city of san bernardino in southern california. emergency services have been setting up a mass trauma center at the scene. officials say there are one to three possible shooters still on the loose. it is a live feed you are looking at at this hour. people dead, shooters on the loose. we're following this story and we are back in a minute. sarah: this is dw news live from berlin. reports of a mass shooting in the u.s. city of san bernardino in southern california. emergency services have responded. one to three possible shooters still on the loose. we want to continue to check in with other news at this hour. india has diploid its military to the southern state after the heaviest rainfall for more than half a century caused massive flooding. the country's fourth biggest city has been inundated affecting more than one million people. this comes as france's top diplomat urges delegates to speed up negotiations on a deal to limit global warming. >> the residents are helpless. massive flooding has submerged the city underwater. carson b

taliban militants have attacked the airport in the southern afghan city of condo heart. -- kandahar. pope francis launches a special gear for catholics with a focus on forgiving sin. i'm sarah kelly. good evening and welcome to the program. donald trump is a man known for his shock statements, but tonight there are many that say he has simply gone too far. he has stood by his call to ban muslims from entering the united dates, but the backlash has been swift. the white house says it should disqualify him from running for president and the speaker of the house, who is also a republican, says he is not what the party for what the country stands for. our coverage begins with this report. >> addressing a fired up rally in south carolina, the republican front runner made his most controversial statement so far. >> i'm calling for a complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our countries representatives can figure out what is going on. >> his statement follows last week's deadly massacre in the californian city of san bernardino. his words have drawn fierce criticism bo

events in eastern iowa.we've gone from ralville, to the amamas, and even keokuk - iowa's most southern city!but for our last stop cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill brings us back to cedar rapids for a turn of the century holiday home- coming - as we celebrate christmas in e corridor. " absolutely the best time of year to visit brucemore is during christmastime " thousands seem to agree. brucemore is beautiful year round - but stunning during the christmas season.visitors are loving the lights and trees that turn every room - of cedar rapids mostamous mansion - into a wonderland for children." i think the holiday season is about family and i think that's really what brucemore represents ... .. i think it has become tradition for contemporary families to come and begin their holidays and celebrate e their holidays here. " groups gather to hear about the grand stair-case - covered in view from the top.there are thirteen christmas trees - - nearly one in every room - decorated in glorious themes and all overflowing in sparkling ornaments.and reflections from christmas past - bring all the fire-

still controls some parts of the city. >> reporter: these are some of the first pictures after iraqi troops entered some parts of southern ramadi. they launched a major offensive on tuesday in a final push to retake the city. they're helped by iraqi and coalition air sport but progress has been slow. -- support. in areas they have taken booby traps and houses left with explosives. what began as a quick application to defeat just a few hundred i.s.i.l. fighters is proving to be much harder than the iraqi forces had anticipated, but they're still determined. >> translation: god willing in the next few days, we don't want to p incite fighting, but our troops will take over. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. has not only planted land mines but also suicide attackers have been hiding in the houses. fating is concentrated in the northern and southern areas. the awe has police headquarters and provincial buildings. these important locations have been taken over. they are considered key to taking over the city of ramadi. the anti terrorism forces say that i.s.i.l. fighters have been drawn towards the east of the city. in the north there hav

regular redeployment of troops. >> two people are dead after police crashes with protesters in the southern city of arbakar. the region has a strong kurdish majority. ankara has imposecurfews in many parts of the country. >> saudi arabia has confirmed that its head of special operations and an 'e e mirates, houthi rebels and their allies with five progovernment fighters also killed in that fighting. and in haja province, strikes killed 19 yemeni civilians. in in a few hours time a seven day ceasefire is expected to take hold. yemen's foreign minister insisted that fighting would stop on the evening of december the 14th. the iranian backed houthis have confirmed to assess hostilities in a war that has killed nearly sirks,000 peoples6,000 people. >> zuma was hugely criticized for replacing him with the relatively unknown david von ruyenp. now he got the boot. >> after a chaotic few days, it all began when president jacob zuma fired the finance minister. determined to curb government spending this other areas as well. >> former minister nene had expressed severe reservations about the nuclear deal

. >>> chinese police are investigating the deadly landslide in the southern city shenzhen and have focused on 12 people. they say the person looking over the area has committed suicide. it stems from a company that runs a dump site at the construction site at the industrial park. they say soil from the construction site had been piled up and collapsed due to bad safety management. the official who killed himself had approved illegal dumping of soil. the landslide on december 20th left seven people dead and 75 missing. >>> high-ranking officials from japan and britain are looking to discuss areas of mutual concern. defense and foreign ministers from the two countries are working out the details of a meeting last month in tokyo. it would be their second round of two plus two talks in the past year. the first meeting was held in london in january. the two sides hope the talks will strengthen cooperation in security matters. the japanese ministers want to exchange views on china's increasing activities in the south and east china seas. they'll likely voice objections to any country acting on i

rescuers finally got him out of the rubble early today in the southern city of shenzen. he's been stuck in the debris since sunday's landslide overtaking 33 buildings in an industrial park. at least 90 people are still missing. >>> yahoo is the latest tech company saying it will warn users if it looks like they've been tar getted by state-sponsored cyber attacks. the alertss will include instructions for securing acounts. >> it won't be a hard days night for beetle's fans tonight. streaming services that will carry their music catalog including apple music, google play and spotify. >> today, the white house introduced the holiday play list on spotify. >> christmas comes early. >> a little baby baa boon is making her way at the oakland zoo. >> that eao >> that's next when abc 7 news at a:00 continues. for the new mattress models! it's time to make room during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale... get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices! save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory! plus, same-

cities, the incarceration rates of african americans has been high, they didn't need to be high in southern citiesbecause back then, it was essentially a police state and segregation was control in the south. so in detroit, new york, chicago, there was a 7-1 ratio, black to white. that ratio is about the same today. even if we added more people into the system, the basic mechanism has not changed. and that is a profound challenge for all of us interested in dhi qar thracian -- driving down incarceration, this is something much deeper rooted. james: as jim crow was dismantled, the incarceration rate rose to the same levels. >> good morning, charles from the citizens affairs, there is no doubt that mass incarceration has had a devastating effect on the black community and neighborhoods. in the last -- the thing is now, with all the information coming out, we really can't see -- can see this. my country -- my question, there are so many people incarcerated, but around 700,000 return and there does not seem to be something in place to deal with these 700,000 that are returned and those who go back, be

attacks, and many high profile canceled,e been including the annual light show festival in the southern city of lyon. some 3 million visitors turn out, but this year instead of the multi-evening extravaganza, lyon decided to pay tribute to the victims. here is looking at you. the city of lyon, in lieu of its light show, paid tribute tuesday night to the 130 people who died in last month's paris attacks. thousands came out to watch the projections that had been originally meant for this year's festival of lights. the four-day event was canceled because of the paris attacks. instead, the city projected a tribute, with the names of the victims beamed in huge letters across the facades of buildings. >> it is really emotional. despite everything, we are here, and that is what is important. >> it is a peaceful tribute to the city of lyon and all of his residence who have come out to watch this in silence. >> as tradition dictates for the festival, residents put candles in their windows. but this year in the streets, thousands marched quietly. is also a way of saying you can attack us, but we will

. >>> chinese police are investigating the deadly landslide in the southern city of shenzen and are focusing on 12 people. one man has committed suicide. the people under investigation includes an executive who runs a dump site. authorities call it a man-made disaster. soil from construction sites had been piled up. and collapsed due to lax safety management. media say the senior official who killed himself had proved illegal dumping of soil. the landslide left seven team bed and 75 people missing. >>> world authorities banned ivory trading 25 years ago in a bid to save plummeting elephant populations, but they have been unable to stop poachers and smugglers. we lift the lid on the understood ground network. >> reporter: hong kong, a global hub for the ivory trade. there are more than 70 retail outlets. they are prohibited from dealing in new stock, but they can sell ivory imported before the ban took effect in 1990. there are about 10 ivory manufacturers in hong kong, but those products are only supposed to be bought and sold locally. vendors have to provide the hong kong government with re

was not printed for the first time in more than a century due to massive rains and floods in the southern city of chennai. the daily newspaper the hindu did not come out because workers could not access the press. the publisher said it was the first time this has happened in the entire 137-year history of the paper. the indian government has deployed the army to rescue thousands of people stranded in the city as heavy flooding continues. pentagon officials have announced the u.s. is deploying more special operations troops to iraq and syria. speaking to congress tuesday, defense secretary ashton carter said the special forces are authorized to conduct raids, gather intelligence, free hostages, and capture members of isis. he also said the troops would conduct unilateral operations inside syria. chair of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford acknowledged the u.s. is not technically at war in iraq or syria, even as the military ramps up combat operations. ashton carter was responding to repeated questions from virginia republican congress member randy forbes. >> you are the secretary

from the southern city, our correspondent reports. >> reporter: it is greece's second largest city with a population of more than a million people. the city's coastline is a major tourist attraction, but it's also an hour's drive to the border with macedonia which is the main crossing point for refugees to the rest of europe. over a million refugees have passed through greece in 2015. many of them went through the city and that has brought much needed cash to the local economy. , >> translation: some of the refugees came here with money to spend and get by. as far as the economy is concerned, all restaurants, cafÉs and boutiques, all shops and booths. >> reporter: cheap hotel rooms have been in demand. the hotel association says more than 25,500 syrian refugees have booked a room for a night or two in the first half of 2015. that number is expected to rise because there are other refugees from different nationalitys stay. the city may say the greece is not after the refugees' money >> mainly syrians had economic ability. they stayed in hotels for one to four days. this was just a passin

city. tens of thousands remained. >> the deaths of 14 patients in the southern indian city of chennai, as a result of power failures, owing to wide-spread flooding across the city. has become a national talking point. the private facilities like hospitals should have been ready for a crisis of this magnitude in the city. the critics argue that despite the private facilities having to have the facilities ready in terms of backup generators, or backups of backups in times of crisis or floods in low-lying areas, it's the government's responsibility to have oversight of what is and isn't happening and how ready the stayed is when it deals with a disaster. the debate is further in terms of infrastructure, perhaps in india. how prepared are facilities in areas of power, communication and water. the very things the essentials that are needed in times of crisis. this debate could continue for some time yet. now, across the world as renewable energy takes hold, more land has been taken up to build solar parks and wind farms, france has more than 800, resulting in hundreds of legal disputes and commu

the new offensive focuses on the strategic location on the main road collecting damascus to the southern cities. the assault was supported by the heavy russian aerial campaign so far in the south. it's part of the government's first major offensive in southern syria since russia joined the fight in september. >>> well, the observatory for human rights say that russia's strikes on syria hav, 792 of the dead, more than a third, were civilians, 180 were children. russia denied its air campaign is hitting carefullan. ash har quaraishi has been following the story and sent this report from turkey. the rebels say that despite the losses, they're regrouping, and they're planning towards a counter offensive to push the government troops out of the area. for the rebels it has been a platform from where they could easily send weapons and fighters. so they provide a boost to the opposition. this is where he has always been concerned about rebel groups. now, there are different factions operating there. the al-qaeda affiliated al nusra front. but there are factions affiliated with the syrian army. some of

the new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road connecting the capitol to the southern cityra. 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 support of assad's government is hitting civilians. hashem ahelbarra has been following the story and sent us this report from turkey. >> reporter: it all started with intense air strikes by russian fighter jets paving the way for government troops to advance towards the town, which is an opposition strong hold. the rebels say that despite the losses, they are regrouping, and they are planning to launch a counter offensive to push the government troops out of the area. the town and the whole area is very crucial for the governme

route connecting damascus, the capital, and the seat of bashar al-assad's government with the southern city of darah. the town has been held now for a year. the push into the south comes just days after an air strike killed prominent leader zahran alloush just outside damascus. his death has been criticized that it is hampering peace talks. our correspondent has been following developments and sent this report. >> reporter: it all started with tense attacks by russian fighter jets paving the way for government troops to advance towards the opposition stronghold. the rebels say that despite the losses, they are regrouping and are going to launch a counter-offensive to push the government troops out of the area. the whole area is very crucial for the government and for the rebels because it is on a strategic route that connects it to the capital of damascus. for the rebels it has been a platform for where they could easily sends weapons and fighters to provide and boost the presence for the opposition. this is why president bashar al-assad has always been concerned about rebel groups present

rescuers got him out on wednesday morning in the southern cities of china, after being stuck in the debris since the massive landslide that overtook 33 buildings and an industrial park and 90 people are still missing. >> and a family of jahi mcmath is fighting to have their daughter ruled legally alive with the attorneys announcing a federal lawsuit saying she is not brain dead and to restore herself rights and status under law. she is 13 or was 13 when declared brain dead following surgery more than two years ago and she is now on a ventilator in new jersey at a hospital. >> signs warning of a no my drone zone near the golden gate bridge could be posted by today, and officials say that drones pose a safety and security risk at the landmark, and drones forked in the area are tracked to the operator who, then, could be prosecuted. >> if you are holding out hope of fresh crab on the holiday table you are out of law, officials say crab season is not opening in time, and the latest tests show high levels of a toxic that is cl crash but others, not such of the the commercial crab season usually

location on the main road connecting the capitol and the government strong hold, damascus, to the southern cityrian 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 were children. russia has denied its air campaign is hitting civilians. hashem ahelbarra has been following the story and join us live from turkey. first of all, tell us what is the latest that we know about this attack on the town, and why is this particular town so key? >> reporter: barbara, the syrian government backed by russian fighter jets managed to advance towards areas in the town. the air strikes started since yesterday, the rebels told us they have been battered by the russians, and that they were forced to pull out, that the syrian government took advantage, and sent troops inside the town. but that the rebels managed over the last few hours, but

in china where a massive landslide toppled buildings and left dozens of people missing in the southern city. 14 people survived. it is not clear what caused the earth to move. residents say the hill that slid was manmade created in the past two years by the dumping of dirt excavated from construction sites. >>> campaign 26 teen, a new -- 2016 a new cbs poll shows support for donald trump is slipping in iowa. texas senator ted cruz is gaining ground with 40% of likely caucusgoers support while donald trump came in at 31% in iowa but leading the national polls followed by marco rubio at 12% and carson at 6%. a lot of the republican candidates spent the day firing back at their rivals following last night's democratic debate. cbs reporter wendy gillette has more. >> i will fight her. >> reporter: several republican candidates for president fired back sunday disputing comments hillary clinton made during saturday night's debate including her position on syria. >> we now finally are where we need to be. we have a strategy and a commitment to go after isis. >> reporter: republican carly fiorina s

in china's southern city of shenzhen, communist officials and residents stood in silent tribute todayo the victims of a landslide there on december 20. and officials made a rare public apology, for the disaster that has left more than seventy people still missing under untold tons of construction waste. the city's communist leaders apologized to all affected family members, and to "the whole society." the sudden landslide buried or damaged more than thirty buildings. >> thompson: and finally, in a setback for rebels fighting syrian president bashar al-assad, the commander of a leading opposition group was killed in an yair air strike yesterday. he was the leader of the army of islam one of the most powerful rebel groups fighting in the suburbs of damascus. the syrian government released a video claiming to be footage of the airstrikes that killed him and announced his death on state tv. some have criticized the killing noting there was an agreement to participate in the upcoming peace talks and help keep islamic state militants from entering damascus. that's all for this edition of pb

events in eastern iowa.we've gone from coralville, to the amanas, and even keokuk - iowa's most southern city!but for our last stop cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill brings us back to cedar rapids for a turn of the century holiday home- coming - as we celebrate christmas in the corridor. " absolutely the best time of year to visit brucemore is during christmastime " thousands seem to agree. brucemore is beautiful year round - but stunning during are loving the lights and trees that turn every room - of cedar rapids most famous mansion - into a wonderland for children." i think the holiday season is about family and i think that's really what brucemore represents ... .. i think it has become a tradition for contemporary families to come and begin their holidays and celebrate their holidays here. " groups gather to hear about the grand stair-case - covered in garlan - with an amazing view from the top.there are thirteen christmas trees - - nearly one in every room - decorated in glorious themes and all overflowing in sparkling ornaments.and reflections from christmas past - bring all the fire- p

but in the southern cities of atlanta and charlotte, north carolina... christmas eve highs are expected to be in the mid-seventies. in a wet but warm new york... molly line... fox news. now fox weather 24/7 we're looking at a windy sleigh ride for santa tonight. breezes are expected to kick in early afternoon on christmas eve, per hour during the early evening hours. we have a few weak rain clouds pass over us so we could see some overnight hit or miss showers. we expect to wake up to a dry but breezy morning on christmas day, with more sunshine. winds return on saturday and continue sunday as high pressure over the southwest breaks apart. n-b-a is taking a stand against gun violence in christmas ad n-b-a is taking a stand against gun violence in christmas ad campaign. " curry says: "i shooting of a three-year old girl over the summer over the summer, my three-year-old daughter riley is that age." paul says: "my parents always used to say a bullet doesn't have a name on it." mos says: "someone put a bullet in the back of my 14-year- old son's head." noah

many residents have spent days stranded o new delhi. >> the death in a southern city as a result of power failures going into widespread flooding has become a national towing point. on one hand the state government says that private facilities like hospitals should have been ready for the crisis of this magnitude in the city, but the critics argue that despite the private facilities having to have these facilities right side in terms of back up generators and backups in times of crisis or floods in low-lying areas, it's the government's responsibility to have ove over all overexciting of what is and send happening in these areas. and how ready the state is more generally when it comes to dealing with such a disaster. now the debate is in terms of infrastructure. how prepared are they when it comes to power, communication and water, the very essentials needed in these times of crisis. and the debate will continue some time left despite relief recovery adding answers a shrinking army. som shrinking area. some homes have already disappeared. >> they say they can barely get out of the house d

the slide buried dozens of buildings yesterday in an industrial park in the southern city of shinginm hong kong. an area the size of 13 and a half football fields are covered in 20 feet of mud. 900 people were evacuated. >>> the mother of the uh flew wean swraw teenager wanted for parole violation is put on a missing person's list. that makes her part of the investigation into the search for ethan couch. they issued a wanted poster for the 18-year-old on friday and offering a $5,000 reward in exchange for couch's whereabouts. couch was convicted of manslaughter and he did not get jail time. instead he was given 10 years probation. a punishment that critics say was a slap on the wrist. >>> a lottery official is accused of hacking computers so they would pick his winning numbers. this surveillance video shows him in disguise buying a ticket in iowa that won $16.5 million. he is a former security director at the multi state lottery association. he earned millions of dollars and that 3r0789ed authorities to take a closer look at lotteries in 37 states across the country. >> if people do

the slide buried dozens of building in an industrial park in the southern city that is across the borderrom hong kong. an area of the size of 13 1/2 football fields is covered with 20' of mud. 900 people were evacuated. >> surveillance video captured a robbery that did not go as intended. a man walked into a store in florida and demands everyone empty their pockets and the cashier hides two customers grab the would be robber and beat let and hold the robber on the ground and tied his shoe places together until the mess arrived. he had a loaded gun in his waistband and will face a judge today. all the mother of the affluenza teen wanted for parole violation is on a miss pens list and new is part of the investigation into the sent for ethan couch. the wanted poster was issued on friday and they are offering $5,000 in exchange for couch's whereabouts convicted of manslaughter. his defense? he was raised too spoiled to know right from wrong and did not get jail time but ten years probation. >> former lottery official is accused of hacking come purities so his winning numbers would be picked.

he was pulled from the rubble early on wednesday in the southern city of china stuck in the debris sincendslide swept through the manufacturing company overtaking 33 buildings in an industrial park. 90 people are still missing. >> the sierra is bracing for more snow and the holiday weekend and you can see, from video provided by the highway cameras there are chain requirements on interstate 80 and highway 50. >> good news for the first time in years, the california snow pack is higherren that average for this time of year, the department of water resources said the state at 110 percent and northern sierra at 116 percent of normal and central sierra at 121 percent, and last year it was half of those numbers. >> that was yesterday. we are at 32 james for the entire winter season. now, everyone, dog walking and bicycling and running boater than yesterday but, still, chilly and breezy and the dry air could burn the lungs when you republican. now, more snow, 1:00 tomorrow morning, for lake tahoe with the warning beginning and ends at 4:00 on friday morning, and 10:00 tomorrow evening for lake

the blast comes days after an attack on the airport complex in the southern city of kandahar.et's go to jennifer glasse. jennifer, what else do you know? >> reporter: we heard the explosion here. we're a couple of kilometers away. it happened a little less than two hours ago. >> and as you can tell by that sound we lost our correspondent jennifer glasse, but she is gathering much more information on this explosion in kabul. as soon as we can establish a connection with her, and get you more information, we'll do that. in the men time, after the jockeying for power to succeed africa's oldest leader could spit zimbabwe's ruling party. >>> and in sport, find out if the european football president has had his provisional ban lifted. ♪ >>> an explosion at a moss income the ethiopian capitol. at least 16 people have been injured. this happening within the last hour, so as soon as we can get more information on that, we will bring it to you. >>> gunmen have attacked army barracks in burundi's capitol. a dozen attackers were killed and five soldiers injured. it was the latest in daily

it happened in the southern city of theis. palestinians calling for the bodies of their loved ones to be returned by the israeli government have been attacked by security forces. about 150 people protested in occupied east jerusalem near damascus gates in the old city. soldiers fired tear gas and hit protesters with batons. several youths have been arrested. earlier in occupied east jerusalem israeli forces shot dead a palestinian man. the military says he tried to stab an israeli. another palestinian man killed in clashes with israeli forces has been burden eat. 22-year-old was killed on friday near the border with the gaza strip for allegedly throwing rocks at israeli soldiers. a wave of violence that started in october has left 137 palestinians and 20 israelis dead. still to come on the al jazeera news hour allegations of abuse as mexico cracks down on central american migrants trying to reach the united states. confidence building in the central african republic. security is beefed up ahead of a key presidential election.

the new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road from damascus to southern cities. syrian rebels say that the assault was sported by the bombing campaign so far in the south. it's part of the government's first major offensive since russia joined the fight at the end of september. meanwhile, syrian observatory for human rights said that moscow strikes have killed more than 230 people so far. 792 of the dead, that's more than a third, were civilians. 180 were children. russia has denied its air campaign in support of assad's government is hitting civilians. hashem ahelbarra has been following the story and sends us this report in turkey. >> it all started with intense airstrikes by russian fighter jets paving the way for government troops to advance against opposition strongholds. the rebels say despite the losses they're regrouping, and they're planning towards a counter offensive to push the government troops out of the area. the area is crucial for the government and the rebels because it's on a strategic route that connected sanaa and damascus. it would provide.

have about half of the nation can expect a white christmas, in fact there is year, but in the southern cities of atlanta, charlotte, north carolina, today's highs are expected to be in the mid 70s. here at home, you can take the weather and traffic authority with you, by the way, with our fox 29 app. see live radar, get alerts sent right to your phone, search in the apple and google play stores. >> if you haven't finish up your holiday shopping yet, there is still time. jenny joyce, good morning to you, from cherry hill. >> live here at kohl's, the christmas music going that we can listen to, kohl's open 24 hours, and we have talked to some of the shoppers out here. they say they appreciate that this store is open 24 hours. they can wrap up at their own pace, not have to deal with the holiday crowds, still get good deals. last night the opposite, chris o'connell at the cherry hill mall wherever one was talking about how packed and chaotic it was. >> we talk to one woman who said the stress level was low, dogs by the last minute holiday rush. >> it is a zoo here tonight. you can't finds a spot

city. the southern and western part. it flourished during the age of discovery. the explorers, christopher columbus importantly, this is a sunni dominated area. ,llied to the back government it is a combination of forces, really. collects six american soldiers were killed in afghanistan on monday. they died when a suicide bomber on a motorbike targeted their patrol near bog rum air force base. the attack was the deadliest on u.s. forces this year. the fighting has now largely shifted to local forces, but just last week the pentagon warned of deteriorating security in the country. calling the performance uneven and mixed. that attack near the bog rum is the latest in the worsening security situation in afghanistan as the forces appear to be losing their grip on the southern province of helmand, where the taliban and is now moving in. nick rushworth reports. forces are in a major battle with the taliban and in helmand province. the military received parts of buildings on monday, they are located in the opium growing heartland, vital to the taliban and financially.

afghanistan's defense ministry says a taliban assault on an airport in the southern afghan city of kandahar has killed 37 people, including security forces and civilians. a ministry statement says nine attackers have been killed in the assault, which began yesterday. one attacker is said to be still battling security forces. the taliban said 150 soldiers hahabeen killed, but there's no official confirmation and taliban claims are often exaggerated. french officials say the third extremist attacker who targeted paris' bataclan concert hall has been identified as a frenchman who left for syria in 2013. nbc's chapman bell reports. << the third attacker in the bataclan attacks has been identified as 23-year-old frenchman foued mohamed-aggad. a spokesman from the paris prosecutor's office confirming his identity to nbc news. and reported to have traveled to syria back in 2013. this morning the french prime minister told news outlets there that the attacker was part of a group of a dozen radicalized young people who left a neighborhood in strasbourg in september 2013. mohamed-aggad was able to tr

rows of fruit under colorful umbrellas, the city has been under the control of houthi rebels since february. the seat of government has moves to the southernanslator: the country and people have been damaged. we used to be able to sleep at night but now my seven children live in fear, the situation is getting worse. >> reporter: he used to make ends meet working two shifts a day as a guard, now he works only a few hours a day bringing home $93 a month. >> my salary is insufficient especially after the closer of factories and companies and because of lack of resources and all revenue, the middle class people live in a dire situation. >> reporter: like many of his neighbors his only hope is that peace negotiators can succeed, that life returns to normal so that his family can be together again in their own safe corner of the world. paul with al jazeera. >>> amnesty into national accuses security forces in burundi of systematic killings and saying they killed 87 people after three military bases were reportedly attacked by gunmen and insisted they were enemies of the state and we have more now from the capitol. >> reporter: the burundi govern

only about half of the nation can expect a white christmas this year, but in the southern cities of atlanta, charlotte, north carolina, today's highs are expected to be in the mid 70s. >> i read somewhere across the country some 5900 weather records will be broken. unbelievable. here at home by the way you can take the weather and traffic authority with you. hopefully some cough drops with you, as well, when you travel. just go to the "fox 29 news" app, get raid articles, alert sent to your phone, search in the apple and google play stores. 4:04, these americans are working to reach their destin as cents today to be with families for the holidays, travelers, motorists, low gas prices. let's hope sabina kuriakose is ready. >> reporter: hi, guys, here we are. warm weather, insanely warm weather, cheap gas prices like you guys mentioned, millions of people in our area hitting the roads, especially since today, christmas eve, really last chance you got to dash home for the holidays. let's look here on 76. so it is 4:00 in the morning, traffic is pretty light. actually standing out here, 4:00 in

city of ramadi. >>> a 19 year old has been pulled live from the rubble of sunday's landslide in the southern chinesee than 70 are still missing after a huge pile of construction waste smashed into buildings in an industrial park. adrian brown reports. >> reporter: alive against all of the odds. trapped under debris for almost three days. he is a migrant worker, age 19. his voice and pulse were feeble when rescuers finally reached him. raising their morale and those of local people. >> translator: it's a miracle. a man was rescued alive. we were so happy when we heard about it. very happy. >> reporter: he has been in the office of a factory when the mud slide happened on sunday morning. but a man found close to him was dead. doctors are hopeful he will recover, but his injuries are serious. >> translator: he is severely debilitated and dehydrated, he sustained multiple injuries. >> reporter: at the rescue site frantic efforts to fine more survivors have intensified. but they are also finding more bodies. the operation has also begun to effect local businesses. >> translator: we cannot go out now. we

this city has been under the control of houthi rebels since february. the seat of government has moved to the southern port city of aden. >> the country and people have been damaged. we used to be able to sleep at night, but now my seven children live in fear. the situation is getting worse. >> he used to make ends meet working two shifts a day as a guard, now only works a few hours a day. >> my sally said insufficient, especially after the closure of factories and companies and because of the lack of resources and all revenue. the middle class people live in a dire situation. >> like many of his neighbors, his only hope is that piece negotiators can succeed. that life returns to normal, so that his family can be together again in their own safe corner of the world. al jazeera. >>> to india now and the upper house of parliament has approved amendments to the juvenile justice law. this follows public outcry over the release of the youngest convict in the gang rape and murder of a medical student in 2012. live to our correspondent there in new delhi. tell us exactly what this amendment really means. >>

. >> the deaths of 14 patients in a southern indian city as a result of power failures the result offlooding across the state. on one hand the state government said that private facilities like hospitals should have been ready for a crisis of this magnitude. but the critics argue that despite their private facilities in terms of having back up generators or backups of backups in times of floods, it's the government's responsibility to have overall oversight of what is and isn't happening in these particular areas, and how ready the state is more generally when it comes to dealing with such a disaster. now, the debate is even further in terms of infrastructure. perhaps also in india, how prepared are facilities in areas where it comes to power, when it comes to communication and water. the very things, the attention essentials needed in times of crisis. and. >> facing the toughest test yesterday. many people are furious about high inflation and rising crime rate. and less concerned about the integrity of the voting system. >> at a community center in caracas, propaganda being distribu

an explosion has devastated an apartment building in a southern russian city, sending eight people to the hospital and leaving about 150 residents homeless. the blast started on the seventh floor of the nine-storey structure...caused by a gas leak, according to officials. much of the building's exterior wall on one side was blown off. those forced to leave were brought to a local school for severe snowstorms rolled through oswego county new york yesterday, dumping 6 to 12 inches of snow in the heaviest hit parts. the area is expected to get another three to six inches of snow today before warming up for the holidays. there is some relief on the horizon for residents though, after this weekend.... all the signs point to more warm weather until the end of the year. experts suggest that many parts of the northeast are on pace for the warmest december on us on and off cloudy throughout the week. through tuesday, the precipitation associated with these systems will stay to our north, but that will change by wednesday afternoon, ahead of a system that will pass through the area for the holi

patty culhane, al jazeera. >> floodwaters are beginning to recede in the southern india city, but healthrkers are now increasingly concerned about the spread of disease. there are shortages of food, drinking water and shelter for those made homeless by the flooding. power is slowly being restored in the city and surrounding areas, but the fears that water sources are contaminated raises concerns for possible outbreak of illness. >>> greenhouse gas emissions talks are likely to tall. the study estimates that they'll drop just a half percent. ed the world is still pumping carbo carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and it needs to be stabilized to not effect the climate. >>> south africa's government tries to fix a long-running energy crisis. it believes that at least part of the solution is wind power. we have the details from port elizabeth. >> the turbines towering over the landscape are hard to miss. government officials hope that if more of these go up they could help address south africa's energy crisis. ththe area is heavily depend on fossil fuels like coal. >> it is not doing enough

29-year-old tashfeen malik, pakistani intelligence officials raided her childhood home in the southern city of mull tan. she spent her early years in pakistan, was raised in saudi arabia. then returned to pakistan for college. an area rife with poverty and religious extremism. we spoke with a journalist who grew up near malik and has been speaking to her family is. >> we're sure of the extremism in this area. very, very important up. 2007 to 2012, it's a key point. here you witness the change. >> reporter: a change to more conservative views of islam. her teachers tell cnn they didn't see it. one instructor vaguely remembered her as a good pharmacy student. >> she always remained busy in studies. i don't think she was more religious or like that. the majority of our children they are -- with the veil and a burka. this is not unusual behavior. >> reporter: 28-year-old farook was always devout, coming to pray at the mosque more than once a day. he never talked politics. he had a good paying job and family. he shared pictures of his newborn baby at the mosque. >> he was very happy and he said

. >>> taliban forces have attacked an airport in southern afghan city of kandahar. a spokesman said that fighters base themselves at a nearby school from where they fired at from the airport. >> another palestinian is showed deashot dead in in bethlehem. >>> angelo american is cutting 85,000 jobs, the quiff rent of two-thirds of its workforce. it has seen its value drop 70% this year. >> the world's fifth largest mining company is taking action with radical restructuring. angelo american is cutting two-thirds of its entire workforce. the company will also suspend dividend payments for the rest of this year and into 2016. to balance the books it will sell off assets almost half of its 50 mines and merge it's six businesses into three. that will b crisis is fueled in part by the falling prices in china, even diamonds have had a disappointing year. the company hopes by diversifying it can weather a potential down turn. nearly all of these have dropped in price at the same time. the question now is will these measures be enough? >> the company believes that the current

task of afghan security forces >>> a 19-year-old has been pulled alive from the rubble from a southern chinese city of conscience zen-- chinese city of shenghen. adrian brown here. >> reporter: rescuers have found one man alive. he is 19 years old and a migrant worker. when rescuers finally reached him, and by this stage he had been under debris for more than 67 hours, his voice was very weak, his pulse was feeble but he was able to give his name and name of a second person nearby. that person was found to be dead. at the rescue site itself scenes of frantic activity on wednesday morning there are 4,000 rescuers taking parliament in this operation and they're-- part in this operation and they're backed up by dozens of mechanical diggers. police meanwhile have raid the officers of the company that manage the dump where all this waste had been stored. he is a deputy general manager. what happened on sunday was that heavy rains caused this mound of soil and construction waste, a mound that was actually more than a hundred metres high to come powering down on an industrial complex where there were also

in china, at least 91 people are missing after a massive landslide in the southern city of shenzhen. a massive man-made pile of construction waste plowed into an industrial park, burying 33 buildings. in iran, authorities have shuttered all schools and kindergartens for two days due to dangerous levels of air pollution. the move comes after authorities in beijing, china issued their first ever red alert over smog earlier this month. in spain, a surge in support for the anti-austerity podemos party has dealt a major blow to the ruling people's party in national elections. sunday's elections resulted in a deeply divided parliament, leaving the future of right-wing prime minister mariano rajoy in doubt. rajoy's people's party won 123 seats, while the socialist party won 90 seats and the podemos , party won 69 seats. the podemos party grew out of the indignados protest movement . podemos leader pablo iglesias celebrated the results. , we are very happy for the fact that in spain, the two-party system has ended. and we are happy because we are starting a new political europe in our countr

. >>> taliban militants have wage a deadly attack on an air base in the southern afghan city in candhar -- kandahar. it started tuesday night and spilled into wednesday. afghan official say 37 people were killed and dozens more injured. the heavily fortified compound is used by afghan, u.s., and nato forces. there's also a civilian section of the airport. >> translator: i showed up for my shift but fighting has been going on since last night and security personnel aren't letting anyone inside. >> the taliban said in a statement that their fighters killed 150 soldiers. attacks by the taliban have intensified since the majority of u.s. led impartial combat -- international combat troops left the country last year. the assault is the latest indication of a taliban resurgence last month. in september they briefly seized control of the northern city of kunduz. >>> police in thailand say they are investigating the u.s. ambassador in connection with insulting the royal family. glyn davies expressed concern over convictions of citizens for speaking out against their king. >> we're also conce

flood waters are beginning to recede in the southern indian city of chennai leaving behind piles of rubbish. there are shortages of food, drinking water and shelter for survivors. health workers are worried about the spread of disease. >> reporter: with the few household items the flood waters spared, this woman prepares a meal for her family. it's not much back-up it is better than nothing. for the past week she has struggled to find the basics to keep her family alive. >> translation: when the floods came suddenly we ran out of this place. the first floor was submerged and the water kept rising up. i've been wearing this for the past five days. everything was washed away. we don't know how we're going to continue our life. our future is a question mark. >> reporter: power is slowly being restored in the city and surrounding areas. until the lights come on, all this man can do is wait. this is a perfect breeding ground for disease. no-one has answered his call for help he says. >> translation: so far nobody from the ruling or the opposition parties has visited us. they never bothered to fi