Far to link to his victims. He led the recovery in new orleans, but now former mayor ray nagin goes on trial for corruption. We begin with progress made during the second day of talks to end syrias war. A victory for rebels allowing women and children out of a key city. Meanwhile, the fighting continues between the rebels and the government. More from nick schifrin. The violence in syria is continuing on unabated. We shouldnt diminish the fact that this is the First Agreement in three years of war. Its not clear how it will work on the ground or if it will alleviate the suffering. Theres nowhere where it needs to be alleviated more than homs, the Third Largest city. Most of the homs simply no longer exists. For two years its been pounded by bombs, mortars, artillery. The Bashar Alassad regime tried to crush the city. From the ground and from the air. Almost every day the terrifying sound of jets and the horrifying inevitable plume of smoke rising above a neighbourhood. The citys popula
Dashed. The concession syrias opposition says it never agreed to about a city devastated by war. The unrest is spreading in ukraine despite concessions from the countrys president protesters are taking to the streets in a growing number of cities. Good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Another major blast of Winter Weather is sweeping the country this morning. A crippling blizzard in the midwest on sunday is followed by sub 0 conditions in many of the same states and areas like chicago already covered in snow could see an extended cold spell of 48 hours or more below 0 and the arctic air is moving into Southern States where they are not used to the conditions and normally mild states like texas and louisiana could see snow and a temperature plunge of 3040 degrees andy is live in chicago where schools are closed because of the deep freeze and andy good morning and how does it feel out there . Cold, stephanie. We are just now starting what could be a 60hour stre
The problem. Hi there. Welcome to al jazeera america. Im Thomas Drayton. Good to have you with us. There are small signs of progress coming out of syrian peace talks. Both sides have agreed to allow women and children to leave the city of homs. Its a relief for hundreds of families starved in the thirdlargest city. The brutal civil war has taken a steep toll. Most of homs no longer exists. For two years its been pounded by bombs. Morta mortars, art ill ris. The assad regime tried to crush this city that was the center of the revolt against his rule from the ground and from the air. Almost every day the terrifying sound of jets. And the horrifying inevitable plume of smoke rising above a neighbourhood. The citys population was a million. More than half the houses today have been destroyed. Residents forced to eat greens picked off the side of the road. Those greens are the only sus tinnens for 22yearold resident and activist. He spoke to us via skype from the homs country side. This is
New york and new jersey over whether the super bowl is actually going to be played there. Just a couple of hours ago the United Nations special envoy to syria gave an update on the ongoing peace talks in geneva. He said hell meet with both sides on monday. Nick joins us live from geneva where the Syrian Government and opposition leaders are now meeting. This is the First Agreement after almost three years of a very bloody civil war. Can we safely call this a win, at least for round one . Reporter well, look, this is a bit of a breakthrough, and were talking about the city of homs, one of the worst, most besieged cities in all of syria. This was a city about 1 million before the war, and these days there are just a few thousand families there. The downtown has been ravaged by almost daily bombs and mortars and air strikes, and we just heard last hour brahimi announcing a small aleve yags for all of the suffering of homs. What we have been told by the government side is that women and ch
How one grammy hopeful is making it big without the backing of a major label. Topping the news this hour day two of the geneva peace talks to end syrias war. A small victory for rebels and a deal to get women and children out of a key Battle Ground city. The government draws a hard line saying it is not giving up the keys to damascus. Meanwhile the fighting rages on amongst rebels, Government Forces and Al Qaedalinked militan militants. How are the talks affecting the fighting . Sadly, that fighting continues unabated. I suppose we shouldnt diminish the fact that this is the First Agreement the two sides have made in the three years of war. The fact is nobody knows how the deal with work on the ground. Nobody knows how the women and children will leave the children. It theres nowhere in syria that needs the suffering alleviate more than the thirdlargest city, homs. Most of the homs no longer exists. For two years its been pounded by bombs. Mortars. Artillery. The assad regime tried to