. >> a gathering for peace talks between government and rebel linda shaders. according to ethiopian mediators, those talks got under way this friday with high hopes for a cease-fire to the violence in south sudan. that despite the mistrust felt by some -- by both sides. >> we will meet and get our objectives and thereafter we can work together. >> the fighting continues. south sudan's army push on toward to rebel -- toward to rebel locations on friday. just 200 kilometers from the capital, it is crucial to both sides. >> we do not yet have a cease- fire. we hope we can get that somewhere here. >> fighting erupted three weeks ago when the president accused his former deputy of trying to mount a coup. with a power struggle has taken on an ethnic dimension pitting the two men's tribes against each other with dire consequences. >> violence has driven an 190 four thousand people from their homes in a matter of weeks, with another 57,000 seeking protection within the u.n. base for peacekeeping. >> water, food, and medicines are running out, while senate jerry condit