captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> our top stories at this year -- years of radioactive radiation in the area near chernobyl. 12 million people are not effectively to. it is back to the movies in the west big city -- the west bank y where the cinema has reopened three years after it was closed. there are concerns at this hour that the wildfires burning in

russia could spread radioactive contamination from the area hit by the chernobyl disaster in 1986. should the blazes which polluted woodlands in the restricted zone close to the border with ukraine, there is a possibility it could send a radioactive particles into the atmosphere. german experts say no risk would be posed to the rest of europe. buyers are also threatening russia's main nuclear research facility. already elected and explosive materials have been removed. -- all radioactive and explosive materials have been removed. the situation in moscow is serious, with the city crowded in smoke. >> even the kremlin is hard to recognize these days. the smog has put visibility down to 100 meters. the strong smell of smoke and continuing high temperatures are

putting a strain on moscow residents. >> it is terrible. outdoors, i have to wear this cloth across my face because there were no masks left. >> we have endured this dry spell for seven weeks and the government has only just reacted. that is wrong. >> near moscow, firefighters are desperately working to contain the brushfires. dozens of villages have brought to the ground. the fires are threatening to encroach upon polluted radioactive areas near the ukraine border. >> if the fires move into the regions that were contaminated by the chernobyl disaster, it could mean that the smoke will carry off radioactive particles. that will pollute a new area. >> the health ministry has told moscow residents to stay indoors if possible.

those that can are fleeing the capital and the smoky conditions. >> pakistan the officials say 12 million people are not affected by the floods that have swept the country. the u.s. has described the task facing emergency workers as daunting. the worst flood pakistan has seen in decades has killed 5000 people. unicef has issued an international appeal for donations. >> in northwestern pakistan the waters have subsided and the residents are beginning to take stock. this is a poor region in the best of times, but floods have left little behind. buildings have been destroyed. food and medicine are gone. the people are looking for someone to turn to in their hour of need. >> we are begging the government to help us, but they are doing nothing. we urgently need help to rebuild our lives. >> many in the flooded areas are

frustrated at the lack of government support. some fear the taliban might mount their own aid effort. to disaster victims, help is help, no matter where it comes from. the flooding started in the northwest, then engulfed much of putting job -- of punjab. half a million people have been evacuated. heavy rains are expected to lash areas already hit. families are looking for how poor they can find it. >> investigators say they have found traces of explosives on the hall of the japanese oil tanker damaged last week. it is the first confirmation the issue appears to be terrorist related. it passed through the states of hormuz near iran. on wednesday, a militant group

with al qaeda ties claimed it attacked the ship. 40% of oil transported globally by ship passes through that channel. u.s. pop magician -- musician wyclef jean registered for the election in haiti. he was born there. he provided aid in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated the country. >> a suit, tie, and family in tow. wyclef jean arrived every inch the politician. he filed to stand in the presidential election and addressed a crowd of supporters. >> i say to president obama that america has obama as president and haiti will have wyclef jean. >> jean co-founded the band the

fugees. he performed with artists like shakiria. he could bring new energy to haiti's reconstruction. others feel he lacks experience. >> as candidate, i do not care. he is haitian. anyone can come and declare his candidacy. i will not vote for anybody. >> after katie's devastating earthquake, jean raise 7 million euros in relief efforts, inspiring hope. >> i want him to come. >> the next president faces tough challenges, the managing billions in aid to boosting economic recovery. rebuilding is an issue. the earthquake damaged many homes in haiti, including the

presidential palace. >> new jobless numbers in the united states. the data did disappoint. the economic recovery appears to be losing momentum. companies shed more jobs than expected in july, keeping the unemployment rate at 9.5%. non-farm payrolls dropped by 137, double what economists were expecting. the rise in private-sector jobs was not enough to compensate for the loss in government positions. june's report was revised and showed that 100,000 more jobs were lost in that month than had been originally reported. for a closer look at marchand -- at market reaction to the labor numbers, we spoke to wall street and asked about the reaction. >> it was expected that we would see a drop in payrolls, especially as the census is coming to an end and a lot of

temporary workers are getting laid off. the big disappointment was that in the private sector only 70,000 and not hundreds of thousands were created. that shows how slow the development on the u.s. jobs market remains. on top of it, we had goldman sachs coming out, lowering estimates for economic growth in the united states for the year, from a growth rate of 2.4% to a growth rate of 1.5%. that was extra pressure here on stocks on friday. >> the private sector did create jobs last month, but not as many as hoped. what does this latest batch of data tell us about the health of the economic recovery in the states? >> you would need 150 to 200,000 jobs per month created to just keep the unemployment rate on the level where we already are. to get the unemployment rate

down, you would need 250,000 jobs a month. we are far away from that zone. on economic growth, one of the big concerns is that we have a huge long-term unemployment rate here in the united states. a lot of companies reported better earnings in the last month and week. still, nobody is really hiring. >> a reporter speaking to us from new york. europe's biggest insurer announced a net drop as a result of lower gains on assets in investments and large payouts in connection with natural disasters. it has gained from selling shares in the industrial bank of china. they also came in lower than expected. the company did earn over 1 billion year rose in the april through june. it confirmed it expects to hit

its full-year profit target. on friday's market action, european exchanges posted gains. we are looking pretty good friday. then they fell in reaction to the unexpected weak employment data out of the united states. a summary of the trading from frankfurt. >> it did not help the german stock engine that until this friday many companies came to the market with strong earnings reports. this afternoon trading, the news from the united states that fewer jobs were created in the u.s. than anticipated spoiled the party for traders also here in frankfurt. the? plunged into negative territory. at least on a weekly scale, the performance of the german market is not too bad. the dax gained 1.2%. it temporarily hit a two-year high. >> we can stay in frankfurt for

a closer look at the closing numbers. the dax going into the weekend at 5069. in new york, the dow was just a few moments ago at 10,653 points. the euro trading at the value of $1.3297. spanish economich quarter, thanks int from theprevio qrt.

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baby formula. after the recall of se brands of the west that were tainted with mel mean, especially in cha. infants were poisoned. mel levine is a plastic. it makes formula appear to have a higher protein content. eches government is putting resources into a program designed to promote breast- feeding and a new generation of healthy citizens. >> shwanted to give her baby powder milk weeks after he was bo. breast feeding was painful. many chinese mothers turn to powdered milk because it is more comfortable. sheleneabt e benefits of mother's milk in a breast feeding class. >> they told me that the nutrients in a mother's milk are better for aaby than powdered milk. now i am convinced that breast- feeding is good for my baby's health and growth.

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during the powdered milkscdal two years ago. more cases of contamination have been found. >> now i would breastfeed as warm as possible. i do not trust the powdered milk industry. they purhireat risk to make profit. >> employment conditions in china do not make it easy for new mothers to breast fee maternity leave last four months, and many women return to work earlier out of fear they will losehe js. >> it is especially hard for migrant workers. the women said the babies to be raised by their parents in the unyse. the children are never breast fed. >> she plans to continue breast- edg r n,ut only for another month. then her maternity leave is over. despite the many advantages,

there is opposition to breast feeding. some of it comes from the most unke qrts. a number of feminists are attacking nursing as an assault on women's liberation and a pitulation to the tyranny of the child. if french feminist has written a book condemning the modern woman's rediscovery of breast edg. >> woman first, mother second. that is the message. the french writer saywon have become slaves to their children, and excessive breast feeding is a form of oppression. > er week there is a new study or article about breast feeding that presents new advantages for a baby's health. all these studies are controlled by special interests. >> the 66-year-d mother and grandmother things choice should come first. >> the most important thing is what women want. if a mother wants to breastfeed,

that is great. if she does not, that is fine as well. she should do what she wants. >> t basorote qndy is an illogical issue. she says mothers are increasingly maligned for choosing prepared baby food. e es recent developments as a throwback to the 1950's, when a woman's place was seen as being firmly in the home. >> because o the economic decline we have been experiencing over the past 20 or 30 years, the neweneratn reject their parents' free choice of lifestyle, which was much more consumption oriented, more materialistic, capitalistic, with no regard for nature. >> interview, neo-feminists accept the new naturalism without question, but in stark

contrast to their predecessors. she is see as the intellectual successor to simone de beauvoir , an icon who shunned traditional conceptions of motherhood. >> today, there is a new is the logical discussion on the concept of the perfect mother who brings a child into the world that is well balanced, well integrated into society, and intelligent. being a good mother means giving birth to protect children. that is totally utopian. >> mothers are caught between new and old conventions. she says the modern desire for breast feeding, homemade purees, and washable nappies is an assault on women's liberation, concocted by an alliance of social security's -- social concerts the tips and eco activists. the book created a stir when it was released in france earlier this year.

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