and now, the secretary of defense chuck hagel ordering the u.s. military pacific command to help with the search and rescue efforts there. hundreds are confirmed dead. the death toll expected to rise into the thousands. david piper following developments, streaming live from bangkok, thailand. david? >> reporter: hi, greg. yes. as was feared, the death toll is mounting in the philippines. filipino officials have said they fear that as many as 10,000 people may have died in just one area. now, typhoon haiyan struck the philippines friday. it tore through the central part of the country, leaving death and destruction in its wake. this is one of the worst storms to make landfall in recorded history. packing winds of nearly 200 miles per hour. as many as 4 million people have

the secretary of state chuck hagel says the armed forces will adjust to tighter budget and reduced presence overseas. hagel envisions a more high-tech defense system and the u.s. will move away from a perpetual war footing. after months of trying to drum up support for new syrian peace talks be a impasse. the two size failed to agree to bringing a date to the negotiating table. meantime in syria the humanitarian situation is getting worse. al jazeera erica wood has more. >> more than 40% of syria's population relies on outside help to survive. the refugees inside of their own country, or seeking shelter elsewhere and the situation is getting worse. the union estimates that that figure will rise to half the population in need of aid by years' end. >> it's not one single event that has caused this. it's a gradual increase because the conflict continues to deteriorate day after day. hour-by-hour. >> the two and ha half years of civil war have left many sirrians without proper san takes facilities, sufficient food or water or access to medical help. of those that have fled to neighboring lebano

. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered the u-s-s george washington to the philippines to help with recovery from typhoon haiyan. the aircraft carrier has five - thousand sailors and more than 80- aircraft onboard. hagel is sending additional u-s navy ships to the philippines as well. and u-s marines are already in the philippines to help distribute the aid. officials are concerned the death toll could rise sharply due to outbreaks of disease and the lack of food and water. >> southern china is now bearing the brunt of what's left of super typhoon haiyan. at least eight people have been killed. china national radio says the storm caused up to seven-hundred million dollars in damage to the agricultural, forestry, poultry and fishing industries. haiyan was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall in northern vietnam yesterday. the storm killed at least six people in vietnam. more than half-a million were evacuated to higher ground ahead of the storm. lineremember stay with kron- 4 for the latest on the typhoon relief effort. if you'd like to help -- you can find out

has been in contact with their japanese counterparts, chuck hagel in particular. it calls the chinese move destabilizing, and dell, it's important to recognize what is at steak here. with the united states and japan, dating back to world war ii, the united states have always depended on the japanese to demend the islands. the japanese call their own forces the self-defense forces. there is some 20, 25,000 troops based in japan. >> mike viqueira thank you very much. >>> that iranian nuclear deal is bringing new attention to some high profile prisoners in north korea. levinson who was 65 was detained during a business trip. a former marine has been held for more than a year. he is accused of being a cia spy. and an 85-year-old korean war vet was detained last month. authorities picked him up as he was about to leave that country on board a plane. and kenneth bae has been held since 2012. >>> protesters in bangkok say they want thailand's prime minister to step down. protests in thailands capitol now running for four straight days. veronica has more from bangkok. >>

. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel speaking to his japanese counterpart this morning. >>> protesters in bangkok say they want thailand's prime minister to step down. she is facing a no confidence vote in parliament. protests in the capitol have now run for four straight days. >> reporter: i would say in general, it is not tense. it is rather festive, and rather loud. there are whistles and land clappers aplenty. it has added a new measure of pain to covering these protests, i must say. there has been very clear instructions from the leaders that there are not to be any weapons for protesters. having said that, and given the history of the street demonstrations in thailand, anything could happen. violence could break out at anytime. they have security guards dressed in in black who are not slow to react if they see threats, and they are very careful to protect the leader who has been issued with an arrest warrant for rebelian because of his activities over the last few days. >>> as many as 20,000 people in indonesia are fleeing the area after more than 20 volcano eruptions in the last

he named chuck hagel as the poster child, really, for cabinet nominees being blocked after all the first defense secretary to be filibusters and after all he was a republican. it bears in mind, -- at various times depending on if you are the minority side or the majority side, mitch mcconnell and harry reid, the minority and majority leaders have switched positions whether depending on whether they are controlling the senate or not, and as a matter of fact, president obama went he was in the senate and when he was in the minority, opposed filibuster rules. now, granted it has accelerated. granted he is at the other end of pennsylvania avenue. but certainly this is nothing new. what we are talking about today. 95 years ago, it is at least being sharply curtailed. >> mike, toss the ball to you to explain to the public what is the nuclear option? what brought us to this point? democrats have been frustrated because his nominees for judicial vacancies have been held up. they needed to get 60 votes in order to move them forward. not enough republicans joining them with the democrats, so harry

our marines have served in every major american conflict since 1775, and yesterday, chuck hagel at the ewujeojeema memorial by laying a wreath. today, the u.s. marine corps has around 200,000 active duty members. thank you all marines, past and present, for your service. >> jamie, there's a moving tribute to the heroes of world war ii this veterans' day weekend. the surviving members making a final toast to their colleagues who took part in that daring bombing attack on japan. the toast was started years ago by james dolittle himself, that general. three of the four surviving members attended the event held at the national museum of the u.s. air force in dayton, ohio. that bombing mission in april of 1942 was seen as a very important turning point in world war ii. it helped boost morale at home. what a generation of men and women they were. >> you know who has a lot of morale right now? a lot of confidence, too? new jersey governor chris christie. we'll have his advice on how his republican colleagues in washington could help their own chances at the polls. that's next. [ male announce

. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered the uss george washington to the philippines. they have 5000 sailors and nearly 80 aircraft on board. the u.s. military deployed marines from okinawa. >>> the death toll has surpassed 1700, some officials are saying it could be well over 10,000 people dead. cbs reporter, barnby lowe was in the town of hata has the tine hit. >> just as we finished this report, typhoon haiyan unleashed its full furry with up to 195 winds blowing the rooftops off. debris was flying in all directions. the ocean rose several feet in just a few minutes. huge waves crashed into our o hotel. everyone rushed to the second floor. >> we have been holed up in the hotel room 40 minutes now. we're here. hoping. >> reporter: the rains didn't stop for hours. then, our room caved in. we had to change rooms again. for three hours, we didn't know if we would survive. nothing prepared us for when the storm finally moved on, the devastation was complete. >> and here's the satellite view of the typhoon as it approached the philippines. a monster storm completely cover

defense secretary chuck hagel marking the event by laying a wreath at the jima memorial in arlington. the u.s. marine corps has served in every major american conflict since its founding in 1775. congratulations. >> indeed. well, here it comes again. a new budget deadline fast approaching. the question is, can lawmakers find common ground to avoid another government shutdown? our political panel debates. >>> and snow causing problems in wisconsin. there you see some of the pictures. we're going to show you more. don't blame the forces of nature on this one. we're going to tell you where to point the finger of blame next. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capil one. it's not the "limit the cash i earnvery month" card. it's not the "i only earn decent rewards at the gas station" card. it's the no-games, no-signing up, everyday-rewarding, kung-fu-fighting, silver-lightning-in-a-bottle, bringing-home-the-bacon cash back card. this is the quicksilver card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on eve purchase, everywhere, every single day. so ask yourself, what's in your wall

but hamid karzai, with chuck hagel says u.s. troops will be in jeopardy if agreement is not made by the end of the year. >>> clashes between egyptian protesters, taken to the street, after mohamed morsi was forced out of office earlier this year. several killed, including a teenager in the capital city of cairo. >>> another record day for the dow. it's the 41st record this year. blue chips continued and finished the week at 16,000 and above for the second time in a row. the s&p also closed for an all time high of over anne 00 for the first -- 1800 for the first time ever. seven straight weeks of gains. >>> things are not looking ois bright for j.c. penney. penney's is leaving after losing more than half of its market value, shares are down in after-hours trading. >>> it didn't take long for people to react to using mobile phones in mid air. the federal communications commission says it will consider the possibility next month. not everybody is on board with the idea. john terrett explains. >> the fc banned the use of cell phones

senator chuck hagel said they should prepare for spending cuts for the next decade. >>> four new visiters at the international space station are now waving at you. a japanese astronaut, a rush cosmonaut all just docked and this is part of a historic relay for the winter games in russia. the crew members are taking the torch on the first ever space walk on saturday before they come back to earth sunday night. >>> right now 6:47, that means it is time to check in with torii campbell, here is a look at what is coming up. >> coming up in minutes, a california high school is facing pressure to get rid of that controversial mascot and for 82 years, they have rooted for the arabs and we will take a look at both sides of that debate. >>> and we will look at how it will improve the safety of passengers at one of the major airplanes and also how it helps the environment and it is ready to quit with jonathan martin who was not happy even before he left for being bullied. we will look at his state of mind and whether or not he wants to return to the sport. >> all right, torii, thank you, let's go to

secretary of defense, chuck hagel rejecting that saying it needs to be signed by the end of the year, otherwise he would advise president obama to not make military plans for afghanistan after 2014. >> what happens in the dispute over the timing of the pact is not resolved? >> if it's not resolved there'll be no way of moving forward. the americans are saying that if it's not resolved, not signed, they, themselves will not make plans to stay. that could throw into doubt whether or not there'll be any foreign troops here in 2015. a lot of people say they don't think that's likely and this is like a brinkmanship negotiation between hamid karzai and washington d.c. these rows have erupted in the past. they have a troubled relationship and have done for some years. what is indicate if is the fact that president hamid karzai yesterday released a statement throwing another argument into this complex situation, saying that u.s. forces entered a house in nangahar province and killed two civil jans. isaaf forces responded saying there was an operation and there was 100 or so afghan forces supp

chuck hagel denounced the move saying, "we view the development as a destabilising attempt to alter the status quo. unilateral access decreases the risk of misunderstanding." >> delays for the affordable care act. what the government is doing to help americans unable to sign up for insurance. helping the homeless with the little they have. how a backpack can make live more tolerable. >> and live pictures outside geneva, where the talks are still going on. we'll bring you the latest as soon as it happens. . >>> more delays for the affordable care act. federal officials extended the deadline for americans that want to sign up, which is why opponents say it's proof the health care plan is not working. >> americans have extra time to sign up online for government health insurance. consumers have eight days until december 24th to sign up for coverage taking effect january 21st. the enrolment for the second year of obamacare delayed. the 2015 open enrolment was scheduled to begin october 15, 2014. the federal health exchanges will operate from december 2014 until january 2015. it gives people

today secretary of defense chuck hagel is marking the event laying a wreath in arlington, virginia. the secretary delivered the words of the importance of the brave men and women. take a listen. >> for 238 years the marines have made a vital difference. in today's volatile and complicated world. they are as relevant and essential as ever before. there is no force that can match their agility, flexibility and expeditionary capabilities. >> the u.s. marine corp has served in every major american conflict since its founding in 1775. and today it has around 200,000 active duty members. >>> the daring raid on japan turned the tide of world war ii. next we will tell you the fitting tribute to a few survivors. the surviving members of the doolittle raiders on this veterans day weekend. >> and president obama finally acknowledging the problems with the health carrollout. health care rollout. we look at the impact it could have just ahead in the 2014 mid-term elections. rans day, it's posturepedic rans day, it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pe

president obama pointed to the fact that it took them months to get to the defense secretary chuck hagel confirms even though he is a republican. now republicans say this is just a system of checks and balances and there's a reason why you need to have that vote threshold. senator mitch mcconnell, republican leader has a response today. the senate has just broken the rules in order to change the rules. >> important point, this just pertains to judicial nominees, executive branch nominees filling these positions. the question is does it open a pandora's box? does it set a precedent, so they could use the option to overcome a filibuster threat on other issues. l it's a law or a supreme court nominee. democrats shay they won't do it, but once the nuke has been launched can others be launches? we will see next time. >> yeah, yeah, the box is flung wide open, on capitol hill for us. the debate is nothing new, but it has taken on new urgency. randall pinkston is here with some background on this for us, randall? >> a little bit of history, the fill bustser a strategy used to prevent a vote by

secretary chuck hagel said the automatic across the board cuts known at question hurt our military's ready -- sequestration hurt our country's readiness and says there is no way the military can be ready to continue to fight terrorism or other attack ifs the $500 billion in cuts over the next decade continue kicking in. he said with a new round of automatic budget cuts taking affect next year the department of defense cannot plan ahead as needed. >> these cuts are too fast, too much, too abrupt, and too irresponsible. >> reporter: another big focus of this forum, the fallout from edward snowden. business leaders told president obama the nsa revelations will lead to billions of dollars in lost business in europe and asia. the senate chair intelligence diane feinstein say there is needs to be more oversight of the nsa programs, especially with surveillance done in other countries. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> and san francisco's bichair program is getting ready to ex -- bike chair program is getting ready to expand. 150 more bike will be added. officials say

the defense secretary chuck hagel, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, patrick dempsey, also here today. plus you had everybody from congress and also the private sector, the arms manufacturers, were all here today to discuss precisely what u.s. defense strategy was going to be just 11 years from now, 2025 is the next horizon when the u.s. posture will be very different from the way we see it today. in the past ten years, it's been primarily middle east. but the future look is going to be the asia pacific. that's because of the rise of china and the heavy and aggressive investment it's been putting in its military. they were discussing the kind of threats they could expect from china. here is how one delegate described what the problem is going to be with new antiballistic missiles coming from beijing. take a listen. >> if it could reach our fleet, six, 800 miles before we get to the taiwan straits and put our carriers in danger and destroy american aircraft carriers, that would be an enormous blow to america's capability to project power and to dominate the western pacific as we

the united states is helping with aid as secretary of defense chuck hagel ordered the deployment of ships and aircraft to bring in emergency supplies. in many areas there is no clean water, no electricity and very little food. this woman waiting along with dozens of others at the airport just trying to get out. >> it's almost the end of the world. i must go out. >> reporter: the government releasing emergency funds, but money is tight. the region is still reeling from a 7.2 earthquake four weeks ago. in bangkok david piper, fox news. >> typhoon haiyan has weakened considerably making landfall in vietnam the hong kong meteorological observe story saying the storm slowed to 75 miles per hour when it hit vietnam's central coast early monday morning local time. that's much less powerful than the 195 mile-per-hour winds that pounded the the philippines. both military and private crews were working on securing vessels. >>> ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo has been tracking the movement. >> this typhoon has been weakening rapidly over the past 24 hours losing that well defined signature eye you ca

crowds gathering at the iwojima memorial yesterday, defense secretary chuck hagel marked the event by laying a wreath. today the u.s. marine corps has 200,000 active duty members. lets not forget our families. we thank all of you, past and present, for your dedicated service. >>utely. this veterans day weekend also offers a very meaningful opportunity for folks to pay tribute to those who have served. you're looking at the uss new york, docked off midtown manhattan and open for public tours. the warship carries a sacred and special significance, too. it was constructed in part from seven tons of steel that was salvaged from the rubble of the world trade center after the 9/11 attacks. brian streaming live from the pier where uss new york is docked. hi, brian. >> reporter: hi, eric. you're looking at pier 88 right next to "intrepid" aircraft carrier museum, amphibious assault ship. it's been here since friday offering sailors and crew and marines a chance to enjoy veterans day festivities here in new york city including america's parade which is on monday, the largest veteran's parade i

defense secretary chuck hagel says the u.s. is aware of the option to use military force but wants to give diplomacy a chance to work. >> the strategy to implement what president obama's policy is, and every administration before president obama's policy is to not allow iran to gain thecapability, capacity, to build nuclear weapons. we're exploring different options to accomplish that. >> talks between iranian officials and the united nations security council resume wednesday in geneva. >>> the family-owned publisher that produces forbes magazine is putting itself up for sale. the president and ceo sent a letter on friday to its employees saying it's received indications of interest from potential buyers and decided to test the waters of a sale and now expects numerous offers from interested parties. there are reports the company expects an offer of at least $400 million. >>> some san francisco children today got a chance to learn how to mind their manners. sheila keith teaches etiquette. today some youngsters between the ages

. >> and levels that were noted as extraordinary, and as by chuck hagel by those who had been his ally. >> you saw from top to bottom, from the beginning of this president's term right into the second term, republicans hellbent on stopping his agenda. a big part of stopping the president's agenda is stopping his nominees. in fairness the democrats tried to do the exact same thing to president bush and that's why we have this debate spark up in 2005. i think what -- >> by the numbers, it had become more frequent. >> it has become much more frequent. it's become extremely aggressive and to your point it has become the norm for people to not -- to simply not get votes in the u.s. senate. even if a majority approves of them. i think what democrats have to think about going forward though is when they're in the minority, how is this going to look from the other side of the aisle? >> right. >> they will eventually lose the majority. and i think that they're going to look back on this day and wonder about the wisdom of it. but progressives really pushing the president to make this change and

defense secretary chuck hagel says they have made available helicopters, aircraft and search equipment to help the relief effort. typhoon haiyan is now bearing down on vietnam. a massive operation to evacuate the coast there is now under way. the typhoon is likely to make landfall in central vietnam near the city of da nang. and we do understand now there are reports that perhaps another typhoon is heading towards the philippines, and that could, of course, hurt the effort to help the people there. back to you, shannon. >> absolutely. david, thank you very much. >>> iran gives practically nothing and it gets a hell of a lot. that's not a good deal. i hope, i can only express my wish, that the p5 plus 1 uses the time to get a good deal that takes away iran's nuclear military capability. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has lobbied against a deal with iran from the beginning. three days of talks and still no deal on cushing iran's nuclear capabilities, but secretary of state john kerry says, "significant progress has been made." now the latest on those talks with iran, s

state leaders were cyd sides thursday, chuck hagel saying many couples are now forced across state lines to get benefits. he said: >> the pentagon said as many as nine states are side stepping federal orders, including florida, texas, west virginia and indiana. >> the vatican wants to know how parishes worldwide are handling sensitive issues. in an unusual step, vatican leadership asked churches how they deal with birth control, divorce and same-sex marriage. this comes as the vatican gets ready for a major meeting. pope francis has scheduled it for next year. the survey is part of the pope's pledge to include all church leaders in decision-making. >> fracking can be safe if the right procedures are followed. that's the finding in a new report prom the british government's health agency. the report says health risks are minimal if companies practice proper well construction and maintenance. it suggests risks to health in the u.s. are typically caused by operational failures. opponents claim extracting gas from rocks con tam nights drinking water and point out low risk and no risk aren't

. >>> death and destruction in the philippines, more than 100 dead after typhoon chuck hagel slams the nation. relief efforts hampered by fallen debris. the storm headed to vietnam as residents brace for the worst. >>> the u.n. warns that violence in the central african republic is troubling and could lead to destablilization. the u.n. high commissioner or human rights says the escalation of violence and head red must be stopped before it spins out of control. in our third and final part of the series on the forgotten republic we have this report. >> reporter: soldiers from chad arrived too late. most of the people who used to life in the burned -- live in the burned village are hiding in the bush. locals say members of seleka, part of government force, targeted them as they searched for a group of rebels calling themselves anti-balaka. >> translation: after burning our houses they took our cows to slit their throats. >> reporter: local seleka commanders say it was a bushfire, not them that burnt the village and showed us where anti-balaka fighters attacked their base with ak-47s and m

a showdown between six states and secretary chuck hagel. states are texas, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, oklahoma, and west virginia. secretary hagel said the states are violating federal law. >> in the second world war, 200,000 soldiers from the french colonies and africa fought to liberate france from the in his decease. while fighting the war was ward, the veterans say what happened afterward was a lot tougher. aljazeera reports from the outskirts of the capitol. >> proud to have liberated france from nazi germany. still shocked by what the army did to them in return. it's been 70 years since french officers turned their guns on their own soldiers. those shooting were white, those killed, black. the french admit that 35 died, but war veterans say 300 black african soldiers were killed that day. they were all former prisoners of war, freed from german camps and brought here to a holding facility on the outskirts. this is where they died. some were demanding equal pay with white soldiers, others just wanted their unpaid wages. for the f