>> well, you have had spill over from syria to lebanon and spill over from lebanon into syria. hezbollah and some allies in lebanon have been fighting inside syria against groups that have come from north lebanon and into syria to fight hezbollah to bring down the regime. the tensions in lebanon far predate the syrian civil war and the last three years of war in syria clearly had an impact on lebanon negatively in terms of tension, fighting, stalemate politically and every other way and the fighting in lebanon between the various groups, that fighting has been going on for 20, 30 years and it was isolated in tripoli and siden and northwest lebanon on the syrian border and why this is happening now and why i think this is so significant is that formerly isolated and politically protected in sacred areas the heart land south of beirut and the heart land of march 14 which is this area that was attacked today, i say that area, these areas were off bounds and they are no longer off bounds and the gloves are off and the groups are attacking each other and who is doing the killing wil

in lebanon. based on a great degree of shared values and a long history of cooperation and friendship. the relationship between the u.s. and lebanon has been close. americans have contributed immensely by actively participating in all aspects of life promoting the mutual interest of our two great nations. this is a clear example of the interaction. congresscan lebanese has been important in this regard. this is based on five things, the same terrorism and sectarianism and protecting democracy, human rights, freedom of expression, and public liberty. to thank the u.s. for their valuable assistance. the remarkableis acknowledgment of officials and the assistant secretary. and the representatives of the u.n. hdr. this is a painful cry on behalf of lebanon to be heard. specifically by the american congress and your esteemed committee. it is a cry of pain. favorite day impact of the crisis in lebanon increases. the largest figures demonstrate 835,000 and we look at this map, the map of lebanon, the re

in lebanon. we know it is more than that. in jordan they are living mostly in sprawling tent camps. there's a picture one of them is right over here. in lebanon scattered among the eneral population. the dots show -- for people who have traveled to lebanon as i have, we know you've got some completely varied types of topography and geography where those camps are. you have two governments. they're facing huge strains on their governments and their population. the civil war in syria shows no sign of ending. protracted crieses is going to impose long-term burdens on lebanon as well as turkey and iraq. going to require significant international donor aid for years to come. and then when and if the war ends, how do you take millions of refugees or internally displaced people and have them put their lives and their communities back together? the task is daunting. jordan is a close ally to the united states. before this happened you were already accommodating some 2 million or more palestinian refugees

as we are dealing with a tit for tack conflict in lebanon there is a lot of people worried that lebanon is becoming increasingly unstable, the sectarian conflict in lebanon is becoming increasing in terms of on the streets and inside beirut itself, in the middle of the capitol and a lot of people in the region in israel worried that the war in syria continues to expand to the neighbors. >> reporter: it raises a critical question here as you know and mentioned nick this is not the first car bomb in lebanon this year, what is the government doing about the security situation in the country? >> i think it's very difficult. we spoke with one analyst in the last few minutes who said the government has gone out of its way to really try and secure downtown beirut and these neighborhoods that have been attacked. but you simply cannot defeat every terrorist. you cannot defeat someone who is absolutely passionate about blowing up either himself in this case or a car bomb perhaps, we are not sure which one it is in downtown beirut. yesterday for example there were two hours of closures and police

in beirut a car bomb has killed lebanon's finance adviser and he had also been lebanon's ambassador to the u.s. he was an outspoken critic of syria and hezbollah. >>> there was heavy fighting across the country. three people were killed and 250 have been arrested. the clashes come days after the interim government declared the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. >>> a federal judge in new york city has ruled that the national security agency's bulk collection of telephone records

a powerful car bomb in beirut, lebanon killed six people today, and wounded more than 70. the dead included mohammed chatah, a former ambassador to the united states, and the target of the bombing. we'll have an on-the-ground report from beirut right after the news summary. in afghanistan, a suicide car bomber killed three international troops in kabul. the target was a military convoy, about half a half mile from a nato base. so far this year, 151 coalition troops have died in afghanistan, most of them americans. there was talk today of ending the fighting in south sudan. the government agreed to a truce after a summit of east african leaders in nairobi, kenya. back in juba, the u.s. envoy to south sudan donald booth said the country's president confirmed it to him. >> he is moving forward to arrange a cessation of hostilities throughout the country in conjunction with increasing the ability to move humanitarian relief to the people of south sudan who have been trapped by the fighting. >> woodruff: later, though, the rebel leader said conditions for a truce were not in pl

a car bomb in lebanon's capitol kills six people including a former finance minister. anti-coup protests in egypt. >>> and from london i'm coffering news from europe. including the warning from the members of pussy riot to president putin. >>> our top story out of lebanon where former finance minister, mohamad chatah has been assassinated in a bomb blast in beirut. at least five other people were killed. a car bomb targeted a convoy in the soldare neighborhood. >> a daring ariel castro in downtown posh business district. chatah's car was tossed in the air and planted here. chatah was a close aide and top advisor to former prime minister, and a leading figure in the future movement. explosion took place a short distance from the residence where chatah has his office. security had been very tight lately, but that was not enough to prevent this attack. >> translator: we were inside and felt glass breaking and coming in, and then we heard the sound and that's what .hahhed, an explosion happened and an explosion continued to break, and we waited and then went outside and sa

the crisis is having its fallout here in lebanon. people feel that they are now fighting each other on lebanese soil with lebanese blood. >> how much is this effecting every day life for people there? >> a lot. even before this attack in the past two weeks people have been on high alert, and so are security forces. security forces are checking any suspicious cars or personnel, and they info that similar attacks could take place, but in the past few months we had similar car bombs but they were targeting the southern suburbs of beirut, hezbollah stronghold, amongst the shiite community. now the target is a politician in downtown beirut, a very different area. many people see this attack as a tit for tat for the other car bombings, others tie this in to lobbying the international community. it has been years and the tribunal was set to start in january. again, it is all speculation, but it will add more polealization. >> many thanks. >>> two people have been killed and almost 150 arrested in protests in egypt. police fired tear gas at

he became the finance minister of lebanon back in july of 2008. chatah was a staunch critic of syrian president of bashar al asaad. and he was a critic of the shiite movement and rafiq haririr, assassinated back in 2005, 5 suspects have been indicted. they will go on trial in three weeks. joseph keshkis is a political analyst from the middle east. he joined us via skype and told us about mohammad chatah and lebanon's challenges. >> well, this man was a very moderate voice in lebanese circles although he was part of the march 14th coalition. he, as a sunni leader from tripoli has been extremely vocal during the past several years, attacking hezbollah specifically, calling it to withdraw from syria and return to lebanon. i suppose one could say that this is packback for his he will quenc to submit that hezbollah must submit to the will of the government of lebanon which, of course, hezbollah has not done. so perhaps, that might be the reason behind the assassination. lebanon has not really cleansed itself from the 15 years long civil war, the fact t

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he was lebanon's ambassador to the ewes from 1997 to 1999. he was a stanch critic of syrian president, bashar al-assad, and has accused assad of medaling in lebanon's movement. five hezbollah suspects have been indicted in a previous assassination. >>> now to egypt where hundreds of people have been arrested after clashes between police and supporters of the ousted president. peter has more from cairo. >> reporter: we're seeing these protests and demonstrations in towns and cities across egypt. thousands of people poured into the streets immediately after friday prayers. and we were with one of those groups when they marched into town. and the police responded by firing tear gas and live ammunition and bird shot into the crowd. there was a running battle between the protesters and the police, there was tear gas from the police and the protestors set tires alight. and hundreds were arrested. this was going to be a day of conflict when the government said that anybody who joined in these protests would be arrested and could spend five years in

in lebanon to investigate two shootings. in the first an israeli soldier was killed. in the secondst raily soldiers opened fire and possibly killed two lebanese soldiers. >> a sniper was said to have shot dead an israeli soldier, driving to a base near the see. israeli drones overflue the area, which had been relatively peaceful. the israeli government is not looking for an escalation. >> in the aftermath of the attack our patrols and investigation was ongoing. we recognised suspicious movement on the other side of the border, people ducking and diving in the realisation of what happened, it posed a threat and warranted us opening fire. >> the israeli army said troops shot at lebanese soldiers and hit one. it cordoned off the border between lebanon. the sniper is being questioned. the israeli defence minister wants to know if he was acting on his own or following orders. officials will meet to find out what happened. >> israeli officials don't want things to go further. hezbollah has thousands of rockets ready to strike isra

the same killer is targeting the heros of lebanon. two weeks before the start of the work of the international court investigating the killing of president rafiq hariri, they killed mohamad chatah. >> it's not the first car bomb to hit lebanon this year. in november the iranian embassy was targeted. and then attacks in the hezbollah strong hold. dozens were killed then. and in tripoli twin car bombs went off outside of two mosques. lebanese politicians may disagree on various issues, but when it comes to the deteriorating situation in their country, they share the same view, the civil war next door in syria is behind it. saudi arabia's allies are now accusing iron of today'sment bombing, but for the people that live in lebanon their country is turning into a battle grown for regional players. >> this war is transforming. the whole political landscape. it is transforming even the borders that were prevailing before this syrian revolution. so it could be as a part of a big attempt to redraw the whole map. >> reporter: mohamad chatah was

when it comes to the deteriorating views, it is the same view that lebanon is involved. saudi arabia's allies are accusing iran of the bombing. for the people that live in lebanon, their country is turping into a battle ground for regional players. >> this war is transforming the whole political landscape. it's transforming the borders that were prevailing before the revolution. it could be as a part of a big attempt to redraw the whole map. >> mohamad chatah was a key figure in lobbying the international community to pursue the killers of saad al-hariri, and bring them to justice. he stressed it was important to find the perpetrators to stop further killings. that trial of the saad al-hariri suspect is going to start. that does not stop the assassination of mohamad chatah himself. >> you mentioned the trial. do we know the two incidents are, in fact, related? >> well, investigators, as you can see, they are looking for clues, trying to determine who was behind the attack. the politicians have the mind-set. they think they are related. they believe it was iran, syria and

many in lebanon are convinced about who is behind the attack. european winter sports fans have been waiting for snow. rhodes had to be closed. adults,a7gucand many

thousand are living in tents in lebanon. they are not equipped or prepared to receive this kind of weather. and refugees have to be prepared and endure negative temperatures during this storm and possibly for the months to come, and this is something we have been preparing for since jan -- since the previous year. >> okay. thank you , dana. >>> in china people are being treated in hospital of they drank pesticides to protest it using it near their homes. >>> and in the south of china, 16 people are now known to have died in a fire at a wholesale market. the victims were trapped inside four shops. >>> it's the end of the road for [ inaudible ] cars in australia, the subsidiary of the u.s. giant gm has announced production lines will stop in 2013. around 3,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs. some said it will be a bleak christmas because of it. tony abbott said it's a sad, bad day for australian manufacturing and pledged to help the workers. >>> gm has appointed a woman for the first time as its chief executive. she i

lebanon has been increasingly drawn into the war. strikes have frequently been carried out near the border. the lebanese shiite manager openly supports syrian president bashar al-assad. adam, run us through exactly what happened today. northeastok place in lebanon around midday today, as the lebanese army fired at a syrian warplanes was violating its airspace. , too syrianr that helicopter gunships fired four rockets from the outskirts of the town. it is unusual to have a direct exchange of fire between the militaries of lebanon and syria. it is a complicated situation there. there has been fighting between the lebanese army and syrian opposition fighters trying to cross the border as well as clashes between the lebanese army. talk about spillover, it might theore accurate to describe area as something of a hinterland to the war. arabiaerday, saudi agreed to give lebanon millions of dollars in missing -- and military aid. how will this affect what you just described, this very complicated relation already? contacts,ted in some up unt

, or what anti-syrian people would call the syrian occupation of lebanon. this has been going on for 20, 30 years. and it is getting very frightening, and it's very sectarian, so the army and the political leadership decided they really had to take a move. >> so the army set up check points thus far. what does taking control of tripoli actually mean? will they use force? >> well, they have already. they have shot back a few times when people shot at them, so they will definitely defending themselves. they have arrested people. they arrest people based on judicial orders from courts, and they have arrested ten people including commanders of fighters on both sides. these people will be sent to trial and there is a death penalty for the charges brought against them. the aim of the move is both military and political. practical and symbolic. at the symbolic level it's to assert the determination and ability of the lebanese government to protect the lebanese people wherever they may be. the army has been doing this for the last four or five years much more force

. >>> syria children in lebanon are going a chance to act like kids if only for one day. >> reporter: these children from syria are reciting their christmas wishes. and they don't include new toys. ♪ >> reporter: santa, i want my old clothes back, they sing, i want my old toys and to go back home. ♪ >> reporter: in the freezing cold of lebanon, in a makeshift refugee camp, a makeshift school of tents, a safe zone for these children. almost 500 students come here to get an education, psychological support and even some food. a non-governmental organization from lebanon uses money to try to create a safe haven for these children. they are under tremendous pressure says the director, and the goal is to alleviate some of their suffering, and give them some emotional support. >> translator: we can watch buildings destroyed, neighborhoods wiped, but to see a whole generation destroyed is not acceptable. ♪ >> reporter: although most children here are muslims, maria says it's important to celebrate christmas like they celebrate other non-christian holidays. >> translator: to teach them

. >> saudi arabia is giving lebanon $3 billion in military aid. the president called it the largest grant given to the armed forces. they've been struggling to deal with the violent spillover. the army saw it as weak. >> we are joined via skype, a middle east analyst: $3 million from saudi arabia so the army can by more weapons. why have they given a donation? >> saudi arabia is sending a message that it is not giving up on lebanon. it wants to make sure whatever happens next in the country, the moderate voice, those that stand with the states, the institutions of the country, have a fighting chance. there's a struggle with iran as well, but, more importantly, i think there is a realisation that if lebanon is not going to break up, if there's not going to be another civil war, that it's critical to support its remaining institution, which is the lebanese armed force, and it needs a lot of help. support for the lebanese armed forces, is it a dig at hezbollah, which is funded by the sawed rival iran. the army is considered as being comparatively wea

>> reporter: well, lebanon is a very fragile society. it's come through its own civil war not so very long ago and it's still very vulnerable to the kind of sectarian tensions that have been laid bare in the conflict in syria. today's bombing is the sixth since july in lebanon and many people think this is just the beginning of what's going to be an escalating spiral of tit for tat violence. >> glor: liz palmer, thank you. police in connecticut released crime scene photos and video from last year's shootings in newtown. much of this was heavily redacted. the new documents provide little insight into why adam lanza shot and killed 20 first graders and six adults at sandy hook, elementary school. we learned a january on the confronted lanza telling him to drop his gun. lanza also killed his mother. one of her friends told investigators nancy lanza had been planning to sell the family home. new trouble for americans signing up for health insurance. this time with state-run web sites. rescuers battle waves to free a man who drove off a cliff

almost 400,000 of them have wound up in lebanon. for many as nbc's ayman mohyeldin tells us, childhood is becoming a thing of the past. >> reporter: it's early morning but these children aren't going to school. they are syrian refugees headed to farm fields in lebanon. cold and underdressed, a fire is all that keeps them warm until their work day begins. hours on their feet, painstakingly lifting and dumping bucketloads of vegetables. they are now the breadwinners for their family of nine. we had no choice, maria says. we don't have proper blankets or canned food. once schoolkids, they are now child laborers. they don't have places for us to go to school here. eight organizations are trying to help, but life in lebanon is hard for the young refugees. some looked at first like kids at summer camp -- dancing, drawing, singing. but behind the smiles lies something darker. this boy, sometimes playful can be visibly aggressive. a symptom of a civil war he and his family escaped only to find themselves living in this makeshift tent. a few

ago, i spokeme with jeremy in lebanon, talking -- with the latest. jacket, loves,r you name it, and there are children walking around virtually barefoot. you can imagine the risk of respiratory illness they could get. that colts, pneumonia, asthma, all kinds of things that would affect the older adults as well. all that could come at a time when many complain they don't have the money to buy the kind of food that they need. there are no fat people in these camps. there are people who are absolutely living on the minimum. >> jeremy, it is still snowing there now. what is the forecast like? >> more of this. or snow. the thing is, in this part of the world they always have quite a tough winter. snow is quite common here. it was not as if this has come as a surprise. the severity of this storm is certainly extreme, but every winter they have snow. it is something that had to be expected. even though they had been trying to deliver winter supplies for these refugees, it is very difficult. they have not reached them and only have gotten around half the peo

obviously violence spilled over into lebanon. some refugees staying in lebanon. why did lebanon decide to take action now? what are the potential ramifications of that? >> lebanon has become increasingly involved in the conflict from humanitarian crisis and security crisis. the violence in syria spilled over along similar lines inside lebanon. that led a lot of critics to call on the lebanese government to do more to protect sovereignty of lebanon, that includes preventing fighters from hezbollah which supports the regime from traveling across the border into syria and fight on behalf of the regime. meantime many are criticizing them for not doing enough for fighters supporting logistically, set of fighters from lebanon from crossing the border. the lebanese is coming under pressure for sovereignty, perhaps first time lebanese government with military tried to assert a little control at least when it comes to its skies. >>> i want to turn to the region you are in, egypt. we are learning egyptian authorities detained a team of al jazeera journalists yesterday, app

ambassador in lebanon? >> part after string of violence taking place in lebanon. unfortunately a lot of violence coming across the region from iran into iraq and syria, now spilling over to lebanon as taken several leaders from the former prime minister hariri until now. there has been a protracted effort to knock out anti-shia islamists in lebanon. so this pro-western figure was part of a government that was pushing back on those shia islamist that is have taken over syria. harris: the civil war is playing out next door in syria yet our reporter conor powell this hour told us lebanon is a dangerous mess. why? >> it has proximity and iran has a decades-long relationship with hezbollah. terrorist vanguard, hezbollah has conducted violent attacks in lebanon and the broader region for some time. this arc of instability comes from tehran all the way to the mediterranean that is guiding these events right now. harris: all right. sit tight. we'll come right back to you. leland? leland: important stories ahead. including every year hundred of thousands of americans have

lebanon has seen a wave of bombings as tensions rise over syria's civil war. danielle leigh joins us live in washington, d.c. this morning. we understand among the dead in today's blast a former ambassador to the united states. >> reporter: it's true, and this attack happened in a very busy business section of downtown beirut lebanon it sent people running for cover. video just after the attack shows smoke billowing into the air and a car completely destroyed. we're being told that mohammed chatah was the target. not only was he a former ambassador to the united states also a top aide to the former prime minister in lebanon and former finance minister, that prime minister was killed in a separate attack in 2005. we're told that at least five people including chatah and his driver were killed in the attack anat least 70 others were injured. chatah is a member of the western-backed coalition group fighting against the militant group hezbollah. hezbollah is allied with the syrian regime so there has been a lot of tension there in recent years with the uprising in

ago, i spokeme with jeremy in lebanon, talking -- with the latest. jacket, loves,r you name it, and there are children walking around virtually barefoot. you can imagine the risk of respiratory illness they could get. that colts, pneumonia, asthma, all kinds of things that would affect the older adults as well. all that could come at a time when many complain they don't have the money to buy the kind of food that they need. there are no fat people in these camps. there are people who are absolutely living on the minimum. >> jeremy, it is still snowing there now. what is the forecast like? >> more of this. or snow. the thing is, in this part of the world they always have quite a tough winter. snow is quite common here. it was not as if this has come as a surprise. the severity of this storm is certainly extreme, but every winter they have snow. it is something that had to be expected. even though they had been trying to deliver winter supplies for these refugees, it is very difficult. they have not reached them and only have gotten around half the peo

and former finance minister for lebanon. there are pictures showing the thick, plume of smoke rising from the car bomb. at least six people killed as a result of this today. officials fear the death toll will rise throughout the day. at least 70 people injured so far. this seems to be another indication that syria's violence from the civil war, which is right next door to lebanon is spilling over once more into lebanon. nobody has claimed responsibility for this killing or this attack. mohammed shaata was a fierce critic of hezbollah and this is the latest in a string of troubling attacks that have been going on in lebanon the last few months. chris? >> i'll take it. thanks so much for the update. we'll check back in throughout the show. >>> power problems are dragging on for hundreds of thousands in the u.s. and canada. the cause is the snow and ice storms earlier in the week. at least 19 people have died, many succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning from generators. chad myers is in for indra petersons this morning, taking

. >> we start the bulletin with breaking news from lebanon. there has been a huge explosion, a loud explosion, in the capital beirut. a plume of black smoke rising over the part of the city where many hotels are based in central beirut. we'll try to speak to our correspondent in the lebanese capital. again, there is no information at this point about casualties. emergency services are rushing to the scene. we see screens of devastation, and reports that the explosion was due to a car bomb. from the pictures we have seen, we can tell it's in the center of the lebanese capital. it appears to be closer to where there's a memorial to the assassinated prime minister. again, it is not clear what has happened, but reports of a car bomb in the center of the lebanese capital - eyewitnesss have been reported as saying they are seeing a plume of black smoke rising over the part of the city where many hotels are based. we have our correspondent who is there in the capital. what more can you tell us about what happened? >> well, we know that there are at l

an israeli soldier has been killed near the boarder of lebanon. the soldier was shot by a lebanese sniper. chile's first female president michelle bachelet is to take office for the second time. the socialist leader won more than 60% of the broke. she beat conservative candidate evelyn matthei. >> let's get more on the attack in the syrian city of aleppo. activists say so-called barrel bombs from used. let's take a look. they are made by artillery shells and oil shells. they are filled with tnt, oil and shrapnel and nails and boats. the bombs are usually dropped by helicopters. >> with us now from dubai is greg o-hennesy, a defense contractor, specialise in defense and space issues. good to have you with us on al jazeera. what do you make of reports of barrel bombs used at this stage of the conflict? >> thanks for having me. it's an interesting time for the syrian army to use barrel bombs in aleppo. it seems as though things calmed down for a few months. barrel bombs are used on a smaller scale in august, again on the outskirts of aleppo. this is

we will build up on the single institution that can, in fact, preserve the national unity of lebanon so that the disintegrating situation does not get out of hand and the country does not come apart. it's a major, major commitment to the state itself, to its single remaining institution around which all of the lebanese parties can gather. >> reporter: in terms of the wider regional picture analysts say it's a clear attempt by saudi arabia to get iran's influence via hezbollah and what are they worried about the iran, hezbollah and syria access? >> they are really sending a message to iran saying we are not giving up on liberty than and not allow hezbollah to determine lebanon by itself and we will put up a chancing fight and they are not doing it directly. they are doing it indirectly. they are supporting lebanese and national institutions and don't forget the hezbollah chief argument has always been the reason why it's not giving up the arms in the fight against israel is precisely because the lebanese army cannot defend lebanon against outside force. the saudis are saying if that i

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-- of lebanon. that has been one of the earliest studies ever done such a refugee situation. it led in part to the creation of the friends of lebanon, a group whose meeting in new york that course we would wish the issue did gain greater i think we all have to keep pressing and illuminating the startling facts, which i underlined in our history as relatively unique as an organization to address. >> thank you, again hopefully that is the purpose of this that we may make the issue rise to the surface. inc. you. >> thank you senator. thank you for your leadership on this issue and thank you to chairman lay he for convening this hearing today and to our many witnesses. we all try to work together to make sure that refugees are being treated with respect and with humanity and that we have resolved this ongoing grinding war in syria. firsthand,een myself this refugee camp we visited earlier was a deeply moving experience. we are so engaged and passionate about what they expect of the united states. it has

. >>> winter comes to syrian refugees in lebanon. also this hour kenyan public health system grinds to a halt as workers walk off the job. >> reporter: we have the latest from europe, including rebuilding the barricades in kiev after police failed to clear protesters from independent square. >> reporter: i'll have today's sport as myanmar will have it's first sporting event in decades gets off to a spectacular start. >> angry mobs have set mosques on fire in the central african republic. the violence is getting worse despite french troops on the ground. 500 people have been killed in the capitol in the last week. we have more. >> reporter: herwe're here at tk 12, the last northern checkpoint at bangui. now you can it is under french control. we heard the commander giving orders to his troops. he has told them to search everywhere. disarm something going on here despite the deaths of two french soldiers. things are very tense inside. franÇois hollande, the president of france, was here to boost morale, and he told his troops that the

normally in lebanon. people pay a flat rate for water the equivalent of one hundred euros per household annually. but ever since water meters and precise bills were introduced in handy on those costs of reason dramatically for some people. the more they use the more they pay. he has hit the idea it'll be tight money once in the water costs rise for washing were fired plant something in the garden you need to water it. and she's now been made into action but i can accept this. they will miss that deadline. see john has one hundred sixty thousand residents with support from germany the city wants to install water meters for every household and give people a reason to save the precious resource. and for the first time there are exacterson usese hundred and thirty five liters per day. it's estimated that can be caught like twenty percent the month i'm too does the domestic investment in the water supply sector of the estimated four billion dollars into the next fifteen years. if that happened. and so if you c

in countries like lebanon and jordan, most are not being educated. instead, they are being put to work. this report with images supplied by the u.n. hcr. back home, raging these syrian children have fled to jordan. as the sun goes down at this camp, a game of football. boysy basic playground for and girls who try to earn a living the rest of the time. >> dry bread, can you give me dry bread? >> most shops and small businesses in the area employ children. with their meager salaries they are able to help their families to survive in these difficult times. he is 16. while his parents are in german he fled to lebanon's capital beirut where he works as a mechanic -- while his parents are in jordan. he no longer attends school and will probably not go back. war gave them no choice. >> we were outside the house when the missile hit. my dad was injured. his leg was cut off. our house was destroyed. my father went to jordan to get treated and i came here to lebanon alone. they told us my father's treatment will take a while so i brought my sisters here. i loo

a nongovernmental organization from lebanon called beyond uses money created by unicef. they are under tremendous pressure says the director. and the goal is to alleviate some suffering, and give emotional support. >> we can watch buildings destroyed, but to see a generation destroyed is not acceptable. most children here, maria says it's important. other non-christmas holidays. >> to tech them coexistence. to celebrate the holidays and give a brag from reality. >> last week her mother died during a snow storm. yet she still can sing. alef is four, she's an orphan. most of these children have lost someone. i want to forget the suffering, i want these toys back. 12,000 children receive gifts like these. and maybe what will prove most precious of all a hat to stay warm. ? a. imented >> hundreds of thousands receive charity. >> united nations says that right now one in five people living in lebanon is a refugee from the war in syria. >> the obama administration said on tuesday it would give four people time to enrol if they show they missed the website. republicans criticis

>> they are in thousands towns and villages in lebanon, doubled by people living in syria. >> lebanon's situation is about 6 million people, they have had 800,000 refugees, that is like the whole of britain coming to america in the space of a year, 60 million brits. >> rose: and beyond sort of destabilizing and beyond the obvious humanitarian need, does it have other impact in terms of what it does in terms of destabilize a host government. >> that's exactly the right word. the neighbors of sir i can't, which are fragile countries, lebanon, jordan, notably iran, turkey they face this flood of refugees and of course it is destabilizing, the world bank says the hit on the lebanon economy is 600 bill from the refugees they have got, jordan a very deep ally of the united states, very strong ally, has got 650,000 refugees that it can ill afford, remember, this is a strong way of putting it but i think it is right, after the second world war, there was a marshal plan to rebuild europe. these countries notably our allies in the region, they need a marshal plan, if they are to survivor what is

this one in northern lebanon, they're feeding 1,300. among them, 8 mold and her mom who escaped bombing. she left her husband behind, she tells me in a three-year war no one is winning, she cannot know when they'll be reunited. she passes the free blankets. they're not for her family. they are for those visit in even colder conditions. she is gathering firewood to try to keep her six children warm. they have only one blanket to share. >> this is where you sleep. all of your family. there is no comforting her 2-year-old daughter. amnesty international said western leaders should hang their heads in shame for the pitiful help they have offered these people. while the war grinds on, the rebel fighters supported by the west are losing ground and refugees who look to america for help are losing hope. nbc news, lebanon. >>> south africa bid an emotional farewell today to nelson mandela marking the end of a ten-day mourning. it was following a state funeral held in the humble village where he spent most of his childhood. richard engel was ther

do you want to see the war in syria come to lebanon? >> oh, beyond that. i'm in favor of that because, after all, the war in syria, it is really for the sake to establish islam if the regions and i believe the birth of the islamic state is really started in syria. >> reporter: so are we going to see an increase in terrorism? >> you want to call it, you know, terrorism, it's up to you. >> reporter: more suicide bombings? >> oh, yes, definitely. >> reporter: a chilling prediction in a region that has already seen so much bloodshed. clarissa ward, cbs news, tripoli, lebanon. >> pelley: today a lon con court revealed that cell phone messages between prince william and kate middleton had been hacked. the voice mails were read to jurors at the phone-hacking trial of editors of the now defunct "news of the world" tabloid. in one message, william called kate-- at the time his girlfriend-- "babykins." are you driving one of the safest car on the road? we'll have the insurance industry's list next. non-insul. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but i

we hold the government of lebanon responsible for fire which comes from its territory. up until the two thousand six israel hezbollah war the area selling numerous cross border attacks. since then the situation has been mostly quiet. but now the civil war in neighboring syria is spilling across the border the pro and anti aside actions increase in the eleven on the promenade solid critic and former finance minister mohammed gentile was buried in beirut on sunday. two days after he died in a bomb attack. he then makes a tragedy for us and for the whole country with all that different factions. because a great man has been launched as a moderate man a man with the right word at the right time to offer useful solutions for our country some analysts see the gift of time this morning's rocket attacks and israel as a sign that the lebanese government to meet the losing control over what is happening in the country. mostly in the region and celine kitchen soldiers have been wounded in a process of military intelligence building north also kyra. it's the second bomb attack on s

how is it going to affect lebanon this is the last thing anyone wanted to see the security forces by all accounts had been on high alert a very good getting use to these types of incidents unfortunately when they happen obviously they set up a lot we set off alarm bells everywhere and you just don't know who's going to be next so once again that backdrop no government. but no consensus on where the government should be a divided society between has a lot and those who support the rebels and you also have a lien against the back of the backup of all this upcoming on january sixteen the special international tribunal on for the hariri assassination basically to live meaning blame on his committee sitting outside of the page that begins january sixteen and died or are fine to let these members of the hezbollah group are expected to be named as implicated in the two thousand five assassination of rafik hariri. that is obviously going to be inoffensive tremendous magnitude. however it goes out with eleven on everyone's gonna be watching it and which ever way they come down it's going to s

bacca valley, lebanon. >> children from one portion were very surprised when santa showed up. the capital damascus it's a bit light and temporary respite from war that's going on in the area, and they have been targeted, and that's bylaws of their faith. there the next half hour at @aj real

. >>> in lebanon a young man died after he was severely wounded in a car bombing. among the dead is mohammed chata. he was a former ambassador to the u.s. >>> the chinese ice breaker that was sent the rescue a research ship stuck in arctic ice is now trapped. more than 70 people are aboard that ship trapped on christmas eve. a chinese ice breaker is about 7 miles from the stranded vessel. it has to wait for other ice breakers to free the research ship. there's plenty of food and supplies on board. >>> it turns out customers personal identification numbers were stolen during that security breach at target stores. coming up, some important things to know to make sure you are not getting ripped off. >>> a new look for a popular bay area beach. what the multimillion dollar project has done for visitors and the environment. >>> also ahead, paul with your weekend weather forecast. for now here's a live look outside and the current conditions in our hometown. expected to be 73 degrees t. pring- like weathe >>> so it may be the end of december but in santa cruz it's expect

meanwhile, refugees are in lebanon. some equilibrium in lebanon. so for, we have not been interfering in this. a i said, we're staying for long time. that puts a lot of pressure on lebanon, on our security forces and on the internal security forces to keep law and order and to keep people safe and to try to help them for the humanitarian needs. what can you do? theuld like to thank american consulates and administration for their valuable assistance. congressng that provided to lebanon was essential for saving lives and copeelp lebanon to quote -- with this crisis. the american assistance is the highest for any single one country. it has -- we thank you for that. gingrich or to keep going. -- we encourage you to keep going. that is why we are here today. pe's continue to help -- lease continue to help. that is how i see it. >> thank you. ambassador, i visited jordan twice. i had a number of meetings there and here. the king has been a remarkable partner. the people of jordan and have absorbed their significant challenges in terms of refugees and th

yeah, it's -- it is completely saturated and in many ways lebanon itself has become a refugee camp. or they are settling in paces that were not intended to houghs people. like car garages. they are paying $200 a month to rent a car garage, because the housing market is completely maxed out. >> other than housing what do they need most? >> they need the basics they need heating stoves they need fuel. but the reality is they won't be able to go home any time soon. we also need to not think about the day-to-day, but also the long term. whatever buildings or spaces are going unused. and things like that, we need to be looking at how to we accommodate these people. >> good luck with your efforts obviously a lot of people depend on them. >> and for more on the decision to the moderate syrian opposition, and on the peace talks scheduled to start in switzerland. and now a professor at george washington university. al always, great to have you, does the u.n. announcement change anything. so far, without saying who was responsible. i 30 based on the thad the united states has presented -- thi