And just a matter of days u. N. Chemical weapons inspectors should be on the ground in syria. The u. N. Security Council Voted unanimously friday on a resolution to secure and destroy syrias chemical weapons stockpile. Rya ragae is on the ground. Shes getting syrian reaction to the u. N. Resolution. Speaking to syrian activists on the ground, several expressed skepticism over this deal. They were not sure of their regime complying, they have seen Bashar Alassad making promises and not fulfilling them. He thought it was pro craft nation on behalf of the international community. Ordinary citizens are concerned about the fact that this deal focused on chemical weapons, all the while ignoring conventional weapons, the way hundreds of thousands of syrians, were killed over the past two and a half years. Aid organizations have releasing heartbreaking and alarming figures recently, one of them saying 4 million syrian are suffering with no access to food, and the country may be on brink of mas
Straight ahead. The latest truce has failed to take hold in gaza. Israel today rejected a 24hour ceasefire proposal from hamas. Within minutes, the fighting was back on. Thei theitsisi military and hamas have traded sporadic fire. Benjamin netanyahu blames the palestinians. You have to imagine the United States having 80 of its population under rocket fire and 80 of your people having to go to a bomb shelter every within sixty or 90 seconds. Thats unsustainable. Imagine the United States having terror tunnels dug underneath your border in order to come in and explode your kindergartens or murder and kidnap your citizens. Now, all of this is happening while the palestinians are preparing for the end of ramadan. Some spent the day digging through rubble of what was left of their homes. The death toll continues to climb amid the on again off again ceasefires. The number of palestinians killed is 1062. Then otisisside, 43 have died. Al jazeera Nicole Johnston has more from gaza. Its been a
Saying today, it wont let them be used anyway. That is creating division among communication and aviation experts. The investigation however, is inconclusive, the u. N. Saying syria admitted to possessing weapons anyway in in south after ca, thousands of people waiting in line for the glimpse of the casket of the leader nelson mandela, some of the people had to be turned away, viewing continues tomorrow, the funeral to take place on sunday. Real money is next, and for news updates around the world, go to aljazeera. Com. Americans are in a spending mood, and talk about breaking all the ruled of selling you will meet a radical retailer who reinstrengths her shop and everything in it every few weeks. Yes, there are still some folk buying and using those 80s relics and one company is still profiting from them. In for ali velshi on assignment in south africa, and this is real money. So join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter at a. J. Real money. Two weeks before christm
Good morning, and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie cy. The 2013 election brought major surprises, but for avid political watchers and the offyear voting was a tasty appetizer for the main courses to come, next years midterms and the race for the white house two years later. Voters picked new leaders in cities and states across the country. Most of the National Focus was on new jersey and virginia, where governors were chosen. New jersey incumbent Chris Christie was reelected in a landslide. Hes viewed as a Top Republican challenger to Hillary Clinton in a potential 2016 president ial matchup. In virginia a powerful clinton ally, Terry Mcauliffe narrowly beat republican ken cuccinelli. Virginia has been a battleground state in the last two elections. New york city elected its first democratic mayor in more than two decades, bill de blasio. In detroit mike dugan is the citys first white mayor in 40 years. Al jazeera has all the election details. In a race widely seen as a refe
Verdict against new orleans former mayor rocks the big easy. It doesnt reflect the heart of the city. From the sea, a prized aphrodisiac, what that could mean for one community that depends on it. Good evening. Think for being with us. I am joie chen. The worst predictions are coming to pass with more than 100 Million People in its path, the second vicious winter storm system is heading to a deep freeze. Despite efforts to war residents of safety, the disaster is in full swing. Drivers abandoning cars, trying desperately to get off of the roadways and avoid a repeat of the scene down in atlanta two weeks ago. Its not just this weather disaster either. Waves of flooding wash through the pacific northwest. Some parts of the west are parched with drought. Weather at its most extreme is the center of our focus this hour. Beginning with the crisis which has left more than 300,000 without power already in georgia and the carolinas, cities across the south virtually on lockdown and meteorolog