air raid! - where? what? what? - air raid, air raid! - hey, wait a minute. i don't hear any plane. - hey, you're right. there's no air raid. you're dreaming, chuck. - oh, no, skip, it wasn't a dream. it was washing machine charlie. i saw the bomb hit the cook shack, it blew it sky high. - well, well, it must have all come down in one piece then. you see, it's still there like always. - you had a nightmare, parker-san. - yeah, come on, boys, back to the sack. - come on, chuck. - it must have been my imagination, skip, but i'm telling you, that dream was so real. i could just see this nip plane starting to make its run, then it came barreling in, machine guns blazing uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh! [airplane approaching] - hit the deck! - whew, man, when you dream, you ain't kidding. - look, those crazy japanese blew up my cook shack. how could you? my own people. - hey, here he comes. - hey, listen, mr. parker, listen, when's the war going to end, huh? - has my girl been true to me back home? - that new nurse at the new base, is she or ain't she? - oh, now wait a minute,

air raid! - where? what? what? - air raid, air raid! - hey, wait a minute. i don't hear any plane. - hey, you're right. there's no air raid. you're dreaming, chuck. - oh, no, skip, it wasn't a dream. it was washing machine charlie. i saw the bomb hit the cook shack, it blew it sky high. - well, well, it must have all come down in one piece then. you see, it's still there like always. - you had a nightmare, parker-san. - yeah, come on, boys, back to the sack. - come on, chuck. - it must have been my imagination, skip, but i'm telling you, that dream was so real. i could just see this nip plane starting to make its run, then it came barreling in, machine guns blazing uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh! [airplane approaching] - hit the deck!

[air raid siren] - what's that? - oh, that's just an air raid, mr. burton. i think that this picture is-- [explosion] an air raid? - come on, smitty! [gunfire] - ... coming out of the sun. let him have it! [air raid siren] keep down, captain! it's a sneak attack! - hey, captain. you got a caterpillar on your lip. - no, you nitwit. don't you know a mustache when you see one? - keep down, mister. say! you look just like john burton the movie director. - i am. no wonder the nips attacked. boy, what a feather in their cap to knock off the guy who directed "fanny of blueberry hill." - thank you. [imitating aircraft] - bert! bert! are you hit? - yeah, krisky... but it's only a flesh wound. i'll be all right, somehow. - ok, you nips, you asked for it. that's for joe. and that's for larry. any requests? - let me up. - keep him down. and there's a ... comin' in at 3:00. - i don't see any plane at 3:00. - you're looking in the wrong place, sir. the nips are on daylight savings time. - oh. what? [imitating plane] - hold it! cease fire, men. we've got 'em on the run hey

knock off the small talk and tell me about the air raid. how did hit-and-run harry do? is the 73 still floating? - yeah, yeah, it's fine. we're all fine. nice of you to ask. - you're all fine? - yes, sir. affirmative. the nip plane got away, but we're all in great shape. yes, sir. isn't that wonderful? - oh, yes, yes. that's just wonderful. i could just scream. - uh, where's mchale? - mchale? mchale? well, he's busy with the men right now, sir. - get him to the--he-- get him to the phone? uh, i'll get him, sir.

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aleppo is being destroyed and innocent civilians being killed while the russian air raids continues >> reporter: there is little hope that the ceasing of hostilities will go ahead. >> reporter: they say russia is a direct conflict >>> leading iraqi share cleric is lead-- shia cleric is leading a rally in baghdad. it is in relation to corruption. they're demanding a cabinet reshuffle. the speech has been criticizing the security situation with the armed group i.s.i.l. still controlling parts of the country. the u.s. and china are joining forces diplomatically against north korea. they've agreed on a draft resolution to expand u.n. sanctions. the toughest in two technical aids. it follows pyongyang weapon test and rocket launch early last month. more from seoul. >> reporter: after weeks of talks the u.s. announced a deal had been done with china to seek strong sanctions against north korea. >> today in response to the dprk's recent nuclear test and subsequent proceed scribed ballistic missile launch, the u.s. tabled a draft resolution that if adopted would break new ground and represent

as far as the air raids are concerned, not the potential air drops of aid, but the air raids, that's not a big surprise given that damascus was always reserving the right to go after the rebels and to go after i.s.i.l. as well. >> reporter: indeed, yes. bashar al-assad's government had said that it was going to exclude i.s.i.l. and one of the main opposition forces, al-nusra, which is linked to al-qaeda. the opposition says there have been several breaches in areas where neither i.s.i.l. or al-nusra are present and particularly in areas near aleppo as well as we've also heard in down south there have been attacks there as well as in idlib. now, the problem is that like you say, there has been a very kind of vague language that has been applied towards this truce and that's what's making these breaches, if indeed they have occurred, because so far there is no independent body to adjudicate between the two warring sides, that's what is making this easy. they say they were targeting i.s.i.l. or al-nusra. a lot of people are hoping, particularly the syrian opposition, from a political pe

aleppo is being destroyed and innocent civilians are being killed while the russian air raids continue. >> reporter: there is little hope that the cessation of hostilities will bring peace. the main syrian opposition has willing to accept a two weeks truce. it says russia is a direct party to the conflict. while turkey warns the plan is not binding if its own security is threatened >>> a large really in baghdad where thousands have turned out to hear a speech against government corruption and cabinet reshuffle. he is angry over the deteriorating situation due to the armed group i.s.i.l. the u.s. and china are joining forces against north korea. they have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand sanctions the toughest in two decades. measures include restrictions on access to international ports and banks and a total ban on all weapon sales to the country. >> reporter: the idea of mandatory inspections of all cargo going in and out of north korea and ban on arms, including small arms, and banning aviation fuel of the rocket which was launched earlier this month containing a satell

five years before heavy bombardment and air raids have hard enned them. >> reporter: russia is a war criminal, so is bashar al-assad. who do we rely on, the international community? we don't trust the international community. aleppo is being destroyed and innocent civilians are being killed or the russian air raids continue. >> reporter: more than 2 million people are living in turkey taking refuge from the war. there's little hope the cessation of hostilities will bring peace. mainly there is a great deal of pes simply. >> reporter: the they are objecting to russia being in the issue. they say russian is direct conflict. the plan is not binding if it's own p own security is threatened >>> the u.s. and china are joining forces against north korea. they've agreed on a draft resolution that would expand u.n. sanctions, the toughest in two decades. it comes after pyongyang's weapons test and rocket launch early last month. the measures include restrictions on access to international ports and banks and a ban on all weapon sales to the country. >> reporter: the idea of mandatory inspecti

it did not help that the western powers who undertook the air raids, that helped topple the duffy, did not have a -- did not -- that helped topple gadhafi, did not have a plan b. so you had this country that did not have maturity, that did not of a pacified,nd peaceful political institution, and militias took power in that country. for better or for worse -- we are seeing now for worse -- they became the guarantors of security and law and order. we are paying the price of that now. there is now talk of possible military intervention, to get rid of the islamic state root. what would that look like exactly? >> western powers are drawing on specific power plans. forces, french, american are on the ground in libya, making contact with the relevant .ilitia forces, libyan fighters they are looking at potential targets. they are really looking into the nitty-gritty of how it would go launching about an air campaign similar to the one that was with the ousting of moammar gaddafi. this time the ejected would be to -- this time the objective would be to rule out the islamic state group. ready to

five years of full heavy bombardment and air raids have hardened them. >> translator: russia is a war criminal, so is bashar al-assad. who do we rely on? the international community? we don't trust the international community. aleppo is being destroyed and innocent civilians are being killed while the russian air raids continue. >> reporter: there is little hope that the cessation of hostilities will bring peace. the main opposition has indicated it is ready to accept a two-week truce. it says russia is a district party to the conflict, while turkey warns the plan is not binding if its own security is threatened. ♪ >>> now iranians have just half an hour left to vote in their fist election since it has had its international sanctions lifted. for the first time iranians have voted for both the parliament and the assembly of expert, the clerical body which will appoint the country's next supreme leader. given the success of the president in securing that nuclear deal, many were banned from the election still, some 12,000 people wanted to run for a seat in the 290-seat parliament, but ju

russian air raids at the base of an area in latakia. there was no russian jets taking off from that base so things could be heading towards calm >>> how is the ceasefire being monitored? take us through any sort of process to make sure it doesn't breakdown. >> reporter: the syrian opposition in their statement on friday said that they are going to form a military committee that will monitor how the ceasefire plays out and who violates it. i also remember a senior russian military commander said they will establish a center at the military base in latakia. those are the russians and it will coordinate with the americans and also with the syrian regime and they also said it's quite open to everyone from the opposition to join the committee by consulting with the russians. you also have the united nations monitoring. there are a number of parties monitoring what is happening in terms of the military activities >>> thank you for that. a suicide attack in ian afghanistan has killed 11 people and injured 40 more. a local police commander is a

, two air raids in the aleppo countryside. we have to wait for further dames to double-check that-- time to double-check that >>> what about the aid, how is that going? >> reporter: i think they are trying to prepare the logistics of it because as you can imagine it is a nightmare from the logistic point. i think probably it will be somewhere between 4 hours up to 48 and even beyond, depending on the situation on the ground. when the u.n. moves as their procedure in previous attempts or convoys delivering aid in damascus and into other areas into syria is that they first meet to coordinate with the government, they need to koort with whoever is in control. -- coordinate with whoever is in control. they say there is at least 100,000 syrians in the besieged areas who are in desperate need of aid. the total number is, perhaps, 500,000 and even more of syrians who need aid, some sort of an aid, so the situation, the humanitarian situation is very difficult and i'm sure the u.n. is trying to get on and delivering that much needed a

aleppo is being destroyed, innocent civilians are being killed while the air raids continue. >> there is little hope that cessation of hostilities will take place. objecting to russia being a good afternoon or the of the truce alongside the united states. it says russia is a direct party to the conflict, while turkey warns the plan is not binding if its own security is threatened. omar al saleh, al jazeera. >>> germany says it's lost track of 130,000 refugees, the figure nearly 13% of the nearly 1 million refugees registered last year. a data entry exaggerated the number, but germany has tightened asylum rules in recent weeks. >>> french officials are prepared to demolish the shanty town known as the jun jungle. al jazeera april nadim baba has the latest from the jungle in calais. >> a day after the gave agree line for part of the jungle to go ahead, local officials have been going around that camp talking to people and trying to persuade them it's in their interest to leave. they say there's not going to be any evacuation by force but once people hear the message that there are bette

aleppo is being destroyed and innocent civilians are being killed while the russian air raids continue>> reporter: there is little hope that the cessation of hostilities will work. turkey warns the plan is not binding if its own security threatened. >>> still ahead, two journalists in turkey are freed after a court rules there was a violation of their human rights. >>> i'm in the heart of california's pistachio country, looking into whether new imports of pis -- pistachios from iran will drive farmers here nuts. >>> and one of the world's biggest surfing events goes ahead. >>> the big sports story of the hour, the first round of voting has been completed and football's governing body prepares to elect a new president. let's go to lee wellings in zurich. what were the results? >> reporter: things are getting extremely interesting here, because we have had a surprising development after the first round of results have been announced. no new president yet, but the score so far, infantino, standing in place of the banned michelle mra tiny has 88 votes. and that is more than sheikh sal mont

aleppo is being destroyed and innocent civilians are being killed while the russian air raids continue. >> reporter: there is little hope that the cessation of hostilities will bring peace >> reporter: the main opposition is saying it is ready to accept a two week truce. it says russia is a direct party to the conflict while turkey warns the plan is not binding if it is own security is threatened >>> another attack in somalia, the second in two days. police say al-shabab gunmen stormed into the hotel in the capital. 14 people died, including nine civilians and five gunmen. a suicide bomber rammed his car into the hotel entrance clearing the way for the attackers. the hotel is often frequented by government officials and business skufs. up next-- executives. up next, north korea sanctions. a post sanctioned iran where voters go to the polls to vote. >>> the united states and than china have brought agree tough new sanctions to punish pyongyang for its nuclear program and as al jazeera's harry wawcett reports, it will be up to china to do most of the works >> reporter: after weeks of tal

[gunshots] [siren] - air raid, air raid, everybody take to shelter, let's go! - uh, sir, request permission to recess, until after the war. - hey, fellas, hey, hey, that's funny. i don't see any planes. - you can't see 'em? - you can't see them? you need glasses. hey, see me at sick bay in the morning. let's go, virgil. - ok, grube, let's get the patient out of here. - hi, skip. - hey, where you been? - out knocking a few holes in the captain's airtight alibi. - what? - order! order in the-- a ten hut! - oh, be seated, gentlemen. excuse the interruption, captain, but after certain urgent communications, i understand that there may be a grave miscarriage of justice going on in here. - miscarriage of justice? well, no, sir. i'm just court martialing a common thief. with one look at the evidence, you'll see i'm right, sir. - permission to address the court, sir. i think i can explain all this, admiral. you see, captain binghamton here is under the mistaken belief that machinist mate bell stole his printing press, when actually it isn't his at all. - i object. what

- hey, air raid! hit the shelter! come on, boys, let's go! come on, captain, let's go. - no way, mchale! you're not going to wiggle off the hook by staging a phony air raid. i know an enemy plane when i hear one! - all right, i hear one! [explosions] - jumping torpedoes! - oh, no! - happy's sleepwalking again! - sleepwalking! why, he'll draw enemy fire to us. - he showed them where we were! he showed them where we were! this man showed them--stop that! what's the matter with you? look at him! he's still asleep! how long has this been going on? - well, we just found out last night, sir. we came back-- - no, no, no! seaman haines is all right, sir. yes, sir. he's just a little tired. you see, we were on night maneuvers last night. - yes, i heard about that from the shore patrol. a man like that is a menace. there's no place for a sleepwalker in a combat zone. - but--but captain! - now you butt out, mchale. there's going to be a hospital ship saturday. i want that man checked out by a navy psychiatrist, and that's an order. - all clear, sir. - v

well, you see i was just practicing air raid tactics. you see, we fold these little-- - where is commander krasni? - commander krasni? she's with the p.t. across the bay, sir. - carpenter, gi--gi--gi-- - yes, sir. - admiral, may i say, on behalf of the united states navy-- - no speeches, please. you got americanski cigarette? - oh, yes, yes, yes, sir. right here. here. - good, good, good. also, chewing gum? - oh, chewing gum. chewing gum is right in here, admiral. - oh. chocolate barski. ah. ah, we go now, captain. captain? is going to be long war. - wow! no sherman tank was ever built like that. - you can say that again. - no sherman tank was ever built like that. - shh. i think our opening barrage e rked, boys. ok, chuck. phase 3 coming up. come on, hit that beachhead. - beg your...pardon, ma'am. skipper, wanted to know if you could spare a minute. he needs some professional advice. - very well. i go. is anything wrong? - huh? no, no. everyfine's thing. i mean, everything's fine. yeah, it's really ship-shape. i think we better both go.

what are they telling you about the air raid? >> what they had seen and heard.here was an attack at 9:00 on monday. there were missiles that struck our hospital. and then another strike happened. patients were transferred from the hospital. and the place they were transferred was attacked as well in our later. this is what we call the sequential serial type of airstrike. it seemed targeted. we are very concerned about this trend. molly: at least 50 civilians were killed. what more can you tell us about why? -- why you thought you were targeted? theecause of the precision, reach of the blast, the repeated attack. it was very precise the second time. we don't have the certainty about it. molly: are the accounts leading any indication as to whether it was the syrian government or russian? >> we do not have the full certainty about this. the group that is most predominantly active in the region is the syrian government and their coalition. molly: did you give your location to the syrian government? towe have been trying discuss with the government from the beginning

knock off the small talk and tell me about the air raid. how did hit-and-run harry do? is the 73 still floating? - yeah, yeah, it's fine. we're all fine. nice of you to ask. - you're all fine? - yes, sir. affirmative. the nip plane got away, but we're all in great shape. yes, sir. isn't that wonderful? - oh, yes, yes. that's just wonderful. i could just scream. - uh, where's mchale? - mchale? mchale? well, he's busy with the men right now, sir. - get him to the--he-- get him to the phone? uh, i'll get him, sir. uh, skipper. binghamton wants to talk to you! well? well, i can't come right now, i'm very busy. he's pretty busy, sir. all right, willy, now, rack up that ammo and let's get moving, you eight ball! he's, uh, very, uh, pretty busy, sir. yeah, he, uh, afraid he can't make it. - what are you puffing about? when i'm talking to you, you keep puffing. oh, never mind, you pea brain. puffing all the time, puffing. puffing all the time. - the 73 boat is ok, sir? - yes. why can't those japanese train their pilots to be more accurate? - it's an absolute disgrace, sir. - it

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. >> 6-year-old aya's lex were broken while in an air raid while she was out buying cookies. she's one of tens of thousands who have fled. those still here losing hope. keir simmons, nbc news, damascus. >>> a major announcement from three federal agencies about a possible danger that nbc news first reported on nearly a year and a half. the government will investigate the potential health risks from a type of turf that children play on nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: these soccer players, all goalies, all diagnosed with cancer, sparked a battle over the use of foam rubber, ground up car and truck tires in tens of thousands of turf field around the country. today three federal agencies, including the epa, announced a new research plan to analyze the safety of crumb rubber. the existing studies do not comprehensively evaluate the concerns. nbc news first reported on crumb rubber in october 2014. >> this is the stuff everybody is talking about. >> reporter: woman soccer coach amy griffin started asking questions after two of her goalies developed cancer, a conversatio

on the ground government forces supported by air raids are getting closer to inserting opposition forces in aleppo. we have more on the turkey-syria border. >> this high ground gives the syrian army and it's allies an advantage. the main rebel supply line is now within their range of pfeiffer. it is not far from the only entrance from the enclave in the divided city of aleppo. opposition fighters are reagan to keep the roads open to prevent a siege of eastern aleppo where tens of thousands of people live inside the city rebel commanders say that a proposed pause in the fighting only will only benefit the government. >> the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community who calls themselves friends of syria, but who told them that they will not stop a until all fighting stops. >> doctors, activists, lawyers, journalists created what they call an united revolutionary front. and a call to arms has been called for men for training for what could be a major battle. >> these men will join their brothers in the free syrian army. we will teach our enemy lessons they won't forge

. >> reporter: five years of heavy bombardment and air raids have harden these people. >> translator:sia is a war criminal, so is bashar al-assad. who do we rely on? the international community? we don't trust the international community. slep -- aleppo is being destroyed. >> reporter: there is little hope that the cessation of hostilities will bring peace. it is objecting to russia being a garenner to of the trust. >>> voting is underway in switzerland with the fifa delegates electing a new president. it is hoped the man will rebuild the damaged reputation. the front runner is the bahrainy royal, the current president of the asian football federation. his biggest rival is expected to be a 45-year-old swiss. prince ali is the member of the jordanian world family. he infinished runner up to sepp blatter last year. outside candidates include this frenchman, and the south african who has pulled out of the race just ahead of the vote. lee wellings our correspondent in zurich is live now for us. lee the voting has been going on for a little time now. what do you know about what is happenin

in a nearby village, an air raid reportedly hit a school, killing at least seven more people. the multiple attacks on syria come days after world powers agreed to a temporary ceasefire set to begin later this week. tina kraus, cbs news. mollie: russia's foreign ministry says russian planes will continue striking isis targets near aleppo despite the upcoming ceasefire agreement. still to come, it's the biggest night of music. we will tell you what to expect when some of the biggest names we will also tell you the favorites are when thousands of this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist . mollie: the wait is almost over, music fans. the 58th annual grammy awards will be handed out tonight. the ceremony will feature a wide variety of musical performances, including the return of adele to the grammy stage, and a tribute to late eagles guitarist glenn frey. cbs's teri okita has a preview from the staples center in los angeles, new at noon. teri: tori kelly and james bay rehearse for their duet at tonight's grammy awards. both are up for best new artist. they'

take a rest >>> seven members of the second biggest rebel group in colombia have been killed in an air raid. it was targeted close to the border with venezuela. the leaders are involved in long running peace talks. they're in separate talks with the biggest group farc >>> a fifth anniversary of the christchurch earthquake in new zealand. thousands attended a service in botanical gardens. all the names of 185 people killed in the disaster were killed out. a minute's silence was observed. australia's immigration minister says a refugee baby girl will be allowed to stay for now. she is being treated for burns in a hospital at brisbane. doctors were refusing to discharge the one year old. there were protests outside the hospital in support of that decision. she and her patterns are facing-- parents are facing deportation from australia to nauru. food shortages in venezuela are become so severe dozens of hens are being kept to lay eggs. a garden campaign is urging everyone to produce their own food. a plunge in the price of oil has further decreases. >> reporter: an oasis of vegetables. a public

government forces supported by russian air raids are trying to encircle rebels in aleppo and cut off their supply routes to turkey. government forces have made another key gain in that offensive. these are pictures from syrian state tv showing soldiers closing in on rebel ground in the altam oura valley. they have taken a hill close to ram adan and other towns. earlier bashar al-assad said he would defeat his enemies right across the country. >> translation: we have fully believed in negotiations and in political actions since the beginning of this crisis. however, if we negotiate, it does not mean that we stop fighting terrorism. the two tracts are inevitable in syria, first through negotiations and second through fighting terrorism. >> look, he is deeluded if he thinks there's a military solution to the conflict in syria. we have seen this wax and wane over five years now, but all we're looking at if the syrian regime continues the fighting is more bloodshed, more hardship and frankly a greater hardening of positions on either side >>> let's go live to our correspondent in gaziante

the air raid hit a school, killing several more people and leaving others in need of medical attention the syrian government forces have been on the offensive over the last week in the aleppo province, supported with russian air power. the latest instruction comes days after all 5 in the conflict had agreed on a peace summit in munich with a cease-fire going into effect in a week and humanitarian aid for those trapped in the flows. --herine: the united nations has arrived on a surprise visit to damascus. he will hold talks with the syrian foreign minister tomorrow. there of him arriving in damascus. ongoing fighting between turkey and the kurds is adding tensions and court vacating hopes of a cease-fire -- complicated hopes of a cease-fire in syria. today turkey's prime minister has out not to let syrian town fall into british hands. has beennow the ypg pushed to the area around as they will suffer the most severe retaliation. we will not let it fall into the hands of the kurds. catherine: more with our correspondent jasper mortimer in angara. we heard from the turkish prime minister o

take a rest >>> seven members of the second largest rebel group in colombia have been killed in an air raid carried out by government forces. the el m targeted the area. the leaders are involved in a long running peace discussions. the colombian government is in talks with the largest group otherwise known as farc to end decades of a civil war. living until 106 is already a pretty impressive feat, but what this. >> virginia mclaurin. this is great. >> do you want to say hello to michelle? >> yes. yes. [ laughter ] >>> that's virginia mclaurin after a lengthy social media campaign she finally got her wish to meet the measure's first black president. keep moving, she says. that's the secret to a long lif >>> now you know. a reminder that you can keep right up-to-date with all our stories at aljazeera.com. you can talk to everyone here at our headquarters in doha. there are various links and icons. you can talk to us on facebook and twitter as well. the headlines are next. firefighters in the u.s. are more liabilities to die by suicide than by fighting fires. in 2015 alone more than 80 firefig

is pressing on with air raids on cities including homs. we are a report from the syrian border. >> rebel fighters understand the need to hold ground on this front line. if they are defeated, the syrian government and allies will be one step closer to aleppo city where tens of thousands live. after losing much territory in this northern province, the opposition is trying to prevent its stronghold inside syria's second largest city from being besieged. >>> they are killing us, but we will remain steadfast. we are still on the front lines. we will liberate every inch of territory they captured. we won't surrender. we are here. >> within a week, the bombardment is supposed to stop, but the russian-u.s. agreement reached in muenich for moss stilts being seeds is met with skepticism on the ground. >> i don't think the international community represented by the u.s. and russia is serious about a ceasefire for now. they are postpones the peace talks to give the regime more time to take more ground. it means the rebels won't be able to regain the t

syrian government forces backed up to russian air raids have stepped up their offensive to the east ofaleppo. opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply root to turkey comes under pressure. and large numbers of civilians are now making their way to the turkish border. this report now from zana hoda. >> reporter: the suffering is growing. tens of thousands of syrians are again on the move. those who have arrived are not being allowed in. these people are from the northern countryside of aleppo. many arrived on foot. many came with nothing. there is no safe area for these people, as the government pushes ahead with a major offensive in the province. >> we left our homes because of the bombings by the russians, iranians, bashar, and the syrian army. we want erdogan to let us in. >> reporter: officially turkey has an open door policy for syrian refugees, but over the past few months strict restricts have been put in place because of security concern, and because they are dealing with a lot of pressure taking care of the 2.5 million syrians already in this country. ther

prospects, and many afghans are no longer following news >>> 18 civilians have been killed in an air raid east of the iraqi city of ramadi, the army has been trying to clear out remaining i.s.i.l. fighters. ramadi was captured in 2015. government forces have retaken much of the city >>> three people have been killed in an explosion in mogadishu. an airport security official, the target, survived, but three others were killed when a bomb exploded outside a shop. it was a bomb that blew a whole, in a plane that had to make an emergency landing. one died. two injured. the minister says the bomb was meant to kill everyone on board. the incident on the air bus plane happened on tuesday. >> the main indian nepal border crossing is open to traffic for the first time in five months. protesters from the minority blockadeded the crossing, demanding more right in the constitution. >> the closure led to food and fuel shortage. our correspondent has more. >> reporter: i'm standing on the friendship bridge >>> i stand on the friendship bridge between nepal and india. there was a lot of activity going a

take a rest >>> seven members of the second biggest rebel group in colombia have been killed in an air raid by government forces. the national natnal liberation eln was targeted close to the border with venezuela. the colombia government is in separate talks with the biggest group farc to end decades of civil war. a refugee baby girl at the center of a deportation rou will be allowed to stay in australia for the moment. doctors were refusing to discharge the one year old. there were protests outside of the hospital in support of their decision. asha and her parents were facing deportation to nauru. the fifth anniversary of the christchurch earth quake in new zealand. thousands attended a service. the names of all 185 people who were killed in the disaster were read out. there was also one minute's silence. you're with al jazeera. [ ♪ ] >>> hello i'm richard gizbert and you are at "the listening post". here are some stories we are

syrian government forces backed by russian air raids stepped up their offensive in the east of aleppo opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply route to turkey is under pressure. the syrian observatory for human rights estimates as many as 40,000 civilians are making that you are way towards the turkish border. can we expect to see refugees crossling at turkish border, zeina? >> jane, no, for the time being, the border gate behind me is closed. there are syrians who have fled the conflict and fled the ground offensive that is underway in the northern countryside of aleppo. officially, turkey has an open door policy, but at the same time, the government has imposed strict restrictions, as well as, you know, because of the burden it is carrying, it is already holding 2.5 million refugees, so we do not expect them to cross into turkey. but what is happening i go that turkish n.g.o.'s crossed the border and are providing shelter. thousands of people are on the move, leaving towns and villages in the countryside. so far, we have no information on whether or not the pe

at children's hospital killing several children and a pregnant woman and in a nearby village an air raid reportedly hit a school killing at least seven more people there. >>> and now to the pope's trip to mexico. we take you out live where pope francis is meeting with families in a stadium in mexico. you'll see him sitting there and the crowds gathering. he is on a trip to mexico and stopped by in cuba before making his rounds there and you'll see a family standing there it looks like waiting to meet him and of course we're following his entire trip to mexico and bring you more. >>> earlier today pope francis paid a visit to the countries southern border where he celebrated mass with the countries indigenous people. for many migrants, mexico's southern border region is the start of a very dangerous journey north. cbs 4 adriana diaz has more from mexico city. >> reporter: mexico's southern most state is also the poorest. the pope's visit said on the community and the steady stream of migrants from central america who crossed the state on the way to the u.s.. before an audience of thousand

well syrian government forces backed by russian air raids have stepped up their offensive in the easteppo, opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply root to turkey is under pressure and the syrian human rights observatory say 40,000 civilians are making their way to the turkish border and gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: out of their homes, out of aleppo and out in the open, they spend the night under the sky on the border with turkey hoping to get in. over the past few days syrians in the tens of thousands escaped aleppo since the sierran government and its russian allies began a new offensive in the province. >> translator: under pressure like never before syrian rebels issue a call for general mobilization to defend their positions in aleppo. the countryside here is the last remaining base in the north for groups allied with the secular free syrian army, for the past 3 1/2 years aleppo city has been divided and controls the east and government forces the west, the regime is trying to be siege rebel held districts and cut the supply line from turkey's bo

minister says the deal is more likely to fail than succeed, on the ground govement forces supported by air raidsrying to encircle rebels in the largest city of aleppo and captured strategic high ground and forcing opposition fighters out of the small town on the road down into aleppo. and now in a position to move further towards the city to the next rebel heldtown. on friday they captured the village as they attempt to close the circle around aleppo city and also took the town from the rebels. government forces have now essentially captured most of the rebel supply roots into aleppo and zaina has more from the turkey-syria border. >> reporter: this high ground gives the syrian army and allies an advantage. the main rebel supply line from the west to the northern countryside of aleppo is now within their range of fire. disrupting the supply line is not their only objective and is not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave and the divided city of aleppo. opposition fighters are trying to keep the roads open to prevent a siege of eastern aleppo where tens of thousands of p

according to the syrian observatory for human rights the air raids hit several parts of northern syria. it was not immediately clear if the strikes hit areas controlled by the nusra front, al qaeda's branch in syria. now the cease-fire brokered by the u.s. and russia went into effect at midnight on friday. so far the cease-fire has been holding despite accusations of violations from both sides. >>> and this also new overnight an american student who's been detained in north korea for almost two months appeared on state television this morning. in front of the media 21-year-old university of virginia student appeared to read from a statement as he apologized and claimed to have tried to steal a political banner. >> i understand the severity of my crime, and i have no idea what sort of penalty i may face. but i am begging to the korean people and government for my forgiveness. >> it's not clear if his confession was coerced. but the ap points out that previous detainees held in north korea have often recanted their confessions once released. >>> all right. still ahead on "way too early,"

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