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all of this is making the search and rescue operation far more difficult. >> orla guerin there from in peru, nine miners have been trapped for four days now. they have appealed to mining companies for help to get them free. in the effort to boost u.s. exports, a key country is brazil. that would explain why today it was on the agenda of president dilma rouseff and president obama at the white house. notrazil's president was first on the obama agenda today. that belonged to the easter bunny, who was seen at the white house along with thousands of children. it was no doubt just poor scheduling, but it may reinforce perceptions that the u.s.- brazilian relationship is hardly a top priority for this president. getting down to business in the oval office, he stressed business. >> our investment is reaching record levels with jobs and business opportunities in both countries. >> dilman was blunter. she said the relationship was falling short of its potential in areas like energy and she complained monetary policy here was making brazilian exports less competitive. >> from the brazilian side,

from islamabad, orla guerin has this update. >> they are hoping for a miracle, and that is probably what it will take to find anyone alive now under the wall of ice and snow that came crashing down on sunday morning. someone could survive for two days to five days if they had oxygen supplies and rations, but that must now be an outside chance. an american team has been flown in. they are trained in alpine search and rescue. they could not fly today because there was bad weather. there is a large-scale operation going on their. almost 300 people involved. there are earth movers, bulldozers, rescue dogs and paramedics. we understand they have not yet managed to reach any of the body's. -- bodies. this avalanche was on a massive scale. and covered about a square kilometer and is 80 feet deep. the rescue operation is taking place in some of the toughest terrain on earth. the base is located 6,000 feet above sea level at the edge of a glacier. all of this is making the search and rescue operation far more difficult. >> orla guerin there from pakistan. and in peru, nine miners have been trappe

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this is typical. 68 the two degree guerin tier. we have a winner, patricia edwards, you get the storm umbrella. its been tough. temperatures have been tough. clear but how long, we are will talk about it when we come back. . >> open up and say ahh, some of you still have your tonsils and turns out having them may be more important than we thought. linda tells us what doctors have found and how they may help fight cancer. >> reporter: at the height of the popularity around 1960 a child had their ton el sills out every 30 seconds, that was more than a million a year. today that number has been cut in half as doctors take a longer look at taking them out. >> it's swinging in the opposite direction now. we are trying to leave them in as long as possible. >> reporter: there will always be cases where it's best to take them out but there may now be a better argument to leave them in. researchers at ohio state's james cancer hospital have found that tonsils produce t cells. >> t cells which are critical to defense against infection and ca

or lebaron -- orla guerin, bbc news. >> i 8 spoke with the author of the lashker-e-taiba. book on thank you for joining me. we have known about this for a long time. why now? >> particularly because we know where he lives. if i had known about this county this summer, i would have turned him in. there are several explanations. this is part of a naming and shaming campaign. when the bbc reports on him in the future, they will mention the $10 million down to. the second reason is this put pressure on the pakastani military. he has been quite vocal a late. third, it is happening now because these things take awhile to work their way through the government bureaucracy. it just happens to be happening now. >> but what effect might this have on u.s.-pakistan relations? they are at an all-time low, aren't they? >> this will not help. the danger is, the u.s. has to put pressure on pakistan. pakistan does not respond. pakistan then in up looking duplicitous because saeed is in the streets, but the u.s. looks like it is not able to enforce becomes to pressure. >> this is being portr

orla guerin has this report. >> on the trail of saeed. we saw him here. pakistan's military headquarters. he has always been considered close to the military. he says he runs a charity. the u.n. says it is a front for terrorism. now, america has put a price on his head because of the mumbai attacks in 2008. washington believes he was the mastermind. he denies that and to this day, he mocks the $10 million county. >> what do you want to give the money to somebody else? why not give it to me? i can tell you where i am. >> america's most wanted is on the platform here, center stage, and he is sending a message of defiance. so far, pakistan has been turning a blind eye. they say they know nothing about the american bounty on his head. among the impediments he faced today, a crush of cameras and plenty of questions. >> if you are an innocent man, why is there a bounty on your head? >> the pakastani courts have proved our organization is absolutely not a terrorist group. he is accusing me. >> the embassy is only 40 minutes to y. are you willing to go to the ame

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