the base for the program is located on bohol island in central philippines. is is a fishing village on the south side with a population of 30,000. the central institute foundation runs a private high school in the center of town. the 600 students are mostly children of fishermen and farmers who graduated from local public elementary schools. even though the school is private, the tuition fee is 50% that of the national average. christopher is the school's president and victoria, his wife, is the principal. they resigned from the university posts in manila and returned to christopher's hometown to look after his aging mother and also take over the school she was running. at the time, the school was in such poor condition that the couple says they were shocked at what they saw. >> the very poor infrastructure and lack of textbooks and lack of equipment and morale of the teachers was very low and students were not serious with their studies. so, it was a very difficult situation. that's why we felt that maybe we should just close the school. >> but the couple wer

same cannot be said about the philippines. ere is the report. >> business remains brisk in this trendy taiwanese tea shot in -- tea shop and millet -- and manila. taiwan opposed a travel ban to the philippines and is actively discouraging new business ventures here after a 65-year- old taiwanese fishermen was shot dead on may 9 by the philippine coast guard who suspected him of poaching. this taiwanese entrepreneur said it is the most fragile relations have been in the 40 years he has been doing business in the philippines. taiwan is the 10th largest investor here, injecting more than $58 million u.s. into the economy last year. he remains optimistic this latest dispute will not do long- term damage. >> i think we need some time. we believe this is only temporary. i do not see this will last for a long time. >> the philippine government has stressed it is doing all it can to resolve the situation while treading carefully so as not to compromise its one-china policy. officially it only recognizes the beijing government and has n

taiwan has stopped hiring new workers from the philippines because of the dispute.that puts pressure on industries which are heavily reliant on foreign labor. .ob mcbride reports it is a production line that finds itself on the frontline of an international dispute that it did not want. not the taiwanese general manager, nor the filipino workers who make up some of this factory cost workforce. -- for these workers, the past two weeks have been anxious times, living among people suddenly swept up i anger towards their community and potentially threatening livelihoods upon which they and their families rely. we are surprised. we don't know what's going on. we are here to work. then you see on the tv that this incident happened. hear -- we are in only a little money. in taiwan, we earn more. andypical of so many small medium enterprises in taiwan, 1/4 of this workforce comes from abroad. of the more than 80,000 filipinos working in taiwan, 3/4 are in manufacturing. so far, many of the calculations of the economic fallout in this diplomatic dispute are focused on the ph

several rallies turned violent and 60 people were injured in the fighting. anti-philippine segment is running high in taiwan and it is earning business. is to send its team to taiwan to investigate the shooting. >> business remains riskiness trendy taiwanese tea shop in manila. people are unfazed the tensions brewing. taiwan imposed a travel ban to the philippines and is discouraging new business ventures here after 65-year-old taiwanese -- taiwanese fisherman was shot dead by the hot -- philippine coast guard who suspected him of poaching. it is the most fragile relations have been in the four years he has been doing business in the philippines. taiwan is the 10th largest investor here injecting more than 50 million u.s. dollars into the economy last year. he remains optimistic. the latest dispute will not do long-term damage. temporary.-- this is -- for a long time. >> the philippine government is treading carefully so as to not compromise its one china policy. it recognizes the beijing government and has no diplomatic ties with taiwan. relationships between taiwan and th

you asked the philippine , and thet to quit sanctions began to fast. in that case, they did not have enough time to think it over. but at the president's office, he worked out what his next move should be. criticized by some for setting unrealistic deadlines for the philippines to take action and by others for not being fast enough. the continuing impasse is keeping ever more pressure at the door of the president. >> a jailed member of the russian punk rock back to this group has gone on hunger strike. she is serving a two-year sentence for performing a so- called punk prayer against president putin at a russian orthodox church. the british governess bank to offer 600 interpreters for its army in afghanistan. do -- what i propose to >> where there it there are foreign troops in afghanistan, at their side will be afghans working as interpreters. as well as facing the same dangers as front-line soldiers, these men and sometimes their families are targeted by the taliban as collaborators. now recognizing the unique dangers these interpreter space, the brit

a better life -- that's also what a cosmetics company in the philippines is striving for. ountry where nine out of ten people live on less than two euros a day, the founders have made fighting poverty and preserving the environment part of their beauty formula. we explore a concept that couldn't be more different from textbook ways of maximizing profits. >> in manila, good deeds come in paper bags. a company called human nature sells organic cosmetics, whose production helps the poor in the philippines. anna meloto-wilk explains the positive impacts of her customers' purchases. for instance, the support of schools in the south of the country, where until recently armed battles were still being fought. >> it actually pays for the public school teachers for the community, so that the young boys and girls will no longer grow up to be soldiers and they won't grow up to be child soldiers involved in the conflict. >> human nature now sells its products in 50 shops in the philippines and on the internet. the social component is one sales argument, but not the only one. the social

the former first lady of the philippines and all the marcos is back on the campaign trail.arcos.a she's running for seats in the house of representatives. she's been widely criticized for an elaborate lifestyle in a poor country. if she had led to the u.s. with her husband in the 1980's. -- she had fled. property prices in and indonesia are soaring. there is a warning but the bubble could burst and prices could plunge if the situation is not managed carefully. now this report. >> the housing market in indonesia is stuff. apartments in the city, town houses in the suburbs, but also fast. prices have reached historic heights. this small two apartment far from the city center is $80,000. that's a fortune for most indonesians. >> the prices are really high a moment. there are no cheap ones any more. >> the skyline is changing rapidly with apartment blocks being built just about everywhere. it's attracting many potential buyers. >> its really booming. i bought a house 10 years ago and now the price has gone up 10 times. the increases nearly 50%. trend in indonesia and is seen as

the philippine military killed a man in disputed waters but said it was done in self-defense. the name may not be as familiar as picasso, but a sale of his works raised $500 million. that is more than picasso's works ever earned a single auction. his works are expected to earn even more of an auction in hong kong. be asse paintings may not well-known as many western works. but the man behind them has earned more in the world auction market than previous top seller pablo picasso. 25 of his finest pieces are up for auction again. they are expected to fetch more $500 million records set today years ago. >> is fine art has been playing an important role in chinese culture. as living standards began to improve, there was more interest in chinese fine art. >> with more money to spend, the chinese have become major players in the art market. they are investing in their own artists. capitalizing on its reputation as a gateway between east and west, hong kong also wants to be the bridge between chinese art and the rest of the world. the city government has budgeted over $2 billion to tu

it's also being followed in the philippines. >> we reached out to them and to their relatives that we are ready to assist them in whatever way we can. >> reporter: the deputy general says they're still waiting from the final word from relatives about if and when the victim's remains will be returned to the philippines. eric rasmussen. >>> stay with the 10:00 news in 14 minutes. our interview with the husband of another victim and he describes the loss their 14- year-old is feeling. >>> traffic is moving smoothly on the golden gate bridge tonight after newly laid asphalt started crumbling today. the chp closed the southbound lanes for a time this afternoon. and at one point traffic in both directions was stopped so crews could make emergency repairs. they say overnight repaving work unexpectedly began to unravel during the morning commute. >> as vehicles were traveling on that new asphalt it was actually picking up some of that fresh asphalt and kicking it up, causing it to get spread on if roadway as well as on the sidewalks. >>> a golden gate bridge spokesperson says the emergency re

it's also being followed in the philippines. >> we reached out to them and to their relatives that we are ready to assist them in whatever way we can. >> reporter: the deputy general says they're still waiting from the final word from relatives about if and when the victim's remains will be returned to the philippines. eric rasmussen. >>> stay with the 10:00 news in 14 minutes. our interview with the husband of another victim and he describes the loss their 14- year-old is feeling. >>> traffic is moving smoothly on the golden gate bridge tonight after newly laid asphalt started crumbling today. the chp closed the southbound lanes for a time this afternoon. and at one point traffic in both directions was stopped so crews could make emergency repairs. they say overnight repaving work unexpectedly began to unravel during the morning commute. >> as vehicles were traveling on that new asphalt it was actually picking up some of that fresh asphalt and kicking it up, causing it to get spread on if roadway as well as on the sidewalks. >>> a golden gate bridge spokesperson says the emergency re

it's in the southern philippines, about 800 kilometers from manila. he returned there for the first time in several months. 0 he began playing tennis when he was 8 years old. his family was struggling to make ends meet, so he had to practice with secondhand equipment. in elementary school, he won regional championships more than 20 times. that drew the attention of academy officials who scouted him. the family has no source of income. they have high expectations for brian's career. >> i have big hope. i hope, i hope bryan will get, will get his ambition in life so that he can help us. >> reporter: an asian regional championship was held in march. it was the first major international competition for brian. he played a south korean boy. brian tried to beat his opponent on the forehand, his strongest side, but the south korean player still dominated him anyway and won easily. the game made brian realize how tough it is to compete internationally. >> translator: i will practice hard from tomorrow again. i want to work harder to support my family. >> report

police sources tell abc seven news that the women are from the philippines and they were rescued from that home in the last 48 hours. huxley home at the center of the -- >> the home at the center of the case is owned by the king of saudi arabia. i just got off the phone with a spokesperson with federal immigration and he says this is a very active investigation at this point. as you mentioned, this top rewrite here is owned by the king of saudi arabia. you can see the diplomatic license plate on that video right there. what authorities are looking into is whether or not sex trafficking was going on on this property. >> i am amazed. it seemed so unlikely. >> neighbors are stunned by what allegedly went on at this compound. >> things like this just don't happen on mclean. police removed two women from the property. now authorities are investigating whether sex trafficking was going on here. >> i am surprised. i feel bad for those women. >> a police source tells us that the women were rescued around noon yesterday. they are both from the philippines. for ay just come here job. >> he says

the educational system in the philippines was based on the u.s. system. >> reporter: by 1940, the u.s. government had set up 17 nursing schools in that country, mostly to serve the filipino population. but many nurses decided to leave. >> they were trained with american nursing standards and nursing practices and nursing books from the u.s. they were more easily adapted to the hospitals in the u.s. >> reporter: the latest wave of nurses came as baby boomers started aging and u.s. nursing schools couldn't graduate enough people. compare that to the philippines, which now has 300 nursing schools and students eager to relocate. >> financially, the salaries here are maybe 20 times what they would be earning in the philippines. >> reporter: a spokesman for fruitvale healthcare center says eight of the nurses in the limousine saturday night were originally part of their foreign nurses program, then became citizens. while the demand for foreign nurses has dropped in recent years, in part because of the economy, it is expected to pick up again next year w

many of these economic migrants come from the philippines. but 10% of the country work overseas. they spend billions of dollars to keep the villa being economy afloat -- the philippine economy afloat. we have this report from the batangas.e tango -- >> the family moved into this home for tots two years ago, finally able to afford it with five of seven siblings earning a living abroad. their mother says this photograph is her only joy, taken one of the last times she had all her children home. her eldest autoliv for -- eldest daughter (italy -- left for italy. had stayed here, they would have earned enough only for food, clothing, and daily expenses. has afforded the grandchildren of more affluent life than their parents had, even if there has also been some resentment at being left behind. there are thousands of other filipino families just like them. the small huts that people used to live in oregon. what once was a farming village is now called little italy. half of the area's population immigrated to italy over the last 20 years. the money they send home funded homeopment here

. >> the parents of the bride, bride bride, are speaking from the philippines learning about her death by watching the news. her mother said they could not eat, sleep, and it is hard to accept what happened. her father last spoke with his daughter on friday by skype. the parents say her ashes will be brought to the philippines when the tests are completed by forensics. we hear from the husband of one of the other victims, jennifer balon, and his wife was in the very become of the limousine when it was engulfed. he got the initial phone call that something happened, he never imagined she was dead. >> i didn't know what happened. i had a clue something bad happened because my wife did not call. i checked my phone. there is in text message. there was no missed call. >> the family had just celebrated their daughter's 10th birthday on saturday. >> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield spoke to a witness on the bridge that night. you have the latest on that, amy hollyfield? >> he is haunted by what he did and did not see. one of the survivors but five friends did not. she believes the limousine

on reforms inm the philippines. i will be reporting on the efforts to outlaw child manages -- marriages. a yemeni military jet has crashed in a residential suburb of the capital. .rowds gather in the street at least one person, the pilot, has been killed. it exploded in the air before going down. the committee has already been sent out to investigate. we will bring you more of that story as we get it. hasebel leader from dahrfur been killed attempting to enter the territory within the justice and equality movement. >> this peace deal, signed in april, was one of several glimmers of hope for dar for in recent years, and has since vanished. agreement was signed with the sudanese government, but since then he has broken away, taking a splinter group with him. the main body of the rebels appears to be angry with the sudanese government. he and his convoy were attacked inside of chad inside the darfur region. in his men were having lunch when 30 vehicles ambushed of them. the attack is yet another factor that could destab

. >> the parents of the bride learned about their daughter's death by watching the news in the philippines. her mother told the tv 5 network her death is very hard to accept. her father spoke to his daughter on friday. she was due to return to the philippine frz a large church wedding june 19th. her husband will carry her cash ashes to the philippines. conditions for two of the women that survived were group graded today. they were taken in critical condition and now listed in fair condition. >> an off duty patrol officer is one of three who stopped to help while their limo was on fire. he was identified as sargeant shawn morris. the cmp saying he was not prepared to be interviewed about what he did ask says focus should remain on the investigation. >> we still dmot know the full story behind this tragedy but with details that happened, comes out every day, every witness, we're getting a better handle on it. more new elements and wayne freed marn spent time trying to fit them together into the puz yechl he's in the newsroom to explain what he has pieced together. >> this is saturday night

. >> the parents of the bride learned about their daughter's death by watching the news in the philippines. her mother told the tv 5 network her death is very hard to accept. her father spoke to his daughter on friday. she was due to return to the philippine frz a large church wedding june 19th. her husband will carry her cash ashes to the philippines. conditions for two of the women that survived were group graded today. they were taken in critical condition and now listed in fair condition. >> an off duty patrol officer is one of three who stopped to help while their limo was on fire. he was identified as sargeant shawn morris. the cmp saying he was not prepared to be interviewed about what he did ask says focus should remain on the investigation. >> we still dmot know the full story behind this tragedy but with details that happened, comes out every day, every witness, we're getting a better handle on it. more new elements and wayne freed marn spent time trying to fit them together into the puz yechl he's in the newsroom to explain what he has pieced together. >> this is saturday night

the victims were climbing on mountmayo mayon one of the philippines' most active volcanoes. authorities said the blasts in a thick column of ash 1,600 ft. into the air. the result lasted about 73 seconds. officials say this with the volcano first erupted in the three years. >> to north korean missiles of been withdrawn from lopsided in the eastern part of the country. u.s. officials confirm the missiles had been set to a storage facility instead. the united states has been worry about your career of firing the missiles. for weeks last month, north korea dished out daily threat aimed at south korea and the united states. those threats intensified after the u.n. secretary council voted on authoritative action against the regime. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza the time is 423 . ab welcome back to kron 4 morning news. up425 . 57 carly in the city bcurrently ine bay. >> storm tracker 4 picking up some green that is mainly ground clutter. and of the shower activity wrapping around bay area. this system does area of low pressure is going to sneak it way into southern ne

today we learned that she and her new husband we preparing to go to her hometown it in the philippines. the sell to celebrate their major with the parent there is. we obtained this photo of our wedding gown nearly completed from the philippine daily inquire who says her parents now await their daughter's ashes. >> report of a vehicle fire limo with possible entrampment. >> reporter: newly released communication between dispatchers and first responders give a glimpse of the terror when the fire broke out. >> we have report of people trapped. >> reporter: now, as they wait for answers the families are moving forward with funeral plans and anan's funeral sets for next monday. >>> we visited a limb know seen service in the south bay today. the owner tells us limos are highly regulated but not all operates adhere to the same standards. >> there's a lot of what we call band-aids and gypsies and they just run business by the seat of their parent -- pants. >> limb are typically converted. they need a federal license to convert it into a stretch limo and then certify the vehicle still meets fed

about 1,000 personnel from austria and the philippines continue to monitor the area. >>> candidates are lining up to anotr ran.ext presidef the constitution bars mahmoud ahmadinejad from seeking a third term in the election next month. officials have opened up registration for those who want to be his successor. former chief nuclear negotiator hassan rohani was the first to sign up. he has seen economic sanctions hurt the country. mahmoud ahmadinejad has heard repeated criticisms from one of them, theayf tehran. former prime minister ali akbar velayati could draw a lot of votes and khatami and ra raf sanjani may both try to make a come back. >>> former minister of oil has called on japanese firms to benefit from business opportunities there serving as an advisor for prime minister al malaki. they plan to triple the oil production to 9 million barrels by 2020. iraq has already out-paced iran to become the world's second largest producer. >> i firmly believe there is much more room for japanese corporations whether in oil field developments, in gas development, in utilities. >> he added t

there is family on planes right now headed here from the philippines. neriza fojas was a registered nurse with the community medical centers. they released a statement saying, our thoughts and prayers go out to these employees' family members, the community will have grief counselors available for our employees. the hospital there is working to confirm if the other deceased women were also employees. there is a humpleg that they also worked there. we'll have much more on this story and the investigation in our later newscasts at 5:00 and 6:00. back to you. . >>> we received a statement from the national highway traffic safety administration. it says, nhtsa is aware of the incident and will contact the local authorities who are investigating to determine if there are vehicle safety implications that merit agency action. stay with ktvu for complete coverage of the limo fire tragedy. you can get updates anytime at ktvu.com. >>> three people died early this morning in a mobile home fire in the sonoma county city of cloverdale. the fire started around 1:45 at

it was the philippine coast guard that shocked him dead two week ago. ever since the taiwanese and chinese government has been in a dispute. the more than 5 bullet holes covered and sent to investigators. that's the disagreement over how to conduct it. any filipino investigation that tries to deny the coast guard's guilt will never be accepted. >> i don't have high expectations. what can they do here? what point is there for them to come? >> this fatal conversation is certainly one of the most serious injury from this fishing boat. but it's certainly not the first, we have regular run-ins with regular coast guards. >> now running a store and determined never to return, he invested everything in a fishing boat. he lost his boat and needed to pay thousands of dollars to win his freedom at three year and a half. >> they were like pirates even though i wasn't in their territory waters. just returned from a fishing trip. if he admits he gets scared when he sees a search light in the horizon. the solution is for taiwan and the philippines to agree just who can

now we want to show you video from the philippines. this shows the mother of the bride that died.s looking at a photo album filled with pictures of her daughter. neriza wished her an early happy mothers day. >> i asked him, what is wrong with you? what is going on? he just told me it's going to be mothers day and i don't have a mother. >> some of the victim's families are planning a memorial service this mother's day weekend. the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge is having a big impact on the bay area filipino community. we'll see how filipino television station with studios on the peninsula is responding to the tragedy that is coming up at 5:45. >>> your time is 5:35. ktvu has learned the 49ers plan to make a big announcement today. it's about the name of the team's new billion stadium. is janine de la vega is joining us live. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we have been watching this new stadium going up and significant process is being made. we're expecting to hear what company may get to name it later today. sources tell ktvu the 49ers plan to hold a news conference to

she was celebrating before a second ceremony happening next month in the philippines. she died with her friends, one of them michelle estrera who she worked with in fresno. anna alcantara of san lorenzo and jenni balon of dublin. a fifth woman found in the burned-out car is unidentified. this syd i don't shows the limo engulfed in flames on the side of the san mateo bridge where the driver pulled over. as they were traveling over the bridge, one of the women alerted the driver that there was smoke. he was able to get over to the side of the road but the fire moved so fast that only four of the women were able to escape the driver unhurt. at least one of the women crawled through the partition to get out. kpix 5 spoke with victim jenni balon's husband. he says he is having a hard time explaining to their 2-year- old son and 10-year-old daughter that their mom is not coming home. he says that jenni was looking forward to her first limo ride with friends from the fruitvale healthcare center. john balon works there, too. he lost his friends and the love of his life. >> it's

her sister lives in hawaii and says fohos was planning to have a second ceremony in june in the philippines. i spoke with another relative today. >> she's really a nice person and caring especially to all her nieces. and she's a sweet person. loving and caring. >> two other victims are recovering at the hospital. here are pictures from their facebook pages, jasmine desguia and mary gee uardiano. they are both in critical condition and will recover. back here live, we are told that fohos worked at a hospital in fresno but worked here for a couple of years. this story is still unfolding. we'll have more information coming up at 6:00. reporting live in oakland, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> firefighters in san jose are mopping up a vegetation fire. the fire grew toe about three acres near mine hill trail which is at the north end of the park. firefighters from cal fire were called in to help the city firefighters. the cooler temperatures also cooperated compared to yesterday's red flag warnings. although it was windy today, too. no one was hurt and no damage reported. >> a family is l

there were rallies also in cambodia, the philippines, indonesia. a general labor day movement across the world. this may be the quietest one of greece.e in >> do people understand -- i'm talking about degrees and spain, the people understand their governments were not given a huge amount of choice? spain.reece and >> there's a growing realization that there is very little room for maneuver in these indebted countries of the european south. would berescue funds turned off. in cyprus to the east, that is the country where i was reporting on during a bailout a couple months ago. cyprus said no to the harsh austerity conditions demanded by brussels and then the creditors came back and said here is an even harsher program that the country had to stomach. so you cannot simply say no to the european union and imf, because they will turn up the heat even more. the cyprus crisis has almost worked in favor of the greek government. >> thank you very much. thece and spain are not only countries where there have been protests marking may day. these pictures that

in the south china sea known as the spratly islands and the philippines five countries that circle the south china sea have made claims and some of the nearly thirty thousand and that make up the archipelago. a boat with at least one hundred people on board has capsized of the west coast many of those are feared dead the passengers are all from a minority muslim community and state were fleeing ahead of a cyclon is expected over the next few days the u.n. has called for them to be evacuated from the region as many live in ramshackle camps in vulnerable low lying areas. also the world update about three hundred textile factories near the bangladeshi capital dhaka have reportedly been shut down because of protests by workers sparked by the collapse of a factory building last month employed. salary increases as well as the death penalty for the owner of the factory that collapsed thousands of mourners gathered on tuesday outside dhaka to pray for the more than one thousand one hundred people fatally crushed in the accident while many of the factories affected in the tragedy were making go

in the south china sea also known as the promptly islands in the philippines five countries that circle the south china sea have made claims on some of the nearly offensive lines and islands that make up the archipelago. a bug with at least one hundred people on board has come sized over the west coast of myanmar many of those a feared dead the passengers also a minority muslim community will flee ahead of a cycle and that's expected over the next few days the one has called for them to be evacuated from the region as many live in iran tropical towns and vulnerable low lying areas. and coming out on a massive take same of the mainstream media in breaking this ad. the illusion of safety trumping you're right seems to be the main political theme of post nine eleven america i noticed pushing the keep you safe in any cost more than new york billionaire mayor michael bloomberg who originally had to defend his stop and frisk strategy after giving a speech to police brass stop and frisk is the practice of just being able to search anyone in new york at any time for any reason with your hands t

in the south china sea and there is the spratly islands in the philippines five countries that circle the south china sea of make claims on some of the nearly thirty thousand islands that make up the archipelago. nigeria's president has declared a state of emergency in three states in the northeast of the country his decision was prompted by a surge of guerrilla attacks with at least twenty three people killed in the latest round of violence reinforcements are to be dispatched in the tribal region with an order to demolish all islamist hideouts. and in the iraqi capital baghdad a group of government have opened fire on a shop selling alcoholic drinks killing at least eleven people and injuring five more iraqis fled the scene in four cars no one has yet claimed responsibility for the assault alcohol stores in iraq are frequently targeted by islamist extremist groups. we'll be back with more news with the news team in about thirty five minutes from now the main ton of the breakneck skies that will be looking at the human cost behind the cheap goods sold by global retail and stay with us

in the south china sea known as the probably islands in the philippines five countries that circle east south china sea have made claims and some of the nearly three thirty thousand islands that make up the archipelago. about with at least one hundred people on board has capsized off the west coast on myanmar many of those are feared dead the passengers will flee a tough township in. the state ahead of a cyclon expect over the next few days the u.n. has called for them to be evacuated from the region because many live in a run shackle counts in vulnerable low lying areas. in the gulf around the textile factories near the bangladeshi capital dhaka have reportedly been shut down because of crush has spawned by the collapse of the function building last month the owners decided to close off due to almost daily rise by workers and clearly did loans include salary increases as well as the death penalty for the owner of the factory that collapsed so much whisky operations of the syud have now finished with over one thousand one hundred bodies recovered. having an internet connection is crucia

>> guest: that is jim being greeted at the philippine air base by the ranking officer. c-span: admiral zumwalt, it looks like. >> guest: no, it's not. c-span: no? >> guest: it's another admiral. i'm sorry i can't... c-span: looks like him from the side. and over here, what's this photo? >> guest: that is--jim thompson went to valley forge hospital to recuperate. that's where alyce met him. he said, 'where are the children?' and she said, 'they're coming down the next day.' he had never seen his son. the scene that that portrays is, on either side of him are parts of the hospital, and they were filled with workers from the hospital, watching the reunion of a nine-year-old boy, and the father he has never seen. and jimmy ran up the ramp and--and knocked his father down. he was--jim was very weak. the daughters commented on how skinny his neck was when they put their arms around it. they were stunned by that. but at that moment, alyce said, 'i've dec--i decided to give the family a chance by living with jim and seeing if we could repair our marriage.' c-span: how many othe

calling on the philippine police to capture the suspect while they're planning to send their own men in blue across the world to capture him on the name of justice of course and on the dime of the taxpayer in fact the n.y.p.d. has played such an instrumental role in the post nine eleven survey on some police state build up that new york mayor michael bloomberg has dubbed this thirty thousand member force his quote private army and upon closer inspection i couldn't think of a more accurate way to describe this particular group of law enforcement so if these cops are an army that i guess commissioner ray kelly is there general just months after he was sworn in kelly put together an anti terrorism unit i'm proud. at least one hundred twenty five members whose sole job is conducting surveillance and that to give credit to the new york magazine for extensively laying out kelly's police palace a monolithic headquarters of the n.y.p.d. also boasts a global intelligence room where twelve giant flat screen t.v.'s deliver four news program and twenty four seven as language specialists and tran

feel this has been truly a global day of action in the far east in the likes of the philippines and in news here there's also the demonstrators at demonstrations as people come out to say that they want better pay better conditions and specially in the philippines there's been a large demonstration promoting trying to raise awareness of the conversations that guest workers in that country have to live in to try to get them better right so a global day of action we're expecting further demonstrations here in the german capital and i'll bring you up to date on all of that as we get it. it's one of the thanks very much for the update while workers clearly have plenty to protest about right now people of bell will be here at a fifteen thirty g.m.t. cross-talk asks if the economic mess has put global capitalism in crisis. israel is about to add to its fleet of submarines which are thought capable of launching new clear on missiles the country still denies possessing atomic weapons well this is special is enough to remain a deep source of regional tension was sufficient to make egypt walk ou

in the committee to protect journalists and moving on to the philippines where fifty five journalists tragically died in the last decade those deaths largely remain a mystery. but the truth is that every world power is cracking down on press freedom and as a result we're seeing less and less transparency and less accountability and it's a very disturbing trend that has grave implications for troops. and as an american citizen i worry worry about the truth getting buried here in my country the current war of whistleblowers and legislation in effect like the n.b.a. the very principles of the for the state seem to be being undermined every day so let's take a moment to appreciate those who put their lives on the line to shine a light into the darkness because when journalists are targeted the truth is what dies with them. download the official publication to your cell phone choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. wealthy british style. writers.

china sea also known as the rocky islands countries that circle these south china sea including the philippines and china all of the posts on dozens of the sort of thousand islands that make up the. boat with at least one hundred people on board capsized off the west coast of myanmar many of those are feared dead the passengers will be leaving the area head over cyclon expected over the next few days the u.n. has called for them to be evacuated from the region because many live in a branch of counts in vulnerable. low lying areas. about three hundred textile factories near the bangladesh capital dhaka have reportedly been shut down because of protests spawned by the collapse of a five tree building last month the owners decided to close down because of almost daily riots by workers and bluey demands include salary increases as well as the death penalty for the owner of the. run up plaza factory which collapsed last month search and rescue operations are the signs are drawing into the close with over a thousand bodies recovered. having an internet connection is crucial in a world where basic fin

in the south china sea then as the spratly islands in the philippines countries that circle the south china sea of make claims and some of the nearly thirty thousand islands that make up the archipelago. a boat with at least one hundred people on board has capsized off the west coast of miramar many of those are feared dead the passengers are all from a minority muslim community in russia state were fleeing ahead of a cycle and that's expected over the next few days the u.n. has called for them to be evacuated from the region as many live in ram shackle camps in vulnerable low lying areas. that's it for the moment i'll be back with the news team with morphine about thirty five minutes from now in the meantime next ca's a look at the human cost behind the cheap goods sold by global retailers stay with us of that that's coming your way after this short break. the illusion of safety trumping your right seems to be the main political theme of post nine eleven america unnoticed pushing the keep you safe at any cost more than new york billionaire mayor michael bloomberg who recently had to

a field this has been truly a global day of action in the far east in the likes of the philippines and in tunisia there's also the. it is the demonstrations as people come out to say that they want a better conditions and specially in the philippines it's been a large demonstration promoting and trying to raise awareness of the conditions that guest workers in that country have to live in to try and get them better right so a global day of action we're expecting further demonstrations here in early in the german capital and i'll bring you up to date all of that as we get it. but all over there while workers clearly have plenty to protest about right now people of well will be here on r t nine hundred thirty g.m.t. when cross-talk asked if the economic mess has put global capitalism in crisis just so that there's a free market ideology according to which they were you know with people go go out of business if they can no longer meet the needs of the market but the free market ideology only works really for poor people i mean for for many years the rich have always been joyed the protect

the philippines has given three days to apologize. -- has been given three days to apologize. another protest in malaysia after the recent election results. the main opposition party failed to win enough seats to party -- to govern. aty claim votes were stolen the national clion, but the government denies it. gunmen have opened fire in new orleans, wendy at least 19 people. wounding at least 19 people. one bullet hit a 10-year-old girl. police are calling for the public's help to find the gunman. most of the world's land and animal life could disappear over the next century if something is not done about climate change. a new report warns of that parts of the planet could become an inhabitable. worldwide levels of carbon dioxide are at highest they have been in almost two years. >> the london wetlands, a little oasis, a mosaic of lagoons and meadows a few minutes from the heart of the capital. it is a snapshot of a natural environment that according to today's report is increasingly under threat. two thirdshat of common plants and half the animals and birds of the pla did see a

neriza fojas's parents told a tv station in the philippines they received several confusing phone calls that hinted at the tragedy. fojas was one of five women killed in last weekend's fire. she had had been planning a second wedding in the philippines. >> battalion five reported a vehicle fire limo with possible entrapment. >> multiple location, people trapped. >> it's on the decline of the high-rise one limo, heavily involved. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. two of the survivors are now out of the hospital. two others are recovering at valley medical center in san jose. >> both jasmine deguia and amalia loyola came in as crit -- in critical condition condition. they went from there to being in serious condition and today they have both been upgraded to fair condition. so they're doing much better. >> yesterday, the san mateo county coroner's office officially identified the women who died. they are 35-year-old michelle estrera of fresno, 46-year-old anna alcantara of alameda, 43- year-old felomina geronga, jenni balon and neriza fojas of monterey. >>> richmond m

streets campaigning for their own rights also to higher wages and better treatment especially in the philippines of guest workers there we've seen those demonstrations going on ahead of course they are far ahead of time compared to where i am here in germany. also demonstrations taking place right across the whole globe in cuba we've seen demonstrators there coming out and saying that they need a better. they need better treatment from their employers also in turkey we've seen demonstrations there well quite nasty indeed we have some some pictures from turkey that shows just how violent those protests those demonstrations turned clashes with police took place there i'm also hearing from some of the people i'm speaking to in turkey that sewage was sprayed onto demonstrators by the police there i can confirm that the moment that's something that i've been told by people who were in the crowds in istanbul now also demonstrations taking place in the middle east in iraq we've seen demonstrators out in streets campaigning for rights there as well but here in europe the demonstrations have taken on not

it's a homebuilder that has properties that cater to all different income segments all around the philippinesgrowth rate. it has a terrific growth rate here. we're limited on time, so i just want to switch to the reverse side of the equation. >> sure. david: which is countries that might be getting long of tooth and short of gum. countries that don't have a lot of young people, that are, of course i'm thinking of countriee in europe, italy in is doing terribly. spain has very high unemployment among the young people. would you avoid those countries like the plague? >> well, we would look for opportunities but i think you're right in this case and that we're not finding very many in europe. the few that are there, that do have a decent growth profile are terribly expensive to us. and another one would be japan. there's a lot of interest in japanese stocks and i think there are some good general opportunities but there has been a real sharp run-up in japanese reits, real estate developer stocks we think has gone a bit far and we've decided to wait this one out and look for better opportunities