i'm jane dutton live from al jazeera headquarters in doha. also ahead tens of millions of votes have been counted following elections in iran. a birthday during one of the country's worst ever droughts, we will be live in zimbabwe. >> reporter: i'm in l.a. home to a film industry where women are still routinely paid less than their male counterparts, but how does that reflect life as a whole in the u.s.? >>> activists in syria are reporting that a conditional ceasefire is being honoured. there has been some artille rr y and guns fire, but nothing fire. almost 100 rebel factions agreed to respect the truce, but it doesn't include one of the most powerful armed groups in the country, al-nusra front and i.s.i.l. al-nusra is calling on rebels to ignore the truce. the damascus suburb is excluded from the truce. the syrian government says it will continue to bomb the area. the u.n. secure council voted unanimously to back the truce. the talks will resume on march 7. james bays has more. >> reporter: just over 40 minutes before the cessation of host