h >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news the fate of syrian peace talks to depend on russ but first a look at headlines taking place across america. >>> blizzard warnings are in effect, and coastal flood warnings extend from virginia to massachusetts. more than 50 million people are in the path of the storm. some areas are projected to get more than two feet of snow. >>> a federal judge has are dismissa suit, a man claimed the faulty ignition switch prevented his air bags from deploying. defect is blamed for at least 124 deaths. gm has already paid $600 million in settlements. an appeals court in kansas city is blocking a ban or a common second trimester abortion method. the kansas court of appeals put the case on hold for now. the case is likely to be appealed to the kansas supreme court. it is the first kind of case in the united states. >>> 21-year-old college student for allegedly committing a hostile act. harry fawcett is in seoul. >> this news came through on the north

welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, cuban immigrants who have been struggling to make it through central america for months are reunited with their relatives in the united states. but first, the american minute. recovery and salvage efforts are underway after the search for 12 marines were suspended. coast guard officials say they are still not sure what caused two marine helicopters to collide last week. underwater crash site and debris field. memorial is planned for friday. >>> president obama was in detroit today, visited the north american auto show. last year the industry sold a record 17.5 million vehicles capping off a decade of growth, from the recession in 2009. >>> bill called for heads of fbi homeland security and national intelligence to personally sign off on each refugee saying they don't pose a threat. democrats prevented the bill from going forward. the republican led house passed the bill, the first 200 out of nearly 8,000 cuban migrants stranded in cen

. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america's international news hour. we begin with talks aimed at ending the war in syria. those talks finally got underway in geneva but the meeting was literally one sided as one group wasn't there. insisted it wouldn't join talks unless the syrian government halted its air strikes. the hnc now says its delegates will join the talks but only as observers. secretary of state john kerry welcomed the decision. meanwhile a report from human rights watch says iran's revolutionary guards have been promoting afghan men to fight in syria. james bays has the story. >> the start of the syria talks but on day 1 just one side was present. the syrian delegate headed by bashar al jaffray, meeting with staffan de mistura. ftc it was during this meeting that news emerged that the main opposition group said it would now travel to geneva. mr. de mistura said he had to wait for official confirmation but said he was optimistic. >> i have good reason to believe that they are actually considering this very seriously. and actually to start t

>> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. >> a philadelphia police officer survives a shooting caught on camera. the man accused of pulling the trigger says i.s.i.l. inspired him. >>> also. >> we're like okay we're going to come through and look for her. >> the fears of people targeted in immigration raids and the court ruling that could allow some undocumented immigrants to stay in the u.s. >>> captured after escaping twice before. how mexican police captured the notice onotorious criminal accuf are smuggling more drugs into u.s. than anyone else. plus, balancing technology and privacy, the problem with today's laws that are years behind devices that track us wherever we go. a police officer in philadelphia is recovering tonight after being ambushed in his patrol car. police say the alleged gunman claimed he was acting in the name of i.s.i.l. al jazeera john terret joins us with the story. to say that the police officer is remarkable is an

i'll be back in two minutes. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. >> a philadelphia police officer survives a shooting caught on camera. the man accused of pulling the trigger says i.s.i.l. inspired him. >>> also. >> we're like okay we're going to come through and look for her. >> the fears of people targeted in immigration raids and the court ruling that could allow some

good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera's international news hour. tonight we begin with new developments in the growing humanitarian crisis in syria. in the last six weeks more than two dozen people have reportedly starved to death in madaya. today a convoy of red crescent trucks carrying food and supplies arrived this, the first delivery since october. the assad regime is disputing meanwhile the severity of the situation. the ambassador to the u.n. blames the fabrication of the media on the troubles in his country jamie mcintire john kerry. >> we need full access and we are raising it with all parties right now. we are pressing it very hard and it has to happen. >> some fowrched people ar 400 e brink of death. it is unclear who might help them get out. al jazeera's james bays reports. >> trucks carrying food and medicine finally arrive in madaya. a town of nearly 40,000 people where they have been eating their pets and after that survive on a diet of soup made from grass. >> translator: we witnessed a lot and suffered a lot. people killed cats to e

i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. angry protests over the execution of a shia cleric in saudi arabia has middle eastern countries taking sides. >> this is not a violent or hostile situation >>> occupation

is i >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. the world economic forum has revoked its invitation to north korea for its upcoming meeting in switzerland. the development comes open the day when south korea called for the toughest possible sanctions on its neighbor. the tensions have been strong ever since north korea claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb. harry fawcett reports. >> on the day that north korea said they sent shots to deter a drone, promising tough sanctions against pyongyang for its nuclear bomb tests last week. earlier south korea's president made her annual new year address to the nation said the fourth nuclear test required a tougher international response than in other years. she expected china to act accordingly at the u.n. >> translator: i'm certain that china is very well aware if such a strong will isn't followed by necessary steps we will not be able to stop north's fifth and sixth nuclear test and we cannot guarantee troop ease and stability of the korean peninsula. >>> a move long opposed by china. >> t

i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hoir of international news, trove contra germany mayor's statements. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. >> a plan to defund planned parenthood, the first time gop has gotten a health care defunding law to the president's desk. >>> the leader of a native american tribe is calling for the armed protesters occupying a wildlife refuge in oregon to leave. demonstrators took over a government building as a show of support of two local ranchers for setting fire on government property. >>> the chief justice of alabama.'s supreme court says the state's ban on same sex marriage is still in force. ray moore has ordered locals not to issue marriage licenses to same sex marriages. in june the supreme court overturned the ban. >>> ten people have died in the town of medaya due a siege by hezbollah backed forces. according to a human rights group, a siege cutting off food and medicine. elsewhere in syria as well as turk

>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. market tumble. how sinkin sinking oil prices ae affecting economies around the world. >>> hotel attack on the west african nation of burkina faso. >>> dangerous missions, an astronaut runs into serious trouble during a spacewalk, where a new report indicates nasa's future plans could be much riskier than the agency suggests. we begin with another bad day on wall street. which is having the worst two-week start to a year ever. the dow lost more than 390 points today all the major indices fell more than 2%. analysts blame the selloff on another big drop in oil prices. crude oil closed below $30 a barrel for the first time in 2003. john terret joins us. john this is the latest big drop in oil and big drop in stocks. >> a spree for commodities traders, today u.s. stocks sold off across the board on friday. the reason wall street is worried that too many commodity companies will go belly up now that oil is in the bargain basement. >> a sea of red driven by an ocean of black. investors are scared the low

rchg >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news turkey's tourism industry is reeling in the wake of recent attacks and recent disputes. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. a federal judge has rejected boston marathon bomber's tsarnaev's request. >> search for survivors continues off the coast of hawaii. six marines were on board each aircraft at the time. debris was spotted in the area today but so far there has been in sign of any of the missing service men. >>> walmart ceo says it's reevaluating the number of stores, closures will begin at the end of the month. now more to our signature story, the ongoing siege in burkina faso. security forces have launched an effort to recapture the hotel from the gunman. and al qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack. yvonnee newyvonne ndege has the. >> it's not clear at this time how many hostages these terrorists were able to stay. a hotel frequented by westerners, french soldier

i'm back with more news in 2 minutes. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. >> sorry, most that i let you down. you deserve better. you deserve accountability. >> taking responsibility, michigan's governor apologises for the lead contamination in the flint water supply and the billion plus price tag to remove it >>> heading to the supreme court, t

good evening i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america, international news hour. we begin tonight with new fears over the spread of a virus throirchgviruslinked to severe . the zika virus is believed to be spreading to all countries except chile and canada. health inspectors are now making a special effort to quarantine mosquitos that carry the disease. researchers say they will try to develop a virus in record time. more from john holman where authorities are also taking action against zika. >> the first taste of the zika virus now spread to 21 other countries says the world health organization. zika is spread by mosquitos and not life threatening for adults but causes microcephaly in which newborn infants heads don't develop. hasn't been definitively approval but, el salvador, colombia have taken the extraordinary step of inviting women not to get pregnant for the time being. issuings guidelines. >> we are concerned about the zika virus, advising pregnant women seriously consider postponing travels to these areas if possible. >> the world health organization has

i'm jonathan betz in for antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news how germany is trying to slow the number of refugees from north africa. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. state of emergency over flint's water supply. national guard went to that city to help hand out bottled water. april 2014 whether the city began drawing their water supply from the flint river. since then, dangerous bacteria has turned up in the river. >>> 12 missing marines off the coast of hawaii, they found life rafts but little else. training mission crashed off the north shore of oahu. it is still possible to find crew alive rescue workers say. >>> in honor of martin luther king, jr. day, the fbi director laid a wreath at the national memorial. despite the organization's history of blackmailing the raciaindividual. physical. >> china, pakistan and afghanistan and united states met in kabul. no one from the taliban attended that meeting. >>> donald trump might be the fr

>> good evening i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. another troubling day for stock markets, the role played by oil prices and china's economy. also: >> the warmest year on record. by a sizable amount. >> american scientists sounding the alarm about the earth's climate in 2015. the dangerous impact it had across the u.s. and the world. plus. >> you don't regain trust within a matter of seconds because a statement was made. >> political anger and blame in flint michigan, and the financially strapped city's water supply. >> a newly discovered planet in our solar system. wednesday's wall street selloff isn't having much of an impact on asian markets what are mostly up on what's thursday there. the dow fell more than 250 points but for a while it was much uglier, down over 500 points. many blame falling oil prices for the drop. crude oil dropped to its lowest level in nearly 13 years. john terret joins us and expectations are that prices are going to keep dropping. >> i think that's a safe bet, antonio, especially that iran is going to sta

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. >> barack obama has spoken of his anger at the amount of gun violence in the u.s. >> the bodies of at least 36 refugees who have been found at two locations on turkey's coach. the coast guards have rescuededded eight people and are looking for more. >> venezuela's new parliament is being sworn in amido a power struggle. the first time in 17 years that the 167 member national assembly will be controlled be i the opposition. opposition assuming finally, a space they are going to have -- or they hope to have more room. in the political spectrum. so on the other hand, the government is going to limit this power, by trying to involve or limit the possibility of the opposition. this is what we have seen, in the past days when president ma dura, asked to block the nomination of three legislature opposition legislatures. under the claims that there are some frauds. but we have to keep in mind, there

i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of internet news the u.s. seeks china's help in order to rein in flea's nuclear activities. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. the fbi is looking to trying to get the remaining protestors to come out of the eastern oregon protest. trying to get them to leave the compound and go home. >>> rick snyder appointed a team of experts to oversee a solution to the problem and provide health care to flint children exposed to lead in the city's water supply. >>> the u.s. government is taking steps to prevent the spread of the zika virus. anyone who has visited any of the countries in the outbreak will no longer be allowed to donate blood. >>> summit of latin american and caribbean leaders, experts are warning that the virus could affect hundreds of thousands of people. official say they need to work together to find a more permanent solution. al jazeera's lucia newman has more from santiago chile. >> it wasn't on the agenda at the annual meeting of latin american

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> i'm stephanie sy, you're watching "talk to al jazeera." my guest this week is reporter and artist, molly crabapple. >> let's talk about the fact that you are relatively young and you have done a lot. not only have you been to conflict zones recently, but you've danced burlesque, you've been a nude model. you have eaten fire. so i guess what is next? if one has goals, is there anything that you wanna check off the list? >> oh my god. i'd like to write another book that's not about me. i wanna just keep traveling and doing journalism and making big paintings and speaking to all of the defiant and brilliant people that i possibly can. and i don't know. i've never had like, the proper five year career plans like that. i'm just an artist. i make things. >> some of your artwork has become part of the permanent collections of not only the museum of modern art, but the barjeel foundation and the new york historical society. have you inadvertently bec

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> furious protests in saudi arabia as it executes 47 people who it says are terrorists. among them a leading shia cleric. >> iran has led the international condemnation of the executions warning saudi arabia will pay a heavy price. hello there, i'm felicity barr, and this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, india on alert as fighters kill two soldiers of an air base at the border of pakistan, and celebrating too soon the iraqi army

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. a reminder of the top stories, the u.n. secretary general has said scenes of tens of thousands of people starving to death in the town of ma day yeah in syria amounts to a war crime. he says all sides have a responsibility to protect the syrian citizens. killing two civilians, five of the attackers also died during the blast, and police are hunting for others who were involved. the former head of world athletics stanes accused of organizing and enabling conspiracy and corruption within the sports governing body the i.a.a.f. that's according to the second part of an independent report, commission bed i the world anti-doping agency. it claims the lives of more than 11,000 people, but now the worldealth organization has formally declared the end of the ebola outbreak in one of the country's worst hit. that means that the west african epidemic is officially over. many people though are still living in the shadowing of the virus, mohammad reports. >>

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. reminder the top stories here. all sides of the syrian conflict, and says amounts to a war crime. >> isil fighters have launch add series of bomb blasts in the center of the capitol, killing two civilians. five of the attackers also died. at least six people have been killed in an attack on a police station in sought eastern turkey. turn these vans have been marking five years. he was the first ruler to fall in what came to be known as the arab spring. sparked by national neurory about poverty and corruption. on whether those problems have been solved. five years ago, the square would have been packed with people, the streets with us the focal point of the mass protests that started the arab spring. since then, every january the 14th, thousands converge here, to commemorate the anniversary of the revolution. but tunisia remains politically divided. the youth are kit lewises. >> people my age are disenchanted with politics. we don't care, and it

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> u.n. says 400,000 syrians are under siege, cut off from food and medical supplies. many are dying of starvation in one of the worst-effected areas, madaya. >>> belgian investigatories have raided a an apartment that they believe may have been use as a bomb factory. >>> and cologne's police chief has been temporarily relieved of its duties, just days after a wave of violence against women on new year's eve. >>> diana is a syrian campaigner for amnesty international in london. she says the scenes in madaya are the result of a deliberate policy. >> the syrian government is using starvation as a method of war. residents told amnesty international that some government officials at the check points besieges madaya have told some women who protested there, that as long as [ inaudible ] are under siege, madaya will continue to be under siege as well, and civilians are prevented from leaving. suppliers are buying, like rice and other kinds of basic f

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> run through the headlines. the world health organization is warning the virus called zika is thought to be linked to babies born with brain damage is thought to spread to almost every country in americas. an envoy to syria said delayed talks to the syrian government will now start on friday. the negotiations have been pushed back over disagreements who would take part. hassan rouhani is in italy, sinchisfirst tour since the liff economic sanctions. >>> massive cleanup on the east coast after a huge snow storm there. millions of commuters, that's one of them struggling to get to work, and parents find it difficult to take their children to those schools that were open. the icy roads and crippled train lines making traveling pretty nigh impossible. federal offices, government offices in the nation's capital were closed all day monday. freezing conditions also in east asia. there they've killed at least 65 people. we understand in taiwan caused

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. >> what, as if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution? >> this goes to the heart of the argument. >> to tell you the stories that others won't cover. how big do you see this getting? getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> we're here to provide the analysis... the context... and the reporting that allows you to make sense of your world. >> ali velshi on target. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm bisi onile-ere in new york. here are the top stories... ..protests in cologne germany as fall out continues from the new year's eve assault of dozens of women by foreign men. mexican authorities say they are willing to extradite captured drug lord el chapo to the u.s. republican leaders gather in south carolina to discuss fighting poverty

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> syrian factions arrive in switzerland. there is still doubt about whether they'll entake place. >> i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. iran's president begins his french visit by telling business leaders his country is open for business. >>> men occupying a wildlife preserve are arrested at a shootout. >> i'm in an argentina, in a region of new crisis

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> the u.n.'s high commissioner for refugees says the world needs to share the burden of syria's crisis more fairly. hello i'm barbara serra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in the program, i.s.i.l. is accused of firing a rocket from syria, hitting a school and killing one person. >>> warning a weather system could leave millions hungry in south africa.

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> i.s.i.l. is accused of firing a rocket from syria which hit a turkish school. >> this is school reception, imagine the chaos and panic when the first blast happened. ♪ >> hello there i'm barbara serra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in the next 30 minutes, the u.n.'s new refugee chief demands a fairer formula for sharing the burden of the crisis in syria. >>> warnings, an el nino weather system could leave 14 million hungry in southern

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> hogue gen, a reminder of the. the government of saudi arabia has announced that it is cutting commercial and air traffic relations with iran, in the latest issues with the two countries. factory data in china caused stocks to drop by 7%. >>> a powerful earthquake has killed 11 people in india and leaving fm hundred hundreds tra. five others died in bangladesh. a 6.8 quake was felt as far away as nepal and myanmar. fez jamil has the story. >> people jolted out of their beds, screaming, crying. one person said a heavy bell at a temple nearby started ringing because of the sheer amount of shake going on. there haven't been a lot of damage however the rural parts of the state have poor connectivity to begin with even before the earthquake happened. so getting information from those areas is still only now trickling in. the capital itself which has quarter million people as residents has reported at least one building collapsed. now there are repo