadership and damascus. following the meeting, she confirmed the us has lifted a $10000000.00 bounty for us shut off. who is the leader of high height at the shop? a designated terrorist organization leaf added to us,

we'll look at the sanctions imposed on syria. however, she said the new leadership would have to be responsive and demonstrate progress before restrictions are lifted. and both parties agree to work together to find journalists, austin, ties, and other us citizens who went missing during the shot of a central rosalyn. jordan has more from washington dc on the diplomatic visit to syria in the us. the assistant secretary of state for near east affairs barb relief visited damascus on friday, along with the presidential special envoy for hostage affairs, roger car students and ambassador daniel ruben sing. who's going to be the new point person at the state department for interventions with the interim syrian government. all 3 officials met with a number of people from across syrian society, including perhaps the most important, the leader of

h t. s. a flood of shaw ha. who has been effectively acting as the new head of the syrian government. since the fall of bob sherlow saw some 12 days ago. the conversation between the new syrian officials and the american officials was said to be productive. according to assistant secretary leaf. she said that the us made it very plain that so while the us was going to remove a $10000000.00 balance on, i'll shut off head because of his involvement in h t. s. and other groups that lead them on the state departments for and terrorism organization list the us was going to be watching to see just how inclusive this interim government can be before it decides whether to lift the sanctions that have been imposed. not just on the former government of bosch, our last side, but as well on the it organization h t us itself and mr. l. shore,

independently. the message from the united states is that this is a critical moment for the syria people to read or find who they are as a nation, and that washington is prepared to support them in that endeavor, possible. and jordan elder sarah washington, a. all right, let's go live now to result started are who is in damascus. are so good to see you . can you tell us more about the meeting that took place between this us delegation and the visit that they had with the syrian officials in damascus? so this was the 1st direct meeting between the americans, that it gives us and the mascot. so up to 12 years for the 1st time and american delegation was in syria and then damascus and meet him to sit in or push on that. and that's, that's extremely important. but right off the, uh, the, the meeting, the statements that are released all extremely cautious. so simply saying that the

us integration led by barbara leaves has met with the city and people engage directly with the city. and people now did, did they include in the members of civil society activist, members of the different communities? and all the student was, is above the vision for the future of their own country. and then it says they met with the representative of h t. yes. as well, so the statements patty knows that the americans are most deemed as just as the sole representative of celia and city of that is extremely important. however, barbara leave off the, the, the, the meeting demit press conference for this. she said that while the us, he's not going to see for bounty that was put on had or should i need. however, she didn't said that they're going to remove him for his organization, for his friends, the officials around him from the total list. so far,

the us is still keeping joining the the other issue. yes. okay sir. and is this as an organization on the title is that is extremely important. so, so she has been asked if jesse is going to remove the sanctions. she said well we have not discussed with. busy with the withdrawal on yeah. about that, but it's not clear whether jude on the blog, bro, that's for the sake of them, how much will i need now? is no mostly praise name of the shutter, but you do not know what the shadow has about that topic at the table or not cover a barbara leaf, seeing that they have not discussed about the international sessions. this to destroy issues are extremely important. the 1st joint, i mean these organization and several of age, yes, officer, still being gale and the police of the united states. and of course, the international sanctions on the country. and that is a priority for a month for georgia. i need because a couple of days ago with i met him, i asked him and he said, well, we have been classified as it is organization based on the ports because of the reasons we are not tell us,

we need to be removed from that place. and also these are not such as were put on cd because of a brutal regime. i know as the regina is not here, then they must be removed. but usa today is saying that despite having a side kind of system and engagement with these, yes, they're not ready to remove them from the catalyst and they're not ready to leave. these are the international sections. all right, that's all these years were so started are joining us life in damascus. thanks so much for so. all right, let's get more of that breaking news out of germany. now a car has been driven into a crowd of people at a christmas market in the city. magda burg police say the driver has been arrested and an extensive police operations are currently taking place. some of the change lines me now on the phone from berlin. dominic, obviously this is a developing story, lots of moving parts to it. what more do we know about what happened?

and what we know is that this happened in the center of mind to bulk up the christmas ball kid that is established there on various different reports coming from june. the news media of our casualty cans and that sort of thing. the suggestion is, excuse me, the suggestion is that the person drove into a crowd of people at the christmas small kids driving through the people. and that's we can be pretty clear that this is the last friday before christmas. so it is very likely that that was a very considerable number of people, but in attendance at the christmas market, different news media, as i say in germany, are reporting different numbers asked to those who have being wounded in this incident. so suddenly, most of them suggesting that scores of people have been wounded, but there isn't a description as yet as to the nature of the wounds of the injuries, whether they are

a life threatening or whether they are not sort of life threatening. but the suggestion coming from the police is, and other sources is the person to carry that this incidents who's responsible for this incident is in custody. but what we don't know as such yet is as i say, the reality of the injuries has severe they were. but also we don't know, there are many questions about the individual who drove this car. and the most is ation behind the copying where it was when it was and what actually took place very many as rise. it happens with the christmas small kitchen month of august in the center of the city close to the river as the logic suggests that very many people was a we've heard from the prime minister of the states in question. that's why in a hospital from the christian democrats, he has spoken of a terrible events taking place. he is heading to the to the scene. the rescue

services are reported by german news media of talking of as i say, schools of wounded. now that number some say perhaps 60 some say perhaps 18th, i have to be careful to say here, there is no independent confirmation of that like clause. there are suggestions of at least one photography, but again, that has not been confirmed. it is being reported by german news media, but it has not been confirmed separately. and there are also suggestions coming from the officials of the state that sucks any on the hub, which is the states in the old east, germany to what's the fact that people are talking of an attack. now again, not have to be very clear, fast who's being reported by news media, who are sole thing on identified sources within security services, but that has not been confirmed as of yet. and dominic,

we are seeing live video on our screens of that street that the driver drove through plowed through at that christmas market. and you had mentioned that there is an extensive police operation going on there. we did see just a few seconds ago, police running down that road as well. so clearly the situation seemed as though it is still very intense stomach. let me ask you about the fact that in 2016 you had a semi trailer truck. the drove through a christmas market in, if i remember correctly berlin, that attack killed and injured dozens. um, how, how concerned are germans this time of here that an attack could actually take place? we know that there were more precautions taken to make sure that christmas markets were safer. and how much of a trauma is this for germans, and how much concern is there? there's something like this could have happened in the wake of what happened in 2016 or the thing to remember about what happened to 2016 that was carried out by

a man named spanish memory, who was warranted by the police for a series of different reasons and he managed to get hold of a truck, he stole a truck from a polish man who was driving the truck quite legally. and then drove that truck deliberately into the market at a place called pied shide plots, which is in westfield. and it's in the main shopping towards the area or as it was off westfield and very close to what's called the cool down the cool soft and um and again the time of yeah, the time of the day when he did it in 2016, it was almost guarantee that they would be very many people that because this time of year, the tradition is for people to go to christmas markets. if it's something that germany is renowned for. now as to the question, as to the level of concern of viruses. well, obviously in the 1st year,

also off to that incident took place that one of the suggestions that people might be planning to do some incidents as well. but the police has managed to, to a certain extent, as well so far it can you ring fence the christmas markets in the big cities precisely because of the fear that it might happen again. and it was only very recently, i think, in the last couple of days, so to a service was held here in building to commemorate those who were killed by and wounded by enemies emory, the perpetrator of the incidents of 2016. we do have to be a little bit cautious as of yet to make too many comparisons between what happened then by which we know pretty much all the facts. and what has happened today because we, we don't yet know the identity of the person who has carried out this incident. what that person's motivation was, what the circumstances behind in that test and all that clearly the fact that the

police has been able to apprehend this person. if the reporting is correct, will allow the police to try to build a picture of this person's life in the course of the last few weeks, few months, few years. so it should be able to catch an idea or of why what happened has happened. but in the other thing to remember is that germany is preparing itself for a general election taking place within the next. but just leave a 2 month on the 23rd of february. and the issue of security is something that messes to a great deal of people. we know, for example, that the leader of the main opposition policy, the conservative party, that's the christian democrats, said that his mission has come. his policies mission is to bring security back to germany. well, obviously an event such as this one will put back into shop focus. but once again, i have to repeat that. we have to be careful not to make too many comparisons

through 2016 a. now, until we are able bite into what the security services, the police will tell us to establish exactly what happens. but the reality is that people on the ground in marketable, by christmas markets, very close to the river as the which was a logically they will have been very many people there. and the different reporting which as yet is not confirmed by official forces that i have seen, but which is be widely reported by dies german news media speaks the schools of people that's groups of 20, perhaps 60, perhaps a see. but again, i count because the count be care about that, but it talks about very many people having being injured in this. we don't know quite how badly injured. but as you say, the pictures that they fall as a knowledge of well they show the enrollment fee of the operation. you know, the police talking about and expensive operations. and we know the prime minister of the states,

a subsidy on us talking about the terrible events having taken place. and dominic, if i could just bring your attention and also read to our viewers, has been a tweet that was posted from german chancellor, all off schultz. let me read that to you. it says the reports from magda burge. suggest something terrible is to come. my thoughts are with the victims and their families. we stand by their side and by the side of the people of magda virg. my thanks. go to the dedicated rescue workers in these anxious hours. dominic, from what you know of the protocols involved in these types of operations after these types of events, what do you think we should expect in the hours to come? it will certainly be that we could differentiate systems of different elements. so currently the, the rescue agencies emergency services, the top priority will be to deal with the casualties that are being cost in this incident to fly a soldier tree as well to those who they find to look at who needs the most intense

cat as quickly as possible and then to be able to bring them to the relevant places i'm reading, that's been the nearby city of how that all the hospitals are all preparing themselves to take in people who have been injured in this incident. well, that speaks for itself. the fact that a hospital which is not to knock the book a little bit, sorry that the city did you close the mac, the book is talking about preparing for its hospitals to deal with the people have been injured in this instance that demonstrates the mac and change of what they think they will be dealing with. and then in so far as the security element here we, while i'm reading that the that the emergency services have helicopters over the scene to try to help them. but as i say, there are 2 things here on the there's the treatment of those who have been wounded . and then there is the,

the foot by the intelligence agency. security says police forced to establish what exactly happened. they will want to have a time on a chronology. i will do this person get the call that they have. i don't think they get that call from whereas they began the journey to this incident. what took place that will play clearly the appeal for witnesses to come forward? teach? did they see the con, consent the person concerned? so they can establish as, as it were a profile of what happened and then clearly independent to the fact that will be those looking into the life of this person to establish what the situation is, what the motivation might have be. and i will say yes. so several different assets will be going on at the same time here, but clearly from the emergency services point of view because they have what they consider to be this. the suspects if we accept the reporting bundrum and use media

because they think they have to tough to trace. a last element is dealt with to assess and extend the person is in custody, and fearful can be dealt with in that way. then the other side of it is, is also psych tree of treatment and, and building up an idea of what actually happened. all right, dominic cane on the phone for us from berlin. thanks so much. obviously the enormity of all this will become clearer in the coming hours and will be coming back to you for more details as soon as they start to emerge. thanks dominic, the northern gods and at least 10 palestinians have been killed and it is rarely strike on jamalia. 7 of those killed in this latest attack. our children jamalia, along with the rest and northern gauze that has been under military siege for more than 70 days. now. earlier on thursday 8,

tell us indians were killed and then is really attack on our residential building and, and you'll see it on the refugee camp. a father and his children are among the dead . several others have been injured. israeli forces have killed at least 20 people across the strip since don't as the when we receive the rescue called, we drove towards chaff a street and then you say your account. an apartment was targeted in the jeff, a building and the center of new save at market. there were more than 25 injured taken to hospital. most of the dead were children and body remains. how many must mode has more from theater by and central garza of this 5 the leaves of. 1 the seeds fired talks in cairo, the situations across the gauze to remain very difficult and continues to evolve in a much more challenging and difficult scenario. as these really military continues to ride in the northern part of the script continue at military seas of the entire northern part of the golf game, including areas like your body of refuge, account your valley, a town with la and beats,

and where more people have been killed and throughout the d as a result of the ongoing here strikes for people were killed inside a residential home in the city of a tunnel. and that's the, the parents and 2 of their daughters. it's free. we're 3 that from on the dra rumbles from the vicinity of some other one possibly just showed you how difficult the situation in terms of safety and security of the vicinity of the house is that as the tax continued to happen, we're talking about a distance that is very short, but nobody was able, in the past week to rescue any of the people who were killed in the bomb home of the vicinity of god. one husband was not until early our hour this morning at volunteers or from the surrounding community were able to remove or 3 of the bodies of 4 brothers were under the rebels for a whole week. from the time the house was gone, just the past hour. this really military carried out a deadly attack on a rather than sort of flood you're in the account. this is the market street of the

heart of the republican where if people were killed, including 2 children who were transferred to the hospital, the 5 of the casualties were transferred right away to a loss. the hospital here and a 3 were allowed the hospital, the given the over crowded, the space that this small host facility and then the rest of you can this allow the joy at the volt health facility. everyone was evacuated here too. i left the hospital and they are now at the more of a lot of hospitals. these situations continue to repeat itself across the guster with known that up and site. then i know responding the tax despite all what we hear about up to 10 sold a ceasefire, that might happen any time soon. honey. my more do buff from gaza strip palestine. the russians military has attacked cities across ukraine, including the capitol keys,

missile and drones strikes on residential areas have resulted in multiple fatalities and damage neighborhoods. alex, to the top of his reports from odessa the off the month of the latest attack. when you create the capital c. barrage of rush themselves penetrating a defensive pitching several targets in the city. sure. because another aggressors attack on a peaceful city. the capital's downtown policy of district will do it will happen very fast, and there wasn't much time off to the 1st explosion. we started to go to the shelters that we saw is also struck the industrial city of creevy, re killing at least one person, including several of us and russian artillery shells. the southern city, of course, on the sort of shell hitting my house and went to the do everything starting to go . and another school hospital and residential buildings rule hits, domestic heating pipes, abruptness, the missile and drone, a tex across the country,

have been getting steadily worse over the last few months. but the energy infrastructure being the chief target now the ukrainians to be getting better and tearing up with the extent of the damage has been getting progressively worse. alex could topless out to 0. odessa, the united nations security council is set to hold a meeting at the request of russia. moscow was expected to raise the assassination of top general your kellogg. russian authorities have arrested a suspect in the killing, who they say worked in collaboration with ukrainian special forces. usually a shop of all about has more from moscow as the russians have, in addition to the un is raising the issue of that time against general carrie left . the security council meeting on december the 28th right now. we are at the sides of the explosion had to be new, clear, chemical and biological defense. lieutenant general, equal to relive and his assistance were killed. the explosion shook this wise

neighborhood is se most 1st. early in the morning of december, the 17th 6 plus of device was mounted on a screw to which was standing near the entrance. it went 12 when the 2 men were leaving the building. the last wave shot to the windows, a neighbouring buildings and destroyed the front door. now the cold and have been partially lifted, we can see bouquets of flowers in front of the entrance. a 29 year old citizen of his beckett's tone was retained as a murder suspect during interrogation. he said that he had been recruited by the ukrainian special services. he put, they promise to pay $100000.00 and tape him escaped to europe. he used a surveillance camera to monitor the general presence legend, a piece of coal destination of ego carrillo and his assistant, a big failure of the russian special services. adding that ukraine is responsible for the task of the general. i'm says you left of all of the i'll just be wrapped.

most of us politicians are in broiled in a chaotic battle over government funding, which is hurtling toward a friday midnight deadline. the can see parts of the government run out of money. the deal was on the table wednesday, which democrats and republicans were willing to vote through, but president elect donald trump killed it at the last moment. instead he back to hastily written a replacement that was put to the vote on thursday night. it didn't pass with even some republicans voting it down in the fall, additions missed the friday deadline, parts of the government deemed non essential, like student loans and early schooling will largely stop functioning. that's happened at least 20 times in american history. the dispute this time is the trump and his powerful ally. you on mosque want the bill to include less government spending. he also wants to abolish the country's debt ceiling. some analysts say he fears it being used against him by democrats. after he takes office, even some republicans came out against the trump version of the bill. yeah,

so i think this bill was better than it was yesterday on certain respects. but to take this bill to take this bill yesterday and congratulate yourself because it's shorter and pages, but increases the debt by 5 trillion dollars is asinine. and not say precisely what republicans are doing. are absolutely 2nd by a party that campaigns on fiscal responsibility. and it has the temerity to go board of american people. it's that you think this is basically responsible. it is absolutely ridiculous. finally, scientists say they've discovered 27 new species and peruse amazon rain forest, an area known for its rich bio diversity. the team from conservation international identified new mammals, fish, and fabian's and butterflies. they worked closely with members of an indigenous community. i say they benefit from their local knowledge. scientists say that

discovery highlights the need for sustainable conservation efforts in the amazon. all right, that's it for me and how much enjoy me you can find more information on our website . al jazeera dot com, whether it's next and then inside story looks at how the fall was he said, redeem, and the tax on his bullet might affect the young man. thanks so much for watching the the hello sat so they might see some of those this in the southern hemisphere in australia looking while so you hot and dry. but notice of tools that ne, in kona some really violent storm, severe weather here and right close to mccarty. around 5th, the columbus is to the west of the car. we have $276.00 millimeters afraid inches 24 hours. the schools remain in place here. quite

a crop of storms this around northern parts of australia, northern queensland in particular. but even up towards the top hand, this stormy weather will continue to drift its way. a little further east was out into the car, will see as we go through successfully into sunday, but the risk of flash flooding very much remaining as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours on the side. that'd be good to go on into sunday. dry weather coming in behind is, is that much of a straight? it was a problem whether the feet wave we are looking at some very high temperatures. po, for example, 41 degrees faulty. and alice got to was the se, files. good to cool. here i've been refreshing up. what was we go through monday? what's the weather coming in across the victoria and tasmania. eventually pushing over towards new zealand. we've got some great weather. and so once you have a fabulous snow into what west and pots of japan on saturday i most. so the sunday of the

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