First, the Syrian Opposition has been presenting its plan for peace at a meeting in london. The high negotiations committee, which is backed by Saudi Arabian western powers is calling for the creation of a Transitional Government to run syria for 18 months before elections can take place. President assad would be required to step down. The groups leader and former syrian Prime Minister says assads departure is not deposheable. Russians and americans agree fontenot is differ, then we will not accept it. Well not accept assad, not for six months, or a day or even one minute in this transitional period. The russians and americans know this. This is the position of the syrian people. Yet more accusations of Chemical Attacks by Syrian Regime forces. Opposition activists say bombs loaded with chlorine were dropped on a neighborhood in aleppo. Several people are being treated for breathing difficulties. Here is the story. When rescue workers arrived in the neighborhood of aleppo, smelled chlo
New iphone. The big feature going away. Good evening on this very busy wednesday night. And we begin here with a stunning new image caught on a neighbors surveillance camera. A yol shot while working in his lawn. It is a chiinreminder of a city already in crisis. You can see the two suspects approach on bikes. One man then wrestling with the homeowner. Night, weve learned hes innsi shock. And it comes after that stunning new number. 500 homicides, just this year. Abcs alex perez with the video. 71yearold frederico laguardia, out watering his lawn, when two young men on bikes ride past him. What happened next, tonight, a cruel symbol of the gun violence plaguing chicago. Confronting the senior citizen. Wrestling him to the ground, shooting him and rifling through his pockets. Then getting back on his bike and riding off. Laguardia wounded, but able to stand, staggers across the lawn. Clutching his abdomen, he walks to a neighbors door. No answer. Laguardia sits on the steps and calls fo
Ssistant first, though, it was billed as a chance end five decades of war but colombians said. No now, one day after the country rejected a proposed peace deal with farc, both sides are scrambling to find an alternative. President santos and the leader of farc have promised to go back to the negotiating table. We have this report. Refusing to give up on peace, the leader of colombias farc rebels said he was ready to work with the government to fix the failed accord. There are various ways to read the referendum results and we must analyze them to see what needs to be fixed. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos says he remains committed to peace and called for all political participants to meet for a new round of talks on monday. Upon learning of the deal doles offered to dono step down. Reacting to the shock referendum, members of the International Community also called on colombia to stay on the path for peace. We know that the areas most affected by the war in oklahoma ba, which ar
Superintendent who is truly awe inspiring. The president no more is nominating someone to fill scalias place on the supreme court. And he said that theres plenty of time. Mike has it. Reporter the passing of justice, scalia, the president praised the jurist. And it came today, holding a wrapup press conference, the first question, about this controversy over as you reported, tony, very forthright. In the aftermath of that shocking news. A constructionist in the constitution, suing somehow the president in his last year in office, his eighth year in office does not have the right to fulfill that constitutional responsibility. As far as who he is nominating, the president would not tip his hand in public. Were going to find somebody who is an outstanding legal mind, somebody who cares deeply about our democracy and rule of law. Theres not going to be any particular position on a particular issue that determines whether or not i nominate them, but im going to present somebody who indisput
This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. The president ial candidates are on the campaign trail today. Bernie sanders is in South Carolina. Sanders had breakfast with leaders this morning. He then held a town hall at the university of South Carolina. His day ends with a rally tonight in atlanta. Hillary clinton is in new york. She met with the president s of the urban league, and ncaap as well as the reverend al sharp topp. This afternoon she plans to deliver a speech on racism in harlem. Clinton has also been very busy on twitter talking about a new successor to the Late Supreme Court Justice Anthony scalia. Last night she sent out 11 tweets. Her he is sag is to do their job, reminding them there are 339 days until the next president takes off. And the senate is never taken more than 125 days to vote on a nominee. Donald trump still leads most republican polls in South Carolina. On monday he once again said he will sue ted cruz over whether he is eligible to be president.