and neighbors like the philippines are powerless to stop it. reporter: an excursion to the spratlys doesn't happen every day. not for the military and certainly not for the press. two hours from the capital, heading south. the general staff boards the plane. it's another 75 minutes to pagasa, somewhere in the middle of nowhere. then, a short lesson in geopolitics. >> pagasa is a municipality of palawa. and palawa is a province of the republic of the philippines. and therefore, pagasa is a territory of the republic of the philippines. reporter: it's printed like that on t-shirts, so nobody forgets. because where there's military, there's also propaganda. pag-asa' means hope. this hope is the size of fifty football fields and lies in the west philippine sea, what china would call the south china sea. where, in full view, reefs, atolls, and islets are being leveled to be incorporated into chinese territory, more than 1000 kilometers from china's mainland. it's all about natural resources, fishing areas and geostrategies. and that's making the phili

and shipment containments from rubbish from canada are at the center of dispute in the philippines. saudi arabia has arrested more than 400 people it says have links to the islamic state of iraq. they are accused of plotting suicide attacks. >> reporter: with raids and seizures of guns, money and computers, saudi arabia's interior ministry says it's dealt a massive blow to isil. saudi security forces arrested 431 people. they say they are tied on the armed group. >> translator: within the past few weeks we have put an end to isil in saudi arabia, a group that threatens our society. >> reporter: the suspects are from across the middle east and africa. they are believed to have been involved in the bombings of mosques in which at least 33 people were killed. security forces say they have also foiled six other attacks being planned against saudi targets. >> translator: isil is trying to create a rift in the kingdom. they want to create chaos which includes the citizens from saudi arabia and other countries. >> reporter: saudi arabia is hoping they have squashed the ability of isil to re

and shipping containers full of pubbish from canada are at the certainty of a dispute in the philippines. ♪ ♪ >>> saudi arabia has arrested more than 400 people it says have links to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the interior minute ministry accuses them of noting sue side attacks on mosques and security forces. >> reporter: with raids examine seizures of guns being money and compute, he saudi arabia's interior minute steer says it's dealt a massive blow to aisles. saudi security forces recently arrested 431 people they say are tied to the armed group. >> translator: within the past few wings we have nearly put an i understand to isil in saudi arabia a group that threatens our society the the suspect are from across the middle east and africa. believed to have been involved in the bombings of mosques in cities. in which at least 33 people were killed. security forces say they have also foiled six other attacks being planned against saudi targets. >> translator: isil is trying to create a rift in the kingdom. they want to create chaos here through the terror cells which includ

. >>> and why containers stuffed with canadian rubbish are piling up in the philippines. our top story out of gaza where six cars have blown up simultaneously, at least two people have been injured. the cars are believed to have balooning to senior officials from the hamas group and islamic jihad. tamar al michel is in gaza for us. tell us what happened during the attack? >> around 6:00 in the morning explosions took place in the neighborhood in the northern gaza city. the six explosions took place in six cars belonging to hamas and islamic jihad military fighters. these cars were stopped in the front of these fighters' houses and the explosions was by hand local made explosives and caused damaged to these cars. two people injured as a result of these explosions and after that, the security in gaza closed the areas of the explosion and started their investigation. and even prevent the cameramen and the journalists from filming the scene. >> tamar, has there been a claim of responsibility and what has hamas responded? >> until now there has been no response from hamas or of

there are many more small islands but the most contentious are also claimed by the philippines. am. malaysia and brunei all claim territories in the region as well. in a moment we'll go there on beijing and get reaction from scott hyder but first marga ortiga joins us house important is this case katie to the philippines? what have they been saying about it? >> reporter: it's very important indeed. attentions -- stepses have been high here between china and the philippines for several years many maritime standoffs in the disputed waters between chinese vessels and filipino fishermen it's a matter that is very close to the nationalistic heart of filipinos, what they stand to lose here, is 80% of its fishing ground in the south china sea. which obviously the country is very dependant on the maritime agriculture and the fish they get from the area. but more than just that, there are also gas reserves here that the country is expecting to rely in the next few years as the gas that they are currently use to go power most the northern part of the country is expected to run out in a dec

scores of people die in the philippines every year due to ferry accidents. often because of overloading. and often because of the weather as well. remember this part of the philippines you get these storms that blow up quite rapidly. but the other big thing you've been seeing this persistent flow of moisture across this area. at the time of the sinking there was foul weather reported in the area. i know that in the morning hours we did see some ferries canceled around the sabu area as well. this one did get under way. it's still undergoing investigation exactly what happened, but what i can say is the weather is not cooperating as far as recovery efforts. this is our tropical storm. the center of circulation is well off shore. that's why you don't have any specific warnings in place just yet through parts of the philippines because the worst of the weather is that monsoonal inflow from the south. it could impact northeastern portion of luzon by the end of the woke. good news this is a relatively rural area but we still want to watch this. this could turn back

this man lives on an island in the western philippines. his father from japan married a filipino woman. but the war tore the family apart. >> translator: my father was captured by filipino guerrillas who killed during the war. i was only 7 when he died. >> reporter: after the war, people with japanese heritage like him were discriminated against, even having their possessions confiscated. those without official nationality could be denied full access to education or medical services. many have lived in poverty. >> translator: all my life i held on to the belief that i'm japanese. i want to go to japan. >> reporter: the aging group came to japan believing the 70th anniversary of the end of the war would be their last chance. they met with japanese government officials seeking recognition for them and the others back in the philippines. they brought a petition signed by 27,000 people including second generation filipino japanese and their families. they urged the government to help them create a list of filipino japanese in the philippines, c

for the philippines it also means struggling to find ways to efficiently dispose of its rubbish. now it is expected to deal with another country's garbage too. more than two years after the seizure of these containers of garbage brought from canada by a private company the waste still remains here opinion environmentalists say it is unacceptable to make the philippines carry the burden of health and chemical impacts of a highly developed country. >> it is not just only on environmental problem for other nations, developed countries dumping their illegal waste here in the philippines. >> the containers have been at the center of a dispute because the waste was supposed to be for recycling, but the philippine customs impounded the shipment over concerns that its contents have been misdeclared and undervalued. activists have called on canada to take the containers back, but it's embassy in manila says currently, there is no domestic allow which the government of canada can comply to compel the company to return it. the philippines government has filed charges against a local importer

al jazeera's correspondent reports on the plight of many children stuck in poverty on the philippines. >> it was an image of a poor young boy. in light of a car park in the province in central philippines, daniel was photographed doing his homework on the pavement. the picture went viral, amassing thousands of shares in social media. donations of cash has poured in from all over the world. his future is secured. the story of daniel living in poverty is a story repeated millions of times over in this country. despite the philippines recent gains, the number of children living in poverty continues to increase. more than 14 million children live in poverty according to government data. that represents more than 40% of all philippino children and many of them live in slums like this with no access to shelter, education or medical care. this woman has five children and like many others they live in a make shiff tent close to the port area. they rummage through garbage to earn a living. she makes $2 a dale and can afford to send only two children to school. it's hard to see the children in

right now in the phillipines, where a ferry capsized with rescue mission underway right now in the philippines where a ferry capsized with hundreds of people on board. >>> and a dangerous ride, a motorcyclist strikes two people walking along one of san francisco's busiest streets. >>> plus a family outing in the city turned tragic, a woman shot and killed in one of san francisco's top tourist attractions. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> and a good thursday morning, it's 4:30 i'm sam brock with a live peek outside at san jose. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon and i am back. >> she's back. >> back in the south bay after a little bit of traveling. let's check that forecast with meteorologist kari hall. i understand it's been pretty warm here. >> it has been and now we're breaking the heat with, get this, some rain. it's streaming across parts of the north bay and also the east bay. it is moving in this morning, but has also been enough to bring this some isolated strikes of lightning so you may be seeing that as you head out the door this morning. it will continue o

it's expected to make landfall to the north of the philippines. currently we have takened wins custodies of 80 k/hr by the tame it makes landfall it would have increased significantly, around 130 k/hr and higher gust. by that stage it is likely to be a typhoon, known as egay. we have it making its anorth-west arts not having a direct impact on the philippines, but you see the winds coming in from a steady west westerly direction, hence the rough waters seen for central parts of the philippines, likely to have contributed to the heavy sees here and the waves as well. swirling around the low pressure tropical depression becoming a tropical storm. rain setting in on sunday. >> thank you. more to come on the newshour. live in vienna where it was all smiles to the foreigners. still no sign of a breakthree at the iran nuclear talks. [ sings ] >>> we are in miami to ask ex-pat cubans how they feel about renewed diplomatic ties. a sort offer on the cards at wimbledon. we look at thursday's action later in sport. we look at thursday's action later in sport.

the problem for the philippines is quite simple. are beginning to experience this really positive demographic transition. on the financial side, the excess liquidity, the ldr ratio is very low. the regional counterparts and indonesia or malaysia, the credit cycle is maturing. in the philippines there is plenty of space for credit to grow. really, the question is where are they going to spend it and answer is obvious. rishaad: i cannot ask you what the answer is. thank you very much for joining us. fight to. having to keep its independence. we will head to mumbai when trending business returns. ♪ [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [laughter] rishaad: indian lawmakers are backtracking as the government faces resistance and its push to limit the central banks independence. their distance and the -- distancing themselves from a proposed bill that would give the at ministration more control. tracking this in mumbai, what is happening here exactly and what does the leader do? therter: yesterday we saw finance ministry distance itself fro

there is a big difference between the philippines and other countries. it's easier to save money over there. people here are looking outward for opportunities, and returning migrant workers say the new recruits will change their views once they go abroad. any chance to earn a better age is better than being away from her family. >>> after nine people were shot dead in a black church there has been fires at several other black churches in the region investigators have not found evidence to link the incident. they are raising tensions. we have this report from natural. >> personally i was mortified. >> reporter: at a church in charlotte north carolina community members gathered to discuss what to do about a rash of fires at predominantly african churches in the south. >> no one can tell us that a church concerned consecutively, and there's not something behind it. >> reporter: at least two, like this in charlotte, has been confirmed at arson, so far they have not been classified as hate crimes. another three such fires in the same part of the country are un

now, when the philippines president took office he promised to reduce national poverty and to improvery's economy and five years on they say he has failed and his final state of the nation address has been over shadowed by street protests as we report now from manila. >> reporter: violence outside the philippine congress, hours before the president's final state of the nation address. an estimated 15,000 protesters gathered from different provinces across the country, unrest that has not been seen in resent years. this was meant to be a peaceful rally but now hundreds of protesters have managed to break the police barrier and this was his last year in office and a message that the protesters are trying to send is clear. >> what happened with corruption remained our sovereignty and was under minded and human rights violations persisted and all around government neglect. >> for young people who say they are faced with agonizing positions over their future the government is a disappointment. in his speech to congress the president highlighted government achievements, the economy has grow

the head of the philippines cyber crime division says the situation is worrying.s a large community of child abusers who have found an online platform. >> it's an eye-opener for the government and loyal enforcers here that our children are very vulnerable in this kind of crime and gives more reason for the enforcers to double their effort in trying to protect our children 67 the number of government raids and arrests like this one are increasing. the rise of child pornography is alarming. porn sites showing children rows by over 300 percent since 2011 according to government data. online child abuse is on the number one crime in the country and it's a crime that's difficult for fight. many abuses happen no far flung abuses often they target children from impoverished communities communities . >> it has a very, very deep and dramatic immaterial pa account on a child. the difference between sexual abuse and other abuse is his that the child is usually groomed for a period before the abuse happens and the child is convinced by the perpetrator that this is something w

we will see this story in the philippines as well. they are attempting targets for the united states when the united states goes to war with spain. the proximity to china, to this big market in china. the ability to get into that market is what motivates many americans to think about the philippines. here are the islands. the united states intervenes in the philippines because of its potential use for the united states as a staging ground for asia and it is the center of the spanish fleet in asia. once they go to war with spain the u.s. naval fleet under admiral george dewey attacks the spanish. he have left the philippines and let the united states in charge. the american plan was to take manila. everyone seem and noah? use manila as a base, and let the filipinos rule themselves. it doesn't work that way. the very nationalist forces the united states brought back will immediately claim the united states should not have control of manila. the night is states will find itself with an unprepared war for more than three years against vari

. >>> the philippine president endorsed his interior secretary as his successor. presiden.rohass shelfed his ambo give way to aquino. the election is due in may. >>> a homeless filipino boy has been flooded with donations from around the world after a picture went viral on the internet. but he is not unique. we report on the plight of many young children stuck in poverty in the philippines. >> reporter: it was an image of a poor young boy determined to fight for his education. under the light, daniel was photographed doing his homework on the pavement. the picture quickly went viral. amassing thousands of shares on social media donations of cash poured in for daniel from all over the world. his mother says his future is now secured. but the story the daniel living in poverty is a story repeated millions of times over in this country. despite the philippines recent economic gains, the number of children living in poverty continues to increase. more than 14 million children live in poverty according to government data. that number represents more than 40% of all fili

the search for survivors of a ferry sinking in the philippines at least 38 people are dead. 15 are stillsing. >>> the u.n. says free and fair elections in burundi are not possible amid a backdrop of continuing political violence. >>> and we report on the young victims of china's mass migration from the countryside to the city. ♪ ♪ >>> the i.m.f. has issued a strong message to european leaders in brussels that says any new bailout must agree to large scale debt relieve and relief. in athens they used pepper spray to disburse thousands of people. thousands of people have taken parts in rallies on both sides of the referendum. the greek prime minister alexis sip respite is optimistic that he will get a new deal from brussels. >> if the yes vote wins the banks will open with a deal which will not be viable. but if that is the decision of the greek people either from fear or pressure or choice, we will respect it. if the no vote wins and the no is stronger, i assure you the very next day i will be in buts examples a deal will be signed. >> the i.m.f.'s call for extra money to be found for gre

we report on the plight of many young children stuck in poverty in the philippines. >> reporter: it was the image of a poor young boy. under the dim light daniel cabrera was photographed doing his homework on the pavement. the picture quickly went viral amassing thousands of shares on social media donations of cash have poured in. his mother says his future is now secured. but the story of daniel living in poverty is a story that is repeated millions of times over in this country. despite the philippines recent economic gains the number of children living in poverty continues to increase. more than 14 million children live in poverty according to government data. that number represents more than 40% of all filipino children and many of them live in slums like this one with no access to decent shelter education or medical care. stella has five children. they live in a make-shift tent close to manila's port area. they rummage through garbage daily just to earn a living. she only makes $2 a day and can only afford to send one child to school. >> translator: it is hard to see my children in

a ferry capsized off the coast of the philippines. coast guard said the boat carrying 173 people off the coast of ormoc city. at least 36 people are dead. dozens more people rescued. again, this rescue operation underway. let's bring in cnn's kathy novak. kathy. >> reporter: this is still happening, john. our sister network cnn philippines says the coast guard says 118 people survived. 36 people confirmed dead as you mentioned. 19 remain missing. this vessel was 200 meters from the shore when it went down. the people on the port could see it from where they were standing. the red cross told us there were stormy conditions and big waves and heavy winds. this is a busy port city in the philippines. maritime disasters are common. the red cross folks and richard gordon said most of the vessels have seen better days. most of the world's qualified people go to work and they may not have been very well prepared. that is what the red cross is telling cnn. we are waiting more word. john. >> kathy novak covering this for us. dozens dead. dozens

including the philippines the government steps up its fight against child pornography. west african fishermen who are harming their own waters to meet an asian demand. >> government committees. >> they're spending money, they're not saving it. >> costing millions and getting nothing. >> it's a bogus sham. >> america tonight investigates. money for nothing. >> they've gotten away with it for years. >>> hello again let's take look at the top stories here on al jazerra america. vote counting has ended in burundi's presidential election. the electoral commission has not yet stated when the final results will be leased the critics say the poll has no credibility. the president is seeking a third term even though the opposition says is goes against the contusion. >>> a suicide bombing in the afghan province has killed at least 10 people. a local m.p. says many others were wounded when a person on a motorcycle right bet nateed explosives at an old market. >>> the death of a black woman after a routine traffic stop in the u.s. state of texas is now being investigated as murder.

also on the programme - the search for survivors of a ferry singing in the philippines. at least 38 people are dead 15 are messing. >>> bp agrees to a record-breaking pay out of more than $18 billion over the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. >>> and we report on the young victims of china's mass migration from the countryside to the city >>> the i.m.f. issued a strong message to european leaders in brussels saying any bailout must include debt rerelease, and they need $52 billion to stale afloat. in athens police accused pepper spray to disperse violence in rallies. thousands have taken part in ralies. >> greek prime minister alexis tsipras is optimistic that he will get a new deal from brussels. >> translation: if the yes vote win, the banks will have a deal not available. if that is a decision from fear, pressure or choice we'll respect it. >> if the no vote win, i'll be in brussels and a deal will be signed. >> the i.m.f.'s call for money to be found from greece comes after the introduction of capital controls strict rules limiting the amounts people can withdraw from ca

what do you think his legacy there in the philippines is going to be? >> yeah good to be here. e president's legacy as you said is about good governance and that simply means fighting corruption and he is the only president in history who has charged the former president, president royal, the chief justice of the supreme court, the former senate president and a few former politicians and my score card i give him an a plus for fighting corruption and overall i give him a b plus because he has not delivered on some of his promises but b plus is still a very good grade, as a professor a b plus is a good grade in singapore and gave him a b plus because of performance in economic reforms, philippines receive a lot of credit rating. the economy is doing very well. growth is at an all-time high. business confidence is at an all-time high and passed the syntax law and shipping reform and so on. but i didn't give him an a plus because he failed to pass some of the promises that he kept one of which is peace and denial that is still being held newspaper the -- up in the senate and failed

. >> no to the philippines where the captain of the ferry that capsized is being charged with murder. an answer known number of people are still missing and their fates are that they drowned. over load something being blamed by the philippine coast guard. >>> asian women who were kepted as sex slaves during the second world war are demanding an apology from japan for the role it played. thousands of. comforter women were kidnapped. >> this was the 1,184th wednesday the protesters had gathered outside of the japanese embassy in washington, d.c. to demand an apology for the enslavement of 200,000 him which japanesd world war. but it was unprecedented. >> why don't we give them a big round of applause. [applause] >> 89-year-old kim was in attendance. one of 49 women kidnapped by the japanese still alived. >> too boost the spirit of their soldiers they drafted young girls like myself and conned us. told us we would be working in a factory making military supplies. however, we were taken to battlefield. i was only 14. i was taken as a sexual slave and i had to live an agonizing life for 14

. >> at least 34 people died after a ferry capsized in the feel beans, happening off the -- philippinesppening off a port. we are following developments from manila. >> ferry boats travel between the islands in of the philippines >> reporter: ferry boats travel between the islands in of the philippines carrying hundreds of passengers. this stretch of water is known to have been rough. there has been similar accidents in the same area in the past. a survivor said the water were calm when they left port. when they were further out at sea, and away from the coastline, the boat suddenly tilted, losing its balance and capsizing. local authorities are doing all they can to help the survivors. the captain of the boat is in custody. and the coast guard will launch an investigation. >>> an afghan court overturned sentences to four men for their part in a mob killing of a woman. they'll serve 20 years. she was attacked at a shrine after being falsely accused of burning the koran, she was stoned to death, run over by a car and set on fire. the manager of the shrine has been acquitted. >> the world

. >>> a ferry has capsized off a port in the philippines. the boat was heading to sebu with 173 passengers on board. that is all the information we have as we are just learning about this story. as we hear more we will bring it to you. >>> now to the u.s. where authorities want to know if airlines are unlawfully keeping ticket prices high. several carriers were served subpoenas on tuesday. investigators are look into whether airlines colluded to limit the number of passenger seats. at least three airlines are cooperating. united and american airlines say they have received subpoenas. >>> british prime minister david cameron says the world has lost a great man. he is talking about sir nicholas winton. he died wednesday at the age of 106. he saved hundreds of children most of them jewish from the holocaust. winton began to organize the evacuation of the children to the uk in 1939. he saved 669 of them. but six million other jews did not survive and for hundreds of throws of those deaths a former nazi is standing trial. jonathan mann has more on

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a ferry capsized off the central philippines on thursday. the country's coast guard said that 36 people were killed and 19 remain missing. rescue operations are underway. the ferry capsized in the camotes sea. it was found on its way to the camotes island. 140 people were on board when it capsized. authorities say 118 people were rescued. ferries are a major means of transportation in the island country of the philippines, but many of them are in bad repair and regulations governing them are poor. the country has been the scene of quite a number of ferry-related accidents. >>> u.s. military chiefs have come up with a new plan of action for protecting their country's interests. they say american forces should work more closely with allies to maintain deterrence and fight extremism. wednesday's report, the first issued by the joint chiefs of staff since 2011 serves as the basis for u.s. troop operations based on pentagon strategy. the updated report says china's actions are causing increased tension in the asia pacific region. it says the count

china says the philippinings is violating over the promises over the south china sea and took it to ague and five judges will make the decision if the tribunal has jurisdiction in the matter and china doesn't want to participate. the white dotted lines go in and lots of small islands but include these and they are also claimed by the philippines and then you have taiwan vietnam and malaysia which claimed territory there as well and reiterated the arbitration case brought by philippines and says the philippines has broken its promises. >> translator: china has said many times it would not accept and would not engage into the arbitration case that was unilaterally brought by the philippines who violate the consensus that have been repeatedly reached with china and violates the promise made in the declaration on the code of conduct on the south china sea. >>> people in manila protesting in support of the philippines case against china at the hague and two dozen marched to condemn activities in the south china sea. head of roman catholic church pope francis will celebrate and ecuador is t

al jazeera baghdad. >> 34 have died after a ferry capsized in the philippines. the accident happened off the coast of the city port. the coast guard says there were 189 people onboard and that most are rescued. we are following developments from manila. ferry boats travel between the islands of the philippines carrying hundreds of passengers every dave. this particular stretch of water is known to get quite rough and there have been many similar accidents in the same area in the past. one survivor said that the waters were actually calm when they left port but further out at sea away from the coastline the boat suddenly tilted, losing its balance and capsizing. >> local authorities say they are doing all they can to help the survivors. the captain of the boat is now in custody. the coast guard will be launching an investigation. >> a french court rejected the suggestion suspension of the founder of the far right national front party. he took the party to court when his daughterred his suspension after he said the holocaust was just a detail of history. she succee

there is a big difference between the philippines and other countries. asier to save money over there. people here are still looking outward for opportunities, and returning migrant workers say the new recruits will change their views once they go abroad. any chance to earn a better age is better than being away from her family. >>> there has been a series of attacks on the outskirts of maiduguri in north-eastern nigeria, a high number of people believed to have been killed in suicide bombings and gun battles battles. the cities have suffered violent aassumes. >> the army of the misty upham government battles -- u.n. government battles fighters in different areas of benghazi. three civilians are reported to have died. at least one member of the opposition has been shot dead. days after parliamentary election. it happened as police carried out loans. we have more details. it's a difficult week. usually at night we here gun fire in the morning. we are not seeing protestors people could be wondering what is going on why so quiet. they allege they have been a

on his state of the nation address wag overshadowed by protests. >> reporter: violence outside the philippine congress hours before the president's nation address. a number of people gathered across the country. and unrest that has not been seen in recent yeras. >> this was point to be a people rally. hundreds of protesters managed to break the police barrier. this is the president's last year in office the message that protesters are sending is clear. >> what happens, what is corruption is our sovereignty. human rights persisted and all around government neglect. >> for young people faced with agonising decisions over the future the government is a disappointment. in a speech to congress the president highlighted government achievements the economy grew. direct investment more than doubled. much of the economic reform centered on corruption. protected to hold back the economy. >> this is a referendum. you decide if the improvement we are enjoying will be permanent or considered luck and a momentary recovery from a list of failures. >> the philippine government's negotiations with a powerful

this is a hearing in the provincial office in the northern part of the philippines. a senate hearing is expected to happen soon. >>: >>> the feel bean government's bureau of customs and officers are facing negligence. three of 55 containers were inspected. they were not checked randomly. six container remain unaccounted for. disputes over which agencies to blame is continuing. for most here, it's about the indignity of accepting rubbish from a country like canada. >>> and a quick update on the story. and canadian waste and what it does, despite the protests it's sent to a landfill in the northern philippines. >>> chinese states in india said 24 have been deported for watching videos promoting terrorism. tourists from south africa u.k. and india were on their way to the home of the terracotta warriors two of the arrested say they were watching a documentary about genghis carn a leader who died almost 800 years ago. >> in the province, a girl was swept to her death after heavy rain. the downpours destroyed homes and cars. the government is working to provide disaster re

. >> the philippine penalty endorsed his interior secretary at his successor in anytime year's election. the president aquino said he is the best candidate to advance his anti poverty and anti corruption campaign. he shelved his own ambitions several years ago to give help to aquino. >> a boy has been flooded with donations around the world after a photo of him went viral on the internet. he isn't unique. we report on the plight of the many young children stuck in poverty in the philippines. >> it was an image of a poor young boy determined to fight for his education. under dim light of a mcdonald's in the philippines, he was photographed doing his homework on the pavement. the picture went viral massing thousands of shares on social media. donations of cash poured in for him from all over the world. his mother said his future is now secured. the story of daniel living in poverty is a story repeated millions of times over in this country. despite the philippines recent economic gains the number of children living in poverty continues to increase. more than 14 million children live in po

first at least 36 people are dead after a ferry capsized off the coast of the philippines. crews rescued more than 100 people from the waters. another 19 are missing this morning. survivors say the bow of the ferry suddenly rose from the waters before it filled over on one side and began to sink. there were heavy waves at the time the boat went down. >>> a scary scene whack home now and also breaking news. more than 5,000 people told to get out of their homes in tennessee after a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed. that train jumped the tracks just after midnight south of knoxville. the chemicals caught fire sending toxic gas spewing into the area. seven officers were rushed to the hospital after taking in the fumes from the fire. authorities have set up a two mile evacuation radius around that fire which could be in place for up to two days. >>> back here locally, lightning lit up the bay area overnight. this is actually video from two separate locations, one in san jose, the other in livermore. here is a live look at how the skies are shaping up this morning. rain

state of the nation address is overshadowed by street protests. >> reporter: violence outside the philippine congress. hours before the president's final state of the nation address. an estimated 15,000 protesters gathered from different provinces across the country. unrest that has not been seen in recent years. this was meant to be a peaceful rally. now hundreds of protesters have managed to break the police barrier. this is the last speech. >> what happened was corruption remained our sovereignty was undermined human rights violations persisted and government neglect. >> reporter: for young people who say they are faced with agonizing decisions over the future, the government is a disappointment. in his speech to congress, he highlighted government achievements. the economy has grown foreign direct investment has more than doubled. much of its economic reforms has been held back by corruption. >> translator: this is a referendum for the strike. you decide if the improvement we are enjoying will become permanent or will be considered a momentary recovery. >> reporter: the philippine govern

interpoll and ferstel bureau of investigations warned the philippine government that the country hasb for a billion dollar global cyber sex industry. the head of the crime division says the situation is worrying. there is a large community of child abusers who have found an online platform. >> they think it's an eye opener for the government and for the law enforcers that our children here are vulnerable in this kind of crime. and gives more reason for enforcers to double their effort in trying to protect our children. >> reporter: the number of government raids and arrests like this one are increasing. the rise of child pornography is alarming, porn sites showing children rose by over 300% since 2011 according to government data on line abuse is the cyber crime in the country and a crime that is difficult to fight. many abuses happen in villages and often they target children from impoverished communities. >> it has very deep and traumatic impact on a child. the difference between a sexual abuse and other abuses is that the child is usually groomed for a period before the abuse happ

one is located near the philippines and the other a severe tropical storm is now heading towards guam. and then a tropical depression near the marshall islands. this one may become a tropical storm by tonight. it will be the 11th named this year. and then raquel is now a tropical low and is expecting heavy rain over the islands over the weekend. now, let's talk about linfa. it is now a severe tropical storm and expected to become a typhoon and then move over the north of luzon as we go into the weekend. also early next week. it is a very slow-moving system so stormy conditions will continue and it could enhance the west coast of the philippines also seeing torrential rain and strong winds for the next several days. and about 2,000 kilometers east of linfa there's chan-hon. it is expected to move to a typhoon and move over guam over the weekend. as a typhoon. strong winds of nearly 200 kilometers per hour likely along with 300 millimeters likely. stormy conditions expected over the weekend especially on your saturday. and this system may hit or may head to south of china as well as the

. >>> survivors have been telling how they were trapped under a fairy that capsized in the philippinese disaster occurred just a killometer from the port. the captain and some of the rescue crew are being questioned by police. >> reporter: ferry boats regularly travel between the islands of the philippines. this particular stretch of water is known to get quite rough and there have been many similar accidents in the same area in the past. one survivor said the waterers were calm when they first left. local authorities are saying they are doing all they can to help the survivors. the captain of the boat is now in custody, and the coast guard will be launching an investigation. >>> bp has agreed to pay $18.7 billion over the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. this is the largest single settlement in american history. more than 3 million barrels of oil spewed into the gulf when the rig exploded. tom we know that this has been a long drawn out war between the both sides, the u.s. justice department and bp have now reached a settlement. tell us think significance of this case. >> reporter: f

despite the philippines recent economic gains, the number of children living in poverty continues to increase. more than 14 million children live in poverty according to government data. that number representing more than 40% of all filippino children, and many of them live in slums like this one with no access to decent shelter, education or medical care. she has five children. like many others here they live in a makeshift tent close to manila's port area. they rummage through garbage daily just to earn a living. she only makes $2 a day and can only afford to send one child to school. >> it's ard to see my children in this kind of situation. i left the province thinking food would be better in manila. look at this. my children don't deserve this life but i feel so helpful. >> reporter: poverty forces millions of filippino children to quit school. the vulnerability to natural disasters and the failure to share the benefits of economic growth are also expected to worsen their situation in the coming years. the country's population growth is also a problem. it improves safe sec educat

cyber crackdown, the philippines steps up the fight against cyber important og raf ni >>> first, more than 20 soldiers and shia fighters have been killed in two suicide attacks. happening east of fallujah. 24 more were injured. you can go live to the correspondent in baghdad. imran khan this sounds like a significant attack - we don't have imran khan but when we get him we'll brick the latest from -- bring the latest from iraq to you. the other main story is armed men killing two police officers in the turkish province, on the border with syria. two days ago a suicide bomber killed over 30 people in the same region. live to mohammed jam june who is there on the border. >> we are here on the border crossing. there has been fierce fighting between i.s.i.l. fighters and y.p.g. kurdish forces. they took over the town eventually. what happened last night, there were clashes in a town close to where we are, and along turkey's border with syria. clashes between smugglers and security forces in which turkish security forces were killed as a result of a fire fight that broke out between the gr

the philippines does have a notoriously poor record for maritime safety with dozens sometimes hundreds of people dying each year in ferry disasters. on a lighter note, a replica of one of the most important ships in world history has made anchor in new york. it was instrumental in helping a young united states of america achieve independence. it has arrived just in time for the fourth of july. >> it was to the aid of american colonists in 1880. >> without the ship, there would not have been independence. the ship carried lafayette and the message from the french government that they would give naval support to the revolutionary army, which was in a terrible situation in new jersey at that time. a tipping point in history. >> the ship sailed from france, where it was constructed. they will be part of the independent celebration. -- independence celebration. >> i think to be here for the fourth of july, the day of independence, it is a strong symbol as it obviously marks the completion of the voyage of 1780 because the goal of the hermoine was to bring independent to this country, and th