‘ crescent ‘crescent at central coming out of crescent at central and eastern scotland, where the frontthe north—west will bring some rain. some breaks in the cloud in yorkshire and lincolnshire but otherwise cloudy and mild. as we get towards midnight, our weather front will push southwards, bringing some rain across the south of scotland and into northern ireland. blustery conditions below. thus the wind of 75 miles an hour in shetland and quite low e for much of scotland in the run—up to hogmanay celebrations. southwards across england and wales, running up to midnight, a lot of cloud around. staying quite mild, temperature 7—8. not too cold. the new year's day, the cold front pushes southwards. it will bring not just cooler air behind that front but also much more in the way of sunshine. across scotland and much of england, although staying quite cloudy in south—west england, wales and maybe also northern ireland. it will feel fresher, temperatures down on those of today. that is your weather. the headlines. the home secretary, sajid javid, has held a meeting with the border force a

jakarta he's the head of emergency operations for the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies welcome steve could you describe for us what you and your teams have been seeing in the area hit by the tsunami what conditions then why well conditions there still remain difficult there's over one hundred fifty people still missing we still have multiple search and rescue teams and first state teams working round the clock looking for the people that are missing the there is rubble and debris still in the area but at the same time things are getting better so every hour to conditions get better there's a large governmental response that's clearly no roads and the debris so the access is improving so things are getting better but it's still a full out emergency response operation and we're still going really hard at this passes the people have lost their loved ones and their homes what's being done to help survivors. so right right now what we're doing is we're distributing hot meals so we've distributed over five thousand meals we are doing first aid we treated hundreds of

crescent heights partnered up with us and hosted a friends and family carnival. we also had a gay pride celebration, and we're really looking forward to our programming in 2019. the future of our partnership with crescent heights is very exciting to us at n.p.u., and we're proud to bring exciting and innovative projects supporting the community. we're proud to support the project at 10 vanness. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. there's a button to scan out there. >> my name is larry mansbach, and i'm speaking here in support basically of the project so long as the fillmore west auditorium is retained, and i'd like to call your attention to the draft e.i.r. where there's a reference to the superior alternatives. that superior alternative is the planner's jargon. there are two, and it calls for the retention of the ballroom item. i think we are losing too much of our cultural history in san francisco, and it's important that preservation be under taken. just like the previous speaker, i was born and raised in san francisco, and lookin

split the country and this way have to his forces would take monopoly over the oil ports in the crescent peter thanks very much oil workers in the bone have started a three day strike in protest of the sacking of six of their colleagues the walk out of the french company total produces about two hundred thousand barrels of crude oil per day but thousands of workers have been laid off as oil prices fell workers demanding higher pay and better working conditions held another strike in july and it can such who is chief executive of rich management and an emerging markets economist who joins us from nairobi and he can shine is this particularly significant not necessarily because of production levels historically but because the population locally is very small. so you're absolutely right two hundred thousand barrels a day nine hundred it's just difficult relevance many respects when you consider that the three big boy it's use those to lead and it's dead but i think the important message share is a similar message that if a bit. messy stuff was sent back and it is essentially telling us tha

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the moment they've got rain up in crescent city, but that's about it. futurecast for the rain, doesn't amount to much. quarter of an inch and far lesser amounts the further south you go. but overnight tonight, and into the early morning hours, a few showers around the bay area especially favoring the north bay. showers overnight. favor the north bay. dries out later on monday. we'll get some sun coming out later on in the day. after that mostly dry, but chilly through thursday, mostly because there's a hint. there could be a few light showers up in the north bay. and into wednesday and that time frame, but probably not nevertheless. i mentioned it in case it happens. haze out there from the salesforce tower south over the embarcadero. dense fog creeping into the east bay this morning and posted. and as we would look towards sunset. concord right now has 51 degrees, oakland it's 52 and san francisco 52 and in santa rosa, it is 48 degrees. here is how it looks from high atop the west coast. that low pressure out there, sinking south, rain up on seattle, s

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region it comes after rival factions and i'm some offensive to recapture the area crescent includes four major oil ports on the mediterranean and central libya and has been under the control of the toughest forces since twenty sixteen sporadic fighting over the oil reserves has been ongoing since the twenty eleventh overthrow the killing of the long time libyan ruler moammar gadhafi. oil workers in go beyond the started a three day strike in protest of the sacking of six of their colleagues the walkout is that the french company total government produces around two hundred thousand barrels of crude oil a day but thousands of workers have been laid off as oil prices fell workers demanding higher pay and better conditions held another strike in july. those are your headlines the news continues after al-jazeera correspondent i'll have another quick summary in half an hour. we live in an ever connected. with gadgets to keep us in the lead all day old lies and in all places our obsession knows no bounds. as a tank savvy journalist i'm going to go on a journey to explore what it is that c

in the world here in indonesia, they are getting great support from all of our red cross and red crescent including the british red cross. so we are just doing what we were made to do and what we are doing everyday, in and out, and we are doing thejob here. let's get some of the day's other news. the us treasury secretary, steven mnuchin, has been in contact with the chief executives of the nation's six largest banks. last week us stocks had one of their worst falls since the financial crisis of 2008. mr mnuchin's talks are part of efforts to calm businesses and investors before trading starts again on monday. legislators in cuba have approved a new draft constitution, to replace a version dating back to the cold war. the draft will now go to a popular referendum in february next year. the document is yet to be made public, but according to state—run media the communist party will remain the country's key form of governance. the international charity save the children has warned that migrant youths are facing increasing violence at european borders. the charity's partner organisation in s

in 2017, crescent heights approached us to talk about a viable way to preserve the cultural importance of 10 south vanness. in their plans, we talked about bringing in some place making, some really, really fun events, and on top of that, opening up the space to the public to let them see what the space once was. in the past couple of months, we've done a number of events. we've done, as joe said, a large gay pride event, a number of community fundraisers, and one that was really quite fun. we had over is,01,000 people c to a kids carnival on one of the smokeyest, worst air quality days that california has ever seen. over the years, the space has been an automotive care center. i brought a few photos so you could see what n.p.u. took it over. this is how we found the space on day one of us taking it over. as you can see, the walls are filled with dirt, grime, and grease. the floors are covers in oil, and the space is in a complete state of disrepair. as can you see from this -- as you can see from this picture here, in this corner, the entirety of the main ballroom space was either bac

in the world here in indonesia, they are getting great support from all of our red cross and red crescentding the british red cross. so we are just doing what we were made to do and what we are doing everyday, in and what we are doing everyday, in and out, and we are doing thejob here. i know that people live with these risks every day, and your volu nteers these risks every day, and your volunteers live alongside the local communities, so they know that this area is so prone to these emergencies. but is there a frustration that there was absolutely no warning this time, despite all the investment in sirens and systems, no warning at all? so, i don't know if there is frustration. there isjust that i don't know if there is frustration. there is just that the centre there is hope. and we are focusing on the hope side of things. —— just sadness and there is hope. because there are people we are still going to successfully rescue today and provide assistance to. i think after the dust has settled there will be time to look at how we can improve the alert system in indonesia. at the same time,

something really fantastic planned apparently the color has changed in their absolute a massive red crescent have learned from it. after you came here to finish. i guess here. then it. was as you address this question to listen to. the red dress was designed by the south korean artist ahmed song who when we arrived was busy making sure everything was perfect. song so the five hundred fifty meter the dress by hand herself with the help of a friend it took a whole summer eighty five days to be precise. did you adjust the size of the dress to fit the bullet sorry meter but yes smaller a little bit smaller and a little bit more oval hops not rock that yeah exactly then but i love what you say is this it's it's the dress is not a dress it's a space and it invites look the first thing i come in here first thing i do is want to get in ok i think it's you don't need to use dropout like clay in the on that it's like chin and the round thing you just mojang to. get in there and they are and being together so why did you think this would be good for music i don't like concert or my army i love this con

something really fantastic planned apparently the color is changed in an absolute it a massive red crescent have a look at some an. absolute. pitch and. oh yes oh yes. now this. one as you address this question listen to. the red dress was designed by the south korean artist on the song who when we arrived was busy making sure everything was perfect. song so the five hundred fifty meters of the dress by hand herself with the help of a friend it took a whole summer eighty five days to be precise. q . did you adjust the size of the dress to fit the bullets are a little bit yes smaller a little bit smaller and a little bit more oval hearts not run that yeah exactly then but i love what you say is this it's it's the dress is not a dress it's a space and it invites look the first thing i come in here first thing i do is want to get in there i see you don't need to use dropout like praying that it's a fraction of the wrong thing you just mojang to that i mean get in there and they are and being together so what did you think this would be good for music i know my concert or my i mean i own this c

they have of the public sector banks which is also been a crescent problem and a born of contention between the government and the r.b.i. and therefore of the east of the art that that was was or what but clearly not just briefly you mentioned this before but what would the ramifications be for the government. right so. at the moment though indian economy is not doing too well because the crop the g.d.p. growth in the last quarter has come down compared to the previous quarters mark more about the government fiscal deficit disorder to be believed therefore you know what it is not the best time for that and didn't economy at the moment in fact lot of global thinking agencies as well as the domestic leading agencies are already growth forecast for this financial year if you look at the currency market is going to be has been extremely weak footing it's one of the worst performing major currencies. in fact depreciated to up to fifteen percent about that well since then it has recovered what but still remains under question at this standoff central bank governor stepping down is definitely not

-- she crescent from iraq, to syria, to lebanon, and are we now trying to adjust for that to such a degree that we are blaming iran for everything, and in the process creating an imbalance by ignoring the role of saudi qatar, and the gulf states? >> i would say i'm happy blaming iran for everything. [laughter] but there are other factors. i would say they are such a large enabler of discord through the middle east that we do have to keep our eye on them, understanding that there are other factors that exist in the middle east. i will continue to blame them, but we need to keep our eyes on some of the other factors that we see. jennifer: but isn't it risky, what we have seen lately is that we have given saudi arabia almost a blank check in yemen? >> we should not give them a pass in yemen. that is why -- and there are many different discussions that exist. i understand we don't all agree on this issue, but having american involvement through targeting, i think we have been able to save lives by minimizing the collateral damage that you will see. the refueling operations, we have ceas

sexual abuse for incest graca is the president of the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies he joins us now from rome is rocco welcome to al-jazeera take us through the main findings of your new report you know it would be. the concern is very high that last year the number was three hundred thousand but we think that the zero was even uyghur and this sort of ways that we launched the prove that vast majority of the children that made the journey and accompanied the way are victims of violence . rape and their unthinkable is suffering and so we we think that we have to do something and we have to inform our especially just a few days before the global compact on migration which is a moment on which we can discuss with the country how to better protect that devoid of all groups and specially deny north do you have exact figures for this. yes we have some figures of course this is. just as an example we launch a survey in the u.k. of one hundred. miners that we interviewed the thirty five per cent was victim of violence and abuse in immediately we interview with thir

you can see that crescent shaped moon. visibility was still good at the time it reported this.s not looking exactly the same tonight as we're starting to see the fog forming below this high cloud deck from live doppler 7. a lot of cloud cover. we're tracking a system pushing moisture into the pacific northwest. that's why we're getting high clouds. we're looking at a storm system headed our way. this one is going to bring us rain just really light stuff beginning friday afternoon. look at our rain chances over the next seven days. friday, saturday and monday we have a level one on sunday, we have a moderate strength storm. that's level 2 on our storm impact scale. we'll take a closer look in a moment. a live picture from our san rafael camera, we're starting to see the fog forming. another live look, beginning to see some signs of the fog as the temperatures in the 40s, 50s, getting close other to their dewpoints, measure of the moisture in the air. i think by tomorrow morning, you have to contend with some areas of dense fog. let's get you into the hour-by-hour forecast. 5:00

high-def doppler tonight, shows the showers and rain up in crescent city. not too much to that cold front, but you can see it is slowly marching south. as it does, it will increase rain for the north bay before sunrise. and the rest of the bay area in the early morning hours just after sunrise, futurecast shows at 6:00 a.m., she got a little wet in the north bay. hardly more than a nones rain. but if it is coming in time, the recipe for accidents is just to add water and there will be a little bit on the streets tomorrow morning and that's the way it goes. should be a nice sunset. 3:00 in the afternoon, another weak system coming in, threatening the north bay, but that would be about it if we squeeze anything out of it mid week. futurecast shows anemic amounts, mostly less than .2 inches. forecast of a quarter of an inch. high pressure is easing up and low pressure is heading out of the gulf. that cold front will die as it heads over the bay area. but before it does, squeeze a few drops out of it. we'll favor the north bay. dries out on monday and looks lik

crescent i decide. now the upper top over the left side of the president.o do the same with the write up a tab make the creases sharp. time for the laptop folded upwards and then do the same for the right you know it's. at the top of the paper to create a line down the middle. fix it with double sided tape. you can close the. anyway you're used to it. now around your president and how about getting a little tweak for decoration. use a thin strip of come forth to pull the back side of directly paper from bottom to top do this about five or six times. turn it over and find the first trees. pinch the other lines and fold them forwards quickly for about half a centimeter between to. turn it over again and secure the cones with. address you present the normally moves. to two different types of wrapping paper and use a thin strip of conflict to fold them from bottom to top five or six times. over lightly crease the upper layer of paper in the middle. of the triangle. along with the second piece of wrapping paper. now a bit and. kind and over again insecurity and.

or kathy miller is with the international federation of the red cross and red crescent societies she spoke to us from palo on the indonesian oliver so se and says their teams are facing a massive challenge. a lot of people have lost everything their homes have collapsed a lot of the homes of the shops and the businesses in this area they're made of bamboo and sachse roofs and or a retune roof so they're not able to withstand the force of the wave they're also built right along the shoreline so they've lost in some cases their homes their businesses that means their villages her earn a living so the red cross is going in and the things that are being provided immediately include water where we're deploying fourteen water trucks. people who desperately need clean water after an event like this because infrastructure has been damaged we're providing tarpaulins it's the rainy season right now if people have lost their or their shelter they need somewhere where they can be protected from the elements so we're handing out blankets in the evening and get quite chilly so trying to keep peopl

a crescent moon. reanly nice. look at this, a great shot down towards the kennedy center right now. llat looking r nice, as well. current temperature, 37 degrees, winds out of the southeast at 6 miles per hour. if i w said anythinng about the moon stuff, don't text me, all right? i'm just - i'm thinking of it now, did i read that correctly? okay. 34 in martinsburg, 33 in huntingtown. much warmer tonight than itbe h the past couple of nights. we saw temperatures in the teens and low 20s by this time the last few nights. not tonight. the reason? we've got cloud cover and wind. clouds working through the area. a little wind. upwards of 5 to 10 miles per hour. it's enough to keep the air circulating, which allows it to stay on the warmer side. this storm is well t the north of our area, but what this is bringing in is some winds out of the west, andr that's war air that's going to come in. i think tomorrow, actually a pretty nice day. here's tomorrow. nice and clear, as far as rain is cod. we're going to see more cloud cover. temperatures closer average. we're watching our next soaker.

eruption of the krakatoa volcano john gelfand is with the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies he joins us on skype from jakarta john gelfand what are your people on the ground telling you as to the latest information. well it is you know and these are misshapen mean which means. you're a dynamic changes all the time so we're getting updates to make sure you know cross them. is just number twenty volunteers in the area to risk you were very family i didn't get we have people that are traded psychosocial support because it's a traumatic event especially given all of the things to have suffered in the last you know four months so these numbers are coming in and they're not all going to bear i mean this is as often happens in these situations the numbers tend to eat more assessments government gets more information are on the road across to their. star out there and that information according to the relevant authorities have enough time to issue a tsunami warning. you know this is not it's another. this is it is this was it we're disappointed here between a tidal wave an

wounded and made a profit clashes between israeli soldiers and civilians in the palestinian red crescent reports that doesn't want it including the people struck by life and. earlier we spoke to a journalist from the agency was there at the time of the raid he described some from. the army entered an ordained pastor from and. in that and in the morning actually they were searching buildings along the way sort of looking and taking pictures because we're a news agency we have for the jet that is there and so they decided to come up also to our building i was there myself and i did live through that ordeal i do you guys was in the building where we work and it was really difficult to stay inside. one point even as you were taking some pictures from the balcony of the our floor they fired stun grenades at us which exploded in the balcony and then they looked for footage of security cameras that are out what in the building of the streets and they took. tapes according to court because of the. it could have asked. us. to put it could have done that and put it would have been delivered to the

krakatoa volcano well young girl found is with the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies he says rescue teams have been quickly mobilized in the area. cross. is just number twenty volunteers in the area they're doing rescue work it's very strictly family gets we're people that are traded psychosocial support because it's a traumatic event especially given all of the things the indonesia has suffered in the last you know four months and so these numbers are coming in and they're not at all and you're right this is as often happens in these situations the numbers tend to increase as we do more assessments government gets more information our own people with the red cross do their you know that. out there and that information should be updated accordingly there was not a great deal of tectonic activity earthquake activity there to move into krakatoa so we wanted to trigger and i to be honest image it doesn't are all. that they need it is its presence in the zone of the suspect or so this would have been heard with very ordinary and beatrice or give them warning so

earlier, kathy mueller from the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies tolds about the rescue efforts. it's a big operation. there's a wide area of land that has been impacted by this tsunami. basically, the entire west coast ofjava has been impacted. there are a lot of areas that have still not been reached. we have just heard from our teams on the ground with the indonesian red cross that they have been alerted to a community of about 800 people who are stuck and have not received any sort of aid since the tsunami struck. the teams are on their way there now. they are bringing them basic needs, things like blankets, tarpaulins and clean water to be able to drink, along with some volunteers who are trained in first aid to be able to treat anyone who is injured. these are the sorts of things that we are coming up against. it is a wide, wide area that needs to be reached and it's going to take some time before every area is touched. we have heard from other disasters in the past, miracles where people have survived weeks in the rubble of an earthquake or a tsu

rosemarie north is from the the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies and is in banten province in indonesia. i asked her to explain what they are doing to prevent disease spreading. we know after the tsunami generally infrastructure is damaged and people are displaced. that means they are living away from their homes and in this case we know about 16,000 people have moved away from the coastline and i live in uphill with families or neighbours or in mosques. that means they do not have access to their normal water supplies. and you might have overcrowding. the red cross is concentrating quite heavily on providing fresh drinking water as well as other relief materials. medical supplies are important and there are a number of people with serious injuries. that is right. we are seeing a bit of a mixture of things, injuries like broken bones and scrapes and sometimes head injuries where people have been slammed against a wall by the waves. we are also seeing people with long—standing conditions who have not been helped by this disaster, diabetes and so on. the

and palestinians in the area now the palestinian red crescent a paltry dozens of people did including two people struck by lightening if you're sorry have to come to the regular take truth to get a response from the many times earlier we spoke to two journalists will agency was there at the time of the right each time how it all unfolded. the army entered an ordained pastor from and. in that and in the morning actually they were searching buildings along the way sort of saw us looking and taking pictures because we are a news agency we have got a jet that is there and so they decided to come up also to our building i was there myself and i did live through that ordeal i do you guys was in the building where we work and it was really difficult to stay inside. at one point even as we were taken some pictures from the balcony of the our floor they fired stun grenades at us which exploded in the balcony and then they looked for footage of security cameras that were in the building of the streets and they took. daves according to court because of these security cameras it could have asked.

kathy miller is with the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies she spoke to us from polly on the indonesian island of siena westie and says their teams are facing a massive support mission. a lot of people have lost everything their homes have collapsed a lot of the homes and the shops and the businesses in this area they're made of bamboo and. roofs and or are tin roofs so they're not able to withstand the force of the wave they're also built right along the shoreline so they've lost in some cases their homes their businesses that means their ability to earn a living so the red cross is going in and the things that are being provided immediately include water or we're deploying fourteen water trucks. people who desperately need clean water after an event like this because infrastructure has been damaged or providing tarpaulins it's the rainy season right now people have lost their their shelter they need somewhere where they can be protected from the elements so we're heading up blankets in the evening it gets quite chilly so to trying to keep people warm as

a syrian red crescent official told reporters there were several women among the dead, and said someed and handcuffed". two cardinals facing allegations linked to sexual abuse have been removed from pope francis‘s inner circle, the vatican said. australia's george pell and chile's francisco javier errazuriz will no longer sit on the council of cardinals, set up by the pope as an international advice body. both cardinals deny allegations against them. the afghanistan football federation has vigorously denied claims that some officials have sexually and physically abused players on the national women's team. world football's governing body, fifa, has suspended the aff president keramuddin keram for 90 days pending an investigation. the ban can be extended depending on the outcome of the probe. there was an unusual interruption in colombia's senate when protestors threw a bag containing rats and mice on to the floor of the chamber. a total of four rodents were involved, but only this one escaped. the demonstrators are thought to have been making a point about corruption. a story steel o

the raid prompted clashes between israeli soldiers and civilians in the area the palestinian red crescent reports that dozens including t. hit by an. life unless. we heard from a former leader of the fatah party and garter mohammad dahlan he believes that to end the cycle of violence some difficult compromises need to be made on both sides is that. the palestinians have only one option to try and settle the conflict on the basis of a one state solution we cannot remain under occupation option of creating two independent states is not possible or realistic well benjamin netanyahu is in power that if israel will not let us create our own stating the guards are in the west bank then so be it we must live as one state for palestinians and israelis must live. with the same democratic rights how do thanks for joining us in r.t. international this hour we'll be back at the top of the hour little the latest to see them. see. there you. go you know. oh. well that's only. what politicians do. they put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected . so when you want to be president. for somet

the raid it prompted clashes between israeli soldiers and civilians in the area palestinian red crescent reports that dozens were wounded including people struck by. right and. from there we spoke to a journalist from the agency who was there at the time of rape he described how events unfolded. the army entered the northern part of from on the in the and in the morning actually and they were searching buildings along the way sort of looking and taking pictures because we're a news agency we have the gentlest here and so did started to come up also to our building i was there myself and i did live through that ordeal i do you guys was in the building where we work and it was really difficult to stay inside. at one point even as we were taken some pictures from the balcony of the our floor they fired stun grenades at us which exploded right in the balcony and then they looked for footage of security cameras that were in the building of the streets and they took. tapes recording recordings of these security cameras they could have asked. us that they want to put it could have done that and

he's head of the office for indonesia at the international federation of red cross and red crescent societieshow are relief efforts going on the ground? the sun came up a couple of hours ago, so ground? the sun came up a couple of hours ago, so rescue teams ground? the sun came up a couple of hours ago, so rescue teams will be back out. the indonesian red cross has sent helicopters out to do aerial assessments. as you can imagine, it is notjust the mainland that was attacked. there are a number of islands in the area we need to get access to. i would like to ta ke need to get access to. i would like to take the opportunity to send our heart health feelings to all of the people who were affected. this has been a terrible year for indonesians, this is the 3rd major natural disaster after earthquakes in lombok and palu. what is happening to those who have been evacuated from their homes? well, the media focus right now, it is still about search and rescue, we are trying to provide services to people in the communities defined as many people hopefully alive as possible. people who have evacuated,

which can no longer be used kathy miller is with the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies she spoke to us from paolo on the indonesian island of so low s.c. and says their teams are facing a massive support mission a lot of people have lost everything their homes have collapsed a lot of the homes and the shops of the businesses in this area they're made bamboo and that roups and or are tin roofs so they're not able to withstand the force of the way they're also built right along the shoreline so they've lost in some cases their homes their businesses that means their ability to earn a living so the red cross is going in and the things that are being provided immediately include water or we're deploying fourteen water trucks. people desperately need clean water after an event like this because infrastructure has been damaged or providing tarpaulins it's the rainy season right now if people have lost their or their shelter they need somewhere where they can be protected from the elements so we're heading up blankets in the evening and gets quite chilly so to trying

mcandrew is the head of emergency operations for the international federation of the red cross and red crescentties in sulawesi and lombok. he's been giving me the latest. we are starting to give out emergency relief supplies. it is a full on emergency response operation. multiple challenges for your teams, multiple locations and some of them i hear are very difficult to get to. yes, there are definitely some problems with access. our teams are doing the best they can. we are lucky that we are pre— positioned volunteers in this area. we have been preparing for this type of event over the last year, exactly this type of event over the last yea r, exactly in this type of event over the last year, exactly in this area. so we are doing the best we can. we seem to have enough volunteers in the different areas. it is nowjust a matter of us making sure we can give them the support they need and just keep up the persistence to address the issues. and you have sufficient stocks, do you, of basics, like equipment for shelter and water and food? we have sufficient pre- positioned stocks, but our stocks ar

rosemarie north is from the the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies and has just arrived in banten province. thank you forjoining us. good of you tojoin us on a busy thank you forjoining us. good of you to join us on a busy day. i know the pressure is now on avoiding disease and that's principally is done by freshwater? that's right. we know after a tsunami, infrastructure is damaged and people are displaced. that means they are living away from their homes, in this case we note 16,000 people have moved away from the coastline and are living or pale with families or neighbours or in masks. that means they don't have access to normal water supplies. they might have overcrowding. the red cross is concentrating heavily on providing fresh drinking water as well as the relief materials. medical supplies are important, given the number of people who have serious injuries some of them. that's right. what we're seeing is a mixture of things. we are seeing injuries like broken bones and scrapes, sometimes head injuries where people have been slammed against a wall

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we can now speak to kathy mueller, from the international federation of red cross and red crescent societiesin palu in indonesia this morning. good morning. what is the latest on the rescue and relief operation? it's a big operation. there is a wide area of land that has been impacted by this tsunami, basically the entire west coast of java has been impacted. there are a lot of areas that have still not been reached. we have just areas that have still not been reached. we havejust heard areas that have still not been reached. we have just heard from our teams on the ground with the indonesian red cross that they have been alerted to a community of about 800 people who are stuck, and they have not received any kind of aid since the tsunami struck, so the teams are on their way now. they are bringing basic needs, things like bla nkets bringing basic needs, things like blankets and tarpaulins and clean water to be able to drink, along with some volunteers who are trained in first with some volunteers who are trained infirstaid with some volunteers who are trained in first aid to be able to trea

wounded the raid prompted clashes between israeli soldiers and civilians in the palestinian red crescent reports that dozens were wounded including two people struck by live ammunition. earlier we spoke to a journalist from the agency who was there at the time of the raid he described how events unfolded. the army entered the northern part of from and. in that and in the morning actually they were searching buildings along the way sort of looking and taking pictures because we're a news agency we have the jet that is there and so they decided to come up also to our building i was there myself and i did live through that ordeal i do you guys i was in the building where we work and it was really difficult to stay inside. one point even as we were taken some pictures from the balcony of the our floor they fired stun grenades at us which exploded cut in the balcony and then they looked for footage of security cameras that were in the building of the streets and they took. tapes according to court because. of these security cameras it could have asked. us that they want to put it could have d