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Security council awaits a vote on a cease fire plan. President rallies the conservative faithful saying a school with no guns is a dangerous place. The u. S. Confirms it will open its new embassy in jerusalem in may this year palestinian leaders call it an obstacle to peace. And Nigerian Government officials apologized to parents falsely told that missing daughters had been rescued we have an exclusive report. Top story in sport a second the olympic athlete from russia failed a drug. All the details coming up for you later in the program. We begin the news hour in syria where the governments relentless Bombing Campaign on a rebel held enclave near the Capital Shows no signs of abating rockets have been fired into eastern for a sixth straight day pushing the death toll to four hundred thirty two people in the past week alone the United Nations last minute wrangling is delaying a Security Council vote on imposing a thirty day ceasefire to end the hostilities. Reports from gaza on the tur
Im in london youre watching aljazeera also coming up a report from northeast nigeria where the government has apologized to the families of dozens of missing schoolgirls for giving them false information. Its time to make our schools a much harder taller for attackers president rallies the conservative faithful saying a school with no guns is a dangerous place. And the u. S. Confirms it will open its new embassy in jerusalem this may for the seventieth anniversary of israels founding. The death toll continues to climb in syria where government of a rival held enclave near the Capital Shows no signs of abating rockets have been fired into Eastern Ghouta first six straight day pushing the death toll to four hundred forty three people in the past week alone meanwhile at the United Nations a vote is expected to take place this hour on imposing a thirty day ceasefire in syria after last minute negotiations. Reports from gaza on the turkey syria border. Theres. Evidence here they call out fo