prime minister yingluck shinawatra held a cabinet meeting on tuesday. she's now on her way to meet the king. the police say they are still in control of the situation, despite standing down. >> the demonstrations, and in order to reduce the tensions between protesters and police, barriers have been opened to compounds. we are in the process of negotiating with the police. police still maintain police and order. forces from the military safeguard the area and are ready to reinforce police operations. >> what are the protesters spds demands. the main movement wants a people's government set up. they feel the current prime minister is corrupt and does the bidding of her brother and former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. her party won on election two years ago and holds a majority in parliament. we have teems in bangkok travelling all sides of the story. let's go over to wayne hay at government house for an update on the situation there. wayne, what is the latest. >> yes, well we are outside government house, the officer of the prime minister yingluck sh

these people and the dtens of thousands around me want yingluck shinawatra to step down. she has dissolved parliament but that is not enough. the protesters want the end of a shinawatra involvement - meaning the political party. it will be tens. what we are seeing on the streets will shift to political tension and a focus on that, trying to resolve that. we walked around here carnival-like atmosphere. you can't walk 100 metres without coming past trucks. a lot of people view this as a victory but it's not the ultimate goal. if there's a carnival atmosphere at the moment, there it change. will they hold an election, which the opposition will probably not win. is that enough for the protesters. >> i think for the moment they are satisfied. this was billed as a move by the anti-government protesters. the leader is still on route from a government complex about 20km a way from the center of the city where we are. he'll be speaking on the platform behind me in the coming hours. it will take him time to travel the distance. so it will take some time. we'll hear from him this eve

breaking story out of thailand -- yingluck shinawatra calling early elections.ent protesters have returned to the streets. they are headed to government house. she has been addressing the nation saying she wants to ease tension. the opposition resigned en masse decrying the illegitimacy of the government. there are significant -- let's get the latest from zeb eckert in bangkok. >> it certainly is a mood of uncertainty. the fact that yingluck has dissolved parliament doesn't necessarily satisfy the demands of these protesters. we are talking about thousands of protesters who have joined nine separate marches on their way to government house. yingluck appears to have made this decision to dissolve parliament to try to head off these protests. leader call this a do or die moment. it is unclear whether this will satisfy their demand. as you pointed out, they have called for an unelected council. that would essentially not be part of the democratic system. yingluck has said this simply is not possible. it very closely. she spoke on national television 30 minutes ago.

they accuse prime minister yingluck shinawatra of being a proxy for her brother thaksin.e was off theed and charged with corruption, and fled into exile. >> to demonstrate the power and depth of the protest organizers led mass rallies at five different locations through the streets of bangkok. tens, if not hundreds moved through the streets. mobilising in a show of strength. >> small groups split. at the prime minister's residence was part of a mob, repelled by a police presence. >> translation: we want yingluck shinawatra out. it's better for the country. >> demonstrators gathered through the city. opposition leaders used the sky train to move between groups. at each, stirring the crowds with promise of change and threats of public protests. >> translation: we want to kick yingluck shinawatra out because she's the leader of the current government under the thaksin regime. >> the anti-government protests have stamina and the ability to organise. they have been able to set up a stage and bring in tens of thousands of people. the question remains - is the government listeni

they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they and this is through the last two weeks and any influence the ruling party has because of the connection to the foreign prime minister in exile and that is what they want but what they got so far sell shuns that take place in the next 5-6 weeks and the leader of the antigovernment movement saying that is not enough and spoke before we came only air and will speak again me behind me in the coming hours, this is a big rallying speech because this is the final day of this phase if you will of this movement. it will be interesting to see how they transition after they spend the night here, how they transition this into more of a political fight because it sounds like the leader has done this part of it, they have gone to the street, proven their point this way, how they get the ultimate goal as they says the resignation of the prime minister of yingluck shinawatra is the big question. >> reporter: the opposition democratic party has also joined the protests. how confident is the opposition

his sister yingluck shinawatra became prime minister in 2007. she won by a landside. she's been accused of buying the election. last year she tried to grant amnesty to her brother and that's when the demonstrations began. they are calling for the parliament to be dissolved and new elections. >> violence broke out in an indian district after a national was struck and killed which a bus. 27 people were arrested. it was singapore's first major riot in more than four decades. protesters bring down to symbol. now demonstrators want to oust the president. hundreds of thousands took to the treastreets. the protests went on into the night. toppling a statue, shouting, "viktor yanukovych, you're next." >> here outside the cabinet office, protesters have been placing flowers on the barrier between themselves and the police. this relatively peaceful standoff turned ugly. earlier they were building up the barricades. the fear is that the police will move in before a deadline on tuesday to end the street protests and occupations of buildings. >> people gathered in their thousands

they want prime minister yingluck shinawatra to step down immediately. tension is mounting among government house. protesters continue to pelt the compound with rocks. the former prime minister met with yingluck last night, but they failed to make progress. he says he will continue leading the protests and is calling on all government workers across the country to join them and strike on monday. at the parliament in bangkok, demonstrators stopped getting inside. instead workers had to wait for instructions at the entrance. >> translator: as a government worker, i must do my duty as usual today. but if i had time, i'd rather take part in the protests. >> the escalation of the anti-government protests is beginning to affect everyday life in bangkok. many colleges and high schools are closed out of security concerns. the latest demonstrations were triggered last month when yingluck forced a controversial amnesty bill through the lower house. critics say the bill was intended to pave the way for her brother, former prime minister shinawatra to return from par

they are leading protests against yingluck shinawatra. protesters removed barbed wire outside the house. pead -- opposition leader called on people to support him. >> this is day three of the protest declared on monday after a mass rally of the anti-government protesters. no sign that yingluck shinawatra or her party is preparing to step down or leave the caretaker administration role, which is what the protesters are calling for. there were a group of protesters that jumped the wall. they are calling on police to leave the compound. we understand negotiations are under way at that point at the moment. all eyes are on the military. the protest leader calls on the military to take a stand and stand by the people, people that support him and his side of thai politics. he wants a meeting with them. there's no indications that the military exceeded to that. there's a report that they rejected it. we spoke to military spokespeople who say they are considering the top brass to meet with yipingluck shinawatra and people around them. it's signifi

they want to force out yingluck shinawatra and reform the political system. >> leaders from ukraine'shree main opposition parties are expected to hold more demonstrations in the capital. they are opposing the government for not signing a trade deal in europe. there's plenty of support for viktor yanukovych. >> from ukraine's east and south. supporters of the orthodox church came to the capital to pray for solidarity with russia. >> translation: western culture is not orthodox. western values are not acceptable for us. >> translation: nobody will win against us, because god is with us, united people, blessed by god. >> they say the orthodox church is one nation. these marches represent the divide in the ukraine. they say they should be aligned with russia, not europe, turning to the west is not part of the culture. >> they march outside parliament. government supporters gathered for days. many were bussed into the city. al jazeera saw some paid to be here. police remained out in full force. a promise to tear down barricades came to nothing. in the square itself the demand were the same

confusion continues in thailand as antigovernment protesters remain unmoved by prime minister yingluck shinawatra's offer to dissolve parliament. we're following the story in bangkok. >> protesters continue their sit-in around prime minister yingluck's office. they want to eliminate what they say is the influence of yingluck's older brother, thaksin shinawatra. she reiterated she has no intention of stepping down. but a plea has so far proved ineffective. the sit-in around the prime minister's office continued all through the night. their leader is calling for three more days of demonstrations. >> translator: i will keep fighting until yingluck leaves our country. >> on monday, yingluck announced that she will dissolve the parliament and allow voters to decide her fate. the election is to be held on february 2nd. however, the 100,000 protesters are mostly members of the urban middle class and bangkok's elite. they are the minority when it comes to national elections, so dissolving parliament does not mean much for them. the yingluck government provides significant protection for farmers and enjoys

through bangkok today and the prime minister dissolved parliament and called for a vote but yingluck shinawatrad she will run again. protest leaders say their goal is ousting her and scott has the latest from bangkok. >> reporter: they want more than a new election, they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they say. this is something that is right through the last two weeks and any influence that the ruling party has because of the connection to the yingluck shinawatra the prime minister in exile and they got elections to take place in the next five to six weeks the leader of the antigovernment union saying that is not enough and spoke before we came on air but will speak again on the stage behind me in the coming hours. this is a big rallying speech because this is the final day of this type, this phase if you will of this movement. it will be interesting to see how they transition after they spend the night and transition into more of a political fight and sounds like the protest leader says they have done this part of it and gone to the

ther. >> the prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, easily won the last election in areas like this. her brother built his power policy by favoring the poor. he still lives in self-imposed exile. this current political christ wamovementwas sparked. >> he runs a community station which makes no claim to being politically independent. he said that people are still angry and they'll invade bangkok in big numbers if it happens again to his system. >> if the army sends the tanks onto the streets, you'll see the grassroots and red shirts come out to offer protection. you'll see it will be a riot. >> even texa his staunchest supporters, he still did things for him which others had not. >> he did everything for us. that's why we love him. >> reporter: the people of the north-northeast claim that their dismiss of the east is naive. but what they know now despite the party winning, they're now facing another fight. >> thousands of protesters have formed a human chain around japan's parliament. they were protesting against the state's act. istreet act. and it will redefine state. cobald was bei

. >> the program, yingluck shinawatra, political leaders and other players gathered before the celebration, possibly providing an opportunity to discuss of the situation. for now, nothing has changed. the king's birthday provided thailand with a day of unity. when it begap, it handgone away. >> china has been telling the u.s. vice president that his air defense zone in the east china sea is within international law. joe biden is in budget, having talks before heading to sea. washingt washington is refusing to recognise the zone. china wants everyone to tell them flight plans when they fly through it. robert mcbride is in hong kong. >> as joe biden wrapped up a difficult and sometimes tense visit to china, it was the issue that wouldn't go away. the controversy over the air defence zone. joe biden said it was causing comprehension among joe biden's neighbours, reiterating a supposition position that they were opposed to it. he revealed in talks with yingluck shinawatra, when it came to the issue, despite the smiles and friendship that exists between the two men, he was direct in putting for

it feels like a referendum. >> in thailand the country's prime minister yingluck shinawatra says the government is willing to negotiate with protesters aiming to overthrow the government. yesterday government threatened to overthrow leadership. >> we are joined by tristan via skype from bangkok. we haven't seen the violence. there was a truce. do you get the impression that the protest movement is losing momentum. >> yes, i definitely do. we don't think the protests will continue with the same numbers up until november. the main goal has been to have a lot of people creating the position. it looks like it's legitimacy and open up the possibility of military intervention. >> why has that happened, especially seeing there's enthusiasm and momentum. >> we have to keep in mind that in bangkok it's never been a stronghold of the government. really, they get most of their support interest outside the country. bangkok pulls in 100-150,000 people. it's not good representation of what the fast majority of thailand bequeeths. >> there was an introduction for the king's birthday which is a nati

yingluck shinawatra dissolved parliament and called new elections for february earlier this week. but demonstrators are seeking her immediate resignation. her offices and gave a national address today from a separate location. inuvo to the opposition ,thai military leaders have turned on a meeting request from protest leaders. the top commander of serious western backed opposition has blood across the border -- fled across the borders. it comes after fighters from the islamic front seized his forces races and northern syria. the move prompted the u.s. to suspend all nonlethal aid to syrian rebels. what have spokesperson josh earnest confirmed the freeze. >> we have seen the reports islamic front forces have seized the headquarters in question and warehouses belonging to the supreme military council, and we are concerned by those reports. we are still gathering facts and image ring the supplies that have been provided -- and inventory the supplies that of them provided. as a result, the u.s. has suspended all further deliveries of nonlethal assistance into northern syria. >> a prom

we start our coverage in thailand where prime minister yingluck shinawatra has dissolved parliament. after, thousands fill the streets accusing her of being a puppet of her brother who because ousted from power in 2006, and convicted of corruption. protestors say dissolving parliament is enough and that no shinawatra government should be allowed to stay in power. wayne hawai hay is in bangkok. >> large groups of protestors sit off on long journeys, final battle and he said their objective was clear. >> to be the winner. >> the protest started a month ago with the stated aim of returning power to the people. and as they began their long march the prime minister made a concession. >> translator: bloarts and sisters of thailand, i'm yingluck shinawatra, the prime minister of thailand. i have decided to request a royal decree to dissolve parliament this year. >> but the goals of the protestors have changed. and as they arrived to the office of the prime minister it became clear that a new election wasn't enough. >> translator: dissolving parliament doesn't matter. we have come here becau

crowds, it was those on the front line who say they are fighting for a true democracy, free from yingluck shinawatra, and the influence of her brother, former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, convicted of abusing his power. >> in recent days protesters roamed around bangkok, targetting government offices with little or no resistance from the police. it's not the case here. police are firm and seem determined to defend government house. protesters are showing no signs of backing down. protesters targeted the police. it could be a long fight. >> it's a place of powerful symbolism. angry protesters in tahir square. rallies there have backed the military-led government. now that support seems to be eroding. we have this report from cairo. >> it was the first time the muslim brotherhood supporters were able to get to tahir square since july. but their protest didn't last for long. security quickly moved in using tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. tahir square is where the revolution started. the military-backed government is adda mant. it will not be used for similar purposes. on the run but dete

yingluck shinawatra's call for a snap election did not achieve the desired effect. the leader of the antigovernment movement am a suit up five sedan van --ment, suzette todd thaugsuban,thep said that was not enough. the country has been rocked by weeks of clashes which have left several dead and hundreds injured. the vote to thai law, will have to be held within 60 days. >> were the first time in four decades, singapore has been hit with riots. the unrest started after a bus hit and killed a foreign worker in the neighborhood known as little india. over two dozen people have been taken into police custody. >> dozens of people turning over police cars and attacking ambulances in singapore. no one has seen this in more than 40 years. in their homes, singaporeans watched in disbelief. time inis the first my life i have seen this. >> it started when a private bus hit and killed a foreign worker. hundreds of workers rushed to the scene, throwing objects at the bus and rescue workers, setting ablaze ambulances and police cars. authorities are asking singaporeans to share

thousands are outside yingluck shinawatra's house calling for her to step down, despite the fact she called elections. the main opposition party said it would boycott the ballot next year. let's talk to a political columnist joining us from bangkok. only several thousands rather than the 3 million protesters had asked for had turned up. nevertheless the protest is continuing week after week after week. what does the government do to end the situation in bangkok? well, i believe the government is playing calm and not trying to ascertain the protesters. so far any violent confrontation has been kept to a minimum. >> i understand that. what does it do to end it all? >> well, there's no end in sight, but tomorrow the protesters planned to visit the site where the registrations of the candidate for the snap elections will take place, it's unclear whether they'll try to block the candidates and prevent them from their candidacy or not. they said they will not, but we have to wait and see. >> one of the protesters say the reason they won't take part in the elections is they want political r

>> yingluck shinawatra made very good relations with the royal family since coming to power in the 2011 election that they won by a landslide. she's made friends publicly. she's been seen with the privy council, which is the copying's personal cabinet or his personal advisory board. so she's also attended royal ceremonies in her capacity as prime minister. she'll be there in the capacity of prime minister for the birthday celebrations. things were going along very smoothly until we had these protests, self-appointed protest leaders. they want to completely demolish the democracy. suthep thaugsuban wants to set up a poll it bureau style people's council getting rid of bad politician, including thaksin's family and anyone who supports them, and they'll appoint a people's government that will rule the country. it's not popular because you have a democracy. and the strong point of the prime minister is you go to different embassies, and you explain that you are a democracy. all have come out against a violent inser ection. >> thank you for shedding some light on the situation m >> iran will

prime minister yingluck shinawatra ordered police to stop battling with anti-government protesters. the majority of the protesters are middle and upper class residents of bangkok who have been fighting with people from poor and rural areas who support the prime minister. now the protesters have accused the prime minister of being a proxy for her brother, former prime minister who was ousted in a coup in 2006. they accuse her government of being corrupt. we have more. >> reporter: it was expected to be another violent day in this part of the thai capitol of bangkok. riot police prepare once again to trade tear gas and rocks outside of the headquarters of the metropolitan police. instead they work together to pull away barriers that keep them apart. a truce had been called ahead of king's birthday on thursday. around the corner there was a similar scene. after two days of trying to force their way into the headquarters of prime minister yingluck shinawatra, they were turned back and those trying to push for political change were able to enter the grounds unopposed. >> this is another

in a national address, yingluck shinawatra says she'll stay as long as the majority of people are behinder. >> a thousand demonstrators have blocked off the headquarters, questioning viktor yanukovych's decision to walk away from a trade pact offered by the european union. 50,000 people in a rally turned violent when police tried to disperse the crowd. >> rivalries connected to the war in syria are dividing communities in northern lebanon. neighbours turn against each other, with snipers targetting family homes. nine have been killed in the past two days. from triply zeina khodr reports. >> sniper fire has made many roads dangerous. every street is a front line. more often than not, it's not the armed men who are killed. 17-year-old hashmeni was a victim, dying in his father's arms. >> translation: he was sitting in the front seat of the car. there was heavy gun fire. i told him to put his head down. suddenly i saw him on my lap. i was covered in blue. i watched my son die. >> this curtain put up to block the view of snipers separates the warring sides. this is a mainly sunni district. a

many say they will stand by him in his fight against prime minister yingluck shinawatra no matter what it takes. they say she represents a corrupt system. suthep is also a controversial figure. his critics say he has blood on his hands. one tells me that he was responsible for a crackdown on redshirts in the thai capital in 2010, in which 90 were killed and 2000 were injured. is hardly in position to talk about ethics. in one cable, it says suthep has been accused of scandals in the past. it does not stop him as a figurehead in the fight against corruption. this photo was posted to twitter by a u.s. journalist. some new yorkers will have seen it in the subway. gap that hador been vandalized with graffiti. one model is sikh. liken him to a terrorist and include a line driving taxis."top users have been inspired to share similar photos. they have been posting under the #makelove, which is the name of gap's advertising campaign. plan forsed gap's combating racism. the campaign is proving particularly popular with the members of the sikh community. they have acknowledged and thanked gap fo

it's symbolic to seize the house of yingluck shinawatra. they are going around bangkok to other government facilities, trying to seize them, including the headquarters of the police. we have seen over recent days that the police guarding some of he is facilities, government officers, have been very light, police presence, if there at all. they haven't put up resistance. we are seeing a different scenario today. this government, with its police force clearly wants to defend government house. it has been reluctant to use force at any stage over recent days as protesters move around to take control of officers. they want to cripple the government and wanted the workers to go home. they wanted the government to operate because they believe it does not have legitimacy to stay in office. they believe it is corrupt, there to serve the interests of one man, thaksin shinawatra, whose sister is the leader. >> vice president joe biden heads to china this week for a meeting with the japanese prime minister. last week china declared an air defense zone

the protesters will march in two different directions to lock down the city and they want yingluck shinawatra to resign and want electoral reforms. the main party plans to boycott the vote. >> even those that get tap water cannot drink it. it's an agonising position, which to trust, water from taps, rivers or neither. we have nor, on why the country's water is undrinkable. >> something many take for granted. it's not a matter of turning on the tap here. this mother of five struggles every day to find drinking water. after buying six gallons, she barely has enough for daily consumption. >> translation: we pay around 30, $0.40 for three gallons, we pay around a quarter of our income to water, and that is only when water supply is good, otherwise it is more expensive. we have to queue the whole day and are not sure we'll get it. >> it's an essential part of daily life. for many indonesians water is a luxury item. it's a huge part of daily income to buy it. even then, it's too dirty to drink straight away. this is the source of the water, and millions of others in jakarta. after being processed i

outbreak of violence in basic cock today outside a stadium where supporters of the prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, were rallying. it's ubclear which side the dead man office. it turns out u.s. forecasters overestimated hurricane activity this year. the 2013 hurricane season ended today. twen six and nine hurricanes were initially predicted and we ended up with just two storm systems reaching hurricane strength. just one of those made landfall in the united states which means this was the calmest season in 31 years. just ahead, a rare look inside secretive north korea when the cbs evening news continues. today urged the quick release of an 85-year-old man from california named merrill newman. he's a korean war vet taken off a plane in north korea last month just as he was about to leave the country following a 10-day tour. the state-run media in north korea released a video today, apparently showing newman apologizing for war crimes. >> on this trip, i can understand that in u.s. and western countries, there is misleading information and propaganda. >> the statement is full of grammatical errors.

yingluck shinawatra spoke a day after dissolving parliament and called for early elections. protesters gathered outside government house calling for her to stand down. she is staying on as caretaker. she says demonstrators need to be fair to her. >> i listened to the protesters demonstrates and all that they said about my family. they are wall thai people. i backed off to the point that i don't know how to come back further. please give me. >> lured from the fields to the oil pits - still ahead on the show. >> i'm on the trail of an oil rush in myanmar, where $300 can make anyone a prospector. >> israel and the palestine authority sign a pact to replenish the rapidly dying read sea. >> welcome back, you are watching al jazeera. thousands are gathering at the f.n.b. stadium in johannesburg for a memorial service for nelson mandela. dignitaries are flying in to pay their respects. france has confirmed two of its soldiers have been killed while carrying out operations at the central african republic. french troops are meeting, they are trying to strip rival rebel groups of weap

prime minister wants yingluck shinawatra to resign within 24 hours. opposition leaders say they'll be replaced with an unelected people's party. >> people in ukraine want prime minister viktor yanukovych to step down because he favours associated with russia instead of the west. >> opposition leaders who healed sway in kiev for more than two weeks are face to face with forces from the interior ministry. in the snow storm that struck the capital they appealed for calm. >> these are peaceful people without weapons. this is a peace of demonstration. i'm asking each of you before using force or weapons to think, please. you will be responsible for what happens. >> protesters fear the troops may be on the point of seizing back control of the city center. barricades around buildings have been removed. state security on monday even raided the party. computer equipment was seized when the website was shut down. if president viktor yanukovych thinks that through the law enforcement agencies and riot place that that will work, he is mistaken. >> at independence

the prime minister yingluck shinawatra also offering to hold talks. but mr. suthep refuses to negotiate. it's a problem i put to her foreign minister today. he said he's not negotiating? >> i don't know. that's the way suthep is thinking. maybe he's thinking right now he's a god. he can do anything. >> reporter: as evening approached, police lines were rammed with a rubbish truck. they responded with a scorching mix of water and pepper spray. the police won themselves a few minutes. but the protesters returned. they'll be there tomorrow as well. >> woodruff: protests also raged for another day in ukraine's capital city. thousands of demonstrators stormed government buildings in kiev to demand integration with the european union. in turn, the country's president asked to renew talks with the e.u. and he appealed for calm. we'll have a full report from kiev and analysis from a former u.s. ambassador later in the program. china launched its first robotic mission to the moon early this morning. the jade rabbit rover aboard a landing craft blasted off atop an unma

problem: the protestors may have occupied the lawn outside the prime minister's office, but yingluck shinawatra still the prime minister. a few hours ago, one of the most secure areas in the country, now it is rammed with anti- government protestors, like an open-day fete full of festive people. protestor leaders accuse the government of corruption, and they're promising far-reaching reform, but they're not prepared to wait for the next election. i caught up with one of the >> ( translated ): normally, we give them power for four years, but they've used it in the wrong way. they're corrupt so the people want the power back. >> reporter: the decision by the police to dismantle the barricades has come as a surprise. they'd spent days defending key government ministries, so i asked them why? >> ( translated ): we did this so we could talk to each other and reduce tensions, but we are not going to let the protestors do whatever they like. this decision was made to avoid further confrontation. >> reporter: for the country's prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, a small measure of relief is expected.

. >>> antigovernment protesters in thailand demanding the resignation of yingluck shinawatra continue to surround her office on wednesday. we're following the story in bangkok. >> 40 days have passed before the thai lower house passed an amnesty bill many say was to allow thaksin shinawatra to return from self imposed exile. the bill was rejected by opposition lawmakers, but the situation still spurred on the protesters, and concern is growing that lingering political turmoil may affect the second largest asean economy. protesters continued the sit-in they began days before. prime minister yingluck announced monday she would dissolve parliament and hold an election. >> translator: there really shouldn't be anymore elections. the elections have let us down for a long time. >> antigovernment protesters remain unmoved by the offer to return to the ballot box. they wrote to success on the back of policies designed to protect those left behind by thailand's rapid economic development. the supporters represent a minority of the national thai electorate. the opposition parties have yet to sa

and are calling for prime minister yingluck shinawatra to resign. >> the obama administration says that for the most part of the healthcare.gov website is, in fact, working. the man in charge of fixing the website says more than 400 changes have been made. >> over the last five weeks we made substantial progress, working through it. we have executed software fixes and hardware upgrades. the site is stable, and operating at its intended capacity with improved performance. >> even despite the overhaul, there are questions about the website. republican congressman says the improvements are not good enough. >> the security of this site, and the private information does not meet the minimal standards of the private sector, and that concerns me. i don't care if you are for or against it. we should not tolerate the level of incompetence securing the site. >> officials say that 800,000 people will be able to shop for insurance each day. they do admit that there's still much more work ahead, which does include fixing hundreds of software bugs. >> we've had rain in the mountain passes to the west

>>> in thailand, protestors ar aring pressuring yingluck shinawatra to step down. >>> myanmar is abouto host its first major sporting event in 44 years. >>> the opening ceremony of the 27th southeast asian games will begin in 24 hours. a tradition that will likely pull the crowds. florence louie reports. >>> this is warming up for a practice session. speed, agility and a bit of ruthlessness is what you need to play this game well. players can use any part of their body except their hands and arms. the objective is like volleyball, to keep the ball aloft before smashing it across the net. >> i like the fact that you have to keep the ball this the air. it's exciting especially in that split second when the ball is above the net and it's anybody's to take. >> the national team last won gold in the asian game three years ago. the malay word for kick, or basket or ball in thai. the two nations have traditionally dominated the sport malaysia and thailand. it's a popular sport played in villages across the country. any small patch of ground can be turned into a court. players tuck their longe

protesters are continuing their call for prime minister yingluck shinawatra to back down, but have given way to scenes of demonstrators cleaning the streets. the situation has become calm as people around the country get ready to pay their respects to the king. until monday, security forces and protesters had met in violent confrontations. demonstrators threw stones and security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets, but on wednesday, the city looks like a different face. demonstrators are cleaning the streets. the change in atmosphere is due to the king's birthday tomorrow, he celebrates his 86th birthday. >> translator: this is a time for cleaning up before paying respects to our king. >> government officials and protest leaders took a break from hostilities on tuesday ahead of the king's birthday in an about face, security authorities allowed demonstrators to enter the compound of the prime minister's office. the move diffused some of the tension by allowing protesters to gather in the center of power. they later left the compound shouting that they'd won. the royal thai family is

they have also been calling on prime minister yingluck shinawatra to step down immediately. >> translator: it's going too far to use tear gas. it's intolerable. >> earlier this month, yingluck annoyanced the dissolution of the lower house following anti-government protests. an election has been set for february 2nd. on thursday, the election commission urged the government to postpone the polls. >> translator: under these circumstances, the election process could become chaotic, possibly leading to bloodshed. >> the commission also called on the government to engage anti-government protesters in talks. >>> people in southeast asia have spent the day remembering. thursday marks the ninth anniversary of the indian ocean earthquake and tsunami that left more than 220,000 people dead or missing. a memorial ceremony was held in aceh. >> reporter: the epicenter of sumatra island. they are determined to never allow the memories of the disaster to fade away. the indian ocean tsunami wreaked havoc on coastal areas from southeast asia to eastern africa. nine years later, a national agency for disas

they claim the government led thi thaksin shinawatra's sister, yingluck shinawatra, wants to whitewash his crimes. his close allies believe the attempt to push through an amnesty bill that could have cleared him was a bad move. >> if you ask if it was a mistake - i believe so. that was over. now, the bill was not passed by the upper house. >> that has not been enough to top the protestors, who are vowing to eradicate the regime. >> the party comes complete with its library in the devoted to thaksin shinawatra. >> despite the opposition, his party and family are not givenigiving up on getting him home >> translation: we faced so many obstacles. the door has not been closed. there's a way, but i cannot mention the details. >> thaksin shinawatra's party won the last five members. his return will boost ranks but rile opponents. >> the united nations is asking if an inquiry into allegations of trafficking of myanmar rev anies. reuters report that thai workers were handing over rohingyas saying the stateless muslims were taken across southern thailand and held hostage in camps near the borde

opposition members vowed to boycott the election until yingluck shinawatra steps down. we have the latest from bangkok. >> hundreds of anti-government protesters have been making their way to the police station in bangkok to try to disrupt the registration process for an election that's due to take place in february. the protesters don't want an election to take place and said that anybody who wants to register will have to go through a different stage. they stood in a line of barricades at the stadium where the registration is meant to take police. the election commission was prepared for a scenario and said candidates and representatives will be able to lodge a police report in the police station if they are unable to go to the stadium, as well as register themselves for the election in the police station. that is why the crowd is here. and it's been growing slowly. now, the anti-government protesters have been angered by the election commission's action and it cut power and water to the police station to show their displeasure. that tactic doesn't seem to have worked

the prime minister yingluck shinawatra said the she will one again. 150,000 people vowing to ove overthrow shinawatra. >>> after weeks of protests, the president said he's now ready to talk to the protesters. they have now have less than 24 hours to end their bloc blockadn government buildings. we have more from kiev. >> reporter: interior ministry troops gather at entrance points to independent square in kiev. protesters are facing emanant eviction from the buildings they have taken over. these aren't snowballs. they are made of plaster. trouble may be on the way. protests are concerned that police may have come early and they scramble to the barricades to defend the square from any possible assault. yesterday's mas mass rally may e boosted resolve to stee steer ye to europe. >> they're really loyal to the current president. >> reporter: there may yet be a peaceful outcome. the president has offered talks to end the crisis with former ukrainian leaders. and the e.u. foreign policy chief is flying to kiev this week. as the cold closes in organizers need the crowd to stay on independent squ

demonstrators are demanding the resignation of yingluck shinawatra. on tuesday they removed barriers and let them in, in an attempt to diffuse tension and prevent a full fledged conflict. the scene in front of the prime minister's office on tuesday was dramatically different from a day earlier. police stood back and let protesters remove the barricades, eventually letting them enter the compound. the situation was similar at the metropolitan police headquarters. demonstrators targeted the building after protest leaders called on them to rally there. police lifted the barricades and let them in. the tactic was in stark contrast to their hard-lined response the day before. police had announced on monday they'd obtained an arrest warrant. a short time later, suthep hold protesters to storm the building. the protests started last month. critics say the bill was intended to pave the way for her older brother, former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, to return to thailand. he lost power seven years ago in a coup and now lives out of the country. he continu

protesters and police clash in bangkok in an effort torpors the prime minister yingluck shinawatra to step down. 200 have been injured in the violence. >>> it's as different as night as day, that's how officials describe healthcare.gov . officials say it's working better, faster, but still they're cautiously managing expectations. vice president yesterday biden is in asia for a week long trip. biden arrived just a few hours ago. he'll speak with japanese and chinese leaders over islands claim by both countries. he'll also visit china and south korea. that's your look at our top stories. "inside story" is next. >> healthcare.gov fixes appear to be working, but questions and challenges remain. i'm ray sa suarez and that's the "inside story." ♪ >> president obama says the healthcare.gov website is significantly improved. the administration said the site can now handle 50,000 people at once and 800,000 users a day. that's on the could called front end as people browse the site. but the back end is still a work in progress. that's where the real business is as insurance companies and the f

but the first time in days, calm returned to the streets and prime minister yingluck shinawatra all for -- a lasting solution. like to invite academics, businessmen, and groups from all walks of life, including political protesters, to work together and hold a forum to express opinions and find an answer to reform the political situation into a democratic system with it came as a leader -- with the king as a leader. >> opposition groups insist they have not abandoned the struggle. governmentr -- activists will not let up until late you -- yingluck too i s out. >> after the king's birthday, we will start fighting again until we achieve our goal, which is victory of the people and ridding thailand of the thaksin regime. >> after camping out overnight, the yellow shirts plan a peaceful march on the police headquarters, then they will pause for the king's birthday before resuming their protest when celebrations are through. says one of its commanders has been assassinated outside of debris. the lebanese shiite militant group claims israel is to blame, something and official there was quick

outside the prime minister's office, demanding the immediate resignation of prime minister yingluck shinawatra and the influence of her brother and former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. on thursday the prime minister was indicted for murder in connection with a military crackdown on antigovernment demonstrations in 2010. he has denounced the move as politically motivated and is denying the charges. the demonstrators three years ago were demanding that he call early elections. the ensuing violence resulted in more than 90 deaths. the sit-in continued on thursday around the prime minister's offices. a few of the demonstrators scaled the compound walls but didn't enter any official building. protest leaders is asking police and military chiefs for talks to determine their allegiance. despite a long history of queue attempts the army is currently refusing to take sides. >> translator: i don't have much hope for the meeting because i don't think they will accept the invitation. the armed forces chiefs want a new election but we don't want that. >> yingluck received a warm welcome in the north o

yingluck shinawatra spoke to the media a day afte after the meetg with the protest leader. she said she was willing to do anything to end the crisis. but she said their demands are unconstitutional. >> last night after we met him we found out he isn't interested in the resignation of the prime minister. nor does he want to dissolve the parliament. he wants me to return the powers of the prime minister to the people. this provision does not exist under constitution allah. that's why it doesn't mean that we say no, but this negotiation we don't know how to make it happen. >> reporter: in the meantime, the immediate aims of those fighting here are clearer and more specific. in areas like this it is not a crowd dispersal operation. it is the case of the protesters using whatever and doing whatever they can to push inside that area. and the police are holding their lines. as well as tear gas, rubble bullets and water canons laced with chemicals are being used. anyone caught unprepared is brought to a standstill. the defenses of the protesters are crude. fans to blow away the tea

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here is what prime minister yingluck shinawatra had to say.is regretful the democrats decided not to take part in the election. she says the democrats' aim is political reform. that can't be achieved without the polls. as prime minister agree to use live ammunition in 2010, they closed the alliance with a protest movement which is spearheaded by someone who could be tried for treason if the government so chooses. to preventpledged the vote from going ahead. it is important to note that yingluck was democratically elected and the democrats have lost every national election over the past two decades. they have struggled to win support especially from the rural areas. yingluck retains a huge base. electionappens to the given this boycott by the democrats? will they go ahead with it? ahead.elections will go yingluck said the vote will go ahead as planned and must be held within 60 days after parliament is dissolved. parliament as we said earlier was dissolved on december 9. after the democrats resigned en masse to join the demonstration. based on

they want the prime minister yingluck shinawatra to resign.hey feel she's being controlled by her brother thaksin shinawatra, who is in exile overseas. the latest was when a bill was put forward pardoning many in corruption cases. we are join the from a professor at the bangkok university. we are seeing demonstrations and a momentum of the demonstrators taking to various parts of bangk bangkok. do you think this will escalate of? >> i think the people are gaining ground and the support we are getting from the general public, including the free media, consisting of the free tv is now assisting the people's revolution, so to speak, because they con no longer tolerate the parliamentary dictatorship making a mockery out of democracy. we have no check and balances. we have no way of asking them how many money we are spending. this is why people are demanding. >> do you think it's significant that she is being moved from her office physically and protected by the police. do you think that shows that there is movement and possibly shell consider her

rumors and that the military might step in to restore order protesters the keys prime minister yingluck shinawatra of being a puppet to her brother and tycoon convicted of corruption. up next it's a trip to an orthodox christian retreat in arctic russia here and i see international . or ukraine deeply divided kid sovereign decision to walk away from an association agreement with brussels has resulted in an explosion of street protests and violence some western pundits have even called for the overthrow of ukraine's current political order you would see those who alternately watch the orange revolution are bent on giving a second try. i think war is probably the most complex of human activity. still locked up. in the phenomenon of friendly fire probably extends back to the invention of gunpowder. just killed a bunch of people you know donald rumsfeld the treasurer of the u.s. people. right reading. this some of the shoots my brother in the leg not intentional because of it because it was night times four in the morning even the best given the mesh shoulders. are going to make mistakes this is this