, and just a few dayse ago, announced an additional $10 million in assistance, so as of yesterday, combined u.s. government assistance in to th response to the disaster totalled $37 million. that includes $7 million from defense department funds. our military, as you know, has i deployed substantial assets to assist, and with the help of usaid colleagues and u.s. mi military on the ground, our as assistance is reaching people ii the affected areas and is making a difference. and, of course, u.s. companies, foundations, and private citizens are also contributing. president obama and secretary of state kerry have called the philippine counterparts to offer condolences and assistance and p stress our commitment to helping the philippines respond to and recover from this disaster. at the state department, we sets up a crisis response task forcec to monitor developments and try to identify obstacles to effecto relief supply and make sure we were well coordinated, as well as deal with calls, a lot of yue calls from concerned american citizens. am our embassy in manila continues to play a very crucial

u.s. assistance goes to government. most u.s. assistance goes to u.s.es ngo's and contractors. >> and the u.n. which sometimes -- >> there's a portion that goes to the u.n. we are clear the u.n. is not the solution to poverty just as aid is not the solution to poverty. people are the solution to poverty. >> he runs business of america now but she tried operating her business in the home country. you listen to greg, you agree combination. foreign aid, government would help? >> i have a very hard time with foreign aid. the african union itself is admitting that the $148 billion are being stipend through corruption every year. >> sprys bank accounts? s>> swiss bank accounts fancy real estate south of france and a dictator was busted by french customs. it was found 27 fancy cars i don't know how many 7 fir ar res bentleys rolls-royces. >> i would think the only way to stop that is keep government out of it. you can get a bunch of people who want to give their own money, they won't give it to dictators. >> not all governments are the same first of all. we ac

$10 million in assistance, so as of yesterday, combined u.s. government assistance in response to the disaster totalled $37 million. that includes $7 million from defense department funds. our military, as you know, has deployed substantial assets to assist, and with the help of u.s. aid, colleagues and u.s. military on the ground, our assistance is reaching people in the effected areas and is making a difference. and, of course, u.s. companies, foundations, and private citizens are also contributing. president obama and secretary of state kerry have called the philippine counterparts to offer condolences and assistance and stress our commitment to helping the philippines respond to and recover from this disaster. at the state department, we set up a crisis response task force to monitor developments and try to identify obstacles to effect relief supply and make sure we were well coordinated, as well as deal with calls, a lot of calls from concerned american citizens. our embassy in manila continues to play a very crucial role. it's kind of serv

u.s. assistance, which they will need for a long time. obviously the united states and nato have built a very substantial afghan security force, but not yet one they -- >> the big question now, all eyes on the loya jirga, the elders and how they may respond to this. >> this is where you have to rely on the political skills of hamid karzai. it is his initiative, and one to support anhese outcome he wants. we will see. -- do youctured is think the relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan will be? will this clear the way for better relations? >> hamid karzai and his relationship with united dates has been a roller coaster, particularly the last few years. he will leave office in 2014. 2014 is setting up to be a remarkable, transformative year for afghanistan, not only ending the war, afghanistan takes the lead of its own security, but also to have a new president. a lot they will have to do to stabilize the relationship going forward. one other thing, obviously what happens in afghanistan will be greatly influenced by what happens in pa

u.s. assistance actually goes to government. in fact, that's not true. most u.s. assistance goes to u.s.-based charities, ngo's and contractors. >> and the u.n., which sometimes -- >> there is a portion that goes to the u.n. we're very clear that the u.n. is not the solution to poverty. just as aid is not the solution to poverty. people are the solution to poverty. >> let's hear from an actual african entrepreneur. he runs a business in america now, but she tried operating her business in her home country of senegal. you listen to greg, you agree a combination foreign aid, government would help? >> well, i have a very hard time with foreign aid. the african union itself is admitsing that the $148 billion are being spahn siphoned through corruption. >> swiss bank accounts? >> fancy real estate in the south of france, the son of a dictator of new guinea, for example, he was busted by french customs. his plane was intercepted and they found in the plane i think it was 27 fancy cars, i don't know how many ferraris, bentslies, rolls royce. >> i would think the only way to stop that is to say,

u.s. assistance to battle the insurgency. the peace process in pakistan gets the u.s. drone treatment as an unmanned strike killed the leader of the pakistani taliban who was prepared to negotiate. it was almost like a symbolic overwatch of the populace it makes your paranoid as a vast new n.s.a. complex in utah is received by protesters critics brand a new senate bill designed to curtail snooping as a way to actually legalize the ball data collection of millions of americans. are watching our live from moscow where it's three pm this saturday our top story october has become the blood only a small infant in iraq in five years data from the country's interior defense and health ministries puts the death toll at nine hundred and sixty four people that's almost ninety percent civilians well according to the government the number of house and been this high since april two thousand and eight when more than a thousand were killed the numbers don't quite correspond with the findings of the u.n. which puts july as the bloodiest this year but whatever the figures it's clear t

u.s. assistance actuay goes to governments. in fact, that is not true. most goes to u.s., contractors. john: and the.n. >> there is portion that goes. we are very clear that they are not the solution. people on the solution to poverty. john: let's hear from an african entrepreneur. a business and american. but she tried operating a business in her own company -- country of senegal. you agree. >> the combination. foreign aid. government. >> i have a very hard time. the african union itself is admitting it is being siphoned through corruption. john: the swiss bank account. >> swiss bank accounts, real estates in the south of france, the son of t dictator of a equatorial guinea. he was busted by french customs. his plan was intercepted, and they found in the plane 27 fancy cars. i don't know how many furry some bentleys, rolls-royces. john: the only way to stop that is said keep government out of it. you can get a bunch of people who want to give their own money they won't give it to dictators. >> well, not of governments of the same. we actually work with a lot of anti-corr

u.s. assistance actually goes to governments. in fact, that is not true. most goes to u.s., contractors. john: and the u.n. >> there is portion that goes. we are very clear that they are not the solution. people on the solution to poverty. john: let's hear from an african entrepreneur. a business and american. but she tried operating a business in her own company -- country of senegal. you agree. >> the combination. foreign aid. government. >> i have a very hard time. the african union itself is admitting it is being siphoned through corruption. john: the swiss bank account. >> swiss bank accounts, real estates in the south of fnce, the son of the dictator of a equarial guinea. he was busted by french customs. his plan was intercepted, and they found in the plane 27 fancy cars. i don't know how many furry some bentleys, rolls-royces. john: the only way to stop that is said keep government out of it. you can get a bunch of people who want to give their own money they won't give it to dictators. >> well, not of governments of the same. we actually work with a lot of anti-corr

u.s. assistance help helped to put an end to the bloodshed to the islands that. the only way the u.s. could assist in any kind of process is to put pressure on syria and the other go for states to stop funding and arming the fundamentalists but of course. a clutch of sunni fundamentalists itself and this is part of a regional struggle with the object of over actually taking a new cheering iran so united states is playing on the ball game and also will actually take it on but it's being it's being weighed by the nose at this point by this unholy alliance comprising the clip talk receive go for cities and their geo who are interested in attacking iran and bringing it dire this would oversee create huge instability which would not be in the interest of the west because the need to get actions to go to meet some semblance of stability you know the june that is clearly. towards the arbutus there we saw in goal of afghanistan in the early ninety's after the fall of could prove we're going to need you to. write on why it's a journalist who has been extensively covering the tabulating situatio

u.s. assistance, more than the marines already on the ground. >> it just is heartbreaking, mr. president. just send more help. >> reporter: the american red cross has deployed people to help coordinate shelters and feed be and assess damage. they brought along their own communications gear. >> massive destruction to the infrastructure. basic reception is not available. >> reporter: these are the kind of supplies the red cross prepositioned, blankets, cans to carry water, rice bags, kitchen pots and pans and even just shampoo so people can clean themselves up. americans love to donate clothing and canned goods, but relief experts say that is not what the victims need now. >> the best way to help our countrymen right now is for them to send money to unicef, to the philippine or american red cross. >> reporter: your cash can save lives, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> you heard it. they need money. the american red cross, the philippine red cross, unicef and many other organizations are all lining up to accept your donations to help the typhoon's victims. the u.s. agency for international

u.s. assistance to fight terrorism. obama promised help and said iraq needed to do more for democracy and human rights for all iraqis. >> we are deeply invested in an iraq that is democratic and prosperous. i communicated to the prime minister that anything we can do forring about that future iraq is something we want to work on. >> the prime minister said he was in agreement with the position of the u.s. administration. for iraq and the region to cooperate. we are working on security and intelligence to fight al qaeda because it is good for iraq and the middle east. >> but his trip is not without controversy. outside the white house, iraqis caught on obama to refuse support for the iraqi leader. they say his leadership style is partly to blame for the violence. there is speculation that at&t is considering taking over dafone, which has operations in the middle east, africa, and europe. neither company has commented on the report. volkswagencarmaker has posted an 18% drop in sales in for october in the u.s. market. the

assistance in. it often costs more to ship from the u.s. than value of the assistance itself. it's more efficient and quicker to provide cash assistance to groups like we met yesterday at the round table meeting. for more information there is cidi.org, center for international organization. they have a lot of information there on how to give effectively in this kind of situation. >> if i could add, mr. chairman, both usaid and state have been in touch with major philippine/american associations, briefing them on what we are doing and talking about ways they can help. there will be a lot of work to do, recovery, reconstruction. it's still early days, but talking to philippine american associations, u.s. foundations, u.s. businesses about how going further down the road they can contribute. this is going to be a long-term effort with a lot of coordination. >> thank you. if americans want to check on the status of relatives and friends, how do they do that if they cannot make direct connections? >> mr. chairman, the embassy and usaid have been focused on american citizens. as a p

u.s. assistance and u.s. role was absolutely critical in getting momentum and getting the ball rolling.he and going forward we're going v. to -- we'll have to see how needs evolve but we're on a good trajectory for this point in the crisis. >> thank you so much. crisi and chairman, on behalf of the nearly 200,000 filipino in americans living in hawaii we nn really appreciate your aii, indulgence and all of your greae work in this very difficult . time.appr thank you. >> thank you, senator schatz. appreciate your being here. today the cameras are here and we're all focused on how we can help and obviously it's receiving the type of priority s it should. one of the purposes of this hearing is to make sure that in the months ahead the focus is i still on how americaca can help with the international community and the government of the philippines. so that's why i think it was particularly important to hold s this hearing but to let people know this is not the end of our interest on this issue as to how we move f

u.s. assistance will never do. this is a big country. billions of dollars of assistance for hundreds of millions of people is still relatively little. >> the biggest concern is electricity. 42% of people said the bigger concern is electricity. >> so the united states can do some things to be helpful. but it will never be enough. it's really a matter -- some othe people suggest private sector efforts. these are the things where yes, there is more that the united states can do. but lit be different. >> on both sides how do you reverse the misconceptions in. >> so i just wanted to add this, i think both countries realize that they have their interests. they need to have a better understanding. >> most of it unfortunately never reached the beneficiaries are only the corrupted ruling elite in pakistan, and that is not the united states issue. that's not their problem, it is our internal problem. but the point is that the bill was supposed to address that, because they wanted to directly send money through ngos and to the people in the private

u.s. assistance to battle the insurgency. the peace process in pakistan gets the u.s. drone treatment as an unmanned strike killed the leader of the pakistani taliban who was prepared to negotiate. but it was almost like a symbolic overwatch of the populace that makes you paranoid as about the new n.s.a. complex and you ties received by protesters critics brand a new senate bill designed to curtail snooping as a way to actually legalize the bald data collection of millions of americans.

u.s. assistance to deal with an increased level of violence in iraq. in a speech at the institute of peace yesterday, the prime minister says it is in the interest of the entire world to prevent terrorists groups like al qaeda? top qaeda -- al qaeda to succeed in iraq. >>> people can place an order on apples website and wait for delivery or you can pick it up at a store. apple will start opening -- the price for the next generation ipad starts at $500. >>> exciting news pam. many skiers and snow borders from the bay area are heading up to the sierra today for the opening day. resort has had its snow making machines running around the clock. its the first resort in northern california to open its resorts. it will be open from noon until 8:00 tonight. lift ticket are only $20. i'm leaving right after the newscast. crews will reevaluate and see if they will stay open for the weekend. >> that is exciting news. a lot of people head up for thanksgiving. it looks like it will be a great shot. >>> $20. >> $20. that is not going to last through the winter i don

u.s. leadership of committing $20 million in aid. usaid disaster assistance response team is on the ground. we appreciate that very much. department of defense is mobilize in the region, and the state department has been engaged. so there's been a u.s. response with the international community to assist the philippine government, the immediate needs have been in the area food, water, medicine and logistics. the long commute are going to be the rebuilding of the affected areas. and clearly, that will become a challenge for the philippine islands and for the help of the international community. it's personal to many people in america. we have 4 million americans of filipino descent that live in america. in my own state of maryland we have 26,000, and yesterday with the ambassadors assistance, and jeremy, with your help, we met with representatives of the filipino community in maryland. and they are obviously very anxious because they have relatives and friends that were directly impacted and they are worried about their well being. they also are frustrated beca

u.s. assistance in the fight against terror we don't know the details of that request the leaders wouldn't elaborate on that the iraqi prime minister called al qaida a scourge for iraq and the middle east the iraqi prime minister has arrived in washington in the month that turned out to be the deadliest in the last five years for those who are following the news it's becoming such a repetitive phrase the deadliest month in iraq for this many years said we we hear it all the time the fact is that following the u.s. invasion in two thousand and three terrorism has skyrocketed in iraq the six carrion war that broke out as a result of the invasion has created a great environment for terrorists the iraqi prime minister says it's getting worse because he says as a result of the so-called arab revolutions there is a power vacuum in the region which extremist forces take advantage of it specifically spoke about syria and the situation there of course even though iraq snorri all molly he knows what the u.s. invasion has led to in his country he can't be too critical of washington because after all

u.s. assistance to battle the insurgency. the peace process in pakistan gets the u.s. drone treatment a man strike killed leader of the pakistani taliban who was prepared to negotiate. it is almost like a symbolic overwatch of the populace that makes you paranoid. as a vast new n.s.a. complex in utah is besieged by protesters critics brand a new senate bill just signed two took curtailed snooping as a way to actually legalize the both data collection of millions of americans.

panel,ally on the first the deputy assistant administrator for the middle east bureau of u.s. a id. has fulfilled the duties of assistant administrator and oversees a large and varied portfolio that provides about 1.5 billion dollars annually in assistance across the region, and she also served 14 years with the defense department in senior positions involving the near east and asia. i would like to ask the witnesses to deliver opening statements in the order in which i introduced you, and after that, we will get to questions. youell, chairman, thank very much for the invitation to be here today. it is a particular honor to appear here with my colleagues along with the deputy assistant whom i enjoy, with working on a regular basis. we welcome the opportunity to speak to you on the issues you have just outlined, and i certainly look forward to answering any questions that you and your colleagues may have. i have a fuller statement which i asked to be submitted to the record. >> without objection. --and with your position permission, i would like to just simply summarize. north africa

u.s. assistance,e try to make it -- we focus on much and a boarding corruption these activists in tellingruption which means that we need to be their standing with them in solidarity working together. john: why the need government aid? why the need government aid? >> government said the only tool that can work to solve some of these accountability problems. it is like asking why the bears need an offensive line. at some point you need these other tools. it will be entrepreneurs who solv theroblem of african poverty. but you also need government to do other things. john: you need governments. >> unfortunately at least in most countries in africa government has been the problem. they basically say, as an trepreneur government does nothing but slow me down on a regular basis. officials bribing me all along. the fact that my truck is parked on a regular basis. and i have to pay a single time in the delays. john: government aid will help fight the corruption. >> i'm sorry. the more you're feeding this huge government the more you choke me from the other end. that is at least the phenomenon tha

u.s. assistant secretary of state, joins us now from london. good to see you james.er netanyahu israel is not going to be background by the agreement. he and the president could not be further apart on this deal. why is israel holding this is such a bad deal when the rest of the world thinks at least let's give it a shot? >> that's right. i think the logic of the israeli position is surprising because it's quite naive. the israelis seem to think if the united states just holds out a little bit longer, if the west just waits a little bit longer, the iranians are going to capitulate and give up and say okay, you're right. i'm not going to do any enrichment. i'm not going to spend any more of the time on this 50, $75 billion program that will have been around for ten years. it's just naive to expect sanctions just economic sanctions to get iran top capitulate, to give up. that's the fundamental difference between washington and israel. both the united states and israel would like to limit iran's program. the united states and the western powers just believe that it's on