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been preparing for a nationwide outbreak to port-au- prince and the west department, which is everybody's worst fear. >> the u.n. humanitarian secateurs from haiti. thank you very much for joining me. you are watching "bbc news." secret files in berlin that proved germany's diplomats were involved in the holocaust. here in the u.k., david cameron says he will go ahead with controversial changes to housing benefits, despite evidence of concern among coalition mps. labor claims the policy could drive as many as 200,000 out of major cities. >> how much should people be paid to keep a roof over their heads? 38,000 people claim more than 200 million pounds in housing benefits each year here. writ large across the country, the numbers are more startling. 11 billion pounds is spent annually on housing benefits 10 years ago. today, it is 20 billion, which the government says is unsustainable. there is to be a cap. no one is able to claim more than 400 pounds a week, and 810% cut for anyone claiming job- seekers all loans from more than a year. for people like james, these cuts are worrying. he claims these are money th

commerce department announced the figure on friday has set the upward trend was mainly due to stronger sales of automobiles, electronics and appliances. >>> a u.n. conference on biological diversity has unanimously adopted a new protocol that calls for compensation for ecological damage caused by genetically modified organisms. >> adopted. the supplementary protocol was adopted on friday in nagoya, japan. they state in reported gmos damage the eco systsystem, theye able to seek damages from the countries. but compensation has been left to future skigss. the meeting will start discussing new goals for saving fauna and flora next week. as host nation of the conference on biodiversity, japan aims to promote areas known as satoyama where humans live with nature in harmony with human life. >> reporter: satoyama is surrounded by rice and vegetable fields and forests. people co-exist with native animals. satoyama accounts for 40% of japan's land. such environments play a vital role in biodiversity and are essential places for the residents to experience nature. recently, however, wild animals have expanded their territories. there have been many repor

commerce department announced the figure on friday has set the upward trend was mainly due to stronger sales of automobiles, electronics and appliances. >>> a u.n. conference on biological diversity has unanimously adopted a new protocol that calls for compensation for ecological damage caused by genetically modified organisms. >> adopted. the supplementary protocol was adopted on friday in nagoya, japan. they state in reported gmos damage the eco systsystem, theye able to seek damages from the countries. but compensation has been left to future skigss. th meeting will start discussing new goals for saving fauna and flora next week. as host nation of the conference on biodiversity, japan aims to promote areas known as satoyama where humans live with nature in harmony with human life. >> reporter: satoyama is surrounded by rice and vegetable fields and forests. people co-exist with native animals. satoyama accounts for 40% of japan's land. such environments play a vital role in biodiversity and are essential places for the residents to experience nature. recently, however, wild animals have expanded their territories. there have been many report

department education. some want to pull the u.s. out of the u.n. once scorned by party leaders, they're now embraced. case in point, in an audio provided by john ralston, sharron angle is talking about her newfound clout, or "juice" in the republican party. >> i go to washington, d.c., i understand say i want to see jim demint. he's right there for me. i want to see mitch mcconnell, he's there. >> now, republican leaders are counting on victory for the tea party candidates as the only way to get control of congress. >> let's take a closer look at the map right now. starting with the senate map. that has gotten very competitive. we've been looking at about ten states over the course of the last several weeks. we now think of the most competitive, washington and ka k california, leaning more toward the democrats. wisconsin, pennsylvania and florida leaning more to republicans. that leaves these five key battlegrounds. >> yeah, five pure toss-ups in the abc analysis. if republicans can manage to run the table on all five of these, they still don't have control of the senate. they're at 49 seats. but thi

u.n. good morning, mr. ambassador. >> good morning. >> the palestinian authority prime minister says they must press ahead with the building blocks of statehood such as farming a police departmenttral bank. can they do that at this point? >>guest: his comments reflect the palestinian understanding that the 21 months of effort of direct negotiations by the obama administration have broken down. i don't think anyone will say that explicitly before our november 2nd election but the palestinians are clearly moving to plan b and not just the elements you have mentioned. the significant political element from their point is to try and use international institutions like the u.n. to make their point. >> if there was a security council resolution at the u.n. that affirmed palestinian statehood how would the u.s. vote on that? >>guest: that is absolutely the critical question. years past the palestinians, the p.l.o., has tried to use the u.n. system to create facts on the ground as if they were a state but prior american administrations, republican and democrat, have fought vigorously against that. the question is whether president obama would do the same or whether he might actually su

department of education. >> you can make more on unemployment than you can getting an honest job but doesn't pay as much. >> she wants to take the united states out of the u.n., phase out social security, and shut down the i.r.s. >> daniel webster. in addition to having one of those amazing names in politics, is also famous for his support of covenant marriage. >> the central party tea party council is throwing its support behind webster. >> do you think they were just overreaches and that business shouldn't be bothered with people with a basis in law to sue them for redress? >> i think a lot of things could be handled locally. >> that's from the dnc website. our focus is this mid-term election, a referendum on pelosi and reid. the national journal has a very different place, a look at the changes in congress and what to expect in the next congress. ray joining us, independent line from pennsylvania. good morning. caller: good morning, steve. i want people to recall, i think it is a referendum and if it isn't it should be. you remember when president obama went into nevada and campaigned and vote for me for the change. and then right after he got elected he