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 t cheobyl daster 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 cod mean at the smoke will carry off radioactive particles. that will pollute a new area. >> the health ministry has told moscow residents qo 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 rst flood pistan 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 residentntare 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 an.

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 thatat 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,e oke 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 aot 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 hagoldn sas 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 jobser month creat 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 cfirmed 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 daxoing 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 economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, thanks in part to government stimulus programs. the central banks as gdp rose by 0.2% from the previous quarter. spain came out of the recession later than other eu members. there could be trouble ahead. the economy could contract again later this year as austerity measures kick in. spain has to contend with an unemployment rate of over 20%, the highest in the european union.

blackberry services have reportedly been restored in saudi arabia after the hands that had stopped working for four hours this friday. a ban on the use of the device for sending and receiving messages was due to come into foe thifriday. the utdown and resumption has raised questions about whether and announced a ban has been lifted or not. early reports that research in motion have found a solution to security issues raised by local authorities have not been confirmed. research in motion is coming under increasing pressure to open its super secure network to government scrutiny. >> the blackberry data service was running again on friday after a shutdown of nearly four hours. that could be linked to ongoing talks beeen saudi arabia and blackberry maker research in motion. research in motion was reportedly considering setting up a server in saudi arabia which would transcript part of

the data. companies servers are currently in canada, the u.s., and britain, far from the reaches of the saudis. they are facing increased pressure from several other countries, including the united arab emirates, india, and indonesia, which needs access to data. >> we want to install [unintelligible] >> many business people use the smartphone for e-mails, but many younger people prefer blackberries in countries with strict moral codes. the messaging function cannot be intercepted, giving users freedom to flirt, for instance. >> that is your business update. >> in sports, world record holder a olympic champion usain bolt has been defeated for the first time in two years.

he lost to american. at the meeting in stockholm, gay hedged out bolt. bolt took silver. richard thompson came in third. in soccer, the draw is set for the qualifying rounds of the euro bleak. germany will take on a tough opponent in south rea. we will have an easier time of its when we play [unintelligible] on the ukrainian side, stuttgart meets [unintelligible] the rman national squad returns to action on wednesday, when they play a friendly in copenhagen. two new faces will be headed to the danish capital. only eight members of the world

cup squad will be in attendance. he is the only first-team regular among them. after more than two decades, the west bank city has a big screen cinema again. that is thanks in large part to a german film maker and the german government, which contributed 300 to the 5000 euros to this renovation. in 1987 and 2000, the town was the center of uprisings against israeli occupation. today, theou is bustli again, attracting customers from across the border. uniformed policemen have been placed the gunmen who once ruled the streets. >> the reopening of the cinema approved a huge crowd puller. the picture house was refurbished by a team of volunteers in the west bank, many of them from germany. >> i really think it is a great thing. the cinema stood empty for over

20 years. it is great that it all works and looks so good. >> we are very proud about the opening of the cinema. it means a lot for the people here. >> the reopening marks another step towards normality for a city once ravaged by fierce fighting between israelis and palestinians. the idea first emerded during the making of the heart of janine, a documentary by a german filmmaker. >> we will have to look at which fell as we will show and design the program. we will arrange forubtitles' andubbg. a ink is really taking off. >> the documentary was the first movie screen at the cinema. it is the true story of a palestinian boy shot and killed by israeli troops. his father donates his organs to save the lives of israeli

children. the film resonates deeply here. >> i will be back with a look>>.

today's in-depth is world breast feeding week. the research about the benefits of breast-feeding is so overwhelming the world health organization is urging mothers to others their infants for at least six months. now, less than half of all babies worldwide are nurse. pediatricians say that figure is too low given the indian protection and emotional benefits of breast-feeding. not only does it make for healthier babies and stronger families, it can also save lives. >> more than 9 million infants die every year, most of them in developing countries. the main causes are dirty water and unhygienic living conditions. breast feeding could help save

more than 1 million of them. >> infectious diseases and diarrhea are more common in children who are not breast fed. we know the children who do not receive their mother's milk are more susceptible to respiratory infections. breast feeding is not only beneficial in terms of providing nutrition and strengthening the bond between mother and child. it has proven immunogica benefits. >> the risk of gastrointestinal disease is 53% lower in babies who are breast fed. 27% fewer babies contract respiratory diseases. even mothers infected with hiv should be encouraged to breast feed, although up to 40% of the children will contract the disease from their mothers meil. >> otherwise, the risk is enormous children will die of other diseases even before they

become infected with hiv. the world health organization and purges breast feeding even in those cases. >> it also saves lives in developing nations, cutting the risk of child debt in half. politicians say a rethink is needed. >> we should be asking ourselves a differt question. the question is not what is positive aboutededining.g. we should be asking how detrimental it is not to breastfeed. >> despite the benefits, fewer than half the mothers in the world exclusively breast feed their babies. in africa, the figure is 32%. not breast feeding is seen as a symbol of affluence. those who can afford to buy formula milk. unicef and others are trying to change attitudes and encourage mothers to breast feed. for many children, it is a matter of life and death. >> there are also growing concerns about the safety of baby formula.

after the recall of some brands of the west that we tated with mel mean, especially in china. infants were poisoned. mel levine is a plastic. it makes formula appear to have a higher protein content. the chinese government is putting resources into a program designed to promote breast- feeding and a new generation of healthy citizens. >> she wanted to give her baby powder milk weeks after he was born. breast feeding was painful. many chinese mothers turn to wdered milk because it imore comforble. she learned about the benefits of mother's milk in a breast feeding class. >> they told me that the nutrients in a mother's milk are better for a baby than powdered milk. now i am convinced that breast- feeding is good for my baby's health and growth. >> only 60% of chinese mothers

breastfeed through six months. the government wants to increase their rate to 85%. they have started counseling new mothers in hospitals across the country. a woman from the breast feeding alliance believes that the aggressive advertising campaign has influenced chinese mothers. advertisements like this one suggest powdered milk contains special nutrients that may be smarter. >> that portrayal influences the mother's decision. the belief powdered milk is just as good as mother's milk. that is a big problem here. >> she stuffed breast feeding her daughter three weeks after she was born, and turn to powdered milk instead. but her doctor was one of the 300,000 babies who fell sick

during the powdered milk scandal 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 put our children at risk to make profit. >> employment conditions in china do not make it easy for new mothers to breast feed. maternity leave last four months, and many women return to work earlier out of fear they will lose their jobs. >> it is especially hard for migrant workers. the women said the babies to be raised by their parents in the countryside. the children are never breast fed. >> she plans to continue breast- feeding her son, but 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 unlikely quarters. a number of feminists are attacking nursing as an assault on women's liberation and a capitulation to the tyranny of the child. if french feminist has written a book condemning the modern woman's rediscovery of breast feeding. >> woman first, mother second. that is the message. the french writer says women have become slaves to their children, and excessive breast feeding is a form of oppression. >> every 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-old mother and grandmother things choice should come first. >> the most important thing is what women want. if a mother wants to breastfeed,

that is grea if she does not, that is fine as well. she should do what she wants. >> the breast or bottle quandary is an illogical issue. she says mothers are increasingly maligned for choosing prepared baby food. she sees recent developments as a throwback to the 1950's, when a woman's place was seen as being firmly in the home. >> because of the economic decline we have been periencing over the past 20 or 30 years, the new generation 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 seen 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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