>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters. these are the stories that we're following for you. america pays tribute to its veterans president obama laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery in remembrance of those who have served. trying to get aid to the survivors of at a phenomenon haiyan in the wake of the devastation there. and talks over iran's nuclear program ends without agreement, and now some are talking about even tougher sanctions.

♪ >> we're going to get to those veterans' day celebrations in just a moment, but we'll get to asian. haiyan now at vietnam after ravaging the philippines. survivors wait for help some people have now taken matters in their own hands. our coverage begins with al jazeera. >> reporter: this building behind me shows you the devastation that this storm caused. the supermarket that has completely collapsed in the strong winds and storm surge when it hit on friday but it is a very good example of the desperation shown by the people who live here in tacloban a lot of looting going on, a lot of food from the supermarket has already been taken. so people are now focusing on

really whatever else they can get their hands on. picking through the remains of the supermarket, trying to get their hands on whatever food, perhaps water that may remain there. those are the essential items that people are telling us that they still really need and they're not getting quick enough from the government, from the military. that is food, walter, and shelter. if you come around here you can see the desperation situations that people are in. people finding whatever they can to shelter in. many people wanting to leave tacloban so they're taking advantage of the military flights and getting out. another problem in the days and weeks ahead will be health. many bodies are lying around the city. some are uncovered, some with a sheet over them with their names scribbled on, officials taking them to a central location and then once identified they'll

take them to a mass grave for burial. >> meanwhile food and aid is being sent to hard-hit areas of typhoon haiyan. and getting food to those in need is proving to be tough. >> reporter: relief is pouring in, people across the country and across the globe are rallying to help the victims of the it phenomenon haiyan. the problem is because of the devastation much of the help can't get where it's most needed. >> please tell my family that i'm alive. we need water and medicine because of those we're with are wounded. many are suffering from dehydration. >> reporter: many are not able to let their families know how they are. communication lines are damage and po power is cut off to many areas. the primary goal, officials say,

is to cut a path through the debris to get aid through. >> the roads are not yet acces accessible, okay, i myself already have even the day after the storm, we were retrieving bodies at the same time clearing roads. and the problem is 90% to 95% of people in city hall are also casualties. >> reporter: it seems no one in haiyan's path was spared. in all 9.5 million people across 444 provinces in the philippines are affected, and the devastation is easy to see. >> my daughter's wounds are open and they're bad. it needs to be operated on but she cannot be transferred to another hospital because there is no transportation. >> reporter: to help themselves many of the victim versus taken to looting not just damaged establishments, but even taking what they can from the dead. >> you have to understand that

the people here are showing some, some, just a few, some violence because they're hungry, because they're thirsty. it's not because they want to harm anybody. >> reporter: special force versus been brought in to keep the peace. battalions have flown in to help with clearing operations. help is arriving. the challenge is to deliver it to the people who need it. al jazeera, manila. >> the vatican on sunday pope francis leading thousands of people there in prayer for victims of the typhoon. he urged the faithful to send help. the philippines has one of the largest catholic populations. and several organizations are setting up relief efforts for the victims. the world food program will send emergency supplies and it's working to restore communications. you can donate $10 by texting

aid to 27722. uniounicef is donatee donating e sides and you can doe made to unicef at unicef.org /support. and you can directly donate to the philippine red cross at red cross.org .ph. after the storm moved on from the philippines it moved on to vietnam. we have more on what is the strongest storm on record. >> reporter: after the storm goes over land, it weakened rapidly. southern china, vietnam, that's where the heaviest rain came down. this is 24 hours ago in the last 24 hours once it goes over land we really don't see that intensity where the clearly defined intensity of the storm.

mudslides is still a big problem, and extended to northern vietnam, and rain continues to come down along with wind gusts here and there. this is from china with damage reports coming in from there and flooding still ouring. occurrin. >> thank you very much. today is veteran's day. towns and cities across the country are holding veteran's day events. we went to arlington national cemetery where the president laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier there. >> today we gather once more to honor patriots who have rendered the highest service any american can offer this nation. those who fought for our freedom and stood sentry for our

security. on this hillside of solemn remembrance and in veterans' halls and across the nation, we celebrate a debt we can never fully repay. >> one of the largest veteran's day parades under way right now in new york city. >> well, the turn out for america's parade as it's called because this is the largest veteran's day celebration in the country is really on par with what they expected. nearly 27,000 people marching up fifth avenue here. yes, many military service men and women, not to mention the thousands of people along the sidelines here who are cheering their veterans on as well as their military service personnel. this is a huge celebration of the 21 million veterans in the

country. a million and a half live in the tri-state area of new york, new jersey, and connecticut. this particular parade is honoring women in military service, one of the grand marshals of the parade is the first female four-star general retired general, and this is a big celebration today. really, the weather couldn't be better. back to you. >> thank you very much. secretary of state john kerry is making the rounds today trying to convince our allies in congress that any deal on iran's nuclear program won't put anyone's security at risk. it comes after the talks in geneva ended with no agreement >> reporter: there is a lot of friction between the administration and the united states closest allies. these five allied powers that are negotiating with iran over its nuclear program, france, called it a quote/unquote a

sucker's deal. israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu exchanging sharp words with secretary of state kerry over the weekend over what is on the table. meanwhile, secretary kerry having broken off a trip he was making around the region to go to geneva, the deal appeared to be quite imminent but could not quite get there. this is what he had to say. >> there was unity, but iran count take it at that particular moment. they were not able to accept that particular agreement. so hard work was done. progress was made. the p5+1 was united. there is a gap still between what language may be appropriate that they may be able to accept. but the concept we're all working on we have absolute unity on. >> reporter: there is a gap, indeed. while secretary kerry says he expects it to be bridged in the coming months, a the deal with

iran, there are sharp disagreements that benjamin netanyahu will find allies in congress. the criticism is this, too much carrot and not enough stick, and iran not giving up it's basic nuclear program is the problem for many of u.s. allies. secretary kerry's talk of unity among the allies notwithstanding there are sanctions that have you brought iran to the table. many people think they should condition and they should not stop until iran totally gives up any potential for a nuclear power whether it be civilian or military. >> now in congress there is talk of tougher sanctions against iran if those hard liners prevail. will that scuttle any possibility of any deal? >> reporter: it's hard to see that moving forward in congress with democrats controlling the senate especially you can expect the administration to try to put that off, and organize essentially the sanctions that

the administration has put in place has really had a bite in iran's economy, and it would have been--the sanctions have compelled iran to come to the talks, del. >> we're going to tell but a major meeting taking place when catholic bishops here in the u.s. what is at stake? the pope even weighed in on the details. we'll tell you when we come back. news stories? >> they share it on the stream. >> social media isn't an after-thought, it drives discussion across america. >> al jazeera america's social media community, on tv and online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations. >> post, upload and interact. >> every night share undiscovered stories.

them to go but the us delegation that came in here, they told us that -- that quite the opposite could happen, that that could actually poison the well and make things worse, make the stress so unbearable that the iranians will see those sanctions as pure belligerence and then walk away. if that is to happen, it will be a dangerous situation because it means that the diplomatic path will have closed and what happens after that, well, you know, there have obviously been talks of a military option but the u.s.a. says that that should be the absolute last option on the table. they much prefer the idea of trying to talk to the iranians. they do not -- there has been no discussion of a complete lifting of sanctions. they say that possibly by easing some things, perhaps as the iranians would like to see an easing on the oil exports i'm phill torez. coming up this week on techknow.

san francisco's bay bridge, an engineering marvel but this is earthquake country. >> how close are we to one of those faultlines? >> now inovation, that might change everything. >> how safe is this building? >> earthquake inovations, >> where would you wanna be if a big quake hits? >> techknow sunday 7:30 eastern on al jazeera america >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm del walters. the hierarchy of the catholic church are meeting in baltimore to select a new leader. this comes at a time of great change in the church and most of that change coming from the vatican itself. lisa stark is in baltimore, and what has been the focus so far today? >> reporter: well, del, it's been a very active morning as bishops gather from all over the

country. first they offered a prayer and called for donations for the victims of the typhoon in the philippines, also a strong urging of congress to soon pass legislation on immigration reform. a lot of excitement, we spoke with one local priest here in baltimore who is delighted at the way that pope francis is moving the church forward. st. matthew's parish church sits six miles from the hotel where the bishops are meeting. on friday morning a handful of parishioners gathered here for mass. part of the diverse congress ga congregation. flags representing members here. a church that welcomes

immigrants, gays, and lebaneseens. ask the activist priest what he's doing since pope francis arrived? >> laughing, i'm enjoying his reign as a pope. >> reporter: just eight months as religious leader of the religious, this most modest pope has embraced lawmakers, disfigured worshiper, the very young, and perhaps most astonishing has denounced an obsessive focus on social issues such as abortion and homosexuality saying who is he to judge gays. instead francis' focus is on ministering to the poor, and those less fortune. >> the pope said get more in the world. okay, i'm ready to go. i like that invitation. >> reporter: the francis affect as somfrancis effect,which manyg

the bishops to focus on economic justice, an issue that is not on the conference agenda. for the bishops, the new pope's style and tone has shifted the ground beneath them. >> i think some of the bishops are excited about the message and some bishops are trying to figure out what does this mean now? how do we do our job? >> reporter: there is an answer for the bishops. mr. haney who is hard of hearing and blind. >> they see folks come and go, and they may offer some resistence. >> reporter: but mr. haney said the pope has the holy spirit on his side, and he said that will win out. now, the election of the next president for the u.s. council of catholic bishops takes place tomorrow morning. there are ten candidates, and it will set the tone going forward

for the next few years for catholics here in the united states. >> thank you very much. in the second world war ii hundred thousand soldiers fought to liberate france from the nazis. the surviving veterans say while fighting the war was hard, they say what happened after the war was a lot harder. we have more from senegal. >> proud to have liberated france from nazi germany. still shocked by what the french army did to them in return. it's been 70 years since french commanding officers turned their guns on their own soldiers. those shooting were white, those killed were black. the french admit that 35 died but war veterans say 300 black african soldiers are were killed that day. they were all former prisoners of war freedom from german camps

and held here o on the outskirts where they died. some were demanding equal pay with white soldiers. others just wanted their unpaid wages. for the french it was a mutiny. for these war vets it was a call for justice. >> it breaks our hearts. our brothers from so many nationalities fighting under one uniform for france were massacred. france has not answered our demand. >> reporter: it isn't in history books, and certainly isn't taught in schools. only last year did president hollande describe what he called a bloody demonstration. >> this is a page of history we tried to erase from collective history. there is part racism and colonialism where they were treated like a child with no role in history. >> reporter: he's real i can i f

colonialism, this is a chapter of world war ii history france wants closed. here there are no commemoration plaques, no statues, just the memories of the future war veterans still alive. beneath these unmarked headstones are unmasked graves where no one comes to visit. the caretaker believes it to be haunted. he said the soldiers' spirits won't rest in peace until the truth is told. al jazeera, senegal. >> china may have a solution to a shortage of human organs for transplant. they'll be able to print organs using this 3d printer. the device builds organs with cells made from a biological gel. americans scientists say they've

developed a similar device, as mucherasresearchers say it wills before it can be used. >> we'll have our top story when we come back.

♪ >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm del walters with your headlines. aid pouring out to the philippines after one of the most powerful storms ever hit that country. officials believe that typhoon haiyan killed 10,000 people. there have been food and other supplies sent to victims. iran failed to accept proposals, meanwhile the united nations nuclear watchdog agency said that iran is willing to let them check their reactor and one of the country's uranium mines.

today this nation honors the sacrifices of its men and women in uniform. in his weekly address president obama said this is a chance for americans to say two simple words, thank you. newly released documents from beatl beatle legend john ls school days are up for sale. the letters come from the high school for boys. reasons that he was punished including sabotage, fighting in class, shoving, and my favorite, showing just no interest whatsoever. they're up for sale online. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in warsaw, poland. they're rallying outside of the united nations conference today.

>> reporter: it's the world's tenth largest consumer of coal and relies on it for almost all of its electricity. now poland is playing host to the u.n.'s annual climate change talks. activists say it's no surprise which companies the organizers have chosen to sponsor the event. they include the world's largest steel and mining company. it's activities produce over 190 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. that's more than the entire co2 output for oil producing venezuela. also a partner, poland's largest electric company. it runs this power station one of the largest foss till fuel power plants in the world. >> it's very concerning, it's very dangerous, and we haven't got to ensure that this conference is for the interests

of people in the planet, and these companies, and their bottom line is to ensure that they continue to mak make and maximize their profits. >> others say the involvement of business in some of the dirtiest is welcome and necessary. >> business, you know s worried about climate change. it's a big issue for the many companies, and business has to be part of the solutions as well. we can't do it without the active engagement of business. >> reporter: how to help in adapting to the changing climate, there is growing awareness that any new awareness agreement must include developing nations, in particular india and china.

since 1990, the emissions of other industrialized countries and you even see a decline mirroring the recent down turn. but look at china's emissions and you see where the real increases lie, more than 10% between 2010 and 2011. add to this all the other developing countries and you get a sense of where the greatest challenges lie in reducing emissions. the meeting is not expected to resolve in agreements but those taking part say they hope it will lay important groundwork for a future pact. many competing voices and interests, the common ground as always will be hard to find. al jazeera. >> meteorologist: i'm meteorologist dave warren. we'll show where the biggest

changes are happening, and its happening quick. cold air approaching from the north and it's moving south. big drop in temperatures. quick drop in temperatures expecting from nebraska to kansas and the dallas texas and this cold air will move east. and eventually it will be here. you if will feel that drop in temperature. you see a passing rain or snow shower. snow where it's cold enough in iowa, and it is moving south. not much accumulation give what is happening in the middle of the day. you can see a light snow shower pass by. now it's clear by tomorrow morning but the cold air is creating some lake affect snows. you see that streamer of snow coming off the great lakes there. some area could get a lot of snow as this cold air moves south. no more snow is expected here in the northern plains, but the temperatures will be dropping. dallas, texas, is a high of 72 today and 53 tomorrow. almost a 20 degrees temperature drop. it could happen quickly in just

a matter of hours. iit stays cold and there could e freeze warnings in affect as freeze warnings have not hit yet. freeze warnings will be issued and that's in affect today across many areas in texas. now the temperatures across the mid-atlantic states in the northeast are climbing before that front gets here, the temperatures go up and then goes down quickly. a mild day today, and then the cold air is here. new york sees temperatures in the raising today, and 30s in the morning. thursday, friday, it's try but the temperatures are chilly in the mid to low 50s. >> cavdave warren, thank you vey much. "the stream" is next, and it's the 11th hour of the 11th day,

and the 11th month, today is veteran's day. so say thanks. iran where they seem to be moving forward. in your estimate, how close are we getting to that point where iran is extremely close to building a bomb? >> well, i think that it is fair to say that iran likely already possesses the technical wherewithal to produce a bomb, it is just how long would it take them? there are a number of debates over this and those debates hinge on assumptions that are junoable, but if we are -- that are unknowable.