the small shelter use to house children, while the organization sempled for their families and a proper school. >> those children who are supposed to go next year to the school, for several years this gave them somewhere safe to sleep now it is completely empty. the charity says it has ran out of funding for this project. but this is indicative of many charity projects across the country, just struggling to survive. >> some see the refusal to sign as a risky move. that perhaps the u.s. is bluffing on its threats to cut aid. >> they believe that the americans want to stay here come held or high water, so they think they are in a very strong bargaining position. and they ma by completely out of kilter reality. >> but it is a very different view from his classroom. even so, the children continue to enjoy themselves unaware of the political crisis, and how it could end what little they have. jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul afghanistan. >> i am joined here in the studio, a former commander of the u.s. central command. thank you for coming in. >> pleasure. >> what is the problem with waiting

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today the aircraft carrier "uss george washington" and other ships arrived to help with semple and rescue, as well as supplies, medical care and logistical support. more help is on the way. america's strength, of course, has been more than about what our government can do. it's also about what our citizens can do. it's about the big-heartedness of the american people when they see other folks in trouble. today i would encourage everybody who wants to help to visit white house.gov/typhoon. that's white house.gov/typhoon. that will offer you links to organizations working on the ground in ways you can support their efforts. our friends in the philippines will face a long, hard road ahead but they will continue to have a friend and partner in the united states of america. switching gears. it has now been six weeks since the affordable care act's new marketplace has been open for business. i think it's fair to say the rollout has been rough so far. i think everybody understands i'm not happy about the fact that the rollout has been wrought with a whole range of problems i've been deeply conce

when you talked about semple new payment methods in the financial sector that have proven their capacity to empower customers and encouraged the development of innovative financial products, expand access it financial services, this is the bright lit ght in the maybe give us some examples. concrete examples, if you will. how those have worked out for the good. >> sure. i think the one that comes first to mind is the stored will have u cards. another area where we thought not only about the risks from elicit actors but also the benefits to consumers. we've seen many of the banked unused prepaid cards to gain their initial access to the u.s. financial system and many might argue that's been a positive for society. in my own personal experience, i think of jn line banking and the changes that's made for me as a consumer and the idea of ach where i can now take a picture of a check and deposit it into my account. some of these technological advances make things easier for the consumer. and so those would be examples that come to mind. but with each of these, we needed to think in the early d