seemunich agreement aims to factions down weapons within a week. bashar al-assad maintained it is possible to talk and target terrorists at the same time. have believed in negotiations and political action since the beginning. if we negotiate, that does not mean we stop fighting terrorism. the two tracks are inevitable in syria. a civil war in its fifth year, the main goal is to capture all of the country from the opposition. to do that, his government's latest back defensive in aleppo aims to cut off from turkey. his timeframe was clear. a year.hievable within he warns france has to change its destructive policies in support of extremists. >> of france needs to do something towards fighting terrorism. so far, it has some good terrorist. in some cases politically, and others --. peace talks currently suspended, the immediate hopes of ending the conference -- the conflict is slim. the munich deal's words on paper one what is needed is action on the ground. stance from the syrian president gives his forces and its allies the green light to keep up th

there are so many of them shifting alliances cricketry war aims - contradiktry war aims. many countries, i.s.i.l., at this late date even with much of syria in ruins and hundreds of thousands dead, it is hard to imagine an outcome that would allow the warring parties to disengage rather than wait for a resolution, masses of syrians fleeing for their life have now headed north an west, further internationalising the refugee crisis which has long burdened syria's neighbours. through weeks of bloody fighting and a human surge tide out of syria, does the promise to ceasefire carry hopes of at least a pause. a breather. al jazeera's omar alsalah reports from southern turkey. >> reporter: on the offensive and making gains, i.s.i.l. fighters say they can control i.s.i.l. in the aleppo countryside. the group says it has killed a number of civilian soldiers in this battle. the village sits on a supply route in the province. aleppo city having fighting and clashes are continuing the fighters from a number of rebel groups are fighting the syrian democratic forces which is dominated

today we also confirm the readiness to continue our line aimed at the offering assistance to our arab friends in the knowledge of relations between them and the islamic republic of iran. we consider it an important task which is the solution of which will contribute to the promotion and crisis in the region including the syrian, yemeni and some other. our known situation on the initiatives will continue that the necessary political mass will be form to start the peaceful dialogue in all these issues. thank you. i would like to give the thought to. the foreign minister. >> translation: thank you, mr lavrov, and the foreign minister of russia for this very important introduction explaining the framework of this meetin meeting: it is with pleasure also that i extend all appreciation and thanks to russia represented in our group. mr lavrov for the warm reception and generous hospitality, namely, the efforts exerted in reinforcing and cementing the arab russian relations. the presence and attendance of this large number of my fellow foreign ministers in this meeting is an indication that a

for years, bills aiming to arm school staff have failed in the general assembly. however this new bill just passed the education committee. under the proposal, security guards would have to be retired police officers and get permission from the local school board before getting a weapon. some say the bill is a slippery slope, but gun advocates believe permit holders should be allowed to carry guns on campus and believe this bill is a step in that direction. philip van cleave virginia citizens defense league] liberty university is a virginians for responsible gun laws] if you can find an opening to crack open the door then next year you can add more things and push the door wider. those against the bill, say retired officers should at least have to go through annual training before they're allowed to carry a weapon on school grounds. man is responsible for several restaurant burglaries in the city, and they hope you can help catch him. take a good look at his picture. police say he's broken into at least four restaurants in two weeks. each time getting away with ca

it threatened retaliation, which it said would be aimed at south korea's presidential office. officials in seoul quickly fired back. >> translator: the government strongly urges north korea to immediately stop all provocative acts that would lead to its destruction. if north korea ignores our warning and continues to make provocations it should be prepared to face severe punishment. >> military officials reiterated any confrontation from the north would speed up the collapse of its dictatorial regime. south korea and the u.s. are planning to start their annual exercise on march 7. they say it will be the largest ever. top u.s. and chinese officials have been discussing penalties for north korea's recent test and rocket launch. they say they may soon agree on a draft u.n. security council resolution to impose stricter sanctions. >> we have made significant progress. if the resolution is approved, it will go beyond anything that we have previously passed. >> translator: important progress has been made. the u.n. security council could reach agreement on the draft resolution and

now their aim is to recapture the whole of syria even though it will take a long time. at the time the government was suffering losses, they lost the provincial of idlib. but ever since russia intervened in the conflict in early october, the balance on the power on the ground shifted in favor of the government. they're continuing those advances on the ground. right now the opposition is on the retreat. they're defending territory. they feel that these efforts to try to bring a sensation of hostilities, really, is aimed at giving the syrian government and to take more land and regain the opposition further. >> rebel fighters understand the need to hold ground. they fear that their allies will be one step closer to aleppo city where tens of thousands 6 people live. after losing much territory in this northern province the opposition is trying to prevent its stronghold in the second largest city from being besieged. >> they're killing us, but we won't surrender. we are here. >> within a week the bombardment is supposed to stop, but the agreement for hostilities to cease ar

talks in munich world leaders agree to aim for a halt in hostilities in syria within seven days as well providing humanitarian assistance. but the syrian government and opposition groups have yet to gray. and armed groups like isil an and al nusra front were not included in that deal. russia's prime minister said that the u.s. and arab partners needed to think hard about their actions in syria, saying all sides should negotiate despite what they call a new world war. live who what they had to say in that interview. >> we have fully believed in negotiations and in political actions since the beginning o. however f we negotiate, it doesn't mean that we stop fighting terrorism. the two tracks are inevitable in syria. first negotiations, and second through fighting terrorism. >> and al jazeera's dana is on the border with syria. >> clearly the syrian president is speaking from a position of rank. just a few months ago last july he was described as an embattled leader first in a public address he made an address and said there was a lack of manpower. the coastal heartlands and the heartland

on gop side donald trump takes aim at the pope and the pope's visit to mexico and ted cruz takes aims language. nicole: stock prices appear to stablize for now. check out stock futures. dow futures are up 124 points. lauren: stocks in asia tanking again. japan's nikkei down 4.8%. hang seng and cost hepy down more than 1%. nicole: big driver of course is oil. let's check out what oil prices say. up 4% on opec production cut. there is talk of that. gold falling back about nine bucks at 1238. lauren: pandora is a stock to watch today. the stock soaring yesterday on news it was putting itself up for sale but fell sharply after hours after the streaming music service profits fell short of wall street expectations. welcome to "fbn:am." first look at markets, breaking news and what to for the day ahead. we made it to the weekend. nicole: democratic presidential candidates bernie sanders and hillary clinton clashing last night at one-on-one debate over wall street. >> let's not insult the intelligence of the american people. people aren't dumb. why in god's name does wall street make huge ca

the pentagon says the operation hit an isil training camp and specifically aimed at killing a seniorisian operative who is accused of helping organize deadly attacks in tunis, and a beach resort of zeus last year. rosiland jordan joins us now live from washington, d.c. what are you hearing from the authorities where you are, ros? >> reporter: well, the pentagon spokesperson has said that the air strikes were aimed after going after the tunisian who was said to have been a senior isil facilitator inside libya. they have not physically confirmed that he is dead, but he was definitely the target. the pentagon also has not confirmed how many people, how many isil fighters were killed in this attack, or whether there might have been any civilian casualties. we are expecting to hear from peter cook at the pentagon in the next hour. we do understand, though, from pentagon sources that the air strikes were carried out by two f-15e, air force fighter jets flying out of the united kingdom, and they carried out the strikes and apparently have returned to base without any harm to the jets and to

hillary clinton aims to take advantage of big win over bernie sanders.l have the latest on campaign trail. >> nicole: after posing back to back, dow futures down 58, s&p down nearly 7. >> lauren: in asia another letdown for stocks in china, falling almost 3% on another decline. japanese stocks also sliding, nikkei down 1%. >> nicole: crude oil holding, 32.71, that is down a quarter of 1%. >> lauren: night of surprises at the oscars, with spotlight taking the best film award and leonardo dicaprio getting first academy award. we will have all the winners for you. >> nicole: apple fight hearing on capitol hill this week. we will tell you what fireworks to expect. >> lauren: big news expected this week from championship peyton manning and johnson wins in atlanta, all-time win list. we will have the details coming up. >> nicole: it is february 29th, leap day. first look at what's moving in today's market and latest breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. >> lauren: we will kick it off with breaking news, presidential candidates gearing up for supe

the front-runner again threatening to sue ted cruz and taking aim at george w. bush over 9/11. trump's risky attack as the former president hits the trail. >>> hospital bombing. a new horror in syria. medical facilities and schools are hit. children are killed. >>> a massive storm from louisiana to maine. snow and ice in the the south. >>> and heartburn alert. new concerns about prescription meds millions take to treat it linked to kidney disease, now linked to an increase risk of dementia. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this the "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. in an election year already fraught with improbable plot twists and drama now this. the ideological balance of the u.s. supreme court suddenly in limbo. tonight there's late word on who president obama might be considering to replace the late justice scalia as lines are drawn for an epic battle between democrats and senate republicans who are determined to leave the choice up to the next president. tonight, the current president is sugge

for years, bills aiming to arm school staff have failed in the general assembly. however this new bill just passed the education committee. under the proposal, security guards would officers and get permission from the local school board before getting a weapon. some say the bill is a slippery slope, but gun advocates believe permit holders should be allowed to carry guns on campus and believe this bill is a step in that direction. philip van cleave never had any problems with it. butt to andy goddard virginians for responsible gun laws] if you can find an opening to crack open the door then next year you can add more things and push the door wider. those against the bill, say retired officers should at least have to go through annual training before they're allowed to school grounds. hearing from witnesses after a maryland sheriff says a man shot and killed two of his deputies. authorities have not released a motive for the shooting, but the sheriff believes david evans shot and killed a deputy simply "because he was wearing a uniform." this all started during lu

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alex lees the cofounder and executive director of the san francisco nonprofit aim high.simmons, the president of youth uprising, both heading to the white house on friday. they are among nine people from across the country who will be recognized during a special ceremony as champions of change. >> really exciting good just to have that level of national recognition for the work that we do at the hyper level. we are very much focused on our neighborhood. so national recognition when you say i'm going to pick one small place and do everything in that place is a big deal. >> youth uprising provides programs to young adults between the ages of 13 and 24, teaching them things about health, wellness, arts and culture. while a team-high works with middle school students offering them a free summer learning program that helps prepare them for college and careers. >>> unusual warm weather so far this week but there is a change, a little change on the horizon. the chance for showers and bill martin's complete forecast. >>> they learn much more than boxing and jujitsu. >> the class

in launching, aim to aim contact. they will give instant recall officials, the ability to make the penalty on the field even if they missed the initial call. >>> thomas is -- he played on tuesday. while there's no swelling, it's still really tender. . >> it will be a shock if he would play on saturday. and we'll see. if he doesn't have a lot of swelling, he is tender. >> unless you could go hard in practice and he has no more ankle injury. i'm taking over his medical situation. >> xavier small forward travon, getting plenty of attention. highly prestigious award. he's got some company. as well as jamar murray and tyler lewis. >>> a pair of polls. ncaa, sintock center. nd kansas's allen field house were voted tougher. kentucky and gonzaga, reports of fifth. the buckeye is >> final check for the temperatures. >> we'll see the temperatures fall to the teens. mostly clear to partly >> pelley: a key endorsement nominating trump. >> we're going to be destroyed in the general election. >> pelley: also tonight, will u.s. olympic athletes be endangered by the zika virus? a rare one-on-one interview

so this was an attack aimed at the military itself.ing party of turkey says they are treating this explosion in ankara, as an act of terrorism, and we have had an update on casualties, from the governor, who says five have been killed, ten have been injured in the explosion, though they failed to say whether those killed and injured are civilians or soldiers, members of the military, but there you can see that ambulances are on the scene to deal with what we have been seeing, an explosion there in ankara. but let's bring you some of the other stories we're covering as well. >>> the u.n. says it is concerned about hundreds of iraqi civilians stranded by fighting in the north of the country. more than 500 sunni arabs are caught near the town of sinjar. imran khan reports. >> reporter: back in november kurdish peshmerga forces and the u.s.-lead coalition took back sinjar. it has been occupied by isil since august 2014. it was seen as a crucial victory against the group but not for everyone. sunni arab villagers found themselves trapped. k

the front-runner againing to sue ted cruz and taking aim at george w. bush over 9/11. trump's risky attack as the former president hits the >>> hospital bombing. a new horror in syria. medical facilities and schools are hit. children are killed. >>> a massive storm from louisiana to snow and ice in the north. a tornado outbreak hit the south. >>> and heartburn alert. new concerns about e to treat it linked to kidney disease, now linked to an increase risk of dementia. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this the "nbc lester holt. >>> good evening. in an already fraught with improbable plot twists and drama now this. the ideological balance of the u.s. supreme court suddenly in limbo.ght there's late word on who president obama might be considering to replace the late justice scalia as lines are drawn for an epicttle between democrats and senate republicans who are determined to leave the choice up to the next president. tonight the current president is are full of bluster, but they, not democrats, hold the power

there's a new center that aims to tackle this issue head on. enliven is a new program that aims to help young people either detect or recover from early psychosis. the goal is to provide a safe place where teens and young adults can feel comfortable sorting out their issues. ... enliven is a partnership between the state of nevada and the will focus on individuals between the age of 15 and 25. focusing on this age group is crucial since 75-percent of mental health conditions are usually diagnosed or developed by age 24 ... that's according to the national alliance on mental illness. there are a number of different ways enliven will be offering help. the program will allow people to meet with a social worker and mental health professionals ... including psychologists and psychiatrists. if needed ... there will also be staff on hand to help someone find a job. some young people may be hesitant to admit they have a problem ... and that's why the staff at enliven want to be the ones to get the conversation started. mental illness, there's a lot of

the document is aimed at halting military action in syria. daniel lack is at the united nations for us. no, sir surprisingly this draft resolution is facing stiff opposition. >> oh, absolutely. we've heard from the american ambassador samantha power who called it a distraction. the british ambassador who said that this resolution is going nowhere, and the french ambassador who said it was not going any with a either. interestingly before the meeting began he stopped and spoke to journalists and expressed a great deal of concern about the situation along the border between syria and turkey. let's hear what he had to say. >> this military escalation that's might second point is a direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of syria led by the syrian regime and here russia must understand that it's unconditional support is a dead-end, and a dead-end that could be extremely dangerous. >> so that said the french ambassador. the meet something over. the fate of the resolution not particularly clear but not really good with permanent members

and faculty questioned her lack of academic experience and others taken aim at her connection to for profit education companies. spellings vowed not to micromanage the 17 campuses, she wants to make north carolina a leader in affordable and higher education. spellings made it a point to students. >> the global knowledge economy, we are required to help more people particularly people of color and those from first generation and low income backgrounds to achieve at much higher levels and not done this well in the past and we continue to fall short now. >> reporter: she acknowledged in order to reach her goals, she has to build relationships across the board, foster trust within the system. >> people are going to stop talking about margaret spellings. >> spellings officially takes item, she is planning a listening tour across all campuses. >> you mentioned the recent protests, i understand the board is increasing security measures as a result. >> reporter: we were told, in response to the protests and other events, you will see more uniformed officers at meetings, journalists given bad

on his aiming man. jim: when the officer showed up, smith is accused of shooting at him. the officer fired back. a bystander was hit in the arm, but is expected to survive. smith is charged with attempted murder. detectives in seminole county are still searching for the person responsible in the shooting death of a 15-year-old. tamar harris was riding in a car friday afternoon just east of >> this mother met with the assistant principal and she said she was attacked by more than one dozen students in the courtyard friday morning but after breakfast. on friday, the principal sent out this automated message which said parents -- i want you to know we have students that are not acting up for billy on cap is. police say several students got into a fight on friday. >> just rival teams that were on campus. based on that, the school has made an administrative move -- students have been impressed. >> it is heartbreaking because i don' t send my child -- smm for education. >> her son was jumped by other students

donald trump/republican presidential candidate) "i hit immigration, i hit it very hard ted cruz took aim the president: (ted cruz/republican candidate) who, in the wake of paris and san bernadino, will not even use the words 'radical islamic terrorism' much less focus on defeating the affordable c ce act: (ben carson/republican presidential candidate) "you have to replace it with something that makes sense. it doesn't make sense. they talked about missile-launch claims: presidential candidate) "the next president of the united states is going to have to get the united states back in the game and if a pre-emptive strike is necessary to keep us safe then we should do it." (john kasich/republican presidential candidate) "that's what i worry about the most - non-state actors, people who don't have a uniform, people who don't have a country." there were heated here's marco rubio and chris christie: christie/repububcan presidential candidate) "it's a fine job, i'm glad you ran for it but it does not prepare you for president of the united states" (marco rubio/republican presidential candidate)

after crushing the competition in nevada,t he's aiming for a super tuesday knockout. also, milania trump, a rare one-on-one interview. does she ever think's gone too far. >>> and shocking blast caught on camera. a man's pocket suddenly bursts into everyone who uses e-cigarettes. "nightly news" begins right now.nnouncer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with er holt. >>> good evening. the death toll has risen even higher today from that violent storm system that tore through the south, and it's on the tonight. as we start here, cities from northern carolina up to the d.c. area under thereat of tornadoes. at least four more people were killed this afternoon, some in waverly, virginia, where there's been significant damage from an apparent at least seven people have died from this time yesterday. right now at least ten states are at risk for severe weather with the highest tornado risk this evening. iguel almaguer reports from the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight this is what they fear, funnel clouds,ssible tornadoes, a weather sys

for years, bills aiming to arm school staff have failed in the general assembly. however this new bill just passed the education committee. under the proposal, security guards would have to be retired police officers and get permission from the local school board before getting a weapon. some say the bill is a slippery slope, but gun advocates believe permit holders should be allowed and believe this bill is a step in that direction. philip van cleave virginia citizens defense league] liberty university is a good example of this. they never had any problems with it. butt to andy goddard virginians for add more things and push the door wider. those against the bill, say retired officers should at least have to go through annual training before they're allowed to carry a weapon on school grounds. this morning we're hearing from witnesses after a maryland sheriff says a man shot and killed two of his deputies. authorities have not released a motive for the shooting, but the sheriff believes david evans shot and killed a deputy simply "because he was wearing a uniform

. >> ted cruz aimed. >> i never saw anyone lie as much as ted cruz. trump threatened to sue cruz, accusing him of lying about gun traditions and gun right. >> operating from two checklists. that is senator ted cruz. >> reporter: at a rally at an international armory, he made a patriotic appeal for voters, promising an increase in combat forces and equipment in the white house. >> people will be forgiven. for thinking at times it seems like a bit of a circus. i can't imagine why anyone would think that. >> but the time for frivolity is over. president time for games is over. we need a leader who is prepared to be the candidate in chief. he has to have the courage to o do what he needed to do. cruz is locked in a fight for second place, both are accorded a largest advantagelical vote. >> i believe you have a right to protect yourself and your family from terrorists and criminals. >> reporter: with the polls showing trump in the lead, rubio and cruz are battling it out for second. they are neck and neck in one poem, each with 18%, john kasich in fourth,

alex lees the cofounder and executive director of the san francisco nonprofit aim high. simmons, the president of youth uprising, both heading to the white house on friday. they are among nine people from across the country who will be recognized during a special ceremony as champions of change. >> really exciting good just to have that level of national recognition for the work that we do at the hyper level. we are very much focused on our neighborhood. so national recognition when you say i'm going to pick one small place and do everything in that place is a big deal. >> youth uprising provides programs to young adults between the ages of 13 and 24, teaching them things about health, wellness, arts and culture. while a team-high works with middle school students offering for college and careers. >>> unusual warm weather so far this week but there is a change, a little change on the horizon. martin's complete forecast. >>> they learn much more than boxing and jujitsu. >> the classes are free thanks to two twitter employees who opened the gym because they wanted to get b

organizers of the cycling event announcing the race will aim to restart this year after the challenges financial backers ended in september. it is unclear whether organizers never found a replacement or whether it is too late in the year to find a replacement but they say they're aiming to bring them back in 2017. >>> police are on the lookout for a man stealing credit cards and parked cars. the suspect has already hit a few cars and could soon expand his scope. dave young spoke with the arapahoe county sheriff's office says they looked up with this group behind bars. this area of arapahoe county but he could be working all over the area looking for an opportunity to get into your car. >> this car had a video camera again. someone knows this guy. he has a distinctive look. >> has the mister clean look with a the shaved bald head. it appears he has some large gauges in his ears with tattoos up and down both arms. >> breaks into cars like this one in this parking garage and in at least two cases he is going has gone into service stations like this one was stolen credit cards. police were

it lets aimed for a truce in syria. they fall short of a complete cease-fire, but they agree to limit violence in certain regions and to provide humanitarian aid to besieged towns. bernie sanders and hillary clinton square off in a fresh debate. the democratic rivals setting their sights on minority voters. nevadat primary is in and south carolina. francois hollande reshuffles his government. he brings a former prime minister back into the fold. it is time for business updates i am joined by william hilderbrandt. this is an end to a volatile week for japanese markets. yeniam: once again, the dominating the agent markets -- the asian markets. the stock market plunged nearly 5% before recovering some. the nikkei has been hit by a rising yen against the u.s. dollar, despite last month possible move by the bank of japan to adopt a negative interest rate. that is on fears that there could be a similar move by other countries. the yen is traditionally a low-yielding currency, providing refuge for exporters and a boost japanes

but a new maryland law aims to make sure there's never a question of "what if." that fire last january killed four children and their dprand children. that house had a sprinkler system because it wasn't required when the home was built. since then, members of that family have been working hard lobbying lawmakers about the importance of mandatory sprinklers in new buildings in new homes. today, in annapolis, firefighters packed a committee hearing to support a state man date. >> in montgomery county in 2015, we had 44 sprinkler activations in the county saving over 26 lives. >> smoke detectors are almost effective as sprinklers which can cost up to $20,000. they want rural counties to be able to opt out because of the cost. prince george's county has required spring lers and residential construction since 1992. montgomery county since 2004, in all of those years, neither county has reported a fire death, neert home with a sprinkler system. >>> doug is back with more about our weather. tell us the good news, first. >> the bad news is 7 days away. so that doesn't st

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theetween, he is aiming for syria talks to be discussed on the sidelines of the security conference in munich, where mr. and his american counterpart, mr. kerry, will be discussing the issue. but for the time being, the talks have tanked. syria itself,ide meanwhile, the u.n. is reporting the 38 workers have been killed amid a major -- reporting that three eight workers have been killed. families have been forced to flee their homes in nearby towns. there have been unprecedented frequency of airstrikes in the area the last few days. the syrian army is reporting that it has broken sieges on two opposition-held villages in the area. now, a grenade attack in the capital of burundi has killed at least one person and left five wounded. this, according to the mayor. exploded five minutes apart. another grenade attack on monday had already left one person dead. burundi has been subject to civil violence following a failed coup against president and karen season -- president nkurunziza. agreed onron precedent on tuesday. measures, -- reporter: with an eu reform deal in hand, britain prime minis

aimed at the country's military. the blast happened on wednesday evening, during rush hour in a busy area near the armed forces headquarters, and other government buildings. murky's deputy prime minister confirmed the explosion was caused by a car bomb and aimed at military vehicles that were carrying armed forces personnel. no one has claimed responsibility. in october, two men link today islamic state militants set off explosives killing more than 100 people. last months, an explosion in istanbul killed ten tourists, blamed on a militant. air strikes on islamic state militants in syria last july. it has also stepped up military operations against kurdish insurgents. such actions are believed to have led to retal torrey terrorists attacks in the country. the united nations has started transporting humanitarian aide, even while force battles opposition forces. trucks carrying food and medical supplies, arrived on damascus on wednesday. the syrian government approved access in a u.n. backed deal last week. a half mill

and now the last nominee, mitt romney, is taking aim. donald trump with evangelical leader pat robertson in virginia today, trying to hit ted cruz where it hurts. targeting christian conservatives at re jant university. >> i've got to be a good person today. at least for the next hour. >> reporter: coming off his big win in nevada. >> soon the country is going to start winning, winning, >> reporter: the "new yorker" is looking for a lock on the nomination. sooner rather than later. >> we might not even need the two months, to be honest. >> reporter: if polling is any indication, he could be right. >> we won the evangelicals. we won with young. we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. >> reporter: nevada numbers like new hampshire and south carolina show trump won evangelicals, conservatives, moderates, those who worried about immigration, those who wanted an outsider, and those who are angry. trump's abrasive tone working. >> stay on course, stay on message. >> reporter: in fa

instead roberts got in his car, aiming it at the officer striking him, then running over his knee. fired at roberts. he was hit twice,but sped off. roberts insisted he didn't know johnson was a police officer. sattler: ":"you want me to believe that person who's pointing a flashlight at you with one hand and pointing a weapon at you with the other hand and giving you verbal commands and identifying himself as law enforcement and im sure in a full reno police deparment uniform, you just didnt know that he was a cop? roberts: "no, i didn't, you didn't? i didn't sir." though his parents asked the judge for a lighter sentence after which they would pay for an intensive rehabilitation program, the judge noted roberts had had that chance before. sattler: "you endangered not only yourself and officer johnson, but a whole broad section of this community who i believe officer johnson says were just out trying to have a good time, trying to enjoy themselves. sir, at some point the sentence on the battery charge--10 years with possible parole in four, but first roberts will have to complete that or

the aim is to bring an end to the five-year civil war that has killed more than 250,000 people. but there's still work to be done before both sides are able to sit at the same table for negotiations. representatives from the main opposition group held talks with u.n. special envoy stefan for the second day in a row on monday. after the meeting, the opposition expressed hope that the u.n. mediator will urge the syrian government to accept its demands. it's calling for an end to sieges and air strikes against civilia civilians. the opposition said the demands are preconditioned to entering into direct negotiations with the assad administration. the u.n. special envoy said he will send these requests to the government side on tuesday. >> the discussions are starting, but meanwhile, the challenge is now let's also have those who have the capacity of discussing this at different levels, time to discuss about cease-fire. >> he's expected to have separate talks with both sides on tuesday in a bid to help narrow their differences. also on monday, a leader of the rebel group army of isla