many schools as we can in turkish cities, with syrian teachers and syrian textbooks so that the children can get back to school, and can have some routine in their lives. from lpg andd the importance of the political transition that is underway. and of course, the united states thatry much supportive of -- of the political solution to the crisis. we also support a second line of effort, leaving the humanitarian and talking a little bit about what the united states is doing to support not just the delegation from geneva, but they mightthe -- agree with me, maybe more important, supporting the local councils inside syria, who are trying to keep the lights on, trying to keep the garbage picked up and trying to keep the clinics open, and trying to keep the schools open. [applause] councils are brave, for standing up to the regime and standing up to the extremist's and we are going to help them. let me give you a couple of quick examples of how we are. aleppo, we all know about the terrible destruction. we are working very hard to provide ale

as well as the free syrian army. so that's, i think the largest, widest, body you could create from politically, militarily active groups on the ground. we for sure don't represent everybody on the ground and i think we need to improve that representative nature of the coalition. i think what is important for those of you who are active in the revolution to act which extent the coalition is doing a good job. to which extent is embodying the ideals of the revolution and fighting for them. that is the point. when the delegation went to geneva i think they were very clear upholding those self-ideals. they receive a lloyd of impact from every syrians who wanted a way out, the way out of violence and put syria on a path of political transition that leaves no room for assad. those are the coalitions we need. the coalition got international recognition which we need to uphold and we need to strengthen because that will give us some support. there will not be a political solution in syria unless it's a forced political solut

will be introducing new legislation to address the humanitarian needs of the syrian people and hold the putin regime accountable. as a result of the congressman's steadfast commitment to democratic aspirations of the syrian people as well as the people around the world the coalition for democratic syria would like to present congressman angle with a token of gratitude. and i just want to mention, we are honored that as congressman endo is with us here tonight the chairman and constituents talking about this bill. so please join me in welcoming a true friend of the syrian people . [applause] >> thank you. thank you. well, thank you. thank you very much for that really nice welcome. good afternoon to all of you. one day we're going to meet together in a free and independent syria. [applause] just yesterday congressman royce, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee and i am the ranking member, he is a republican. i'm a democrat. we are together for free and independent syria. we introduced this bill. i just want to read you the title of the bill. the bill says a resolution calling for an end to attacks on syrian

>> the battle for the vital strategic crossing between kazaa now involves the turkish military, as syrian rebels cheered, the remains of a fighter jet burns in the mountains. it was shot down by f-16s after turkey said the syria jet crossed into its air space. at a political rally, part of the lead-up to elections on march 30th, the turkish prime minister was in fighting form. a syrian plane violated the air space. the f-16 took off and hit the plain. why is this because if you violate the air space a slap will be hard. damascus says the plane was in airplanes if the jet attacks. >> translation: i released my target 7km inside syrian territory. >> it's the second time turkey downed a syrian military aircraft. turkish f-16s shot a helicopter in the same reason after it strayed across the border. the kazaa crossing matter, because it's the last northern border post to be captured by opposition fighters. >> at a rally in istanbul, prime minister recep tayyip erdogan chose not to talk about the fighter plane, focussing on domestic politics, and corruption allegations, he described alleged wir

humanitarian agencies are trying to scene as many syrian children as possible before it's too late. >> it did not reach yet the serious situation, however because we are in lebanon and lebanon is not equipped and ready to respond to acute malnutrition, that's why we are currently putting and it's active already a plan for activating healthcare centers. >> it will take millions of dollars to improve the environment that these children are living in and contain millions nutrition. that becomes more difficult as new syrian refugees arrive in lebanon every day. >> still to come in this news our we'll have all the sports news. could there be trouble for world number one tiger woods. details a little later. >> i wasn't in control of my golf ball coming down the stretch. an awkward distance and then a couple of awkward lies, and couldn't make birdie. it's been a decent week. >> australia remain in control of the third and deciding test against south african declaring overnight on 494-7. australian bowlers have been doing the damage. held south africa at 287. the aussies are now back at their

turkish military officials say their forces shot down as syrian sharon on sunday after he crossed into their airspace. conflicts between the two neighbors are escalating and thirty one administration continues to provide a basis for rebel forces fighting in syria the official status hearing in fighter jets flew about one km into turkish airspace and ignore the warning the jet was then shot down and crashed in syrian territory. that is to make it i realize that if anyone violated takings and space the response would be harsh but the syrian government condemned the downing calling it a blatant aggression china is considering introducing had a year tax burdens on companies that emit pollutants. the plan is the country's latest attempt to address the problem of chronic air pollution finance news in these untill the symposium in beijing on friday that the government plans to enter his death and taxes on coal and oil. hey you know the shade. we are considering implementing new taxes when you such as environmental toxins and pollution taxes to companies that emit pollutants. what helped to cr

arm the opposition free syrian army to the feet as of forces and they stressed anti a son gian the groups on the ground while the u.s. levels the playing field by striking syrian military targets from the air rather than sending in ground troops. no one is advocating the u.s. replay of iraq and syria. a strategic prize a useful beginning monday for the administration to negotiate a strategic understanding with the opposition including commitments about the syrian russian relationship in a post al-assad syria. setting back by defeating his left -- less difficult. bordered by three close u.s. allies. turkey with its nato bases, jordan and israel. the mediterranean is an american lake patrol by the sixth fleet bringing u.s. forces to bear. you came -- ukraine prisons far more difficult challenges and higher risks of escalation and as forceful u.s. allies. i egg knowledge that less difficult than a cent is not the same thing as easy. the rise of our countrymen and women in the military will be on a line. retaliation is to be expected in ways not entirely predictable. they will be financial an

humanitarian agencies are trying to screen as many syrian children as possible before it's too late. >> it did not reach yet a serious situation. we are in lebanon and lebanon is not equipped and ready to respond to acute malnutrition. >> that's why we are currently putting -- and it's active already -- plan for activating healthcare centers. >> it will take millions of dollars to improve the environment these children are living in and contain malnutrition. >> becomes more difficult as new syrian refugees arrive in lebanon every day. >>> libya's parliamentary sessions will be moved to a tripoli hotel after the parliament building was attacked on sunday. two members of the general national congress were shot while the security guard was killed. armed former rebels have been surrounding the area. many libyans are angry that they have extended their term in. >> oscar pretorius has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his girlfriend. >> a defense team will try and prove he shot fine camp by mistake. prosecutors say it was premeditated and will seek a life sentence if prestorious is con c

the eastern city of us on a council region has seen a spillover of conflict across the board as suited. syrian forces as their campaign against rebels to terrorists group three days of the free sunni muslims has taken responsibility for the attack beyond the taliban has claimed responsibility for another attack in the afghan capital kabul. this time in the soul of the headquarters of the country's electoral commission. as the body is in charge of next weekend's presidential election but that the taliban has vowed to disrupt. this all went on for hours. suicide bombers on the stroke of some gunfire on the election commission's headquarters right in the middle of kabul. i know about. lloyd individuals wearing has entered the building without fortunately that was killed by our posts is due to the basement when i go to that. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack less than two weeks. they threatened to disrupt the upcoming presidential election with a campaign of bombings and assassinations just every week to give insurgents attacked a police station in the eastern city of jeddah about

russian president vladimir putin moves to annex the region as western leaders weigh their next move. >> fighting intensifies in the syrian city of aleppo, as americans tell syrian embassy to get out of america. >> the effects of the drought on farms - price rises for everything from produce to meat. >> hi, welcome to al jazeera america. good to have you with us. here we are day 12. investigators in malaysia are no closer to finding the missing plane. mounting pressure forced them to creed control of the situation. assistance from the federal bureau of investigation was requested tuesday. they had turned down that offer for weeks. it comes as the families become more irritable by the day. we have the details of the ongoing search. >> 11 days and still no answers. family members are desperate. in china they respond to airline officials. >> you only mention questions regarding drinks and compensation. i don't need this. i need to know the the whereabouts of my relatives. >> some of the relatives are threatening a hunker strike. it is the actions of the pilot. the airline today was after the report that the cockpit computer

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the syrian government to suspend its that diplomatic and consular missions in the us and not include saw an embassy in washington d c an honorary consulates in michigan and texas. the white house as that this move comes in response to a decision made by syrian president bashar al assad to suspend the consular services for syrians living intatement that us special envoy to syria daniel rubenstein said that's how i feel that we have determined to find acceptable for individuals appointed by the dot regime are free to it as the sa government to conduct diplomatic or consular operations in the united states i took lookout while lock me out. washington's ties with damascus continue to carry it by the us says it will continue assisting the syrian opposition seeking to overthrow the assad government to look all that complicated endeavor considering that extremists tied to organizations are fighting alongside the opposition in syria. this series of bloody civil war as we've gone for three years in that time. a reported one hundred and forty thousand people have been killed and six million displaced washington's latest move comes as the syrian government has been accelerating in stock che

attack of the as a result of the people that supposedly the syrian government controlled and they wouldn't do anything about it at one point secret raid in to syria now all over the media. got all over the media right after, in fact. it was a raid by u.s. forces in to syria to kill this guy. you can find it in wikipedia and places like that. that is because we knee exactly what he was up to. we told the syrians and the syrians wouldn't do anything about it. so this was a case where american lives were districtly touched by bashar links to al-qaeda and sponsoring certain branches of al-qaeda. >> there are now reports that the regime is coordinating directly with al-qaeda forces in syria in their battles against the free syrian army. rein a situation where there's a three-way war. it's no long aerotwo-sided con thrict between the asad regime and the rebel. there's no such thing as the rebels as such anymore. it is now a three-way war in effect. with asad and his killing machine in one corner the free syrian army loosely speaking in another and now the third force, which is the forces and the

the perpetrators of the attack are still unknown the defense ministry has blamed assad's forces as the syrian part of golan heights is currently occupied by rebel jihadists this all comes as washington ordered the syrian government to suspend its diplomatic and consular missions of the u.s. all non american staff were also told to leave the country artie's marina portnoy explains the reasoning behind the move. the obama administration has ordered the syrian government to suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the u.s. and not include an embassy in washington d.c. and honorary consulates in michigan and texas the white house says that this move comes in response to a decision made by syrian president bashar al assad to suspend consular services for syrians living in the u.s. in his statement u.s. special envoy to syria daniel rubenstein said. that we have determined it is unacceptable for individuals appointed by the regime referring to the assad government to conduct diplomatic or consular operations in the united states unquote now while the washington's ties with damascus continue

this is a nato military jet that is now being involved in taking down a syrian jet. as we understand it, it's been confirmed a short time ago by the prime minister that it was the turkish air force that were responsible. he's said that a syrian plane ran into the air space and our f-16s took off and hit this plane. why? if you violate my air space, the measure will be hard. that's from the turkish prime minister. i think others in the region are watching this pretty significant step. >> it reflects his almost mood at the moment. he's a tough speaker and he has elections coming up as well. this is for him a show of strength. >> reporter: absolutely. what we don't know are the dpakt details of exact where this took place. they say it violated turkish air space. we're not clear where the tur tissue planes were at the time. whether it was actually turkish planes or whether it was turkish ground air defenses. some of the details, i think, will emerge in the coming hours. i think some will be important to make some of what happened here a little clearer. i think it is worth r

the lebanon army sent commandos to stabilize the area today, as syrian rebels poured across. they're escaping syrian government forces who captured the syrian town of yabroud on sunday. it was the rebels' last stronghold in the border region. president obama today worked to keep israeli-palestinian peace negotiations afloat. at a white house meeting, he pressed palestinian president mahmoud abbas to make tough decisions. abbas, in turn, made no public concessions, but he agreed on the need for a settlement. >> ( translated ): we don't have any time to waste. time is not on our side, especially given the very difficult situation that the middle east is experiencing and the entire region is facing, and we hope that we would be able to seize this opportunity to achieve a lasting peace. >> woodruff: the president met two weeks ago with the israeli prime minister. secretary of state john kerry is trying to get a framework for peace talks by late april. >> woodruff: wall street vaulted ahead, due partly to relief that things remained calm in crimea today, and partly to strong facto

challenge, the buddhist leadership facing a challenge, keeping its monks in a role they see as property. >> syrian forces are continuing their assault on one of the last rebel strong holds near the border with lebanon. abood is north of the capital. forces loyal to bashar al-assad are said to be carrying out an aerial bombardment of the reenon. small cracks have been discovered on the wings of dream liner jets in production. 40 are affected and it could delay delivers to airlines. the problem arose after a change your in the manufacturing process that could take up to two weeks to fix each plane. >> india has bun of the world's largest number of homeless people. the last sensis recorded 78 million people living without proper shelter, equating to nearly the entire population of germany. we report from new delhi. >> this man and his puppets may not be here for much longer. families purchase like this for generations. his ancestors were homeless nomads settling in the forest. the government let them stay here, until now. >> translation: we built the community out of waste land. travel performers joi

as the syrian conflict conditions, the german government wants to play a key part in diffusing the violence. 370 tops of neutralized mustard gas will travel by sea, rail, road in containers like this, here to be incinerated at a special facility. this is the end of the line for bashar al-assad's chemical weapons stockpiles. the weapons leave syria from latakia and are brought aboard a danish cargo vessel to a u.s. ship that has been adapted. the ship has been split into more harmless parts. the waste is brought to germany for destruction. other material is being sent to similar facilities in the u.k. and the united states. >> mustard gas affects the skin and the mucus membranes. it causes cancer. germany has the facilities to deal with the chemicals. it's correct for us to take part. >> germany has vast experience in destroying the remnants of chemical weapons. the land around the facility is contaminated with chemical agents used in the first and son world wars. bashar al-assad is accused of using against his own people. >> the libyan government confirmed it has sadr gaddafi in custody. th

syrian officials sat down for the very first time at the same table as representatives of the opposition representatives that have so far been called terrorists by the syrian government. but the risk of fighting terrorism has wanted to agreeing with the political opposition is another. these are two parallel lines that do not cross hatched a scheme to open up one side cannot defeat the other militarily to have three sons are negotiated solution. but the problem is the ousted regime sees a transitional governing body in syria based on the reelection of president has led to a third term as president. yes that is until he was in high gear you holdleionsyou're a demrat conntn and everyone respects you despite the circumstaes rebound. orouod everyone will be on your case was when criticizing you for not holding either one of the tortilla since it or not we'll get kids in its own does not want president chavez. this is crazy. for millions billions of dollars in the final sixteen in the country soon no longer have a good mom and a beat up. uniformity in the lives of the region's go how will peo

the united nations is now estimating that possibly as many as 800,000 syrians are currently living in these starvation seemings. that is to say these besieged areas of the country where they're trapped. humanitarian ailed workers cannot get in to deliver food and medicine that are vitally needed, people are on the brink of or starvation, children are dying of malnutrition, people are literally eating grass, weeds and roots. the new york times today quoted one gentleman in i believe in one of the besieged areas as saying that on a good day we might have a few olives or a spoonful of bolger. many people have already died under these seemings, starved to death -- seemings, starved to death, but as many as 800,000 could be on the brink of star vegas. they can't get out, and humanitarian aid workers can't get in with food and medicine. in addition to the starvation, you have the outbreak of polio after polio was, essentially, ed rad candidated, now you have the outbreak of polio. the -- eradicated. the outbreak of polio in syria really shames the civilized world. what is happening? so what

of a secret meeting between top turkish officials discussing a false flag operation redwood mp as the syrian attack me on youtube in theory didn't find this and want to brush it off the side he is an extract from that tape. i am trying minister said that in car in conjunction or if they sometimes be seen as an opportunity for us. toss in form and consider the poetics of makeup cause for war by ordering a missile attack in turkey. they discuss is iran a possible attack on the team also a one shot in northern syria a sacred site could take the which is the anti gotta buy tickets sold as part of this month after a while and it would retaliate against any assault on the memorial turkey's possible intervention in sudan could be to the involvement of its name to anais and antiwar activists eugene for ye be if they would not think twice before we the nato countries will soon learn is in no certain nato countries the united states england and other conditions. the single statement backing the rebel forces in syria they tried to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which in itself was

and that does mean that the syrian peace process, as we enter this fourth year of the syrian conflict, remains as deadlocked as it was before. >> paul adams outside the american ambassador's residence outside central london. we are expecting briefings in the next couple of hours. >> the nose gear on a us airways plane has collapsed on the run way at philadelphia airport. the landing gear failed forcing the the pilot to abort the takeoff >> six people killed in a knife attack in chinese city changsha. police have shot dead one suspect. the incident was triggered by a dispute at the market. >> the veteran british labor party politician tony benn died t age of 88. the socialist who gave up a title to become a member of parliament. he was one of the most influential left wing figures in british politics of the late 20th century. he championed many caused, including unilateral nuclear disarmament. you're with "bbc world news". let's get the latest business. unemployment numbers in europe. >> that's right, nick. >> it's good news. >> there is some good news. eurozone unemployment numbers ar

. >> reporter: resent health assessment of syrian refugees in lebanon describes malnutrition as a silent emerging threat and it refeels 2000 syrian children are at risk of dying out of 10,000 cases of both severe and moderate malnutrition. and he is diagnosed with moderate malnutrition and being treated. his father has been sick ever since they arrived in lebanon a month ago. >> translator: he was okay in syria but when he came here the cold and the rain made him sick because we didn't have a wooden frame to hold our tent. >> reporter: most of the children suffering malnutrition are living in make-shift camps in the value where safe drinking water is scarce and hygiene can be poor. malnutrition can be caused by an inadequate or imbalanced diet but the illness is also links to the refugee's living condition. children may around in filthy waste water all day and poor sanitation and practices like this make the children vulnerable to syria's hygiene related illnesses and families are suffering from scabies and others diarrhea from drinking unsafe water and are screening as many children as

attacked several syrian military sites and retaliate for a roadside bomb assault on its own troops in the occupied golan heights though it's a clear who targeted the israeli forces but this comes as washington old of the syrian government to suspend all of its diplomatic missions inside the u.s. let's get an explanation here on r.t. international with correspondent. the obama administration has ordered the syrian government to suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the u.s. and not include an embassy in washington d.c. an honorary consulates in michigan and texas the white house says that this move comes in response to a decision made by syrian president bashar al assad to suspend consular services for syrians living in the u.s. in a statement u.s. special envoy to syria daniel rubenstein said. that we have determined it is unacceptable for individuals appointed by that regime referring to the assad government to conduct diplomatic or consular operations in the united states unquote now while the washington's ties with damascus continue deteriorating the u.s. says it will continue assisting the syrian opposition seeking to overthrow the assad government some would call t

. >> the fighting against syrian government is a mass of troops. some say there are asy as 100,000 fighters belonging to as many as 100,000 organizations funded overseas. some are syrian, some foreign and sometimes they battle each other. the campaign against the government had successors and failures. they became embroiled in divisions and infighting. >> syrian rebels shelling army positions in the mountains. if they lose the area, they lose vital supply routes link the the suburbs to lebanon. >> in the north, the position controls large areas of land. short of tactical weapons, they are unable to capture cities. their only significance military gain so far is the capture of a province. groups with religious agendas remained powerful in syria. a major setback for western and regional backers of the opposition. they spent hundreds of millions to create a moderate secular army to lead the fight and control the country. now the free syrian army is more divided than ever. hundreds of its fighters were killed in fighting a group affiliated with al qaeda, called the islamic

as of betrayal. the saudis back the syrian opposition and store us strikes as game changers that would force reshot from power. number three, mr. obama distancing of longtime us allies, former egyptian president hosni mubarak makes it dubious as to whether they are reliable consistent ally. the purpose of us policies last october, saudi arabia rejected his seat on the united nations security council that the us has pushed forward to attain. the saudis drew from iran as existential. they said, do the saudis, the iranian nuclear program and the syrian war, apart of the single conflict. one well-placed saudi told me, if we don't do this in syria we will be fighting them next inside the kingdom. >> question, how serious is the rift. >> well they've been one of key es for that region for decades. they helped us in innumerable ways, and they have financed the government and they have lost confidence in this administration. because this is something that's been obvious for quite a while and they've been quite public about it. they have been happy with who emerged the power in syria, because the ones who did we

as this committee voted some time ago in a bipartisan fashion to arm the syrian moderate rebels, nothing will change in assad equation or russia as assad's patron. allow him to hang in there and fight a war of attrition. it is a lot harder now than it was then to change at equation, but listening to what the director talked about, i just don't see that unless we do that we are going to get in a position where we have anything but the potential of a failed the consequences that that means to our national security in addition to the bloodshed that is being shed every day in syria. just as you said, there are huge and growing risks in syria and in the spillover of serious violence into the wider region. we are looking actively at for the ways in which we can support the moderate opposition. as you know, we're trying to intensify cooperation with other backers of the moderate opposition. improved theve cooperation and coronation with some of the other backers of the moderate opposition to ensure both that they get the support , but also that extremists are denied the funding and the flow of

the latest fossil fine. >> and three years today since the syrian war beguns. as we head to the break, some before and after pictures of the syrian >> france is experiencing its own pollution problem, and smog is covering a third of the country triggered by a lack of whipped, warm days and cold nights. that air quality prompted paris officials to offer free public transport to get them off the road. >> speaking of the weather, the harsh winter left the great lakes more than 90% frozen over. it's causing problems in the shipping industry. >> at the fraser shipp yards, crews worked in frigid temperatures sailing the great lakes. enormous vessels and cargos must be ready to go. >> they need to get out of here in time for the first load, and want to be lined up with a full load of cargo as soon as they open the gates. >> no one is sure when that will be. some ice on the lake is normal. not on that scale. satellite shows for the first time in decades the five great lakes are almost completely frozen over. blame the arctic winds. polar vortex blowing further south, resu

assad has refused calls to step aside rubinstein says the syrian leader as directed toward gays his own people and created a humanitarian catastrophe. but he stressed the us will maintain diplomatic relations with syria he said us ties with the syrian people will endure long after the side leaves power. the special envoys statements. the masters syrian embassy officials suddenly announced he had suspended consular services they offered no explanation for the move. the crisis in syria continues to deepen the un has appealed to the international community to support refugees out of the middle of the violence they say more than two and a half million people have fled to other countries. some japanese business leaders worry that rising tensions over the situation in ukraine could hurt economic ties between japan and russia. but people in both countries are still keen to do deals with each other despite politics about one thousand government and business leaders attended the japan russia and investment forum in tokyo. they wanted this japanese investment in russia three russian cabinet minis

by the syrian army since the spring when it touched again emerged in areas around as the syrian army and a state that this was important because the news on the eco terrorists. in the area around damascus that will help ease the opposition. it is that the army was referring to. sean. you see we talk all about spinning from syria into lebanon. and today there was no evidence that the car bombing in the back of friday which began that has claimed the lives of three people. as he is a very directly linked to one and a new hoodie funds for the cats lounging on the town each day. claims by a sixties. the rough conduct on the thirty hungry and stop racing in syria and eight. it was retaliation for his involvement in the end is in conflict with the shiites the regime. in response to him asking for costs the latest suicide bombing this evening. the greatness of racing in seri anwar seems to be in town is that. this town is very close to the border. it seems to be that hezbollah is trying to secure the ball to stop suicide bombers coming in and and eighty cars coming in they say tuscany and c

it is seen as a pro-syrian revolution. that's why it is important for the for the government to cut. yab road is in an area that is under heavy military forces. now by securing it the government would control the land linking the capital damascus up all the way to a strong hold of bashar al-assad. final finally yab road is important, because the leader of bashar al-assad said "if we don't control the border area with syria, of lebanon, they'll have car bombs on a daily basis." >> malaysian police are looking at clothing items of a pilot, the pilot of a plane with 239 passengers on board that disappeared. >> a lot of attention focussed on a flight simulator. tell us about that, scott. >> that's right. mohammad javad zarif was the 53-year-old cap tape. the police went into his home and stayed for about two hours in a nice suburb of kuala lumpur on saturday. we are not sure if that was the first time they visited the house. this is the first time they took out an elaborate flight simulator. he had a picture of it on his faceb

over 2.5 million syrians have been registered as refugees. the majority are here in lebanon. ree years after the start of the conflict and with no political solution, the future looks more uncertain with these people. the u.n. refugee agency says syrians could make up the largest population in the world. the war devastated children. between those under siege in syria, those displaced externally and those in exile, 5.5 million syrians are effected. despite the conditions they face, syrians are fleeing, choosing a life of hardship over death. this woman and her family fled from ib lib. all they feel is fear and uncertainty. >> translation: we are afraid we'll never go back, our house will be destroyed and things will get so much worse than they are. >> the war is causing a humanitarian cat aft trophy. if the world fails to act refugees say they not only will feel abandoned but fear for their future. >> i spoke with simon ingram with unicef and he says the issues facing the children is worse. >> many children, month, if not years, have not seen the inside of a school room. they a

humanitarian agencies are trying to screen as many syrian children as possible before it's too late.d not reach yet the serious situation and we are in lebanon lebanon and not able to activate healthcare centers. >> it will take millions of dollars to improve where the children live animal nutrition and that is difficult as new syrian refugees arrive in lebanon everyday. and i'm with al jazeera, in lebanon. >> reporter: the u.n. estimates more than a million children have been forced out of their homes in syria. president obama is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin natasha ghoneim at the white house today and the president is trying to get netanyahu to agree to framework with the palestinians and the president says the window is closing for a peace deal and will address the controversial iran nuclear deal. israel wants iran to destroy the entire program and washington said it should be allowed to produce energy. mr. obama will hold a similar meeting with the president in two weeks. orthodox jews were in west jerusalem over the weekend. they were protesting a law being debat

a secret meeting between officials they are discussing a false flag operation that would appear as a syrian attack. you know you've got a prime minister that in current conjuncture and this attack must be seen as an opportunity for us. i'll send four men from city and that's what it takes i'll make up a course for war by ordering a missile attack in turkey now i took a provocation against syria could lead to war and the imminent involvement of nato allies now the us led bloc is sworn to stand up in defense of any alliance member that comes under attack some observers say nato would not even think twice before getting involved. many of the nato countries want to have the same goals certainly the middle countries the united states england and other european nations have the same goals they've been backing the rebel forces in syria they've been trying to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which is in some ways something we want people to just so they can change the government and so there's no space between turkey and then other countries on this so if in fact there was a fac

as moscow can afford it and sanctions don't damage the russian economy and budget. >> three soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in lebanon. it happened at an army checkpoint, close to the syrian border. four others were injured. the army closed all roads to the check point. it is home to thousands much refugees and saw an increase in violence. it is used as a refuge by retreating syrian rebels. >> translation: such attacks are expected because there are now hundreds of terrorists inside lebanon, due to developments in syria. therefore we have put in place a security plan to fight terrorism of all kinds. hezbollah's involvement affected relationships between the shirrian and lebanese people. if there was a force controlling the borders between the two countries, hezbollah would not interfere in this conflict to fight terrorism. >> the death toll from a landslide in the united states has risen to 18. emergency crews paused for a minute's silence. as the death toll climbed the list decreased from 90 to 30 people. the landslide happened without warning a week ago, sending a wall of mud cascading over dozens of homes. >> in chile protesters fought with police on the outskirts of s

as far as the syrian situation is concerned, i don't think we would have gotten as far with their chemical weapons without putin's involvement. the reality is there is no action statement that any of these people have. they say, let me tell you, this is too much, putin's a bum and this can't stand and -- all right, what do we do? what do we do? >> a long-term strategy of isolation against russia where we're imposing sanctions, working with the europeans who are less willing than we are to take the set of actions. >> brown: these words stem from a feckless foreign policy. >> the situation is we had a previous russian invasion of one of it's neighbors, georgia. there was a creation of isolation. that isolation was ended. that's what the reset meant. it's not irrational for vladimir putin to say, i can outlast this isolation as well. we need to say that's not the case, that he can't outlast this isolation like he did the last one. >> i don't know, militarily, beyond what has happened so far what would lead to the united states engagement and involvement, and i don't how the sanctions are goin

you know, the syrian government likes to always show that it is capable of protecting mines such as christians, so this is a very big victory for the syrian government, when it's completed, the release of these nuns. >> tell us more -- >> that many people have been calling for their release. >> tell us more about the deal, how it came about. >> we a lot of details about the deal because as you know, this is ongoing, the release still taking place. we understand that the rebel groups that were holding these nuns wanted hundreds of women, female prisoners in syria to be released. after a lot of shuffling between beirut and damascus by these qatar and lebanese officials, they settled for the release of 150 female prisoners. there are thousands who have been jailed in syria and rebel groups have been demanding their release. i think this is more of a victory for the syrian government than the rebel groups who were holding the nuns for such a long time and using their kidnapping as a bargaining doing to negotiate with the regime indirectly. >> all right, thank you. >> we report from el s

they can't return, because syria is too dangerous. >> over 2.5 million syrians have been registered asefugees. three years after the start of the conflict and no political solution, the future is more uncertain. the u.n. refugee agencies says syrians could make up the largest refugee population in the world. >> the war devastated children the most. those living under siege, those displaced, and those living in exile, 5.5 million syrian children are affected. syrians are still fleeing, choosing a life of hardship over death. this woman and her family fled from idlib and have been here for 10 days. all they feel is fear and uncertainty. . >> translation: we are afraid we'll never be able to go back, and our house will be destroyed and things will be worse than they are. we'll never be able to go back. >> the war is causing a human darian catastrophe, one that is growing, and if the world fails to act. refugees feel abandoned and deprived of a future >> and just a few hours ago the united nations tweeted the latest statistics on syrian refugees. numbers are staggering. two years ago there

by the end of 2012 the syrian opposition government gained recognition as the legitimate representativey the u.s., britain, turkey. the fighting continued into 2013. hezbollah fighters from lebanon joined syrian forces to capture the strategic town. assad's regime used chemical weapons. assad struck a deal, brokered by russia, allowing the u.n. inspectors to destroy his weapons. our contributor whose identity we keep hidden say many syrians are abandoned by the west. >> hunger. don't forget the hunger that has really brought so many syrians in rebel held areas into submission >> two rounds of peace talks in geneva failed. the u.n. estimates more than 9 million people in syria need help. 2.5 million fled the country. >> on the battle front syrian government forces are closing in on yabrood, and lies north of damascus, the last rebel-held city and a weapons supply route for the opposition. >> these are government shoulders taking positions on hills surrounding yab brood. rebel fighters have two options - surrender or die. the rebels dismissed that, saying there's intense fighting at the w

know of a secret meeting between top officials discussing a folds fly operation that would appear as a syrian attack. you've got on the prime minister's encouraging conjuncture and this attack must be seen as an opportunity for us. i'll send four men from syria if that's what it takes i'll make up a cause for war by ordering a missile attack in turkey. because provocation against syria could have dire consequences as well as drawing at ankara's nato allies of the us led bloc is sworn to stand up in defense of any alliance member which comes under attack some observers say nato wouldn't think twice before jumping in. many of the nato countries want to have the same goal certainly the middle countries the united states england and the other european nations have the same goals they've been backing the rebel forces in syria they've been trying to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which in some ways some believe what hundreds of thousands of people did just so they can change the government and so there's no space between turkey and other countries on this so if it back there w

a secret meeting between two top officials discussing a false flag operation that would appear as a syrian attack. trying ministers conjuncture in this it's time to be seen as an opportunity for us. i'll send four men from syria and that's what it takes. ordering a missile attack in turkey now i took a vacation against syria could lead to war and the involvement of nato allies now the u.s. led bloc has sworn to stand up in defense of any alliance member that might come under attack some observers say nato would not think twice before weighing in. but many of the nato countries want to have the same goals certainly the nato countries the united states england and other european nations have the same goals they've been backing the rebel forces in syria they've been trying to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which in some ways simply four hundred people dead just so they can change the government and so there's no space between turkey and other nato countries on this so if in fact there was a factional forces that were looking for a provocation it would also lined up with

as it deals with its efforts to crack down on the nuclear weapons capabilities. on syria, they are hopeful that the u.s. will provide larger military insistence to the syrian rebels as they try to fight the regime of bashar al assad. >> thank you. >>> we are going to shift gears. we want to get the latest in sports. for that, look who is here. good morning, craig melvin. >> hey, there, betty. good morning to you. the elite eight halfway there as the brackets keep on busting. number one, arizona, late rally edged them over a feisty san diego state. san diego state leading 32-8 at halftime. in the second, t.j. mcconnell laying it up putting the wildcats on top. san diego kept fighting as ex af yor thanks nails a three to keep it tight with less than a minute left. arizona prevailed, 70-64. >>> ucla did not make it easy for overall number one, florida. the bruins, norman powell, sprinted, sprinting down the court to keep the game close. later, scotty wobican, you can see him there hustling in the paint for two. the gators take it from there. florida reaches the elite eight for their fourth straight year. dayton continues to be the surprise in this tournament

secret meeting between the turkish top officials discussing a false flag operation that would appear as a syrian attack the leak on you tube infuriated prime minister everyone who rushed to block the site here's a match threat from the tape. prime ministers encouraging conjuncture to be seen as an opportunity for. us information from syria. ordering a missile attack in turkey the discussion surrounds a possible attack on the tomb of superman shah in northern syria a sacred site for turkey which is permanently guarded by turkish soldiers earlier this month ankara want to warn that it would retaliate against any assault on the memorial turkey's possible intervention in syria could lead to the involvement of its nato allies and anti war activists eugene believes they would not think twice before when. many of the nato countries want to have the same goals certainly the nato countries the united states england and other european nations have the same goals they've been backing the rebel forces in syria they've been trying to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which in some ways som

well as britain and other states that are part of the nato alliance certainly nato members share turkey's sentiments about the syrian government both openly support the rebels in their fight against damascus and as for how far turkey will go a new leak on you tube seems to offer some insight on that it's a great peek into the way governments operate and how they generate the wars that they would like to have happen and blame them on somebody else a lot of these insurgents are trained in american military bases and air force bases in turkey and then put into syria syria. also has gotten all shipments of weapons i should say the insurgents have gotten shipments of weapons from turkey so far nato has not gotten involved but with chirk he's grabbing every opportunity to say why it should strike syria there's no telling how long that will last marina port ny r.t. . well the rebels in syria could be getting some anti across systems from america very soon according to an un that named american official the shipments could be made by saudi arabia as the u.s. a president tries to mend ties with its key ally more details of t