nick shifrin, with an update. nick. >> yeah john, you know the opposition leaders have worked very hard both leer and in the intrsh -- here and in the international community as a way to solve these problems. you talk to people here in independence square the cradle of where this opposition began and it's hard to find anyone who will agree. for 50,000 people today's historic handshake was reason not to celebrate but to mourn. for exactly three months they filled this square, that witnessed two revolutions in hope for a third. tonight their hopes are dashed. the opposition leaders came appealing for support, they argued that today's step was the first one in radio new government. >> nobody believed that long long long time will bring us the change in the country to break the colossus which controls everything. >> reporter: but the crowd was unmoved. at the base of the stage small sliens for the hundreds of protesters killed by police bullets. volunteers delivered and the crowd cheered, a plan who just yesterday was

nick shifrin has more. >> reporter: every army needs a supply line and for the antigovernment protesters in kiev. crudest kind of bomb, moll off the cocktails. all tonight they will stay here, stuffing rags, pouring gas. somebody has to help the fighters. even if it means deceiving and leaving their families. >> what do your parents say? >> think don't know that we're here. i have a son, one year old son and i think that i must be here because it's my city. it's my people. and i don't want that they will be killed. >> reporter: this informal support network has created not only a physical but an emotional life line, fighting for the heart and the future of the ukraine. we have just walked half a block from those molotov cocktails. >> st. michael's cathedral became a ar rear guard base. they help younger protesters whom they consider the heroes. >> people come to this specific place to bring medicine to bring clothes to bring food. >> we met maria, she's only 19 years old. on her head a skateboard helmet. >> it's a skateboard helmet. what do you think it's actually going to save you from?

in kiev, the ukrainian parliament approved the interim government, nick shifrin, this is fascinating to me. we know the opposition there in independence square. taking over the government, formed the coalition government, then we have the opposition government forming in crimea. about. >> yes, the opposition to the opposition, so to speak, tony. as you said, there is a new government in parliament about a thousand feet behind me, independence square, about 6,000 miles from here a huge concern. crimea never wanted to be part of the independent ukraine, after it became independent after the soviet union separated, it is expected they will have a push back, everybody here looks to the west and europe. a huge concern here, from this government, that crimea threatens the new government, and a hues concern from the u.s. not to do any saber-rattling. right here from kiev, i want to show you the independence square, where the third resolution they call it has started. it is after midnight here but as you can see this guard tower is manned 24 hours a day. there's always security here. but the

nick shifrin, al jazeera kiev. >> coming up on al jazeera america, former new jersey center michael sam talking about coming out. michael eaves, live from the nfl combine in indianapolis. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> wowelcome back to al jazeera america, i'm del walters here are your headlines. ukraine's president is now a wanted man on the run. an arrest warrant has been issued for viktor yanukovych. >>> the pentagon is looking to slink the army to preworld war ii levels. cuts include getting troops off the ground and focusing more on technology for combat. >>> pat harrison, thanks for being with us today. >>> thank you. >> can the military afford the cuts and still function? good i think so. what secretary of state hagel was laying out today is

but as if to underscore how rocky the long path ahead might be, al jazeera a 's nick shifrin reports, even more destabilizing violence. >> in the palestinian, village, all the crops are destroyed. just a few hundred feed away, this field use to have hundreds of olive trees . aaron shows me one of the last ones left. >> where the tractor missed. >> this is the front line of the israeli -palestinian consulate. they plant huge fields and they're right next to palestinian villages. even the israeli army calls this outpost unauthorized and says the settlers are planting on palestinian land. it uprooted trees, instead of, they rafn through kusra, they brought metal pipes and bashed through his head. the settlers ended up with bloody faces, eventually outnumbered they surrendered in an abandoned house. soldiers trieived take them away. ibrahim helped shelter them from settlers calling for revenge. >> when you are in a battle and your enemy is moving his hand up so you are not allowed to kill him. but if he comes back another time, you can kill him. >> those fighting words show just how tense

our nick shifrin is there. what is going on there? >> john, it is caulk in the square behind me. can hear the solemn singing of the national anthem here. it's 6:00 a.m., they have been keeping each other awake with political speeches. a video posted online that may go down as more of the horrific and memorable of this situation, got 3 million hits. protestors walking up hill, armed by only plastic shields, hit one by one by police snipers. this was defined by violence. over 70 dead, the single deadliest day in ukraine, since the soviet union collapsed. because of that video, because of that violence we've had a huge outpouring of support from young and old, everyone across the city coming to this square to help to honor those who have been killed and to support those who have no intention to stop fighting. >>> every army needs a supply line and for the 18th government protesters in kiev, the weapons are empty box, crudest kind of bomb: molotov cocktails. all night they will stay here stuffing rags, pouring gas. someone has to help the fighters. for them this is revolution and the

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for more let's go to kiev and al jazeera correspondent nick shifrin. what's the atmosphere like in independence square tonight? >> well, antonio, you just laid it out. they're still here. they're not going anywhere. about 50,000 people, a few hours ago, listening to the opposition leaders, and they did boo. they actually tried to kind of overwhelm the sound of one of the more popular opposition leaders. and when that right wing leader that you just mentioned got on stage there was huge applause for not only the line about an armed insurrection against the presidential palace but when he said quite more insightful things than that, quite more personal things about the president. so there's a real taste for blood right now. and that is because not only of these funerals that were held during this evening, almost a candlelight vigil during that talk, but also a real sense of just yesterday morning was the most deadly moment for the protesters, if you take the protesters number, that was the most deadly day in ukrainian history since the end of the soviet

nick shifrin al jazeera geneva. >> nuclear negotiations between iran and six world powers will be held next month in vienna. the european union's top policy advisor made that announcement after meet meeting with iran's foreign minister. the last meeting produced a six month agreement that curbs iran's sensitive enrichment activity for a pause in sanctions. >>> $300 billion worth of goods to the u.s. every year. specifically the hand made carpet industry in india. a new report from harvard, has uncovered forced labor, young children physically abused. the reporter joins us from los angeles. his work at harvard kennedy school focuses on modern slavery and human trafficking. siduth welcome and thank you for being on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> what surprises you most about the study? >> i think the most surprising was the scale of the number of cases we were able to document. we focused on trying to gather as much data as possible on the severely exploitative conditions, child labor, human trafficking across nine states in northern india. that to me was one of the most sta

nick shifrin, al jazeera, kharkiv, ukraine. >> secretary of state of defense chuck hagel has presented cut in the budget. >> this country should be assured that we will retape the capability to defend our country and our interests around the world. i believe that our allies, as well as our adversaries, will understand that. there is no military in the world that is anywhere near as capable as the american military. >> all branches will be affected by the cuts. in particular the army. it could lose about 100,000 active duty soldiers. congress has slashed about $1 trillion from government spending over the next ten years. >>> and speaking of the military, veterans struggling on the home front are getting help by man's best friend. the series, disiefer decipherin. >> an incredible sense of smell and the ability to follow the instructions of human beings. in some cases human beings train dogs to be unfriendly or even worse. but another category, psychiatric service dogs, help people with brain trauma psychological stress and injuries. mary operates freedom paws, one of the few organization

nick shifrin introduces us to one orthodox christian priest pleading for help. >> for centuries this ciriac or orthodox church has been a sang wear and for 15 years, francis has been its spokesperson,. >> we send soup to the elderly that are stuck at home or injured people who cannot leave their homes. >> reporter: in this area there is a church site that is as old as christ, a mosque that is a thousand years old. but today, when the bells toll, there is no one to hear it. francis had the chance to leave. he refused. this week he released a plea vea youtube. >> it is impossible for us to continue like this. we need a lot of help. >> after it posted we talked to francis by skype. >> what are the conditions for the people still there? for a cell phone he formed his hornistic answer. >> people are running down the street screaming, i am hungry. >> francis is the only westernest who is in homs. his dwindling food supply, olives which he eats for breakfast an dinner. a little tea. an empty jar once filled with wheat. he is a proud man, clinging to whatever dignity he once had. >> i wish t

nick shifrin with an update. nick. unfortunately it looks like we're having some difficulty with that report from nick. >> 50,000 people, today's historic land shake is a reason not to celebrate but to mourn. for exactly three months they filled this square that witnessed two revolutions hoping for a third. tonight their hopes are dashed. the opposition leaders came appealing for support. they argued today's agreement was a first step towards a new government. >> when we start this process, nobody believed it, long long long time. will bring us to change in the country. to break the colossus. which control everything. >> but the crowd was unmodified. at the base of the stage small shrines for the hundreds of people killed by police bullets. the crowd cheered a man who was just shot yesterday by a sniper. instead of celebrations, the square hosted funerals. they captured this square and vowed to go nowhere. even asked by the national hero, boxer vitaly klitschko. and then, the leader turned to excite many. my close frie

al jazeera's nick shifrin has the latest. >> it leaves egyptian officials fearing there could be more attacks on tourists visiting egypt. security video you can see how big the plume of smoke was, nearly every single person on the bus was injured by that blast. now, i spoke to the head of craft tours, that's a tour company in cairo that facilitated that tour. he believes the bomb was placed underneat the driver's seat. a tourist destination in south sinai. the bus made no stops between the monda monday monda monday m. security services until today. we haven't seen tourists target ed in the sinai in some eight years which means, shift in strategy for these armed groups and they feared those groups could begin to attack softer targets. >>> out offed egyptian -- ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi, defense team left in protest, again delayed. morsi faces charges of espionage. >>> it's the 50th day of imprisonment, our colleagues mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed. the united nations have called for their release. >>> they were rescued from a mine, only to end up in jail. c