Know them Julien Macdonald this is al jazeera live from them also coming up a decision which could cost car makers millions a german court give cities the green light to ban diesel cars south african politicians vote overwhelmingly in favor of a motion that would allow the government to take private land without compensation and its fun for some but misery for others a wintry blast leaves europe colder than the arctic. First to syria where the first daily five hour window when fighting is supposed to stop in a rebel held on cave near damascus has come and gone with little success truce was supposed to allow aid to get in the injured to get at which of east and well there were multiple violations during the window from nine am to two pm two people were killed in government airstrikes web also also tuesday breaking the deal. The truce ordered by russia was meant to live for the evacuation of civilians but none of the injured actually got out and the activists told aljazeera thats because the russians didnt provide a trusted third party to help the evacuation even if the daily cease fire does hold aid groups are skeptical they say five hours is simply not long enough to provide any meaningful help was a binge of aid has more thanks when the bombs stop at the stone to see whats left of the home day one of the five hour ceasefire brought comfort to the people trapped in the siege mr alter. Theres no food or water they always say theres a ceasefire but they come back in the bomb us so well the situation is pretty bad prices are very high we did not have money and we saw the shelter in the water and we do not feel warm close to six hundred people have been killed in the latest onslaught hospitals have been hit and medical supplies are running out. And you know suddenly the airplane came towards us my mother screamed get inside the house i told her i will wait for her and the missiles exploded. As jets roared above sides accused each other off by leading the troops leave it alone i mean look at this truce this is a ceasefire this place said fifty women and fifty children god willing they lift before the airstrikes. Ordered by the russian president the Syrian Government had agreed to hold fire but despite the violations moscow is optimistic about its plan. Over the specific humanitarian corridor also have been sit through which aid will be delivered and medical evacuation will be carried out in the opposite direction but also billions who are willing to leave will be able to leave is in full compliance with the u. N. Resolution to fall over. A un force says. The back they can bring out the more than one thousand people in Urgent Medical care but without a consent from all warring sides. We need urgent assistance. Aid agencies including the u. N. Are frustrated that since saturday words have not translated into action or within a day a million. Miles distance from is that it would in the last unable really. Medical supplies that theyre desperately needed to bring to people in the area so this iteration is really highly satisfactory to say the least there are many people in willing to brave the rough at the crossing and even if they wanted to leave it isnt clear where will they go is it inside is they also shouldnt they will stay there will be back and there will not be at bat and he might. Be able to reach out for them theres not much faith in promises of help in this damascus suburb under siege for the last five years but even the dead are not exempt from destruction of a job made out of the era. Of the turkey syria border well the u. S. State department has spoken saying russia is to blame for much of the recent misery caused by the Syrian Government when you see the russian government propping up Bashar Al Assad when you see what Bashar Al Assad has done to his very own people including innocent women and children im a mom i see those videos im horrified and second by at and i can share the sentiment on behalf of everyone in the United States i think when they see that that that is unacceptable russia is propping up that regime russia had said years ago that it would help help syria get rid of its chemical weapons russia failed to do that the Syrian Regime was back on its heels years ago who came in and prop them up or russia dead. German cities will soon be able to ban the use of diesel cars on their streets after a ruling from the federal court and measures are being imposed to tackle air pollution in the stomach came reports from the capital berlin ruling could have huge ramifications for car makers in germany which is europes largest car market soon cities in germany could enforce bans on older diesel vehicles its a move environmental groups here have long campaigned for and now thanks to a court ruling on choose day they have it isnt of him but we are certainly happy and satisfied as of today we have diesel bans in germany we achieve that in both of the places that we were fighting for doesnt go off and stuck out these cities have long been amongst the most polluted in germany stuttgart geography means vehicle emissions often linger in the air the council is considered introducing some form of ban on diesel engines now its likely to act but this ruling spells trouble for the Automotive Industry millions of vehicles could be affected and alterations to engines or retrofitting could cost as much as three and a half thousand dollars each and then theres the uncertainty about whether other cities might want to introduce benz. The problem with the decision is that different cities could have different regulations this concerns us because a patchwork of different regulations would obviously confused drivers thats why we hope for reasonable nationwide regulation. Until now the federal government has resisted diesel bans saying it hoped that emission levels could be reduced through Software Updates for older engines last autumn angle america has negotiated a deal with the car industry that stopped short of introducing bans on diesel engines meaning choose days court ruling was unwelcome news out of even phone as they refine what most definitely happen is that clean air plants really have to be put into action with the help of the government who will discuss further matters with the parties concerned what is perhaps important to mention today is that the ruling is specific to individual cities where more needs to be done but it really does not target the whole country or all drivers in germany. As clear as this ruling may seem it does throw up many questions for germanys road users are their vehicles going to be affected will they need to be expensively retrofitted and crucially whos going to pay for gas donna carrying out as there are. Now one of the christian religions holiest sites in jerusalem will reopen on wednesday morning after the citys mayor suspended a controversial tax plan the church of the holy settle kirk considered to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of jesus has been closed for three days it was in protest against the mayors plan to levy substantial back taxes on the christian church. Seven ficus parliament passed a motion allowing the government to take private land without compensation the motion was brought forward by the left wing Economic Freedom finds his party was passed by an overwhelming majority of two hundred forty one votes in favor versus eighty three votes against south africas new president so a level falls or has said that the land reform needs to happen immediately marc webb has more from johannesburg. Ever since the n. C. Came to power in one thousand nine hundred four its politicians have Promised Land reform and redistribution theyve had policies and programs to do so but progress has been slow and it still remains that in south africa about three quarters of the land belongs to the white minority a lot of people say that the reason progress has been so slow is because a lack of political will from the top of the a. N. C. And also allegations of corruption and landry redistribution Julius Malema the leader of the breakaway opposition Economic Freedom fighters party has been saying that the problem needs to be tackled by changing the constitution to allow the government to expropriate land without compensation so he made the case to parliament to make to pass a motion to make that constitutional change we must ensure that we do store the dignity of our people without compensating the criminals who stole our lint those who continue to protect these crimes themselves are accused of crime because those who protect the crime are criminals themselves the motion was passed in the significant majority about two hundred forty in favor and about eighty voted against this is because the ruling a. N. C. Party voted with the Economic Freedom fighters in recent years as the a. N. C. Its popularity has declined their rhetoric has got even tougher on land reform they used to object to expropriation without compensation but this time they joined in the effort in a move that will begin the process of constitutional change so by the time thats made it will take months and we dont know who will be in power theres an election next year and we dont know to what extent they will use this policy to bring about radical and change but its something generally that may be popular with voters but on popular with investors. Anger against the government is mounting in nigeria after one hundred ten. Schoolgirls were kidnapped by the armed Group Boko Haram last week theres been criticism over the handling of the mass abduction of a school in this countrys troubled northeast comes almost four years after two hundred seventy six school girls were abducted in the checkbook area teachers have resumed classes but many School Children say theyre too afraid to attend parents of the missing girls have been speaking out. When i knew my all this time we have been looking for our lost daughters some were found during the attack and a few days after having tracked for days some had swollen legs some were bitten by snakes while trying to return but i and many others are still looking up to god hoping theyll be rescued those who witnessed the abduction said our daughters were whisked away in a truck. Delegates at a summit in kenya discussing how aid agencies can regain public trust after the sex scandals the nations to oxfam a fall and after the sacking of workers used prostitutes in haiti and United Nations peacekeepers were sent home from south sudan after being accused of sexually abusing women Catherine Sawyer has more now from nairobi. This is a summit that brings together key players in the humanitarian sector and one of the main talking points is finding their reason a lot of concern about dawn of the deep particularly when it comes to finding some of the countries that have experienced long and protracted conflicts the summit also comes at a time a when some aid workers from some humanitarian organizations like oxfam have been accused of sexual abuse in countries that theyre operating in countries where that have some of the most Vulnerable People this is something that the United Nations of some dont the communities are very worried about we have zero tolerance to it Sexual Exploitation and abuse were now using this moment when it has to come to light very clearly were now using this moment to look at operating procedures and policies and to make corrections when needed whether that be in Recruitment Retention the policies in the way in which we deliver our aid in refugee camps as an example so we were seizing the opportunity to ensure that the reform takes place it is not just within the u. N. Itself its its our contractors i will talk to. Everyone that is working with us and in this environment must uphold we also spoke to delegates from south sudan one of the countries that has been affected by this sex scandal told us that they believe the situation in that country is even worse because so many valuable people whistleblowers face a very challenging time and its easy for aid workers within some. Of these other humanitarian organizations to use money to cover up the activities and plenty more still to come but as well as economic crisis is spilling over its borders tens of thousands of refugees are crossing into brazil. And we meet the foreign rebels who traded their guns for t. V. Cameras prevent getting a chilly reception all that more when we come back. How the thunderstorms of settled back a little bit in queensland and New South Wales theyre still around the top on the be seen some pretty heavy rain around darwin recently and the streak of cloud ring out from adelaide still links up to well what could produce some pretty big shots in Western Australia forecast wise in perth the sun should be at is twenty six degrees is much the same in melbourne a little bit cooler in adelaide more of a breezy on the edges and the often does not show show as except in tropical queensland so i say things are quite a little bit cooling down in sydney to out in melbourne down below twenty is the forecast with as a bit of a disappointment i think still twenty six in per still potential for big showers in Western Australia including up in kimberley now you might see a lot of cloud when you do there is a lot of cloud here and a familiar cove running into the south island of new zealand i already expect a lot of rain from that so far not much has been reported there is more to come then it seems quite likely youll get it on wednesday that you see the wind directions as catching that northwest corner probably including washington maybe nor christchurch by the time we get to thursday just a few passing shows if anything will be more likelihood of rain up in oakland but in both places middle twentys. And the bamboo harvest is navigating dangerous rapids. From the time we depart to the time we finish our scares to the fisherman dicing with death. Im afraid of paul and im afraid of dying really for dont go i call from my family to meet the man who grew to be extreme just to make your living. You have to be a stronger shriller otherwise and safely risking it all vietnam at this time on al jazeera. Are reminded of the top stories on aljazeera the first five hour ceasefire for the besieged damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta has come and gone with little success there were multiple violations with both sides claiming the other. German cities will not be able to ban people from driving diesel cars in certain areas after a federal court will like to and could have huge ramifications for manufacturers and europes largest. South Africas Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a motion allowing the government to take private land without compensation. President obama will head to congress to speak about the need for restricting gun a was shipped in the United States is going public pressure on him to convince congress to finally move on gun control legislation in the wake of the latest School Shooting in florida i White House Correspondent kimberly how reports. After days of student protests all eyes are on the u. S. Congress to take action to limit gun violence following the florida School Shooting earlier this month that left seventeen people dead leading that debate is President Donald Trump who met on tuesday with republican lawmakers at the white house to hear their arguments we shouldnt be banning guns for law abiding citizens we should be focusing on making sure that citizens who should not get guns in the first place dont get those guns most conservative lawmakers favor only limited restrictions on gun ownership with an emphasis on improving Mental Health initiative in december the republican controlled house passed a bill to strengthen background checks but it needs senates approval to pass and that hasnt happened yet its outrageous that so many guns are sold with no background check whatsoever met over the weekend with leaders of americas largest Gun Lobby Group the National Rifle association in two thousand and sixteen the n. R. A. Spent more than thirty million supporting trogs president ial bid still hes vowed to take them on dont worry about the n. R. A. Theyre on our side you guys here for you are so afraid of the n. R. A. Theres nothing to be afraid. And you know what ive done are with you we have to fight every once in a while the chilcot already trumps directed his Justice Department to work on banning the sale of. The device increases of weapons fire power. And was used to murder dozens of concert goers last year in las vegas. But the survivors of the florida School Shooting lobbied lawmakers on capitol hill they appeared less confident there would be congressional or president ial action president gun policy is unclear the white house says trouble wants to take a leading role on gun control and wants congress to pass something but so far has been vague on exactly what can really help get al jazeera washington chinas Propaganda Machine has gone into overdrive to defend a move to scrap term limits for president xi jinping the plan to change the constitution sparked protests in Hong Kong Chinese bloggers have been prevented from posting or searching for words and phrases including two term limit disagree shakiness a name and press. In colombia these five soldiers have been killed and ten others wounded in a bomb attack by marxist rebels the National Liberation army rebels formed military vehicles on the road between the northern towns of t. V. And salazar the last palm os attack came one day after the group said it would hold a unilateral cease fire during elections next month and as well as president Nicolas Maduro has officially read your timms registered himself as a candidate for aprils president ial election the votes from boycotted by the opposition which says its a farce which will consolidate the duis dictatorship its main rivals are barred from standing against him or have fled the country to avoid detention and as well as going through an unprecedented recession thats created widespread shortages of basic goods vital medicines and that america you see in human has more. Its now official even though the latest polls indicate that seventy five percent of venezuelans disapprove of president. He seems set to be reelected on april the twenty second and the reason is very simple the main Opposition Coalition isnt running it has been barred from doing so as has what would have been president nicolas from a little main rival for this one nearly beat him in president ial elections five years ago addressing his supporters shortly after registering his candidacy a little said that victory was guaranteed that it was a short. On time here because the president of the people and people of the president now the main opposition Political Parties are boycotting the election they call it a fraud which gives no guarantees of transparency claims that they are following the orders of the United States there will be or probably will be free and that its from very very small Political Parties to these kinds of barely known by the venezuelan people and most assume that they will make very very little difference to the final outcome in the meantime the International Committee of community is criticizing these elections they call it a sham latin america north american and european leaders are calling it fraudulent as well but president by registering his candidacy is showing that he is not concerned about growing International Isolation and the growing threat of more International Sanctions this is tens of thousands of them as waylands continue to flee the economic kelso their country seeking food and medicine elsewhere well associate just mentioned the crisis in venezuela is fueling mass migration in neighboring countries tens of thousands of people of course West Columbia the many of us are also heading south to brazil a state of emergency is in place in the northern brazilian state of the program where additional troops have been deployed aljazeera Gabe Elizondo is there. As you can see this is been turned into basically a giant campsite for venezuelans with nowhere else to go after they cross the border from venezuela trying to reach brazil which is where theyre at now they dont have anywhere else to go so they come here and this is where theyve gathered by the thousands over the last couple of months weve seen men and women children everybody trying to escape venezuela and have a better life ok unfussy its not easy over there in venezuela there is no food we only eat one meal a day at least here we can try to eat three meals a day. It used to be about five hundred venezuelans a day would arrive here in the city of bull beast now that number in the last couple weeks has reached nearly a thousand people a day now there are a total of forty thousand venezuelan refugees here thats ten percent of the entire population of this city now pursuing Officials Say under no circumstances will they close the border theyre welcoming all venezuelans here with open arms because they know that this is a really a humanitarian crisis and that the situation is very bad and everyone here is just looking for a better life and as you can see the people people are running now because a truck has just arrived here bringing some food and so everyone is going to try to grab some of that food it just gives you an idea of how desperate the situation is right now. The brazilian better old government is expected to send the military here in the coming days to start flying some of these refugees to other parts of the country where they can better be helped. One year after a peace deal was signed with the colombian fart rebel but the former fight says that im launching a new t. V. Network you colombian news aims to offer a different post conflict alternative to traditional media but some of their reporters are facing resistance elizondo m. P. s he explains. Well theres a new player in colombias media landscape one that doesnt have much money or clout but dreams of being revolutionary in a country where mainstream channels of long been seen as serving the interest of the powerful and emotionally we have a clear editorial line that guides us give voice to the voiceless to those who have been neglected by the state we also want to reclaim social struggles and report on the peace implementation is one of twenty five former Fire Fighters running. After a life of given a year warfare as part of the two thousand and sixteen peace deal they live in housing paid by the government and receive a small stipend as they learn to operate cameras and write news stories the channels director says its a way to reintegrate fighters into society but it also aspires to become a distinctive voice. We are aiming for objectivity which doesnt mean. We want to approach our journalism work with an almost scientific discipline and accuracy but without being distant or lacking sensitivity towards peoples problems and for most riders the Media Training started while they were still in the jungle working for five radio programs but reporting publicly on the streets means facing the public still wary of them after five decades of civil conflict. It is not easy we Face Many Obstacles and the rejection of some people who dont like peace all the idea of our reintegration but each day we learn a little bit more and continue towards the level we want to reach. Theyre hoping in time to attract a larger audience by focusing on stories and people neglected by mainstream channels and media experts say they face an uphill battle as they try to convince the public that they are more than propaganda. Amid. Colombians have a very bad image of the fox so they need to change that they need to demonstrate that they are like everybody else and be cool be interesting instead they insist their programming employing an ideological battle one of old style counter information its fine if they want to do that support they should offer a new formats new ideas instead repeating the old formulas for the moment their shows are seen online and Small Community t. V. Networks but theyre convinced theyll win over more eyeballs by covering the lives of rural forgotten colombians and what they hope will become a televised revolution and listen to them. Large parts of europe are being hit by a freak winter storm bringing rare snow and plummeting temperatures to much of the continent some parts of the u. K. Are expected to feel colder than the Arctic Circle later this week and i think barco reports scientists have been aiming manmade Global Warming this is what many people across the u. K. Woke up to roads blocked public transport come sort of schools closed fun for some misery for others in croatia the army were drafted in to rescue people trapped in their houses but as fast as the snow was cleared all quickly fell. And in the italian capital romans experienced the first snow in six years to the vatican and to a battleground. Cold weather in winter is hardly surprising but whats unsettling scientists is that europe is currently colder than the arctic a freak warming around the north pole is sending a blast of arctic cold across the continent weather experts say manmade Global Warming is to blame what we normally see is the winds coming in from the west the jet stream winds but with this massive womanish takes place high up in the atmosphere about fifty degrees in the space of a couple of days it breaks down that pattern allows this big area of High Pressure to form sitting across much of europe and of course with that sort of wind direction coming in from the east and northeast it pulls the cold air in all the way from siberia of course you know what that means desperately cold air strong winds with it cold air will penetrate across europe for some days yet in the nineteen seventies climate scientists came up with a theory for the war with the arctic the colder the european continent they even gave him an anagram w a warmer Arctic Sea Sea colder continent or as the scientists prefer to call it wacky people here in southeast england baby surprised by this unusual or wacky weather but it could in the future be the shape of things to come on the norwegian archipelago of speil barden the high arctic scientists have recorded temperatures thirteen degrees centigrade above average sea ice is for treating exposing warmer water below and releasing more heat into the atmosphere and while arctic temperatures increase the wacky weather continues to leave europe out in the cold parka aljazeera in southeast england where you can find out much more about the stories were following and aljazeera dont come. Lets take another quick look at the top stories in syria the first in the five hour window when fighting is supposed to stop in eastern huta has come and gone with little success pause was designed to allow civilians to leave the rebel held suburb of damascus but after a brief lull residency government planes resumed their strikes. My kids. Was just. Any kids in eastern good. Fear for any sound just like the air raid of course i have to lie to them to tell them its ok its fine just cause i was close to maybe for two months now. Even. If they cannot go out for being in they go didnt they have to stay in the basement german cities will now be able to ban people from driving diesel cars in certain areas the federal Administrative Court has improved ruling same to help cities tackle air pollution is expected to have a major effect on europes biggest car market one of the christian religions holy sites in jerusalem is to reopen after the citys mayor suspended a controversial tax plan the church of the holy simple considered to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of jesus has been closed now for three days. South Africas Parliament has overwhelmingly passed abortion allowing the government to take private land without compensation the motion was brought forward by the left wing can all like Freedom Fighters party so the africas new president said will run the polls or has said that land reform needs to happen in egypt. Anger against the governments mounting in nigeria after one hundred ten schoolgirls were kidnapped by the armed group while coram last week theres been criticism over the handling of the mass abduction of school in the countrys troubled Northern Region teachers have resumed classes but many School Children say theyre too afraid to go china us Propaganda Machine has gone into overdrive to defend a move to scrap term limits for president xi jinping the plan to change the constitution sparked protests in hong kong and we are sure public dissent within china two prominent figures open left says politicians to reject it thats all for now coming next risking it all featuring some of the most dangerous jobs in the world thanks for your company thought by. 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