influenced by the civil war in neighboring syria. the consulate has given sectarian division in europe. still, the economy is steadily expanding. gdp is expected to grow by 14% this year. forecasts say the population will be a 50% increase. that's why despi violence, companies are vying for a place in this market. asian firms are among the most prominent. chinese companies also. those from south korea are following closely behind, overtaking u.s. businesses in the total amount of investments. this south korean company is developing a new residential complex in baghdad. complete with roads, water supply, and electricity. >> this project is first and biggest city development project in history of iraq. >> reporter: japanese business managers are trying to catch up. and they are hoping to gain ground by focusing on consumers. japanese products are still part of life for people in iraq. they're confident in the technology remains high. so is the demand for it. >> translator: i have a japanese calculator that i've been using since the '80

. >> the ongoing civil war in neighboring syria has helped to inflame positions in iraq. some are worried the conflict could lead to another. omar returned home for a few days of rest and was abducted. >> the militias targeted three of us. they did not have time to kill me. soldiers arrived before they could. >> they say that the militia only wants to kill. >> many have been killed by shiites because of the weapons and the support from the rainy and's. >> the government is attempting to combat the rise in terrorist attacks by increasing military and police roadblock. they are also conducting regular property searches that they say are helping. >> the relationship that we have with the public may be the way to end sectarian violence. >> iraqi politicians themselves appear divided and al qaeda are looking to take advantage of this sectarian divide. >> the region going through unity by the western government in iraq, that is leading to an increasingly sectarian view. >> the increased influence about k that in the region is a cause for concern not only for a rack but the wide

. >> reporter: lebanon is a casualty of the war in neighboring syria, and it's people are just as much victims as the syrians themselves. >> and not hard to understand, lebanese are getting weary of the syrian problem. and andrew is there, and i did the numbers, and we're talking about adding 60 million people, if it were the u.s., to the population here. >> reporter: well, the position here, i cannot hear you very well, but the position here is dire. let me just give you -- >> and andrew, unfortunately, we're not hearing you well either. do we have andrew's package? not anymore. sit down and give them all of your lies. a lebanese taxi driver tells this woman, who says that she suffered out right hostility. >> when we come here, they insult us. isn't it enough that someone told me that we deserve worse than chemical weapons? >> reporter: near the syrian border another queue, a sign of how desperate the conflict has become. it's the end of the holidays, when families should be together in an atmosphere different than this. no dignity here in a desperate situation. a passport, an i.d. ca

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other ingredients of the arab spring on the streets of jordan, the bloody battle raging on in neighboring syria and recent reforms seem to have quelled any local appetite for any kind of ocular uprising in the hashemite -- popular uprising in the hashemite kingdom at least for now. >> good football's biggest competition be set in the winter? this possibility is rocking football. fifa president is announcing a new task force to look at whether the qatar 2022 world cup can be moved to winter. a delegation from an international labor iteration is in the country to inspect the treatment of migrant workers. we will look at why qatar is giving football such a headache. >> 4000, the number of migrant workers the international trade union confederation estimates may die if current conditions continue in qatar's run-up to hosting the world cup. outraged officials are showing fifa the red card, demanding preparations for the petition in 2022 don't explore -- exploit laborers. and expose a lifted the lid on harsh treatment and that. this week he delegation arrived in doha to inspect construction sites. >>

die in iraq it's in the middle of it where it's a spike of violence in the years as the war in neighboring syria further destabilized iraq. oh absolutely i think it's no coincidence to be there's been a huge spike in violence in iraq since the destabilization of syria's taken place since two thousand and eleven of course because the us has been helping islamic terrorists to try to topple the secular independently minded government present a sad and it's no coincidence that there's been a huge spike in violence in syria and in iraq at the same time al-qaeda groups are going from iraq to syria for syria to iraq the whole region is in turmoil because of the united states policies and this is not a mistake this is it is a mistake to think it's a mistake if you like because whenever the neo-cons come on to talk about iraq of course they very rarely want to talk about iraq they always like to claim that while tony blair and george bush wanted well but they've made a few mistakes along the way that's nonsense the whole thing with the exercise was to destroy iraq as a puncturing country to make sure it

. >> reporter: undoubtedly however, lebanon is a casualty of the war in neighboring syria and it's people much victims as the syrians themselves. al jazerra, beirut. >>> two large aquifers have been discovered in kenya's dry and food insecure northern region and detected pie via satellite bringing hope to a country where 17 million people lack access to safe drinking water. katherine reports from the northwestern country. >> reporter: she has children and grandchildren on their daily walk for water in the dry and harsh county. there is a drought in some parts and that means that they have to go farther and dig deep forget the water. when they find the water, it does not matter how dirty it is. they have to make due. water-born diseases here are common. >> she has not heard about the discover of a large volume of water 30-kilometers from her home. >> getting food and water has always been a struggle for my family and i. if what you are saying is true, then our life will change. i just hope it's not just another false promise. >> reporter: this is on markinge one of the aquifers that has be

it is strategically strategic malpractise we are creating a huge problem among the there of neighbors of syria and throughout the region richard anyone that goes in the opposition to sit across from the side people they're going to have to look over their shoulder aren't they because the commanders on the ground there are calling the shots they're not listening to anybody in london or washington or brussels or is stamboul they have their own game to play and this is the this is the truth this is the poverty of the whole situation because i've listened to all these people in exile you know some of them live close to langley virginia ok i mean who these people to be talking about the future of syria. they have their views some of them very eloquent persuasive but you're right there's a goal between them as a whole and the fighters inside to disdain and advice coming from those living in comfort as they describe it to five star foreign hotels i don't go to disagree with what hillary said to talk on getting going my question is what can. bring his people bring to the table to persuade those who do

this the a country with deep division that had been worsened by the war in neighboring syria. the instability has effected the job market. >> we have no hope and he was ambitious. he was determined to find a better life and begged him not to go. he had no future here with the bombings, kidnapping and killing. >> he is a victim of lebanon's security questions. officials called it a national tragedy. >> but the father blames them for his own tragedy. >> stop fighting each other for power and unite for the sake of our children he says. >> this father had within more request for the government to know if his son is dead or alive and to bring him back either w way. taking the flame on a journey right across russia. it's mounted. it's so they can go to the international space station. >> translator: everyone of the 14,000 participants and rise to become part of the history. the operation was fully behind the events. >> the very process is unifyed all of the citizens about russia. it's given a powerful impulse that is ans a spegt of their lives. >> they have been pushing far boycott

it's not just the lebanese government that is effected, it is really effected by the crisis in neighboring syria>> all right. i want to thank our correspondents. inside syria rebels are fighting government troops in the eastern province. [ explosion ] >> video there show rebels using mortar. the city has been repeatedly shelled recently. activists also released video, they say shows fighters storming an area where 20 solders were killed. and in the damascus suburb, the army has been shelling rebel positions. several people have reportedly been wounded. >>> dramatic new footage has emerged of the attack on nair i nairobi's westget a mall in september. at least 71 people were killed. stephanie decker reports. >> reporter: heavily armed and on the phone, these new cctv pictures give an incite to the gunmen. gunfire can clearly be seen here. one attacker takes the time to pray as two others sit by. at one point we see a woman with small children. she seems to be limping. followed by what appears to be an injured young girl. and behind them a gunman waving them on. the moment of panic is also seen he

s estimate of more than four million displaced people inside syria and two million more in neighboringtes. plus, reports of growing food shortages and disease outbreaks, including polio. >> i understand that in syria there are not great options. >> reporter: in washington, senators from both parties pressed the u.s. ambassador to syria, robert ford, to defend president obama's handling of the situation. new jersey democrat robert menendez chairs the foreign relations committee. >> this is a pretty bad hand that the region as well as all of us who care about it have been dealt. but in the midst of that, there has to be some effort of a strategy to get us to where we need to be. >> senator, it's a two-track strategy. it's a two-track strategy: first, keep pushing to get the two sides to the table. but we understand that the assad regime is a very tough, brutal regime. so, push for negotiations, but help the moderate opposition be in a position itself to press for concessions from the regime when it gets there. >> reporter: but republicans, including bob corker of tennessee, insisted the

. >> reporter: lebanon is a casualty of the war to neighboring syria and their people are very much avictim as syrians themselves. >> to help ease the burden of lebanon, they will send more than $95 million in aid. the money will help support syrian refugees through the winter, but the challenge right now is to exist peacefully. >> reporter: over a thousand people a day in lines to register as refugees. this is an area where syrians outnumber the lebanese. when the war began these people were welcomed, but not any more. sit down and give them all your lies, the lebanese taxi driver told this woman who said she suffered outright hostility. >> when we come here they insult us. isn't it enough that someone told me we deserve worse than chemical weapons? >> reporter: nearer the syrian border, a sign of how desperate yeah from the conflict has become. it's in the holidays when the atmosphere should be different from this. no dignity here and a desperate situation. a passport, an i.d. can mean a bag of fresh beef. but a growing number of people who no longer qualify for food or help. this m

syria. the neighboring countries from syria and how many are actually going to bring. kel, 2 million have found asylums so far in the neighboring countries and when we keep adding it up it's not showing any sign of anything. the killing has continued -- and the people continued to flee. well, there's two ways people can go beyond -- they're seeing a trend that people are deciding not to just and and we all heard the awful disaster. -- and they are called resettlement and to special admissions programs and vulnerable and victims of torture and who have last family members. thank you very much. the commissioner for refugees. ahead on america night. is the nfl dropping the ball. why native americans say d.c.'s football team is out of bounds. >>> let's talk about the real tkaoeuf danger. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >>> this one is over that these different things for different people and the united nations travel to washington. changing the name of the washington football team from the redskins. they stay mascot is offensive and the owner says he'll never change n

we hope the resolution will be fulfilled by all parties as well as the countries which are neighbors of syria. >> but the syrian rebels appear to be in disarray. the opposition is deep will you divided and it's not able to provide a united front. admitted the challenges they were facing. >> al nusra didn't recognize the coalition, does not provide any cover for us. >> some you say with discord and the rebel groups the syrian president using his position to strengthen. imran khan, al jazeera. >> u.n. secretary general are ban ki-moon has called for destroying the syrian stockpile in less than a year. that is rapid and unprecedented time frame. >>> the supreme court began its new term on monday. david shuster takes an important look at some of the are issues and what the justices are facing. >> these cases still have a lot of reach and the justices are still going to face, protesters can stand in front of abortion clinics to how much we can contribute to any political candidates. >>> watergate scandal, federal office. as it stands individuals are not allowed to give a candidate more than $2600

. >>> undoubtedly lebanon is a casualty of the war in neighboring syria and the people are just as muchtims as the syrians themselves. >> reporter: and we are joined live from beirut and zana and if you listen to the last live, a lot of questions about what the lebanese government is doing to help refugees but as your package points out there questions about what the lebanese government is doing to help lebanese people. >> exactly, this has been really a problem. we have heard lebanese officials say we can't close our borders to syrian refugees but what we can is start screening the syrians who actually enter the country because they are not just refugees, people who escape violence, escape the conflict, they are people entering lebanon in search of jobs. this has been a problem. we are at the commercial district. you walk into any shop in hamra today and you will find at least one of the employees to be a syrian. this is causing a lot of resentment but it's very important to point out that lebanon economy has been fragile before the massive influx of refugees and it's a country of poli

then the security council also by consensus called upon all member states in particular on the neighbors of syria not to allow the use of be a territory for the purposes of producing delivering the chemical weapons so their components to the syrian opposition it's a very important message and they do believe that this reflects the seriousness of his reach members of the security council all of them big those reports which we are discussing going back to the idea of it being a provocation it's your find belief that that that is the case why do you think you've struggled to convince the international community that that is the case but i think right a number of people have been biased from the very beginning they have been obsessed with is the. projection of this situation is enough for. many to station of the arab spring as the fight for democracy for a better life against the guy runs against the. dictators and so on and so forth and as the. actual situation of the ground as the real life was producing more and more facts that this is a large extent and more and more so about radicals trying to g

with the populations all of those would be would be highly threatening to not only to syria but to all of the neighbors so i don't think anyone would be sitting pretty and no one has an interest in it not even the rebels because what's interesting and doesn't get a lot of media coverage is that every area that the rebels take they can't hold there's no popular support there's no government that emerges that's popularly based or delivers any services whatsoever we're now hearing that polio is come back into areas that the rebels have seized because it's so chaotic and so crime and violent grip violence driven so these i don't think there is a viability for these kind of areas to exist outside of the current state apparatus as weakened as it has become under the assad government that's really all people have and we should be focused on the international community as regional neighbors trying to reconstruct rebuild syria both not just materially but politically economically and potentially even militarily where there is a robust component to geneva two for disarmament we need to speak seriously and frankl

the security resolution will be fulfilled by all parties as well as the country' which are neighbors of syria. put the syrian rebels are in disarray. the operations are deep lady sraoeud eulydivided. >> there are some that didn't recognize the coalition. the extremist front does not provide any cover for us. >> some are in the rebel groups. the syrian president is using his political skills in the weapon and to strengthen his position. possibly making it more difficult to end this crisis any time soon. >> quickly, we will see you up towards the western part of asia and show you what's happening here across the region. it's for what is the tropical situation. first of all, we had a type make land fall in china. this is the third typhoon that made landfill in october this far north. 12 people died, people still missing. we're watching this right here. this is 24 hours ago over the area of the okinawa area it has really lost a lot of its configuration and it has lost its eye but we are expected to see heavy rain showers especially in south korea. we will keep you informed on this over the next s

security council which was adopted ten days ago will be fulfilled by all the parties, including neighbors of syria. >> voiced concern that assad was manipulating the international community. >> how can we praise the behavior of somebody who has killed 100,000 people, can this be reasonable i'm asking you? >> in disarray, the opposition is deeply divided and hasn't been able to present a united front. admitted the challenges they were facing. >> al nusra didn't recognize the coalition and we don't want recognition from them. this extremist front does not provide any cover for us. >> some say with discord and the rebel groups the syrian president is using his political skill to strengthen his position. and possibly make it more difficult to end this crisis any time soon. imran khan, al jazeera. >> ing activates are planning a major strike, two separate strikes on government forces, activists say the first strike claimed four lives and 16 more were killed in a follow-up strike as they rushed to the scene to help. buta the scene of that clem attack which killed more than a thousand people. >>> the cre

resolution of the security council will be fulfilled by all parties also the countries which are neighbors to syria but the syrian rebels appear to be in disarray. they have been deeply divide and they have not been able to provide an united front. they admitted the challenges they are face faces. >> the nusra does not recognize, and we don't want their recognition. >> the syrian president using his political skills to strengthen his position. and possibly make it more difficult to end this crisis any time soon. >> while many leaders attended a summit that is aimed to open markets and liberalize dismiss. a new trade deal, th the result would be a massive free trade area accounting for 40% of the global economy. the u.s. president barack obama said he wants to reach a deal by the end of this year. other members say that it may take longer. >>> china has not been invited to join the partnership. it's pursuing a rival deal involving 16 nation countries. >> reporter: they control more than half of the world's gdp and have become the engines of growth for the global economy, but many asian pacific count

council adopted ten days ago will be fulfilled by all parties as well as the countries which are neighbors of syria. >> reporter: but the syrian rebels appear to be in disarray and the opposition is deeply divided and not able to sprent present a front and they admitted the challenges they were facing. >> and he recognizes the coalition and don't want recognition from this and the front follows al-qaeda and not with us and does not provide cover for us. >> reporter: some say with discordant the rebel groums the president is using political kills with the cooperation of the west over chemical weapons to strengthen his position and possibly make it more difficult to end the crisis soon, al jazeera. >> reporter: a bomb exploded in pakistan killing at least two people who were helping a vaccination program. the explosion was near a hospital in the northern city of bashowa and a police officer and volunteer and a peace committee died. and pakistan is one of three countries in the world that polio is still an epidemic. the wife of al-qaeda member captured in libya has been speaking to al jazeera. and she

community was more concerned of their national interests the united states and israel which is a neighbor of syriaanted to destroy chemical weapons to reduce threats against their own interest and the people are disappointed. we do know that, yes, the chemical weapons inspectors are working under very difficult conditions. there is a war. but it's very important to point out that the syrian government has been given a new lease of life. the syrian government has received rare praise and right now the military is on offensive to clear an area east of aleppo. whether this is being done in coordination with the international community, but undoubtedly this operation as they push the rebels away from the defense facility rebels belonging to al-qaeda and this will facilitate the work of the chemical weapons inspectors and later fears of the west that the weapons will not fall in the hands of foreign groups. >> reporter: always great to speak to you, in beirut and thank you dana. we can stay on the subject of the nobel peace prize and go to london and mike harris is head of advocacy on index on censorsh

>>> more than 60 female prisons freed in syria as part i've three-way deal with its neighbors. ♪ ♪ >>lo, i am jonah hul hall in doha. the u.s. is accused of spying again, and germany says this time it's personal. >>> calling for change, thousands protest against cambodia's ruling party. but. >> reporter: i am enter mart ent smith ibernard smithinky just a. it's the start of tourist seem but trouble means there is almost no one here. ♪ ♪ >>> the syrian government has freed 62 female detainees as part of a an ambitious regional prisoner exchange, the agreement involving three neighbors countries illustrates how far syria's civil war as spilled out across the middle east. most of the women were released at the border with with a border crossing with lebanon, many have returned home as part i've deal brokered with syrian rebel fighters. the deal began on saturday. which nine lebanese hostages were released by the syrian opposition. they were held for more than a year on suspicion of supporting hezbollah. two turkish airline pilots were freed in lobe no one, the leband to help turkey free

isn't a moment i think the neighboring country needs badly to be supportive india efforts to cope with those arriving from syria says within syria has to improve to be improved and this is the best way not to have a major and further migration move into europe and other parts of the world being seeing unfold indeed well as we see the scale of this problem is quite dramatic and needs to be addressed properly of course now on a slightly different note here we know that the i.c.r.c. believes that there is place for international humanitarian law in video games so do you think virtual reality should go that far and why. well virtual reality goes far. as we know and we see that in reality in video games increasingly. soldiers and people. who act like soldiers are behaving in this respect of international humanitarian law you win a video game if you kill as many civilians as ever possible i think the to the extent that virtual reality is always. has always a risk to impact falls on real reality it is important to engage producers of video games and to see how fundamental principles of humanity and international human

an acknowledgement that syria's closest neighbors can't shoulder the burden alone. we sent jane raft to assess the challenges in jordan. >> she is a young mom who thought she would have a middle class life her parents had. but for thousands of others that dream has been slipping away. she a and her husband blame the syrian refugees. >> her husban her husband had his own graphic design business. >> the situation is very difficult. if i put myself in the place of any syrian family, someone like me who has two daughters, of course you would go to a neighboring country. but i feel like our country has become like a hotel. a lot of people are coming in but there is no plan. >> ama middle class life and pre-school for the kids used to cost $1,400 a month. wages have fallen a and rents he doubled. they can't afford to stay and they can't afford to move. bardice has been looking for work for a year. she has worked in hair and make up and marketing and would take work in any of those fields. >> before i used to fine work -d work when i didn't want to work. but the situation

>> more than 2 million people have now left the country according to the united nations and syria's neighborsling that pressure. thousands of refuges also make the dangerous journey by boat to italy. >> reporter: they are exhausted and hungry. they traveled across any desert to libya, then paid $2,000 each to get on to a small boat to europe. they were rescued by the italian coast guard at three days at sea. >> translator: we were sitting up on the top deck and then we looked underneath and we were shocked to see another 30 people below us. >> reporter: this man says the italian authorities forced them to be fingerprinted, beating some of the refugees. >> we have this is a free country. why they treat us like this, i don't know. >> reporter: local authorities deny using force. the southern town is already home to hundreds of african migrants. most of them want to leave italy and head for northern europe, but while they are here they depend on local help. >> translator: i'm not a racist but this is an ex-acceceptional situation. why are they here and not in other parts of the country. >> repor

syria's neighbors are closing their borders to refugees trying to flee the fighting. and the u.s.mbassador responded to criticism that the u.s. does not do enough to help the syrian opposition rchl. >> the senators and a person on my team at the state department doesn't feel frustrated by the syrian problem in general. but i have to say, we do provide support to help them against the regime. we provide a lot of support. >> joining me to discuss the weapons is faiza. it's good to see you. >> terrific to yo have you on te program again. help me chee dleesh clear this . there was confusion at the hearing today. 21 of 23 sites is what they have inspected and shutdown. is that correct? >> that is correct. syria has ke declared 23 sites d out of those the organization has visited 21. a site can be one of a number different things. >> we have a simila similar si t going on now. it could be a production facility or munition facility site or where munitions are stored in bulk. >> there are 23 of these and they have visited 21 and they have inventoried what is there. and they have broken th

millions of refugees some in two and a half million refugees in neighboring countries which just put a tremendous strain not only on the people in syria but also in the neighboring countries and i must say also on the world community because the world community has largely assistance also the humanitarian efforts to help sustain the people who are in camps to help sustain the countries that have been host countries to the refugees and the sheer numbers cerf really overwhelmed the region and so there was a great impatience about trying to come to a political solution and that it's been a very difficult effort how do you come to a political solution i think in the end it all comes down to an agreement among major powers to an agreement among member states to an agreement by syria sovereign country a member of the united nations and i'm very encouraged that just in the last three weeks there has been a resurgent of efforts around this issue and that started actually with the agreement also. in geneva between the russian federation and the united states it started with the accession of syria to the chemical weapons convention and it start

. >> it's not just syria's immediate neighbors who are feeling the pressure of the refugee crisis.ny syrians are among thousands of my grants who packed in boats to italy's shores this year. in southern sicily where some of them have ended up. >> they're exhausted and hungry. these men and children travel from the syrian towns across the desert to libya. they then paid $2,000 each to get on to a small boat to europe. they were rescued by the italian coast guard after three days at sea. >> we were sitting up on the top deck, and we were shocked to find another 300 people below us. there was a storm and the boat took in water. that's when we called for help. >> this man said that the italian authorities forced them to be fingerprinted, beating some of the refugees. >> this is a free country, why they treat us like this, i don't know. >> local authorities deny using force. the southern town is already home to hundreds of african my grants. most of them want to leave italy is head for northern europe. but while they're here they depend on local help. >> i'm not an racist but this is an

it already but also how the prospects of extremist elements spilling out with syria's borders and destabilizing neighboringcountries that. where we see already in iraq for instance a lot of the violence in iraq is carried out by the same group that carries out car bombings and attacks in syria as well so that's going on there is the risk to turkey because of course inside turkey it's a very very hot topic as to whether the turkish government is wise to have pursued the policy towards syria that it has done it could spill over into lebanon into jordan but also cool small dangerously from the perspective of people in the countries who are supplying the funding to these rebel groups maybe some of the foreign jihadi who come down to syria to fight who take their experience in making car bombs and carry out assassinations and so on back into western europe back also even have to some of the rich arab gulf states who funded so the danger it seems to me is that syria could become a feed bed for terrorism and instability and just sometimes even just. while the crime across much of the world at the moment sees itse

war forces stopped the united states from the sharing an air attack on syria i hope that this example will be followed in neighboring countries i mean we know that israel has arsenal of chemical weapons and so does egypt so it would be useful now to use state is so mean of syria as far as chemical weapons and rockets attached concerned to neighboring countries there's an absolutely knows reason why this should be done in but will require the right ben who are well who understand that the task ahead is quite extensive to say the least did believe president assad will really give up everything all his chemical weapons also well it's in his interest to do so because in return for their he gets a pledge that they will not be. heir invasion of the country which would create havoc not just for him but for large numbers of ordinary people so i course have no idea what he intends to do but it would be very foolish off and totally irrational to keep some weapons hidden not that he isn't capable of doing there it would just be a completely crazy as some rebel groups a bell actively impede inspections why would they do that is

it's about 48% for the work inside syria, and just under that for the work in neighboring countries.i think the world has woken up to the regional impact of this crisis. it's hoped that it's not just being seen as humanitarian aid but the comprehensive approach, development, longer term support for people bringing in the international financial institution like the world bank. not just depending on our traditional humanitarian donors. millions have fled the country, and millions more inside need our help. >> valerie amos, we do thank you very much, indeed. you have sat next to me in the studio on a number of occasions making the same appeals, and let's hope that messages are getting through. that's valerie amos talking to us live in new york. >> thank you. >> the world's largest book fair docked in sri lanka. it has the highest literacy rate anywhere in asia and reading there is extremely popular. there is rival for this new tech library. >> the average reader eager for more. this mobile library service for children is very popular. she has barrowed book borrowed r almost ten years.

following developments in syria for us from neighboring jordan, seren, what more do we know about these stories coming from the opposition about the situation in a certain part of damascus? >> reporter: well, what we k w know, has a.m., as you mentioned, part of the statements that was issued by the col alition, this area of suburb of damascus close to the president's seat of power has been under a suffocating siege for a very long time, around 280 days or nine months, as you mentioned. food deliveries are apparently not reaching this area that is being heavily bombarded. in recent months, the statement says 700 people were killed there and a number of women and children have also died of starvation because food is not available. hospitals are not functional. neither are schools. even mosques have been bombarded. the statement says eight of these mosque did in the city have been hit by government forces. and so the syrian national coalition is calling on the international community to assume its responsibility to immediately establish humanitarian corridors sot that food deliveries at l

that's where the syria club and coalition of neighbors the democratic party, affordable housing folks no vote on proposition b and c >> mr. barb any thoughts and a year and a half there's a lot of support for proposition b and c from spur and labor and planning and several other democratic clubs. there are a huge number of people who are not afraid of the scare tactics that are being used to try to compare this with the fontana towers it's on the image of downtown. the reason the planning department that suggested having higher heights is because the proximity felt buildings near by. all the properties have height limits the city plans call fooz 40 feet and the idea this is going to set any precedent is a scar tactic and i'm surprised others are fall for that. you see what you get and you see the benefits to the people of san francisco >> we're talking about a one hundred and thirty luxury condos that on the waterfront. there's a lot of money involved here and only a few people that are able to live in those condos so this is bizarre and it does set a precedent. that's why too we'll e

. >>> a possible outbreak of polo in syria, and neighboring lebanon are now on high alerts. >>> white house official promises that healthcare.gov will be working smoothly for most users by the end of november. [♪ music ] >> there is growing backlash over alleged u.s. spying activities. german leaders are demanding talks with the united states. the national security agency may have spied on 35 world leaders. those talks could begin when germany spy chiefs come to washington next week. meanwhile british prime minister david cameron went to the man behind the leaks. >> what mr. snowden has effectively done and what some newspapers are assisting him in doing is make it more difficult to keep our countries and our people safe. >> all right, mike viqueira is our white house correspondent who joins us now. i'm wonder if the white house is receptive of the idea of intelligence? >> reporter: i think the white house and many administration officials and government officials including those in the intelligence community would share the views of prime minister cameron. and they have expressed sim

. >> the war in syria is taking a major toll on neighboring lebanon. as andrew simmons reports, lebanon's population swelled 20% in the last year because of the huge in flux of refugees. >> more than a thousand people a day in lines to oh register as refugees. in some towns, syrians out number the lebanese. when the war began, these people were welcomed, but not anymore. sit down and give them all your lies, a lebanese taxi driver tells this woman who said she suffered outright hostility. >> when we come here, they insult us. isn't it enough that someone told me we deserve worse than chemical weapons? >> nearer the syrian border, another cue, a sign of how desperate the conflict has become. it's the end of the holidays when families should be together in an atmosphere different to this. no dignity here, and a desperate situation. >> a passport, an i.d. can mean a bag of fresh beef, but a growing number of people no longer qualify for food handouts. this mother is one of them. >> i've been standing here for hours trying to get a piece of meat. touch my

is to improve the situation within syria so that those displaced within syria are not forced to become refugees either in neighboring countries or beyond so our effort at the present moment is to appeal to the international community toward responsible countries to exert maximum influence on all parties in the syrian conflict to allow independent actors to do their work in syria we do not enough at the present moment because of the security situation because of the block which is amongst or between the syrian government and the armed opposition so we definitely and badly need to expand our operation in syria so so that not more syrians become refugees become a factor in the neighboring countries now take a look at some of the stories from around the world north korea's army has been put on high alert after u.s. military ships including an aircraft carrier moved into a south korean port for joint naval drills young man has warned washington of serious consequences and ordered its military to be fully ready to launch an operation of this comes as a recent thawing relations on the korean peninsula which led to the reop

let's speak to omar monitoring the situation in syria from neighboring turkey. what more are the hears about this blast in deraa today? >> reporter: we understand from activists that it targeted a bus carrying civilians in daraa. there were up to 25 people killed including women and children. it's very important to understand that deraa is surrounded by government forces and different bases. where this particular attack took place was near an army air defense unit. that's why activists are saying the government forces were responsible for laying down all the land mines that targeted that bus. now moving on to other news happening in the damascus countryside, an al qaeda-affiliated group is called islamic state in iraq posted on the internet what it said one of its fighters carrying a suicide car bomb attack. the attack took place in an area called al kalamun on the northern countryside in da mass muss. there was no word on kaz ultimateses. >> on thursday you had a plan for turkey to erect a wall on the border with syria to deal with refugees and so on. this has

look at the two or three million people who have crossed into neighboring countries. to rebuild syria, to allow people to recover. even if the war stopped tomorrow it would be a long-term effort. >> ifill: who has to take the lead in this? >> fundamentally it's about diplomacy and pressure on the syrian government and some of the arms groups to allow this humanitarian access to happen. i'm thinking we need something dramatic. we almost need to have the world leaders start a fast or something to raise -- we haven't been able to find a way to get the appropriate level of political pressure that will allow basically what should be easy, humanitarian assistance, to go forward. >> ifill: joel charny, thank you. >> you're welcome. thanks. >> woodruff: now, a look at the plain speech and droll wit of one of the country's foremost poets. jeffrey brown has our book conversation. the. >> brown: the trouble of poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry, more guppys crowding the fish tank. lines from billy collins, former poet laureate and one of the nation's best known poets. his ne