Stay updated with breaking news from Greenville. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
24 hours after the u.s. and russia announced a cessation of hostilities in syria, many questions about the agreement have yet to be answered. one is whether it can be implemented in just a week, and another concerns the group it excludes which will still be considered fair game on the battlefield. jamie mcintyre has more from the pentagon. reporter: if you cut all through of the diplo speak, the pros prospects for success in syria comes down to a single word, terrorists. in the northern province of homs, more than a dozen people were reportedly killed as russia continued to provide air cover for force loyal to president bashar al-assad. under the agreement hashed out between sergei lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry, air strikes will continue, but some groups will no longer be targeted. to that end, we have also established a task force under the auspices of the u.n., and co-chaired by russia and the united states. and over the coming week, this group w ....
after the ceasefire was announced. russia continues to provide air cover for forces loyal to syrian president bashar al-assad. under the agreement hashed out between russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, and secretary of state john kerry, the air strikes will continue but certain groups will no longer be targeted. to that end we have also established a task force under the auspic awmps of auspices of. reporter: boat sides have agreed that i.s.i.l. and the el nusra front are legitimate targets, having been designated as terrorist groups by the u.n. so any eventually ceasefire will have no effect on the air war. there is no fire for us to assess. we ve had occasionally strikes on el nusra, those will continue because they are not party to the ceasefire. instead has been primary focused on rebel groups opposed tod assad regime. russia insists it s battling terrorists. so a lot rides on who is labeled a terrorist. translator: well, if liberation of the city that ....
where the great burmese python hunt is underway. hello. attempts to stop the fighting in syria even temporarily appear to be going nowhere as the fighting continues. a global security conference in munich, the u.s. secretary of state is talking about a turning point in the search for a political solution. russia s prime minister warned of a new cold war. inside syria, government forces have made progress toward encircling forces in aleppo. russia is continuing it s bombing campaign. to complicate matters further, kurdish targets inside syria. more on the glom diplo59ic front. this report on the turkish border with syria. reporter: this high ground gives the syrian army and its alleys an advantage. the main rebel supply lies on the northern countryside of aleppo is within the rake kind ofl of fire. the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave in a divided city of aleppo. opposition fighters, rebel commanders say a proposed end of the fighting will only be ....
tonight s g.o.p. debate. campaign finance has become a major part of democrat bernie sanders campaign. tonight a deeper look at money spent so far, how it is raised appeared how it is spent we begin tonight with breaking news out of texas where supreme court justice was found dead at a resort in west texas. he was 79 years old appeared apparently died of natural causes. he was the longest serve justice on the bench. he was one of the most conservative members. questions over what is next for the supreme court. reporter: for three decades he was one of the most outspoken and controversial members of the supreme court known for his unapologetic opinions and scathing dissents. in his opinion zcalia wrote that the ruling was at odds not only with the constitution but the principles upon which hour nation was built. he our nation was built. he said we should call this law zcodistk care. born in new jersey parents, he attended high school in new york city. in 1953 he enc ....
diplomatic disagreement about whether a pause in syria s war. just pope travels to mexico. will he trump them again. live at the debate ahead of the south carolina primary one of the u.s. supreme courts most conservative members, justice scalia has died. he was 79 years old. it has the potential to shift the balance and power in the court should obama manage to appoint a more liberal justice. we just heard from the president a few moments ago. what did he have to say? that s right. after his death we instantly heard from republicans who said they did not believe president obama should name a successor to the supreme court, that that was a decision that should be made by the next president. well, obama came out and made it clear that he does not intend to follow their advice. he said i intend to fulfil my constitutional duty and the senate has plenty of time to approve that decision. the average time to previous supreme court justice is something like 70 days. presid ....