barbara sarah is next with you live from our london news center.ith us. ♪ >> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout? >> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> several human workers were kidnapped... >> this is what's left of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> this linked the mafia and the church. >> why do you think you didn't get the medal of honor? >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> we gonna bring this city back one note at a time. >> proudest moment in my life. >>> to defeat the evil organization of isil for good. >> the british prime minister makes his case for air strike against isil in syria, a cruci

we'll have more news for you coming from london, and barbara sarah, but for now we'll leave you withunisia's revolution. ♪ >> al jazeera america brings you independent reporting without spin. >> not everybody is asking the questions you're asking me today. >> we give you more perspectives >> the separatists took control a few days ago. >> and a global view. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> getting the story first-hand. >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> what's your message then? >> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >> i'm off the coast of hawaii. >> we are on the tipping point of an ecological disaster. >> this coral is not dead. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> let's do it. >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >>> rival leaders in libya, sign a deal to form a unity government. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also co

we have reports from both countries. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeeraom london. also coming up on the program. the taliban claim responsibility for a car bomb attack near the spanish embassy in the capitol of kabul. >>> and bringing an iconic russian novel back to the

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah. this is al jazeera live from london.esident hints at better ties with the u.s. while firing another angry tirade against turkey. >>> the street vendor who sparked rolling revolutions five years on. >>> plus premier league champions chelsea, fire their manager after a disastrous start

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.lso coming up on the program, under massive public pressure, india's tough rape laws for juvenile offenders. >>> the number of migrants arriving in europe passes one million in just a year. >>> and greece's parliament votes to recognize palestinian statehood. ♪ >>> hello there, thank you for joining us, the iraqi military is reporting progress in its major offensive against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in ramadi. iraq's government says it's soldiers are advancing on the city center, where it's mates about 300 fiers remain. isil has held ramadi since may. its first objective was to cut off supply lines into the city. progress has been slow, because the iraqi government wants to rely on its own troops and sunni tribes rather than shia militia who have been accused of human rights abuses. retaking ramadi would be among the most significant victories against isil thus far. this map shows ramadi in isil's support zone. this is where it's fighters are allowed to move freely. this

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah.l jazeera life from london in fact also coming up on the program. the united nations security council hearing how the war in yemen has lead to a humanitarian crisis that is critical to the country. >>> under massive public pressure, india

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.ng up in the next 30 minutes. russia accuses turkey's president of making personal profits from isil's oil. an allegation the turks say is slanderous. >>> and a formal presidential advisor is arrested

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.laim responsibility for a car bomb attack on the spanish embassy compound in kabul. >>> clime talks in paris are extended until saturday. >>> and question eel be on the

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.lso coming up on the program. the taliban claim responsibility for a car bomb attack near the spanish embassy in the capitol of kabul. >>> and bringing an iconic russian novel back to the people. a cost of more than 1,000 take part in a marathon reading of tolstoy's classic, war and peace. ♪ >>> diplomatic efforts aimed attending the conflict in libya are underway in north africa, and in europe. representatives of the country's two rival administrations are in tunisia for talks on austin under -- u.n. brokered diplomatic deal. libya has been split between two competing administrations since august of last year. the u.n.-recognized government is based in tobruk, and the illegal administration is in tripoli. alongside the two governments multiple armed groups including the islamic state of iraq and the levant have risen to powerful positions right across libya. well, zana hoda has been following events from rome. zana, as we were explaining there are two meetings, ahead of the big one in

. ♪ >>> hello there i'm barbara sarah, welcome to the news hour live from london.up in the next 60 minutes. libya takes another step down the path of peace as the two governments agree to sign a u.n.-backed agreement. the taliban has taken responsibility for a car bomb attack on a foreign guest house near the spanish embassy in kabul. >>> climate change talks in paris are extended into saturday as delegates say they are on the verge of landmark deal

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah.s is al jazeera life from london in fact also coming up on the program. the united nations security council hearing how the war in yemen has lead to a humanitarian crisis that is critical to the country. >>> under massive public pressure, india toughens rape laws for juvenile offenders. >>> and the number of refugees arriving in europe passes one million in just one year. ♪ >>> the iraqi military is reporting progress in its mayor offensive against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in ramadi, a city 100 kilometers west of the capitol. iraq's government says its soldiers are advancing on the city center, where it it's -- estimates about 300 isil fighters remain. they launched the offensive last month. progress has been slow because the iraqi government wants to rely on its own troops and sunni tribes rather than shia militia who have been accused of human rights abuses. retaking ramadi would be the most significant victory against isil thus far, and here is why, this map shows ra

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah.ussia's defense ministry says it has proof that turkey's president has profited personally from the sale of oil by isil, turkey dismisses it as a slur. >>> severe flooding sweeps through southern india. >>> and counting sharks, we're in florida where scientists are leading a global project to save the ocean's most successful predator. ♪ >>> hello there thank you for joining us. the british prime minister has set out his case for expanded military action against what he calls the medieval monsters of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. politicians are debating whether to authorize strikes against isil in syria and will vote later on wednesday. david cameron said mp's face a choice between keeping britain safe by taking on isil in its syrian strong hold, or sitting back and waiting for an attack on british soil. the opposition leader is against the action, which he describes as an ill-thought-out rush to war. but he is allowing his mp's to vote in favor of strikes if they want to.

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.o coming up in the next 30 minutes. fighting to save yemen's children. doctors warn that lives will be lost without more medical supplies. >>> i'm dominic kane here with a combination of good food and goodwill is on the menu for these asylum seekers, looking to make a new life in germany. >>> and the world welcomes in the new year. ♪ >>> hello, there, thank you for joining us. a battle is underway in syria that could have a big impact on the course of the country's war. government forces backed by russian fighter jets have launched a major campaign to recapture a key city that controls routes to the south of the country from the capitol damascus. but rebel factions are fighting back. hashem ahelbarra reports. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: these rebel fighters are on the counter offensive. they are launching an attack to repel government troops in an opposition strong hold in southern syria. they say that many tanks that were part of the government offensive were either destroyed or forced t

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.lso coming up in the next 30 minutes. russia accuses turkey's president of making personal profits from isil's oil. an allegation the turks say is slanderous. >>> and a formal presidential advisor is arrested accused of stealing billions. >>> plus we have a special report on hidden sweeteners. ♪ >>> and changes in britain's parliament have exposed deep divisions over whether the country should join air strikes against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in syria. politicians will put it to a vote later on wednesday. the prime minister, david cameron, urged mp's to answer the call from the u.k.'s allies, saying it is the right thing to do. >> the situation in syria is incredibly complex. i'm not overstating the contribution that our incredible servicemen and women can make. neither am i ignoring the risks of military action, nor am i presenting that military action is anymore than one part of the answer. i'm absolutely clear that we must pursue a comprehensive strategy that include

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.lso coming up on the program, fighting to save yemen's children. doctors warn lives will be lost without more medical supplies. >>> at least 24 people are killed in as the mississippi river floods in the united states. and -- [ cheers ] >>> welcoming in the new year-rouyear around the world. >>> hello there, thank you for joining us. a battle is underway in syria that can have a big im -- impact on the course of the civil war. rebel fighters are launching an offensive to recapture a key city. rebel factions are fighting back. hashem ahelbarra reports. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: these rebel fighters are on the counter offensive. they are launching an attack to repel government troops in an opposition strong hold in southern syria. they say that many tanks that were part of the government offensive were ether destroyed or forced to retreat. but the army backed by russian fighter jets say the fight is almost over that the city will soon be under its control. >> the russian arrival is like g

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah. this is al jazeera live from london.p on the program. central african republic votes in an election that it is hoped will bieng stability after years of violence. >>> allegations the u.s. has been spying on israeli prime minister, benjamin netenyahu. >>> also how salt lakes might be helping to slow climate change. ♪

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah. this is al jazeera live from london.o coming up on the program. central african republic votes in an election that it is hoped will bieng stability after years of violence. >>> allegations the u.s. has been spying on israeli prime minister, benjamin netenyahu. >>> also how salt lakes might be helping to slow climate change. ♪ >>> the syrian army backed by russian air strikes says its troops have fought their way into a southern rebel held town. the new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road connecting the capitol to the southern city of dara. syrian rebels say the assault was supported by the heaviest russian aerial bombing campaign so far in the south. and it's part of the government's first major offense nif southern syria since russia joined the fight at the end of september. the syrian observatory for human rights says moscow's strikes on syria have killed more than 2,300 so far. 792 of the dead, more than a third, were civilians, 180 were children. russia has denied that its air campaign in suppo

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.lso coming up on the program, putin defends syrian president assad, and says compromises need to be made to end the conflict. >>> the british government says members of the muslim brotherhood are potential extremists. >>> and five years on, tunisia remembers, mohammed bouazizi. >>> hello there, thank you for joining us. libyan political rivals have signed the under-backed peace deal which is designed to end years of chaos and fighting. the agreement is large and complex. but it will create a unity government. the first priorities for the new government will include easing internal conflict, and concentrating on battling isil-linked groups. it also gives the libyans until early february to form a presidency council. the united nations special envoy gave his reaction. >> today is an historic day for libya, five months ago, the initialling of the libyan political agreement, showed a brood consensus on the framework for ending months of destructive violence and political divisions. today,

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah. this is al jazeera live from london.sia's president hints at better ties with the u.s. while firing another angry tirade against turkey. >>> the street vendor who sparked rolling revolutions five years on. >>> plus premier league champions chelsea, fire their manager after a disastrous start to their title defense. >>> libyan political rivals have signed a u.n.-backed peace deal which is designed to end years of chaos and in-fighting. these are the key points, it creates a unity government, bringing together two parliaments that are backed by competing armed factions. the first priority is for the new government will include easing internal conflict and concentrating on battling isil-linked groups. it also gives the libyans until early february to form a presidency council. the united nations special envoy gave his reaction just after the signing. [ applause ] >> today is an historic day for libya. five months ago on 11th of july, 2015, the initialling of the libyan political agreement showed a brood consensus on the fra

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. taliban claim responsibility for a car bomb attack on the spanish embassy compound in kabul. >>> clime talks in paris are extended until saturday. >>> and question eel be on the coast of the united states where oyster shells are heading back to the sea as part of a unique recycling program. ♪ >>> libya's rival governments have reached a deal after key talks in the tunisian capitol. representatives of the country's two rival administrations have agreed to sign a u.n. brokered plan next wednesday. the agreement will lead to a unity government which should take place in two years. the conflict began in 2011 when gadhafi was forced out of power. >> reporter: the meetings in tunis and the agreement that was reached in tunis, will reflect positively on that conference you are talking about that will be held here in rome on sunday. we heard representatives from the two parliaments who agree to sign the u.n.-draft deal, calling for a national unity government. but the u.n. special envoy to li

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera lye from london.lso coming up, central african republic votes in on election that it is hoped will bring stability after years of violence. >>> a state disaster is declared in missouri, where rivers are still rising. >>> north korea's kim ki-jong loses another top aid as a senior official dies in a car crash. >>> and syrian refugees give a much-needed boost to businesses in greece's second city. ♪ >>> the syrian army backed by russian air strikes says its troops have fought their way into the southern rebel held town. the new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road connecting the capitol and the government strong hold, damascus, to the southern city. syrian rebels say the assault was supported by the heaviest russian aerial bombing campaign so far in the south. it's part of the government's offensive since russian joined the fight in september. >>> moscow's strikes on syria have killed more than 2,300 people so far. 792 of the dead, more than a third, were civilians, of which 180 we

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. up on the program, under massive public pressure, india's tough rape laws for juvenile offenders. >>> the number of migrants arriving in europe passes one million in just a

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london.ting to save yemen's children. doctors warn lives will be lost without more medical supplies. >>> at least 24 people are killed in as the mississippi river floods in the united states. and -- [ cheers ] >>>

. ♪ >>> hello there i'm barbara sarah, welcome to the news hour live from london.ing up in the next 60 minutes. libya takes another step down the path of peace as the two governments agree to sign a u.n.-backed agreement. the taliban has taken responsibility for a car bomb attack on a foreign guest house near the spanish embassy in kabul. >>> climate change talks in paris are extended into saturday as delegates say they are on the verge of landmark deal to curve greenhouse gas emissions. bringing an iconic russian nol back to the people. a cost of more than a thousand take part in a marathon reading of tolstoy's classic "war and peace." >>> and i'm lee wellings with the sports news as michel platini failing so get his ban lifted. ♪ >>> thank you for joining us. libya's rival governments have reached a deal after key talks in the tunisian capitol. representatives of the country's two rival administrations have agreed to sign a plan next wednesday. it will lead to the formation of a unity leadership in the country, which should take office within two years. it's a ma

. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera lye from london. up, central african republic votes in on election that it is hoped will bring stability after years of violence. >>> a state disaster is declared in missouri, where rivers are still rising. >>> north korea's kim ki-jong loses another top aid as a senior official dies in a car crash. >>> and syrian

al jazeera's barbara sarah is in london this morning. thanks for being with us. what more can you tell us about these airstrikes against isil? >> i guess the timing is incredible. you said just a few hours. we're hearing that the two, the first two tornado fighter jets took off from cypress literally an hour after the vote went through here in the houses of parliament. we are getting a little more detail from the ministry of defense. they have confirmed that they hit the omar oil field in eastern syria. they said that this is a key strategic target, because they believe that about 10% of the money that isil makes from oil actually comes from this oil field. you can see that already the u.k. living up to its promise that it's going to do specific targeting and trying to really effectively cut the funds for isil. we're also hearing that another eight fighter jets have left the u.k. and are now on their way to that air force base in cypress. that would be another two tornadoes. the fighters jets that were used in the attacks overnight and then six typhoons, as well

sarah: let's bring in dw correspondent barbara, who is covering the summit for us.what is expected tonight? constructive debate? reporter: the split is deep and the divide is really enormous. some say that the eu has never been in as bad estate as it is right now before christmas -- as bad a state as it is right now before christmas. people are starting to look for their own solutions. the problem is the whole issue of redistribution of refugees in europe has become so business that is more or less needs to be taken off the dust so poisonous -- so poisonous that it more or less needs to be taken off the table. they want to get to a deal that turkey will keep syrian refugees on its own soil and then, afterwards, europe can face the money and improve conditions for people and maybe resettle a number of them within europe, but we settled them in a control -- but resettle them in a controlled manner. what angela merkel does not tire of repeating is "we need to curb the illegal migration to europe." sarah: one of the ways the commission wants to do that is to impose new

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the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbara tom ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one cand

the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbara tom ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one cand

the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbara ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one candidat

the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbara tom ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one cand

the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbaratom ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one candi

the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbara ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one candidat

the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbaram ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one candida

the following 11 members to the cannabis task force terms enld august 31st jessie eric micro sarah john barbara ambassador laura terrance and daascy. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is a major step in making sure that san francisco is prepared when as i'm hoping will happen to legalize the adult cannabis use next november as you recall this year we unanimously passed protective to creates a cannabis state task force so we don't have a fire drill after latelytion occurs in terms of addressing the land use and health and safety and other issues we're going to have to grapple when this happens as this creates a task force of 14 members price the go school district and the boards of equalization to extend the next year grasping with those and coming up with a recommendation to the board of supervisors we can consider last week the rules committee heard from qualified candidates that remind me why i never served on the rules committee it is awful we made hard which i see and 11 candidates we continued the labor seat because of a switch under one candidat