The first flakes have yet to fall. The south bracing for what is being billed as the worst ice storm in decades. Welcome to al jazeera america, im del walters. We want to take you live now to the east room of the white house. That is where we are awaiting a joint News Conference between president obama, and french president francois hollande. Mike viqueira quite the history between these two leaders. Reporter well, thats right, and there has already been several nods to that shared history. Coming to the white house, we have to Cross Lafayette park, instrumental in helping the American Revolutionary forces, and yesterday these two president s, president obama, president hollande going directly from the air force base and heading to montachello, the home of thomas jefferson, so we have already heard today from these two gentlemen talking about the shared history of our two countries the arrival ceremony on the south land. There is a lot of pomp and circumstance to go along with an offic
Drone at israel though it was quickly shot down. Heres the latest. Among tens of thousands of palestinians who fled their homes, many found rev youth in schools run by the u. N. Organization for refugees. These institution are among the safest locations in the gaza strip. We didnt come here to save our on lives but those of our children who will grow up terrified and came here barefoot. We came here walking. For a week now the Israeli Air Force pounded the gaza strip, trying to weaken significantly hamas and put an end to rocket launches in the territory into israel. They targeted about 1,500 sites. Rocket launchers allege hamas and Islamic Jihad militants in warehouses like in this video eleased by the army. Most of those killed in the bombings were civilians. At the same time hamas fired about 1,000 rockets into israel. Here on its tv station video, the group said it launched m75 rockets on tel aviv and for the first time j80 rockets as well. Moss also reported it sent several drones
china stays prominent rights activist can study abroad as his case continues to cause tension. stage is set and the gap is closing, but the french president still trails on the last day of the election campaign. i m in paris where nicolas sarkozy has until midnight tonight grab any votes he can. he still thinks he can do it. also a misuse of the olympics tracked. welcome to bbc world news. i m david eades. also coming up in the program, britain testing its military might in the case of missile security. and we go inside the world. hello, china s foreign ministry says the activist chen guangcheng can study abroad after he was making a plea. he is in the hospital after seeking help in the u.s. ambassador. china had at first demanded an apology from the u.s. for interfering. following the events including looking at those trying to visit chen guangcheng. we re just outside the hospital where chen guangcheng is receiveling medical treatment, and from his hospital be