there are 800,000 lebanese living in north lebanon.ave always been some seasonal syrian workers here, but now 400,000 syrians have moved here too. >> translator: we have here large syrian population, which puts huge pressure on the area. this is already an area that is neglected. we have to put up with them. >> reporter: the lebanese host communities now share their limited space. many of the syrian refugee camps are set up on land in villages such as this one. but there are pressure on the infrastructure. syrians don't and often can't afford to pay taxes or contribute to the cost of running the region. >> translator: lebanese want to help, but many here don't have the means to put food on table. but that's only up to the point. as you see here, people are trying to cover their own costs to solve his own problems. >> reporter: there is support from the international community through the u.n. new development projects may provide a lasting solution to the pressures. until then they are having to balance the pressure of having a large an

caroline malone reports. >> the interpret public school once catered to mainly lebanese students. but it's size has more than doubled in recent years. it has introduced a second school shift. lebanese are taught in the morning and syrians in the afternoon. >> at first it was a moving here and leaving my country. in syria everything was in arabic. here some things are taught in english. >> it's a challenge for many syrians who studied only arabic back home. the teachers are having to adjust as well. >> we're not used to focus on some subjects. they do not know how to speak english, so they will not know how to explain or justify. >> there are more than 400,000 syrians of school age in lebanon. and the local communities are trying to get them in school. >> in public school classrooms there are nearly as many syrian students as lebanese. but there are many other syrian who is are not getting an education, putting their already uncertain future in jeopardy. >> there are children who are registered for school but don't turn up because they can't afford to pay for the school bus. >> edu

children with at least one lebanese parent are taught in the morning and syrians in the afternoon. >>ranslation: at first it was a shock moving here around leaving my country. everything was in arabic but here they learn english >> reporter: it is a challenge for many syrians who studied only arabic back matrimonial home. the teachers have to adjust as well >> we are used to focus on the reports, explaining and introducing, analysing. they do not know how to speak english. >> reporter: there are more than 4000,000 syrians of-- 400,000 syrians of school age in lebanon. in public school classrooms like this one there are nearly as many syrian students as lebanese, but there are many other syrians who are not getting an education putting an already uncertain future in jeopardy there are still thousands of refugee children who were not in school. some of the syrians registered here don't turn up because they can't afford to pay for the school bus. >> translation: education is the key to a better life. it is our duty to keep them in schools and add another shift. the education ministry hel

. >>> many are forced into illegal jobs facing abuse, the group's latest report said lebanese authorities are blocking many syrians from renewing residency permits. that means they can't legally work and can't go to the police when they experience abuse. some refugees report being underpaid, some even say they've been sexually exploited by their employer. caroline malone reports. >> hussein looks younger than 13 and works as an adult. he is employed in a garage to support his family, refugees from aleppo who escaped after their home was destroyed in syria's civil war. he feels a sense of responsibility to feed his parents and four younger siblings. >> i've been working for two years. i stopped going to school to be able to work to help my family, to be able to get a loaf of bread. >> he earns $10 a week, barely enough to survive, even though his family also receives refugee aid. he'd rather be in school. syrian children often work because their parents face arrest for not having a residency series have a from the lebanese government. while many syrians live in refugee camps, thousands of

we had to get used to it. >> they're taught the lebanese curriculum. some to topics are caught--taugt in arabic and some topics are taught in english. that has been a shock for syrian students. >> they are not knowing how to speak english so they are not knowing how to explain. >> officials are trying to get them in school. in public school classrooms like this one there are nearly as many syrian students as lebanese but there are many other syrians who are not getting education, putting an already uncertain future into jeopardy. >> there are still thousands of lebanese children who are not registered in school. and some of the syrians registered at school don't turn up because they can't afford to pay for the school bus. >> education is the key to a better life. it's our duty to keep them in schools and add another shift. the education ministry helped in making this process easier for them. and our duty is to treat each lebanese and syrian equally. >> the students may be treated equally, but the staff have noticed just how hard the syrian students stu

a struggle made harder by lebanese law.malone, al jazeera, lebanon. >>> an advisor to lebanon's interior ministry, and he says lebanon rejects the findings of the report. >> it's important to reflect on the whole picture, not to focus on something very specific. today all syrians who are not registered as refugees, they can easily work. they just need to have a local lebanese sponsor, whereas for syrian refugees that are registered they can use it to renew their residencies. the only thing that is mentioned in the report is the issue of fees for renewal of the residencies. this is something that has always been there. it's part of lebanese legislation. it's not something new. >>> now the u.n. has announced that yemen's peace talks have been postponed until next tuesday. another setback for yemenis who are desperate for this conflict to end, including a quarter of a million people who are in dire need of food and medicine. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: houthi gunmen herd residents away from their check point at the

chin with one lebanese parent are taught in the morning, and syrians in the afternoon. it was a shock moving here. in syria, everything was arabic. here you net english. >> they are taught the curriculum. this is a challenge for many syrians that studied arab back home. teachers are having to adjust as well. >> we have to focus on some logic, analysing, and this stuff. they are not - they don't know how to speak english, they will not know how to analyse, identify >>> there are more than 400,000 syrians of school age in lebanon, along with u.n. and local communities are trying to get them into school. >> in public school classrooms like this one, there are nearly as many syrian students as lebanese. others are not getting education, putting an uncertain future into jeopardy. >> there are thousands of children not registered for school in lebanon. some of the syrians registered at the school don't turn up. they can't afford to pay. >> education is a key to a better live. it's our duty to keep them in schools. eventually they helped in making the process. >> the students

and why they nearly outcome the lebanese students. >> and a premier league thriller. we have the details of that coming up in sport. >> fascinating, indeed, an historic result in taiwan's presidential elections. there tsai ing-wen will become taiwan's first female leader. and her pro independence party will have it's first parliamentary majority. this is a time when taiwan's economy and it's relations with china were the main focus. we have reports from taipei. >> history was made in taiwan on saturday night. the first woman president was elected by a landslide. tsai ing-wen was defeated last time but this night she stood victorious. >> i'll redo the wrong of the previous government so we form a firm foundation for taiwan's development. we have told the international community that the spirits of democracy is part of the lives of the taiwan people. >> on the other side of taipei a completely different scene. >> sorry, eric chu, let you down. we have been defeated. the kmt lost the election. we didn't do well and failed our supporters' expectations. >> some nationalist

its ally hezbollah controls the lebanese side. the syrian government called images of starving kids and adults nothing but lies and propaganda. doctors without borders says 32 people have died from severe acute ma malnutrition. 320 are suffering from malnutrition, 33 are critically ill. the town urgently needs emergency aid and a permanent medical staff. these exclusive al jazeera pictures show hezbollah and assad forces shelling madaya, fighters have been trying to secure the lebanese syrian border ever since. people in the district say they have been ordered to leave their homes by hezbollah and the starving are all around. 40 kilometers away outside damascus. doctors say this man is one of nine who died from malflish in n in two weeks. doctors without borders estimates up to 2 million syrians are trapped in seizures by the government or by opposition groups. paul tradergian, al jazeera. >>> human rights watch says iran is sending thousands of afghan refugees to fight in syria. alongside forces loyal to president assad. some afg

we have the traditional lebanese food, american food too. so there's literally something for everybody no matter what their taste might be. - [natalie] and then i love, we put a few other because, again, that's what these guys... - these are our staples. but the soup is great. - you have hummus. fattoush are the two biggest things that we have. very popular and they're very... you know, it's just, it's us. of hummus and fattoush. - [natalie] and again with your ingredients, is all so fresh. there's no shortcuts when making good hummus. you've gotta soak the beans, you gotta boil them, you gotta mix everything the right way. a lot of people do it out of cans now, that's a no-go here. everything's cut we get our ingredients from the westside market, which is perfect, 'cause we're in the right location for it. and it gets mixed made to order. so if you don't like tomatoes, you don't get tomatoes. if you don't want something in it, we can keep it out. a lot of places just have it premixed. - how long have you guys been here? - we're on 27 or 28

its ally hezbollah controls the lebanese side. the images of starving kids and adults that captured headlines nothing about lies and propaganda says the president. 32 people have died from severe starvation. 16 have died since january 11. close to one person every day. 320 are suffering from malnutrition, 33 are critically ill. the town urgently needs emergency aid and a permanent medical staff. these exclusive al jazeera pictures show hezbollah and bashar al-assad forces shelling madaya. fighters have been trying to secure the lebanese-syrian border area. people living in nearby districts say they've been ordered to leave their homes by hezbollah. the starving are all around, 40 kilometers away outside damascus. doctors say this man is one of nine who died from malnutrition in two weeks. the town is also being shelled by government forces. doctors without borders estimates up to two million syrians are trapped in see-- sue sewers. -- seizures >>> some were forced to fight in the conflict alongside forces loyal to president bashar

small towns close to the lebanese border are feeling the impact, slowly running out of vital food and mid 16 supplies. a recent prisoner swap was meant to end a evening there by pro-government forces. many are still waiting for the help they so desperately need. you may find some of the foot annual in her report disturbing. >> the people were promised help. it hasn't come. shops are empty or closed. on the streets, dejection and despair. >> we've only got water. how come there isn't food? in the end, we were eating starch. everything has gone. >> no one is allowed to leave. up to 40,000 people have no food. the situation is extremely bad to the extent that some people have eaten cats. >> in the middle of a winter chill, children are reduced to scrabbling for scraps or picking weeds from the roadside in a desperate attempt to fill tiny plates. bullets and bombs didn't kill these victims, they starved to death. humanitarian aid was part of a prisoner swap deal in december. dozens of sunni rebel fighters and their families were transported out of the town to lebanon headed to turkey. in

northwest have damascus and close to the lebanese border has been the focus of intense fighting, but the rebels lost control of most of the town to the syrian army. many residents believe pro government forces are still blocking supplies. >> we've dealt with 150 cases of unconsciousness. people were uncon she's because of malnutrition. they hadn't been getting food for a number of days. >> medical staff of struggling to help rising number of syrians suffering malnutrition. what sound there is on the streets come mainly from children playing or people trying to salvage what they can from remnants of the battles. after months of deprivation, residents hoped for the help. many are now wondering if it will ever arrive. >> still to come here on al jazeera, we're in sri lanka where wildlife is under threat. we'll tell you why. >>> on canada's east coast, the bay has the highist and most vigorous tides, i'll look at a project to generate clean electricity from the ebb and flow of the tidal waters behind me. >> hello again, this is al jazeera. here's a quick reminder of top stories. israeli

its ally hezbollah controls the lebanese side. these pictures were said to be nothing by lies and propaganda. these pictures show hezbollah and bashar al-assad forces shelling madaya. residents here joined the rebellion in 2011. fighters have been trying to secure the lebanese-syrian border area since. people living in nearby districts say they've been ordered to leave their homes by hezbollah. the starving all around in outside damascus, this is one man out of nine men that died from malnutrition. doctors without borders say up to two million syrians are trapped in the country >>> the refugee crisis has claimed more lives. 39 people drowned when a boat carrying people to greece sank off the turkish coast. some of the victims are children and more than 40 people were rescued. france says it will recognise a palestinian state if the deadlock with israelis can't be involved. french foreign minister says he will look at holding an international conference to revive talks between israel and the palestinians. the palestine liberation o

in syria small towns close to the lebanese border are running out of food and medicine. a recent prisoner swap was meant to end the siege. the aid the towns were expecting hasn't arrived. >> reporter: the people of this area were promised help. it hasn't come. shops are empty or closed. on the streets dejection and despair. >> translation: we've only got water. how come there isn't any food? in the end we were eating starch. everything has gone. >> reporter: humanitarian aid was part of a prisoner swap deal in december. dozens of sunni rebel fighters and their families were transported out of local towns to lebanon headed for turkey. in ex-campaigning hezbollah and other shia fighters were given safe passage out of small towns in northern syria. north-west of damascus and close to the lebanese border has been the focus of intense fighting, but the rebels lost control of the town to the syrian army which had besieged it for months. many residents believe pro-government forces are still blocking supplies. the sound on the streets come from the children or those trying to s

so a lot of the attention has been to these local governments, the jordanians, syrians and lebanese and syrian ba number one to eradicate the country altogether. >> you open the book with the hanging or the execution of a woman in jordan, where she question marks. >> this woman she was most of us if we had heard of her at all we would have got a long time ago. she was an earlier version of the paris attack that took place in 2005 in jordan. some of zarqawi's people people were sent over to the country not at war. they went to hotels and blew them up with suicide bombers. one of the bombers survived survived because her vested not go off. her best was rush-hour we, she was arrested and interrogated, they're hopeful that that they would lead them to zarqawi, she ends up going to prison for a few years. it is completely forgot about until most recently isis fighter and they wanted to >> that you allow them to communicate with one another and reach out to the world and reach out to the 4% of the male population that's completely insane in any given society and let them say, gee, come with u

lebanese media accused this vulture of being an old school the bird was captured by locals in lebanon and suspected of spying because it had israeli tags and devices. turns out she had just escaped from a nature preserve. the vulture has since been returned to her home. >>> the obama administration is expanding a program that aims toned equal pay law abuses. the data collection program will now cover all businesses with more than 100 employees government contractors. that announce. coming on the same bay that a group of ohio women were gathering to protest senator rob portman's equal pay record. the group will be at the heights. >>> the u.s. military is becoming a family friendly group. a new rule stand carrizing military leave across the military doubles the length of new moms gets 12 weeks but cuts weeks. >>> and happening right now in crum with us a gay veteran kicked out of the military back in 1955 is being honored today. 82-year-old donald hallman was gay. now because of the repeal of don't ask, don't tell is receiving an honorable discharge half a century later. >>> could anoth

border today with the lebanese responding with artillery fire. the explosive device destroyed a humvee. the israeli army did not say if there were casualties. tom is stepping down as coach of the new york football giants. he won two super bowl's in 2007 and 2011, beating the new england patriots. but he missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year. he stepped down in the best interest of the organization. global news 24 hours a day powered by our journalists and more than 150 news bureaus around the world. alex, scarlet, joe, back to you. withould we be concerned today's global risk selloff? jeff, you pointed out that emergencyon ahead of measures in china, such as a ban on sales by stockholders and on short sales, may have exacerbated this a lot. you are not too bothered by today's plunge overall. does that me to buy emerging markets? jeff: we do expect there to be a better year in emerging markets this year. we put out our first look in the middle of new yet -- in the middle of november. you have had five very poor years. in particular you

number uncovered abuse by a dresden based security company after this video of guards thread thing a lebanese asylum seeker, the links were to pegida, the far right group that demonstrates every saturday in dresden and across germany. >> they have the feeling of the foreigners which we don't want to have here. >> so it's easier for city to turn a blind eye and ignore them? >> i don't see anything i don't hear anything and i don't say anything. that is a typical attitude. >> the european commission says that at the end of 2016, there will be triple the number of refugees. if that does not end that can only mean more misery and more profits. next, the rise of the right, anger at politicians, fear of foreigners drives the return of vicious hate to the streets of germany. >> the backlash ask growing. communities long tolerant of migrants, the communities in focus aren't in our country. instead it's germany which this month saw refugee number 1 million cross its borders and that's just since last january. to put that in perfect perspectt would be like 4 million showing up in the u.s. last year. yo

. >> local lower says it was the lebanese christians who encouraged the muslims to come in the late 18s. 1800s. over the century they integrated cedar rapids faith community but never abandoned their own. >> you're a good muslim who sends out christmas cards. >> yes, why not? >> in her holiday greetings, aziza i. grimmer, reminds christians the difference between islam and christianity. >> from the koran chapter 3.45. >> here in cedar rapids the faithful have long lived and event died in harmony. divisions were few. the cemeteries were generation after generation of muslims. jews, czechs and bohemian honored their dead, all lying next to each other. along with the calm has been the sound of success. cedar graphic tucked in the back of his grandfather's grocery. >> it's hard to believe that from those kinds of roots, you end up with something like that. >> well my grandfather was an entrepreneur. >> today, his business employs 100 in suburban cedar rapids. and just bought out another iowa company. >> i credit my grandfather. the land of freedom and opportunity, he came with nothing and t

. >> lebanese accused of being a low tech spy. a report that a female vulture was a spy because it has israeli tags and devices. turns out she disappears from a nature preserve earlier this week. the vulture came as a gift from >> the head of the preserve said since lebanon and israel do not have dib lo mattic relations, the united nations stepped in. when it was returned, the bird was missing her gps tracker. the situation is not unique apparently. israel has been accused of using sharks, another vulture, even a dolphin to work against its neighbors. >> as a spy, who would have thought? >> a final look at weather shows today is cooler in the 40's. this weekend, go outside with blast. >> announcer: get ready to get lucky. "pot lucky," that is. we're bringing you the tastiest potluck in town for just ten bucks. carla's in the kitchen with chef jamie oliver, and he's whipping up the most delicious chicken dish you've ever tasted. turning it into a cheesy

hezbollah was the dominant shia party in lebanon, up in arms, trying to rally the lebanese and the muslim population in saudi arabia. the situation in iran is tense. you have a sizeable shi'a community throughout the gulf. remember, even though saudi arabia and iran are waging a war by proxies, by power, geopolitics, the struggle took on sectarian connotations, because you have sunni, saudi arabia and shia dominated iran, and it's poisoning the muslim politics, i fear that the counter crisis, the ruptured diplomatic relations could bring about an escalation in other theatres, not just in syria, iraq and yemen. in center of excellence of brain aging, lebanon and other gulf -- adam raney, lebanon and other gulf countries >>> gunman attack a consulate in northern afghanistan. gunmen heard explosions. there was a gun battle with the guards in the building, and the fighters are now holed up in a nearby building. we have this report from kabul. >> what we know from police on the ground, that four gunmen, fully armed, tried to enter the consulate. the indian consulate, and they faced resistance

the war in syria is causing small towns to the lebanese border to run out of food and medicine. a recent prisoner swap was meant to end a siege by pro government forces. you may find some footage in this report disturbing. >> reporter: the people of this area were promised help. it hasn't come. shops are empty or closed. on the streets dejection and despair. >> translation: we've only got water. how come there isn't any food in in the end we were eating starch. everything has gone. >> translation: no-one is allowed to leave here. up to 40,000 people have no food. the situation is extremely bad to the extent that some people have eaten cat. >> reporter: in the middle of a winter chill children are reduced to scraps or picking weeds from a roadside in a desperate attempt to fill tiny place. bullets or bombs didn't kill these victims. they starved to death. humanitarian aid was part of a prisoner swap deal in december. dozen of fighters and their families were transported out of the town to lebanon headed for turkey. in exchange herzegovina and shia fighters were given passage out

governor bush: first, i think what we should do is not just talk about the lebanese of theocracy, butean i -- laboratories of democracy, but mean it, do it. people are stuck, they are stuck in poverty. the notion of some that somehow they want to be there is totally ridiculous, wrong. we will never win elections with that. we will become a minority party. i know people in this room do not believe that. if you start with the premise that the state, if they got the chance to do in the unique ways, each community would hav do it. the state-federal relationship would be focused on outcomes -- how may people are getting in poverty, not how many people are staying in it. right now, you measure the poverty programs by how many .eople are on the rolls we have to turn that around. secondly, we have to have one income eligibility requirement. when i travel around, i see a lot of people not receiving government assistance, but they are one paycheck away

north-west of damascus, and close to the lebanese border has been the focus of intense fighting. the rebels lost control of most of the town to the syrian army, which besieged it for months, many believed pro-government forces are blocking supplies. what is on the streets comes from children playing or people salvaging what they can from the remnants of the battles. >> medical staff are struggling to help the stig as the number of -- sick, as the number of people ill rises. >> translation: we have dealt with 150 cases of unconsciousness and death. people were unconscious because of malnutrition, they have not gotten enough food for a number of days. >> reporter: after months of depravation it was hoped they could get the deal they would need. many wonder if it would arrive >>> attacks by suicide bombers on an iraqi military base north of baghdad on sunday killed 13 members of the security forces. 22 others were injured in the attack on a former u.s. base in tikrit. two of the bombers detonated their vehicle born explosives at the gate of the camp. three others detonated the explo

designed by a group of lebanese teens, it follows the owner around. it could be saying goodbye to lost luggage. it's named the follow me suitcase. it has infrared sensors and a camera that alou it to follow the user -- allow it to follow the users around. >> the students won first prize for their creation at the international association of investors. a lot of investors wanted to give them money for this suitcase. you can understand why, right? that's part of your schlepping through the airport. >> until it runs into you. >> that will wrap it up for us. >> news 3 at 7:00 is coming up tonight at 11:00 >>> special sendoff. hundreds of nevada national guard members making their way toot middlemaking their -- making their way to the middle east. >>> employees at a san bernardino social services center return to work for the first time since the deadly mass shooting. the new safety measures in place following that mass sa >>> and all eye os the weather

northwest of damascus and close to the lebanese border has been the focus of intense fighting, but the rebels lost control of most of the town to the syrian army. many residents believe pro government forces are still blocking supplies. >> we've dealt with 150 cases of unconsciousness. people were unconscious because of malnutrition. they hadn't been getting food for a number of days. >> medical staff are struggling to help rising number of syrians suffering from malnutrition. what sound there is on the streets come mainly from children playing or people trying to salvage what they can from remnants of the battles. after months of deprivation, residents had hoped the help would come . many are now wondering if it will ever arrive. >> 5,000 people a day are arriving fro greece from turkey. that level of arrivals is expected to continue from november through february. 1500 refugees arrive in lesbos every day and now volunteers say they are running out of supplies. >> a gunfight has resumed at an indian air force bears. at least one gunman is inside the base which came under attack on sat

. >> the food is greek lebanese , mediterranean, northern african, and others. months ago right next to the federal courthouse. this is just one of the many new restaurants in the area. a nice mix of residential and commercial a thriving part of boston that continues to boom. reporter: fallon says 60-70% of the seaport is already developed but that still leaves room to but that still leaves room to grow and it is growing. , as for his latest project 50 liberty he says doors open in 2018. >> every time you go there is a new something that is there. heather: it is over the top spectacular. >> can you imagine having coffee there in the morning? >> my order has to do with the atmosphere, it will become will be happening and still the question is out there, will we be impacted greatly in terms of snow or will we escape the brunt of the snow? it is still a close call. blizzard warning for washington new jersey and long island, they will have plenty of wind and snow. so far, we do not have much of these warnings and watches, but it could change based on the track of the storm. this includes

. >> many cannot locally get jobs notic unless sponsored by a lebanese national. >> i have no human rights. look at these kids. no proper clothes. i have ten people to take care of and i'm old. how can i feed them and keep them alive. >> the international appeals international donation to help refugees every year. with you last year it received half of what they asked for. it's people in the newer refugee camps like this that are most vulnerable. they don't even have the most basic things they need in the run up to winter. >> they need things like wood and fuel for the fire and plastic sheet to go waterproof their attendants at family needs $400 to $500 a month to survive and many are getting a third that have. >> it's cold and water is leaking into the tent. look at the tarps. we don't have enough to cover from the rain. the u.n. gives us some aid but it's not enough. in one month we get $150, but it's not enough. >> there is an appeal for syrian refugees in lebanon. >> we're concerned about people in exposed areas, especially those who live in insecure shelters. we know that 65% of those

it's happening close to the lebanese border. people there are saying they are running out of the pooed. there's reports from the n.g.o.s, that come sort offed to death. pictures are looking dreadful. prices have racqueted. is this what used to be a few cents worth for pa bag of rice is going to 649,000. >> if the u.s. can drop hume job tarian aid, why can't they drop humanitarian aid on the people desperate for food in that area. the messages coming out of syria and across the region, that the effort to get the talks under way, they need to look at what is happening here, and the weather, and redouble the ests to make sure that those talks go ahead and have some success. >> sue turton in southern turkey. already, we'll return to our main story. the main story of the day is the hydrogen bomb apparently tested by the north koreans several hours ago. hamish is a chemical and nuclear weapons expert and joins us on the line from bath in the u.k. thank you for talking to us. can we pick apart a bit of what the tales are. the japanese

protest on the border between syria and lebanon less than 10 kilometers away, there are syrians and lebanese marching in solidarity for those who are suffering nearby. >> we came to lebanon because of the regime airstrikes. they destroyed our opens. they burned our fields. there is nothing left. the people fled with their families. they put them in a big prison. >> there have been marchs in syria as well. people here want to make sure that their fellow syrians get access to food and medical aid as soon as possible. there are more than 40,000 people alone who have been without proper food for months. the last time the u.s. was able to get aid to them was in october. al jazeera managed to speak to a resident of the town. >> we don't understand how the world can do nothing to resolve this crisis. after witnessing such tragedy. the civilians including women and children are being killed because of the use of this cowardly weapon. >> unfortunately, there are many places under siege in syria's war. and more than 400,000 people have been cut off from food and medical supplies. but that's something

date transfer of power according to the constitution, can that even happen, and if it does with lebanese top two still be in the candidate, the government backed man, who is out campaigning and is second that was so certain that this was not fair that he would be boycotting anyway, so many questions and i hope you will stay with us, and hopefully we will have some movement for you live in port-au-prince haiti tonight, local 10 news. >> we will be watching closely, thank you. at least four people were killed and several others injured at a shooting in a schooln canada. the building with the shooting occurred houses students in grades seven through 12, that school placed on lock down, several people rushed to local hospitals, two critically injured. the shooter is under arrest and we are told his weapon was seized.. >> the video is getting attention across the country can, and now tonight more f fl out from a south florida doctor, caught on camera attacking an uber dririr. breezy. i will let you know what is ahead for the weekend, miami marathon on sunday, we have a lot to talk about tonig

newspaper uncovered abuse by a resident-based security company after this video of guards threatening a lebanese asylum seeker surfaced. the guards were linked to a far right anti immigrant, anti refugee group that demonstrates every week across germany. the european commission now estimates that three million asylum seekers could arrive in europe by the end of 2016. if the commission is right, then the wars driving the refugee crisis do not end, that can only mean more misery and more profiprofit >>> that's america tonight. tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/america tonight and talk to us on twitter and facebook and come back, we're tonight, tomorrow.> written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >>> begun battle underway in a university in pakistan after gunmen kill several students. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the program, iraq's prime minister vows to crackdown on sectarianism. china detains a swedeish active visit. worried over falling birth rates, thailand of

lebanese brooks and other iraqi and a iranian militias have a strong present there and many visit thebefore heading to the frontline. >> translator: i say mercy for the martyrs and a quick recovery for the injured. i would like to say that these messages that are drenched in blood will not stop us but make us more resistent and determined. >> reporter: syrian state news agency quoting an interior ministry source said a car bomb had first been detonated near a public transport garage and then two suicide bombers blew themselves up nearby as people were being restless tuesday. the explosions happened just as delegates began convening in geneva for the first u.n.-mediated talks in two years. it showed a link between opposition and terrorism. isil which follows the sunni branch of islam has claimed responsibility for the bombing. paul brennan, al jazeera. >> so let us talk about that and other matters with a middle east analyst and column i was from the gulf news from beirut via skype as you can see. if you happened to be a member of the shia community in syria, there could hardly be a mo

they can't get jobs unless they're sponsored by a lebanese national. >> translation: we are displaced around have absolutely no human rights. look and see. where are my human rights. look at these kids. no proper clothes. i have ten people to take care of and i'm old. how can i feed them and keep them alive. >> reporter: the up nighted nation appeals for international donations to help syrian refugees every year. last year it received half of what it asked for, which means many refugees here are having to go without >> reporter: it's people in the refugee camps like this that are most vulnerable. they don't even have the most basic things they need to the run-up to winter. they need things like wood and fuel for the fire and plastic sheeting to water proof their tents. the syrian refugee family needs around four to five hundred dollars a month to survive. many are getting about a third of that. >> translation: it's cold and water is leaking into the tents. look at the tarps, we don't have plastic to cover it for the rain. yesterday an ngo brought us one tarp. what can that do to stop

newspaper uncovered abuse by a resident-based security company after this video of guards threatening a lebanese asylum seeker surfaced. the guards were linked to a far right anti immigrant, anti refugee group that demonstrates every week across germany. the european commission now estimates that three million asylum seekers could arrive in europe by the end of 2016. if the commission is right, then the wars driving the refugee crisis do not end, that can only mean more misery and more profiprofit >>> that's america tonight. tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/america tonight and talk to us on twitter and facebook and come back, we're tonight, tomorrow. >> water is a human right! >> flint in a state of emergency. >> this can cause death... all kinds of health effects. >> we're already having trouble, but now what little i have has to completely go towards water. >> only on al jazeera america. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. an update on the nomination race. establishment fears are growing that donald trump may b unstoppable. two weeks until the iowa caucuses and there is now every indic

they can't get jobs unless they are sponsored by lebanese nationals. >> we're displaced and have absolutely no human rights. just look and see what are my human rights. look at these kids. no proper clothes. i have ten people to take care of, and i'm old. how can i feed them and keep them alive? >> the united nations appeal for international donations to help syrian refugees every year, but last year it received half of what it asked for, which means many refugees here are having to go without. >> it's people in the new refugee camps like this that are most vulnerable. they don't have the most basic things they need in the run up to winter. >> they need things like wood and fuel for the fire and plastic sheeting to wate waterproof their tents. a family needs $400 to $500 a month to survive, and many are getting a third of that. >> it's cold and water is leaking in to the tents. look at the tarps. we don't have plastic to cover it from the rain. yesterday an ngo brought us one tarp. what can that do to stop the leaking? the u.n. gives us some aid but it's not enough. in a month we get $150,

the lebanese group, hezbollah, and other militias have a strong presence there. many visit the shrine before heading into front line combat. >> i say mercy for the martyrs, and a quick recovering for the injured, and i'd like to say the messages drenched in blood will not stop us, but make us resistant and determined. >> syrian agencies quoting a source said is car bomb had detonated near the garage, and the two suicide bombers blew themselves up nearby as people were rescued. >> the explosions happened as delegates began meeting in geneva, for the first u.n. peace talks in two years. ahead of the government delegation claimed it showed a link between the opposition and terrorism. i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for the bombing >>> the number of syrian refugees who are stranded at jordan's border and waiting to enter the country has risen to 20,000. in recent months, jordan allowed several dozen refugees to enter every day. syria's u.n. ambassador said most refugees who fled have done so for economic reasons, and not because of his government. europe's law enforc

they are up in arms trying to rally the lebanese and the muslim population against saudi arabia. the situation is bahrain is very tense. you have sizeable shia communities throughout the gulf. remember, even though saudi arabia and iran are waging a war by proxies for power, for geopolitics, for influence. the particular struggle has taken on sectarian connotations because you have sunni, saudi arabia and shia dominated iran and it is poisoning the politics. i fear that the current crisis, the ruptured diplomatic relations could easily bring about an escalation in other areas, not just syria and iraq and yemen, in bay rain and lebanon countries as well >>> they're meeting in riyadh to try and agree who should attend the upcoming talks in two weeks. the u.n.'s envoy for syria is also expected to meet opposition members. reports are coming of an explosion near the afghan capital kabul. the airport, in particular. the blasts are apparently from a taliban suicide bomber. we are just getting information about and we will keep you up-to-date on it. security forces have been fighting gu

joining us is a retired lebanese army general and a strategic analyst. he is live from beirut.hank you for being on al jazeera. what is the significance of the retating of the area just retaken, especially at this time when peace talks are about to happen. this is an important town for both sides, isn't it? >> first of all, we have to say that the taking over of sheikh space area is a tactical success, based of that city which is between deraa and damascus and the control cross-roa cross-roads. it is a road for opposition forces in the eastern side of damascus. this is a strategic point of view. tactical point of view, taken over the area after one month of fighting by the army is really important because it's very difficult for any army to fight in a populated area, and especially inside the city. for one month the syrian army was fighting, but, of course, we have to remember that the russian air strike support were very decisive and important role in this military success >>> you believe that the russian air strikes were-- >> we saw that-- >>> sorry to interrupt you. it is im