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how they can make a run to the white house. beating the zika virus. could a pesticide make a comeback the accelerated development of north korea s nuclear and ballistic missile programme poses a serious threat to international peace and security. the u.n. security council gathered for an emergency meeting. u.s. ambassador samantha powell says the launch was hostel, illegal, brazen and reckless. she is calling for sanctions against the country. gabriel elizonda has more ambassadors and diplomats rushing in to the security council chamber for an emergency meeting. weakness is not an option. after the closed door meeting, the security council offered strong condemnation and promised a new resolution. samantha powell says the rocket launch was more than a provocation, but a direct threat that advanced north korea s nuclear ambitions. pyongyang claims it launched a paceful earth observation satellite. nobody is fooled. so-called vehicles are the same technology ....
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 ....
past, top awards for the golden records. developing news this hour, we re getting reports that finally the convoy of aid trucks are getting ready to move into besieged areas. we have a report from the syria, turkey border. like you mentioned, the u.n. aid trucks have started to move. there was an agreement between staffan de mistura and the foreign minister aid will reach seven besieged areas. two areas are government held towns besieged by the rebels as well as another government controlled neighborhood besieged by isil. activists on the ground especially in those areas say this is progress and welcome any aid, but say this is not enough, because what they need is the same aid deliveries in order to survive. the u.n. listed 18 besieged areas i have not syria, so say this is not enough. activists in the northern country side of homs, this is a battleground where there is a shortage of food, medical supplies, in fact the u.n. itself said 120,000 people are at risk of ....
aid trucks have started to move towards besieged towns and villages in syria. there are more than a hundred vehicles loaded with food, water, and medical relief. the humanitarian operation comes after the syrian government agreed to allow further aid in to help people who are stranded and starving as the violence intensifies. the truck spent most of wednesday waiting for the go ahead to start moving. the they have trucks heading to the south to four towns. 29 trucks are heading to idlib province, and two other villages encircled by rebel forces. further aid is to be sent to a town surrounded by isil. aid has previously only made it there by air drop. zana hoda joins us live now. zana what are we hearing about the movement of aid trucks? reporter: well, there they are on their way to these besieged areas like you mentioned following a deal late yesterday, undoubtedly progress, especially for the thousands of people who are trapped in these areas. you mentioned that som ....
we begin this hour with breaking news coming to us from turkey, where there are reports of a powerful explosion in the capitol ankara. the news agency says the explosion happened near military lodgings. turkish police say the blast was caused by a vehicle exploding, and there are reports that a large number of people have been injured. zana hoda is in a turkish city and joins us live now. zana, what is the latest you are hearing about this? reporter: well, this happened just a short while ago, so the information is still sketchy. but we do know an explosion has rocked the turkish capitol. initial reports suggesting that a car bomb was responsible, and the target were military personnel in a vehicle very close to a military la lawn lodging this any area. there are casualties, we understand a number of wounded. this is not the first time we have seen an explosion in ankara, a new months ago there was an explosion, but the target was not the military. a new months ....