from syria from syria and sources is that the israelis hit a research center not far from the capital city of damascus and that at least two unsigned workers were killed there are also reports that the strike hit a convoy of weapons that was making its way from syria to lebanon and now washington reportedly was warned by israel obvious intention to strike inside syria this kind of comment coming from a high ranking american official who has spoken on condition that he not be named

soldiers from different countries gathered in the capital city of kabul to dance the night away. they were having fun there. nato has more than 100,000 troops in the country including some 66,000 american troops. good for them. they get to take some time to celebrate and party like the rest of us. >> just from looking at the dancing, i think i would feel most comfortable at the celebration there in afghanistan. >> that is just mine. you were probably doing that in your living room all by yourself. >> sadly i was. because bedtime was early for us. >> no dancing, no celebrating. just me and a sparkling glass of martinelli's. >> you do that every night. >> i last night, i step tupped. >> your little slippers. >> my silk robe. >> cloudy skies to start your day. it will be a mostly cloudy day but not much will happen with the clouds. we might see a sprinkle or shower here for one or two of you. most of you will be kind of dry. temperatures the next couple of days will trend just a little bit on the cool side for this time of year. we are entering the coldest time of year as we get int

a state of the emergency declared in the indonesian capital of jakarta after heavy seasonal rains brought widespread flooding. parts of the citynder two meters of water. authorities say at least four people have been killed while more than 20,000 people evacuated the area. now this report from jakarta. >> jakarta, the capital of southeast asia's largest economy. today, brought to its knees because of rising floodwaters. karzai broken-down. motorcycles have been left stranded on the roads that have turned into rivers. jakartans are used to dealing with floods. this happens every year because of the parental reins. but this time, even the usually immune central business district has been affected. this is the central business district. this part of the city is not usually so badly affected by the heavy flooding that accompanies the seasonal rains. but this time around you can see for yourself that this city has been paralyzed as many other parts of jakarta, of also been because of the rain. officials have warned over the next few days the trains will continue to increase. that could mean floodwaters year end around jakarta will

look where the capital city of syria is relative to this map.look how close it is to lebanon and to israel, this ravaged capital city in this horrible ongoing war. and it is that geography that explains why there was an international gasp and shock today when this headline crossed, that israel had sent planes to bomb inside syria. or maybe it was on the border between syria and lebanon, depending on which headline you read and who they had asked for information on the ground. but if israel is sending bombers now deep into syria, or just over the border, does that mean this war inside syria, this two-year-old awful civil war has just gone international? specifically, has it become a war that involves israel too? and at least iranian interests, if not iran itself? did a much bigger war just start? joining us now from cairo is ayman mohyeldin. it's really nice of you to be here, especially staying up so late. what do we know about this today, especially where it was? >> well, we can start off with what we officially know from the sources of those t

it is not, capital city is down around here.ave been operating in mali the past year in the northern half of the country. now with regard to the region algeria, something we've been watching with that terrorist activity at the gas plant in the southeastern part of the country in a moment you will hear a colorado man who hid from the terrorists almost three days. managed to survive is just now telling about his story. what happens here in mali, what happens here in algeria, what happens in libya, and also in egypt, all this is related to the news that we've been watching over the past two years. and tomorrow, as we go back over here for a moment, when these hearings get underway with secretary of state hillary clinton we mentioned this last hour, martha, what senator corker told us, you know, how much were you aware and how much attention did you give to the growing islamist movement in northern africa? so not only is it benghazi but these other places that are now hot spots. martha: huge concern in linking all those things toget

officials would not confirm a syrian government claim that the attacked military city near the capital cityf damascus. according to the associated press they took out a convoy that they believe was attempting to deliver weapons including antiaircraft missiles hezbollah ball la in lebanon. militant organization and political party that has vowed israel's destruction and has strong ties to syria and iran. this comes less than a week after an aid to iran's supreme leader claimed that an attack on syria is an attack on iran itself. with that as our beginning "the fox report" correspondent jonathan hunt is here. the israelis had promised to act if syria moved weapons or used weapons and it looks like they have acted. >> yeah, the israeli government is becoming increasingly worried about the flow of weapons. or the potential flow from the chaos of syria over to israel's northern border. so much so that they recently moved some of their batteries of the iron dome intercepter missile system to the north of the country now it appears that they decided that defense is not enough. they have gone on th

some have been moved to the capital city. hostage negotiators are on the ground to help find a solution. and western leaders who helped liberate libya and now say they are ready to fight. >> terrorists should be on notice. they will find no sanctuary, no reference, -- no refuge, not in north africa, not anywhere. >> the longer it goes on, the more it seems other groups may try to attack other targets. aljazeera. >> a former u.s. ambassador and former deputy assistant joins us live. good to have you with us on aljazeera. the situation, the military operation as we understand it right now in algeria is still going on. they say this is in response to algeria allowing the funds to use their airspace to intervene in mali. how closely linked are the events? >> good to be with you. i think there are very closely linked. the al qaeda and islam group, that is an offshoot of an army that fought the government of algeria for 10 years, until 22, when they were defeated. an offshoot went down into mali with 15 european hostages, and the r

edinburgh, capital city of scotland.he university labs geologist chris hayward examines lava from laki. he's looking for chemical clues that might identify laki's killer. one of the most interesting things we can see in these lavas are these very tiny crystals. and what these do is they record the chemistry of the magma at different times in its evolution from the time when it formed very deep under the ground until it was erupted so they're like little time capsules. narrator: as the crystals grew they entombed tiny pockets of laki's magma inside them, along with its chemistry. hayward: so here is one of the crystals this dark area. and you can see one of the little pockets of magma. and if i zoom in, this is the thickness of a sheet of paper, just to give you some idea of how small these things are. narrator: using a sophisticated electron microprobe, chris teases out their chemistry and finds something intriguing. hayward: we've discovered something very interesting. the material inside the crystals these pockets of m

officials are trying to stop the water from cutting off the only supply route to the capital city, but it could be some time. aljazeera, mozambique. >> 24 policemen have been killed in separate attacks in afghanistan. 10 officers, including the local head of counter terrorism, attacked by a suicide bomber, with another four policeman killed. this new video cassette to show the aftermath of the strife. the intense attacks have been reported there for the past few months as government forces tried to oust rebel fighters. thousands of people have joined the protest rallies in the united states to call for tougher gun control. the issue is set to dominate the american public in the coming years as president obama attempts to reform the legislation. >> this market was very personal. >> so many shots with an assault rifle, there is no real for this to happen. just minding his own business, going home. >> at 7:38 in the morning, shot in the head. >> dmitri was two days away from his 17th birthday when the bullets flew through the windows of his school. his father marches it violently, display

. >>> in the london zoo landmark the shard will open next month with incredible views of the capital cityutfitted with digital telescopes and 360-degree windows. at 1,000 feet high the shard is the tallest building in western europe. >>> so much for resting in peace. a swedish company has developed a coffin with music in your resting place. connected to a 4g compatible tombstone, the play list can be managed by friends and family through an online music service. however with a hefty $30,000 price tag it may have to be your final purchase. i can't manl why you'd want this. >> i don't know why but you can guarantee somebody will buy that. >> but 30,000 chuckles? come on. that's a lot. >>> time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the first official portrait of kate, duchess of came braj is being unveiled in london. earlier prince will yaiam and t duchess met with an artist who is known for his extremely real looking portraits. >> with regard to relaxing in this california chair, isn't that what they said i did in the cabinet? all day long sta

states is reportedly the greatest democracy in the world, but doesn't have democracy in its own capital cityere are literally dozens of inaugural themed parties and celebrations going on this weekend from the district to maryland and virginia. everybody is getting in the inaugural spirit. news4's eric gonzalez is live at the westin in arlington where they're getting ready for the virginia inaugural ball. hi, erica. looking beautiful there. >> reporter: things are getting under way here at the virginia state inaugural ball, and people should be arriving here within the next few minutes. tickets -- they will start making entry about 6:30. the doors officially open at 7:00, and take a look at the room. it's looking pretty gorgeous right about now. stars and stripes all over the place. the band back there from virginia, of course, gonzo's nose getting ready to play the event again. starts at 7:00 tonight. we'll go through 11:00 this evening. you have buffet lines set up in the middle of the room. this will be pushed back to make space for anywhere from 1200 to 1500 people to be here tonight. any

position for quite some time in recent months we have witnessed both in the loop and also in the capital city of damascus a wave of suicide bombings a lot of that happening in terms of car bombings with dozens of people being killed the most of the bombings are targeting government buildings and more often than not responsibility is being claimed by the rebel groups and the middle east analyst a manual action writer believes that tuesday's bombings in aleppo were meant to send a message of horror for president assad's supporters. book. student performance you would go to university were told me that one day before yesterday they were also warning. the university and they didn't do it so what's the punishment there is the word for what's taking place right now it's there were more of. it is being. decreased. who obviously still support the government. aren't into the are there we go now to start with what's happened just a short while ago in london two people have been confirmed dead and two injured after a helicopter crash taking part in this in central area of the city the chopper is said to

into syria below the radar level at dawn on wednesday and hit a military research center near the capital city of damascus now according to the military they carried out an i'm quoting an act of aggression bombarding the sites causing large scale material damage as what is destroying the building and that was a statement that was quoted on syrian state television the military also added that two site workers were killed in the strike now earlier there were reports that israeli planes had struck a convoy carrying weapons from syria to lebanon the information actually came from the united states as well as regional officials but these reports would later denied by syria. are you me as a q. attitude or of pan-african newswire says the alleged israeli air strike in syria is all part of a plan to bring down the assad government. it's quite interesting that the israeli government as well as the united states has not officially responded to this provocation against syria so it is inevitably a situation in which they are opening up a nother front in the war against the government of bashar al assad is

. >> the points she makes about the rules for helicopter flight and other flights over our capital city -- i am sure they will be looked at as part of the investigations that will take place. >> the banks of the river are becoming more congested -- six skyscrapers are planned for construction in this area alone. one of the many factors considered by investigators were trying to determine what caused the tragedy. al jazeera, london. >> thousands of turkish kurds gathered with in istanbul to greet the coffins of three activists killed in paris last week. they were found shot dead in their office. the turkish prime minister has appealed for calm ahead of the funeral. for decades the party has fought the turkish government for independence of the country's kurdish southwest. germany is still expected to grow this year, but only by 0.4%. that is leading to the central bank to bring back gold reserves stored in new york and paris since the cold war. >> germany has cut its forecast from october by more than half. anti-government's line is the worst will soon be over. -- if the government's lin

into syria below the radar level at dawn on wednesday and hit a military research center near the capital city of damascus now according to the military they carried out an i'm quoting an act of aggression bombarding the sites causing large scale material damage as well as destroying the building and that was a statement that was quoted on syrian state television the military also added that two sites workers were killed in the strike now earlier there were reports that israeli planes had struck a convoy carrying weapons from syria to lebanon the information actually came from the united states as well as regional officials but these reports would later denied by the ria regional officials have also said that israel had been planning in the days leading up to this a strike no confirmation of this from the israeli side are you me as a q. and a terror of pan-african newswire says the israeli air strike in syria is all part of a plan to bring down the government. it's quite interesting that the israeli government as well as the united states has not officially responded to this provocation agains

position for quite some time in recent months we have witnessed both in the lip and also in the capital city of damascus a wave of suicide bombings a lot of that happening in terms of car bombings with dozens of people being killed the most of the bombings are targeting government buildings and more off of enough responsibility is being claimed by the rebel groups and middle east analyst and writer believes that tuesday's bombing in aleppo meant to send a message of order to president assad supporters. to date. the student performance to go that way university we're going to be the one to be for us to be able so horny for which hoops they were to be sure could be called the university and they didn't do it so this was for punishment. for what it's picking things right now it's worth more of your peers to board the civilians were killed be courageous the more you disagree in school a real school you still support the government in its fight against the current going to the party against the insurgents. and of course we'll have more stories online for you including the ride on how long the tal

position for quite some time in recent months we have witnessed both in the lift and also in the capital city of damascus a wave of suicide bombings a lot of that happening in terms of car bombings with dozens of people being killed the most of the bombings are targeting government buildings and more often been muff responsibility is being claimed by the rebel groups. and middle east analyst a month and writes of believes tuesday's bombings in aleppo were meant to send a message of horror to president assad supporters. book today. the student performance you go that way university were told me that one day before yesterday they were also horny from a korean hoops they were saying they sure could be called the university and they didn't do it so this was for punishment there's a bird or what's taking place right now it's a bird. if there's a ball moving towards the civilians it shows decrease the more and if you disagree in school real so you still support the government in its fight against this current event in the fight against the insurgents. and of course the got more stories for you onli

from syria from syria and sources is that the israelis hit a research center not far from the capital city of damascus and that at least two unsigned workers were killed there are also reports that the strike hit a convoy of weapons that was making its way from syria to lebanon and now washington reportedly was warned by israel obvious intention to strike inside syria this kind of comment coming from a high ranking american official who has spoken on condition that he not be named it is important to mention that a couple of months ago iran's revolutionary guard did say that assad had friends in the region who had not yet entered the fray the quote was that these friends were poised to strike out in case there was an intervention in syria earlier this month is well deployed if i am going to defense missile system to its border with syria and that this of a growing concern that they could be some kind of use of chemical weapons as. i mentioned earlier we have no comment yet from tel aviv there also has been no comment from washington moscow has said if indeed these reports are accurate that

. >> reporter: the president returns from hawaii to find a capital city in full inaugural regalia. jim, as you mentioned, the republicans have their demands on spending cuts. the president has an inflexible demand of his own-- no negotiations over raising the debt ceiling. the grand stage at the capitol nearly complete, so, too, the presidential reviewing stand just outside the white house gate. the first family's hawaiian vacation, carved up by fiscal cliff drama ends today. the president used his weekly address to tell the nation raising the debt ceiling to avoid a government default is a problem for congress. >> one thing i will not compromise over is whether or not congress should pay the tab fair bill they've already racked up. if congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. >> reporter: top advisers say the president will never again, as he did in 2011, get pulled into that debate. but republicans want a fight, tying the debt ceiling to spending cuts required by the fisca

position for quite some time in recent months we have witnessed both in the lip and also in the capital city of damascus a wave of suicide bombings a lot of that happening in terms of car bombings with dozens of people being killed the most of the bombings are targeting government buildings and more often than not for sponsibility is being claimed by the rebel groups. now the arab spring revolutions did not come cheap in the next few years the economic loss in countries like syria egypt and libya will amount to about two hundred and twenty five billion dollars that's according to rough estimates by western economist let's get some more details on this now and talk to for a halim middle east economist analysts and journalists are joining us live here on the program a pleasure to see you today you've been focusing on exactly how arab nations are rebuilding after the arab spring just how big of a role do you think the revolutions played in the worsening economic situation in those countries hi there well i think the revolutions have obviously forced these this region to reevaluate their economy

mortar rounds with each other in recent months we have witnessed both in the loop and also in the capital city of damascus a wave of suicide bombings a lot of it happening in terms of car bombings with dozens of people being killed the most of the bombings are targeting government buildings and more often than not responsibility is being claimed by the rebel groups what you have really is a rebellion across the country that is destabilizing these situation on the ground it is also making extremist activity more and more possible their own paula thanks very much indeed for that that's all to support of reporting there well middle east analyst. and roger i spoke to him a little earlier here in r.t. he says that terrorists are targeting civilians in syria to send a message of horror to all those supporting assad. this is your power it's with all of our civilians in high numbers it's the purest courage we can imagine we witness today a few billion building and you will of the take i spoke today to the student performance you. would not be the one to be for yesterday they also warning. they shook.

from syria from syria and sources is that the israelis hit a research center not far from the capital city of damascus and that at least two unsigned workers were killed there are also reports that the strike hit a convoy of weapons that was making its way from syria to lebanon now washington reportedly was warned by israel obvious intention to strike inside syria this kind of comment coming from a high ranking american official who has spoken on condition that he not be named it is important to mention that a couple of months ago iran's revolutionary guard did say that assad had friends in the region who had not yet entered the fray the quote was that these planes were poised to strike out in case there was an intervention in syria earlier this month israel deployed its i am during defense in the south the system to its border with syria nectars of a growing concern that they could be some kind of use of chemical weapons as i mentioned earlier we have no comment yet from tel aviv there also has been no comment from washington moscow has said if indeed these reports are accurate that these

position for quite some time in recent months we have witnessed both in the loop and also in the capital city of damascus a wave of suicide bombings a lot of that happening in terms of car bombings with dozens of people being killed the most of the bombings are targeting government buildings and more off of the muff responsibility is being claimed by the rebel groups and maybe money and right believes tuesday's bombings in aleppo were meant to send a message of horror to president assad supporters. i spoke with a. student performance if you would go that way universe if you would call me that one day before yesterday they also warning the careers groups they were seeing they should be called the university and they didn't do it so this was a punishment there's a word for what's taking place right now it's there were more of it is being towards those who insist show the crease the more ridicule was a group in school or real sleaze still support the government. and let's now check some other international news and brave this hour and we start with pictures of a horrific helicopter crash in cent

the point she makes about the rules for helicopter flights and, indeed, other fights over our capital city, i'm sure they will be looked at as part of the investigations that will take place. she's right that's not an issue for today but inevitably something that has to be carefully looked at. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week, i organize a not promotion seminar for women wanting to set up businesses. one of the questions they asked was the cost of childcare. isn't that this government suspended 15 hours of two-year olds for the most advantaged -- and extended it to three and four-year-olds, i sure that this government is supporting families and women who want to work? >> i think my honorable friend makes a very important point. the fact is we have seen over last couple of years one of the fastest rates of new business creation in our history, but we do need to encourage particularly female entrepreneurship if we have the same rate as other countries would help white -- wipeout on the point altogether. we do help families in terms of two, three and four-year-olds with childcare. would a

position for quite some time in recent months we have witnessed both in the lip and also in the capital city of damascus a wave of suicide bombings a lot of that happening in terms of car bombings with dozens of people being killed the most of the bombings are targeting government buildings and more off of enough responsibility is being claimed by the rebel groups. in the middle east analyst money and rights and believes tuesday's bombing is in aleppo will meant to send a message or aura to president assad supporters i spoke today to the student performance if you would go to university were told me that one day before yesterday they were also warning from the koreas groups they were seeing what we called the university and they didn't do it so this was the punishment there's a bird or what's taking place right now it's there were more. it is a bomb being towards the civilians it shall be creased the more it was a group in school a real sleaze still support the government. more stories for you online including the ride of her life at l.t. dot com we've got a story of a young cleaning lady wh

below the radar level at dawn on wednesday and hit a military research center in general near the capital city of damascus now according to the military they carried out an i'm quoting an act of aggression bombarding the site causing large scale material damage as well as destroying the building and that was a statement that was quoted on syrian state television the military also added that two sites workers were killed in the strike now earlier there were reports that israeli planes had struck a convoy carrying weapons from syria to lebanon the information actually came from the united states as well as regional officials but these reports were later denied by syria the syrian opposition chief was outed for the first time has said that he will have talks with the syrian regime under the syrian president bashar assad not in the past he has said that he will not have talks and that any kind of circumstances whatsoever but he is giving preconditions around the statement he has said that they leads to be the release of one hundred and sixty thousand prisoners now it is quite clear that assad will

. >> reporter: that is because this is capital city care, one of d.c.'first medical marijuana dispensaries. david guard is the general manager would will oversee the upcoming opening. >> i'm thrilled because i've seen it happen. i've seen ms patients ingest this. of a seen cancer hi aids patients and i know it works. here you are. this is where we'll have not one but two sales personnel. >> reporter: there will be shelves lined with six to eight varieties of marijuana. >> it will look a lot greener. >> reporter: they will be grown under these lights at a cultivation venter. spay shents must have a recommendation i go from hair doctor -- center. patients must have a recommendation from their doctor. they chose to put the dispensary right on north capitol street because it is a route that people know. there is bus service here and they also like the fact that the u.s. capitol is right down the street. >> it is very important to us that people associate us with the capitol of the country because we really do think we can make a huge change. we want to be wh

looking bright blue storefront on north capitol street just off new york avenue is a company called capital city care getting ready to open its doors in a matter of weeks what should be the first of four businesses in the city to begin legally selling marijuana. >> some of them will be open by early spring and the rest of them will open throughout the rest of the year, at which point qualified patients who have a doctor's recommendation will be able to purchase marijuana from these stores and take it directly home and use it in their homes. >> reporter: but only if you live in the district and only if you have any one of the four qualifying conditions, glaucoma, hiv aids, cancer and multiple sclerosis. >> we really thought look and hard about this, but there's so many people out there who have chronic illness and we thought this was a good thing for the residents of the district of columbia. they convinced us that this is working in other states. so we're going to give it a try in the district of columbia. >> reporter: marijuana is still outlawed by the federal government but now legal for medic