southern turkey. >> one of the harrowing stories that do keep coming out of syria. today, our chief international correspondents sat down with the envoy from cairo. he had this to say about the need for change in the country. >> i think that what people are saying famine for 40 years is a bit prolonged period change house to be real -- the change house to be real. i think president assad has to respond to this aspiration of his people rather than resisting it. >> for more on that resistance, i spoke with the u.s. state department's formal -- former special advisor now out the atlantic council's career center for the middle east. thank you for coming in. believe me, they are trying to be diplomatic. it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government

lies in the southern balkan, southern italy as well as southern turkey. can see how these double digits in the southern half of the continent mean london staying at 1 degree for your high on tuesday. moscow minus 11 degrees. biting cold out there. lots of biting cold in mongolia sws. so i made muir that's much. low gentleman gentleman. west, giving a start to. . until then, the region could pile up to 47 centimeters in higher elevations with the snow fall, and 27 metres even in the low-lying areas. tokyo at 8 deers for you're high. for our high, i could he -- in the 30s in much of the tropic regions. if you can take a look at this satellite picture, the thinking of the told air is plunging. . it would be two centimeters into wednesday, you new englanders reaching this as well. new york, dc, foebl. you're look snow-liar. i'll leave you now about with your extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. please stay with us.

this report from southern turkey. >> her life was shattered by violence after her husband was tortured to death. she and her seven children were among the first refugees to leave syria for turkey. the family has been in exile in iraq for many years. that only returned after president bashar al-assad succeeded his father in 2000. confident that democracy would be established under his rule. now she has turned against the syrian president. >> our future depends on getting read of bashar al-assad. if he stays in power, we will not have a future. he has destroyed us, and now our children are paying the price. >> there were forced to leave when government forces stormed their villages. the cross into syria every now and then to help people stranded along the border. >> that situation is tragic. no water, no medicine. i have not seen aid agencies reaching these areas and the numbers are starting to increase. >> how can people survive under such circumstances? >> not far from here, the violence brand -- grinds on. those who are already here are forced to wait to be reunited with their loved o

meanwhile, nato has arrived in southern turkey. they are intended for if the violence spills over from syria. a unique art exhibition in paris has raised thousands of dollars for the victims of violence in syria. some of the weapons were brought out her out of the conflict in the country. >> this small but impressive exhibition almost non happen. the growing turmoil meant artists became concerned about where the money raised would end up, but the french organizers, an impromptu group who previously worked in the region, managed to reassure artists from morocco to oman. >> the most important thing is to say to the syrian people you are not alone. this art proves their solidarity. >> the exhibition showcases the work of artists, many of them young, inspired by political and social changes in their region. some have constructed or an -- confronted war and destruction in their lives. >> there is a lot of innocent people being killed, so all this art is going to be sold to raise money. it is a good reason for me to be here. >> other wor

now to the refugee camp in southern turkey. tell us something of what you have seen there.t about -- and about what refugees are telling you. >> this is one of the first camps which were built to cope with the rising tide of refugees which streamed into the country after the government unleashed its campaign against pro- democracy movement 21 months ago. the people i have been talking to are the people who arrived then. they're still the find saying that, despite the hardship, despite being away from home, they are confident that 2013 will, but with dramatic change. and they will go back home and that they favor of assad will be sealed. they are quite lucky compared to refugees in other countries. turkey has been very well equipped with contingency plans. but at the end of the day, these are people who were forced to flee their homes and villages. they say that they would like to go back home after spending almost two years here. >> we talked about nearly 150,000 people who are now taking shelter in countries that surround syria. what about what the u.n. might call the inte

southern turkey. >> one of the harrowing stories that do keep coming out of syria.l correspondents sat down with the envoy from cairo. he had this to say about the need for change in the country. >> i think that what people are saying famine for 40 years is a bit prolonged period change house to be real -- the change house to be real. i think president assad has to respond to this aspiration of his people rather than resisting it. >> for more on that resistance, i spoke with the u.s. state department's formal -- former special advisor now out the atlantic council's career center for the middle east. thank you for coming in. believe me, they are trying to be diplomatic. it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak

. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christianity. >> antakya is a city of tolerance. we have tolerance for every different culture and religion. >> we have been living in antakya with arabs, with sunnis, with armenian people, with kurdish people all together. >> but beneath the appearance of business as usual, there's deep anxiety here as events unfold a few miles across the border in syria. in furniture shops and truck repair shops, business has actually been terrible since the syrian conflict began. >> of course there was a friendship. there were organic ties between antakya and syria. people were coming and going between the two countries. >> the syrians used to come as traders and shoppers. now they come as refugees. and there's a new fear of sectarian or inter-religious conflict. the refugees, some 100,000 have arrived in southern turkey, are predominantly

billion in humanitarian assistance for the syrians affected by the war. 200,000 of them are here in southern turkey. others have just about enough money to pay for apartments for themselves. those in the worst conditions are actually in syria themselves, internally displaced refugees who have not been able to leave the country, they are the ones the united nations is the most concerned about. >> james, thank you very much. a court in the netherlands has rejected most of the allegations against the oil giant, shell, related to oil spills in nigeria. the judges dismissed four out of five cases that were brought. farmers claimed that the oil leaks had polluted land and waterways in the delta. in one case they ordered a subsidiary of shell to compensate a farmer for making it too easy for saboteurs to damage a pipeline. nick has more. >> the people of the delta have long protested against oil pollution, which they say has blighted their lives and livelihoods. the court case is being heard thousands of kilometers away, it would have been a potential landmark, holding a multinational company liable for t

the first of six patriot missiles have been deployed to southern turkey to intercept a possible rocket from syria are up and running. the united states, germany, and the netherlands are providing two batteries each. >> and little but closer to home, making headlines in this country -- a nationwide manhunt is underway for a prisoner who escaped from a michigan jail. rocky marquez got out by posing as another inmate who is set to be released. this is the second time he has escaped by pretending to be someone else. the 31-year-old was arrested in arizona after running from the scene of a drunk driving accident. he is also facing federal drug charges. he was waiting extradition to phoenix when you got out. >> another -- to talk ed kock -- ed koch released from the hospital. >> is into have all the snow out of the way. >> a lot of salt everywhere. the sidewalks and your pet feet. talking about what is coming up, no snow in the near future. our skies are beginning to clear. our temperatures are falling. 30 degrees at reagan national airport area the windchill factor is 23 degrees. daytime hi

a small force arrived in southern turkey today to help protect that country from any attack from syria. 27 americans, the first of 400, were deployed to man patriot missile defense batteries put in place by nato to protect against possible syrian missile strikes. the syrian military has been using scud missiles in recent weeks against rebel forces, and some have been fired at cities near the turkish border. >>> in england, the 15-year-old pakistani girl who was shot and almost killed by the taliban for promoting girls' education was released from the hospital today. the attack in october led to worldwide condemnation, and an outpouring of sympathy for her cause. nbc's keir simmons has more tonight. >> reporter: malala walking from the hospital today. a strong woman, her doctors say, making excellent progress. in pictures released by the hospital, the affection of her nurses is evident. >> i think it's fantastic news she has come out of the hospital. and it's actually particularly a relief to her family. >> reporter: family members in the uk have visited regularly but doctors decided li

from crossing the turkish border, american soldiers in street clothes arrived at gaziantep in southern turkey. they'll help deploy nato patriot missile batteries. for more on this i'm joined by npr's deborah amos. she's crossed into syria many times during the two-year long conflict, and is covering the conflict and its casualties closely. well, deborah, we were just reporting on the rebels inching closer to the capitol dam-- damascus. has the momentum changed in favor of the anti-assad force sfs. >> it seems now that we are in a stalemate. the fighting has really not moved. at the moment the regime still control can every major city in the country. and the rebels have not been able to change that balance. i think the focus of the fighting now is around two major airbases. the regime still controls the air. the rebels control most of the rural areas in the country, and two major cities are now in dispute. but the lines really haven't moved over the last couple of months. >> suarez: the anti-u.s. tone of the rebels is interesting. it em sos like it's been intensified even as the united states

from crossing the turkish border, american soldiers in street clothes arrived at gaziantep in southern turkey. they'll help deploy nato patriot missile batteries. for more on this, i'm joined by npr's deborah amos. she's crossed into syria many times during the two-year long conflict, and is covering the conflict and its casualties closely. well, deborah, we were just reporting on the rebels inching closer to the capitol dam-- damascus. has the momentum changed in favor of the anti-assad force sfs. >> it seems now that we are in a stalemate. the fighting has really not moved. at the moment the regime still control can every major city in the country. and the rebels have not been able to change that balance. i think the focus of the fighting now is around two major airbases. the regime still controls the air. the rebels control most of the rural areas in the country, and two major cities are now in dispute. but the lines really haven't moved over the last couple of months. >> suarez: the anti-u.s. tone of the rebels is interesting. it em sos like it's been intensified even as the united states

the first of six patriot missile defense batteries is now operating in southern turkey.derscores the alliance's willingness to help turkey to intercept any rockets fired from syria. iran yesterday warned that it would view any attack on syria as an attack on iran itself. long-time u.s. senator tom harkin, democrat of iowa, announced yesterday that he will not seek a sixth term. as for why hark insaid i just think it's time for me to step aside. remember when people used to mail letters? if you're among those engaging in that quaint custom, first class postage has gone up again. 46 cents now as of today. no wonder so many of us don't do that anymore. now to weather. the cold snap goes on and today as much as six inches of snow is expected in the upper midwest. things will warm up over the next couple of days, but it won't last long. the chill returns at the end of the week. next, the invasion of the super bugs. ♪ when a man loves a woman ♪ >> osgood: and later singer/songwriter michael mmmmmm. a choice of 6 skillet entrees, each with an appetizer and dessert? whoa! no won

and german missile batteries will also be deployed to turkey's southern front here along with hundreds of support troops claims the warheads are aimed at boosting defenses in the wake of the escalating standoff in syria. but. he says the majority of people from the european states taking part actually against. of course it is a high risky mission what makes a place there but this is what we saw already in the past with other international missions the governments don't seem to be so concerned about what will bring the future in this area but we see something outs we see that the population in the european countries if i can say at all during the population is strongly against such missions so you see there is a big gap between the public opinion and the activities of the governments and this might have to do with the fact that the governments. are not being on the behalf of their own national interests or and they are on behalf of their own security interests we are right now acting on the interest of the nato what everybody knows will cease the situation right there at the border that

and german missile batteries will also be deployed to turkey's southern front to along with hundreds of support troops nato claims the war had to end and preserve defenses in the wake of the escalating standoff in syria want to discuss the significance of this military move i'm joined live. by berlin based journalist oxen writer while hundreds of troops will be deployed to support these systems on european governments which are taking part in the mission concerned about their soldiers getting caught up in the conflict between turkey and syria. person even in two months. alone germany will deploy this is what media reports say three hundred fifty soldiers the church. of the. systems and of course it is a high risky mission what takes place there but this is what we saw already in the past with other international missions the governments don't seem to be so concerned about what will really the future in this area but we see something else we see that the population in the european countries and i can say at all during the at the population is strongly against such missions but the par

turkey. >>> emergency crews are on the ground in southern kazakhstan following a plane crash. russia's interfax news agency says the aircraft with about 20 people on board came down outside almaty, the country's largest city. the plane was reportedly flying from the north. interfax reports there were blizzards around the almaty airport and visibility was poor. they say pilots repeatedly tried to land the plane before the crash. the airline s.c.a.t. operated the aircraft. >>> members of the japanese cabinet have approved the biggest budget on record for fiscal 2013. it totals over $1 trillion. the draft budget reflects shinzo abe's plan to stimulate japanese government by expanding government expenditures. the government plans to spend over $770 billion to implement its policies. that's up about 3% in yen terms from the current fiscal year. it has earmarked more than $240 billion for servicing government debt or an increase of over 1%. also for the first time in four years, tax revenues are expected to exceed what the government would get by issuing new bonds. the government ex

turkey is boostininin defenses. the trucks carrying the equipment left monday from a base in the southern part of the netherlands. the u.s., germany, and netherlands agreed in december to send a total of six air defense batteries to turkey to protect their nato ally. dutch chief of defense general tom mittendorf says the threat of syrian missiles landing across the border is increasing. the convoy of batteries is scheduled to arrive in turkey in less than three weeks. the location is about 100 kilometers from the border with syria. this is the first time since the iraq war that nato has deployed its patriot missiles in turkey. >>> a group including the executive chairman of internet search giant google has begun a four-day visit to north korea. the visit is for humanitarian purposes. analysts say the group will likely discuss developing the i.t. industry in the country. eric schmidt is traveling with bill richardson. he's been to the north several times. >> this is a private humanitarian visit. we're here as individual american citizens looking at the humanitarian situation. we're going to ask about the american d

southern military base. this, of course, is part of the u.s. contribution to nato's response of turkey asking for extra defensive help along that very volatile border with syria. holland and germany also expected to both contribute to patriot missile batteries and hundreds of troops to support that particular deployment. what this does is put the world's largest military machine, nato, right on the doorstep of this very brittle and brutal 21-month-long civil war. syrian regime shells landing inside turkey, prompting turkey's request to nato. that tension has died down. what has changed is the escalation in the conflict. rebels in the north pressing down hard on friday on a helicopter base, which they're trying to take to stop the regime's ability to project air power across the north. as the assad regime gets more desperate, many are concerned they'll reach into their arsenal, perhaps as the more deadly weapons inside, chemical weapons, which they deny having, scud-type missiles have already been used. purely to defend turkey, nato says. at the end of the day, as some say, they have sk

central and southern chile have clashed with the government for years demanding better rights and actions from what they claim is their land. the us says its military is arriving in turkey to deploy patriot missiles along the country's border with syria or the thousand nato soldiers from the netherlands germany and america are expected to operate six such units by the end of january promised to fulfill the increased request to install the system early last month which it claims will only be used for defensive purposes the move has drawn plenty of criticism with many believing the deployment is a step towards creating a new no fly zone in the area. nearly one hundred people in tibet have set themselves on fire in the last nine months in protest over the chinese rule of their territory beijing has been increasingly criticized by human rights organizations for its handling of protests in the rest of region and now china is turning to economic losers to try and integrate the area by pouring in tens of billions of dollars or do you get a position of examines whether or not china can expect a return on those investments. basham we love to look at the meanest quality of china

of central and southern chile it clashed with the government for years demanding better rights and an end from what they claim is their land. the u.s. says its military is arriving in turkey to deploy along the country's border with syria or the thousand nato soldiers from the netherlands germany are expected to operate six such units by the end of january nato promised to fulfill a request to install the system. which it claims will only be used for defensive purposes. many believe it is a step towards creating a no fly zone in the area. the walls around israel are being extended with the country now building a security barrier on its border with syria israel says it wants to safeguard its citizens from the ongoing conflict the latest construction comes right after a fence on the border with egypt the most visible wall however separates israel from the palestinians in gaza supporters say it reduces the risk of suicide attacks on the jewish state one opponents claim it's an attempt to annex palestinian land. that israel's barrier meant to help dominate the middle east. israel has to really to recalculate what they are doing in the middle east israel dealing with the middl

southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> the family of a new york woman in turkey is now pleading for help hasn't been seen in more than a week and now her husband, her brother, they are in turkey. this is video showing they are trying to find out what is going on. ivan watson is joining us from istanbul. what is the latest on this mystery, ivan? >> reporter: wolf, american and turkish authorities are working together to try to solve this mystery of the 33-year-old american mother of two who disappeared while on vacation in istanbul more than a week ago. today turkish police released security footage of the last moment that she was seen in public before she disappeared. a lone american woman on vacation in turkey. this video shows a 33-year-old mother two of in an istanbul shopping mall on january 20th. she hasn't been heard from, her worried husband says, in more than a week. >> you know, the fear that i'm not there to protect her, you know, and that bothers me. >> reporter: sierra flew to istanbul on january 7th. it was this native new yorker's first international trip, family and friend

southern damascus suburbs down to the border with jordan itself. it's not just jordan, of course. syrian refugees now strung out across lebanon iraq northern syria and here over the frontier in turkey. where toys were hand out today and the little boys seemed pleased enough with them. these girls, however appeared to have the weary stare of young people who have known already far too much of what life can bring. >> holman: the u.s. plans to send $10 million more in humanitarian aid to help feed refugees inside syria. the focus will be around aleppo in the north. there were clashes in egypt today as anti-government rallies marked the second anniversary of the revolution. at least four people were shot and killed in the city of suez. the scene in cairo's tahrir square was reminiscent of the massive crowds who helped topple president hosni mubarak. street battles with police broke out in cairo and elsewhere, and well more than 300 people were hurt. the protesters say the revolution was hijacked by islamists, who now control the government. thousands of anti-abortion protesters rallied in washington today against "roe versus wade." the supreme court decision that legalized abortion was

southern damascus suburbs down to the border with jordan itself. it's not just jordan, of course. syrian refugees now strung out across lebanon, iraq, northern syria and here over the frontier in turkey. where toys were hand out today and the little boys seemed pleased enough with them. these girls, however, appeared to have the weary stare of young people who have known already far too much of what life can bring. >> holman: the u.s. plans to send $10 million more in humanitarian aid to help feed refugees inside syria. the focus will be around aleppo in the north. there were clashes in egypt today as anti-government rallies marked the second anniversary of the revolution. at least four people were shot and killed in the city of suez. the scene in cairo's tahrir square was reminiscent of the massive crowds who helped topple president hosni mubarak. street battles with police broke out in cairo and elsewhere, and well more than 300 people were hurt. the protesters say the revolution was hijacked by islamists, who now control the government. thousands of anti-abortion protesters rallied in washington today against "roe versus wade." the supreme court decision that legalized abortion wa

turkey to man patriot missile defense batteries near the border. here's the latest from istanbul. >> reporter: reports emerged yesterday, turkish media saying that 27 u.s. military personnel have flown into the southern city and are about to begin sight surveillance where these patriot missile batteries should go. but it was embellished today saying they have begun the process of flying in military personnel equipment into the military base in the south of the country. that will continue in the weeks ahead. dutch, german missile batteries and military personnel also joining them as nato answers turkey's request for extra defense along that very volatile border with syria. this all started because the syrian regime had been accused of firing shells into turkey, turkey firing back and then going to nato for help. what's really key here is this is such an incredibly dangerous part of the world. rebel forces and operation, a porous border, desperate regimes on their back foot there. and concerns that the bashar al assad regime will reach in for the nastier weapons, chemical weapons. and akcations that scud-type missiles have already been used. with the escalation of the conflict, we have u.s. troops on t