. >> reporter: the area is popular with tourists, as is neighboring cebu island. the earthquake has damaged the region's image as a tourist destination. with a busy season approaching, many travelers have canceled their plans. as residents work to overcome the shock of the earthquake, they feel uncertainty over the economic impact to the area. >> translator: it's sad, because if tourism do not come back, then the town will revert to its old self. the people here heavily rely on tourism for work. >> reporter: the collapsed bridges and damaged roads in the area are hindering rescue operations and has begun to affect tourism and other industries. many parts of the surviving infrastructure needs to be repaired. residents are hoping the government will take swift action. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, bohol, philippines. >>> researchers of the world health organization have classified outdoor air pollution for the first time as a leading envierch cause of cancer. they also ranked particulate matters one of the riskest air pollutants. in the past, the w.h.o. experts w

cebu city. popular tourist islands in the central philippines has killed at least ninety three people and left dozens injured that quake hit a national holiday inn triggered a stampede as buildings in historic churches collapsed the number of dead could rise further as authorities assess the extent of the damage. the rock spin hit by another deadly explosion this time targeting sunni worshippers who were leaving a mosque in the city of kirkuk twelve people are thought to be dead there over twenty five injured the blast happened as worshippers left after morning prayers at the start of each other oh the holy day over six thousand people have lost their lives in bombings and shootings this year. country companies not come out much as they say look at china's push we can all they could be americanization bit wide off to the right. if you leave with these economic ups and downs in the final at months they belong to the old sang i and the rest that life is going to be taking will be everything we can all take. do we speak your language anything about the war not advance. news programs and documentaries an

on tuesday, the quake struck the islands of bohol and cebu, which are popular with tourists. the majority of fatalities have been reported in bohol, the epicenter of the tremor. more than 370 people have been reported as injured, and 19 people are still missing. some are believed to be buried under landslides or fallen structures. collapsed bridges, landslides and open ditches are making it difficult for government and aid groups to reach affected areas. many residents are living in tents, fearing their homes may collapse in the continued aftershocks. >>> philippine president benigno aquino visited the war memorial in seoul on friday to offer prayers to philippine soldiers who died during the korean war in the 1950s. he is also working to boost economic ties during his visit to south korea. at the memorial, aquino paid respects to 112 philippine soldiers who lost their lives in the korean war. more than 7,000 philippine troops fought with u.s. forces for south korea. the president's father, former senator benigno aquino, covered the war as a correspondent for "the manila time

struck about 20 miles deep on bohol island, a popular tourist destination with a population in excess of 1 million people. but the majority of deaths occurred in nearby cebu province. an island inhabited by more than 2.6 million people. many schools and businesses were closed for a muslim holiday when the quake hit. soldiers were called in to respond stot tragedy. and despite how frequently earthquakes occurred in this part of the pacific known as the rim of fire, the outcomes remain unpredictable. a weaker magnitude 6.9 tremblor in the philippines just last year killed nearly 100 people. for "cbs this morning." seth doane, beijing. >>> los angeles international airport is open this morning, but facing a disturbing mystery. for the second time in 24 hours, a dry ice bomb went off at one of the terminals. no one was hurt. last night's blast comes after a bottle filled with dry ice blew up sunday night. two other devices have also been found, each of them in restricted areas. terrorism is not suspected. so far, no arrests. >>> time to show you the headlines from around the globe. "the washington post" reports the nsa is collecting hundreds of millions of e-

but the majority of the deaths occurred in nearby cebu province, an island inhabited by more than 2.6 million people. many schools and businesses were closed for a muslim holiday when the quake hit. soldiers were called in to respond to the tragedy. and despite how frequently earthquake os cur in this part of the pacific known as the ring of fire the outcomes remain unpredictable. a weaker magnitude 6.9 trembler in the philippines just last year killed nearly 100 people. for "cbs this morning," seth doane, beijing. >>> los angeles international airport is open this morning but facing a disturbing mystery. for the second time in 24 hours a dry ice bomb went off at one of the terminals. no one was hurt. last night's blast comes after a bottle filled with dry ice blew up sunday night. two other devices have also been found. each of them in restricted areas. now, terrorism is not suspected. so far, no arrests in the case. >> time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. "the washington post" reports the nsa is collecting hundreds of millions of e-mail addresses. that's

islands. people were killed as structures collapsed in bohol and nearby cebu province. the 7.1 magnitude quake hit, but with many schools and offices closed for a holiday many lives may have been spared. >> iran's nuclear program is top of the agenda at the talks in geneva. yet tehran has already said it will still forge ahead with enriching uranium. >> thae act of and richmond and continuing it will be the red line. on no condition will we let this right of iran be suspended, reduced, or stopped. on the dimensions, we do not have a problem with negotiation. >> negotiation, something western powers have been pushing tehran to do for years. the country has seen round after round of crippling sanctions from the west which fears iran is trying for a nuclear weapon. however, irani and president hassan rouhani struck a more open zone at the united nations general assembly last month and hopes a new willingness to discuss his nations enrichment program may see the sanctions eased, leaving western diplomats keen to see concrete and verifiable measures from the iranians. >> we

island of bohol, beneath carmen city. many small buildings collapsed and area roads were damaged, hampering rescue operations. the country's oldest church, a 16th-century basilica in cebu, lost its bell tower. a top vatican official--= widely blamed for not preventing a series of scandals-- has formally stepped down. cardinal tarcisio bertone left his post as secretary of state today. during his tenure, the vatican struggled with sexual abuse by priests and the leak of pope benedict's papers, among other things. pope francis has vowed to overhaul the papal administration. also ahead on the newshour, affirmative action returns to the supreme court; how the bond market is responding to a possible default; training teachers to be better educators; a medal of honor for bravery and humanity on the battlefield; and jim lehrer on his new novel. newshour regular marica coyle of >> ifill: the debate over affirmative action returned to the supreme court today, this time in the form of a challenge to a michigan law that would ban its use at public universities. we begin our coverage with newshour regular marcia coyle of the "national law journal." she was in the courtroom today.