Journalists around the world face threats and violence. It marks International Press freedom day. Baltimore is taking steps to return to normal after a tumultuous week. Major stephanie rawlingsblake lifted a curfew in place. All citizens were to be off the streets between 10 00 pm and 5 00a. M. The curfew is no longer necessary. John terrett is live in baltimore it is a beautiful sunday evening here. You can see how the people of baltimore are acting to the end of the curfew. There are bands performing outside city hall in baltimore. I can hardly hear myself thing. This is a large crowd of the day. Earlier there was an interfath rally, where they spoke about faith and prayer. The largest number of people in this scare so far turned out yesterday. It was a political rally. There was a lot of anger but it was peaceful. One of the main cries yesterday was the curfew imposed last tuesday should be ended. Today, as you know the mayor stephanie rawlingsblake ended the curfew. Therell be no c
Blamed for a deadly outbreak of cholera in haiti. Lawyers file a lawsuit against the United Nations. [ technical difficulties ] and getting out of their cars and on to their bicycles. Hello, we begin this news hour with the latest developments from syria, and the program to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons. There has been a rare briefing by the director general of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons at the hague. The opcw is in charge of dismantling the stockpile. Lets first take a look at some of the highlights of the briefing. Cur recollectly there are 19 weapons inspectors working in damascus and its suburbs. Another 12 will be deployed. Since beginning their work on sunday the experts have visited one site already and have 20 more to inspect. They have about nine months to carry the work out. And thats not going to be an easy task but one that can certainly be achieved. The corporation has been quite constructive, and i will say that the syrian authori
There is a new report out now that may make all of that impossible. The report accuses the government of destroying thousands of homes on purpose. Those homes belonging to resident who support the opposition. Dominic king has our story. This is taboo, in the suburbs of damascus. It has been fought over by the government and the rebels repeatedly in the last few years. Like much of syria, it present as picture of bombed out buildings and rubble june roads. But now evidence, suggests that the destruction of property here is not an accident of war. Human rights watch has compiled a report that claims that the government has been demolishes thousands of houses here, in other parts of damascus, and in the city of ham ma. The report using these satellite images to show how extensive the damage is. This is the district of mshad in hama seen in sent 2012, and this is the same place one month later. This is part of the capitol close to the military airport seen in february of last year, move fo
Crisis to show restraint. Plus, criminal connections. Warn that londons gangs are expanding across the u. K. And the economics of the environment, permission is granted to build the worlds biggest coal port near the Great Barrier reef. The first round of talks to try to end the war in syria has ended. A second round is planned for february the 10th. So the government has yet to confirm whether or not it will attend. Now, according the the unimediator, its been a modest beginning. Which can be one which can be built on. Over the past eight days here in geneva, sides engaged each other through me, it was a very difficult start. But the sides have continued. Neff presented positions and listened to one another. There have been moments when one side has even acknowledged the concern and the difficulties and the point of view of the other side. Progress is very small indeed. But the sides have engaged in an acceptable manner. This is a very modest beginning, but it is a beginning on which w
President obama is set to nominate janet yellen to replace ben bernanke. The white house denying reports that claimed the u. S. Is considering cutting off most of its military aid to egypt. That coming amid protests there. The u. S. Gives egypt about 1. 5 billion each and every year. Those are your headlines. Im del walters. Consider this is next. And check us out 24 hours a day, aljazeera. Com. Aljazeera. Com. Welcome to al jazeera america. Im del walters in new york. These are the stories that were following for you. President obama has set a meeting with House Democratic leaders today as the Government Shutdown rages on. Chemical weapons inspectors set to tell us the progress of destroying syrias chemical stockpiles. It is day nine of the Government Shutdown and there