devastation in the philippines. was it murder - a white home owner killing a teenager on his doorstep. >> a set back for barack obama and his health care plan. dozens of democrats back a gop measure. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. >> the death toll from typhoon

haiyan has risen to more than 4,000 people. rescue missions are ongoing in the philippines. the u.s. military airlifted thousands of people from areas isolated by the typhoon. marga ortigas has this report from tacloban - one of the worst-affected areas. >> everything changed here seven days ago. since then, very little has. dead bodies litter the roadside - like garbage, a survivor said, waiting to be picked up. the living struggle for basic necessities. here people are taking carcasses from a slaughter house. running water from a broken pipe is a prized commodity. petrol is in high demand. this sports colosseum was supposed to be a refuge. hundreds came last friday to ride out the storm. it's next to the water and typhoon haiyan created a surge

reaching the third level - killing many of the people inside. pregnant with a third child, singing helps this woman cope. she and her family are staying in a makeshift shelter in front of the colosseum because the stench inside is too much to bear >> translation: if i think about what happened i feel as if i might lose my mind. i sing so as not to dwell on it. >> the police inspector was brought in to keep the peace in places like this. his mind is on his family, north of here. >> translation: it's hard being away from family. they are also victims of the typhoon. this is my job. it's okay. >> in shock, struggling to survive - many are worried about what lays ahead >> translation: god gave us a second chance to live. i'll do all i can to survive and keep the family together.

it's hard - we are all suffering, even the rich. >> a crowd gathers at the colosseum's edge was another dead body surfaces. it's not easy to see the future from here. many say they have to leave it up to god. aid continues to poor into the philippines. the real issue is distribution. craig leeson reports from a remote island where people have been without food, clean water and medical services for a week now. >> early morning light filters on to the deck. mv "gemini 6." it fails to wake the crew. they've been up most of the night, loading supplies for a rescue mission, bringing aid to an island. the farming island was one of about a dozen decimated by typhoon haiyan. >> i can only imagine what the people have been experiencing, and others suffering - hunger,

utmost devastation, fear in their eyes. >> the cebu-based rapid response team, a civil group says 95% of the island was wiped out in the storm - all but forgotten. many here have been without food, clean water and medical services for a week. the roads have just been cleared. even then bringing in aid is hazardous. >> this one hit the truck. okay. it's completely hit the powerline. as you can see, this is part of the reason that this is a dangerous trip for these guys to make. we are on a track, taking rice down to the bay. it's not live - hang on, wait, wait. and something like that can take your head off. the guys make this trip on a

daily basis. it is dangerous. there's not a house or powerline that hasn't been affected by the typhoon. >> the seaside resort village of santa fe was the last to receive aid. the first responders were confronted by the sheer hunger. as day turned to night more people came, hungry mouths to feed. women and children - the old, the young, the desperate. >> we need water and food. we need help. >> more aid is on its way. international ngos are planning convoys of supplies. for now this is all they have. >> they will return tomorrow. one more day, tomorrow. >> it has been chaotic. people - it's more survival of the fittest.

they want to eat. >> less than 20 people were killed on the island. it escaped the tidal surge that drowned so many on leyte. the pour of the wind was evident. a favourite of mainlanders, there was nothing left of the beach resort. almost all the boats on the island were damaged and vegetable crops destroyed. for now, there's little the islanders can do, except wait for aid and think about how they will rebuild. . international aid organizations save the children says that nearly 4 million affected by typhoon haiyan are thought to be minors. >> back in the u.s. a detroit man is facing murder charges for the killing of an unarmed black teenager. he claims it was an accident. we go inside the story striking a nerve across the nation. >> his name theodore wafer, until now authorities refused to identify him. he appeared in court for

arraignment and the shooting of 19-year-old renisha mcbride on his doorstep. the prosecutor is charging the dearborn heights man with second degree murder, carrying a firearm. he said little. >> we obviously do not feel the evidence in this case feels that the defendant acted in lawful self-defence. >> the charges come two weeks after theodore wafer shot renisha mcbride in the face as she stood on the porch. before being killed she struck a car in detroit. she left the scene on foot and wound up in this suburb. her family believes the high school graduate went to renisha mcbride's door seeking help. the airport maintenance workers said he thought someone was trying to break into his home and the 12 gauge shotgun accidentally went off.

>> by all reports she was unarmed and there was no signs of forced entry to the home. >> toxocology reports reveal renisha mcbride's blood alcohol level was twice the limit when she was killed and there was marijuana. renisha mcbride's family believed it was a case of racial casting. >> in this case, race has nothing to do with charging the authority. >> shortly after theodore wafer turned himself in, renisha mcbride's family spoke out. >> we want to thank the prosecution office for the thorough job to bring the charges they have brung against theodore wafer. this monster that killed my daughter. >> you took a life. you took a beautiful life that was blossoming into a beautiful woman. for that i hope you stay in gaol

for the rest of your life. >> theodore wafer's lawyer maintains he acted in self-defence. a person must feel in danger in order to claim defense. >> president obama's affordable care act suffers another blow. this time his own party's loyalty is being contested. many supported a keep your health care act, allowing americans to keep health plans even if they fail to meet standards set by the affordable care act. >> our straight forward one-page bill says if you like your current coverage you should be able to keep it. the president should heed his advice and work with us, the congress, as the founders intended, not around the legislative progress. >> remember the bad old days when pre-existing conditions

were discriminated against. this brings back that practice. >> following the house vote the president invited a number of executives from the health insurance industry. president obama says they were brainstorming ways to improve the health care system. . well, this weekend will be miserable for many people if you are looking to get out there. it will be towards the south-west. i'll get there. first we'll start in the north-west where a storm system is coming in off the pacific. see how the rain and mixed precipitation - well, it's good for the ski resorts wanting to start possibly next weekend. this will last proceed much until we get to monday. we expect to see a foot and a half to 2 feet of snow and some places 30 inches. if you travel in the region,

bring your winter tyres or chains as you go through the passes. for seattle - this is what it looks like for your 5-day forecast. we are looking at rain. that will be a big problem. no sun until tuesday, with a temperature lingering into the mid 50s. to the south-west - it will look nice. over here towards arizona, we have spotty showers. for phoenix we don't think they'll last too long. temperatures in the mid 70s. down towards the south, in texas particularly things are getting better in terms of the rain. heavy rain is moving towards the east. the problem is we'll see severe thunder storms beginning in northern texas, through oklahoma, and arkansas. temperature wise - 78 degrees.

we expect 80 degrees for san antonio. >> rain will be the problem. going towards sunday - 83 degrees is not bad. monday - look at the difference in temperature. dropping down to 68. >> still ahead - extreme security at the world trade center. are the precautions too much? plus, the growing health scare at an ivy league school that has officials looking overseas for help.

a demonstration turned bloody. the libyan government called for a ceasefire after gunmen shot protesters in the capital city of tripoli, 30 were killed, 200 injured. demonstrators were expressing anger against militia controlling the country. the u.s. is putting $10 million on the table for information about the 2004 ghazi attacks.

the government didn't make it public until friday. american ambassador chris stevens, with three other americans were killed when an armed group stormed a mission in benghazi. no arrests have been made. there's finally a plan to get chemical weapons out of syria, but not without help. the u.s. asked albania to host the weapons stockpile. the albanian prime minister said no, they did not have the capacity. norway rejected the request. on friday the u.n. chemical weapons team rejected a plan to get rid of the toxic agent, saying 1300 tonnes must leave syria. >> rob ford is still the mayor, for how long. he's had it with his confessions. >> it's never happened. toronto city councillors moving against the mayor, stripping his

authority. they never had a mayor admitting to smoking cracked cocaine and drunk driving. today rob ford seemed contrite. >> if someone else steps out of line like i have, it will affect councillors, and the mayor, i think, for years to come. >> in fact, it came to a vote - the mayor and his brother, a councillor opposed limiting his powers. council told the mayor that apologies for his behaviour was not enough. he is now mayor in name only. >> we simply said the powers council delegated to the mayor's office, not rob ford have been withdrawn from the mayored office. >> rob ford has been colourful and controversial. he came to power promising to cut spending and taxes.

he has. if the latest polls are right, he's loft supporters. this woman voted for rob ford. she's now part of a campaign to make him quit. >> it took a year and a half before i realised the mistake i made. his behaviour in the last year is so unacceptable that i had no choice. >> come on, please. >> there's no way to displace a toronto mayor between elections. thanks to rob ford, there's talk of changing the law. >> it was never envisaged that a mayor would be doing cocaine in ace office - allegedly cocaine in his office with, essentially, prostitutes in his office, assaulting his staff. you never look at things like that >> rob ford says he'll go to court to get his powers, and next week councillors will tripe to strip his office budget and ability to hire and fire staff. the only way it will end is for

the mayor to resign - that is not something he's contemplating. ford admitted to getting professional help but insists he is not an addict. >> the center for disease control is considering an emergency vaccine to stop a menning gitize spreading. seven at princeton university have been diagnosed with the deadly disease. europe and australia - but not america - could obtain the vaccine. school officials have not announced how or when vaccinations would start. >> a settlement for jpmorgan. they have to pay $4.5 billion going to investors who lost money on mortgage backed securities. security comes with a hefty cost. new york city police proposed tough security laws for

the world trade center neighbourhood, which some say is turning it into a fortress. >> it's the worse part of the city's history in my lifetime for father's or grandfather's. >> mary experienced ground zero up close. >> people's pictures pinned up in the cubicles. >> it took years for her to call this place home. 10 years later it's not what is going on inside the apartment that concerns her, but what is going on outside. >> now this is the regular check. the plan calls for the cones over there being replaced by a cement wall. >> earlier this year the number of ypd announced a plan to create a security perim ter around the world trade center. streets would only be open to pedestrians, bikes, and closed to vehicles. sidewalk barriers would be

built, police in boots on news stands to operate the barriers. and security checkpoints for vehicles to bechecked for explosives. >> illustrations show what it will look like. the n.y.p.d. said the measures are necessary. following the 1993 world trade center bombing, and the september 11th attacks. they say residents will get around freely on foot, so long as they enrol in a pre-screening program. for some the compromise is not enough. >> the world trade center alliance is suing the n.y.p.d. over security. they describe it as a fortress impairing their quality of life. >> this lawyer represents the neighbour hood alliance. >> there are other ways to ensure security without making the world trade center campus a fortress - that's what we don't want it to be.

>> the neighbourhood group wants security - but not on this scale. they fear the neighbourhood will be run by the needs of business, not people, and tourists will have an easier time to get around than they. >> have a memorial. give them a place to go. don't cut life out of here. don't cut this off from the rest of the world. >> the majority of security measures will be implemented by 2015. the world trade center is expected to be occupied by 2019, the same year the n.y.p.d. will take a second look at the security campus and evaluate how well it's working. >> people regularly coming to the area can enrol in a trusted access program. police are not giving out specificses for - you guessed it - security reasons. >> a boy's wish to become batman comes true.

next, the story that even moved the president.

about 400,000 children are in foster care in the u.s. 100,000 are waiting to be adopted. many are ageing out of the system alone and without a family. we are told about one man trying to change all that. >> he's known as mr travis to the 80 teenage boys he fostered since 2000. >> i try my best to do and ignite the hope. it seems their hope has died. reactivate the hope, that they believe they can achieve success in their live. >> 40-year-old travis davis said he found his life's purpose in fostering teenage boys. he has optimism when other fear bringing a challenging teenager into their home. >> i deal with each as an

individual. they have a fresh start. >> patrick lived in foster care since he was seven, and lived in 12 foster homes. >> i was getting frustrated moved from home to home. i was searching for a family. >> patrick's home for a permanent home is one shared by thousands. according to the administration of children and families, more than 153,000 kids between the ages of 12 and 20 were in foster care. 26,000 had aged out of the system. >> a lot of people don't want teenagers because they figured you can't shape them. and that's not true. so we need these forever families that will say, "i will take you unconditionally." >> adoption was never the plan. when a family expressed interest, he realised he wanted to be patrick's father. patrick is 20, and a college

student. you fall back. you have a back up - i'm here to push you up, get back on your feet. >> travis and patrick share their home with foster kids - three teenage boys. patrick knows how lucky they are. patrick is the only one who ended up being adopted. >> experts say for many kids transitioning out of the foster care leaves many in danger of becoming homeless or ending in gaol. >> china is relaxing a one-child policy, marking sweeping reforms china has seen in decades. the move comes after top communist party officials decided to allow parties without siblings to have two children. the government is scrapping controversial labour camps. there's a new sport taking japan by storm. there it is. it is precision walking.

it's a viral sensation after students posted a video. the students at the science university trained for five month, three times a day to master these synchronised moves. >> a 5-year-old boy with cancer has become an overnight superhero and internet sensation. we are told about batt kid. >> holy smoke, he's out in his bat mobile to fight crime to the relief of citizens in the city. his first feat of the day, rescuing a dam sell in distress. phew, that was close. we are hearing reports of another crime, let's see if backman is on to it. >> battkid caught the reid ler in the middle of a heist. does he beat the villian? of

course he does. >> at union square in the heart of san francisco, thankful fans wait to catch a glimpse of the super hero. >> i was at work. i heard a lot of noise and commotion. i looked out. helicopters were flying. i guessed there was a crime scene and batt kid saved the day. it's good to be in goth lamb. >> we are here to support what the city is doing. it's an amazing thing. so fantastic to be in a city, representing a city that has so much compassion. >> miles' adventurous day includes a stop at the ballpark where he takes a victory lap. she's heading to a city hall to meet a mayor, presenting him with the keys to the city. >> what would we do without you? the streets of our city are safer because of you.

>> when this started organizers expected a few hundred people to help. instead it went viral as thousands of people offered support, including the president. >> miles fought cancer all his life. now he's in remission, is healthy and started kinder garden. miles battle with leukaemia is every bit as hard as any battle batman faced and he has won the heart of every citizen in this town. miles the superhero day made possibly by the make-a-wish foundation, a charity that grants the wish of children with life-threatening illnesses. thank you for watching al jazeera america. to stay up to date head to the website at aljazeera.com, where you can join the conversation because there's more to it.

i'm morgan radford, see you in a moment at 4am eastern. see you soon. first city to ban abortions after 20 weeks. however, the state allows t. and what does this mean for new mexico and the rest of the country? lisa fletcher it away, and my man is stepping in as coost. and look, omar, nothing is nowhere contentious as abortion,