syria's starving city. we get a look inside the city under siege by government forces. outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a shia dissident as high ran warns of repercussions. the case of the missing publishers in hong kong, who specialise in books banned by beijing. we begin in israel where prosecutors have charged two jewish citizens in connection with an arson attack in the occupied west bank. one is an adult on who has been charged with murder and the other is a minor who is being charged with being an accessory to murder. this is all that is left of the home which was attacked with molotov cocktails burning it to

also i had, syria's starving city, we get a look at the city under seen by government forces. >>> outrage's execution of a shia i can't dissident has iran warning repercussions. >>> the missing journalist

also ahead - a starving city. a place where people do not have enough to eat. >>> outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a dissident. iran warns of repercussions >>> a fifth person goes missing from a hong kong publishing house that specialises in books banned in mainland china >>> israeli prosecutors charged two jewish citizens in connection with an arson attacks in the west bank. one is an adult, the other is a minor, charged with being an minor, charged with being an accessory to murder. the july attack left three members of a palestinian family dead, including an 18-month-old boy. his parents were killed. the only survivor was a 4-year-old boy. let's go to charles stratford, in west jerusalem. . >> we spoke to members of the victim's families that are thankful that charges are made against the alleged attackers. still a lot of skepticism here among the palestinians as to whether the trial will be transparent. human rights watch interest put out a report saying 1,200 palestinian children have been injured by th

also i had, syria's starving city, we get a look at the city under seen by government forces. >>> outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a shia i can't dissident has iran warning repercussions. >>> the missing journalist in hong kong. >>> we begin in israel where prosecutors charged two jewish settlers in connection with an arson attack in the occupied west bank. one is an adult charged with murder and the other a minor charged with being and accessory to murder. this is all that's left of the family home. in july, masked assailants attacked it with molotov cocktails burning it to the ground, the mother and child burned, the only survivor is 4-year-old ahmed. >> i'm in the bedroom where the attack happened last july. it's gyp credible to see so many personal belongings of the family that died in that attack still here, even the pram used to push ali around, the 18-year-old baby who died in the attack. this is where his crib was when he was sleeping on that night. the brother of the wife that was killed said that it was around 2:00 in the morning that sudden live the window behind me was s

also ahead syria's starving city. we take a look inside the city in an attempt to uniting the country's opposition. floods recede in some parts of the u.s. and more is expected as the mississippi runs downstream. plus running out of room in sri lanka. the forest is disappearing. israeli prosecutors have charged a justish man with the murder of a palestinian family in an arson attack. a miner has been charged as being an accessory to the murders last july. three family members, including an 18 month old boy were killed in the occupied west bank the. the only survivor was a four-year-old boy boy. charles stratford joins us. bring us up to spee with everything that has happened so far, charlie. >> reporter: this is being reported by israeli radio. they're saying that, as you say, a court has charged a jewish man with murder. it's also reporting that another man has been indicted as an accessory to murder. it is important to recognise here that there has been a complete media ban in relation to reporting this case, or rep

eau syria's starving city. we take a look inside as an attempt to reunite the country is made in riyadh >>> this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead condemnation of saudi arabia's execution of a shia dissidents as new warnings of vengeance emerge from iran. floods recede in some part of the u.s. but more are expected as the mississippi rises further downstream. plus >> reporter: the world's highest and most vigorous tides. i will be looking at generating clean green electricity from the waters behind me >>> syria's opposition is trying to agree on who should be part of upcoming direct talks with the the as add government in two weeks time. the u.n. special envoy for syria is expected to bring together opposition leaders on sunday in riyadh. they will choose a 15-member dpoeshting team which will include armed factions of the the opposition wants a democratic syria which will keep institutions in tact. bashar al-assad will be able to be involved. preconditions must be met to stop government attacks allow ai

eau syria's starving city. we take a look inside as an attempt to reunite the country is made in riyadh >>> this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead condemnation of saudi arabia's execution of a shia dissidents as new warnings of vengeance emerge from iran. floods recede in some part of the u.s. but more are expected as the mississippi rises further downstream. plus >>

also ahead - a starving city.eople do not have enough to eat. >>> outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a dissident. iran warns of repercussions >>> a fifth person goes missing from a hong kong publishing house that specialises in books banned in mainland c

two years ago the regime starved a city into surrender, and cnn was there who met people like this woman and her brother who ate leaves and grass for three months. the world food program is preparing to send a food program in. a middle east spokesperson joins me. thank you very much for joining us. can you tell me, do you actually expect the regime to honor what it says that it will allow you to take food and medical aid? >> i thank you for having me. we're cautiously optimistic. we hope we'll be able to move in the next 48 hours with food, and that's not just the world food program but also the u.n. agencies with humanitarian supplies such as medicine, water, food for babies. this is a part of the green light that we received is for reaching a town as well as two other areas. we hope and we're cautiously optimistic that we will be able to get through. >> let's just be quite frank about this. according to everybody's figures, there are 400,000, nearly half a million people besieged in many different pockets around syria. some by the regime, some by the opposition. why is the regime and t

more people in ohio care about the cleveland cav leerps winning an nba title in this title starved city than they do about tamir rice. sorry, but that's the reality. >> i think that's pry secisely t the movement's saying. >> so the idea lebron should sit out for any amount of time, it's absurd. >> i think it's a bit of a strawman to say tariq was saying he needs to sit out indefinitely. that's an absurd thing. which would be a beautiful powerful symbolic act to say he does take that idea seriously. that he has a leadership role in the city of cleveland. it's hard with the backlash for him to sit out one game to say wait, the death of a 12-year-old matters more than hoops on this one day where we celebrate the memory of dr. king. >> even your assertion, that more people care about a title than about a 12-year-old killed by police. but is the fact that activists are going to lebron an indication of the utter powerlessness of black folks in this country? does it mean in the end like -- because you just -- you sort of feel like when white folks want something done, they don't really call to

- these volunteers have been collecting for days --- all of which will eventaully go to the city that's starved for nats: waterit's one of the most basic human needs-- nats: bring it over here. now needed more than ever(***victoria mullins-public allies cincinnati***) (cg5-11)"we are taking water to flint, michigan tomorrow to assist the people up there with the water crisis."a crisis the president deemed a state of emergency-- flint's water-- contaminated with lead. (***bill denzer - hartwell resident***) (cg16-23)"those people are at the hands ot the people that govern them and they've been let down."it all started in april of 2014-- the city temporarily switched their water supply from lake huron to the norotirously dirty flint river-- through service lines made of lead-- people started getting sick-- local joe davis grew up there-- (***joe davis-flint native***)(cg 36-45)"my family is still there, all my sibling are involved with drinking it. it's very disappointing. i just hope that justicei s brought fairly"the natinal guard giving families only a case a day. -- (doctor - abc news sot)"we

. >> ratification of the city of memadaya are still starving to death. the valley where madaya is located has been cut off since last summer. government forces control the region to the east. its ally hezbollah controls the lebanese side. the syrian government called images of starving kids and adults nothing but lies and propaganda. doctors without borders says 32 people have died from severe acute ma malnutrition. 320 are suffering from malnutrition, 33 are critically ill. the town urgently needs emergency aid and a permanent medical staff. these exclusive al jazeera pictures show hezbollah and assad forces shelling madaya, fighters have been trying to secure the lebanese syrian border ever since. people in the district say they have been ordered to leave their homes by hezbollah and the starving are all around. 40 kilometers away outside damascus. doctors say this man is one of nine who died from malflish in n in two weeks. doctors without borders estimates up to 2 million syrians are trapped in seizures by the government or by opposition groups. paul

. >> the city said that they messed up. >> up. >> we were starved for this inadequate responsese. >> she says that despite the failure of the city will be ready for the big ones this weekendnd. >> we will treat this as a homeland security andnd management event in dc. >> expecting a staggering 40 has the national guard on standby and maryland is bracing for the worst. >> anticipating heavy heavy wet snow fall could result in downed trees andnd disrupting power lines , the potential of power outagesl . >> tens of millions of people, of from new england could spend the weekend snowed-in, dianne expected to cause flight delays cancellations impacting air travel nationwide. >> so what does that mean for travelers as matt wright is at hopkins airport, that there is a silver lining for someha cleveland travelers. >> most people are heading out in time, you can see most flights out of hopkins are on time, but many not many cancellations or delays,, virgin airlines is canceling old charlotte and philadelphia flights, united airlines is to maintain a full schedule through noon tomorrow, the st

millions of homeless and starving souls filled the city. billions of flies buzzed over thousands of rotting corporation corpses in the double -- corpses in the rubble. criminal gangs roamed the streets, and soviet spies infested the wen sectors, the americans, the british and the french occupied. helms and the other station officers hunted for war criminals, tracked down artwork the nazis had stolen, helped round up german scientists and even located a nurse from the furor bunker near the reich chancellery who detailed for them hitler's final days before his suicide. the targets of helms' spying soon switched from the remnants of nazi germany to the soviets who occupied east berlin. and, under highly classified orders from donovan, helms and the other operatives in the berlin station also spied on the british and the french in their sectors as well. donovan assumed the british and the french were spying on the americans, so he wanted to return the favor. helms, dulles, colby and casey all returned home from world war ii not emotionally drai

. >> the mayor walsh got a big hand when he mentioned the city's victory in the corporate headquarterrings. funding starved school advocates, a measure of the tough political road that lies ahead. david. >> john, thank you. on wbz. a man opens fire inside a train station injuring two people and terrified riders capture the chaos as it unfolds. right now, police are searching for the gunman and wbz is live in east boston tonight and this train. >> that's right, david, and now police have put on a be on the lookout for this suspect after they say he fled out of the t station you see behind me, terrified. >> i heard what was a shot. and then when i saw was the people in my car started recoiling. >> it was just a routine hop on the blue line. when marty witnessed a frightening and gruesome sight. >> as you can see, there's the ground. >> two men gunned down at the mavericks square t stop. the aftermath captured on the cell phone. >> and then there's a second individual here. >> it started around 2:30 tuesday afternoon with a verbal fight between two men on the blue line train. the fight turned violent as the t

for example, right now they are starving the inhabitants of a city in syria. 20,000 people are starving to death. this is a policy of iran. this was going on while the saudis executed the shiite cleric. which issue did we decide was a sectarian provocation? it was the execution, not the starvation of 20,000 to 30,000 p people, which everybody soupy in the region sees as a sectarian provocation, of course. very few people, in the american media are aware about this perception in the region and reporting on it. same with the sailors. ali described very accurately, the i.r.g. navy put out the message that we are in charge here, we have the say on what goes on. our white house decides to pitch it as a tremendous diplomatic victory that we got these hostages released within an hour. e -- our news media just repaetz the talking points of john kerry as if it's a deep analysis of what happened without any suggestion that there is another way of seeing this. are you telling me the white house has not really succeeded skl are you moderates? will it take more time? will it ever happen -- will it e

starving in syria. convoys are unloading in the rebel-held city of madaya, which has been bloc blockadeed for several months. caroline malone has details. >> the red cross convoy left damascus carrying desperately needed aid in maday in western syria. there are demands that more has to be done to help many others in need. >> what is going on now dropping and giving aid to people is not good enough. the united nations has done this exactly three months ago, and look at where we are at now. >> to the north supply trucks from the red crescent aid organization trundles through idlib heading for foah and kefraya. both had to arrive at the same time. pro government forces have blockaded madaya for months. foah and kefrefraya are blocked by rebels for months. >> are we not arabs as well? i swear to god we are arabs. these children, what wrong have they done? this child, what wrong did he admit? >> the world food program said that the aid carried to madaya will feed 40,000 people but only for one months. there are many who are trapped by various sieges across syria. it is vital they're lifted. the u.n. has more aid

. >> a starving boy is among those being helped as a second wave of aid reach key cities. and it's controlled by the rebels. it's under seige by forces by the regime. and the 40 thousand people are starving. the u.n. secretary general, using starvation as a weapon is a war crime. a team found 22 children under the age of 5 suffering from malnutrition and six children suffering from severe malnutrition. >>> dan hagerty, playing a mountain man. his rep says he went to the doctor for back pain in july, diagnosed with cancer in his spine. he worked as a trainer for walt disney when he was discovered. he was 74-year-old. team peek and u.s. astronaut, tim copera, replacing a broken electronic box. they finished their work before discovering a water bubble inside his helmet. they have 31 minutes to complete the job. that's the amount of nighttime on the particular swing around the world. tim peek is the first official astronaut. . >>> and 8 week old kitten abandoned after >> and smurf bonded with the new roommate, smurf and wanda have become inseparable. judging by the injure ice, believed that smur

images you watch. >> reporter: starved and trapped by syria's civil war, these hungry children were filmed by opposition activists after medical help finally arrived in the city of madaya. today the desperate stood in line beside an ambulance. parents begged aid workers to rescue their children. >> they ran after us. they said, i don't want to go. take my children out. i don't want them to live here any more. before my eyes if you don't take them out. >> reporter: six people died yesterday a local volunteer told nbc news. others report 32 deaths by staerve rvation in a month. aide workers who have reached the town report severely malnourished children. while they were there one 16-year-old died before their eyes. one grandmother in her 60s escaped past snipers six weeks ago. cats were killed for food, she said. her last meal in madaya was boiled grass. >> and how long were you eating grass for? >> 20 days she said. she begged government soldiers to let her leave, to eat. if you take another step, we'll shoot, they told her. local people tell us the food sent to the town this week will last no more than ten days. keir simmons, nbc news, in the backar valley, l

cities and towns of families, including little children are quite literally starving to death. including a nine-year-old boy this past weekend. today u.n. aid convoy finally reached some of them. and as our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports, they are trapped by a war in which both sides are using starvation as a weapon. >> reporter: showily, and tragically late, some aid finally arrived in the besieged town of madaya today. trucks loaded with food, medicine and blankets. the people, 15 miles from damascus, have been starving for months. 40 have starved to death since december. by phone, i spoke to a person from a syrian-american family trapped. >> your five children are starving? >> we have nothing to eat. >> how do you feel with that? looking at these children every day? the feeling that my kids, my little kid, he is just three years old and he's saying, i'm hungry. i need food. i want to eat. like, all day long. >> reporter: hard to imagine, she sent me this picture of her son. but so many children are like that now. i've been surviving on water for seven days

starving and with broken bones in her back. the three victims were living with huntsman and her boyfriend. >>> a carson city judge has overturned a nevada the family man's dui conviction. he was found not guilty because his blood test was not admissible. the decision was based on a crime lab technician's testimony that she did not control all stages of the blood test but found his blood alcohol content was above the legal limit. deputies say he was found his after reportedly leaving a bar. he had a loaded 22 caliber pistol in his pocket. >>> the mosquito borne illness has spread to 21 countries and officials are concerned about international travel. >> we spoke to local officials about the zika virus and if we should be concerned. >> the only way for mosquito to spread the virus is if it bites someone who is infected with it. traveling back and forth to south america increases the likelihood of the virus. >> it was in -- discovered in the 1840s but it was not a big deal until the past few months. >> people tend to get some aches and pains and they might get a fever and chills and they might get some conjunctivitis in the eye. i

the government block indicated the city for six months, but now convoys are on their way there and also going to two towns in idlib province. hundreds of starvingts have been huddled in the freezing cold all morning waiting for those trucks to arrive. >> we're talking in the region of 50,000 people here getting aid today. they are getting around 500 tons, 335 tons of mainly food from madaya and another 17. there are 400,000 people in syria who desperately need aid right now. 200,000 are where isil is holding siege. many places across the country are held siege mainly by government forces, but smaller resident groups as well. it's important that aid arrives in those three place at the same time as part of a general agreement made with many groups involved here. we've not just got the syrian government involved, but obviously the u.n., as well and the rebel groups holding siege on the areas in idlib and also the government forces and their allies, including hezbollah holding siege, as well, all involved in the agreements. >>> reporting from lebanon, the u.n. is calling on all actors to end the siege in syria. it's only been able to reach 10% of t

city council >> rodney, thank you. >> >> tonight a sarasota mother and daughter in jail accused of beating and starving their children. they each face five felony counts. detectives say the kids, set of four-year-old twins, and a six- year-old so malnourished, they looked like skeletons one of the twins was 22-pounds. that is the typical weight of an 11-month-old. all of the children were i seen you go to the grocery store. bringing bags and bags of food, just not feeding the babies. >> >> heygood's sister lead police to the children. >> >> more about a weekend shooting in lark go. deputies identifying an intruder and woe shot him. confronted in a garage. deputies say he lunged at him several times and even tried hitting him with a metal chair. the man eventually shot during the confrontation and suffered a life-threatening injury. so far, no charges have been filed. >> >> bay area continues to be among the worst places in the country when it comes to human trafficking cases. advocates say progress is being made in the fight to stop it, reporter shows us there is one critical area where help for victims is desparatel

but it's new york city, i don't think people will starve because of this storm.hings still open. i think people are more enjoying it than anything else. >> dylan dreyer has been in the blue mobile for what two days or so and been following the storm as it's moved north. check back with you a little later. thank you, dylan. >>> we now want to get to washington, d.c. where dylan actually started the day today. some locations there already reporting nearly 30 inches on the ground. another person who's been out there on the ground and watching that snow accumulate is luke russert. the good thing at this hour, luke, is you don't have to turn away from the snow. i saw your report last hour and it was hitting right in the face and you had to turn the other way. i would do the same. >> reporter: yeah. the wind is died down a little bit. but it's actually still considerably stronger, richard, than it was when the day started. from the meteorologist we have on staff at nbc, this is kind of the last punch if you will -- >> luke, i apologize. we have to jump over to new york

city football is about one thing, a lombardi trophy. >> it's philadelphia they want to win here, they are starving for a super bowl win, bottom line they want to win. >> reporter: and even many of peterson's harshest critics say at this points it's time to give at coach a chance. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news" >>> thank you chad, chopper 6 hd is now live over a roaring blaze this is 21st and locust in center city, philadelphia, flames attack the upper floors of an apartment building on the 2100 block of locust, the upper floors are not where the flames are restricted to anymore, the entire building now engulfed in flames and this fire has just gone to two alarms. we have no reports of anybody trapped inside of the building and no reports of anyone injured inside of the building but clearly flames have overtalk enthe structure and firefighters doing what they can to put these flames out. you are looking at 21st and locust in center city. >>> coming up parents protest the potential takeover of two philadelphia public schools and a murder that shook northern liberties two years ago today. a young woman shot to death over her purse

starve to death. another was alive but had no food or water. heather: authorities charging two people in a hit-and-run in the bull city. police say 46-year-old darren mclean rammed a police car on he is still on the run. one passenger was taken to the hospital. he faces drug charges tonight. investigators found oxycodone inside the stolen car. anna: governor mccrory honors the 17 north carolina service members killed in the persian gulf war. that happened 25 years ago. gloria rodriguez shows us the new way to member those troops and learn from the conflict. >> there is plenty of information about the persian gulf war. we learned the state is doing more to educate people about it. >> reading the names of the north carolinian service members who lost their lives during the persian gulf war. 75,000 from north carolina he says it is important we remember the 25th anniversary of the war. >> to remember the war we fight now still has some roots in this one and how it started, and even though it happened quickly and fast some soldiers were injured and died. and the sacrifices they made. north carolina veterans council command

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starving syrians. >> the syrian area has allowed humanitarian aid into three desperate cities in the northwest part of people in the towns where a carton of milk can cost as much as $150 have resorted to eating grass and leaves. >>> metro riders around the world riding the rails without any pants. from d.c. to new york and beyond, sunday was the 15th annual no pants subway ride. the half naked half humannous event is to raise money for those who have less. >>> british leaders have a new person to consult if worried about rain or anything else for that matter on their wedding day. >> the woman has been hired as an advice columnist. the role comes off the back of a recent podcast she's been doing about relationships and well-being which she publishes on her own website. >>> just about 6:46. time to see what our partners at cbs this morning are covering. >> we say good morning to charlie rose live in new york. hi, charlie. >> good morning, mike and andrea. we're covering the death of david bowie and all the major news of the day. plus, legal analyst ricky on what's next for el chapo and including possibl