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what do the sanitation workers think of them? >> it varies. sometimes they are a nuisance because they are in the way of emptying that basket. sometimes it is like, wow, look at that poor fellow who for the grace of someone, perhaps, could go i. and sometimes they do not pay much attention. >> how often do you find a college degree among the san workers, that have a college besides yourself? >> plenty. the economy is not friendly right now for people who need jobs. you are not required to have a college degree, but i know people with masters degrees. at some, that is where they stay. others get promoted up. >> what about the relationship between people who have lots of degrees like that and people who don't? is there tension there? >> i haven't seen it. perhaps it exists. you learn very quickly, the measure of success is how well you do the job on the street. if you have a phd or a ged, it is irrelevant if you can't do the job well or if you can do the job well. the respect you get from your coworkers is how well you do the job. things like, a
what do the sanitation workers think of them? >> it varies. sometimes they are a nuisance because they are in the way of emptying that basket. sometimes it is like, wow, look at that poor fellow who for the grace of someone, perhaps, could go i. and sometimes they do not pay much attention. >> how often do you find a college degree among the san workers, that have a college besides yourself? >> plenty. the economy is not friendly right now for people who need jobs. you are not...
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you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple.stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sanitation issue. >> thank you so much,
you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple.stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have...
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you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sanitation issue. >> thank you so much, >> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jump
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the lack of access to basic sanitation is the cause of millions of deaths across the globe i did not investigate issued today's breaking the set that's coming up in just an hour two point five billion people do not have access to a toilet or sustainable sanitation obviously that's a huge problem because beyond the lack of just privacy diarrheal diseases are the second most common cause of death for young children in developing countries one only needs to look back to two thousand and ten when haiti experienced a massive cholera outbreak after un peacekeepers dumped human waste in the country's main tributary nearly nine thousand people died as a result and the color is now spread to surrounding nations ironically world toilet day u.n. recognize that event even though the organization has still not accepted responsibility for its role in haiti's cholera outbreak she was still is important as ever in fact in the aftermath. in the philippines a main concern is the destruction of sanitation infrastructure and a lack of adequate bathroom facilities for thousands of people unfortunately th
the lack of access to basic sanitation is the cause of millions of deaths across the globe i did not investigate issued today's breaking the set that's coming up in just an hour two point five billion people do not have access to a toilet or sustainable sanitation obviously that's a huge problem because beyond the lack of just privacy diarrheal diseases are the second most common cause of death for young children in developing countries one only needs to look back to two thousand and ten when...
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. >> until everybody has access to clean water and sanitation, i will not go to the bathroom. >> okayserious point behind his bizarre promise. we'll bring it to you next. what you wear to bed is your business. so, if you're sleeping in your contact lenses, ask about the air optix® contacts so breathable they're approved for up to 30 nights of continuous wear. serious eye problems may occur. ask your doctor and visit airoptix.com for safety information and a free one-month trial. >>> actor matt damon is very outspoken, outspoken about teachers unions, he's criticized president obama on his education policy, and now he's tackling a problem that kills 3.5 million people a year. nearly 800 million people around the world don't have access to clean water. an american taking a five-minute shower uses more water than a person living in a slum in a developing country uses in an entire day. our own jake tapper sat down with matt damon to find out what the film star is doing to solve the water crisis. jake? >> reporter: christine, earlier this month, the world celebrated world toilet day. now,
. >> until everybody has access to clean water and sanitation, i will not go to the bathroom. >> okayserious point behind his bizarre promise. we'll bring it to you next. what you wear to bed is your business. so, if you're sleeping in your contact lenses, ask about the air optix® contacts so breathable they're approved for up to 30 nights of continuous wear. serious eye problems may occur. ask your doctor and visit airoptix.com for safety information and a free one-month trial....
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you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sanitation issue. >> thank you so much, >>> i'm nicole and lindsey, i like the fresh air. when we sign up, it's always so gratifying. we want to be here. so i'm very excite ied to be here today. >> your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely. >> last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. without that we can't survive. volunteering is really important because we can't do this. it's important to understand and a concept of learning how to ta
you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very...
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. >> no sanitation. people have wounds on the feet, legs. if they are not covering they are continuing to reinfect themselves over and over. >> thank you for the work you are doing. >> we appreciate the effort people are making. we see a lot of medical organizations and others moving forward and trying to assist in all parts of this area. it is a very complex process. particularly when you are getting into the remote and isolated areas. >> joie chen on the ground. we'll check back with you through the course of this hour. ahead on "america tonight" special, "philippine's in crisis" but is the aid reaching the people who need it. >> and task force katrina, lieutenant general russell honoree joins us, we'll join parallels, andway could be learn after katrina that can help us in these other disasters? conversation >> welcome back. politics seems to play a roll in the frack somehows history of the philippines, it is the truth today. here in tacloban, the largest city to be levelled there has been a major dev
. >> no sanitation. people have wounds on the feet, legs. if they are not covering they are continuing to reinfect themselves over and over. >> thank you for the work you are doing. >> we appreciate the effort people are making. we see a lot of medical organizations and others moving forward and trying to assist in all parts of this area. it is a very complex process. particularly when you are getting into the remote and isolated areas. >> joie chen on the ground. we'll...
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people's immediate need will be the same, food, water, sanitation, electricity.ur part in this humanitarian puzzle is to bring food assistance as quickly as we can. >> is there a disaster relief package staged in the area that can be just picked up and taken there? or do you first start to have to assemble the help? >> it's a combination of things. wfp and other humanitarian organizations do pre-position supplies, equipment, food assistance in different parts of the globe so that when somebody strikes we can move in more quickly than those who were in location in a continental way. but it's also true when a disaster disassembles so much of the infrastructure of one country that even having supplies as close as we would like, it doesn't help as much as we would want it to. when all but a couple of country's airports have been destroyed such as is the case in the philippines, and when much of the major roadway roadways ae impassable it makes it difficult because of the geography to get supplies where we need them. >> reporter: do you start to put out the call for h
people's immediate need will be the same, food, water, sanitation, electricity.ur part in this humanitarian puzzle is to bring food assistance as quickly as we can. >> is there a disaster relief package staged in the area that can be just picked up and taken there? or do you first start to have to assemble the help? >> it's a combination of things. wfp and other humanitarian organizations do pre-position supplies, equipment, food assistance in different parts of the globe so that...
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you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sanitation issue. >> thank you so much, hello, s lee here with activities worth buzzing about. there is much to do and see in sfrangs -- san francisco and we like to do it in the cheap. we like to enjoy the arts. join us for the korean culture festival from 11-4:00 p.m. and features dance and activities and fun feast of foods. welcome aboard the rainbow warrior this sunday. this vessel is the newest generation of green peace historic fleet and the most env
you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very...
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girls need access to sanitation, privacy, et cetera, which would not be available. food is a short only. all of these factors which traditionally may be happening in these societies get worse during the emergencies. the research, let me give you some examples, for example, after the 2010 pakistan floods, we saw that one quarter of the girls engrade six were pulled out, they dropped out of, but compared to that, only 6% of the boys were dropped out. you can see another example from where we have worked for many years, but in this recent food crisis, we interviewed adolescent girls. what was interesting is almost 65% of these girls were already married and over 30% had already become parents, had become mothers. the average age of marriage in this group of girls was 14 years. >> i want to bring into the conversation here the deputy director of emergencies for unicef. you heard of this report, some very alarming statistics in there, basically that girls are more likely to die than boys after natural disasters. what is unicef doing to protect the girls in the aftermath
girls need access to sanitation, privacy, et cetera, which would not be available. food is a short only. all of these factors which traditionally may be happening in these societies get worse during the emergencies. the research, let me give you some examples, for example, after the 2010 pakistan floods, we saw that one quarter of the girls engrade six were pulled out, they dropped out of, but compared to that, only 6% of the boys were dropped out. you can see another example from where we have...
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you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sanitation issue. >> thank you so much, >> hi, i'm lawrence corn field. welcome to building san francisco. we have a special series, stay safe. we're looking at earthquake issues. and today we're going to be talking with a residential building owner about what residential building owners and tenants can and should do before earthquakes and after earthquakes. ♪ ♪ >> we're here at this wonderful spur exhibit on mission street in san francisco and i have with
you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very...
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you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sanitation issue. >> thank you so much, >> the regular meeting of the san francisco ethics commission is called to order. >> king? >> here. >> andrews. >> here and commissioner hur said that he will be here, seeing that we have a quorum we will start and he will be a few minutes late and commissioner hayon will be excused and to welcome mr. king as the newest commissioner and hopefully, you will find it interesting and enjoyable. thank you, mr. chair, it i
you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very...
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you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sanitation issue. >> thank you so much, >> good evening welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors of tuesday, november 19, 2013, madam clerk, please call the role. >> yes. mr. president. >> (calling names) mr. president, all members are present. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag. united states of america. on that have - with liability to all. >> colleagues, we
you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very...
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with so many bodies and no sanitation, other problems may arise. we don't have water.hen, also, there is fever, and... >> there is little people can do about the concerns now. for the most parts they are fending for themselves in a city torn apart. >>> in other news the u.s. secretary of state says he expects a deal with iran to suspend or limit tehran's nuclear enrichment within months. both sides blame each other for not reaching an agreement, even though iran says it will allow the u.n. watchdog more access to its sites. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry literally running to embrace concerned allies here in the united arab emirates, addressing the concerns of saudi arabia, and israel - that the proposed deal with iran is a threat to their stability. >> the united states of america will, into the future, as long as he is president, make certain that we will stand up for and defend our allies in this region against any kind of external threat or attack. >> reporter: middle east experts say there's more to the reluctance that fear of an attack from iran - ther
with so many bodies and no sanitation, other problems may arise. we don't have water.hen, also, there is fever, and... >> there is little people can do about the concerns now. for the most parts they are fending for themselves in a city torn apart. >>> in other news the u.s. secretary of state says he expects a deal with iran to suspend or limit tehran's nuclear enrichment within months. both sides blame each other for not reaching an agreement, even though iran says it will...
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the sanitation workers represented a segment of our community that were overworked and underpaid. i often wondered why she was selected as a spokesperson and i add some of the sanitation workers, why she was selected. and they, i was told that she understood the problem. she would be honest and choose a woman of integrity. and if she said something, she would stand back and fight to strike, i think they thought the end was coming, too, because on that black friday and oklahoma city has never seen anything like it did that day, but it helped change the city and helped change it because i think there's somewhere, somewhere we started to understand that so goes one of us, so goes all of us, and if you fail, i fail, and if i fail, you fail. we're all in this fight together. the other thing is that i think my mom represented people that just couldn't represent themselves. you asked me was she afraid? not that i know of, and she taught me this, and she said to me every day, first of all, she would wake me up in the mornings and say do you want to continue your education today, that's nu
the sanitation workers represented a segment of our community that were overworked and underpaid. i often wondered why she was selected as a spokesperson and i add some of the sanitation workers, why she was selected. and they, i was told that she understood the problem. she would be honest and choose a woman of integrity. and if she said something, she would stand back and fight to strike, i think they thought the end was coming, too, because on that black friday and oklahoma city has never...
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they're going to sanitize the dining hall start iing later tonight which will shut it down for tomorrow and saturday. a total of 51 students started getting sick on wednesday with severe flu-like symptoms. four students were taken to the emergency room for dehydration. they were given fluids and were sent back home. the students that are sick are being kept separate from the other dorm residents even if they feel better because they still might be contagious. >> we do have a team from the santa clara county public health department here doing an investigation. >> just be more conscious of washing my hands and making sure i don't try to spread germs that much until they figure out what's causing it. >> reporter: the early indications are they are dealing with some kind of noro virus. along with sanitizing the dining hall, all of the common areas will go through a 24-hour cleaning using bleach and disinfectant. there have been no other reports of sickness since last night. they think this occurrence is all but over. >>> a child care employee is accused of molesting an elementary schoolgir
they're going to sanitize the dining hall start iing later tonight which will shut it down for tomorrow and saturday. a total of 51 students started getting sick on wednesday with severe flu-like symptoms. four students were taken to the emergency room for dehydration. they were given fluids and were sent back home. the students that are sick are being kept separate from the other dorm residents even if they feel better because they still might be contagious. >> we do have a team from the...
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may or consider this two point five billion people do not have access to a toilet or sustainable sanitation obviously that's a huge problem because beyond the lack of just privacy diarrheal diseases are the second most common cause of death for young children in developing countries one only needs to look back to two thousand and ten when haiti experienced a massive color outbreak after u.n. peacekeepers dump human waste in the country's main tributary nearly nine thousand people died as a result and the cholera has now spread to surrounding nations ironically world toilet day u.n. recognize that event even though the organization has still not accepted responsibility for its role in haiti's cholera outbreak the issue is still as important as ever in fact in the aftermath of typhoon haiyan in the philippines main concern is the destruction of sanitation infrastructure and a lack of adequate bathroom facilities for thousands of people unfortunately the taboo surrounding this topic is widespread but the more time we spend skirting around the issue the more people will die every day from sanit
may or consider this two point five billion people do not have access to a toilet or sustainable sanitation obviously that's a huge problem because beyond the lack of just privacy diarrheal diseases are the second most common cause of death for young children in developing countries one only needs to look back to two thousand and ten when haiti experienced a massive color outbreak after u.n. peacekeepers dump human waste in the country's main tributary nearly nine thousand people died as a...
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we're aware that sanitation presents it's own risk. the longer people go with proper sanitation and clean water, the greater the risk of outbreak of illnesses and diseases that can be crippling for children and vulnerable people in the community. all this to say that the small relief that they felt is picking up pace. there is no time, it's all about pushing, pushing, and really ramping up the humanitarian. >> a suicide-bomber killed six people in afghanistan today. the attack occurred in the capital. kabul, the site where thousands of tribal elders were to meet to discuss the security agreement with the u.s. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> libya has demanded that all militias without exception leave tripoli. tripoli residents protested the lawlessness of the militias in the city and were fired upon by the militias. we have this report from from tripoli. >> this is how a militia group in tripoli demand its fighters get out of the city. the demonstrators were attacked as they marched towards the headquarters of t
we're aware that sanitation presents it's own risk. the longer people go with proper sanitation and clean water, the greater the risk of outbreak of illnesses and diseases that can be crippling for children and vulnerable people in the community. all this to say that the small relief that they felt is picking up pace. there is no time, it's all about pushing, pushing, and really ramping up the humanitarian. >> a suicide-bomber killed six people in afghanistan today. the attack occurred in...
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we're aware that sanitation can present it's own risk.he longer people go without sanitation an clean water, the greater the december o risk of e outbreak. all of this to say there is a small relief that they felt that the operation is picking up pace. there is no time to--it's more about pushing and pushing and getting these areas wrapped up. >> how important is the coordination between all of these relief agencies to be as effective as possible? >> absolutely critical. particularly given from some remote areas are still coming in, and we're still getting an idea of the precise nature of how much people are effected, and what--we know now 3 million people are affected. that's over a huge area. not just tacloban, but outside of the city, east and west of the city, so we need to work very closely together. we need to work closely with the government that there is no additional aid to be duplicated. we have to be closely coordinated. we have to have a clear, strong plan to work together and reach all communities. >> mr. cochrane, thank you
we're aware that sanitation can present it's own risk.he longer people go without sanitation an clean water, the greater the december o risk of e outbreak. all of this to say there is a small relief that they felt that the operation is picking up pace. there is no time to--it's more about pushing and pushing and getting these areas wrapped up. >> how important is the coordination between all of these relief agencies to be as effective as possible? >> absolutely critical....
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the group left san francisco last night carrying medical supplies as well as sanitation equipment.members came from all over the bay area and some have family in the philippines. >>> robberies are too common in the bay area and many include cell phones. >> i spoke with the police chef to find out why. >> reporter: put this into perspective, you are walking down the street and you are feeling same and you have your phone in your hands. >> how safe can you feel when you are looking down. think about how many times you walk near people who are so engrossed in their phone they are no idea they are in front of you. one will pop up the phone and their partner will grab it. >> reporter: what makes the stealing of the smart phone so easy? >> essentially, it's $200. so what these guys do is they turn them in, people gather them. in fact, our last homicide victim was trafficking cell phones. >> reporter: now, there's technology out there that will essentially turn the cell phone into a brick. why is that not helping? >> well, it's helping in other countries. apple and samsung has the technol
the group left san francisco last night carrying medical supplies as well as sanitation equipment.members came from all over the bay area and some have family in the philippines. >>> robberies are too common in the bay area and many include cell phones. >> i spoke with the police chef to find out why. >> reporter: put this into perspective, you are walking down the street and you are feeling same and you have your phone in your hands. >> how safe can you feel when you...
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water and sanitation.> worldwide, more than 750 million people live without potable water, making them susceptible to disease. since 2009, water.org has helped communities connect to clean water supplies through wells and microloans. the founders say their approach isn't just charity but a sustainable solution. >> tell me about the water credit. how does it work? >> if you're in a slum in india you might be spending hours every day walking to a public tap waiting in line, water is sometimes there, sometimes not. you might be paying the water mafia which is basically people who come around and sell you 20 liters of water for a pretty high price. >> if you could actually front them the money to connect to the municipality that was piping water right underneath their feet, you would give them their time back so they could work at their job and pay the loan off. >> cnn traveled with damon and white to india, where they checked in to see how their water credit loans are working. >> when we were in india we met
water and sanitation.> worldwide, more than 750 million people live without potable water, making them susceptible to disease. since 2009, water.org has helped communities connect to clean water supplies through wells and microloans. the founders say their approach isn't just charity but a sustainable solution. >> tell me about the water credit. how does it work? >> if you're in a slum in india you might be spending hours every day walking to a public tap waiting in line, water...
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this initial money wl provide emergency shelter, food, water and sanitation. tonight prerations are underw for starters to send the u.s.s. george washingto aircraft carrier battle group from hong kong to the philippines to help with relief efrts as well. meanwhe a lot of americans are waitinto hear about loved es and th are stepping up to help. we get more on that frombc's mi taibbi in southern california. reporter: laura henderson of pasadena has been glued to the tv and internet since last thursday >> saying all their families are gone. >> reporte she finally heard from her own fatr that he and her brother and momad made it, but hasn't heard from anunt who suffers from diates. you don't know if she can survive with a medic conditn. >> n we don't. >> repter: medications and food and wer and more are on the way. big nonprofits like direct relief in santa barbara with warehouses filled with donations will be shipped out asap. >> iwon't do any good unss it gets into the proper hands to the proper pla with the proper controls. >> reporter: elsewhere, the team rub
this initial money wl provide emergency shelter, food, water and sanitation. tonight prerations are underw for starters to send the u.s.s. george washingto aircraft carrier battle group from hong kong to the philippines to help with relief efrts as well. meanwhe a lot of americans are waitinto hear about loved es and th are stepping up to help. we get more on that frombc's mi taibbi in southern california. reporter: laura henderson of pasadena has been glued to the tv and internet since last...
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what really need to be addressed is the problem with the and the sanitation. with the constant rain they have no homes to go back to. >> three hours to the south the military is air lifting food and water to the tacloban, the worst hit area. the fair force bas air force bae of the relief operation. there was problems with the distribution of supplies to tacloban. >> there has been quite a sale challenge. the weather is not cooperating at this moment. and we have limited aircraft due tto the nature of the country. we need to transport it by air lift or through ships that is one of the concern of the central command right now. the children in the north of the island are not giving up hope that someone will bring food soon. until this happens they continue tbegto beg even at night. >>> well social media is playing a big role in sending help to the hard oest hit areas and new technology we should tell you is being used as well. >> tony u.n. aid workers are on thon theground are seeing imagee these. amount thesisand these images ag tweeted. >> there is a filter tha
what really need to be addressed is the problem with the and the sanitation. with the constant rain they have no homes to go back to. >> three hours to the south the military is air lifting food and water to the tacloban, the worst hit area. the fair force bas air force bae of the relief operation. there was problems with the distribution of supplies to tacloban. >> there has been quite a sale challenge. the weather is not cooperating at this moment. and we have limited aircraft due...
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the province also has two for sanitation coverage is up to higher incidence of diarrhoea disease pneumonia and diarrhoea. the teen killers of children under age five disproportionately affecting children in the port's most disadvantaged areas increasing knowledge of simple preventive measures and good hygiene is essential community based approach to sanitation. hand washing to water treatment and environmental improvements can save lives. teaching the session starts the dentist. and when he's done health investors take directions home. it's clear that the community based approach is having an impact i didn't have the habit of washing my hands after taking my dog. just letting the importance of hygiene every time it isn't my job i never forget to wash my hands. against many odds and local government and communities in tt has come together to tackle the underlying causes of court child health in the province. maintaining this multi layered approach but the key to preventing disease in saving many children sign. new new new it takes the industry is one of the need to say it is up in good nick
the province also has two for sanitation coverage is up to higher incidence of diarrhoea disease pneumonia and diarrhoea. the teen killers of children under age five disproportionately affecting children in the port's most disadvantaged areas increasing knowledge of simple preventive measures and good hygiene is essential community based approach to sanitation. hand washing to water treatment and environmental improvements can save lives. teaching the session starts the dentist. and when he's...
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another chunk will be providing longer term support in terms of rice assistance, shelter, hygiene, sanitation, medical care, all of those kinds of things. >> you're on your way to the airport. can i ask you where you're headed? >> yes. i'm on my way to the airport, i'm going to go down now and then do an assessment with brigadier general kennedy, the head of the third marine expeditionary brigade here, to get our own feel here, and also get an idea what else it is the u.s. can help support the relief operation and deal with the suffering that the filipino people are feeling. >> ambassador of course good luck. >> president obama -- thank you. president obama spoke to president aquino and assured him we would do all we can in their hour of need. we're doing all we can. >> ambassador godbeck thank you very much. >> you're welcome. good-bye. >> back home president obama is hearing more criticism over his health care law. this time, it's not coming from the right, it's from former president bill clinton and he says mr. obama needs to honor his commitment and allow americans to keep their insurance
another chunk will be providing longer term support in terms of rice assistance, shelter, hygiene, sanitation, medical care, all of those kinds of things. >> you're on your way to the airport. can i ask you where you're headed? >> yes. i'm on my way to the airport, i'm going to go down now and then do an assessment with brigadier general kennedy, the head of the third marine expeditionary brigade here, to get our own feel here, and also get an idea what else it is the u.s. can help...
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knowledge of simple preventive measures and good hygiene is essential community based approach to sanitation. hand washing to water treatment and environmental improvements can save lives. teaching the sessions start at the dentist. and when he's done health ambassadors take directions home. it's clear that the community based approach is having an impact i didn't have the habit of washing my hands after taking my dog. just letting the importance of hygiene every time it isn't my job i'd never forget to wash my hands. against many odds that local government and communities. ntt has come together to tackle the underlying causes of court child health in the province. maintaining this multi layered approach will be key to preventing disease in saving many children sign. knew. it takes the industry is one of the need to set it up into the quantity which is going back to topic. comment thingy she gets to go to expect fox can provide financial aid and yet has the potential to impede its textile and apparel shoes and the wood to it. it's never the fault when i can stand to eat the sand and beach. e
knowledge of simple preventive measures and good hygiene is essential community based approach to sanitation. hand washing to water treatment and environmental improvements can save lives. teaching the sessions start at the dentist. and when he's done health ambassadors take directions home. it's clear that the community based approach is having an impact i didn't have the habit of washing my hands after taking my dog. just letting the importance of hygiene every time it isn't my job i'd never...
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it's also a risk in this situation as you know because of a lot of standing water and often poor sanitation. that's why from the beginning usaid and our colleagues have prioritized water and sanitation in our response so that people have access to clean water and that they can address some of the sanitary issues and hygiene issues that go hand in hand with that increased disease risk. >> will our ship the "uss mercy" be deployed? >> senator, at this point no. philippine authorities advised that they would rather have us focus in other areas that they felt like they had sufficient assistance plus their own resources on the medical side. >> at a time like this, we need to be focused on helping the survivors and the "uss george washington" and other ships are providing essential help and saving lives. we need to be concerned about the next storm and the one after that. how did the early warning system perform and how could it be improved? >> it was certainly a significant factor in this case. while it's hard to speculate exactly how many lives it saved, we could say confidently it definitely s
it's also a risk in this situation as you know because of a lot of standing water and often poor sanitation. that's why from the beginning usaid and our colleagues have prioritized water and sanitation in our response so that people have access to clean water and that they can address some of the sanitary issues and hygiene issues that go hand in hand with that increased disease risk. >> will our ship the "uss mercy" be deployed? >> senator, at this point no. philippine...
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and my job, it sounds impressive there are 20 or so organizations that work there doing water and sanitation, health, schools and ims and messenger between the camp community and the aid community. if the water point breaks in blockades 20 i get the news and i tell someone to fix it. i have a lot of close relationships with people in the camp because i am interlocutor. this fell off. okay. i am too animated. i was close to one of the camp leaders. after months of weekly camp meetings can committee leader and i were friends. it was hard to know how old he was. his head was always wrapped in a white turban and his body in the mack thing -- a subtle mannerism, op-ed carried himself with the authority of an elder and other committee members and i treated him as one. even though he communicated through e stock we had an unspoken understanding. i understood what he was saying by the tone of his voice. regardless of what was going on in the camp, the forgeries, regular materials, bribery and internal politics always felt off lead was straight with me. after a camp meeting with the usual agenda, ove
and my job, it sounds impressive there are 20 or so organizations that work there doing water and sanitation, health, schools and ims and messenger between the camp community and the aid community. if the water point breaks in blockades 20 i get the news and i tell someone to fix it. i have a lot of close relationships with people in the camp because i am interlocutor. this fell off. okay. i am too animated. i was close to one of the camp leaders. after months of weekly camp meetings can...
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lack of sanitation can spread parasites and disease. many people are searching through the wreckage with their bare hands, leading to tetanus concerns. >> director of emergency response management to the world holt organization joins me live. rick, good to of you with us. the major health issues that are going to be causing health workers serious concerns in parts of the philippines right now are going to be linked to the lack of clean drinking water. >> yes. i mean, that's correct. that's one of the big issues that we're concerned about. there are a number of health problems that we face right now, as you rightly say, the major environmental disruption, if you like, in the afflicted area puts the population at risk of several diseases, so we're very concerned about the poor quality of the drinking water, the poor sanitation. we're concerned about lack of shelter and overcrowding and cramped living conditions, as you rightly said. so diarrhea, respiratory infections, this is a part of the country that has the lowest vaccination rate for
lack of sanitation can spread parasites and disease. many people are searching through the wreckage with their bare hands, leading to tetanus concerns. >> director of emergency response management to the world holt organization joins me live. rick, good to of you with us. the major health issues that are going to be causing health workers serious concerns in parts of the philippines right now are going to be linked to the lack of clean drinking water. >> yes. i mean, that's correct....
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sanitation, water, hygiene, issues related to child protection, preventing disease outbreaks. those are the immediate priorities. overall, it's clear that much more needs to be done. but it's also clear that we're starting to open up the log jam. and i think we are say we are beginning to turn the corner. there's significant risks. risk of disease outbreak, you know, have to prevent against things like key rei ya diseases and cholera. more needs to be done. i think we seat turning of the corner. it's thanks to the phenomenal work of colleagues on the ground from different agencies and the leadership of the filipino authorities and the partnership that john mentioned with the military. -- the requirement we need remember that immediate face we have to start think recovery and reconstruction. the requirement are $61 million for yiewb receive. we extremed some generous contribution including from the public. we hope to continue this momentum and to truly be able to say that, you know, enough will be on the ground soon and that the children of other areas affected by this typhoon
sanitation, water, hygiene, issues related to child protection, preventing disease outbreaks. those are the immediate priorities. overall, it's clear that much more needs to be done. but it's also clear that we're starting to open up the log jam. and i think we are say we are beginning to turn the corner. there's significant risks. risk of disease outbreak, you know, have to prevent against things like key rei ya diseases and cholera. more needs to be done. i think we seat turning of the...
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full have of course .pectrum of the response the water situation, the sanitation situation, my colleague ted will speak to the huge mobilization from unicef, which is the biggest agency when it comes to the leadership of the different clusters for intervention. so i will let him speak to what unicef is doing. say,he final thing to which maybe i should have set up front, is this is a nationally- led response. the philippine authorities have been really in our view outstanding. their infrastructure, their up in have been caught this crisis across the affected areas. and yet they have been able to mobilize to compensate for that. of course, it has been incredibly difficult. it has been incredibly challenging. and the consequences of those faculties and those challenges is that we are not as fast as we need to be and we want to be, but it is not for the want of effort or commitment on the part of anybody who is involved in this response. seeing thenow philippine authorities also focusing on getting the law and order situation under control, because we are very concerned about particularly th
full have of course .pectrum of the response the water situation, the sanitation situation, my colleague ted will speak to the huge mobilization from unicef, which is the biggest agency when it comes to the leadership of the different clusters for intervention. so i will let him speak to what unicef is doing. say,he final thing to which maybe i should have set up front, is this is a nationally- led response. the philippine authorities have been really in our view outstanding. their...
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major way of dealing with sanitation is open defecation. in response to the situation, there has been work on the water supply system and we can announce the water supply system has been partially restored with repair of generators and urban water infrastructure and piping and the different military on the ground are assisting with the operation. the filipino and united states military had fuel to restore them and 200,00 of the population are getting water and 20 percent are up and running. so a long ways to go but something is started. we can also, this is work thz that is being done to get this up and running. we have had water and hygiene supplies on the ground. hygiene kits and water purification tablets for 45,000 people and much more is on the way. they are arriving by road now. so we don't have the rely on c-130. i talked to colleagues there and our representative is on site and i was speaking to him so the mobile phone is restored. he got from the airport to town in half an hour and it was taking an hour and a half two days ago. so
major way of dealing with sanitation is open defecation. in response to the situation, there has been work on the water supply system and we can announce the water supply system has been partially restored with repair of generators and urban water infrastructure and piping and the different military on the ground are assisting with the operation. the filipino and united states military had fuel to restore them and 200,00 of the population are getting water and 20 percent are up and running. so...
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and there's shelter as well as sanitation, therapy, those are key for these people at least a couple weeks before we find a way to help the entire area. it's all destroyed so all of that needs to be reconstructed as well. >> ifill: where are people sleeping now until these supplies reach them? are they on the streets. >> some of them are in the streets while others are in buildings and evacuation centers. by the time i reached it after the storm, it was absolutely terrible. i saw children walking around and openly -- with other disasters. absolutely nothing to support these families. and they would come out with the evacuation centers during the day and cleaning up the mess outside while waiting for relief to come. at night if it's raining, they would go inside and wait for the rain to stop before coming outside. now it's simply intolerable. >> ifill: relief can't get there soon enough. lynnette lim of save the children thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> ifill: we'll hear more about relief efforts in the philippines disaster after the news summary. >> ifill: iran reached a deal
and there's shelter as well as sanitation, therapy, those are key for these people at least a couple weeks before we find a way to help the entire area. it's all destroyed so all of that needs to be reconstructed as well. >> ifill: where are people sleeping now until these supplies reach them? are they on the streets. >> some of them are in the streets while others are in buildings and evacuation centers. by the time i reached it after the storm, it was absolutely terrible. i saw...