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coming up later, keeping iran on the nuclear straight and narrow after a meeting in geneva. the u.s. says top is no substitute for action. will michelle oba of work for the 2016 olympic bid? >> as the rival's bid for the next summer olympics, political intrigue behind the scenes. >> and the people's republic at 60. how much has china changed since mao, and where is it headed now? hello. 1100 dead and counting, the latest figures from the humanitarian chief for the u.n. as emergency teams worked ththrough rain and through the

night trying to find survivors from the two earthquakes that hit the indonesian island of sumatra. with hospitals and schools reduced to rubble, emergency teams fear that hundreds could be trapped. it from sumatra, here is our correspondent. >> it is a desperate race to pull the survivors from out from under tons of rubble. nobody has any idea how many people are trapped. many are within reach, but are as yet behind -- beyond help. the machinery that is available is rescuing people, but there are many buildings that have comeown. so many people trapped, desperately waiting for help to come. this is where the injured would normally be brought. but the main hospital collapsed, trapping many more inside.

the tents set up are treating the injured. many of those pulled from the rubble are badly injured. the scale of this disaster is overwhelming everyone. it is difficult to grasp the extent of the damage from the earthquake. it was predicted, but nobody expected it. at the airport here is open and flights carrying aid are starting to come in. international organizations have sent urgent supplies and search teams. at the airport, waiting to be airlifted out was this student, hit by falling debris when the earthquake struck. she suffered a spinal injury. >> the more that you run, the more panicked a became. >> aid workers are starting to arrive at the main airport. it has been chaotic through the day since they have allowed aircraft in. a lot of supplies are coming here, medicines, as well as food, help, and search and

rescue teams. these people are waiting for relatives. there is so little knowledge of what is going on and on the ground. further down the road, the search and rescue effort is very much underway and will go on into the night. thousands of kilometers away, in the south pacific, rescue workers on the island of samoa, and american samoa, are still searching for survivo of a tsunami that struck tuesday. recovery work is hampered by the remoteness of the island. >> the people of this remote part of the south pacific are not sure if life will ever be the same again. the notion that has sustained them so long has inflicted untold misery -- the notion that has sustained them so long has inflicted untold misery. amid the loss of life and immense damage to coastal areas,

there are those who somehow managed to defy the onslaught. charlie pierce, a schoolteacher from new zealand, was on a trip with school children. their vehicle was swamped. pierce survived. >> she kept coming in. we all went under the water. i think a number of the children died. when i got my wits about m i could feel bodies just touching me. i let my breath out and that took a big gulp of water thinking that was it and i don't know. i passed out. >> there are similar stories of survival elsewhere, those who cheated death what the lives of many others, including a young british child, destroyed by a freak at that these pacific

islands will never forget. i the country's badly hit bya typhoon are still working to get aid to their victims. in the philippines, there are villages in the north still submerged. officials say 2.5 million people have been swamped by the worst flooding in decades. the death toll is nearing 300, but dozens are still missing. news from vietnam is grim, at least 100 people dead. it is estimated at 1.5 million have been affected. there are warnings that more flash floods and high water in low-lying areas. in neighboring cambodia, rescuers are picking through the remains of houses blown down are buried in landslides. many villages are still cut off. at least 14 have dead -- at least 14 have died in that number is expected to rise. there are warnings another

major storm will be rolling through. another thai food is headed to the north of the philippines with winds gusting over 200 kph -- another thai food is headed to the north of the philippines, classified as a super typhoon. the verdict on the talks in geneva, the members of the u.n. security council and iran's nuclear negotiators, it is the first time the american government engaged face-to-face with them. president obama is insisting on a rapid inspection of the iridium enrichment facility in qom. jeremy bowen reports. >> the fellow where the talks were held as a long way from the world of trouble this crisis could create. by the time the leaves are off the trees, the most powerful countries in the world are not sure if they can believe that iran is not trying to get a

nuclear weapon. the talks went better than many observers expected. western diplomats said it was the start of what they hoped would be a time of intense negotiations that would reveal exactly what iran is doing. the european and security council's said the eu has made promises about sweeteners it will get if it cooperates, including help with civilian nuclear programs. >> iran has told us that it plans to cooperate fully and immediately with the international atomic energy agency on the new enrichment facility near qom, and will invite agencies and experts to visit the facility sen. within the next couple of weeks. a m for the first time, the americans are full participants in the talks, reflecting a new approach from the new president and emergency that this could

eventually produce a middle east war. afterwards, the western diplomats said the iranian diplomats now knew what the world powers felt. at the ready negotiator repeated familiar positions -- the iranian initiative repeated familiar positions. this seems to be movement on the iranian side. they have indicated they will allow u.n. inspectors into the secret nuclear facility outside of the city of qom. there is agreement in principle to allow some of iran's low enriched uranium to be taken to ssssia to be made into fuel for nuclear reactor. if that happens, it is highly significant because it would take out of the equation material that western countries believed could be made into a nuclear bomb. underlying the diplomacy are threats of force. if no progress is made by the end of the year, iran will face more sanctions, either from the security council or a consortium of the united states, britain, france, and their allies.

beyond that, there are the veiled and not so veiled threats of action. our correspondent in tehran is following developments in geneva. both sides seem to feel they got the better of the exchange today. how does it look to you? >> there is much debate on that. upon the face of it, iran did not get an awful lot and in return seem to have staved off the threat of sanctions or worse. really tough words from president obama, calling it a possibly a problem in the next two weeks. the president has made the two weeks a deadline for iraq to give access to the qom nuclear plant. the americans are turning these agreements and to tough-talking tonight, and will be interesting to see how the iranians react when they go back to iran and

the president mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> head of the nuclear watchdogs have been invited to iran, maybe as soon as saturday. what is likely to come from that? >> they want to firm up the timetable, but they also want to talk about what could be a major development, by which iran's enriched uranium, low-enriched uranium from the plant is shipped out of the country, a substantial quantity of it shipped out of the country, and then reprocessed by russia and france, and then shipped back to use in a plant that makes medical isotopes, a smaller nuclear reactor. the significance of that, it would make safe this nuclear material that potentially the west feelit could be diverted to make nuclear bombs. the insurgency in afghanistan is growing and the success of the western mission

cannot be taken for granted. that is what the commander of the u.s. and nato forces afghanistan said in london today. it is easy to see what -- see why general stanley mcchrystal is concerned. 10,000 u.s. marines are and the province, facing daily gun battles with the taliban. our correspondent and a camera and went to one of the most remote outposts. >> marching to war, marines from petco company. -- marines from echo company. the corn provides good coverage, one of the few places a from homemade bombs. few foreign troops have been this far south before. it is the very edge of america's spirit of influence, or the taliban are at their strongest.

>> we want to make sure -- >> the marines know that the insurges are watching. >> they have ready a check. we hear them praying. then they start shooting. >> in the last few minutes, the marines have come under fire by taliban positions, a couple hundred meters in that direction. things have been fairly quiet and indeed of the last few weeks, but the fear was that the taliban was regrouping and replenishing. so far that seems to be borne out. they need cover it, and a volley of mortars is fired in.

>> hey! came to the right side! >> one of the marines is shot through the test. he is able to talk but needs urgent medical care. the taliban have the troops in their sights. watch as the rounds at land close by. as the emergency medical team arrives, the taliban have been and opens fire. -- the taliban and opens fire. today's later, another marine was shot and this t killed. they have lost 13 men in the last three months. although they have driven the taliban back, they are stretched. >> the reality is we should make progress in a year. if we cannot, all the nations that participated will go back and look and see is it worth our blood? >> next summer will not look like this summer? >> in my mind, a cannot predict

>> -- in my mind, it cannot. >> is there an alternative? one idea is to pull back and focus on al qaeda instead. is clear that this conflict is at a critical stage, and the window of opportunity is rapidly closing. stay with us, if you can. still to come, remembering contee, one of the men still live to really knew him. -- remembering gandhi. first, finding a job these days is hard. how about winning one? in italy, he purchased a lottery ticket at a supermarket and walk off with one of 10 job t the market. the idea is proving a winner. it as duncan kennedy reports. >> this supermarket in northern

italy, a place where you could pick up corn flakes and bananas, and now it seems a job. to celebrate 30 years in business, they're running a special lottery to help its unemployed clientele to back to work. anyone who spends the equivalent of about $14 shopping gets a lottery ticket that enters tm into a competition with one of 10 jobs on offer from the supermarket. >> in this crisis, they want it to launch this kind of competition, but let's say the person who wins already party has a job, they can nominate another person for one year. >> shoppers have to scratch the carts to activate them and fill in their name and address to enter. tens of thousands of people have taken part. >> this woman thinks is a great

opportunity to find a job. this woman says if she wins, she will give the job to her daughter-in-law. italy's unemployment rate is about 8% and rising. the winners of the job library here will be announced later this month. the 10 chosen have been guaranteed work for at least 12 months. it was some need employment, others are trying to enter the job market courtesy of the supermarket. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the latest headlines -- the u.n. believes at least 1100 people have died in the earthquakes in indonesia, two within 24 hours. president obama describes talks with iran as constructive, but

insists they must be followed by constructive iranian action. this week marks on her 40 years since mahatma gandhi was born. he named a and amkor himself fighting injustice in south africa but returned home in 1915 determined to secure independence from britain. >> gandhi's quest to it shake off the british occupation began in his home state. he decided to form a religious community at the heart of his political work and inspiration for indian society. but he had few followers and not much money. this was not to be a community

set and a world in which. he chose this location, one of india's most industrialized cities. the textile mills have given it the nickname, the manchester of india. it was built on waste ground on the banks of the river just outside of town, and it soon grew into an organized community of about 300 people. gandhi wanted it to return to the virtues of simple village life, especially the spinning and weaving of cloth that he believed would make indians self sufficient. this man grew up here in the 1920's with gandgi as a friend and inspiration. he was his seetary and trusted adviser for over 25 years. today, he is one of the few remaining people who can claim

to have known mahatma got me. -- mahatma gandhi. he had his own views on the philosophy. >> it gave me an opportunity to write a letter to him, saying, this is what is happening. >> you think he told her, no more children? >> i think it helped. >> maybe not literally. i will follow you. even before it opened, he had drawn up rules for the community to follow. it encapsulate it the philosophy that would guide him the rest of his life. fearlessness, one cannot follow ututh or love someone is one is subject to fear. it was aboard the him that people should not be afraid of anything.

-- it was important to him that people should not be afraid of anything. at the heart of the town, en for us, is his room, a place full of memories. ithis is where he used to sit? >> this is the drawing room. about what do you remember him sitting here? >> i can remember him sitting there, taking dictation, sometimes reading papers. >> how do you feel when you were in this room? >> i feel as if i have come back to my old house. this feels like my own place. he was 56 years older than me, but there was no distinction of a basic human being. he felt as if he entered your

heart. >> a very special part of that wnwn. the iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki has formed a political bloc to protest the elections in january. it will comprise 14 political parties. the police in spain have made 74 arrests in a major operation against child pornography. at least 130. missy's -- at least 130 premises were raided and now they are checking millions of computer files try to identify the children and the adults involved. an autopsy report suggests michael jackson was not in it as poor health as previously thought. it says although evidence was found of arthritis and lung damage, his heart was strong and his weight was normal.

the debt has been officially classified as a homicide. -- the death has been officially classified as a homicide. the moment of truth is almost upon the cities ing to host the 2016 olympics. of friday's decision day. chicago, madrid, rio de janeiro, and others have been battling it out. michelle obama has been pitching for chicago. most of the action has been away from the public view. our special correspondent is there. >> what is going on behind the scenes? someone who knows it is amy, the editor of the u.s. ompic web site. the amount of tattling must be intense? >> it is, it is a five ring circus right now with the board members trying to wheel and deal and get these last votes so they get their city and olympic games. >> it is not about this anymore,

but it has changed? >> it has. after the scandal where there was bribery going on, they are no longer allowed to visit those cities. instead, the stars are coming to them. now, there is a parade of people who are coming, the who's who, michelle obama, the president of brazil. then it becomes a game in a different sort of way. >> was it wise for barack obama to be there personally tonight? >> i think it is. the takes the spotlight off the domestic issues and the international affairs. if chicago does not win, this could be brutal. people could say, you were trying to win an olympic games when you had more pressing issues, or what some people think are more pressing, but he has such amazing power worldwide, i cannot imagine that he would hurt the bid. >> you believe that he does his sports? >> yes, i was with him on the

white house lawn earlier this month with some athletes, and he was talking to fencers about strategy. he really talk to athletes about their sports. it is a really avid sports fan. -- he is a really avid sports fan. >> as one city gets knocked out, you need a real presence there. i am absolutely, it is a very intense schedule. when a city is eliminated, they have three cities to vote on. all the allegiances that the ioc members have changes. it is like a fresh game. it goes from four to three to one, it is an interesting ball game. >> does it literally and saw people running up and down corridors? -- does it literally involve people running up and down quarters? >> it is incredible. the motion and chaos, the behind--scenes behind the

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