Anatoly pakhomov says there are no gays in his town. There are no signs of progress after four days of talks in geneva aimed at ending syrias long and bloody civil war. The negotiations are deadlocked over political issues including a possible Transitional Government. But u. N. Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says there is a willingness to continue the talks. Discussing how women and children can leave the besieged city of homs. There is no talk about leading a u. N. Humanitarian mission into that city. There is real need, im begging asking something be done about this area. Nick shifrin is in that area. Not a new ask from the regime but maybe you can tell us just how far apart the two sides are right now. Well, as one official put it to me today, there is a chasm between the two sides and there is no sign that either side is moving towards other one. The main one perhaps the point of this conference is political transition. All of the parties here had to agree that they would discuss a polit
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
Your smartphone may be leaking private data about you to the nsa. Are. Four days into talks, aimed and ending syrias long and bloody siferl war, there appears to be no dps civility war, there appears to be no movement. U. N. Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says both sides are talking about how women and children can leave the besieged city of homs. In brahimi says the talks will go forward. There is apparently the will to continue this discussions. You know, once again, i l tell you, we never expected any miracle. There are no miracles here. But we will continue and see if progress can be played, and when. Nick shifrin is in geneva. Nick, the two sides dont like one another. They have been battling with one another coming up on three years now. We get to this place where both sides are in a room looking at a communique from geneva 1 and both sides are saying that this is going nowhere. And now we are talking about beach steps and confidenceboosting moves. Dont you do those kinds of things bef
In an effort to ease tensions. He inspired a generation of musics with songs and political activism, this morning fans remember pete seeger the father of American Folk Music. S that s th s thats that flsh flush thank you for waking up with us and im tomorrow place draden and we begin with president obama who is preparing for his fifth state of the Union Tonight and its different and he has to address with sub par Approval Ratings and increasing doubt that the country is improving under his watch and according to an abc news poll the Approval Rating is just 46 and the lowest going in a state of a Union Address. Most americans remain sour on the economy and the direction the country is going in and the state of american politics over all. During the address the president will try to turn the publics attention to his key initiatives and include Early Childhood education and minimum wage and Affordable Care act and lisa joining us from washington and the president as you know, lisa comes i