welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following for you. scenes of dez -- desolation and desperation coming in from the philippines. an age old threat emerging in the middle east where officials are trying to combat polio. and the man accused in the boston bombing says he wants to talk to his lawyers any time anyplace. a massive relief effort is now underway in the philippines

in the wake of typhoon haiyan. rescue workers say they are having a tough time getting the supplies to those who need them most. in many places despair is setting in. >> reporter: a cry for help from the children of sabu, haiyan landed ruthlessly in the northern part of the island, and many are left with nothing. >> translator: we ran to the mountains and we're still staying in a little hut used to dry sugar cane. >> reporter: this part has yet to receive any aid although many here managed to survive, they also badly need water and food. marianne and her husband were just burying her mother when the storm hit and ruined six houses around them.

she is hungry and has been drinking only condensed milk for five days. >> even if we could get a little help, we would be so grateful. all of us here would share it. >> what needs to be addressed really is the problem of the water and the sanitation and of course now the most pressing is the shelter, because with the constant rain and they have no homes to go back to. >> reporter: only three hours to the south the military is air lifting food and water on the island, the worst-hit area. the air force base is the center for relief operation. many people are in need, there are problems with the distribution of supplies. >> it has been quite a challenge because one the weather is a bit -- not cooperating at this moment, and we have limited aircraft due to our -- due to

the nature of the country. we need to transport it via air lift or through ships, so that's one of the concern of the central command right now. >> reporter: the children in the north of the island are not giving up hope that someone will bring them food someone. but until this happens, they continue to beg, even at night. and we now go to margo who is in manila where filipino groups are working hard to help out their neighbors. >> reporter: wanting to be useful volunteers are coming in droves to this government warehouse in manila, and work around the clock to help relief efforts. some haven't let physical challenges hold them back. >> translator: i wanted to help those that were sod badly

effected by this storm. >> reporter: the strongest storm on respond crossed 44 provinces on friday and effected nearly 10 million people. dozens of countries are sending aid, money, equipment, personal and sheller. the goal is to come up with 20,000 family packs a day, in them food and water to hopefully last people several days, but there are still major distribution problems because of the damage to the roads and airports. relief workers in the affected areas have had to walk for hours just to find some survivors and they are prepared to keep going for as long as they are needed.

>> translator: while there are volunteers and food to be packed we can keep going. but what is important is that we see this through together and really help the victims. >> reporter: filipinos are determined that it will not keep them down. and it now appears the economy of the philippines is the latest casualty. the nation was enjoying a surge of prosperity when the storm hit. they say it would have been much worse if the capitol of manila had been hit. and the damage could reach $14 billion. the province that you just saw is home to many outsourcing areas. farming is key to the economy, and about half of the nation's sugar cane and a third of the rice crop has now been wiped

out. this ship forced from its dock by rising waters and powerful waves, the boat eventually crash going this bridge in south china. the storm blamed there for at least 14 deaths in vietnam, five other deaths in southern china. and there's still more rain on the way. dave warren joins with those details. >> reporter: yeah, it is still just rain, but certainly not organized or anything, but it is elementing how much aid can get into the areas that need it. this is the track of haiyan, and this satellite picture shows a lot of rain to the south. the last 24 hours this system was watched in case it did

develop in to anything. it did dump a lot of run to the south there. now the rain is moving out, so the aid effort was hampered by this rain coming down. a lot of people waiting for help, and they have their umbrellas out. just rain, but that was the news from the past few days. now we're looking at the rain clearing out, some so that is some improvement. dell? >> dave warren thank you very much. iran has agreed to let un inspectors inspect another heavy water reactor. he says he is optimistic about the progress that was made during the geneva talks. negotiators go back to the table in december. the main syrian opposition party has now agreed to join talks aimed attending that

country's civil war. it says it will start negotiating later this year, but only if its demands are met. and here is what they are . . . the un, the u.s., and russia have been trying for months now to persuade the syrian government and the opposition to end the bloody civil war. a new outbreak of polio has now been reported and there is campaign underway to immunize the syrian refugees. >> reporter: it's the first time that these children are being vaccinated against polio. these children are refugees from syria, where the disease has

reemerged after more than a decade. two months ago their father brought his family to lebanon to escape the hardship and violence. >> there are no health centers in syria. it is hard to find medicine for children. at least here we are able to give the children what they need. >> reporter: this is one of dozens of un centers. it is part of a campaign coordinated with the lebanese government to make sure that all children living in lebanon are immunized. there are 800,000 sirrance registered as refugees here. half of them are children, and many have not been vaccinated since they arrived. the united nations says there is a risk of a polio outbreak in the region after cases were confirmed in syria. it says it is doing its best to mitigate the risk, but officials

acknowledge that the task is particularly difficult in lebanon. here syrian refugees live among the population. >> reporter: and they are spread across the country. there are no official camps in lebanon. is >> we hope everybody will receive the message. it is very hard in a country where families are settled sometimes in garages, undergroun undergrountd ground, or literally wherever they can find a space. >> reporter: syrian children go to lebanese schools where polio vaccinations are now being administered. and vaccination teams and mobile medical units are going door-to-door. the virus spreads quickly. many lebanese are worried because thousands of syrians cross into lebanon every day.

>> translator: we are afraid and hope that the government tightens control at the borders to prevent the virus from reaching here. >> reporter: polio has already broken out in syria. so far it has paralyzed at least 10 children. now hundreds of thousands of children across the region are at risk. the world health organization links the polio outbreak to pakistan. it says a strain has been spreading across the middle east. a court hearing is underway for dzhokher snar ef. the 20-year-old has been placed under special administrative measures and they include restricting access to mail, media, and visitors. hundreds are expected to attend the memorial service for

the tsa agent that was killed earlier this month during that shooting at lax. attorney general eric holder is among those scheduled to speak. the gunman remains hospitalized. he is in critical condition. still ahead crash checktors on strike in madrid. give him a second chance? >> my day will come... >> a controversial special report... >> i was completely re-traumatized by the fear of this offender... >> locked up for life america tonight 9 eastern, tomorrow, on al jazeera america.

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the last count had the yes votes leading by fewer than 50. the minimum wage in seattle is already at $9 an hour, the highest in the us. >> reporter: it was a city that prided itself on being clean, and well maintained. but right now, madrid is a rather depressing place. up setting for locals and for tourists. >> we just arrived here about an hour or so ago. we just came over from bers -- barcelona. >> the appearance of the city is lamentable. especially people coming from abroad. they would think it could be a third world country. >> reporter: everyone is paying

the price for the failure of unions and private companies to reach an agreement. the private companies off camera told me they are prepared to be flexible, but the unions have to meet them halfway, but the unions are pretty fired up, frightened of losing their jobs, and seeing already modest salaries reduced. >> translator: we are very, very lucky to have work. we want to keep our jobs, but we don't want jobs that are paid so badly that we can't feed our children. that's what the companies are trying to make us accept but we want to keep our dignity. >> reporter: this strike is just one symptom of the economic crisis. the spanish government has opted for privatization to keep the public deficit down and make services profitable. but workers ask what about the human cost?

madrid is in a mess, and it won't be easy to clear up. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, madrid. ♪ and i'm dave warren. we're looking at a big change with our weather here from the mid-atlantic south. the radar shows what is happening here. this is a front moving south. there is some snow coming down. it could be fairly heavy briefly before it clears out. it has already done that near in new york and through philadelphia. the sun is battling a cold northwest wind so it won't do much to warm the temperatures up. there is the future weather computer showing the clouds and rain clearing up. but these are lake-effect snow showers. by tomorrow temperatures are even colder. temperatures are trying to climb a bit -- it's 38 in philadelphia, 38 in new york. get a little sunshine that

number may go up a few degrees, but then the wind kicks in. it gets even colder tomorrow, but here comes the warmup thursday, friday, and saturday back just barely above 50 degrees, but we are dry. the front pushing south. big contrast in temperatures when you go from san tone -- san antonio to dallas. by tomorrow temperatures could easily drop well below the freezing mark. the sunshine is trying to warm things up, but the cold air keeping the numbers down at least for a day or two freeze warnings from texas to the east. one the temperature hits 32, a freeze warning is issued. coldest temperatures so far tomorrow morning there it is in

dallas, 27 tomorrow, 32 tomorrow, and a little warmer thursday and friday and rains back in the forecast this weekend. dell? dave thank you very much. a tradition that is older than the state itself is still going strong in alabama. backyard distilleries turning up hooch, moon shine, white liening. andy gal der takes a look. >> reporter: in the backwoods of raymond county, the sheriff is always on the lookout for illegal moon shine shops. would this be a big operation? >> yes, this is a big operation there. as you catch a barrel -- they have, what, 12, 13 barrels out there. >> reporter: the sheriff and his

deputies shot holes in the barrel to make sure they weren't be reused. >> i had one lady we was busting so many one time. she said you need to leave old people in the woods alone, because that's how they make their money. >> reporter: the south has had a long and sometimes turbulent history with alcohol, but it has had a place here. over the generations plenty of people have been prosecuted for making moon shine, but little has changed despite the risk. and people here still want their moon shine the old-fashioned way made in the backwoods from age-old recipes. at this distillery is not worried. >> what comes out here is the

finished product. >> reporter: it took almost a year for them to get their license, but he says it will always be worth it. >> it will be extreme satisfaction knowing that we were the first in any market. we know we are the first in the market, but we know we won't be the last. >> reporter: when this hits the shelves in the next few weeks it will be a might marker for moon shine, but it is not likely to change old habits. the record-setting streak on wall street could be in trouble. the dow lower following two days of closing at all-time highs. stocks losing ground after the fed policy makers said that they could decide next month to begin pulling back on that monetary stimulus program. there is also breaker news coming out of washington the

merger between american and usairlines now getting the airline. it will create the world's biggest airline. the agreement requires american and usair to give up 52 slots at reagan national at washington, d.c., and slots will be sacrificed in several other airports as well. dish tv is benefiting from customers fleeing cable. the company added 139,000 subscribers over the last quarter, while rivals lost nearly half a million subscribers combined. the start of the holiday shopping season keeps moving up. wal-mart beginning at 6:00 pm on thanksgiving day for black friday sales. that is two hour earlier than last year.

coming up next in an al jazeera america, some rescues survivors of typhoon haiyan are returning to help out their neighbors.

welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your top story at this hour. a hearing is underway for the man accused in the boston marathon bombings, lawyers are arguing he has the right to speak to them without special restrictions. talks over iran's nuclear program are going to restart later this month, although no agreement was reached last week, iran's foreign minister indicated negotiators are closer to an agreement. today iran agreed to allow access to another reactor. typhoon haiyan is believed to have left tens of thousands

of people dead, millions are without the basics of food, water, and shelter. and the sick, the injured and those who survived the brunt of the typhoon is now being air lifted out of harm's way. craig gleason has more. >> reporter: they lumbers into the military base. those who couldn't walk were carried, the sick, the old, and those who simply wanted together escape the disaster. >> bodies are on the road, and nobody is picking them up. >> reporter: the injured and sick were taken to a military hospital. for many here the horror of loosing their families far outweighed the pain of their injuries. this woman was struck by a roof after it collapsed after the

storm. the doctors are working around the clock overwhelmed by the sheer volume of injured. but every now and then a ray of hope. >> today we have a spine fracture, so mostly trauma injuries. we have pregnant women coming in. i delivered two baby's yesterday. >> reporter: the c130s are loaded with supplies. >> the u.s. government is helping us, and various other international governments are helping us, bringing in aid, and we continue to bring support to the people effected by the superstorm haiyan. >> reporter: the government today sending in more troops to control the looting, and also a few brave survivors.

imagine if you will, the courage of these people here at the air force base, many of them who were there during the storm, they are waiting here for a c130 aircraft to arrive to make them back into the devastated area. why? because in those bags are food and water, things that they say their families need to survive. these survivors say the government's aid isn't reaching their families fast enough, and going back is their only option. >> yeah, i am scared, but i have no choice. i have no choice because my family is there. >> reporter: international relief is on the way. the united states has directed the carrier, the uss george washington to head to the philippines and provide support. u.s. marines are already on the ground, but as bad weather begins to close in, survivors

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