the philippines could not be held. >> i remember the number. >> i remember the confusion. i think i've seen enough. >> the news was tightening, but mcarthur rallied his troops. >> it starts out your men are to hold out because thousands of men and hundreds of airplanes aren the way. >> you do everything you can that's possible. >> by march of 42, the japanese juggernaut overwhelmed the exhausted and under-fed philippine troops. 78,000 on the pe fins la. a very reluctant mcarthur was ordered to the safety of australia. >> mcarthur wanted to die with a gun in his face on the ground in front of the enemy. >> the president also left, but before he did, he settled his debts with mcarthur. >> there's a philippine that causes great controversy. >> yes, but mcarthur had a ten-year contract. so the president said it's not your fault and he paid mcarthur for the whole ten years. $500,000. it would be like $5 million now. >> and they had a conference. >> what they decided was that general wayneright would be in charge of the philippines. mcarthur assured him he'd come back as soon as

also ahead - an armed group in the southern philippines extends a deadline to behead a german hostage >>> president obama resists pressure for a west african travel ban as more countries ban travellers from ebola-hit nations >>> we go to north korea to see if forming reforms will end malnutrition and starvation. >>> we begin in libya where the red crescent called for a ceasefire to allow families to leave. an offensive by general khalifa haftar has been launched. victoria gaetan by reports. >> reporter: benghazi is caught up in a struggle for control between forces loyal to the government, and rival militia groups. war planes bombed militia positions and people supporting renegade general khalifa haftar's forces dismantled check paints set up with other fighters. libya is under the control of two governments supported by armed groups engaged in daily nighting. in the gerry arn area, south of tripoli, these are some of the families that left their homes to escape the fighting. >> they shelled our house in the middle of the night. my son was injured. when we got him to hospital the doct

there's no confirmation of that yet from the philippine government or philippine military.ve had some kind of comment from the presidential spokesman saying that he would be -- that this information needed to be verified, not yet scotching it in any terms. and as well as that, we're hearing from the island that there is activity going on in the main military base there, that there are two helicopters on stand by. in the past when hostages have been released they are first taken to that base for debriefing. but various pieces seem to be coming together that suggest there is at least a resolution that will be announced soon. >> okay. we'll talk to you later on, thank you. harry fawcett in the southern fill mean -- philippines. >>> the trial of two leaders who face charges over killings of ethnic vietnamese. >>> china and south korea have denounced a ritual offering to the controversial war shrine that honors millions of people killed in war. some countries including china say it symbolized militarism, and honors war criminals. >>> brazil's police say a suspected serial killer

> reporter: harry faucet reporting from the southern philippines.e and recovery efforts are continuing in napal after blizzards went through the himalayas and 29 killed and dozens of trappers are missing and we have more from there. >> reporter: rescue and recovery operation of those missing from tuesday's snowstorm has halted after rescues have had to focus their attention on rescuing and evacuating around 40 hikers who tried to cross the 5400 meters which is right behind me. the trekers who were evacuated and the ones we met said they had absolutely no idea that further down it was completely blocked. army official we talked to earlier said that the snow and ice is chest deep and impossible to cross. the army officials and the other rescuers, local and private, chopper pilots have been stretched and working and had the trekers had not started moving they could have continued with recovery process. so the government has stepped up recently and the information has gone out to the remaining trekers who are stranded up on the other side to not move be

from the philippine military that the two german hostages have indeed been released and are now in philippiney hands. that follows an announcement coming from the fighters earlier in the evening, one which we heard ourselves. we wish they had been in contact throughout this hostage crisis. the message came through live on air that these two individuals had been handed over to philippine authorities. abu sayyaf said they had been paid the full ransom amount they had been seeking, $5.6 million. no confirmation from either the government or the military here. and that followed a day of what appeared to be intense negotiations. the deadline for the beheading was pushed back by two hours as these negotiation carried on. increased military activity as well. now the military says they were first taken to the base and will be transported by boat here to the city, where a naval base is being prepared, medical facilities and beds and then they will fly on to the capitol. >>> hong kong police used pepper spray and batons against protesters who had gathered. it's part of a wide effort by police to put an

. >>> a woman from the philippines has even become a member of national assembly. . >> but there arelso concerns about the increase in foreign people becoming korean. >> this episode "asia insight" focuses on south korea's new citizens. south korea continues to globalize its public and private sectors for the sake of its economic growth. but the country is also struggling with a labor shortage, a growing income gap, and an aging society. as one solution, the government has been increasingly accepting foreign labor. the number of foreign residents in south korea has now reached over 1.5 million. doubling over the past decade. this p.r. video was made by the government. south korea has established various laws to make it easier for foreigners to live in the country. and also to attract them here. one of the laws aims to increase foreign labor. another called the multicultural family law, aims to promote international marriages. in 2011, the government revised part of the nationality law to improve dual citizenship for skilled foreigners with outstanding talents, starting a multiple cit

(applause) >> so, carmello was born in the philippines and raised in maryland. she graduated university of maryland and as a due graduate, i won't hold that against you, with a bachelor's in government and politics, a certificate in asian american studies. she spent 7 years working for our amazing member of congress, then speaker of the house of representatives and hopefully a future speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi and her campaign and leadership [speaker not understood] and so forth. she also advised speaker pelosi on her outreach to the a-t-i community. she was also heavily involved with the congressional asian pacific american staff association on capitol hill. she then came out to san francisco, much to our benefit and the community's benefit, and she is now the senior manager of public a at sales force where she is responsible for policy and political strategy in sacramento as well as locally here in the bay area. ~ public as >> carmelo, it's really a pleasure to work with you and be able to recognize and honor you today. congratulatio

they came to mourn the death of a trans general der philippines.is accused just outside of manila. >> on they face violence daily. >> the killing has haunted several large protests in the philippines, demonstrators want the u.s. marine turned over to the philippines authorities and he is currently docked 0 near the area. >>> and he is standing low streaming including networks. hbo is only available for those who pay and the new service is expected to cost $15 a month and you will not need cable. >>> she has an unusual problem, her pet is allergic to her and every other person. they are left with the surprised diagnosis. >> she said she is allergic to humans. just like we are allergic dogs, he is allergic to human alexander. >> they are expected to -- human dander. >> they are expected to workup a serum next week. >>> a map used. they are catching people off guard. and we still have traffic out there. highway 24 looks good if you are driving to the caldecott tunnel and you might want to avoid it. >>> temperatures are mild, if you enjoyed the game yo

. >>> the philippines has launched a major protection campaign against polio. health organization recently declared a global emergency, and the philippines is now on alert. here is our report. >> reporter: a difficult experience for any child, but health experts say it's worth the short-term pain, compared to the life-long suffering that polio can cause. these are the first babies to be immunized against polio as part of an aggressive campaign being rolled out across the philippines. health officials plan to vaccinate 2 million babies over the next 12 months. >> translator: my mother convinced me to go to the medical center for the baby's health. >> reporter: polio once paralyzed and crippled hundreds of thousands of children each year. it's highly infection and spreads through contact with tainted food and water. the global efforts to eradicate the disease saw cases drop each year. but fearing the spread of risk of polio from high-risk countries has now risen. >> the world health organization has declared the philippines a high-risk country, because we are hig

because the schools in the philippines were run by americans.ey were, the whole educational system was built by the americans when they took over in 1901 or 1902. he really believed, for example, he believed completely that the united states liberated the philippines from japan during world war ii. and was forever grateful for that. >> share with me some of the stereotypes that persist to this day, as i mentioned at the top of this conversation about asian, asian men that just, you know, rub you in the worst way. >> well, i mean, the predominant one is the stereotype of asian men as being small. and i'm using small in the largest sense. small, not just in sma small, geopolitical small. when it comes to, when it comes to anything that involves strength or power, that asian men rank at the bottom. and that's the idea that i grew up with. i think it's a prevalent idea. in the west. and there's reason for it. there's reason for it because in the last 200 years or so, asia has gone through, dominated by the west. there have been major, major famines

it shows the struggle in the philippines and the connection to the u.s., people struggles and it says, we stand on their shoulders. i know when generations look back they'll think of tony as a person that they're standing on his shoulders, very, very nurturing person for young people. i have this book that tony wrote, message to my daughter. it's one of tony's two books but he's got another one coming out soon. it's called [speaker not understood] hotel. but i know his work with young people, seniors and so many others in our communities, is not just your normal type of organizer. he's a real empowerer of the people. and i'll just create that word, empowerer of the people because i think it's a belief that the people should speak for they have selves and he's giving them inspiration, courage and skills to lead struggles and we need them to lead our future struggles. ~ themselves so, our 2014 filipino-american history month honoree from district 1 is tony robles. he's a long-time richmond district resident, though he no longer lives in the richmond. tony was born and raised in san fran

the philippines and other countries have territorial claims there. officials in the philippines, a longtime ally of the u.s., say china has started construction of what appeared to be military installations. chinese military officials are also stepping up their anti-access area denial strategy. they're trying to prevent u.s. forces from entering waters around their country by increasing their submarines and other capabilities. but u.s. military leaders are set to counter the move by building up their own air and naval forces across asia. they even conducted an exercise that involved breaking a strategy like the one used by china. >> the integrated training during valiant shield enhances our joint ability to face current and emerging anti-access area denial challenges. we are firmly committed to preserving the peace and stability of this region and freedom of access to the global commons. >> reporter: u.s. officials deployed their most advanced stealth fighter, the f-22, for the exercise. they showed media images of the aircraft being refueled in the

the philippines launched a protection campaign against polio. the country has not had any cases of the disease for 20 years, but the world health organisation recently declared a global emergency, and the philippines is on alert. we have this report. >> reporter: a difficult experience for any child, but health experts say it's worth the short-time parn, compared to -- pain, compared to the life-long suffering that polio can cause. these are the first babies to beimmunized against polio as part of a campaign. health officials plan to vak sign out more than 2 million babies over the next 12 months. my mother convinced me to go to the medical center for the baby's health. there's a tendency that babies that don't are polio injections will not walk. >> reporter: polio crippled hundreds of thousands each year. it's infectious and spreads through contact. the development of vaccines and an effort to eradicate the disease saw cases drop to fewer than 1,000. in may the world health organisation declared a global emergency, fearing the spread of polio f

they went to the philippines, some of them went to the philippines then to guam, most to the eventuallyame united states and resettling here. such a successful story of -- of culture and population coming into this country and they contributed so much. that it is -- one of the great things about having to e this film is showing it the vietnamese community because i think for them they haven't had the opportunity to process this event and be recognized in this country for what they went through to get here. this would happen directly, has anybody think richard directly? >> i do not think they have to and i really think he is deserving of some medal. i got an email from his son many months agosaying thank you for sharing the story, i never knew this about my father. he is one to kind of post about himself, which are really up -- boast about himself, which i really appreciate about him. before we run out of time, i talk about another documentary you have done. an hbo documentary called , "apple". answer should i have to all these questions? >> well, we are making a documentary about you. ♪

and philippines want to increase their readiness for an emergency. fi they carried out the exercise on a small island. they simulated an operation to regain control from an enemy force. about 100 marines approached the vild on boats as u.s. fighter jets arrived for back-up. officials of japan's self-defense force want to beef up their amphibious landing ability. >> the lf-defce g tove it amphib operations. >> we can make this multilateral in the future and include the japanese and philippines with us at the same time. i think that's a positive step in the right direction. >> the jnt air and marine exercises are known at the bilateral exercises. the year, the drill focused more closely on maritime security and territorial defense operations as china steps up its activities in the asia pacific region. >>> u.n. officials say the nu opeop living in extreme poverty has been reduced by half since 1990. that was a goal world leaders had aimed for and they say they've been met. but there are still 1 billion people who live on less than $1.25 a day, so they'r

that impacted the philippines when it was at its peak intensity. the good news with this storm, we're seeing the peak intensity on wednesday into thursday morning. then it's going to start to turn towards the north. once that happens, it's going to start to move away from these extremely favorable environment for intensification and will start to weaken off as it proechts mainland japan here, and the southern japanese islands. it will be a much weaker storm system, but still a strong typhoon. if you're out here, you definitely need to keep a very close eye on this. after you go into sunday, and also monday, good news monday is a holiday. a lot of people should already be staying indoors out here. it will still bring a big rainmaker and gusty winds. for the time being though, since this is such a slow-moving storm system, a lot of variables in place. plus, it's cascading these waves out. look at this, 10-meter-high waves near the center of circulation. 3 meters toward the philippines and taiwan. you are going to see about 3 to 4-meter-high waves. yo

released and are in philippine military hands.ows an announcement from the abu sayyaf fighters earlier in the evening from a local radio station. we were told there would be an announcement and it came through live on air about a quarter to 9:00 that these two individuals had been handed over. they said, the abu sayyaf that they had been paid the full ransom amount they had been seeking, $5.6 million. no independent confirmation of that from either the government or the military here, but that is what abu sayyaf is saying. it followed a day of what appears to be intense negotiations, the deadline for the beheading of stafan okonek was pushed back by two hours as these negotiation carried on. there was increased military activity as well. now the military says they were first taken to the base. they will then be transported here to the city where a naval base is being prepared, medical facilities and beds, and then they will fly on to the capitol. >>> hong kong police used pepper spray and batons against protesters. it's part of a

we've been in the philippines well over 100 years. we've had varying agreements with the fill teens. when you have that amount of military personnel, you have your 1% that get in trouble and occasionally they are tried out in courts in the local judicial system, as they are in many other countries in which u.s. military personnel serve or visit. >> patrick mcclain, former marine corps military judge, thank you for your expertise this morning. >> we are looking closer as an medical break through this morning. a paralyzed man is walking again after cell therapy. >> one scientists calls the radical treatment more impressive than man walking on the moon. jacob ward has the story. >> one of the many knife wounds derrek suffered in a 2010 stabbing attack sliced his spine, leaving it attached by a tiny strip of scar tissue. like 3 million other people with that clean break in the spine, he was paralyzed. at the time, he had no chance of recovery, but a team of doctors from poland and britain implanted cells into his spinal cord and seemed to

what's sfwhit growing up in the philippines, i didn't know what white or black was.ot here and found out that u black. >> yeah. >> but then he looked white and i was like -- you know? i feel like6l1w this country invented white and black. and now that you're dealing with all these quote/unquote immigrants we have to come to a better grip of who we are and define american. >> to your point then, how much of this then do you think because you mentioned the next film you'reworking on, what it means to be white in america as the country is less and less white. >> yes. >> whether it cuts that bay or bashing immigrants and undocumented workers, how much do you think is less about skin color, less about country of origin, less about accent and fundamentally about the fact that too many americans engage in the con tesation of other people's humanity? >> i really don't know what i would have done without james baldwin. >> oh lord, yeah. that makes two of us. >> i discovered him when i was in high school through a woman of audrey mcdonald. i love pbs and she was one of these l

. >>> two germans held for six months in the southern philippines they had threatened to kill one of it received a 5 1/2 million dollars random. the latest from harry. >> reporter: stephon and henry were seed ceased cease seized fr yacht in'. six months later they are clear. the captors had threatened behead one rushing back friday's deadline to allow for last-minute negotiations. the news that this is talks had been successful came at the local radio broadcast. >> we are very happy. did you turnover. >> a spokesman ringing in say that ideal had been done, full ransom at $5.6 million. he said had been paid. >> the military denied money changed hands, so far no comments from the german government. in the run up to the release. we watched as a private jet reportedly carrying european passengers flew to the islands, where the hostages were being held. about three hours before they were freed. recently swore allegiance to the islamic state or isil as well as money it demanded an end to german support to u.s. led anti--isil air strikes. well hid then hollow's thick jungle and amid its clo

and they went to the philippines, some of them went from the philippines out to guam. but most of them came to the united states. and resettling here. you know, it's been such a successful story of culture and population coming into this country. and they've contributed so much. i'll say that it's one of the great things about having done this film is showing it to the vietnamese community because i think for them, they really haven't had the opportunity to kind of process this event and i think be recognized in this country for what they went through to get here. >> has anybody not that this would happen directly, thanked richard armitage over the years? >> i don't think they have. and i think he's deserving of some medal for it. you know, i got an e-mail from his son many months ago saying thank you for sharing this story. i never knew this about my father. you know, i done think he's the one to kind of boast about himself which i really appreciate about him. but yo know, i think if i were responsible for 30,000 people i might mention it to at least a few people. >>

>> well, i can tell you it is confirmed that the senior officer in the philippine army said that there is a release both german hostages stephen and his partner henry have both been handed over to the philippine authority hands and taken to a base on an island and for the medical checks and then sent by vessel here for further medical checks if needed and a flight on to manila. that confirms what we have heard where the main place is where the fighters have been putting the message out and in contact with the radio station and they are saying live on air this evening that they had handed over these two individuals and they have been paid the full amount of the ransom, $5.6 million and that element of the release is not confirmed. >> thanks so much. >> hundreds of egyptians are protesting. demonstrations are demanding that the the former president return to power. he was ousted in july of last year and in prison ever since. >> the keynote address is being made in london on behalf of one of the journalists that is jailed in cairo. the journalists detained for 293 days. the falsely accuse

andf australian forces faced the japanese navy in the philippine sea. before-they battle is considered one of the largest naval thelicts of world war ii -- naval battle is considered one of the largest naval conflicts of world war ii. during johnston was sunk the battle and he was posthumously awarded the medal of august -- honor by congress. james hornfischer is the author of books on naval history, most recently, neptune's inferno. recorded at the u.s. naval academy, this is about one hour. >> good morning and welcome. imp daily, ceo of the u.s. naval imp daily, ceo of the u.s. naval institute. we are proud to partner with the naval academy on an important history topic. this years theme is leaders in action. ordinary people doing the extraordinary i would ask you all to stand please for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you. again, this year, we are deeply honored to have the willi

protests are continuing in the philippines where a u.s. marine is suspected of murdering a transgender woman. outrage has focused on the visiting forces agreement, a decades-old deal between the u.s. and the philippines which critics say has been used to shield u.s. servicemembers from punishment. under the deal, u.s. marine joseph scott pemberton, remains on board a u.s. navy vessel while local authorities investigate the murder of jennifer laude, who was found in a motel bathroom where she was apparently drowned in the toilet. on monday, philippine president benigno aquino rejected calls to abandon the visiting forces agreement. the murder came just six months after the united states signed a 10-year agreement to revive its military presence in the philippines, which is a former u.s. colony. the united nations warns sexual violence has become "rampant" in the civil war in south sudan. fighting erupted in december between forces loyal to president salva kiir and supporters of his former deputy riek machar. more than 10,000 people have bee

very messy across the philipp e philippin philippines. we have this thunderstorm, a tropical storm, but it is on the verge of becoming a hurricane making it the closest approach to the big island of hawaii and over the weekend, likely to see it move through, so if have any activities, try the areas you're looking for, stormy weather in store. likely to see about 500 millimeters of rainfall across these areas. another hurricane we are watching is this one. you can see that eye wall already developing. because it's a strong system, a category four, the secondest stronger of hurricane levels and we have a hurricane warning across bermuda and it look like it will be sleeping on this island. possibly as a hurricane or a very severe tropical storm set into the wet. the intensity is searching a lot of moisture with very heavy amounts of precipitation. the midsection looking clear and fip, but this is making it for the sprinkles of the cold front, dropping temperatures, so do watch out. across europe, we have a very strong system, traveling into

we visit an unusual project in the philippines. and meet the gangster league -- how football training helps beat crime in south africa. now, there are those animal species whose survival chances give us telling insights into the state of their habitat. just like the blue whale or the panda bear, the snow leopard is an iconic creature. only around 6,500 animals are believed to still exist, spread across 12 countries in the high mountains of central asia. their dense coat sees them ideally equipped for climbing up to altitudes of around 6,000 meters. but their skin and bones are much sought after as trophies and for chinese medicine. they are also still being hunted in kyrgyzstan, one of the last refuges of the snow leopards. we visit a team of conservationists determined to stop them from disappearing altogether. >> when the snow melts in the summer, the snow leopards move to higher ground, at elevations of more than 3,000 meters. the kyrgyz call the large cats "the ghosts of the mountains." this is kunak. he was taken from a poache

that's well below some developing countries, including rwanda which was 7th, and the philippines at numbermen came in last in all four categories. >>> france appears to be making progress towards greater gender equality, but as jonah hull reports from paris, there is still a long way to go. >> reporter: in france there's never been a better time for a woman to enter government in historically one of the most sexist realm of french life, women take an almost equal place at the table has the men. there's brand new gender equality laws considered among the most comprehensive anywhere. but is it enough? >> translator: our main message to the government is for them to invest in the rights of women. we have a very good law, which has been promulgated and which is progressive, we need courage and to go further, in other words to really attack the inequalities between when and women. >> reporter: in august france passed a bill that attacks all gender equalities at once. it really is sweeping legislation, tackling the wage gap, domestic violence, gender inequality and makes it easier for women to g

. >>> an al-qaeda linked group in the philippines frees two german hostages after holding them for almostix months. ♪ >>> well we begin with a developing story out of nigeria where the go says it's reached an agreement for a ceasefire with boko haram. that's the armed group which kidnapped dozens of high school girls earlier this year. our west africa correspondent has been following the events. >> reporter: this is what we know. the defense force has just ordered all soldiers not to attack boko haram strong holds, and boko haram has promised or said it will not attack civilians or soldiers. in terms of the more than 200 girls abducted six months ago, we're told that substantial progress has been made, but there are still talks going on. there's no date yet as to when these girls will be released. we know one condition boko haram had was they want their top commanders released from prison. we also know these talks will continue into the next few days, so maybe we'll have a better indication of what is going on. >>> in yemen at least ten people have been killed in battles between two group

for example, the georgetown class of 1968 delivered three future presidents -- arroyo of the philippines, cristiani of el salvador, and our very own 42nd president, bill clinton. georgetown has four undergraduate schools and offers degrees in more than 40 majors. and most students opt to spend at least one semester studying abroad. its world-renowned school of foreign service has trained generations of diplomats. [ crowd cheering ] georgetown athletics are world-class, too. the teams got the name hoyas back when every student was required to study greek and latin. so, do you have a latin phrase for that, too, that you cheer at games? >> i don't -- well, we do. it's a latin and greek phrase called hoya saxa, which has a lot of disputed origins. if you were to translate that directly from the latin and the greek, it would mean "what rocks." >> i've met some great people, i've had fantastic professors, and i'm having a great time. >> one of the deans here truly captured the spirit of the school when he said, "coming to georgetown is a privilege, and with that privilege comes the responsibil

a tropical depression east of the philippines not directly affecting land masses but we're seeing verysy conditions across the philippines and also the indo-o'china peninsula where flooding is occurring. there are chances of on and off heavy showers. on toward northern locations, hazy conditions are going to be dissipating due to the rain coming in in and around beijing. the air pollution level will be improving. ulan bator looking at some snow very much like winter out there. as for our three-day weekend forecast, this is halloween day. people out here in sapporo will be able to enjoy the foliage. beautiful trees coloring out there. and down toward naha, i know a lot of foreign residents are here. we'll be seeing some clear skies and then partly sunny, partly cloudy skies into monday. but take a look at this. rainy weather will be ongoing in much of the three-day weekend for us here in japan. out here in the americas the remnant low of ana is still lingering here and impacting the pacific northwest. we're likely to see about 50 millimeters of widespread rainfall and higher elevations.

ahead, growing anger in the philippines over the murder of a transgender by a u.s. marine. john will have the strain that that case is putting on dill low mattic ties. >> an historic night for peyton manning, breaking a touchdown record. we will have all the highlights. >> a look at our headlines we are following this morning, dozens of people have been declared ebola-free in texas. their 21 damon forking people has ended. the c.d.c. will issue a revised protocol to keep health workers safe. >> the u.s. military dropping supplies and weapons to kurdish fighters. >> in geneva switzerland, a top dial official is facing tough questions about israel's actions in gaza. >> at the vatican this weekend, the church honor add reformer while blocking some controversial change. >> on sunday, st. peters square was filled with cheering catholics. for once, the pope they came for was not francis, nor was it the other pope, the america's benedict xvi, who made a rare appearance. they came to celebrate the beatification of foul vi, credited with modernizing the catholic church in the 1960's

we have this precipitation continuing to linger across the philippines and over through vietnam.cifically southern portions of the philippines into davao there, mindanao, you've seen about 70 millimeters in the past 24 hours. also across parts of vietnam, over 100 millimeters has also been reported. there is the risk of some localized flooding taking place out here. continuing on the track toward the west, not a named system by any means but we have a tropical low out here. you can see it spinning here in the northern portions of the indian ocean. could be one of the first storms of the season. in this area of the world to develop. will be a cyclone. if it does. still a lot of time to watch this. but if you are in oman over through pakistan, western india, this is something to keep a very close eye on because by next week this could be a big flood maker, something to watch out for through the coming days. let's go over toward europe now. and first i want to talk about the british isles. x gonzalo. that's long gone. but what you have is a high pressure situated across portions of

borja died in the philippines one year before seeing the vision [speaker not understood]. but his memory lives on in the tenants of fadf -- fadf. and the [speaker not understood] center has held countless community meetings and strategy sessions including -- many including our office [speaker not understood] we stabilize the south of market community and continue to support our organizations whether it be [speaker not understood] the only filipino performance venue in the country. his daughter burnadette sy [speaker not understood] is here to accept the [speaker not understood]. i also want to take a moment to recognize you, burnadette, who i personally got to know during my years in office. your tireless leadership, countless unpaid hours on behalf of our community is so appreciated. you're at every meeting talking about even the tiniest developments whether they're five units, hundreds of units to see how we can make sure we are building a south of market that remains affordable for all and diverse to all of our communities. so, if just want to thank you for your continu

technology in manila philippines. in 1972 she immigrated to the united states and married [speaker not understood] in 1974. priscilla worked in the controller's office and for her entire career starting in 1987 as an accountant and dedicated 28 years with the department. she was a senior accountant in the budget analysis division. she will be remembered as a pleasant, positive happy person by her coworkers. she was dedicated to her job and had an outstanding work ethic. as i mentioned she was a resident of sunset district and is survived by her husband, married 41 year, son eric, daughter clarissa, son-in-law and [speaker not understood]. i know she was fond of all of them. priscilla considered being a wife and grandmother her most important role in life, but she found great joy serving in her parish and community. she what an arktive parishioner of saint gabriel's parish and [speaker not understood]. a gifted singer [speaker not understood] she developed and cultivated lifelong friendship with fellow members of the [

so the philippines, in the philippines last year, 31,000 cases of measles and 42 deathes from measles. a traveler generally unvaccinated goes the philippines, catches measles, comes back and spreads it for the most important among a group of unsackcy nated children. the reason the children are unvaccinated are because the parents chose not to vaccinate them. it is the biggest epidemic in two decades. it is worth wild looking at what this disease was before we add measles vaccine which is the first measles vaccine introduced in 1963. before the first measles vaccine, every year there were 3 to 4 million cases of measles. 48,000 hospitalizations an 500 deaths. everybody saw measles. today although there are 600 cases, i would bet few people, if anyone in this room, has actually seen a case of measles. in fact, when measles -- when a suspicious of measles case comes into the hospital, a child who has fever, rash and question of measles, they generally bring old people, like me, down into the emergency department to see whether or not it really is a measles case. because people don't reme

we meet a catholic family in the philippines. >>> hello, thanks for joining us. student leaders at the forefront of the pro-democracy protests in hong kong have told the bbc that talks with the government will not be beginning at any stage on friday. the demonstrations go on, despite that offer of talks, over demands for electoral reform. we can give you the scene live in the city center. clearly, the numbers of protesters have dwindled, but security is still pretty tight. the mood pretty tense. some angry confrontations between occupy central protesters and pro-government groups. roads have been blocked here for some days, hence the tension. there are reports that police have to step in to separate the two sides. they've now renewed their call for the protesters to go home. >> this behavior is not only irresponsible, but also law-breaking. i urge the protesters to leave the area peacefully and orderly, so that everyone can resume their normal routine. i would also like to point out that there are police officers inside the city, they have the duties to protect t

this has to go through philippine jurisdiction. anything less is unacceptable. >> and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. today we spend the hour with the journalist at the center of one of the most significant press freedom cases in decades -- veteran "new york times" investigative reporter james risen. in 2006, risen won a pulitzer prize for his reporting about warrantless wiretapping by the national security agency, . history would have come right out before the election of president bush over john kerry. it might have changed the outcome of that election. but under government pressure, "the new york times" refused to publish the story for more than a year until james rison was publishing a book that would of had revelations in it. he since has been pursued by both the bush and obama administrations in a six-year leak investigation into his book, "state of war: the secret history of the cia and the bush administration." risen now faces years in pris