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every government on the planet. coronavirus isof very high, already 50 countries affected. continue to slide as the coronavirus takes its toll on the global market. ♪ after a week of what was labeled a reduction of violence , afghannistan, the u.s. and taliban are expected to sign a peace deal that could put an end to america's longest-running war. president donald trump sending his top diplomat for the signing and said the afghan people should embrace the chance for new future, but there's a long way to go. the deal is seen as a possible for space to hold talks with the

government in couple to decide kabul tore -- couple -- decide the future of the country. [no audio] >> himself an immigrant from afghanistan, so american diplomats, luke perry representatives held more than a dozen negotiations with talks briefly called off by president trump in september. the u.s. team wanted the taliban support in its counterterrorism efforts while the taliban demanded a full withdrawal of horses from afghanistan in the u.s. said it would only sign an agreement if the taliban called a cease-fire and scheduled negotiations directly with afghan government. exclusively to the taliban who are hopeful that this will be the start of bringing stability to the -- country.

>> it is significant for people and our country because they will have their independence, they will see occupation ending for the region went stability and peace return, there will be a phase of commercial activities and rehabilitation of afghanistan, so that is really important and significant for us. >> it has been a week of reduction in violence. the plan is to expand it further. there have been skirmishes as well. what makes you think that peace will come about? >> it was a reduction in it secures we call

we havehe agreement and in theacked any convoy territories held by the and some of those were attacked when they came out so that was a kind of violation and our people on the ground stopped it. accept kabul's government as legitimate. ?ow will you be talking to them how have you come to terms to that? it the people of

afghanistan, that according to andconflict is a reality we will talk to them. phase wherehe first the taliban and american has agreed of the gradual withdrawal of a reduction in violence. one of the terms of the agreement and what happens next? >> after the signing of the agreement, of course we will have confidence building vision , 1000 prisoners will be released and when we

phase,and complete this then we enter another phase. during that phase, we will have discussion among all of our sites and they will discuss the they may bring others to the table. >> the allegation from the side and the fear is they will go back on civil liberties, education, they rights, on democracy. what will you say to ensure the afghan people they won't reverse them or take them back? >> it is not the reality what they say.

,ou see, there's peace ,ommercial activities, schools so security is more in those areas under control rather than than the capital of kabul. what a rights, women right to education. we both accept them, but only [indiscernible] so the -- there is no problem about freedom of speech, i think it is part of the islamic rules and it should be. of officials, that is

not how we can make a problem in society. pakistan's foreign minister will be off the signing scheduled in qatar on saturday. settlement is the only way to in the settlement. lotakistan has suffered a because of the situation in the region, a huge price and human terms and we have always been the solution. what you need is a negotiated political settlement. we are glad that the world has finally converged to that point of view and now the talks took off.

they were 10 rounds of difficult talks, but finally it seems we have an agreement and hopefully it will be signed. >> donald trump has said he will send his secretary of state to witness the signing of the taliban agreement aimed at bringing u.s. troops home from afghanistan. whatng us from washington, are you learning about the contents of that agreement? in very broad strokes, the idea is for all u.s. forces to leave afghanistan which is something that donald trump wants. however, the pentagon has said it would be willing to cut the number of u.s. forces from about .2,000 down to about 8500 it said that way the u.s. would still be able to assist the afghan military.

the other part that needs to be in play is the idea that those members of the taliban on the battlefield and who were being held by afghan forces would be release. up to aboutcould be 5000 or so. it is expected that there will be pushed back about that release. the important thing is this means that hostilities between the u.s. and taliban would be considered over and the more difficult work, the more for some sort of countrywide peace deal would then start in about 10 to 15 days. >> like you were saying, the deal could be signed, but then the hard part really begins. will bring in

long-term peace to afghanistan? i think what is really for sont to note is that many years, almost two decades here in the united states, the taliban was essentially not considered a legitimate political entity, certainly the u.s. did not have any engagement when the taliban was in power in the late 1990's, but because of the years of negotiations with the leadership to try to get to this moment, the u.s. has an effect legitimized the taliban as a political entity, so for those in the afghan political sphere say they should not be theyiating with people consider terrorists, it would be easy for washington to go back andsay we sat down negotiated, we did the artwork, we signed a piece of paper, we should hands, you need to make

this work. you need to find a way to secure your country politically and militarily. if the united states can do it, you can do it and certainly that is leverage that the administration has gained. whether or not that makes it easy for mike pompeo, the u.s. , to actuallystate keep the negotiation process on track, that is something we have to see, but they certainly have more leverage that the signing is about to take place. the head of the united nations is calling for an immediate truce in syria after turkishing of a dozen troops. friday,und of shelling

comes after a day after 33 turkish troops were killed in air raids by russian forces. the president of turkey and russia have spoken my phone in an effort to diffuse tensions and looking to discuss measures to normalize. it has prompted greece and bulgaria to step up security on their borders will stop the u.s. secretary-general says the situation is at risk of getting out of control. >> in recent days, i warned risk inly about the northwest syria. with the events of the past 24 hours, we have reached that point. this is one of the most alarming moments across the conflicts.

without urgent action, the risk of greater escalation grows by the hour. turkish shoulders -- turkish being evacuated. images like these have crated in turkey andr growing coals for revenge. held armylitary positions in retaliation for the deaths of dozens of f soldiers n idlib. they blame the syrian government targetedirstrike that the outpost. officials accuse russia of failing to deter forces that have recently stepped up their attacks against soldiers. attack cap and despite the location of troops being tormented with officials on the ground.

unfortunately, the attack continued after we warned following the first strike. >> feeling abandoned by its eu allies, turkey warned it won't prevent refugees from crossing into europe. european countries are alarmed. this might turn into a mass exodus of refugees fleeing the area. turkey has been calling on the eu to share the burden of the refugee crisis and to deploy on natoorder with syria, but does not seem to be willing to provide support, offering for the time being worth of sympathy. >> i call on them to stop their offensive, to respect international law and to back efforts for a peaceful solution. this dangerous situation must be de-escalated and we urge an

immediate return to the 2018 cease-fire. >> as tension mounts, turkish anchorials held talks in to diffuse the situation. >> russia is a key ally rejects turkeys expansion in syria and the occupation legitimate. as they failed to overcome differences, they are both in a wider confrontation. >> plenty more ahead on the al mexico, itshour and first coronavirus case.

>> the worst shelling in weeks put libya under pressure. we will have the latest on the ground. peter will be here with sports. ♪ >> the world health organization has raised the risk of the coronavirus to its highest level across the world, but officials stopped short of calling the , tsonga a pandemic believe containment efforts could still work. >> in the biggest city of africa's most populous country, the first taste of coronavirus >> werying ms. full stop

have started working to identify all the contacts of the patients thosethe patient and even with him on the aircraft. >> nigeria's large population and high rate of poverty make it vulnerable for outbreaks like these. the world health organization declared it a emergency last month, it was concerned that could hit countries with weak health systems. on friday, the who of greater the risk to very high. >> i think this is a reality check for every government on the planet. wake up, get ready, this virus may be on the way and you need to be ready. you have a duty to your citizens and a duty to the world the ready. >> he pointed to the increase of cases in infected countries, some struggling to contain the virus.

it has reported hundreds of cases of the virus outside asia and its square is more anti-than usual. >> the city seems to be asleep. i don't see many people around and i am sorry to see people have been so alarmed. genevafor to lend, the international motor show has irancanceled and in instead of crowds of worshipers, hazmat suits and friday prayers canceled where the virus has killed dozens of people and affected -- infected hundreds more. china reported the lowest number of new cases in a month.

>> the recent success in controlling the epidemic is hard-earned and with an increase of people going back-to-school, we are facing a risk. we cannot afford to take chances. >> that warning is being echoed worldwide. a media consultant in nigeria says the government is trying to stop therapy of panic caused by the a bullet operate. >> so far, the government can the about 100 people, so man who has come down with the -- [indiscernible]

they will come down with the virus, so far, i think the medical professionals, they say , but again that is something that happened in a couple of other states and it is the panic which the government has won the case. if you go to shops around hardly would you be able to find a hand sanitizer to buy. also ken starr's scar's -- scarce demand. >> london's ftse followed asian

markets, ending down more than 3% and in new york, the dow jones saw its worst plunge for more than a decade. as bady's losses or not as yesterday, but they were not good. it was not a good day for investors. stocks showing their seventh day of declines, the worst week since the financial crisis of 2009 the worst month since . the dow jones industrial average closed some 13% from its high point from just over a week ago, the standard and poor's down and investors continue to worry about the spread of the coronavirus and the impact it is going to have on corporate profits, traded in company like amazon have announced they are putting nonessential travel on hold, so the concerns are really

widespread across all sectors of the economy. the wall street journal reporting that 95% of s&p stocks are down, so this is a really bad week for the markets. >> mexico says it has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after two men recently traveled to italy. [no audio] is currently in isolation along with members of his family here in mexico city. the deputy health minister says this individual is being held for epidemic logical reasons, academical reasons, saying not to --

[indiscernible] there are three other suspicious and the case of that confirmed virus, that individual appears to have contracted the virus well on a visit to italy in the third week of february, but the government is saying as of today, they were going to hold daily press conferences to update the population on the progress and management of this global outbreak. >> mike pompeo has been testifying before congress since the killing of iran's most powerful general. that they only took two hours to discuss developments and allie fisher has more. has not made any

appearances and refused to give evidence ahead of donald trump's impeachment. >> we would like to ask you about, including the lawful subpoena the committee issued that you have ignored, so we expect to see you here again. >> they were there to talk iran, iraq in the authorization of use of military force. congress had been breached more than 70 times and said military action in january had made america safer. >> removing him was a ds dilatory measure. his desk reduce the risk. >> there was anger on the democratic side, one congressman asking if there was a policy

being followed. the acts that are questionable and legally continue to pile up for this administration. it includes pulling out of the ,cp, abandoning the kurds strategic and if it of assassinating soleimani. >> he was asked to -- about the american response of the coronavirus in said they were doing all they could. >> mike pompeo spent two hours in front of the committee. there are many saying they would like to see them back and they have many more questions and they are expecting clear answers. >> still ahead, ethiopia's controversial project takes place as talks with egypt

crumbled yet again. microsoft is of survival at this year's berlin film festival and argentina may have given the world some of its best footballers, but struggling. >> the international forecasts not looking too bad right now. of lake effect snow here, but for many, a little bit dull.

this wintry mix making its way across, pushing the robert hurt. it will sink its way further southward, so there will be some weather moving through saskatchewan heading towards the east. warner to showers around the deep south. come down into the caribbean, we have this clouds that makes its way towards you, very heavy showers across. it will continue to make its way further south.

♪ the top stories on the newshour. the u.s. expected to sign a provisional peace deal that could put an end to the nearly two decade war. president trump is sending mike pompeo and would be agreement to be expected to be signed on saturday. the general is calling for troops in syria. meanwhile, turkeys and russia's president has spoken to ease tension in the northwest and the world health organization has raised its risk assessment of the coronavirus to the highest level across the world. the outbreak has spread to more than 50 countries. now with one of our top

stories, the escalating tension between turkey and russia and the broader impacts that may have in the middle east. supports taking broader and stepping up the pressure on the eu by allowing refugees to travel onward to europe. turkey made an agreement with the eu in 2016 at the height of the refugee crisis. on the that deal, they were to resettle refugees from turkey to grace. cope withs it cannot anymore people fleeing. the nearby greek island of less posts off the coast of turkey is already struggling with the effects of overwhelming migration.

locals have been fighting back while the government demands european support. >> many times, the turkish government has threatened to open his quarters and released its corners to refugees once again. , alreadythe scene nightmarish for children who crossed over and are now trapped here. different than what happens on any of the day, but the implication is that authorities did not try to stop it. europe needs to help not just with money, but personnel and equipment. i have asked them to reinforce the coast guard with personnel, boats and technical names.

>> it is adding 19 u-boats over the next couple of years, but it is going to need help now if turkey makes good on its threat -- intorefugees in zero europe. >> the route was being cleared much for the north and reports to a haveneing bus for human traffickers and the turkish military did absolutely nothing to stop people than. -- people then. >> our aim is to get to germany. there are syrians and people from every country. >> we arrived here at the border and they are on the other side and not letting migrants in. we want turkey to open the borders because of these problems.

>> immediate response was to teargas the people right on the border with the prime minister warning loudly that greece was closed to this new wave. athens also spent more special forces to try to prevent people from coming across. the general supposition is that turkey is threatening to threat in thengage in syria crisis that has engulfed people in italy. >> and filmmaker at this year's berlin film festival is taking a harsh look at migrants around the world. about the disappointed smiley face when they reach their destinations. >> she and her two sons are

mexican migrants, newly arrived in the u.s. with streams of better things, dreams that are very --. hermust prevent max and younger brother from despair. while she works part-time jobs, they live out imaginary adventures within the apparent safety of their four walls. the actress says she hopes the message of the film can reach the widest possible audience. >> i think the more important is it is not for and, maybe for teenagers, have this reaction, they understand these movies.

it is a theme that is also explored in the film which shows the viewer a very different aspect of what it means to be a migrant. >> this is a migrants journey in reverse. at first, he is in singapore, struggling to earn enough to survive. whatgh his eyes, we see modern materialism means -- poverty and in his case, his health deteriorates which means he must return home. the thumbs director says he helps the audience will realize what migration to me for so many people. >> to see them as human and someone with a family with hopes .nd dreams

>> many migrants hope their journeys will take them to a better life. in these two soon -- these two films, we are offered where a destination is not a promise land. the worstviewer, shelling in weeks is threatening to derail peace talks. trawl stratford has been following developments on the ground. >> i was stranded on the street. they got my neighbor called me over to him. the rocket landed just a few meters away. >> his pregnant wife suffered minor injuries and his son serious headwinds.

we go to his neighborhood and find evidence of what people say happens day and night. hours earlier, another barrage had hit. injureds say nobody was in those attacks, but behind consistently targeted. people are getting increasingly angry. they are blaming the u.n. for not doing enough. during which neither side failed to reach an agreement on the cease-f-fire. the u.n. backed government, turkey says they must withdraw forces from areas that control on the outskirts. he is being supported by countries like the eu and

russia, says the fighters supporting must leave libya first. meanwhile, anger and distrust is growing. how much did they pay you to be silent? and a supporter of terrorism? both sides accuse him of being biased against them. >> i live near the airport, they are in different areas all the time. the situation is terrible. list to stop the fighting that they have seen escalating. both sides have boycotted in hopes of aiming a solution.

-- he says doctors are afraid to remove the shrapnel inside his skull because if they do, he may never walk again. >> the u.n. envoy says there has , butt been a breakdown optimistic a cease-fire can be reached. >> there were three days of no roger'sthey made -- no progress because of a boycott by figures on both sides and intensification of fighting in recent towers, a breach of the truce by forces of the general. that mayd like to say

have witnessed a very serious violation of the truce. it is almost a breakdown of that truce with many areas being hit by shelling . >> clearly, you have two wars and turkey and russia in both wars are on opposite sides. are you worried about the deterioration in italy could affect your process? wife's it is a relevant question. i believe there are players who are now very active and i there is a mutual interaction between the two favorablethat is not for peace. >> i spoke to senior officials

and the two conflicts are very different, very different problems in both countries, but they say now they have to look russia andame way turkey are looking at it. -- >> they have claimed election fraud. >> one of the young men, the andce accuse them earlier part of the small group to protest what they call fraud here. earlier, they fired to guest at

the students and responded by throwing back the canisters. when they run into this school, the police moved in and tear gas, walking from room to room trying to take the protesters who are throwing stones at them accused of breaking the law because they want to protest irregularities of the election, so several students try to take them out. >> ethiopia has announced it -- he has beence to western ethiopia to see how it is taking shape. >> this scene is a few miles away. local people with running water

or electricity. this say they are waiting for the benefits. daytime shifts are busier. made of three is parts, civil works, the thelworks and electromechanical works and all those three components show that it is 72% complete. we're hoping to produce electricity a year later. >> they are still to be placed

and the hydropower engine leaked to them. each turbine as 300 produced megawatts and when they are completed, they will produce a little less than 6000 megawatts southern africa and western europe. >> that middle section will require 2 million cubic meters of concrete slabs to raise it to the final height. that is also where the power turbines will be inserted and that is when the first hydropower production begins. >> it is crucial for economic development in the believe it has nothing to fear despite warnings from some experts, but egypt, the difference feels

certain. it had the line's share of the watches, but the desert country is described as the gift vital nile of its most source. egypt has -- should take no less than seven years and time is of the essence. meanwhile, the historic dam continues to take its final .hape from the legendary river, this is a mighty handle. >> it is now up to them to squeeze its way.

this future and perhaps of the means of people, if not set in stone. >> police in costa rica have rated the present home as part of an investigation over the misuse of citizens personal data. it is the first time the home of the sitting president has been searched. the major transition has been evacuated after a disrupt of concerts. demonstrators burned scooters and block firefighters from putting out the blaze. they accused the singer of being too democratic.

natasha butler has been following and says plumes of smoke could be seen across. >> the transition is one of the main and you can really get a sense of the damage. here, a wholeer row of motorbikes completely , also out, just carcasses in bits, completely burned out. what happens, it was about 6:00 in the evening local time when protesters set light to these vehicles all around the train station. the can see all over paris two kilometers away and you can smell the smoke in the end. it reminded me of the cathedral that was burned and really

wondering what had happened in central paris. the firefighters, you can see over there, just some of the many that came to the scene, they managed to put the planes up quickly -- the flames out quickly. the translation was evacuated, but perhaps now being reopened. outeveral actresses walked of the french from award after roman polanski one for best director. he did not attend because of the protests outside. the awards entire board sets out because of the backlash over his nomination. still ahead, sports news in china.

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update on then sports news with peter. athlete's most famous has been handed the maximum band for breaking anti-doping rules. the decision was made by the court of arbitration. he was found guilty of refusing to cooperate with sample

collectors back in 2018. the complication resulted in one of these blood vials being smashed with a hammer. they initially only warned him, but the anti-doping agency asked them to impose a band which has now been confirmed. >> it is not for the athletes to decide a test would be invalidated. he committed ae, violation by tampering with the doping control. >> he has given his reaction to china's official news agency. this is unfair and i will appeal. associationswimming says it regrets the ruling. --

the frenchman looked more likely to qualify at first, taking the first before pushing all await to the second and eventually 7-6.ndering the women's world number one has been knocked out of the qatar open. argentina has given lionel messi and madonna, but its ball manufacturing sector is in crisis, leaving hundreds of people out of work. >> may have helped throughout the u.s., but in this factory,

they have played a much bigger role. he has been producing them since he was 11 years old. it was his first job and has been his passion since then. >> i was raised in a factory. importing balls and it is not the quality we have. we want to make the best balls. >> until the 1930's, the balls .ere filled with leather >> the city is concerned -- considered -- what makes the is it generates hundreds of jobs every year, but the dire situation in the country and imports in china and

pakistan are having a strong impact like this one that are struggling to remain in the business. >> they have owned this factory for years and production has dropped them radically. >> when the g20 happened with all the presidents from around the world, -- we have all these factories that need to sell. >> he said he has been forced to reduce his staff. likehave 15 working and all, we should have done so. we were working to remain open. have ae around the area big impact on the community as they hire to create the body.

has five children and said he can make a little extra cash every month. >> i started around five years old to my mother. this is the only job i have for now. it is difficult to care for my children. everything is expensive. >> factories like this one say they could survive by producing only 20% of what is needed. mayor only waiting for the government to look their way. play, the los handled thers golden state warriors and they did it without lebron james. fine.y davis managed just he contributed this that set up

kyle kuzmova before crashing into those courtside seats. lebron clearly enjoyed himself. the warriors remain bottom. shot, at thelf oman open, shaking the ball, but it bounced straight off them and side. nicely at the for now,here we did it more sports news coming. >> we are back in just a moment with more news.