it's just before dawn on the philippine island of palawan. even at this hour it's hot, but there's no sign here of the trouble brewing a few hundred miles out to sea. i'm about to take off on a trip the chinese government has tried to stop. just 140 nautical miles from the philippine coast, we spot new land. this place is called mischief reef. until a year ago, there was nothing here, just a submerged atoll. now look at it. millions of tons of material have been dredged up to build this huge new island. then as we close to 12 nautical miles, this. down below we can see a pair of chinese navy ships. 0ur pilots are nervous. they want to turn away. we're a civilian aircraft flying over international waters and yet we're being repeatedly threatened. so what we're getting is the chinese sending out that message, foreign military aircraft, unidentified military aircraft, leave the area immediately. in chinese and english, our captain replied saying we are a civilian aircraft, not a military aircraft, but it didn't make any difference, they repeated

over 200 products. >>> finally tonight, deep inside the philippines, meet the leader who has been described as the donald trump of the east. but critics say some of his most provocative policies are leading to bloodshed. our bob woodruff is there and tonight we bring you a preview of his report. >> reporter: newly elected president of the philippines rodrigo duterte has oft been called the trump of the east. rising on a wave of populist discontent and a promise of law and order. >> i will not hesitate to use the military and the police to go after the drug lords. >> reporter: but behind the veil of a rock star president lies a jews. there's 3 million drug addicts. i'd be happy to slaughter them. >> reporter: five months into his presidency, this is duterte's philippines. >> disturbing footage is just the tip of the iceberg. tune into "nightline" tomorrow night for bob woodruff's full report. thanks for watching abc news. as always we're online at abcnews.com an facebook page. good night, america. tonight, is this the sexiest showdown in history? >> i remembered pants. >> we're on set of the

behind it, clear skies across the philippines. but this made landfall back on saturday into sunday into southern luzon as a very powerful typhoon. there has been several reports of casualties at this time. the good news, it could have been worse if not for massive evacuations out ahead of this storm system. first i'll show you some video we have coming out of southern luzon just to give you an idea of what i'm talking about, with the damage this brought as it came onshore. in fact, where this video is coming out of, about 60% of the infrastructure was destroyed due to winds and flooding and storm surge, winds in compels of 250 kilometers per hour at times. now crews are out there cleaning up, helping to get that power restored. and also helping to get that line of transportation open. because we have a lot of people who have traveled who were stranded over the holiday weekend. you have to remember christmas is a big holiday here in the philippines so a lot of people still want to get back home, maybe assess the damage. the good ne

it's just before dawn on the philippine island of palawan. even at this hour it's hot, but there's no sign here of the trouble brewing a few hundred miles out to sea. i'm about to take off on a trip the chinese government has tried to stop. as we roll down the runway, we're all tense. no one has tried what we're about to do. we're now heading south—west to wards and number of chinese—controlled atolls. these are places where the chinese have being doing massive land reclamation over the last year and a half. we really want to go for two reasons. one, to see exactly what the chinese are doing, and two, to test to see if the chinese would try to stop us because the whole of this area is, according to most countries, international airspace. just 140 nautical miles from the philippine coast we spot new land. this place is called mischief reef. until a year ago there was nothing here, just a submerged atoll. now look at it. millions of tons of material have been dredged up to build this huge new island. then as we close to 12 nautical miles, t

like in the philippines, where mr. trump was paid as much as $5 million to brand his name on this tower set to open next year. >> trump exemplifies the best quality of real estate anywhere in the world. >> reporter: mr. trump's business partner, can jose antonio, was recently named by president duterte as a special envoy to the u.s., potentially giving the philippines an edge in foreign affairs, even with his children running the family business. >> the procession is sometimes as damaging as the conflict itself. >> reporter: former ambassador nicholas burns teaches at harvard university. >> our president needs to be free of any constraints whatsoever that might inhibit him from making the best possible decision on behalf of the american people and the united states government. >> reporter: the president-elect's business ties to the philippines aren't illegal because there are no laws governing conflicts of interest for the president or vice president. but, scott, mr. trump has promised that next week he'll unveil a pla

someone pointed out the b-17 can't go from the philippines to japan and back. doesn't have the range. and "the new york times" published their off the record article and said this is a war we could lose. >> host: george marshall, secretary of the army? >> yes. >> host: pam, go ahead. >> caller: hi. i want to say first how much i enjoy booktv and i have awe your books. >> thank you. >> caller: it's difficult listening to some of this. i'm related to this mitchell grandfather was commanding a task group coming in that morning at dawn, and because he had submarine watch on that how they spotted the midget submarine and when it was spotted, 1500-yards to the star board, the grandfather's yeoman is out at peril for the -- at pearl for the remembrance, and i spoke to radio guys before they passed away. but i just curious, going back -- historians about the significance of the submarines on this because it was naval doctrine and very well known that if you spotted one japan submarine, they knew to expect a very fast carrier force, not too far behind. and my graph g gr

there's new pressure on the philippines' outspoken president rodrigo duterte. the country's independent human rights watchdog is to investigate, after he claimed to have killed several drug suspects personally. mr duterte has responded, calling the un "stupid idiots". tom donkin reports. philippines president rodrigo duterte was swept to power injune on a promise to rid his country of illegal drugs and those who traffic them. his critics argue he has authorised police, vigila ntes, and so—called death squads to shoot suspected users and dealers on site. by his own admission, the president himself says he has personally killed. earlier this week, the un cited that confession, calling for an independent human rights group in the philippines to act and investigate mr duterte for murder. they've agreed and will reopen an earlier investigation into the actions of the president. we are hoping with these new revelations and admissions we can further the investigation and ultimately have charges. mr duterte has been unforgiving when discussing his methods. recently h

in a philippine p.o.w. camp, and was supposedly high up in -- anyway, the japanese had invaded manchuria, and the russians had troops on the manchurian border to protect the country and what was supposed to have happened, according to there is guy, is that the japanese and the nazis were attacked at the same time, forcing russia to run a two-front war and then -- >> host: roger, all three of our authors write about that. craig in the son. >> guest: what was going on was that when the soviets invadessed russia -- when the nazis invadessed the soviet union, the japanese were completely taken aback. they had a treaty with stalin and had their try par tied treaty with germany and thought they were on top of the world, this closure point. they actually thought they were going to be the united nations and they were completely taken aback, and anywhere negotiations over and over hall told the japanese a just like hitler tender on stalin he's going to turk on you. >> host: next call from mike in wichita, kansas. >>

peso,n, wow, philippines 50. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ this is what it is about, smart church and smart guest. stephanie flanders jpmorgan and steven saywell with francine in london. we heard mr. miller speak with mr. jordan. an historic moment, massive swiss franc strength. against an irresponsible europe, the red trend is the management of euro-swiss and steven saywell , this blue curve, i would suggest is -- suggest that this is a wreck fighting every day as they are overcome by european events, will they give it up, will we see massive swiss appreciation? steven: a very good question. euro-swiss is where it is. they have the most negative deposit rate in the markets, the chart i used quite often comparing the country's, this is the key goal, they want to be the lowest and if the others catch up they will go lower. the intervention continues, we do a lot of work in this, the data is exhilarating. will they continue? absolutely. the long-term migration tells is equilibrium in euro-swiss is franc's40 so the swi

joy maluyo from the world vision charity in the philippines. the headlines on bbc news: tributes continue to the singer george michael, one of the biggest names in british music, who has died at the age of 53. russia recovers fragments of a military plane which crashed into the black sea with 92 people on board. bargain hunters turn out for boxing day sales but it's thought many have stayed home after already splurging on pre—christmas discounts. a british man is in a critical condition in hospital in antigua after being shot in the head. 37—year—old christopher tester from torquay was injured during an attempted robbery at his parent's restaurant on christmas day. he is being kept in an induced coma and friends have launched an appeal to fly him back to the uk for treatment. the colombian authorities investigating the plane crash last month in which 71 people died have concluded the aircraft ran out of fuel. the plane, which was carrying brazil's chapecoense football club, crashed near the city of medellin. six people survived. on a leak

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he had no way to defend the philippines. there was no way we could send troops for ships out to them because the japanese controlled pcs. there was no way that the british could defend their own colonies in the far east. the layer and -- singapore and malaysia. -- they had japanese there. they went down on bicycles or foot. british wholmed the had far more equipment than they had. the british surrendered eventually and surrendered more men and the japanese had landed on malaya. winston churchill, after pearl harbor got in touch with the white house and asked if he could come and talk strategy with president roosevelt. president roosevelt really do not want them to come that soon. he was not ready to talk strategy, we were surprised by the war, he knew besides that churchill would want a europe first strategy. defeat germany first. when the public and the united states wanted to defeat to fan -- japan. reciprocated. he told the german people that we now have an ally that has never lost a war in 3000 years. he expected to win

well, the philippines, you have a major trump building. the president of that country has -- is a pretty brutal guy. and he's made a lot of promises that could be undermined depending on what we do with china. and so you already have that pressure point. you have pressure points all over the world, and the pressure is already starting to be exerted. it doesn't matter if it's the trump kids or not. i mean, the trump kids are going to be getting millions and millions of dollars, in certain instances, with the checks signed by people who are government agents. >> how about pressure donald doesn't have? donald trump doesn't have the pressure to answer questions because he's canceled his press conference. what he does do is put out his message, basically, if you look at his twitter this morning, telling us what don jr. and eric are going to do. he's putting out a statement via fw twitter. we're absorbing it, talking about it, but we don't get a chance to ask him the questions, the pressure points you speak out, because he's not out there doing

-philippines alliance. in almost every situation, that rhetoric has not been matched by action. so you have also heard me say that we certainly are paying attention to the words and comments that are being expressed, and we are paying more careful attention to the actions. that is certainly true in this case with regard to our relationship with the philippines, and that is why the united states remains committed to working effectively with the government in the philippines to advance our shared interest, everything from the domestic situation in the philippines and the drug trade, and our support for their efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to some of the competing land claims in the south china sea. thelso relates to some of economic and cultural ties between the united states and the philippines that extends back for multiple generations. this is an important relationship, an important alliance, and when we believe is worth investing in because it benefits not just the american people but the people of the philippines as well. >> kellyanne conway was on tv this morning sa

in a philippine p.o.w. camp, and was supposedly high up in -- anyway, the japanese had invaded manchuria, and the russians had troops on the manchurian border to protect the country and what was supposed to have happened, according to there is guy, is that the japanese and the nazis were attacked at the same time, forcing russia to run a two-front war and then -- >> host: roger, all three of our authors write about that. craig in the son. >> guest: what was going on was . >> actually was going on with the soviets were invading russia and the japanese were completely taken aback. they had a treaty with stolid and -- stalin and they thought they were on top of the world they actually thought the baby a u part of the united nations and they were completely taken aback and then, just like hitler turned on stalin to read the next call pleaset: go ahead. >> caller: as the japanese diplomatic codes were already open by the time the war was started so the fdron administration knew what was going on and i also under

s top human rights official asked to investigate philippines p president for murder. there's a claim he killed people when he was mayor. rodrigo duterte made the comments in a speech last week. he said he would look for criminals to kill to set an example for police officers. he serveved on and off as mayor from 1988. he implied those actions took place in the earlier years when he was in office. the u.n.'s high commissioner for human rights say the killings would constitute murder. hussssein released his statemen through a spokesperson. >> it should be unthinkable for any functioning judicial system not to launch when someone has openly admitted being a killer. >> they suggested duterte may have incited violence. he should be held accountable to show all people are equal under the law. police in the philippines say more than 2,000 people have been killed by officers in the crack down. many more have been killed by vigilantes since duterte took office in june. >>> people in southeastern china have marked one year since a massive land slide left dozens of people dead.

he abandoned his troops in the philippines. they were left to suffer while he went off to australia and got a medal of honor for -- the philippines. so it's a very striking statement about the aura that macarthur was able to project. people around him idolized him and then there was a broader public who know of only through the press releases that he gave. he was good at managing the press, but the people who actually had to follow his order into it he said, they didn't have much use for him. thank you for that comment. >> it's interesting to think about the things that really happened in the things that might've happened and it seems to me that truman, at least the past has been blamed for a lot of what macarthur did or cost i macarthur gets credit for a lot of things that might've happened. it's so difficult to go back and say we know how those dominoes would've fallen had he gotten elected. >> . . macarthur took the position okay the war had begun and as he famously said in war there is no room for -- german new that actuall

the united states and the philippines have had a long relationship. the party is being tested by the new president of the marched on his own beef and his war on drugs have also raised concern. as we hear from matt bradley. >> reporter: in the philippine, the drug war looks like real war. the count-- nearly 6,000 killed in a bloody attempt to shut down what he calls a pandemic. now, president duterte says he too killed drug suspects and pulling triggers on three men when he was a mayor. he's turning his site on america. >> we can survive without american money. he wants to end seven decades of american military corporation. >> on manila street, he has some fans. >> i like the gets things done. >> and i have talked to trump. he was very nice. very cordial. their parallel styles between the two plains speaking populous. critics in the philippines talking about impeachment. >> at some point people open their eyes and you cannot expect anything good to come out of an uneven man. >> for those swept up in duterte's drug war, it will be a long and painful wai

the senator from the philippines who wants president duterte impeached tells the bbc she fears for her life but won't stop speaking out. and the original showbiz celebrity, hollywood actress, tabloid star and socialite zsa zsa gabor has died at the age of 99. medical officials in the syrian city

at least four people are killed in the manila area as a powerful typhoon crosses the philippines‘ capital. bargain hunters turn out for boxing day sales but it's thought many have stayed home after already splurging on pre—christmas discounts. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the music world has been paying tribute to george michael, who died yesterday, from heart failure, at the age of 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. he rose to fame with the pop duo, wham, enjoying global success in the 80s,

again, the president of the philippines admitting that he's killed people. he's admitted killing suspects when he was the mayor of davao city and admitted it to our own will ripley in a report that we'll have for you later. >>> the lure of big money and fame drives many baseball players to the u.s. major leagues. when it comes to cuban athletes, that desire can come with a sinister twist. >> their entrance into the majors is sometimes facilitytated by criminals -- facilitated by criminals who want a part of their contract. more on smuggling cuban baseball players into the u.s. >> reporter: cuban players are some of the best players in major league baseball. there's a dark side of the mlb that most people don't know about -- how these cuban players got here. over the past few years, federal investigators have uncovered a vast and vicious human trafficking network. one that supplies the mlb with its cuban talent. federal prosecutors say lots of these cuban players came in this way, include something big names like jose abreu. they're lucky to be alive. at leas

warm up with pillsbury. >>> finally tonight, deep inside the philippines, meet the leader who has been described as the donald trump of the east. but critics say some of his most provocative policies are leading to bloodshed. our bob woodruff is there and tonight we bring you a preview of his report. >> reporter: newly elected president of the philippines rodrigo duterte has oft been called the trump of the east. rising on a wave of populist discontent and a promise of law and order. >> i will not hesitate to use the military and the police to go after the drug lords. >> reporter: but behind the veil of a rock star president lies a brutal war on drugs inciting vigilante murder. >> hitler massacred 3 million jews.

the video here released of the philippine leader and president elect talking on the phone. this is a far different tone we see here from relations with president obama. the u.s. has raised c of drug dealers which has alleged government executions without allowing people to go to court. >>> the governor's race in virginia is firing up and it could get some national attention. four republicans are in the race. take a look. prince william county board chair cory stewart and ed ga one democrat is running. all five made their pitches to the virginia chamber of commerce. this happened in williamsburg as one of the only two governors races in 2017. experts say this could give us an idea of what voters think of their new president. >> virginia is likely to be seen as a referendum on the first year of donald trump. >> gop candidate cory stewart was one of trump's most visible supporters and says his success administration. ed ga lispy is considered the favorite among republicans and has an early fundraising lead. >>> 2019, that's probably the next time you'll be able to tour the was

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history of the philippines. it's interesting to me that our 28th president hadb))q philippine artist who went on to live in 1970 and '80s and had an impact in his own country. the fqc but still it's an amazing work just with the gown on the woman, particularly if the woman and the child looking off into÷ú th middle distance, presumably looking for peace, standing on a rock under which you can see change and a crown and helmet. so it's a very symbolism but also a favorite ÷úpeace. president wilson passed away in his house, actually in his room in 1994. he lived herezv until remarkabl 1961, 37 years after he passed. she left his house to the national trust historic rese2v/tion to be a memorial to president wilson. and over his bed we could see a work of art and was presented to wilson during world war i by an italian artist when wilson was visiting new york city. >> it had into the likeness. the story explains it. during world war i, the united states undertook tou! send it t belgium, which was partially occup

five other ships damaged at pearl harbor later met japanese forces in the philippines. that day of infamy and the events that followed would ultimately galvanize more than 12 million americans to serve in uniform during the second world war. we remember the men and women

the philippine star headline reads "duterte wants six executions daily". it's looking at the president's so—called war on drugs, reporting that he wants capital punishment restored. an emergency meeting between asean countries is being held to discuss the rohingya population. the independent shows protestors criticising nobel peace prize winner and myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi for not doing enough over allegations of violent crimes against rohingyas. the financial times has a survey of economists who believe the us federal reserve will wait half a year before raising interests rates again. some say they're watching to see what president—elect donald trump will present in his economic package. the paper also reports on the 10,000 robots sold by japanese company softbank. the robots can perform roles in sales, marketing and customer service. buyers include companies nestle and eli lilly. the la times pays tribute to actress and socialite zsa zsa gabor, who has died at the age of 99. she made more than 60 films and none of us can name she

to the united states from the president of the philippines. the guy who is the agent of the philippines is writing donald trump's kids checks. >> kurt eichenwald, thank you for your thorough reporting on this and for joining us. >> thanks for having me of. >>> coming up, donald trump returned to the midwest tonight. michael moore, a midwesterner is here to respond. next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. now lease the 2017 gle350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. don't let the food you eat during the day haunt you at night. nexium 24hr... shuts down your stomach's active acid pumps... to stop the burn of frequent heartburn... all day and night. have we seen them before? banish the burn with nexium 24hr. theseare heading back home.y oil thanks to dawn, rescue workers only trust dawn, because it's tough on grease yet gentle. ♪ i am home, i am home, i am home ♪ dobecause you've got ams lot of cheer

it will rip through the heart of the philippines close towards manila. the wider white circles show the uncertainty of the track once it makes landfall. we will of course keep you updated. but it's a significant storm and it will cause some issues. 200—300 millimetres per day, which will result in flooding and some landslides. gusts of up to 160 mph, certainly want to keep a close eye on. how unusual is this? sadly, it is the third storm to arrive during christmas day. the last one was in 1981 and before that 19117. these were both category two and as i say nock—ten looks likely to be more powerful. rick parfitt, guitarist with the band status quo, has died in spain at the age of 68. he was being treated in hospital for a severe infection. the musician was still recovering from a heart attack he'd had earlier this summer. david sillito looks back at his life and career. i have gotten to where i wanted to go, you know, to become a pop star or a rock star. to quo fans, he was easy to spot. he was the man with blond hair and was responsible for some of

in philippines for many, many years. we are right on the eve of a transition of government? >> this is the chinese sending a message to the president-elect that they are willing to it act and the question is whether he will back up. it is a test of the u.s. political system in general. there are so many things happening in the south china sea that means that china is testing the international system in general. these are points in history that are inflection points and they see our reactions and they don't believe we are firm in defending our principle and friends and allies, the situation will get worse. with the philippines, he is genuinely anti- america and most filipinos support the united states and so we will ride that one out. >> watch the president's new's conference and watch for comments from president p elect donald trump as well. great to have you. >> thanks, jenna. >> they will be telling what president obama does or doesn't say on this issue as he takes questions from the white house press corps before head

typhoons have hit the philippines many times. were people able to be warned in time and get out as far as you know? the number of casualties show we were able to warn them in time. right now we have three confirmed dead, two who refused to leave, and they left too late, so they drowned. already at a difficult time. 0ne got hit by a fallen tree. so far they are the deaths we have recorded. we have 800,000 in evacuation centres, so that should give you a good idea. in the area on the coastal side, we have standing room only in the evacuation centres. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the tributes from fans and fellow artists alike for george michael following his death at the age of 53. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got underway with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then france and again the same money, it's got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabb

at least four people are killed in the manila area, as a powerful typhoon crosses the philippines‘ capital. bargain hunters turn out for boxing day sales but it's thought many have stayed home after already splurging on pre—christmas discounts. we look back at the incredible british successes at the rio 2016 olympic and paralympic games. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the music world has been paying tribute to george michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. he rose to fame with the pop duo, wham, enjoying global success in the 80s, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. but he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. his band—mate andrew ridgeley said he was "heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend". 0ur arts editor will gompertz looks back at his life. # wham bam, i am a man #. wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, george michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of wham. back then, he had big hair and a p

on wednesday, the white house condemned the extrajudicial killings in the philippines. but a recent buzzfeed investigation reveals the u.s. state department has continued to send millions of dollars in aid, as well as training and equipment to the philippine , national police. meanwhile, philippines president rodrigo duterte gave an impression of his december 2 phone call with donald trump, in which he imitated trump praising duterte and appealing for a closer relationship between the two men. te, you presidentduter just said something good here. you are doing great. about the worry americans criticizing you. you're doing good. go ahead. i have this problem on the border of mexico system america and this [bleep] amy: that's philippines presidident rodrigo duterte,e, speaking in tagalog, s saying "o now the way hehe speaks makes me feel like a saint," in refereree to donald trump. in yemen, thousands of people took to the streets of the capital sanaa tuesday to demand an end to the u.s.-backed saudi-led bombing campaign, which has killed thousands of people since it bega

it will rip through the heart of the philippines close towards manila. the wider white circles show the track once it makes landfall. we will of course keep you updated. but it's a significant storm and it will cause some issues. 200—300 millimetres per day, which will result in flooding and some landslide. gusts of up to 160 mph, certainly want to keep a close eye on. how unusual is this? sadly it is the third storm to arrive during christmas day. the last one was in 1981 and before that 19117. these were both category two and as i say nock—ten looks likely to be more powerful. more than 100 skiers have been rescued after being trapped in cable cars above the mountains in italy. high winds caused one of the ski lifts to fail, leaving those heading back to the valley after a day on the slopes stuck swinging 30 metres in the air. caroline davies reports. lowered back to firm ground, after hours stuck hanging above it. these skiers in italy were rescued and winched to safety after strong winds stopped their cable cars. the breakdown happened in norther

troops to conduct military exercises in the philippines. this was in response to the deferral of an american aid pact due to concerns over duterte's extrajudicial killings of several thousand drug suspects. duterte also told reporters today his country did not need the aid and that china might provide it instead. >> we can survive without american money, but, you know, america, you might also be put to notice. prepare to leave the philippines. >> stewart: in syria, the evacuation of civilians from the besieged city of aleppo was meant to resume today. there are as many as 4,000 people from two villages, in the last section of rebel-held territory, who were seeking to leave. once syria's most populous city, it is now largely in ruins and was recaptured this week by president bashar al-assad's troops. as night fell on aleppo, there was no sign of the buses needed to carry out the evacuations. for more on the situation, i am joined by skype from beirut in neighboring lebanon by "new york times" reporter anne barnard. anne, why was there such c

good to see the philippines represented! we never get a list of who is coming but there were concerns the queen and the duke might not make it feeling the weather. i suppose we shouldn't be surprised because she does like the traditional sandringham. this is a special time of year, to be with the rest of their family, like many of us around the country, a time to be together and have those traditions. yesterday, the royal family had their formal evening traditions. yesterday, the royal family had theirformal evening meal where they exchanged presents. they compete fiercely to see who can give the cheapest and most humorous gift. we are expecting them to be here, the queen is usually driven from the house to the church. the duke of edinburgh normally walks up leading the rest of the family, depending on his health he may be driven. we will find out in a few hours. 95 this year, the duke. when the family arrived, are the crowds allowed closer to the church? the crowd will line the path leading up the crowd will line the path l

the philippine star has a call by the un human rights chief to philippine authorities to investigate president rodrigo duterte for murder, following his claims that he killed drug suspects when he was a mayor. the china daily looks at the smog problem sweeping beijing and the north of the country. it says researchers now suspect steelmakers are the major cause of the smog. the situation exacerbated by the rise in steel prices leading to increased steel production. how does earning £1 a second, or, say, $74 usd a minute sound? well, the mirror has done the sums and that's how much footballer carlos tevez stands to earn if he accepts a deal with chinese super league team shanghai shenhua. and "surreal" is the 2016 word of the year. the washington post has looked into the story. the word was searched by people online after moments of great shock and tragedy, with the single biggest spike on november 9, the day donald trump was made president—elect. it was the most searched word, apparently, according to the dictionary merriam—webster. joining us is iain anderson, founder of the int

typhoons have hit the philippines many times. were people able to be warned in time and get out as far as you know? the number of casualties show we were able to warn them in time. right now we have three confirmed dead, two who refused to leave, and they left too late, so they drowned. already at a difficult time. 0ne got hit by a fallen tree. so far they are the deaths we have recorded. we have 800,000 in evacuation centres, so that should give you a good idea. in the area on the coastal side, we have standing room only in the evacuation centres. transportation and getting aid to people is going to be difficult? definitely. a lot of the posts are littered all over the highways. there were some floods last night, and power is yet to be restored. some are predicting one week before we can restore power, but we should be able to provide support to clear the debris, the trees, the electrical posts, and we should be able to retain cellular phone service. as we go on every day, we will get better. i know we have been hit many times,