>>> this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to another news hour from al jazerra's head quarters ina and london, i am adrian finnegan. the top stories around the world right now. entire towns destroyed, people desperate for food and water. aid agencies struggle to reach survivors of typhoon haiyan. >> all of a sudden the water started going up, before we knew it we were by the ceiling clinging for our lives. >> also ahead, empty streets and heavy security in bangladesh as an 84-hour strike begins and a political crisis looms. >>> hello, i am in london with the latest from europe, including the greek government face ace vote of no confidence following a police raid on the former state broadcaster. plus the toxic land feels in naples that many say are killing both the environment and its residents. ♪ ♪ >>> rescue workers are struggle to go reach survivors of typhoon haiyan two days after it cora cross the philippines. the storm left behind a trail of destruction so vast that there is no official count of how many people died. on the grounds the situation is dire. there is looting on t

>>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am rochelle kerry. coming up widespread death and destruction in the philippines, 10,000 people feared dead and another storm might be headed for the islands. negotiations over iran's nuclear program has stalled. is there any chance for a historic deal? eye under the circumstances in bangladesh prove deadly and leave dozens of others injured. and a changing neighborhood grapples to rename a street after a famous rapper. we begin with the devastation in the fill fines i desperate search for the survivors after the country was hit pie typhoon haiyan. one of the strongest ever. nearly 10,00 10,000 have been k. uprooted trees and levels houses all across the country. more from the capital of ma mill a. >> reporter: survivors of typhoon haiyan walked through what's left of their town. still in shock over how quickly their lives were turned upside down, painful reminders of what they have lost are everywhere. thousands still missing and many areas are unreachable. >> badly for the missing and those confirmed

♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am del walters.se are the stories we are following for you. it is an endless path of misery as typhoon aid workers rush to give vital water supplies for the fil philippines. a heated debate on the troubled health care roll out. convicted murderer and know tour your boston mobster james "whitey" bolger to be sentenced today. a paint that go sales for a record $142 million. that's right, $142 million. ♪ ♪ >>> in the typhoon-rav i believed philippines more relief is slowly making it's a way to that island and the government now saying all major roads are clear. but five days after haiyan hit, food, water and medicine remains scarce in some areas and those that survived, who managed to survive the storm, now have to con contend with hunger and disease even as they try to identify and bury their dead. here are the latest numbers we are getting. the casualty figures come income, 2,334 people now confirmed dead. another 3800 missing and injured. 79 others now officially listed as missing on the island. cleg

the other top stories here on al jazerra.es rise for a nuclear deal with iran as john kerry changes his plans and heads to geneva. we report on the forgotten crisis in the central african republic, aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe. and the u.s. moves to ban so-called fran frankenstein fatn the latest attempt to make americans healthier. ♪ ♪ >>> the strongest recorded typhoon to hit land is battering the fi philippines it has caused power blackouts in the central philippines where storage surges reached identify meter as many as two have been killed and 2 million affected. >> reporter: the philippine is his no stranger to tropical storms. but even by its standards, this is no ordinary storm. the tie fa typhoon is one of tht powerful ever recorded with gusts reaching 370-kilometers per hour, there aren't many buildings that can stand that force. >> it made landfall this morning and provided by storm surge and incredibly winds. roofs have been ripped from buildings, windows been blown in. >> reporter: once it clea

we'll see you next time >>> this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to another news hour from al jazerra'sers in doha and london, i am adrian finnegan. the top stories around the world right now. entire towns destroyed, people desperate for food and water. aid agencies struggle to reach survivors of typhoon haiyan. >> all of a sudden the water started going up, before we knew it we were by the ceiling clinging for our lives. >> also ahead, empty streets and heavy security in

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am del walters.se are the stories we are following for you. it is an endless path of misery as typhoon aid workers rush to give vital water supplies for the fil philippines. a heated debate on the troubled health care roll out. convicted murderer and know tour your boston mobster james "whitey" bolger to be sentenced today. a paint that go sales for a record $142 million. that's right, $142 million. ♪ ♪

the other top stories here on al jazerra.es rise for a nuclear deal with iran as john kerry changes his plans and heads to geneva. we report on the forgotten crisis in the central african republic, aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe. and the u.s. moves to ban so-called fran frankenstein fatn the latest attempt to m

al-jazerra i am richelle carey. the global news media. this time, we're doing something different. we're going to talk about a man who coined a phrase we often repeat but seldom stop to explain. you may have never heard of marshall mcluhan, a canadian professor of literature turned high priest of media theory, but you're probably familiar with his most widely quoted adage - 'the medium is the message'. in the 1960s, long before anybody had a facebook page, posted their whereabouts on twitter, uploaded images on youtube or exposed government secron

. ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy in new york here are the top stories at this 12 million people are in the path of what meteorologists are calling the most powerful typhoon on the planet in decades, it's hitting the central philippines right now with heavy rain and winds up to 200 miles an hour. it's whipping up waves 12 to 15 feet high. there are initial reports of at least three people killed and vast devastation, humanitarian organizes 1 million people have been evacuated. signs of building momentum in negotiations over iran's nuclear program. secretary of state john kersey headed to gentlema geneva to hee talks, thursday an iranian official said an agreement i

. >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am rochelle kerry. coming up widespread death and destruction in the philippines, 10,000 people feared dead and another storm might be headed for the islands. negotiations over iran's nuclear program has stalled. is there any chance for a historic deal? eye under the circumstances in bangladesh prove deadly and leave dozens of others injured. and a changing neighborhood grapples to rename a street after a famous rapper. we begin with the

patricia, al jazerra, new york. >> the number of loans the -- the value of loans made by commercial bankspretty much back to where it was before the recession. but we need more lending and borrowing to get the economy in to a higher gear. what's not clear is whether the banks are unwilling to lends more of their excess reserves or whether as some banks say, demands for the loans simply isn't there. what is clear, is before long the u.s. economy will be hurdling through space without the q.e., or quantitative easing, safety net that the fed put under it five years ago. the big questions now are when will the net be taken away and what will life be like for consumers, investigators, workers and employers in a pos post-q.e. world. standards and poors expects the net to pull way in december. that's called taping. the chief economist says janet yellen is a lot less do havish, mean pro low interest rates than people think. she's just as committed to fighting inflation has she is to creating job. beth ann joins me now. good to see you, thank you for being with us. you know, the stock market reac

>>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy in new york here are the top stories at this hour. 12 million people are in the path of what meteorologists are calling the most powerful typhoon on the planet in decades, it's hitting the central philippines right now with heavy rain and winds up to 200 miles an hour. it's whipping up waves 12 to 15 feet high. there are initial reports of at least three people killed and vast devastation, humanitarian organizes 1 million people have been evacuated. signs of building momentum in negotiations over iran's nuclear program. secretary of state john kersey headed to gentlema geneva to hee talks, thursday an iranian official said an agreement is within reach of the u.s. calls the talks substantive and serious, the food & drug administration is proposing measures that would ban trans fates. they are produced when hydrogen is add today vegetable oil and blamed for increasing heart disease, the fats are still found in many possessed foods. twitter has started sailing shares and investigate are like what they see. the company priced shares at $

you are watching al-jazerra. let's reminds you of the head lines. western powers to scale back nuclear program. some sanctions relief. israel's prime minister is calling it a historic mistake. iran has six months to prove its program is peaceful. >> hamid karzi has told tribal elders and representatives, he needs more time before signing a security agreement with the u.s. the majority recommend he does sign the packet without delay. tens of thousands of pro-and anti-government sdmron straightors have gathered in bangkok. the red and yellow shirts. they could return to power. >> fogerald tan looks at the science beyond iran's nuclear program. >> the deal on iran's nuclear program is very much rooted in science, revolving around the element uranium 99.3% of uranium 338 and 0.7% uranium 235. it's this specific uranium 235 that is fisile, meaning it can create energy and can be turned into nuclear weapons. to do so, it needs to go through a process called "enrichment" at between three and four %, it's enough to fuel nuclear power reactors about you to c

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am jonathan betz with tonight's top story.ociate suppress reporting officials saying another 300 people are confirmed dead in the philippines in the wake of the typhoon. that's in addition to the 10,000 people that may have been killed so far when the storm swept through that islands. new video from fill fines show the devastation, search and rescue teams are still looking for survivors. effort by world leaders to reach a nuclear agreement with iran have failed. all sides say progress was made in this round of talks, despite differences seconds of state john kerry praised the efforts, saying the u.s. is still determined to prevent iran from acquiring eye nuclear weapon. >> diplomacy takes time. and all of the parties here nee