>> hello welcome to the news hour, coming up in the next 50 minutes destruction on a massive scale in the philippines after typhoon haiyan. 1,000 reported killed. those who did survive has "v" no food or water. day three of talks on ira is nuclear program.

>> we have the late fest europe, including back on the streets, convicted fighters. >> and good news for once from the irish economy, agriculture is booming, and yes, ther they y are buffaloes that they're farming here. >> it's being described as a disaster on a massive scale. the philippine red cross aid its getting reports that 1200 people have been killed. 1,000 of those are in city home to 220,000 people. as you can see here it was hammered. buildings have been flattened, power poles scattered as far as the eye can see. you can see cars stacked on top of each other.

the entire town covered in water three and a half meters deep. and here is the scene from the island of cebu. the country is doing all it can. >> we're opening as many stores as we can so the people can access the food. there is so the looting that is going on, and we deployed the army as much as we can. and trying to secure water and basics. >> what sort of response effort is being put into place given the scale of the devastation and the logistical difficulty getting aid to the areas worst affected?

>> that's what so difficult now getting the aid in. the government wanted to be proactive getting the help around. this is the 24 storm hitting the philippines this year. the interior secretary that you saw was actually there when the storm hit so he can among those who survived the wrath of haiyan. however, communication have been very difficult and trying to organize relief efforts is proving quite challenging as they cannot reach many of the teams they put in place ahead of the storm. aside from that many of the roads are unpassable, and it's been very difficult to get food

in by either air or deed or even by sea. they are having to make due with what they have in place. and these areas were also damaged in the storm on friday. >> international aid organizations have appealed to help for their relief efforts. is the government getting any external assistance? does it have the wherewithal to mount the type of relief acquired after this massive storm on its own? >> well, right now, they're definitely not wanting to keep working on their own. they're focusing their energies, but they're quite open to international aid that will be headed this way. already european governments as well as the australian government and nations have offered their services. they have monitoring teams coming in, and, indeed, teams that will help with rescue and relief works on the ground. many of these teams will be

better equipped than the philippine government is at this time. the military as well only has three c 130s at its disposal to send relief to these areas but soldiers who are meant to be helping. >> thanks. back in the eastern city of takloban one of the worst hit areas, they have begun to clear debris from the airport where hundreds of people have been found. 15,000 soldiers have been sent in to help there. at least in the runway is clear they can get supplies into the area. they say that they're working fast to get aid delivered to the victims. >> i can tell that you there are a lot of dead bodies, that is estimated. the red cross will make a

statement if there is an actual count of people that they have said are dead, all right. now, nonetheless we have the numbers, we're concerned with the time to alleviate suffering. because of the b disaster we're bringing in a lot of stuff from food, medicines, infiltration plants, water bags, tents because a lot of people are homeless and doctors need to be brought in to administer to those who are sick. we're bringing fuel, water so we can distribute water. we're also bringing--you're right, a lot of people who are dead, and they want to make sure that we manage the conditions of the dead. we're trying to bring in our people. it's very hard to get our people in right now, all right? but tomorrow morning we are sending 20 people, for example,

with clearing equipment so we can go and cut the debris along the highway so we can get in. we're also bringing ambulances, assistance clearing equipment which is very hard to come by now. even if we had it. you have to bring in a dozer. you have to bring in a grader. we're bringing in, for example, chainsaws, chainsaws, concrete cutters so we can cut through posts that are in the middle of the streets, chainsaws and that's what they're doing right now all right. >> president aquino has warned that the number of typhoon casualties is expected to rise much the ti typhoon itself is bg headed to vietnam where half a million people are being told to leave their homes. they're tying down their roofs and fort flying their homes with

bags meteorologist warn that the greatest risk could be from heavy rain which is forecast to last several days. we'll have more on the aftermath of typhoon haiyan in this news hour. beginning a third day of talks to end the stand off on iran's nuclear program. iran is threatening to postpone talks if a deal isn't reached by the end of the day. we go to james bays who is monitoring those talks. james, there was a lot of optimism that a deal was close. i get a sense that that has now begun to windel. >> can has a bit, but the talks continue. in the last couple of ours we've the foreig foreign minister meeg

with secretary of state john kerry they are represented at these talks abou by the p-5 plue p-5 group plus germany. they could be 5 against 1. that one is not germany. it's france who has problems with the draft text that is on the table. listen to the difference in tone in the comments from the french and the british foreign minister. >> there are important issues to resolve although a lot of work has gone on those issues, it's certainly not possible to say that we can be sure there will be a deal at the end of the day. and if there isn't it is something that we should apply

ourselves to the coming weeks. the progress that has been made already. >> i hope that ther there will n agreement but at this stage there are still important points to deal with. >> one wonders why france is only now having a problem with this. >> yes, because france has had a seat at the table for this issue. they've been here. it's only in the last 24 hours that their foreign minister has arrived here in geneva. maybe they're pushing the israeli line. france has good relations with many states in the persian gulf. the french have always been on

this issue among that p-5 plus 1, not sure if we're going get a deal. lots suggesting that maybe they're working on the final agreement. others are saying that this may well be abandoned, and there will be no deal here taking place, and they'll have to come back in a couple of weeks. >> many thanks. james bays live in geneva. a deal there in geneva would have major implications for the entire middle. joining us is a journalist thanks for being with us. we had openly angry words before a deal had been done. how is saudi arabia, already angry with the u.s. on issues with syria, what is the view of saudi arabia?

>> puzzled. the people are flabbergasted. they do not understand the deal with iran. the iranian policies are the same. a change in personnel does not grant a deal. it is a part of the problem in syria. it is part of the problem in iraq today. obviously a huge part of the problem. republic, yet some how iran is being given a price to its program. >> there was talk, rumors more than anything that thanks to wikileaks we remember the call to cut off the head of the snake in tehran. what impact would a deal in

geneva have on the stability of the gulf region? israel is the cause of all these problems. iran would not use its cause for obtaining the nuclear arms. saudis have expressed in the past that if iran is given cart blanch to obtain and keep arsenal it will open up a complete pandora's box. already destabilized vision. what kind of mention are we spending because north korea is watching, cuba is watching, israel is watching as well. >> what about the kingdom's relationship with the united

states, it's traditional ally and protector. how would it impact that relationship. >> well, the devil is in the details. it's a good deal because we saw that with syria and we saw that with libya, and we saw that in an ugly manner with iraq. but if it's not clear, if it's murky then we'll be worried. iran has very political ambitious in the area and they have not been benign. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> geneva is said to play host to another peace conference in the coming weeks. now meeting in istanbul to discuss whether or not to take

part of those talks. we go to anita covering them for us. i wonder, to what extent the talks in iran are weighing on those discussions there today in istanbul? >> well, the nervousness is being echoed by nervousness here. there are not too many fans of iran present at this meeting. they see the negotiations and the whole nature geneva 2, an, d countries are more nervous, but all of them are concerned that the issue of iran's role in syria and the issue of american

backing syrian opposition will be some how affected by the deals being done in geneva over iran's nuclear capability. they feel behind the scenes whether bashar al-assad is allowed to stay or made to go, and what rol role is played in t has backroom discussions. they are very concerned, some of them, but in the end it will seem to be more expedient for the united states to close the deal on the nuclear issue than it will to stop the fighting persisting in syria itself. they point out that this is a regional power play. it's not about nuclear capabilities but about control and influence in the region. for iran many people here that syria and keeping control of syria and maintaining an

influence in syria because of hezbollahers for the iranians being able to salvage something out of syria that keeps their people in place is ultimately as important as striking a deal that ends sanctions. that's the speculations here, of course, they're here, very concerned about what deals are being struck. they don't know how that will effect their ability to negotiate some kind of non-military move towards a resolution of what is happening in syria. of course, there is an issue if they participate at all. if the iranians have a higher profile that will be another in the works. they don't want to sit across the table from the iranians any more they want to cross the table at geneva 2 and the assad regime. >> thank you very much. scrambling for votes. still to come on the news hour, how south africa is trying to

cope with the so-called born frees to the polls. >> we're in certai natural repu. they're facing a new rebellion. >> and the final, details in the sport. >> spain's highest court has released eight. >> yes, that's right, adrien. the decision to let them go overturned spain's ex-pension of prison sentences. they had taken they are case to the courts of human rights, and now just one of them is still in

jail, and it's possible that dozens of others will have to be filled. the cease-fire was declared in 2011. well, anna, her father was killed in 1980, as you see, she joins me now from madrid, these releases had been expected, of course, but how do you and other members of your organization feel about these men and women being freed? >> we expected it, but for us it has been terrible. it has been very painful because we think that thes this is very unfair, and we are very, very upset with these situation. >> do you understand, though,

that the government itself had no choice but to release these people because of the european court ruling? >> no. the government could have done many things to clear this situation. and the program has been that we have a loss that we had to taint many years ago, and the government could change these loss, and they didn't. also regarding to the court they could try to convince the them

to decide another think. here in spain we have two courts that supported that now has been authorized by the courts, and the argument for support is obvious because it is 20 people who has the same sentence as one who killed one person. >> i just have to ask you, i'm sorry to interrupt you, they declared the cease-fire back i in 2011. do you feel the release of some of the release should be part

the release in spain. >> yes, sadly i have to say that this is a process and everything has been between the political pow in spain. we are sure about it. >> anna velasquez. thank you for your time from madrid. in paris a man died and 14 horse have been hit after pyrotechnics exploded for a musical. it happened after the performance. the man who died is thought to be the show's director. he had a heart attack during the explosion. walk outs began when proposed cutting salaries by as

much as 40% and laying off more than a thousand people. >> and people living in moscow have been remembering the moment 20 years ago when the bosnian town 500-year-old bridge was destroyed. people threw flowers into the river. >> that's it for me at the moment. in about 20 minute's time we'll tell but a colorful process in moscow. >> the crisis of the central african republic appears to be worsening. some people say that the rebels are being funded by the former president who was forced out of office by a coup last march. in the third and final part of the series on the crisis, we

traveled to the town of dwa to find out more. >> soldiers from chad arrived here too late. most of the people who lived in this burned village are now hiding in the push. members who are now part of government forces targeted them as they searched for a group of rebels calling themselves anti-balaca. >> after burning our houses they took our cows to slit their throats. >> but local commanders say it was a bush fire and not them that burned the village. they show us where anti-balaca fighters allegedly attacked their base last month with ak-47s and mortars. they said they defeated more than a thousand rebels but they can't explain only four of their

soldiers and eight anti-balaca men died. we're told these are pictures of the dead rebels dressed uniform with green ribbons and local cams around their necks. they say the rebels are facing a rebellion of their own. it's not clear if the enemy is a group of disorganized people or if they're well armed, discipline and loyal to the former president. toppled in a coup in march. several members of his army went on the run. some people hearsay the former president is funding anti-balaka in an attempt to retake power. >> most of anti-balaca is members of the former president's armies. i've seen them myself. there are around 30 of them. >> the rise of anti-balaca has

complicated the situation here. it is feared that this could turn into a religious conflict. a monk who has spent 20 years helping people here said enough is enough. >> never has this country been so you millated and devastated >> whether they're intent on taking power everyone is certain that they will strike again. al jazeera. >> just ahead here we'll have more on that devastating typhoon in the philippines where the

death toll is rising. plus spear throwing, blow darts and log carrying will report from a sporting event, the likes of which you have never seen before. >> there are more than 500 indigenous over 40 tribes taking part of this games. but for them it's about a lot more than simply competition. >> and why one of the stars of the miami dolphins american football team is being sued in a case with implications far beyond the locker room. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views.

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just hard hitting debate on the issues that matter to you ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >> hello again. this is the news hour here at al jazeera. we have your top stories this hour. the united nations said 4.3 million people hav in the philippines have been affected by typhoon haiyan. the death toll is expected to rise. talks paused in geneva over

iran's nuclear plans. spain's highest criminal court have released eight fighters from the b asque group. it's still too early to know the full extent of the destruction in the philippines after the typhoon here but here are some numbers that have come to us in the last hour or so. more than 4 million people have been affected across 36 provinces. more 330,000 people are being sheltered in evacuation centers nationwide and 11,000 others are completely homeless. that's also difficult to get a handle on the number of deaths. around 1,200 people having died in the typhoon. president aquino has in the last

hour warned that the death toll is likely to be considerable and to grow as the devastation becomes more apparent and rescue teams get into the worth affected areas. joining us now on the line from the central philippines, in one of the areas hit by the storm, aaron, thanks. tell us what you're seeing the there? >> yes, typhoon hayan, and now many families have been displaced. because of fear of aftershocks, so some of the people decided to

stay in their make shift tent so they were drenched, very wet as they keep track of their belon belongings. >> it's really very difficult right here. they have no pow, especially through the island because the people there are in need of our help because they are from the poorest communities where they earn only $2 a day. with their livelihood shattered. >> what sort of assistance will world vision be able to provide

once it has access to the areas. >> the challenge now is a race against time. really to go to the hardest hit areas. world vision is mobilizing 500 of its local staff to launch the relief effort here in the philippines to assist more than 1.2 million people who have been severely affected by typhoon haiyan, they expect to face three or four more typhoons before the year end. >> they weren't the worst effected. it's the other area of the country that people need perhaps more help. >> yes, we need to scale up out release response in order to meet the needs of the people.

well really need to mobilize to meet their disbelieved thank you for talking with us. >> now to bangladesh where three opposition politician versus been arrested ahead of a nationwide strike that is due to start on sunday. the bangladesh has called for three days action to hold elections. they added another 12 hours to the strikes now that senior leaders are behind bars. >> thousands of people in pakistan has been rally against u.s. drone strikes. demonstrators say they want

justice for hundreds of civilians killed by the u.s. attacks. they're calling for the governments to put pressure on the u.s. by blocking n.a.t.o. supply roots to afghanistan. south africa is in a nationwide scramble to sign up a new generation of voters, the jenalation born frees. born during the years that nelson mandela was president say they're not interested in politics. >> he is he registering to vote for the first time this year. but he is a minority. in an effort to change, thousands of voters registration centers are open this weekend and encouraging south africans to sign up.

>> just like when you buy a car it's new and it needs less maintenance but as it grows older it needs for care and i think that realization is dawning on our society. while it still maintains a comfortable majority the party has progressively lost support in each election but everyone is changing the youth vote. they have set up sites. the freedom fighters are trying to attack young voters with policies like national indication and taking land from white farmers without compensation. >> there is a vain of disconte discontent. many people life has not improved for enough people.

>> many of these students will not find a job. >> they've been promising things that they failed to deliver. >> it just feels like our vote doesn't count because corruption and even if i vote, they're going win. >> next year south africas will decide if the party of nelson mandela is worthy of their support and it will test the value of democracy for which he was willing to die for them to take part in it. >> the dutch royal couple has continued their tour of russia as tension between the two countries continue to run high.

>> yes, they are me russia, and its designed to push cultural and economic ties ben the two be two countries. thlet's speak now to maria. thanks for being with us on the program. all seem friendly on the surface between the king and president putin but behind the scenes is the subject of greenpeace activists to be brought up. >> we have little details, much less than we expected. the dinner went smoothly and in a friendly fashion. putin said something along the lines of rough spot in the

relations did not keep them from coming. and there is clarification that the king will not raise difficult is issues such as greenpeace team being arrested and the dutch ship being in russia still. it was clarified that the king will not raise this issue. the foreign minister of the netherlands was supposed to meet his counterpart in moscow, but the minister is in geneva taking part in the talks of iran's nuclear programs. the foreign minister is meeting somebody else and high ranking officials but there is nothing that we learned from that visit. if this means there is no reports, maybe that's the case but there has been no news. >> the reality, of course, behind the scenes as well as russia and the netherlands do need each other. the trade links between these two are very strong, aren't

they. >> yes, indeed. there are trade relations that are failing, and there is also cooperation on the oil industry so there is a lot all that to lose should the relations deteriorate. however the developments of the last several vehicles very deplorable with the diplomatic scandals. of course the greenpeace and conflict over gay rights. there has been unfortunately a lot to shatter the relations. but at least the royal visit has smoothed down a bit. >> good to hear from you. thank you.

now ireland's economy has been on its knees for years. but they have reported a huge rise from applications from students one of the few sectors from the economy hiring irish graduates who would otherwise be forced to immigrate to find jo jobs. >> this scene at dublin is a little more than unusual. for once these students have no fear of being out of work when they leave college. >> the group just before me they've all been given jobs in the industry, and in fact, they can't hold onto them because they're wanted so much in research and development. >> they're commenting on how they feel of having to immigrant.

in the unemployment course had 4,000 applications for 300 placement. >> they're employing, and it's a great opportunity for our students to stay in ireland and not have to immigrate in order to find good employment. >> the agriculture boom has seen interesting results already. this is ireland's first buffalo heard herd. they brought the buffalo in is mastering buffalo cheese and other production. >> we're getting positive feedback. especially when you have an italian in the south of italy saying thats it's as good or better than what they had at home. >> and they're finding ways to

celebrate what it grows. this restaurant in dublin has their whole menu made from irish produce. >> what they're finding now is that the there is so much to be said for using local produce, endorsing our own produce and a lot of people are going into farming. it's a good business decision as well as a worthy business decision. >> ireland is not the only country to see more people go back to the land but it is a sign for planned growth. it would an better thing, better food security and end up being an unintended consequence of the economic crisis. >> and finally for me here in the u.k. a chance to be cast in the new "star wars" film. the open casting call was advertised by twitter. the film's producers are looking

for a street smart girl in her a late teens and a smart capable man in his late teens or early 20s. the sequel is due to hit cinemas in 2005 and auditions will be held in dublin, glasgow and man chester. >> thanks, now for sports fans hoping to watch a blow dart competition or tug-of-war, olympic games may prove to be disappointing. but for native people in brazil the indigenous games show ways the best athletes and many more. here are the reports. >> reporter: chants get participates ready for the competition.

they'll compete, and it is an event this is brazil's draw. >> in previous years in canoeing we were champions, but this year we came to try to win the games. >> we came here to share with other tribes. we're going integrate among different ethnicities and meet new tribes. >> the world cup olympics is coming to this country. there is a case to be made that it's th the indigenous games tht are most colorful. what they lack in tv deals they make up for in passion. it is held every other year. >> there are more than 1500 indigenous people from more than

40 tribes taking part of these games but for them it's about lat more than competition. >> it's our tradition, it's our culture. this is why we came from so far away to share our culture from the outside world. >> but before the games can begin they participate i in a ceremonial fire dance to celebrate being together. tribal song and dance, energy that will be transformed in bouts of athleticism in the coming days. al jazeera, brazil. >> sports are the more mainstream variety coming up, including tiger in the woods. the third round, and we'll have all the details next.

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j. >> hello, time for sports. >> thank you very much. fifa president ruled out a january world cup in qatar in 2022. they visited the area to look at conditions including for migrant workers. we have reports. >> well, the conference set right after the meeting in qat qatar. before they went on to answer the questions from the

journalists they said that the decision for qatar to host the world cup in 2022 is not reversible. qatar is capable of hosting the event in winter or summer. the first topic that the fifa president had discussed with the emir is shifting the event to winter. it said that qatar is capable of hosting events in winter or summer, but if it's decision is taken after the about scale worlbrazil world cupcup 2014 itn november-december. >> after the issue of migrant workers, a subject that has been brought up in every conference with fifa they say they are

aware of the problem and working very hard to fix it, and they've seen that during the presentation that they had this morning. let's listen to what they had to say. >> the labor laws will be amended, attention will be paid to the different inspections that are necessary, the inspectors, they are appointed, and accommodation to all the workers. then i would say on the third part which has impressed me is this workers welfare charter and the strategy where compliance is part where they face labor and trafficking wrong done. >> he said that his visit to qatar has been successful and the country will be ready to host the world cup. >> becoming the first chinese

side to win the asian champions league. they beat f.c. seoul, taking a 58 minute lead f.fc seoul equa equalized just a few minutes later. so 3-3 on aggregate, and they go lifting the trophy. [♪ music ] >> well, real madrid having netted 12 of their last three matches, and at halftime it took them 12 minutes to take the lead. cristiano ronaldo with his fourth match in a row. and scored against manchester united last week. well, five matches in the

english premier league on saturday have reached halftime. second place chelsea are winning 1-0 against west abram. and a surprise package of the season. so far southampton is going great guns. nigeria has won the under world cup. they beat the champions in mexico. the team had met earlier in the competition, and different school would see golden eaglets. on court right now battling out the last place. djokovic also in group b, and federer has lost one.

opening a five-shot lead to go 21 under overall. on the first of his nine on saturday, tiger woods, he's third. he shot a 68. he looked to be in serious trouble on the 11th hole and it looked like he had injured himself on the approach shot. but incredibly the world number one managed to end up birdieing the hole. he's currently on 15 under par. six shots off the lead. meanwhile, alan scott has increased his lead to the australian pga championship to three shots. the home favorite carded an even par third round to move to 10 under par overall. indiana pacers have had their best-ever start by beating

the toronto raptors. and detroit has not beaten oklahoma since 2008. in the u.s. miami dolphins have been thrown into crisis following allegations of bullying. one of the nfl teams star players has been suspended after supposedly threatening and racially abusing a younger teammate. the alleged victim is now taking legal action, but as we report, there are implications far beyond the locker room. >> in a football of nation it's the story that has everyone talking. >> i honestly believe jonathan martin saw that personality, saw that egotistical and alfa female and said i don't feel comfortable around guys like this. that alfa male is richie

incognito, and martin has launched legal action, and that is a portrayal of the sports' score values. >> we don't allow weakness. that's what martin is showing. that's what this locker room is. it's showing weakness and it's amazing for an nfl player. >> the teammates involvement and whether it was sanctioned by managers. incognito is accused of physically and verbally abusing a player who he was supposed to be mentoring. but incognito's teammates have closed ranks. for the game itself the consequences could be far more dramatic. if the allegations turn out to be true locker room culture

could face a serious shake up. jonathan martin's allegations, the potential fines and penalty that is the dolphins could end up paying to change how things are run. >> if incognito is criminally penalized, it's going to make a difference. it's going to send a message. >> this is turning into one of the highest profile cases in nfl football. >> loots more sport on our website. check out www.aljazeera.com/sports. that is your sport for now. we'll have more later. >> that will do it for the news hour. stay with us on al jazeera. another full portion of news coming straight ahead. i'll see you again. thanks for watching. bye for now.

>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're following for you. death and destruction caused by typhoon hayan in the philippines. now vietnam prepares for the worst. >> we try to find common ground and drive the process forward. >> talking it over in geneva, diplomats try to find a deal over iran's nuclear program. and we have the latest work from the artist cristo.