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>> welcome to "the journal." our top stories this hour, in philippines aid is arriving but thousands are fleeing the devastated areas. in italy, another setback for berlusconi, as his party threatens to split. bad news for german soccer fans. a torn knee could rule a player out of next year's world cup.
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eight days after typhoon haiyan struck the philippines, relief efforts are finally gaining momentum. international relief teams are all arriving in the hardest hit areas. as we see in our first report, aide workers are facing a massive task with 2 million people displaced by the storm. >> these refugees have escaped from hell. they have finally reached the airport. they have drinking water and food and the spiritual support that many of the people from the flooded areas need. >> we lost many things. compassionhow our and support. the spiritual consolations and blessings.
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>> life goes on in the ruins. this baby girl was born two days ago. must supply her with oxygen around the clock using a hand pump. more and more relief goods from abroad are arriving to provide assistance. says 25,000 people are now missing. says millions are homeless. aid are hoping that more will arrive soon. typhoon haiyan wreaked havoc on the island, destroying everything in its path. >> joining us now is chris johnson. it has been over a week since the typhoon struck.
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is the relief effort getting up to speed? >> there is more international aid coming in. the airports are getting very busy. dealaren't equipped to with all of the traffic. are military helicopters taking supplies for remote areas. navy ships from the united states and united tinkham and other countries are coming here. there is a group from germany that is on the ground to set up water fear -- purification plants. this is all great, but is not nearly enough. effort. in for a long >> this is a massive disaster. 2 million have been displaced by the storm. will the people being sheltered ever be able to go home?
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>> a lot of people are staying in churches. a lot a people we met our staying in the same place in the church where they try to ride out the storm eight days ago. they have not started elting temporary shelters across the philippines. many of these people were poor to begin with. they have lost their banana and coconut trees and sugarcane crops. it will not have any income. they can use some of the damaged coconut trees to fill some shelter. there is a shortage of wood. willes not look like they be able to build homes in the very near future. >> i am afraid we will have to leave it there. thank you very much. vietnam is also suffering the effects of the storm. at least 19 people have died in floods and landslides. the worst area was in the center of the country.
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raging waters have submerged many homes and cut off entire villages. the situation has been aggravated by the need to release large amounts of water to relieve pressure on dams. than 40 people were killed in fighting between militia men and tripoli's residence. the united nations mission to the country and the libyan prime minister called for restraint. the government in tripoli has struggled to control security since the overthrow of omar qaddafi in 2011. the alliance led by the muslim brotherhood in egypt says that it is ready for a national dialogue to end the national standoff. the interim government must reopen detainees and radio stations. the group says that it wants a solution based on constitutional legitimacy. si's supporters have taken
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to the streets after he was removed in a military coup. a suicide bomber has killed at least six people in afghanistan. a car laden had with explosives and ran it into a vehicle in western kabul. thousands of tribal elders will convene to discuss a security pact with the u.s. the taliban has rejected calls to take heart and warned participants that they would be punished if they endorsed a germany'seal hearing social democrats are stepping up the pressure on angela merkel's conservatives to make hollis he concessions. -- party concessions. saturday thaton they demand approval for dual
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citizenship law with the conservatives oppose. they are sticking to their demand for a blanket minimum wage. entering aernment is critical phase with a new deal expected to be in place by the end of the month. >> there was one activity that she seemed to enjoy it. laying with the fast cars outside of the concert hall. grand coalition was on everyone's mind. it was a prospect that many of the rank- and-file dread. 460,000 members on the coalition agreement. >> it is a high risk move. it is a matter of honesty and consistency. >> it gives a chance of for those critical of the deal to express themselves. that is good for the party. thate party leader insists he will push hard in the
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negotiations and insists that there will be a sense of >> you will have to fight your corner. you cannot know to a party meeting full of doubt. >> he may have won over the conference delegates. the litmus test will come when members vote on a coalition deal in three weeks time. calls lanka has rejected wide david cameron for inquiry into alleged war crimes committed during its civil war. cameron is in the country for a commonwealth summit. he told reporters that sri lanka must speed up reconciliation after its civil war or face potential inquiry into war crimes. the government said that cameron's comments undermined its sovereignty. tens of thousands of bulgarians have
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taken part in rallies to support and oppose the government. as many as 15,000 people marched against the embattled prime minister in the central city. he addressed a similar sized rally of his supporters. the socialist has headed a agile elysian government since may when the conservatives resigned following protests over utility bills and corruption. italy's political landscape is changing once again with a close ally of silvio berlusconi raking away and parliament. that announcement comes as stripped ofight be his seat in the italian senate after his role in a fraud case. berlusconi is used to
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making grand appearances. this time his supporters celebrated as he had just won an election. berlusconi's is once again called go italy. it was what it was first called when he went into politics in the 1980s. he is hoping that the nostalgia will give the party a much- needed boost. >> either do like it or not. i know what the media think. silvio's wetwo more would be the top nation in the world. as silviold words, berlusconi is fighting for his survival. he was convicted of tax fraud this summer. november thef
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senate voted on whether to strip him of his seat at a conference. hasecent months, berlusconi pushed his party to break away from the prime minister's government. instead, it is the party that has ended up raking apart. -- breaking apart. >> we are no longer capable of bringing down the government. >> berlusconi may have run out of cards to play. has won ah yameen runoff election in the maldives. yameen has a narrow lead over the former president mohamed nasheed. sports now. nigeria, nigeria has become the latest nation to qualify for next summer's world cup. they beat ethiopia at home to complete a 4-1 aggregate win.
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that makes them the first african nation to book their place in brazil. they have played in the world cup finals five times. germany has also qualified. the result was overshadowed for that had aoach serious injury to one of his key players. injury inas struck by the sixth minute of the match. the doctor's verdict, a torn cruciate ligament that will keep him out of action for six months. it may mean that the midfielder will not be able to do. in next summer's world cup. the head of the german team had a 1-0 lead. italian -- team
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played shy until he grabbed his first international goal in the 30th minute. >> we have to be satisfied. we did not let one through. the italians did not either. we definitely improved. long dreamt of win over italy remains elusive. >> the world cup itself begins in brazil next june. fans are already scrambling over tickets. 1.3 million tickets have already been sold. critics say that resilience may be left out of the party. >> many brazilians oppose the huge amount of funding for the world cup. experts say it will cost the country about 9 billion euros.
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a professor is one of the leading critics of the event. he thinks that more funding should go to sustainable development instead of such prestige projects. >> i think the protests will continue. any problems have not been solved. projects related to the world cup will continue to adversely affect the lives of ordinary citizens, especially the poor. >> demonstrations have also caught the eye of the organizing committee chairman. he wants the focus to remain on soccer during the term and. authorities will have to step up security. is the only secured force from the state and the city. they keep them far from the stadium. , we will havedium this.
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governmentilian hopes there will be little unrest next summer. it plans to cut public spending on the world cup and is asking money. >>ovide more that is it for now. please stay with us. >> your papers please. he and his men from a self- appointed militia group sit through a dilapidated house in the middle of moscow without any legal authority to read migrants from central asia are thought to be here. they are a source of cheap labor, often without valid papers. hello, why are you living here? we are from the militia.
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keep your documents ready and wait for the police. weekd his men do this after week. residents took them off as to where migrants could be living. immigrants are a problem for moscow. order.rs are in he has mistaken me for a member of the militia. from.d him where he's news pakistan, he stands. you came here for work.
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there in moscow, there are jobs. at home, it is difficult. now he is desperate. he has called the police. that means that the man from news pakistan will likely be imported. withhas nothing to do nationalism. it is about different civilizations. central asia is a region where fundamentally efferent rules apply than in moscow. they do not make the slightest effort to accept our russian rules or him -- integrate here. a survey by the last remaining independent russian polling organization shows that many people in moscow think like this. about 80% want the immigrants from central asia to be sent home. it would be hard to imagine moscow's construction boom
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without them. on many construction sites, it is migrants that do the hard labor. of the russians capital, they have now gone on strike. they have gone more than three months without pay. they are owed a total of over 100,000 euros. the man from the construction company says that he knows nothing about it. there is probably not much that he and his workers can do. they cannot bring those responsible to account. that really should not be happening. we will have to clarify that with our subcontractors who hired these people. as a general contractor, we do not hire any construction workers. we higher a company. they pay their people and provide accommodation for them.
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in containersve directly on the construction site. he says that they have to pay for it. about 70 euros per month. how theyto show me live and leads me around the grounds. sleeping, iing, have everything they need a in the containers. some workers live here with their families and small children. none of them could afford to rent a real apartment. 800 euros aout month if they get paid at all. tougher.e gotten need us for?still
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i have been in russia over 10 years. we have built a lot worried perhaps it is enough for them. now they may what to chase us away. hundreds of thousands of migrant workers now live in moscow. some estimate about 2 million. they work in construction. many are traitors in the big outdoor markets. here,hey see i am filming many become nervous. time and again, nationalists have attacked markets like this. now the mood has changed. hostility towards those who do not look russian is growing. d organizationi has been observing this for a long time. she and her colleagues provide advice and medical advice to refugees. this young man from his pakistan
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was brutally attacked. money about to transfer to his family at home. money he earns as a tailor in moscow. this activist translates the young man's story. he says that the young man was tied up in drag to the forest, or he was beaten. he feels that migrants can be talked -- attacked with impunity in russia nowadays. are now almost hysterically reporting about immigrants. this probably influences people, which leads to this kind of harassment. that was probably the main reason. she gets 30-40 calls for help every day. the aggression that
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migrants face is worse than ever. the social worker and human rights activist says that the hatred is directed towards all migrants. sometimes it is caucasians towards -- it is caucasians from chechnya. people from africa who have come to seek asylum. migrants, of whom there are many. she shows me videos on the internet to help me understand why the atmosphere has become so charged. me is from she shows mid-october. in southern moscow, an angry mob storms the market. they come mainly from the caucuses and central asia.
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a few days earlier, a young muscovite had been stabbed to death in broad daylight. there were reports that a man from the caucuses was to blame. there were rumors that he was hiding at the market. the police were slow to stop the rioters. the next day, they arrested about 1000 migrants to prevent further violence, the authority said. she says that is always the way. she says the government encourages migrants. it recently came up with an immigration policy. in black-and-white it said, russia needs labor migrants. the birthrate is catastrophically low. they need plenty of manpower in the future.
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i am surprised that russia has gone so long without a clear immigration policy. immigrants from the former social repot -- soviet republics in central asia can come without a visa and stayed for three months. many stay longer and work illegally at their own risk or because their employer bribes the authorities. used toworkers are having no rights. authorities say there are more than 3.5 undocumented -- 3.5 million undocumented immigrants in russia. the real number is probably much higher. raids,re official inspections, and waves of deportations. usually, nothing happens. that is why he and his friends decided to take the fight against illegal immigration into their own hands. they have been doing this for
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the past two years. they have carried out more than 100 raids. me pictures of their latest action. they tracked down several dozen immigrants and hand them over to authorities. they often force their way into their hiding places. out,o, get your documents he calls out in this video. legal.s is completely police as soon as they find migrant workers. illegal drugs and numerous other electronic's. drug trafficking and petty crime, these are the usual act -- accusations against immigrants.
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igor has called in the special police forces for help. wearing helmets and bullet-proof vest's, a lead away the defenseless migrants. igor thinks he did the right thing. he says there are only two possibilities. either the problem will be solved from the ground up with his group's help, or it will be the end of the political system, the disintegration of russia. religious and national conflicts have near reached the boiling point. igor goes back into the night with his militia. the police were suspicious of him at first. many groups profited from illegal fears. with fat bribes.
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now the officers are working together with the vigil antes. they cannot stop him. igor and his group are succeeding in stirring up xena
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