david mercer joins us live from guatemala city jimmy moirl moras already claimed victory. >> that's right. jimmy morales was speaking to my right just about an hour ago. he was giving his victory speech and thanking folks for their support. local media, now to his party headquarters where certainly there will be celebrations underway outside in the street and inside the party headquarters and he will be making a more thorough victory speech at that time. certainly thanks go around. he came into this race as the political underdog. no political experience whatsoever which you might think would count against him in a field that included people with a lot of experience including the former first lady, sandra torrez who as you said just conceded defeat. but in fact his lack of political experience is exactly what enamored him to many voters here. he is seen as being not from a political elite, largely corrupt. he is seen as fresh face with fresh ideas for guatemala which is a country that needs some fresh ideas at this point in time. darren. >> what has the issue been for ordinary guatemalans

southeast of guatemala city.e mergency crews say they are facing many difficulties. >> the houses were left buried approximately 10 meters or 15 under, which is making it difficult to carry out the search and rescue. we are here bringing help in the area where we are looking for the children who attends the church with us. we are hoping god they are still alive. it's truly unfortunate how many lives we lost, there are many homes buried, most likely where you are standing, there are homes. >> the guatemala foreign minister says the search for survivors is intensive. >>> this mud slide was caused by the intensive rains that have devastated gauuatemalaan territy after almost 12 weeks of extreme drought. our rescue teams are searching for survivors. there are more than 616 rescue workers with invaluable and exemplary support from citizens. >> the latest from david mercer who is there. difficulties for the rescuers. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: that's right. there is certainly no shortage of hands here on t

this from david mercer in guatemala city. >> celebrations in the streets of guatemala city as jimmy morales savors his presidential victory. many view him as a hero, a man of humble beginnings who will lead the country for the next four years. >> we are all happy. jimmy morales, aside from being an academic is an artist. he is a sensible man. we know that he'll act with love in his heart towards us and his country. >> former television comedian morales clinched the vote in the second round of presidential elections on sunday. the 46-year-old beat out his political rivals sandra torres winning more than double the number of votes that torres received. >> we've been blessed today with a beautiful day. let's do everything in our power so the next few years will be the best for guatemala. because constructing guatemala is not a job for one man or two men. it's a job in each and every citizen of this great nation. >> earlier on sunday the political outer drew a crowd as he cast his vote in guatemala city. his lack of political experience won him support from many guatemalans tired of a political

nation. >> reporter: earlier on sunday the political outsider drew a crowd as he cast his vote in guatemala city his lack of political experience won support from many guatemala people tired of a political establishment seen as corrupt. >> translator: in this election we've seen someone who doesn't have a strong political party, spent very little and goes against the mantra you must spend more than opponents and has won a huge amount and people have chosen the only candidates who have not been part of the traditional political class. >> reporter: earlier this year a multi million dollar corruption scam brought down guatemala's president. perez is now in prison awaiting trial on charges of tax fraud and graft. the scandal led to the biggest protest in guatemala's recent history with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to demand an end to political corruption. morales will take office in january but he is not in for an easy ride. he will have to face limited government resources and a divided congress and yet he will be under enormous pressure to put through political reforms. david

david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala city. >> poland's government will be shifting to the right afterparliamentary elections. law and just party led the way in sunday's balloting winning nearly 38% of the vote. that gives a majority in the parliament and that could spell trouble in european union neighboring countries. it would not adopt the euro until polish wages catch up with those in the rest of european union. >> the results are not expected until the end of the week but incumbent president osame watara is the favorite. civil war, 3,000 people were killed. >>> 71-year-old dennis sasu gueso is coming to the end of his second seven year term. on sunday the country held a referendum whether the constitution should be changed to change the two term limit for candidates or age range of 70 years. they said voter turnout was so low the referendum circulate not count. a disappearing industry. coming up what's happening to home made copper goods in war torn iraq. >>> and crane ha and ukraine hat rules of dressing a certain way on election day. this man has a costume from a galaxy far, far

guatemala has risen to 67. hundreds of people are still missing in the town southeast of the capital city of guatemala city.ercer visited the site earlier. >> i saw not a single survivor brought out from underneath the rock and the dirt, but i did see a lot of bodies brought out. i talked to a number of family members who are -- who said that they are not going to leave the sight until they see their loved ones, either alive or dead and a lot of them were sort of resigned to the fact that they might not, in fact, find them alive. some of the houses are buried under as much as 45 meters of rock and mud. 1 million cubic meters of dirt covered these 125 houses, and so certainly the rescue workers have their work cut out for them in this case. and the national emergency management disaster relief center, they said seven years ago, they approached the municipal authority and said that people shouldn't be allowed to live in this zone. it's at the bottom of a very steep revene. there's hillsides, two hillsides, one on either side, and a river and, in fact, runs right through there as well. so a real recipe for dis

>> david mercer there in guatemala city.id, thank you. >>> meanwhile, in argentina, opposition cab data melissa mac rehas taken an early lead in their presidential elections. exit polls had showed ruling party candidate daniel skelly ahead of macry. macry security 32% and the other will be the first elected through a run-off in argentine an history. >> the first results show the unexpected, that he got more votes. the results show macry got around 36% and none of the candidates got over 40% of the votes. so this would be that there is going to be a second round. these results do not, however, include the results from buenas aires. this is the largest province. the big question is why did not selly win on the first round. many of them see him as being very close to the corporations. the other reason is that argentinians are obviously voting for what affects them: inflation, insecurity and these results are obviously very, very surprising for people in argentina. i am in front of the presidential palace. this is the place wher

as david mercer reports from guatemala city. >> celebrations in the streets of guatemala city as jimmy morales supporters savor his presidential victory. view him as a hero, a man of humble beginnings who will lead the country for the next four years. >> translator: we are all happy. jimmy morales, aside from being an academic, san artist. he's a sensible man. we know that he will act with love in his heart towards us and his country. >> reporter: former television comedian morales clinched the vote in the second round of presidential elections on sunday. the 46-year-old beat out his political rival sandra torrez beating nearly dumb the amount of votes torrez received. >> let us do the most in our power so that guatemala will be the best, constructing guatemala is not a plan for one man or two men, but for each and every citizen of this great nation. >> the political outsider drew a crowd. morales lack of political experience won him support from many guatemalans who see the government as corrupt. >> we have seen someone who doesn't have a strong political party, who spent very little,

a landslide on the outskirts of guatemala city buried his sister and other family members. the bodies of eight relatives have been identified and laid to rest in this cemetery. they still haven't recovered the other four. >> it brings great pain to my family. we have such sadness in our heart. we ask god to take this pain away. it hurts so much to hear the tears of so many people. >> weeks of near constant rain brought down part of this mountainside burying homes under the earth. hundreds have been found dead and hundreds more still missing. fractures could lead to more landslides. some people have been evacuated. >> this house beside me is on the edge of a ravine and in guatemala city alone, more than 300,000 people living in risk zones. now that the public prosecutor's offers launched an investigation trying to determine responsibility for this latest disaster, there's hope that there will be more protection for people living like this. >> municipal authorities who were warned in 2008 that this ravine was a risk zone, say there's no simple solution. >> the people living i

amy: allan nairn, thank you for being with us, reporting from guatemala city. s covered guatemala since the 1980's. you can follow him on twitter @allannairn14 for the latest news. later in the broadcast, we are .oing to oxford, mississippi university of mississippi has taken down the confederate flag. well, it is the mississippi flag with the confederate battle flag within it. students protested and the university has just complied. the first, we will be speaking with a nobel prize-winning economist joe stiglitz. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "stay strong." the young woman who took down the flag in south carolina off the flagpole on the statehouse grounds before the state legislature voted to take it down. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. on saturday, leading democratic presidential contenders addressed the iowa democratic party gathering known as the jefferson-jackson dinner. the high-profile party dinner has been a defining moment on the campaign calendar since 1975. this is former secretary of state hi

this house beside me is on the edge of a ravine and in guatemala city alone more than 300,000 peopleing in risk zones and now the public prosecutors office launched an investigation trying to determine responsibility for the latest disaster there is hope there will be more protection for people living like this. but municipal authorities warned in 2008 that the ravine was a risk zone say there is no simple solution. >> translator: the people living in the ravine arrived here before there were the types of laws we have now, there are people who live here and consider this their home. it's very difficult to tell these people they have to leave their houses. >> reporter: with the fourth highest risk of natural disaster in the world guatemala say it's crucial that better systems are put into place. >> translator: we have to act now. we can't let this happen again. and unfortunately this disaster needs to be used to strengthen our institutions and our laws to prevent more people from becoming victims. >> reporter: a tragedy that could have been prevented and left some of the country's mos

we have more from guatemala city. >> celebrations in the streets. people in this neighborhood view him as a hero, a man of humble beginnings who will lead the country for the next four years. >> we are all happy. jimmy morales aside from an academies is an artist. he is a sensible man. he will act with love in his heart towards us and his country. >> the former comedian clinched the vote on sunday. the 46-year-old beat out his political rival sandra torres, winning more than double the number of votes torres received. >> we've been pleased today with a beautiful day. let us do everything in our power so that the next few years will be the best for guatemala. it isn't a job for one man or two men, it's a job for every citizen of this great nation. >> the political outsider drew a crowd as he cast his vote in guatemala city. morales lack of political experience won him support from many guatemalans fired of a political establishment seen as corrupt. >> in this election, we've seen someone who doesn't have a strong political party. you spent very littl

occupied territory >>> 85 people dead and hundreds more still missing in a huge land slide in guatemala city. tons of earth, rock, and trees loosened by rains engulfed homes in the city on thursday night. >>> at least 16 people have died in flooding along the french riviera. >> cars litter the streets of the french tourist town. the cleanup begins but some are still shocked by the memories of the deluge that struck their little town. >> the water was up to here. it was horrible. i can't talk about this anymore. >>reporter: the city of nice is estimated to have received 10% of its average yearly rainfall in two days alone. the force of the water was deadly. many people drowned in their own cars trapped in dumbs and under -- tunnels and underground car parks. >> we arrived at the cross road and water was coming down and the car was take an way. we were forced to get out through the window. >>reporter: the president of france has visited the towns where rescuers are expected to find more bodies as the waters finally begin to recede >>> coming up, thousands of miners go on strike in south africa

. >> well, as you said, this is an area on the outskirts of guatemala city. it has 2 million residents. certainly not in the center of the city. but it's not a rural area either. so it's reasonbly densely populated, and this hillside came down on top of all of these houses. so the other thing to point out, i think which is important to say is that guatemala is undergoing a crisis, a health crisis right now, and the hospitals are completely under equipped to deal with event this magnitude. there have been individual setting up donation boxes trying to provide assistance, food, blankets, etc. for the survivors who have lost their homes so they can have some sort of shelter. and they'll have some supplies. a real day of morning here in guantanamo while this rescue effort continues. >> all right, thank you very much. bringing us all the latest from a village on the outskirts of guatemala city. moving on now colombian police have killed one of the country's most powerful drug traffickers. he'he is he's been followed by the colombian military for month, and he was

thirty people are still missing in a town southeast of guatemala city. emergency crews face many difficulties. >> the houses were left buried approximately 10 meters or 15 under, which is making it difficult to carry out the search and rescue. >> we are here bringing help in the air, where we are looking for the children of a sister who attends the church with us. we hope to god they are still alive. while it's unfortunate how many lives we lost, there are many homes buried. most likely where you are standing, there are homes. >> a test or kurdistan's young democracy as voters prepare for elections. >> how political turmoil in maine threatens to ignite racial tensions. >> that to remember that the australian muslim community will be especially appalled and shocked by this. >> al jazeera has been speaking to people in turkey about who they'll vote for in november's election. bernard smith reports now. >> in turkey, monuments to the country's founding father are everywhere, but the secular left leaning political party created has never really managed to ta

two nach hours away from gooment >> guatemala city. >> under 12% of gnp is collected in taxes which is very far.than brazil who is 30%. >> led to months of protest and brought down guatemala's president. the spobility the provide basic services for the children' chils tarveg for ds answer them presidents. >>> unsecretary-general says that although the body has contributed to a better wocialtd it haworld ithas faced some cha. >> i'm bridget fisk and i'm chief of u.s. ar ciefers. records and archives of operations that are created as a result of a consistently refltion. we fulfill a number of authorizational and objectives, some are requirements from member-states for accountability. our whole thinking about preservation, what archives look like, is radically changing. it's quite frightening when you open a box and you find, do you remember the great big floppy 12 inch disks? then you find the little hard disks and nobody has a vhs player anymore. one of the media that is the most stable, i can't believe i'm going to tell you this, the most of embarrassing is microfilm. one great thing a

as many as 600 people are still missing in the town just southeast of the capital of guatemala city. david mercer has more. >> reporter: what's been said by the disaster center comrade here, they have talked about the municipal authorities and how as far back as 2008 they had told the municipal authorities that this particular neighborhood in this town was in a very high-risk zone at the bottom of a steep ravine. they said since 2008 they told the municipality they shouldn't allow people to build in the area. they went to the neighbored and warned them they lived in a risk zone. there are hundreds of thousands of people around the municipality in guatemala city living in similar areas. right now the real focus is not on blaming anybody but on trying to pull people, trying to pull survivors from the slide. there's also a big effort being made right now to provide emergency relief, food, and blankets. >>> in the u.s. heavy rains in the southeast have led to flooding in parts of the carolinas and delaware. in north carolina some people were forced to leave their homes, and there's tropi

city. >> from al jazeera a's headquarters in doha, i'm sami zeidan. >>> the search for survivors in guatemala. a landslide kills 85. lust. >> these are some of the most intense rapid anywhere in the world. for a few short weeks here, people come to risk their lives. i'm gabrielle elizondo, coming up. >> israeli security forces are restricting access to jerusalem's old city after two separate attacks on citizens. another palestinian killed others in a similar attack. mike ha hanna joins us. are the restrictions working? >> well, clearly, the violence we have seen overnight and in recent days if not weeks, might show that the restrictions do not work as a solution around the conflict of the al-aqsa mosque compound and the old city as a whole, access to the whole of the old city being blocked to most people, particularly muslims, those who actually do want to pray, well, there's a restriction there, as well. only people over the age of 50 are to enter the al-aqsa mosque compound and not through the normal route, the damascus gate, but through the lion gate. we are told at the arab list at the li

city. from al jazeera am headquarters in doha. i'm sami zeidan. the attack on refugees could amount to a war crime. the desperate search for survivors in guatemala. a landslide kills 85. >>> polls on in cir curg kirgesn approving controversial. >>> israeli security importances are restricting access to jerusalem's old city after two separate attacks on israelis. in the latest incident a palestinian man stabbed and wounded an israeli teenager. just hours earlier, another palestine killed another teenager in another attack. live in east jerusalem in a moment bus first mike an hanna. >> gun shots ring out and people scatter. [ gun shots ] >> reporter: this the a normally lastic tourist haven carlos to the villa dellast aprf bera near the seat of the palestinian authority ramallah, soon characterized in the israeli media as a lone wolf attack carried out with one person with no wider coordination or control. but it came at a time when tensions are mounting in the region, following the killing of two israeli soldiers by unidentified gunmen on thursday. and in the wake of the old city attack israeli politicians across the political spectrum erupted in

david mercer joining us by guatemala city. the death toll has now increased to 167, but hundreds are miss as rescue efforts continue looking for the survival. the community has rallied to remember the dead. nine people were killed in the tight-knit community on thursday. it's the latest in a long line of shootings in the country prompting anger from the president as allen fisher reports. >> this was a day like no other. flags fly at half-staff. after the horror comes the reality, the pain and the questions. >> i feel numb. it's a mix of exhaustion and denial, did this really just happen. >> the shooter has been named as chris harper mercer. be six guns, plenty of ammunition and a hate-filled note. >> i continue to believe that those media and community members who publicize his name will only glorify his horrific actions. >> the police are going through th his social media and argumenapartment. they want to know what drove him to much such horrific actions. >> this will not change until the politics changes and the behavior of

massive landslide. 300 are missing. 100 homes were buried when the rain-soaked home collapsed near guatemala city. many people did not listener to warnings to evacuate. >>> pope francis is reaffirming his support for traditional marriage during a meeting with the bishops. he referred to genesis he said this is god's dream for his creation. he told the bishops to be more merciful and accepting of families who are experiencing problems. this remarks came as gay rights activists are looking for more inclusiveness in the church. >>> police are looking for a woman who had a murder for higher scheme. ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: she might be the most wanted woman in dallas, 33-year-old brenda delgotto who plotted the exclusion of her romantic rival. she seemingly a woman scorned. her dermatologist ex-boyfriend seen in his facebook post with his new girlfriend the popular dentist she targeted. she stalked her x's new love even using her iphone to track her movements on the night she was shot to death in a dallas highrise last month. on friday police tracked down the alleged trigger man, # 1-ye

now hundreds of thousands of people around the municipality of guatemala city living in similar ear area. . but right now the focus is not on blame but on trying to pull survivors from the slide. and there's also a big effort being made right now to provide emergency relief, food, brainlas and things that people who have lost their houses will need >>> two bombs have exploded in the outskirts of the capital of nigeria. it's the first attack of its kind in a year. >> rescue workers from the national emergency management authority are on the scene on the outskirts of the capital. another location had a bus station hit. about two years ago, similar blasts hit the area. emergency agencies are still trying to ascertain how many people have been killed or injured. it looks like suspicion will fall to boko haram though there have not been any attacks by the group in the capital for at least two years and there have been many attacks in the northeast. there's a feeling that there could possibly -- that they could possibly strike the capital. they have been able to attack these two areas. >>> bar

as many as 600 people remain missing in a town southeast of the capital of guatemala city. david mercer has more. >> reporter: what's been said by the disaster management center here, they have actually talked about the municipal authorities and how as far back as 2008 they had told the municipal authorities that this particular neighborhood in this town was in a very high risk zone. it's at the bottom of a steep ravine. since 2008 they have been telling the municipality they shouldn't be allowing people to build in the area. they have gone to the neighbors, the people living there, and warned them they were living in a risk zone. now there are hundreds of thousands of people around the municipality who are living in similar areas. but right now, as i say, the real focus is not on blaming anybody, but on trying to pull people, trying to pull survivors from the slide. and there's also a big effort being made right now to provide emergency relief, food and blankets. >> we have got a lot more to come on the program, including israel begins construction of a fence along its bor

in the town, south-east of the capital guatemala city. david mercer has more. >> reporter: what has been said about the disaster management center here, they have talked about the municipal authorities, and how as far back as 2008 they told the municipal authorities that this neighbourhood in this town was in a high-risk town at the bottom of a steep regime. they have told the munize patty that they shouldn't allow people to -- municipality that they shouldn't allow people to build, and warned them that they are in a risk zone. now there are hundreds of thousands in the municipality who are living in similar areas. but right now, as i say, the focus is not on blaming anyone, but on trying to pull people, trying to pull survivors from the slide, and there's also a big effort made now to provide emergency relief, food and blankets >>> russia says it's carried out 20 air strikes in syria within the last 24 hours. they targeted nine i.s.i.l. positions, including the main stronghold in raqqa province. this is a fourth day of moscow's air raids

hundreds of still missing east of guatemala city. >> israel security forces have put storystrictions on palestinians entering the old city of jerusalem follow two separate attacks on israel by palestinians. we have this report. >> the old city was in a virtual state of lack down for palestinians. the unprecedented security measures follow two separate knife attacks overnight. two israelis were killed in the first and one likely injured in the second. in each incident, the palestinians attackers, both 19, were shot dead. tourists continue to be allowed into the old city. they file slowly through the police lines while palestinians after palestinians is being turned away. israeli citizens are allowed unfettered access, but the only palestinians allowed to enter are those who own businesses in the old city or who are residents there. as for those wishing to worship at al aqsa mosque compound, only men over the age of 50 are allowed to enter and they have to come through this specific gate, a lengthy walk away from the traditional point of access. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has be

south of guatemala city. >>> polls are open in randistan's parliamentary election.he vote is seen as a test for the demography five years after removing a government full of corruption and agreed. let's go to the kyrgis capitol. this election is a little different. isn't it? >> that's right, adrian. you know, people in the past often remembered to rankirk sta to an island of democracy. we can say it's looking like that with certain conditions. that's because. we have a biometric system, technologically advanced for these parts. in fact, more advanced than perhaps a number of voting systems in western countries. voters here now have to have registered beforehand, use their finter prints to gets -- to basically get through a security system and enable them to receive ballots. so what we can say is at the end of the day, we still don't really know what the actual final outcome is going to be. >> it looks a beautiful day there inp. >> should help as far as turnout is concerned. this new technology, though, is it helping or hindering? >> well, this is the thing. it has t

it happened thursday night just outside the capital, guatemala city.undreds are taking part in the rescue effort. >>> in the middle east, a new wave of russian air strikes against syria -- in syria. a russian military spokesman said the warplanes flew 20 missions over the last day hitting nine isis targets. russia insists its targeting isis as well as an al qaeda group in syria, but the attacks have also reportedly hit western-backed rebels fighting the assad government in syria. the u.s. and other countries have condemned russia's involvement. >>> and a bold move by a polish priest brought a quick response from the vatican today. monsignor krzysztof charamsa had worked at the vatican for 12 years. he admitted in media interviews this week that he was gay and had a partner. at a news conference he called the church homophobic and planned a demonstration in front of the vatican. the vatican responded today by dismissing the priest from his job calling his actions grave and irresponsible. >>> we're back in a moment with an update on our top stories. >>>

dozens of homes were buried at the side of a rain-soaked hill thursday night near guatemala city. locals and rescue workers were debris. many people did not listen to a warning to evacuate of. that's horrific. harvey: that's bad stuff. it is hard because even when there are warnings, social behaviors we never get 100% compliance. >> we see that with hurricanes and lizards. >> our weather is on the up swing, but if you go back to friday and saturday and how wet and miserable it was on the cape and the coast it has been getting better in increments. it is only in the 50s to about 60 across the region. a lot of folks are talking about how incredibly raw it was. we are not used to it feeling that way and certainly that was a little shock to our system. i have good news for you. the weather will be on the up swing the next few days. the wind is either around the northeast or to the north and diminished. we have 20 mile per hour winds around nantucket, but it was stronger than that in the days gone by. how are we doing rainfall in boston. what happened last wednesday certainly helped so

jimmy marales has 70% of the vote and first lady sandra torres considered defeat and we are in guatemala citye latest. >> former television comedian jimmy morales has taken the second around of election on sunday and jimmy morales was with the conservative fcn party and not a career politician and no political experience whatsoever but what you might think may have worked against him has worked in his favor. now that is because people here are tired of politicians, they say that the political elite has done nothing but talk at money and pointing to that they look at political corruption cases that have been taking place in guatemala since april, a massive scandal which brought down the president and the vice president of removing them from office and now they are in prison waiting to go on trial for corruption. jimmy morales swept through with this wave of popular discontent all the way through the first round of elections where he came out on top and now he has won nearly 70% of the vote in order to take the second around of elections, he will take office in january but he will have a diffic

city. the number of dead from a landslide in guatemala has now risen to at least 56.he top story on the airstrike in kunduz, kaiz is in bagland hospital. >> this morning, nato contesters, doctors without border. many people died there but some survive. those survived people were september to bagalon provincial hospital here now, the two brothers, 7 and 12 years old, they were injured on the first day of fighting six days ago. they were in the hospital and the recovery when last night, a heavy bombardment started. they are telling us bombardment started 12:00 o'clock at night until 4:00 o'clock. they said it's not one or twice or two time bombing. it was constantly every five minutes and they are telling us many of the patients there and doctors were killed. some survived. those that survived, they send them here. >> joining us by skype from boston is max abrams. he is angassista-assistant proff political science at northeastern university. he is also a contributor to the council on foreign relations. good to have you with us. so we are still learning about the precise

the mudslide pushed tons of earth on top of homes in guatemala city. >>> 25 people getting hurt when concrete fell on them. the canopy reportedly fell after a truck hit some of the supports. one student was hospitalized with potentially life threatening injuries. the band competition was cancelled. i'm lauren green. now, back to justice with judge je jeanine. >>> welcome back to "justice." i'm judge jeanine. thanks for being with us. a lot of breaking news, but a few thoughts with you tonight. my open in the middle of the show. first, he didn't have a strategy on isis. then he wanted congress to approve a limited air strike in syria. then his strategy was to degrade, dismantle, and destroy isis. all the while he criticized vladamir putin saying he's just a regional power who threatens neighbors, not out of strength but weakness. i've got news for you, folks. vladamir putin is not only a regional power, he is looking to be the world's superpower. because of his cunning military back ground and kgb training, he's setting himself up to be just that. and ironically, with barack obama as

now there are hundreds of thousands of people in the municipality or around the municipality of guatemala city, living in similar areas. now, as i say, the real focus is not on blaming anyone, but on trying to pull people, trying to pull survivors from the light. and there's a big effort made right now to provide emergency relief food and blankets >>> further north in the u.s. hurricane joaquin brought with it heavy rainfall and brought flash floods in carolinas and delaware. many parts of the east coast are waterlogged. many say there are more rains and high winds. there are flood warnings for six states. >> robby is here now, and the 22nd tropical cyclone is headed for south-west china. >> it's a continuous season. it's a very active season as you know. coming to an end, these are further away. >> this started as a massive thunderstorm, over the philippines, the normal birthplace of typhoons. and then it turned into a storm less than 24 hours ago. certainly is a huge circulation, and left a lot of rain on the western side of the area, not far from the capital. actually, 250 or thereabouts in

as many as 600 people are missing in a town, south-east of the capital guatemala city. david mercer has more. >> what has been said by the, they have talked which the municipal authorities, as far backs as 2008, they told the municipal authorities that this neighbourhood in this town was in a high-risk town at the bottom of a steep regime. they have told the municipality that they shouldn't allow people to build, and warned them that they are in a risk zone. now there are hundreds of thousands in the municipality who are living in similar areas. but right now, as i say, the focus is not on blaming anyone, but on trying to pull people, trying to pull survivors from the slide, and there's also a big effort made now to provide emergency relief, food and blankets >>> let's get an update on the world weather. flooding in the americas. this time in south carolina. it's an odd-looking set up. a change of season back to fall. but the rain stalled in one place. it is a huge swathe at the eastern side of the u.s., and up through canada. it made a big change, dropping temperatures

rescue crews are frantically digging through the mayor mud, outside of guatemala city, were thousands missing. 125 homes were buried late thursday night. >>> a growing number of people from southeast asia are heading to the middle east to join a group. >>> and why some went to protest something happening in israel. >>> at least 14 people have been killed in suicide attacks in northeastern nigeria. four suicide bombers blew themselves. 39 people were also wounded according to military officials. the government says the attackers were members of the bokaharam. 117 people were killed in a series of attacks in the same city. >>> the growing attack of radical extremism was on the agenda at the meeting of southeast asian nations. an increasing number of people have left asian nations to join isil. some ministers called for a rebranding of islam for a peaceful religion. ongoing conflict in some asian countries may be one reason that so many people are joining extremist groups. one is in southern thailand on the border with malaysia and it's grown increasingly violent on the last 15 years. al

two and a half hours away in guatemala city there's evidence of a growing economy, but the number of people living in poverty is also rising. analysts say what's missing is the state's role in redistributing the wealth. >> guatemala is one of the worst tax collectors in latin america together with paraguay. under 6% is collected, which is far from brazil closer to 30%. >> reporter: earlier in year a multi-million dollar tax corruption scam led to months of protest and brought down gaut malala's president. for families like hers, responsibility to provide basic services for the country's most vulnerable should be a vital task for the country's next president. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala. >>> time for sports news. >> at lot is going on. we'll try to make it across the best of it. we start with the latest of the first semifinal of the rugby world cup between south africa and new zealand. after five minutes cano touching down in the corner. but penalties put south africa ahead 12-7. the halftime score. we will have live reaction from london's stadium at the conclusion of that gam

searching frantically in guatemala where a devastating landslide has killed at least 26 people near guatemala city. the death toll expected to rise. officials say more than 600 are still missing. the massive tide of mud and rock rolled in after torrential rains thursday night. officials say many people did not heed evacuation warnings. antoinette: an alleged marijuana-growing operation busted at a home in ipswich. officers seized equipment and 78 plants said to be worth $100,000. 47-year-old richard blais is charged with illegally growing the plant at his home. police say an anonymous tip led them to blais. frank: a bad night for henry owens with the red sox and cleveland indians in the final teams. david ortiz, back in the lineup last night, continued his hot hitting streak with his 37th homer of the year in the fourth inning. but that wasn't enough. cleveland held on to the lead. sox losing this one 8-2. the sox have just two games left in the season. craig breslow will start on the mound today. it's opening weekend at the topsfield fair, and what bigger way to kick it off than the annual new en

searching frantically in guatemala where a devastating landslide has killed at least 26 people near guatemala city. the death toll expected to rise. officials say more than 600 are still missing. the massive tide of mud and rock rolled in after torrential rains thursday night. officials say many people did not heed evacuation warnings. chinese officials are calling for tighter security checks on packages sent through the mail after a series of explosions killed 10 people and injured dozens of others. a 33-year-old man is said to have sent explosives through the mail to several locations including a hospital and shopping mall. mail carriers and overnight delivery services are now required to check for explosives and weapons. antoinette: an alleged marijuana-growing operation busted at a home in ipswich. officers seized equipment and 78 plants said to be worth $100,000. 47-year-old richard blais is charged with illegally growing the plant at his home. police say an anonymous tip led them to blais. frank: a bad night for henry cleveland indians in the final series of the year for both teams. david or

authorities say heavy rains unleashed the mudslide on thursday, burying dozens of homes in guatemala cityast nine people were killed, dozens more injured. emergency services say up to 600 people may still be missing. >>> still ahead on cnn, the amazing story of the u.s. army veteran caught up in the oregon school shooting now being hailed a hero. >>> also ahead, mounting concern over russia's military involvement in syria despite the country's claim it's only targeting isis. everyone needs protein, every day. there are more than 20,000 different proteins in the human body. they fuel our energy, support our metabolism, amplify our performance and recovery. they're essential for good health. your body's best source for protein? gnc. now get the world's best protein formulas at an astounding price. buy any gnc protein powder and get 1 half off. everyone needs protein, every day. and now all gnc protein powders are buy 1, get 1 half off. only at gnc. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it help

question is how they will bring the change to the people who need it the most. 2 1/2 hours away in guatemala city of a growing economy but the number of people living in poverty is also rising. analysts say what is missing is the state's role in redistributing the wealth. >> it's one of the worst tax collectors in latin american with paraguay and 12% of gnp is collected every year in taxes which is very far from countries such as brazil which is much closer to 30% of gnp. >> reporter: earlier this year a multi million dollar tax corruption scam led to months of protests and brought down guatemala's president and for the families like hers the responsibility to provide basic services for the country's most vulnerable should be a vital task for the country's next president. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala. >>> my world is blue, it is for chelsea and their boss and we will have fara along with that and the rest of the sport after this break. ♪ it's good to have you here for the al jazeera news hour and let's get to sport. >> david thank you so much, defending champions new zealand have the final

still missing after a landslide buried parts of el cambray, a village about 10 miles east of guatemala city. the landslide was caused by heavy rain and flooding in the region. the united states and 11 other pacific rim countries are said to be nearing an agreement on the transpacific partnership, a trait type encompassing about 40% of the global economy. the deal could be announced as early as today after negotiators meeting behind closed doors in atlanta, georgia reportedly reached a deal on the so-called "death sentence clause," extending drug company monopolies on medicines. the united states and drug companies had pressed for longer monopolies on new biotech drugs, while multiple countries opposed the push, saying it could deny life-saving medicines to patients who cannot afford high prices. the compromise reportedly includes monopolies of between five and eight years. at least four people have been arrested protesting the secret negotiations over the tpp, which they say will aid corporations at the expense of health, environmental and labor protections. if a deal is reached, congress w