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country. especially for the nation s young people. plus, world leaders meet to ponder the fate of i.s.i.l. they look for new ways to crush the armed group, particularly as it rises up in libya. the topic of tonight s week ahead. world leaders are gathering over concern that north korea could be developing nuclear weapons programs. the united nations security council held an emergency meeting today after pyongyang launched a rocket. they say it put the entire world at risk. north korea claims the launch was part of a peaceful space programme, but diplomats think it was a secret missile test. the u.s. is now leading the charge to quickly impose new sanctions on north korea. al jazeera s gabriel elizonda has more from u.n. headquarters in new york while north korea insists the launch was an effort to put a payload in orbit. that has not been the concern of critics, it s the potential for north korea to use the rocket technology to launch a nuclear weapon. base explains ....
37 people have been killed. the mayor says that number is likely to rise. it has been a grim start to the chinese new year. rob mcbride reports. reporter: on new year s day, people take off work. this temple is probably the busker than most. it is a focal point for many of the charities and volunteer groups that have come along to lend their support to this rescue effort. also ordinary people coming here to make their offerings. in some ways this chinese lunar new years has a shadow cast over it. people have been stirred into action to come to this communal effort to give whatever effort they can while there is still a chance for people to be recovered. translation: i pray for alall the people trapped. translation: i pray to god there will be more survivors. reporter: rescuers are wrestling with the decision of whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to get to some of the upper parts. they have resisted because it may cause a further collapse losing the very peop ....
amazing business opportunities especially for nation s young adults. plus, world leaders meet this week to ponder the fate of i.s.i.l. looking for new ways to crush the armed group as it rises in libya. the topic of tonight s the week ahead. we begin with the count down in new hampshire. we are just two days away from the nation s first presidential primary and donald trump appears to be on the verge of victory. several polls out today show him enjoying at least a 15 point lead. for democrats, bernie sanders remains way ahead of hillary clinton. mike viqueria is on the campaign trail in manchester. good evening, randall, on the republican side things seem to be up for grabs. while donald trump is nominally leading the polls, over the challenger, plooub marco rubio,s are notoriously late in deciding. donald trump underperformed in iowa, when you compare the precaucus polls. many are expecting the same thing ohappen here in new hampshire. meanwhile, marco rubio is eme ....
tuning out their president, the haitians still hit the street. plus. judge reporter: all over the country rain or shine, sickness and in health, people are trying to put aside their troubles party for an entire week. as though there were no tomorrow the german chancellor angela merkel is in turkey over talks in relation to the refugee crisis. a meeting will happen as more people flee the city of aleppo and surrounding areas in the face of a bombardment by syrian forces backed by russian air power. reporter: the air strikes are intense. the aim of the syrian government is to weaken the defenses of the opposition before ground forces move in. it is at the north-eastern entrance of aleppo on the only route in and out of rebel held districts inside the divided city. translation: the regime already cut off the roads in the northern side. the only life line is the crossing here. if they are taken over, there will be no way to get reinforcements. reporter: it is alon ....
earthquake. tuning out their president, martelly has gone but haitian still hit the streets. starting with a bang. china welcomes the lunar new year but prospects for the economy are not looking so great bright. german chance letter angela merkel is meeting the president in ankara as more people flee the city of aleppo in the face of bombardment of syrian forces. our correspondent is on the border with syria. reporter: the air strikes are intense. the aim of the syrian government is to weaken the defenses of the opposition before ground forces move in. it is at the north-eastern entrance of aleppo. it is on the only route in and out of rebel held districts inside the divided city. translation: the regime already cut off the roads. the life line for the rebels is ham ra. if that is taken, there will be no way to send reinforcements. reporter: it is one of two crossings on the turkish border. it is not far from the south-western side of aleppo. the syrian government ....