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

for the philippines it means struggling to dispose of rubbish. now it's expected to deal with another country's garbage too. more than two years after the seizure of these containers of garbage brought into the country from canada by a private company, the waste still remains here. environmentalists say it is unacceptable to make the philippines carry the burden of chemical impacts. >> it's not only an environmental problem. for other nations developed countries to dump their illegal waste here in the philippines. >> reporter: the containers have been at the center of a dispute. the philippines customs impounded the shipment over concerns that the contents were under-declared and undervalued. they are calling on canada to take the containers back. currently there is no law which the government of canada can apply in this case to compel the ship tore return his container to canada. >> both canada and the philippines are signatories to the convention which stops countries from exporting waste overseas. the philippines government filed charges again

this is a hearing in the provincial office in the northern part of the philippines. a senate hearing is also expected to happen soon. >> reporter: the philippines government's bureau of customs and environmental offices are facing allegations of corruption and negligence. just three out of 55 containers were inspect the by the department of environment. they were not checked randomly but chosen by customs officials. six other containers also remain unaccounted for. the dispute over which government agency is to blame is continuing. but for most people here, it's about the inning indignity of accepting rubbish from a richer and powerful country like canada. al jazerra northern philippines. >>> to nepal now where a massive earthquake in april left many mountain porters out of work. but now some are putting their skills to humanitarian use from central nepal, we have a report. >> reporter: in the village of in pal local porters have gac erred for their day's work, they carry food and other sensual items for the u.n.'s world food program. many of them high altitude porte

it's been impacting this area of the philippines for several days now. and let's go to some video with have give you more information on what did occur out here. because this ferry was carrying 183 passengers. 36 have been confirmed dead. it happened just after leaving port. according to the coast guard pokesman 127 people have been rescued, 26 people are still missing. family members continuing to wait for relatives the and hopefully they're found here. scores of people die in the philippines every year due to ferry accidents. often because of overloading. and often because of the weather as well. remember this part of the philippines you get these storms that blow up quite rapidly. but the other big thing you've been seeing this persistent flow of moisture across this area. at the time of the sinking there was foul weather reported in the area. i know that in the morning hours we did see some ferries canceled around the sabu area as well. this one did get under way. it's still undergoing investigation exactly what happened, but what i can say is the we

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

this is a hearing in the provincial office in the northern part of the philippines. a senate hearing is also expected to happen soon. the philippine government's bureau of custom and viral offices are facing allegations of corruption and negligence. just three out of the 55 containers were inspected by the department of environment. they were not checked randomly but chosen by customs officials. six other containers also remain unaccounted for. the dispute over which government agency is to blame is continuing. for most people here, it's about the indignity of accepting rubbish from a richer and powerful country like canada. al jazeera northern philippines. >> a quick update on that story. 2-year-old standoff over imported canadian waste is now ended. despite the protest, it's being sent that to a landfill in the northern philippines. >> nepal's huge earthquake in april left many tall buildings in danger of collapse. thousands are yet to be demolished. with the government unable to pull them down, it's putting the responsibility on property owners. we have this repor

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

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

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

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

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

. >> cyber crack down in philippines as government steps up the fight against child pornography. and lagging behind the bolivia town and a fiery dispute between miners and the government. ♪ ♪ welcome back reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera, burundi's president pierre nkurunziza is set to win a third term in office and will not oppose the unity government which opposition parties are demanding. a new report accused troops and allied fighters in south sudan of the unity state between april of this year and 22 people from iraqi forces have been killed after two suicide bombs were detonated for the battle of control of anbar province. u.s. secretary of defense met the saudi king as he continues a tour aimed at easing fears over last week's iran nuclear deal and king solomon recommended the agreement but talked about how it would be enforced and carter is on the third stop of middle east tour and visiting israel and jordan and israel is the main ally in the region and strongly criticizes the deal which it says will fuel instability in the region. al jazeera is live now

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

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

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

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

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

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

plus a social media campaign helps a poverty stricken boy in the philippines. but millions are desperate for help, too. first, to a developing story. palestinian medical sources says a one year boy has died in an arson attack by jewish settlers. stephanie, what more details are emerging about this attack in the occupied west bank? >> reporter: from what we are being told, a group of jewish settlers attacked a home of two brothers. they set those homes alight. the result of that, one-year-old baby boy has died. also his family, parents and a four-year-old brother are badly injured. graffiti was found at the scene saying long live the messiah. we have had a response from the israeli army. the spokesperson reads a statement, he said this attack against civilians is nothing short much terrorism. the idea that the israeli army condemns the attacks and heightened its efforts to locate those responsible. they will try to prevent things from getting out of control. >> that's very strong language from the israelis, calling it a terrorist attack. >> it is strong language

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

philippine president has delivered his final state of the nation address. the 6th and last before his term ends next june and keynote was elected five years ago on a pledge to combat corruption which critics say he has failed to honor. we are joined now by the vice dean and associate professor for public policy at the national university of singapore. great to have you with us. we just saw that he has been wrapping up his state of the nation address there. what do you think his legacy there in the philippines is going to be? >> yeah good to be here. i think the president's legacy as you said is about good governance and that simply means fighting corruption and he is the only president in history who has charged the former president, president royal, the chief justice of the supreme court, the former senate president and a few former politicians and my score card i give him an a plus for fighting corruption and overall i give him a b plus because he has not delivered on some of his promises but b plus is still a very good grade, as a professor a b plus is a

in america that finds itself in the philippines. most americans didn't know why we were there but knew we were there. america that had economic, cold tro, military interest far, far away from the imagination of abraham lincoln 30 years earlier. an america that had opportunities to be an asian power, but now new vulnerabilities and new blood on its hands. they were seeking to use force to protect their new interests in hopes they would need to use more force. these were all preventive wars. they were all preventive wars. wars fought to prevent what was thought to be an even worse possibility if we did not use force. the challenge is one we confront today. it is a norm is american capability. uncertainty of how to use that capability. it is an enormous benefits and triumphs. it's a. where -- americans in the late 1890's have the semi-design ideas you all have. you are better educated than your peers, you have more technology, you are winners because you are here. you are blessed to be able to be here. you did some things, but is also

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

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

a ferry sinks in the philippines, leaving dozens dead. what investigators think may have caused this ferry to capsize, next. >>> plus a plane flies into aviation history using only the power of the sun. details straight ahead. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." as the investigation continues following a ferry that sunk in the philippines, the coast guard now confirms 59 deaths. the boat overturned thursday just after leaving the port in the central part of the country. some 140 people survived. cnn philippines reporter david santos joins me now by phone in ormoc city with more on what's happening. david, what's the very latest on this investigation there? >> reporter: yes, george. criminal charges have been filed against the 19 crew members of the capsized ferry that killed dozens of people here in central philippines. now the local police chief here in ormoc city is filing murder charges against the owner, the boat captain and the crew members of that passenger ferry. police officials here are saying that the basis of the complaint are

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

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

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

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

we report on the plight of the many young children stuck in poverty in the philippines. >> it was an image of a poor young boy determined to fight for his education. under dim light of a mcdonald's in the philippines, he was photographed doing his homework on the pavement. the picture went viral massing thousands of shares on social media. donations of cash poured in for him from all over the world. his mother said his future is now secured. the story of daniel living in poverty is a story repeated millions of times over in this country. despite the philippines recent economic gains the number of children living in poverty continues to increase. more than 14 million children live in poverty according to government data. that number represents more than 40% of all filipino children and many live in slums like this one, with no access to decent shelter, education or medical care. >> they have five children and live in a makeshift tent. they rummage through garbage to all the way a living. she only makes $2 a day and can only afford to send one child to school. >> it is hard to see my c

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

gwendolyn page manila philippine national red cross chairman richard gordon. >> philippine coast guard lieutenant christopher began net. customizable t-shirts. >>> and this you've got to see this video out of florida, a man trying to catch a giant grouper was pulled from his kayak by a shark. the video from an online fishing show on youtube called chew on this caught the man's terrifying swim to safety. once he was out of the water, he realized the shark was still on his line. so he decided to try to catch it. otherwise he said he would have just been having a big fish story. >>> that is incredible. that frightens me. >> trying to cash one of those huge groupers but he had the shark and he's on kayak. >> he kept it on the line. >> don't fish in a kayak. >> well some people have great stories, they get their gopro on. they get great views. now time for a look ahead. >>> president obama heads to the university of wisconsin to push for overtime pay. it could affect nearly five million workers who are salaried but more work hours than 40 per week. >>> happy birthday to "wolf of wall street

my family is from the philippine philippines and i have relatives who live in this province. i can tell you this is very regular for a boat to go between islands ferrying people. people are bringing things like groceries. and we are told by our colleagues in cnn philippines that they may be getting an idea of what may have caused this. they say the coast guard has told them that the boat may have left port to too quickly and the boat balance may have been thrown off suddenly. we'll continue to bring you updates as the search continues. >>> we have more breaking news 5,000 residents are under a mile-wide evacuation order in tennessee. that after a csx freight train carrying flammable and toxic liquid derailed and caught fire. this happened around midnight in the town of marionville south of knoxville. we are told 12 emergency responders are being decontaminated after coming into contact with the liquid. >>> the justice department is investigating major u.s. airlines for possible collusion. american airlines delta and southwest control 80% of the airlines. the airlines say they

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

. >>> more to come here on the news hour including cyber crack down the philippines steps up the fight against child pornography plus why the world's biggest market for gold is falling out of love with the precious metal. and in sport after world champion close encounter with a shark surfers are happy to get back in the water. ♪ u.s. secretary of defense ashton carter held talks with king solomon on the first stop of his middle east tour and easing tour over the nuclear deal reached with iran last week and carter spent monday and tuesday talking to counterparts in israel as well as prime minister benjamin netanyahu, washington's main ally strongly criticized the nuclear deal but they said friends can disagree. defense secretary visited a u.s. base in jordan, another important ally and addressed soldiers from six countries fighting in an anti-i.s.i.l. coalition, now he is in saudi arabia to meet defense ministers from the gulf countries and they are all worried about the deal with iran. there are also concerns the iran deal could lead up to a build up of conventional weapons in the mi

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al jazeera, northern philippines philippines. >> still ahead on this news hour from london. conservationists are birdie as asian appetites fuel the shark fishing industry. >>> and gold at record low prices. we'll tell you about this football official might not be watching any games from the side line for a while. >> burundi's president is on track to win a third term in office. a new report of allied fight necessary south sudan are committing war crimes during an offensive between april and june of this year. and at least people from iraqi forces have been killed on two suicide bombs were decimated in the battle for control of anbar province. >>> at least 20 people have been killed in northern cameroon, according to military sources. suicide-bombings are carrying out at a densely populated neighborhood in the capital's far north region. they have cap offered one of the last strongholds of al-shabab. with military officials saying they face no opposition when they went into the town. it comes a week after an offensive to flush al-shabab fighters out of southern sow mall with

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

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

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

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