trail of destruction - estimated death toll in the philippines is staggering in the wake of typhoon haiyan. >> vietnam and china bracing for the worse as typhoon haiyan heads their way. >> diplomacy takes time, and all the parties here need time to fully consider the issues - complicated, technical, difficult issues that we discussed in the last days. >> and talks over iran's nuclear programened without an agreement. leaders insist progress is made. [ ♪ theme ]

>> hello, welcome to al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. a devastating weekend in the philippines as many as 10,000 people are feared dead. the u.s. secretary of defense is ordering hep with relief as rescuers try to save families in flooded homes. there's no electricity and communication is limited. we have this package from manila >> reporter: as communications between villagers wiped out by the storm are re-established a picture is emerging of total devastation. >> then we have an estimate of 10,000 for the whole province of leyte >> reporter: rescuers are trying to reach people in remote

provinces in the wake of the storm. this is the moment when the storm hit tacloban, a city of more than 200,000 people. monster winds whipped in from the coasts with gusts of 300 k/hr. with it came flood water. people used mattresses to stay above the rising waters. >> i can feel electricity in the waters >> reporter: this is the scene rescue crews are seeing as they reach isolated areas. >> a tornado passed us. it lasted for four hours. the hotel was just crumbling, you know. i mean at first it was the ceiling that went off, and then the roofs started to fly in all directions, and then the water started coming. >> reporter: the survivors are desperate. we have looting going on at a drug store by the looks of it.

>> we are opening as many stores as we can so the people can have access to food. there is looting going on, and we deployed army and police as much as we can. we are trying to secure power and water, which are the basics >> reporter: with communications down, and roads out, emergency organizations are struggling to organise relief. the philippines military has three hercules aircrafts to fly in soldiers and aid. other countries are promising help. >> we are bringing in food, medicine, water, phil tryings plants, water, we are bringing in body bags. a lot are dead and we want to manage the conditions of the dead >> reporter: people are starting to identify bodies. the human cost will take time to count.

>> it will be substantially more. we are not prepared to say how much more, because that is being collated. >> it's hard to overstate the devastated. a united nations official compared it to the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. the government says there is a 1km wide strip inland from the sea where everything has been destroyed. it sent out weather warnings early and often. there was no preparing for this. >> that was al jazeera's craig liaison reporting from manila. we have a reporter in the hard-hit city of tacloban on the coast. wayne hay brings us this report. >> scenes of devastation here. clearly the si is in disarray -- city is in disarray. people are wondering around wondering what to do in in many cases this is sinking in what has happened here when the storm swept through and the water,

some 5 metres wide that came with it as well. people still very much in the early days searching for missing friends and family members. as mentioned in craig's report, people searching for food and water that they can get their hands on, and the military has been arriving here to the tacloban airport in bringing some supplies. at the moment it's not enough pt the airport where we are -- enough. the airport where we are is used as a makeshift command center, and is all-but destroyed. the runway, the tarmac is intact - the structures, buildings, control tower have been fairly well damaged. the command center is where the philippine military is basing itself at the moment. there's a long line of people here waiting to get their hands on some supplies that the soldiers have been bringing in. >> that was al jazeera's wayne hay reporting from tacloban. >> next in typhoon haiyan's path

vietnam, more than 800,000 people in central vietnam have been moved to state zones. vietnamese state tv has reported heavy rain has triggered floods, killing six people. . typhoon haiyan, as it moved across the philippines, hit as a powerful storm, a devastating and catastrophic storm equivalent to a category 5 hurricane. as it moved to the south china sea it comes over cooler waters. the power dropped. it's weaned to a category 3. by the time it gets to the coast, as we make landfall we will make it move in south of hanoi, and it will be closer to a category 1 or as weak as a tropical storm system.

it will bring damaging winds. of significance will be the rain fall - anywhere from 6-12 inches. as it hits land it will track directly to the north, into china. this storm system still will bring problems once again to an entirely different continent. we are still tracking the problems in the philippines again. still no deal after rain adds nuclear program. six world powers in rain were locked in talks trying to reach an agreement. the u.s. and its five partners looking for caps on rain's ability to make an atom k bomb. despite failing to seal a deal the iranian foreign minister in the e.u. said they were making progress. >> we want to thank the swiss and u.n. hopes. minister mohammad javad zarif and i will reconvene, together with the iranian negotiating

team and the e 3 + 3 political directors here on 20 november. >> i was looking forward to political will and determination and readiness and good faith to end this phase and implement the first stage in an agreement, towards the end game. i think we are all on the same wavelength. that is important. that gives us the impetuous to go forward when we meet next time. actually, i think we had a very good three days - very productive three days, and it's something that we can build on and move forward. >> this man is out of work. he spent two years searching for a job all over the iranian capital. he goes to agencies like this, hoping they can help him. he had hoped the election of

hassan rouhani as president would make things easier. so far the young mechanic had no luck. >> translation: i always wanted to work in a car factory. now they are firing employees rather than hiring people. it's an impact of the jobs' market. let's see what this government can do. >> since hassan rouhani's election employment dropped by 0.2%. officially so% of iranians are out of work. that number is so low because every iranian over the age of 10, who works more than one hour a week is considered em. analysts say realistically close to 30% of adults don't have jobs, when they find them the costs often outweigh the rewards. >> translation: about job opportunities, yes, there are some. it's not properly balanced.

we called job seekers. telling them there's a factory. the first issue is pay. we can't convince people to accept a job at the minimum salary. the cost of living is very high. >> officially inflation is 36%. under the new government that decreased 5%. economists blame government mismanagement and sanctions. for example, in the final 18 months of mahmoud ahmadinejad's presidency, the iranian riald devalued as much as 17% against the u.s. dollar. under the new government it stablilized in value but not improved. blue collar workers say their situation is getting worse, not better >> translation: the government is supposed to raise the minimum salary according to inflation. they didn't. hassan rouhani promised to pay

the difference, he hasn't. 40,000 workers signed a petition asking him to do it. if he wants to make changes, we workers will have it on our table - we don't see it yet. >> when he took office hassan rouhani warned fixing the economic problems, including damaging international sanction, would take time. economists agree that these problems are too severe for a quick solution. a day after nuclear talks in geneva, hassan rouhani said iran act rationally and tact fully during the negotiations. the syrian opposition fought off army forces to take control of a key military base near aleppo, located near the international airpore. it comes as a western-backed opposition group begins a

meeting in the turkish capital, as to whether to attend a peace conference. recently there has been a polio outbreak, the first in 14 years. it's paralyzed 10 children and hundreds of thousands are still at risk. so the united nations is launching a massive vaccination campaign. >> we are now in one of the settlements that are getting syrian refugees. the vaccination is across the country, so it's a bolder point. it's in the settlement as the one you'll see here. it's in all public facilities or shelters, and then door to door. all the children under five, irrespective v nationality are -- of nationality are vaccinated.

>> vaccinations begone friday in lebanon. >> this weekend marked the 75th anverry of the infamous night of broken glass. it's when the nazis attacked homes throughout germany and austria. >> they march in silence in ceremonies across the country to remember a day that angela merkel described as a dark moment in german history. through the streets of berlin they carried o banner saying, "remember, commemorate, take part", the city's mayor says the act of remembrance was as important today as it has ever been >> translation: especially as a time when the witnesses are dying out, we have to find new ways of commemorating and looking back, and intervene if injustice is happening to somebody in order to make clear to everybody that we have an

inner liberalism meaning we intervene and accept people as they are. i think we have a lot to learn. >> it was 75 years ago that the nazis launched their attacks upon german jews. it was known as crystal mrk ac, the night of broken glass. mobs roamed the streets smashed windows of jewish shops and setting fire to sin gogs. 90 jews were killed, 7,000 businesses destroyed. this was the beginning of the nazi's campaign to rid the country of its jewish population. germany's leaders used the anniversary to warn the country to be watchful of anti-seminnism. it's a timely reminder, a report showed across europe it is on the increase. >> making ends meet in this economy is not easy. we'll tell you about a family business in florida that not

only managed to survive the recession, but are thriving. >> americans struggle with mental illness, we'll talk about the new law to help them heal.

millions is of americans struggle with eat gs disorders like bulimia and anorexia. many don't know they are more likely to kill the longer they persist. health care laws are giving patients more access to the care they need. >> reporter: for years this person struggled with an eating disorder. >> one of the hardest parts for me was going in for treatment. >> eventually going to a treatment center that her parents paid for. >> each day was almost $1,000. $60,000 of college education. my insurance company didn't think an eating disorder was

significant to have it covered. >> reporter: 20 million american women and 10 million american men struggle with eating disorders at some time in their lives. according to the national eating disorders association. lynn runs the organization and talks to patients and families every day. >> it has been hore iffic to get treatment for an eating disorder. it depend where you live. i know stories - someone goes to a treatment center for treatment and insurance says, "no, you're not thin enough", the person has to lose more weight to qualify. that's like saying to a cancer patient, "your tumor's not big enough before removing it." many families struggle to pay for mental health treatment themselves. >> families have gone into debt. i have seen them take second mort inls on their homes, i have seen them go through retart

accounts. you'll -- retirement accounts. you'll do what you have to to save someone. >> reporter: that changes with a new law, forcing insurance companies to change. >> that, combined with the affordable care act, will expand and protect behavioural health benefits for more than 62 million americans. this is the largest expansion of behavioural health benefits in a generation. >> this is something she works hard at and helps others with as part of the center's hotline. >> i struggled. it's something you have to think about consciously and work towards it, reminding yourself why you are doing it - you are doing it for yourself and your family. it's something that can be done without proper treatment - whether it's therapy. >> treatment that patients will now be able to count on. >> for millions of americans that struggle with addiction,

the announcement is a source of hope that they'll be able to focus energy on healing rather than cost. bank of america is the latest bank to come under attack. federal prosecutors are seeking $864 million in damages from the company for selling defective mortgages during the subprime mortgage crisis. the fraudulent loans were sold through country wide, acquired by them in 2008. it encouraged employees to sell home loans even if the customers were not creditworthy. >> florida is climbing out of the recession. it's unemployment rate is at 7%, lower than the national average. as part of the "champions of the economy series" we visit a family business in miami that survived and thrived the recession. >> this is the kind of company where employee birthdays are

celebrated. danny started his business in a bedroom 25 years ago. the company, which refurbishing hand-held bar-code readers for companies like starbucks and ubs has grown. >> i pinch myself. we have reached over 150 employees - we are still trying to keep the small kind of feeling. it gets harder. i don't know everybody's first name like i used to. it's a mixed feeling. you have to grow because you give more, but you can't know everything. >> even so there are long-time employees who view their co-worker as an extended family. >> i've been here for 15 years. it's part of my family. >> responsibility to his employees is one of the things that weighed on kat when he considered uprooting the company 15 years ago.

>> i was concerned about getting the workforce. >> through networking and referrals, local officials helped kat train and find employees. they were hit hard by the recession. for the first time kat was forced to lay off people to stop the haemorrhaging. he convinced employees to work a 7-hour work day. they have rebounded and are poised to grow. the company expects to double its workforce. this is a new hire. getting the job was a relief after being unemployed. >> i am grateful to be here, especially now i am working and i can contribute to the society. >> kat admits despite the brighter outlook, he's too worried about the uncertain economic expanding of his

building. >> i'm on the edge. we are doing well, but i'm holding back from starting it. >> reporter: for now kat is grateful he stayed in miami and is in a position to expand his work family. a hot hair balloon exploded in southern california leaving four hospitalized - one with severe burns. the incident occurred after the balloon landed in a popular wine reason south-east of los angeles. a fifth person walked away from the incident without being harmed. officials are investigating what happened. >> the navy chrissened its newest aircraft carrier. st called the uss "gerald r ford." ford's daughter did the traditional bottle breaking at the ceremony. >> god bless this ship and all who sail her.

>> there you have it, champagne bottles popping. the ship will cost more than $12 billion and is $2 billion over budget. it will be two years before it's finished. >> still ahead - a california high school is coming under fire for its mascot. a community member says there's more to it than meets the eye.

so being surrounded by friends and family at your wedding is taking on a new meaning in sri lanka. a couple set a record for having the most bridesmaids - 126 women taking part in the marriage ceremony, 25 groomsmen, 20 page boys. and 23 flower girls. >> no word on what the lavish nup tools cost.

american rights groups are calling on a group to change their mascot. it is said to be a mascot that stood in the community for more than 80 years, and for good reason. >> when this school met its rival on the football field, the team mascot was on the sidelines, whipping up the fans and dancing with the cheer leaders. >> he posed with the school belly dancers. this was an away game. as seen in the youtube clip, it's been traditional at home, for the coach to be entertained by the belly dancer. it is everywhere. on the outside walls and in the gym, where he stares down opponents. that's why the american arab consideration committee wrote a letter to the school district saying it's gross stereotyping,

harmful and needs to stop. >> we have an issue which is how they describe arabs - hook knows, ugly. >> it came as a shock, where teams been the arabs since the 1930s. >> if anything it shows our pride as fierce. their power. >> we don't want to change. my family has gone here. we are proud to be arabs. >> california's valley east of palm strings is the date farming have. it was the date trees imported from the middle east bringing it to the valley. whether or not followed was street names like mecca, and baghdad and the arab football team. the current teacher drew the depiction in 1980.

we wanted a tough, snarling arab - tough and ready to fight some battles for you. but times change, and so might the depiction of the coach. we understand it's 2013, and there's different opinions about things now. we are willing to talk about it. the arab might get a culturally sensitive makeover. the other team in this game, by the way, was the. >> indio-rajas. >> more than 10,000 are dead three days after a powerful typhoon swept through the philippines. the hardest hit area has no communication or electricity. rescuers are trying to save families trapped in flooded homes. >> please stay with al jazeera

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