they're building sandbag wall >> -- sandbag walls to the east and north of bangkok. they want to force the water down towards the seat and digging deeper canals all in an effort to relieve the pressure, but with more rain on the way, it is a race against time and weather. >> thank you so much for the update. there are serious hopes of the deal to bail out the euro zone from its debt crisis. >> it is interesting when you look at the asian stock markets. they have ended up higher. this is all after france and germany promised to deliver a plan. stocks in japan are currently up over 2% after a good session on wall street. france, belgium, luxembourg announced to bail out the troubled bank dexia. we have more details. >> the european union and the euro, consummate european economies with huge debt to be forced out of the euro? that crisis became more acute when a huge bank was -- struggled to borrow and faced possible collapse. >> it is clear that the banking sector crisis give government a difficult choice, to intervene or face a problem with all of the bank customers?

they're building up sandbag walls, trying to keep this water to the east and west, diverted said thatt does not go straight through the center. this water is all building up to the north. it wants to run downhill south towards the gulf of thailand. in its wake, it is the center of bangkok. that is the plan at the moment. it depends on how much rain there is, how much of this runoff, the pressure builds up to try to push through. >> it is always a difficult task for any government, but going by the pictures you have been sending, there seems to be an awful lot of devastation. is there a feeling among the people affected that the authorities are doing enough? >> i think it depends where you are. it has been is slowly building crisis. it started in the north of the country a few months ago. it hasn't built -- it has built up and built up over the monsoon season. the waters have steadily moved further south. people will be looking for compensation. they want help from the government. the military was brought in early on in this crisis. i think that was welcomed because they have been able

troops were seen piling sandbags to minimize the damage. in western bangkok, a huge traffic jam occurred when flooding caused people to evacuate to the suburbs by car. >> translator: at first i didn't expect the flood to get so bad, but now i decided to take shelter. >> seasonal high tides will peak saturday. military troops and police have been stationed along the river to monitor water levels. >>> the mass exodus from bangkok has started. the thai capital getting more deserted by the hour as floods spread through the city. our reporter has the latest. >> reporter: i am at one of the biggest bus stations where people are trying to escape the flooding situation in bangkok. people are rushing to leave the city, heading for rural areas. there's a long line at the terminal. >> translator: we wanted to evacuate quickly, but we've been waiting for a bus since the morning. >> reporter: as the five day emergency holiday started thursday, the state run flood relief operation center advised people to leave the capital for the weekend if possible. wa

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. >> well, bank congress has turned into sandbag city. even the heart of the city which may or may not flood there's sandbags around the financial center ins in bangkok, all of the shops. part of that may show some distrust in the government. they say these parts of the city may or may not flood. people are not risking it. they're walling off their homes with sandbags even though it's not clear the floods will be that bad. >> warner: and what are thai officials predicting now? >> just how deep the floods will be in the city center and how long they'll last. but officials have promised to empty out the water if it does come into city center as quickly as possible. it will displace a lot of people. the closer it comes to the core of the city. >> warner: how is the public reacting to this? >> there's a collegiate pole with a fairly small sample size of about 450, 500 people that suggested about 85% of people polled felt that the government was sending mixed messages. that it wasn't clear when and where the floods were going to hit according

the building where we are at this point, the sandbags are coming out and they are making sure that they'reaking every precaution in case the water does get this far. now, authorities are hopeful that it won't get to the central business district which is where we are at this point but the waters have been inching forward. we've seen the domestic airport. this is ironically where the headquarters of the flood relief operations command is, that is seeing flooding around the area. they have to move and have their headquarters elsewhere. there's about 3,500 evacuaees bt no plans to move them. another in a university that's now been flooded and they're being moved further into bangkok into a stadium. it looks like according to authorities it could be saved but that's little comfort to those in the suburbs. either struggle through the rising waters as best you can or move your family into a tiny tent surrounded by thousands of other evacuees. not much of a choice for these bangkok residents. anger is spreading in some suburbs as residents question why their neighborhoods are being sacrificed to

that's going to make the situation worse especially for those who are left homeless, who are sandbaggingit's just a bad situation across parts of thailand. now, also want to update you. we do have a hurricane that's in the caribbean. this is rina, a category 1 and looks like it's making its way towards the west getting close to landfall as we head into thursday after briefly becoming a major hurricane but right now the worst of the storm is going to stay offshore. we'll be watching and finally want to leave you with something a little more positive but it looks like we're not going to have that right now so, charles, you are the positive end to this show as i send it back over to you. and i'll let you finish up things because we were having some video -- aurora lights but looks like it didn't quite make it in. >> i think you're positive enough as it is, jen. >> too positive, it happens. >> you did have some pretty negative news so definitely i'm sure that people in southeast asia and in central america are in for a tough time. okay. jennifer delgado joining us there, many thanks from the

they are getting ready to add layers to sandbag barriers. the prime minister told ambassadors in bangkok friday that the government is fully addressing the problem. >>> they are the first to turn in tests from the idol reactors. they released tests. the government mandated stress tests be done before idle reactors can be restored. the executives visited the nuclear and industrial safety agency friday to deliver the results on the number three reactor. >> translator: we'll continue to take security measures to utilize nuclear energy safely. when we have new requirements, we'd like to add them immediately. >> a computer simulation showed the reactor could withstand an earthquake 1.8 times the inte e intensity in a tsunami, four times the height of the estimated maximum. here is the current status of the nuclear power plants across the country. they have 54 reactors. in the wake of the accident at fukushima daiichi, 44 reactors are idles, mainly for safety inspections. local officials are upset they didn't learn more from this first test. >> tr

more than 1 million sandbags have been deployed. but it seems that won't be enough to save the entire city. the bangkok administration issued a warning on wednesday to seven districts in the north and east of the city. it asked residents to be prepared for severe flooding within the next 24 hours. six industrial estates in thailand have been submerged. attention shifted to another threatened zone. the latest government estimates are that 600,000 jobs are at risk. some factories across the country have been inundated. thailand finance minister says the economy may shrink 1.1% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier. at least 317 people have been killed since july, making these the worst floods hit thailand in half a century. >>> security in pakistan has been worsening ever since u.s. forces killed osama bin laden in may. insurgens stepped up their attacks in that country too. one especially alarming trend is the increasing number of young suicide bombers brain washed by islamic extremists. nhk world filed this report. >> nhk obtain

volunteers and soldiers have been shoring up the walls with 2 million sandbags. rising water is expected to put the city's flood defenses to the maximum test. the government of burma says workers will be entitled to go on strike for the first time in decades at the introduction of new labor laws. the announcement was made on a visit to india by the burmese president. he received full state honors. the new regulations allow workers to form unions and take strike action. human-rights groups and burmese opposition groups are cautious. here in germany, the defense minister has opened a museum by underscoring the need to use armed force. this critical approach to arms conflict was essential. he says he hopes the museum will play a role in helping people reflect on war and the human costs. >> and the enormous wage splits the museum, -- an enormous splits the museum. it is not just a typical array of armaments through the ages. it is a history of war with all of its horrors. >> it offers unaccustomed perspectives on military history. it is provocative and scandalous. >>

you can use them as sandbags, or as armor for a humvee, or you know, you guys always need toilet paper. i am sure bill would be honored. now, once this photo went viral, the soldier claims he was not burning the books for political reasons but because "we don't have a post office here, so sending them back wasn't an option. all waste is burned on the base. i won't say i didn't take pleasure in removing a few copies of this bigoted twerp's writing from circulation, but the reason from doing so was a military necessity." ( applause ) so let me get this straight. your excuse was i was just following orders. where have i heard that before? that's why it's time for my long-running segment, 'pinheads and patriots." ( cheers and applause ) tonight's patriot bill o'reilly for sending our troops his book. tonight's pinhead, whoever did this. how dare you, sir? you sit there thousands of miles from the front lines of punditry, lobbing your criticisms from the safety of your forward operating base, attacking a hero who gets up every day, puts on this uniform, and heads into basic cable hell. all

they will get some sandbags handed out to them.s almost a futile attempt to protect their homes, protect their shops as many of these places are already flooded. paula hancocks, cnn, in the eastern suburb in thailand. >>> now, the floods have been inundating large swaths of thailand for a number of months. it's only in recent days that bangkok and its thriving central business district has been put at risk. this is the famous river that runs right through the thai capital, past some of the most recognizable landmarks. this is the palace. and the water level of the rougher continues to rise. businesses are taking drastic action to protect their livelihoods. we'll bring this up. you see the river running through the heart of the city. we've been speaking to several of the city's luxury hotels, including the mandarin oriental, the marriott and the sheridan. they say they have taken drastic measures. submersible pumps have been installed, safety zones have been marked out and a fleet of boats have been prepared. for all now it's preemp

in the center of the city, things seem normal apart from the sandbag flood defenses. >> if things improve, we will adjust our assessment accordingly. we will take this into account. >> the signs are not encouraging. market traders in the old quarter kept going as long as they could. few customers are prepared to wait to the stalls. little point in waiting to watch the waters relentless rise. those who can are getting out of town. complacency drowned in the face of the flood. >> kidnappers linked to al- shabab are accused of kidnapping aid workers. the group is linked to al qaeda. >> there is a queasy sense of dread on the streets of nairobi, a city braced for trouble. already this week, it two grenade attacks but today a rocket attack. the authorities are struggling to reassure the public and foreign tourists. >> we have enough men and enough capacity to about -- and enough capacity. >> here is why kenya might be in danger. their soldiers have gone into somalia chasing al-shabab, a group linked with al qaeda. no one is sure how far that the kenyans will go. it could make a famine even wor

. >>> after months of flood waters, people who live north of the capital were laying sandbags today.providences will be hit. they called for national unity in the face of criticism that the government failed to provide clear disaster coordination. >>> talking about our weather. a little drizzle, we're getting back on track. >> especially heading into saturday. temperatures back up into the 70s and approaching the lower 80s. the fog regrouping near the coastline, it will push back into the bay. not much in the way of low clouds yet. out towards san francisco around the golden gate bridge, the process of increasing fog continues to bump up into late tonight and early tomorrow morning. forecast headline for tonight, partly cloudy, tomorrow cloud cover, skies becoming mostly cloudy, this weekend, no rain clouds and temperatures on the mild to warm side. overnight lows, it will be chill ny the north bay. san francisco 55 degrees and concord starting out around 53 degrees. not much of a change in temperatures, here's the next change as high pressure rebuilds, it will set up an on shore flo

a technical instructor for auto parts arrived at his factory and saw the gate was close and sandbags were piled up around it. he had to climb up the gates to enter the plant. the evacuation order was issued. he and coworkers had to leave the factory five minutes later. >> i want the floodwaters to recede and return to normal. hopefully we can deliver as many products as possible when the water is gone. . >> many factories outside the flood zone are also suspending business operations as the suppliers have stopped productions. this maker is supplying imagine parts to toyota, nissan, suzuki and other manufacturers. it has been forced to halt part of the operation since tuesday as the suppliers suspended work following the flooding. >> if we lack one part, we cannot complete the product. we have never experienced such flooding before. so it's very hard to imagine the aftermath. >> eight people have beenilled and one injured in a shooting at a hair salon in the u.s. state of california on wednesday. the incident occurred in the city of seal beach about 50 column teres south of los angele

waters from a canal breached sandbags and slowed in to the navanakorn industry area. they suspended production and ordered employees to evacuate. >> translator: i feel terrible. i'm afraid we can't handle it. there might be lots of damage. >> reporter: it is the oldest industrial zone in thailand and the sixth to fall victim to the floods. the central bank estimates that economic damage from the floods could exceed $3 billion. in neighboring cambodia, the situation also remains serious. waters have begun to recede but many homes are still swamped. 17 of cambodia's 23 provinces have been affected. according to reuters that covers about 1.5 million people, the floods are the worst to hit the country in more than a decade. at least 247 people have lost their lives so far. and with rains still falling, this regional disaster is still far from over. nhk world, bangkok. >>> over to business news now with ai. so ai, wall swal bearish again. when's behind the overnight fall? >> catherine, investors are still worried about the situation in europe. new york stocks tumbled over

the message went out that more sandbags were needed. it is all in vain. there is a breech. water seeps in under the embankment. franticly they try to stop the flow, but it is no good. the evacuation order is given. this particular battle has been lost. but there may well be more to come. >> you are watching bbc world news america. revolution on the road. as the cuban government relaxes the rules on private car sales. a month after the occupy wall street demonstrations began in the united states similar movements are springing up in cities around the world including madrid, athens and london. >> god bless this protest. god bless the banking industry and that man right there for telling me to get the job. they have been here since saturday. they are planning to stay. so, who are they? sam for starters. 47, a musician and says he pays his taxes. >> i don't want a world baseded on profit. i want a system based on collaboration. >> this may not be the usual congregation you would expect to find here but they have their own tents. they said while there have been some challenges t

they also say that they have not fired rubber pellets, but cannot confirm if they shot sandbags. 102 individuals have been taken into custody or are under arrest. police are tells us that two officers are injured. several of them pelted by paint balls. they say thrown by these demonstrators. they say several fires have been set. most of them small. they cannot confirm any injuries of protesters and at this hour, we are being told that mayor jean quan who spent all of today in washington, d.c. has now caught a late night flight back to the bay area to begin to address what is happening here. a very quick look live. we see protesters returning right back here to 14th and broadway. this has been the scene all night and this is likely going be the scene throughout this evening. we are going to continue to follow this scene and bring you much more on later editions of cbs 5 news. ken and dana, back to you. >> we have seen occupy protests all over the country. few of them have disrupted in violence like this one tonight in oakland. we're going to take a look at some of what robert was talk

waters from a canal breached sandbags and flowed into the nava nakorn industrial zone. authorities suspended producon and ord employees to evacuate. >> translator: i feel teible. i'm afraid we can't handle it. there might be lots of damage. >> reporter: nava nakorn is the old est industrial yeaanthailand sixth to fall victim to the floods. the central banks estimates that the economic damage from the floods could exceed $3 billion. in neighbors cambodia, the situation remains serious. waters have begun to recede, but many homes in phnom penh are still swamped. 17 of cambodia's 23 provinces have been affected. according to reuters, that covers about 1.5 million people. the floods are the worst to hit the country in more than a decade. at least 247 people have lost their lives so far. and with rainsti falling, thisegionadist istl fafr over. for nhk world, bangkok. >>> a massive flooding is seriously affecting japanese car makers' operations in not only thailand, but other asian countries as well. honda motors says it will slash production in malaysia as the company can no

dozens of soldiers piled up extra sandbags to protect the hospital from flooding. the economic impact is ao starting to pinch. prices of staple foods in local markets have shot up. the costs of eggs has risen more than 10%. while broccoli and leeks have doubled. merchants blame the increases on shortages caused by inundated farms. >> the shortage of supplies is worsening by the day. we are really afraid of what would happen to us. >> thailand's valuable tourist trade is also hit hard. the famous kansan road is unusually quiet. one stall owner said there is less than half the usual number of visitors. more than 20 countries have urged their nationals to avoid bangkok, including japan and the united states. at least 377 people have lost their lives nationwide, and more than 2.1 million have been affected. months after the crisis began, thais are holding their breath for a weekend that will be critical for their capital. nhk world, bangkok. >>> and the floods forced many japanese companies to suspend operations at plants in thailand. now the japanese government is ste

>> they are shoring up the fences, filling sandbags. they are covering the areas to the east.e digging a canal network. trying to get a deeper and now, to relieve some of the pressure. there was an effort to use boats to run their engines and forced the engines downstream quickly and out to the ocean. they are all measures to use, they are trying all they can. it is low level, sea level. all of the runoff further upstream is headed in that direction. >> burma has announced an amnesty for more than 6000 prisoners. it comes after a human rights panel says prisoners should be freed. it is not certain if it includes political prisoners as well. and the military rulers of egypt, dealing with clashes that killed several people in the worst clashes since mubarak took power. there is anger in the minority community, which continues. president obama condemned the violence. new zealand has declared it the worst maritime pollution disaster as oil continues to leak from a container ship stranded off of the reif of the north island. more oil has spilled from the vessel than previously thou

to be walls of sandbagged one and a half meters high. on the eastern side of the city, near the international airport, the flood is rising. this road heading toward airport as you can see the flood has started. and now the road has become a river. thailand has been suffering from this disaster in july. at least 315 people have lost their lives. almost 2.5 million have been affected. the cost to the economy and to the lives of thai citizens remains hard to imagine. nhk world, bangkok. >>> now to vietnam. the country held its first tsunami drill on tuesday. in the city of dunan on the coast facing the south china sea. >> reporter: vietnam has never experienced a tsunami before. after what happened in japan, its holding the first ever tsunami evacuation drill. more than 5,000 people took part in the drill. many of them live near the coast. after a tsunami siren sounds, they follow directions from the police. and evacuate on foot to higher ground and buildings. resc workers conduct search operations for the missing. troops and firefighters r

operation welcome home maryland put on the party to make them feel at home, head out sandbags and to simply say thank you. it organized the welcome throughout the year and greeted more than 5000 troops in the month of june alone. their thoughtfulness brought staff sgt to tears. mcchrystal have been identified to go. this makes everything worth it. >> operation welcome home of maryland is always looking for donations. it is made up of volunteers. you can find out more information on wbaltv.com. the university of maryland may be working its main campus in college park with out of baltimore. tonight but the education eller, officials are studying the benefit and cost of the potential merger and what it could mean for jobs and the students. an outlook on the job market looks -- coming up on project the economy. >> clearing skies and temperatures for the weekend. insta- >> internet's project economy report, senate democrats unveiled the next part of president obama as jobs plan. it is a $60 billion transportation project to build roads and bridges. the measure would have also raised taxes

with shovels, bags and plastic ties, were hard at work-- an ad-hoc production line churning out sandbagsby the thousand. government commandeered supplies of sand, every plastic bag, many of them are being used in the defense of bangkok-- the front line in this crisis. the thai government has moved into air terminal to better to coordinate its response. various ministries share tables in the departures hall. the prime minister's staff, now working from the muslim praying room, and they face a mammouth task-- 2.5 million people displaced, third of the country declared national areas. >> sreenivasan: a heavy new surge of flood water from the north will reach bangkok this weekend, just as high tides and new storms arrive. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta issued a new warning today about squeezing the pentagon budget. the military already faces $450 billion in cuts over the next ten years. panetta told a house hearing that forcing even deeper cuts could be devastating. >> there are going to be risks here. i'm not kidding you. when you cut the budget by $450 billion, when you make the choic

did he sandbag the vice president?well, it's kind of hard to sandbag the vice president vice president. joe biden's been around for decades. he's a big boy, he can handle himself. in this case he didn't handle himself particularly well. the confrontation depends on getting a response that's a little outraged, a little angry so that you can make the clip and make the viral video that you're seeking in the first place. biden gave it to him. >> i didn't see anything particularly wrong with biden's response. he got a little testy. let's hear what jason mattera had to say, he was interviewed by john king. >> journalists can't take pictures with the vice president. >> i think it's unethical. >> i'm looking to get politicians who are used to spin and their messaging teams, i'm trying to get an honest reaction, frank answer, gut reaction, amen -- >> especially because so much of the media is made up of drones what gave biden a pass. >> so the explanation seems to be that anything goes when it comes to penetrating the bubble th

the message went out that more sandbags were needed. this, the response. it is all in vain. there is a breach. water seeps in under the embankment. frantically, they tried to stop the flow, but it is no good. the evacuation order is given. this particular battle has been lost, but there may well be more to come. rachel harvey, bbc news, bangkok. >> the richest woman in france, the heiress to the cosmetic giant l'oreal, liliane bettencourt, has lost a legal battle with her daughter over her mental health. the court decided the 88-year- old was no longer mentally fit to manage the family wealth, estimated at $20 billion. >> she is very old, very rich, but now liliane bettencourt has been told she no longer has control over the family fortune. it is a victory for her estranged daughter, who, for years, has said that her mother is squandering her billions, giving it away to flatter worse -- flatterers. one man received gifts worth 1 billion euros. there were concerns about political donations. last year, one minister in president sarkozy's government resigned over reports of ill

. >> it seems paradoxical, but crews are dismantling sandbag barriers in bangkok, allowing water to drain off toward the sea. along the way, whole suburbs have to be evacuated. residents fear that authorities are not coordinating the situation well enough. the prime minister sought to reassure them. >> we will control the runoff so only the necessary amount of water enters bangkok for the shortest time possible. we will stop the flow of water in the most important way, using all the drainage we have. shelters are at risk of flooding, creating more problems. >> the authorities cannot let us stay here, but what if they do not provide food and water? >> the international airport is also threatened by the water approaching the city. inner-city hotels are shoring up their interest is -- entrances. many are choosing to leave the country. 1/3 of thailand is under water. more than 350 people have died so far, and more rain is forecast. >> after the earthquake in turkey, the government has excepted international assistance, including emergency assistance from israel. rescue workers continue to cal

around three kilometers from the city's northern limits, local residents raced to fill sandbags to reinforce flood barriers and prevent water from entering the capital. in the central business district, transit officials have sealed off some entrances to the subway network. to the east, workers have strengthened the 23.5 kilometer--long earthen dike which surrounds the international airport. they also raised its height from 3 to 3.5 meters. but in some areas, the flood has already arrived. homes near the airport are under water, 67 meters. >> translator: if the floods get worse than this, i don't know what i'm going to do. i guess i'll have to evacuate. >> reporter: the bank of thailand has estimated the cost to the economy from the ongoing crisis at no less than $3.3 billion. residents of bangkok are waiting nervously to see what will happen to their city this weekend, amid thailand's worst floods in 50 years. for nhk world, bangkok. >>> myanmar's president has made a rare overseas trip to india seeking closer ties with its neighbor. the visit is drawing extra attention coming just two days

waters from a canal breached sandbags and slowed in to the navanakorn industry area. they suspended production and ordered employees to evacuate. >> translator: i feel terrible. i'm afraid we can't handle it. there might be lots of damage. >> reporter: it is the oldest industrial zone in thailand and the sixth to fall victim to the floods. the central bank estimates that economic damage from the floods could exceed $3 billion. in neighboring cambodia, the situation also remains serious. waters have begun to recede but many homes are still swamped. 17 of cambodia's 23 provinces have been affected. according to reuters that covers about 1.5 million people, the floods are the worst to hit the country in more than a decade. at least 247 people have lost their lives so far. and with rains still falling, this regional disaster is still far from over. nhk world, bangkok. >>> over to business news now with ai. so ai, wall swal bearish again. when's behind the overnight fall? >> catherine, investors are still worried about the situation in europe. new york stocks tumbled over

on arriving at his factory on wednesday morning, he saw the gate was closed and sandbags were piled up around it. he had to climb up the gate to enter the plant, but the evacuation order was issued and he and his co-workers had to leave the factory five minutes later. >> translator: i just want the floodwaters to recede and to return to normal. hopefully, we can deliver as many products as possible when the water is gone. >> many factories outside the flood zone are also suspending business operations as their parts suppliers have stopped production. this maker is supplying engine parts to toyota, honda, nissan, suzuki, and other car manufacturers. it has been forced to halt part of its operation since tuesday as its supplier suspended work following the flooding. >> translator: if we lack even one part, we cannot complete the product. we've never experienced such flooding before. so it's very hard to imagine the aftermath. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok. patchari raksawong has more news from the region. >>> myanmar's government began freeing prisoners on wednesday, one day af