there is little hope for a breakthrough in warsaw. in 2009 the same global gathering of countries failed to reach a comprehensive or binding deal. some of the world's poorest people are likely future storm victims in placing like bangladesh, india and the philippines. >> joining us from the philippines is lou sees sarin sarin--lucille saring. thank you for joining us, i know it's late where you are. chance your commission experiencing events like typhoon haiyan. >> we actually had early warning days before, the typhoon was being monitored by our meteorological office. but after we were all in shock, we were all have --people in tacloban and the affected areas, we were not sure what the storm surge looked like. >> ms. saring, has the climate change commission been discussing what your country, one of the most vulnerable in the world to, lessen some of the impact of the storms if the temperature of the ocean and level of the ocean continues to rise? >> well, the country since 2009 when we created the climate change commission, we have b

there is little hope for a breakthrough in warsaw. in 2009 the same global gathering of countries failed to reach a comprehensive or binding deal. some of the world's poorest people are likely future storm victims in placing like bangladesh, india and the philippines. >> joining us from the philippines is lou sees sarin sarin--lucille saring. thank you for joining us, i know it's late where you are. chance your commission experiencing events like typhoon haiyan. >> we actually had early warning days before, the typhoon was being monitored by our meteorological office. but after we were all in shock, we were all hav--people in tacln and the affected areas, we were not sure what the storm surge looked like. >> ms. saring, has the climate change commission been discussing what your country, one of the most vulnerable in the world to, lessen some of the impact of the storms if the temperature of the ocean and level of the ocean continues to rise? >> well, the country since 2009 when we created the climate change commission, we have been a

change conference began yesterday in warsaw. for the second time, the conference coincided with a massive typhoon hitting the philippines. last time, yeb sano, from the philippines, made a plea after typhoon bopha hit. >> it is about what is demanded by us from 7 billion people. i appeal, no more delays, no more excuses. doha beetdo remembered as the place where we turn things around and 2012 to be the year that the world found the courage to take responsibility for the future we want. >> that was yeb sano speaking last year at the time and change conference in doha. yesterday at the opening of the climate talks, yeb sano gave another moving speech. he is the head of the climate change delegation. >> it was barely 11 months when my delegation made an appeal to the world to open our eyes to the stark realities that we face . as then we confronted a catastrophic storm that resulted in the costliest disaster in philippine history. less than a year hence, we cannot imagine that a disaster much bigger would come with an apparent grow

>> i think the climate conference in warsaw has an agenda on damage and loss. this is an issue where there could be progress in the direction that i think is most important. this has to do with availability of data. actually, we do not know so much about the distribution in space and time of loss, especially in the developing countries. for example, take this example of the storm now, lost numbers from the different islands in the philippines are not easily available. the same holds for many other such incidents. so i think, for better preparation, and for better estimation of loss to come, we should be in the position to have more of this data. >> for the world to get into that position we have to take this seriously. how serious are countries when you look at this locally, joining into actually get some sort of result? >> i think there are so many interests, and these interests must be balanced. but currently, there is still the issue that there is not much knowledge on one hand and less knowledge on the other, and so besides taking measures these days, there

these topic in this climate conference in warsaw rectum of it. what i seem to climate conference and will also has an agenda on the damage and loss. and it has arisen as to where they could be progress in the direction that icing is most often. as this is his to do with the availability of data. actually we do not know so much about the distribution and space and in time of loss especially in developing countries and dance like somebody to take this a combo of the stone i'll be the last numbness on the different items in the philippines they are not using the available can sustain her with so many other such incidents and so i think. call it a bit of preparation and fly back to the low estimation home loss to come and we should be in position to have them all to the state the wolves to get into that position has to take this one seriously how seriously i countries when we knew that it is globally. and joining in to macs to get some sort of result. well i had seen. yes so many interests and these interests must be balanced but county there is stil

climate summit in warsaw, poland. at least five people have been killed in two drone strikes in yemen. the victims were described as suspected al qaeda militants. meanwhile, in pakistan, hundreds of people rallied in multiple cities friday to protest the u.s. drone war. demonstrators staged a massive sit in blocking a nato supply line. the action followed a strike that killed the pakistani head of the taliban, jeopardizing peace talks. in an interview, pakistani s accused theader u.s. of undermining peace. >> if there were a chance for peace talks, we should have grabbed it. while the interior minister did his best, i am disappointed in the way the prime minister has taken this peace process. this should have been his number one priority. the americans could have taken him out when they wanted. the timing was to sabotage the peace process. >> clashes have erupted in saudi arabia come in cracking down on foreign workers. at least two people were killed and dozens injured after police confronted workers on saturday. mea

but there's still no breakthrough at the warsaw talks. environmentalists say which countries and emerging powers are to blame for an impasse. this is like so what does a mighty good a time fortunately some of the industrialized countries to come here a job at this stage rather than owning them so in a spirit that old website that be. i think it's bad enough but did not have the sense that some newly industrialized countries are using radio debate as to delay an agreement on water down the commitments as much as possible to feast on the top lip to stop suspicion in warsaw negotiators hope to lay the foundation for a new climate deal to be signed in twenty fifty. so far they've been unable to agree on a timetable for emissions cuts and who will pay for them. europe wants clear goals by the end of next year while the us and some developing countries want more time. this also disagreement on how much help developing countries should get to deal with climate change. so far the key talks to produce steel firm commitments. you have to continue i

climate summit in warsaw, poland. at least five people have been killed in two drone strikes in yemen. the victims were described as suspected al qaeda militants. meanwhile, in pakistan, hundreds of people rallied in multiple cities friday to protest the u.s. drone war. demonstrators staged a massive sit in blocking a nato supply line. the action followed a strike that killed the pakistani head of the taliban, jeopardizing peace talks. in an interview, pakistani s accused theader u.s. of undermining peace. >> if there were a chance for peace talks, we should have grabbed it. while the interior minister did his best, i am disappoint in the way the prime minister has taken this peace pross. this should have been his number one priority. the americans could have taken him out when they wanted. the timing was to sabotage the peace process. >> clashes have erupted in saudi arabia come in cracking down on foreign workers. at least two people were killed and dozens injured after police confronted workers on saturday. meanwhi

but there's still no breakthrough at the warsaw talks. environmentalists say which countries and emerging powers are to blame for an impasse. this is the desolate us. i think a day unfortunately some of the industrialized countries to come here a job at this stage rather than owning them so yes the spirit that old website that be. i think it's bad enough but did not have the sense that some newly industrialized countries are using radio debate as to delay an agreement on water down the commitments as much as possible to feast on the top lip to stop suspicion in warsaw negotiators hope to lay the foundation for a new climate deal to be signed in twenty fifty. so far they've been unable to agree on a timetable for emissions cuts and who will pay for them. europe wants clear goals by the end of next year while the us and some developing countries want more time. this also disagreement on how much help developing countries should get to deal with climate change. so far the key talks to produce steel firm commitments. rescue efforts continue i

coming up, new hope for a breakthrough with nuclear talks geneva.and a new climate deal is reached in warsaw. part of the roof of a latvian supermarket collapses, but this time no one was hurt. >> a landmark deal is in place in geneva as the nuclear talks look for a breakthrough. john kerry and other world leaders are trying to hammer out a solution with iran, wanting can then look -- we nuclear program for sanctions relief. a deal was closed with a number of issues are yet to be ironed out. >> expectations over the talks between foreign ministers in geneva are high. the arrival of secretary of state john kerry has been viewed as a sign of an agreement over the iran nuclear program is close, but ministers emphasize that a deal is not a full-blown conclusion. there is no agreement yet and there are differences to be resolved. this is why we came to geneva, to do our bit to make sure an agreement will be reached. there is a realistic chance this could happen but there is a lot of work to do -- still a lot of work to do. >> we are not here because it is finished. we are here because it is diffi

. >> delegates here in warsaw have been negotiating, and some progress has been made with a new draft text saying they must release targets before the next conference in 2015, but according to the european union, it does not go far enough and is not specific about dates. france will be hosting the conference in 2015 and the development minister in france told us he is not prepared for the decisions that need to be made in warsaw to be put off any longer. year in spend another warsaw just talking about the principal of whether or not we will have clear, set figures on clt reduction targets, the paris conference will have no chance of achieving what scientists tell us it needs to achieve. >> the conference is supposed to and this evening, but there is a lot of wrangling and bickering, you might say. investigations are -- discussions are said to be going on until late in the night. joined from we are the former director of the united nations environment program. thank you for joining us this friday. these meetings come around every couple of years. in next is in paris -- paris 2015. with

we are not looking for a break through in warsaw, we are looking for a sign that the process is moving forward towards next september's meeting and beyond that to the 2015 climate talks in paris, where we'll see the type of progress we'll see for an international climate treaty. >> what chatter are you hearing in warsaw? >> most of the chatter is not about what is happening inside the summit, but what is happening outside the summit - which is that the polish government is hosting the climate talks and hosting what's called the world coal association's annual meeting. to host a coal meeting next to the climate talks is like putting on a cigarette meeting next to a cancer conference. the polish government has embarrassed itself on the re-examinational stage, making the argument that coal can play a factor in a clean energy future. i think they'll come under pressure from the world's countries and the u.n. to show that they are not trying to turn the talks into a corporate lobby fest, but seriously about beginning to make progress. >> what is the stand looking like. what do you expect to

warsaw, poland, after two weeks of talks, division from industrial powers and developing nations have made reaching an agreement almost impossible. setting guidelines for countries to cut their carbon emissions before a new treaty to replace the kyoto protocols can be set. china had been reluctant to set those guidelines. meanwhile, poor nations threatened by rising sea levels, have asked for compensation to them because of global warming. the talks were on track, said many, to deliver nothing. >> the voice of polluters whilst the voice of citizens on the planet are not being heard. >> discussing cutting carbon, four top environmentalist scientists have called for the abandonment of nuclear power. jessica, i appreciate your time. typhoon haiyan was hammering the philippines when the consideratioconferencegot under. whether haiyan is connected or not to climate change at this point it certainly did not seem like they went that extra mile. >> when you look back two weeks, the supertyphoon really served to bring momentum into the talks. now two weeks later, yet they know the u.n -- the p

>> as the world's environmentalists close a contentious conference in warsaw, combating climate change, how were the cases of 6,000 reportedly abused children ignored? plus 50 years after jfk's assassination we'll look back at his life through pictures from kitty kelly. >>> we'll enter the tiny house movement. hello i'm antonio mora. welcome to consider this. we begin with climate change and nuclear power. warsaw, poland, after two weeks of talks, division from industrial powers and developing nations have made reaching an agreement almost impossible. setting guidelines for countries to cut their carbon emissions before a new treaty to replace the kyoto protocols can be set. china had been reluctant to set those guidelines. meanwhile, poor nations threatened by rising sea levels, have asked for compensation to them because of global warming. the talks were on track, said many, to deliver nothing. >> the voice of polluters whilst the voice of citizens on the planet are not being heard. >> discussing cutting carbon, four top environmentalist scientists have called for the abandonment of

coming up - we'll report from warsaw where 11th hour negotiations are taking place. and one - a boxing ledgened aims to bounce back in -- legend aims to bounce back in a super bout in macawe. details in sport. >> welcome back, you are watching the newshour on al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories: mass protests under way in northern pakistan, rallying in support of opposition politician imran khan who wants the government to stop u.s. drone strikes >> egypt's military government expelled the turkish ambassador, accused of fuelling instability. the latest blow in diplomatic ties since the two countries. diplomats are in geneva for another round of talks. talks are in the final phase and russia says they are nearing a breakthrough. >> let's get more on the top story and the u.s. drone attacks. they are nothing new in pakistan. they are well documented on the ground. according for the bureau for investigative journalism the u.s. carried out a total of 379 drone strikes on pakistani territory. they have become more frequent with 86% ordered by barack obama. 3600 have

warsaw, poland, after two weeks of talks, division from industrial powers and developing nations have made reaching an agreement almost impossible. setting guidelines for countries to cut their carbon emissions before a new treaty to replace the kyoto protocols can be set. china had been reluctant to set those guidelines. meanwhile, poor nations threatened by rising sea levels, have asked for compensation to them because of global warming. the talks were on track, said many, to deliver nothing. >> the voice of polluters whilst the voice of citizens on the planet are not being heard. >> discussing cutting carbon, four top environmentalist scientists have called for the abandonment of nuclear power. jessica, i appreciate your time. typhoon haiyan was hammering the philippines when the consideratio conferencegot underway. whether haiyan is connected or not to climate change at this point it certainly did not seem like they went that extra mile. >> when you look back two weeks, the supertyphoon really served to bring momentum into the talks. now two weeks later, yet they know the u.n -- t

added that he knows the process takes time and that he's under no illusions really run bird cctv in warsaw. russia and south korea have both declared that the dprk as a nuclear power is unacceptable. the remarks came as a joint press conference dalby south korean president park in haiti and her russian counterpart to the email posted a few hours ago in seoul. yet president putin arrived in the capital to hold talks with president talk of a joint projects which the three countries have agreed to in september well the guy on the sidelines of the g twenty summit in st petersburg the two presidents have witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding to allow forty south korean firms to take part in the rush to lead brunch and two cuts on my old track management and the russian port development project which will aim to develop the spice reports of raj and as a guide for a coal exports egypt is preparing to host or russia's foreign and defence ministers today and this follows a recent visit by russia's intelligence chief. signaling the stuff of improved relations between the three count

. >> top climate talks are coming to a close in warsaw. countries are at a loss to decide who will take responsibility over climate cleaning. the 2-week talks are trying to lay the foundations for a global accord to be decided in 2015. >> an area feeling the effects of global warming is one of china's provinces. it is the most polluted place, and the rate of children born with congenital defects is six times higher than the average. it's largely blamed on air quality. >> the smell of burning coal is so pervasive that the smoke from lunch does not bother the children from happy house. all 29 are now members of the pham family. as far as many are concerned these children don't exist. >> translation: all these kids more or less have problems physically or mentally. that's why they were abandoned. i couldn't walk away and let them die. i need help. >> everyone calls her mother. by doing odd jobs and with the help of donations she's taken care of abandoned children for 30 years. they live in this province, south of beijing, one of the large coa

warsaw, a town -- in new effort to reach a pact on climate change. thousands of delegates came to the capital to cut emissions by 2020. they expect only modest progress to be made. activists are demanding more -- substitutions for combating high food prices. >> a tropical cyclone wreaked havoc in somalia. up to 300 people were killed when it slammed into the horn of africa. region was hardest hit. flash floods and landslides killed thousands of love sac ivestock. in german]g inand it's the season again germany's rhine region. november 11 is the traditional start of carnival celebrations. for the next month, they will be donning their costumes to sing and party. ♪ carnival is known as the fifth season in germany and is celebrated mainly in catholic areas. ♪ efforts continued on tuesday to form a new government for germany. 'svalnangela merkel conservatives and the social democrats are trying to hammer out a deal. the two sides found common ground on energy infrastructure policy. but plenty of disagreements remain. l has given a cold response to th

again, talks begin tomorrow in warsaw. three big problems are am coming to a head in southern italy, the mafia, toxic waste, and cancer. cloud i can't reports from italy. >> this is a land where grass barely grows. in the countryside around naples, tons of toxic rubbish has been polluting the soil for decades. local residents, fran ches 0 and rommer 0 say the waste is killing the environment and also killing them. >> first my husband was diagnosed with cancer. then me. my neighbor and six colleagues all got cancer, too. >> that's when i started suspecting it had something to do with the nearby landfill. >> they are among hundreds of residents who say the mountains of toxic waste illegally dumped by the mafia for decades has led to a dramatic rise in cancer rates in the area. >> back in 1997, a former mafia boss admitted organized crime buried millions of tons of toxic waste a lucrative dirty bids. >> in a statement made recently public, the people living near the landfills are all at risk of dying from cancer within 20 yea

. >> international climate talks ran into overtime in warsaw. dell fates are arguing over the framework for a pact on global warning. expectations were low. there has been some progress. >> a final protest call from a handful of campaigners. viewing climate talks in warsaw, they were determined to have their voice heard by those negotiating inside. delegates came to the claj talks with low expectations. it's here that the final sessions - principals the expectations have been met. there has been some progress, small steps towards a new remission reduction. for many it is not enough. a focus has been to draw up plans for cuts to carbon emissions, it's hoped these can be signed in paris in 2015. the u.s. refused to sign the last agreement. this time they appeared to be more willing. >> it's not a small thing, it's something to build on. >> campaigners walked out of the meeting on thursday. their complaint - too little is done by the rich countries to help the poorest and vulnerable countries. 100 million was promised by european countries to help

in warsaw, there is no agreement. the e.u. wants balloting nations emerging more cuts -- nations to pledge more cuts. she says china, india, and venezuela are blocking progress of the talks. those countries have hit back. >> if you have a difference, bring it up at the negotiations. by going to the media and attacking negotiating partners, the e.u. chief is responsible for damaging the atmosphere of confidence and trust in this process. theegotiators hope to lay foundation for a new climate deal to be signed in 2015, but they have been unable to agree on a timetable for cuts or who will pay for them. europe wants clear goals by the end of next year, while the u.s. in some developing countries want more time. authorities in the netherlands say they are working on a deal to enable the crew of the greenpeace ship to leave russia. this after an international law of the sea court ordered russia to release the activists in return for bond. the 30 member crew of the ship which was sailing under a dutch flag were arrested after stagin

the emotional appeal was met with a standing ovation with the start of two weeks of talks in warsaw. the weather events have not been conclusively linked to global warming, they were warned that disasters could become more frequent, trying to create a path to climate change. >>> but that may not necessarily be a bad thing, according to climate physics researcher. >> a lot of people see the issue of climate fossil fuel industry as part of the problem on the issue of climate change where we should be seeing it as part of the solution. just to show you why weather this means and why i'm saying this, before we started burning fossil fuels back in the 250 years ago, we had about three to four trillion tons of fossil carbon underground waiting to be used. each of these little lumps of coal, think of this representing half a trillion tons of fossil carbon. over the years we've used that first lump of coal. that's taken us 250 years. it will take 35 years to use the next half trillion. the reason this matters is that that is enough to take us over two degrees. so if we want to try to prevent

. >> from around the world popish capital in warsaw holds the climate change talks. the hosts are criticised for their choice of partners. >> it's the world's 10th largest consumer of coal and relies on it for its electricity. poland relies on it for climate change talks. there's no surprise which companies the organizers chose to sponsor the event. they include the world's largest still and mining company, mittel, producing 190 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. that's more than the co2 outlook for oil-producing venezuela. also a partner - poland's largest electorate company. >> it runs this power station, one of the largest fossil fuel power plants in the world. >> it's concerning, dangerous and we have to ensure that that conference is for the interests of people in the planet. these companies and their bottom line is that theyto maximise their property. >> this is akin to a cigarette company sponsoring a cancer conference, and saying at the end that smoking is encouraged. >> business is worried about change. it's a big issue for companies. business has t

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they're meeting in warsaw to work out the details of a new framework for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. ministers and other negotiators at the united nations climate change talks have been debating the issue since last week. the new framework will apply to all countries from 2020. it will replace the kyoto protocol which only binds some industrialized nations. environment ministers want to finalize an agreement in 2015. they'll discuss a time line for countries to submit their reduction targets. but they're yet to go into the specifics of the framework. under the kyoto protocol, japan pledged to reduce its emissions by an average of 6% by 2012 compared to 1990 levels. the environment minister says it's achieved that goal. some claim tokyo's new target for 2020 and beyond is too low. but he says it's important to note that japan's giving technical and financial help to developing countries to achieve their reduction targets. >>> deep divisions remain among the parties meeting in warsaw. nhk world's reporter reports. >> reporter: kiribati is a small island nation in the pacific ocean. by

organization to support developing nations hit by natural disasters connected with global warming the warsaw conference was scheduled to conclude on friday but delegates kept working through saturday to ensure an end result. us secretary of state john kerry and the foreign ministers of five other countries are gathering in geneva seeking agreement with iran over nuclear dispute. iran and the five un security council permanent members plus germany are in the fourth day of talks. gary arrived in geneva on saturday morning falling russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and french foreign minister lor aunt bobbie lewis played a german foreign minister ed eagle festive now. british foreign secretary william hague. and chinese foreign minister won e a riot the stakes are expected to hold bilateral meetings with tehran's foreign minister mohamed deposit week before holding a conference together nothing in agreement on what steps should be taken during the first stage of the nuclear deal. they've yet to agree on whether a document of agreement should make it clear that iran is granted the rights to

tuesday my spring nationals has turned on before it in warsaw authorities to release the indictment the smarts to clear the illegal after the concerts. the vines and two scores could fall to see polish society and the peanut economic slowdown around the continent which boosted support for nationalistic and indeed increase in troops in many countries increase when unemployment rate rose to far right called on party be keen on the neckline hungry radical nationalist party john dickinson two countries during their two starting. a new report by reuters claims that iran supreme leader ayatollah khamenei it leaves a business empire worth an estimated ninety five billion dollars. it is as constantine is reported to have made most of its vast fortunes by seizing property owned by ordinary iranian citizens some of whom are still living in the country. the powerful companies said they have key states in industries that cross the rhine in the commons to todd was originally set up following the country's nineteen seventy nine revolution to take control of abandoned properties and use money made fro

as the warsaw meetings ahead philippines is reeling from typhoon haiyan. there are fears that as ocean temperatures rise, we continue to see powerful storms. the war sea meeting follows attempts to reach agreement in the climate change. the copenhagen, and protocols tried to reduce emission, none of them put a department in the problem. war sea is a stop along the way. it's to explore approaches to the problem in how to get polluters like chippa and the u.s. on board. joining me to talk about this is scott, a professor at columbian university, and andrew freeman. gentleman, thatting you for being in. as we go into the climate change talk in poland tomorrow, really, what are your hopes here? >> well, i'm not specting much. this is just another meeting, as you said, in a long pass of many meetings. previous big one was copenhagen, 2009. that was a bit of a disaster. and then there were two important meetings after that that brought about a recovery. another meeting to ensure some kind of life for the future for kito, but the big meeting is in 2015, the meeti

their meeting in warsaw to work out the details of a new framework for cutting greenhouse gas emissions ministers and other negotiators at the united nations climate change stocks have been debating the issue since last week. the new framework will apply to all countries from twenty twenty it will replace the kyoto protocol which only to find some industrialized nations the barman ministers want to finalize an agreement in two thousand and fifteen to discuss a timeline for countries to submit their reduction targets. but they're yet to go into the specifics of the framework under the kyoto protocol japan pledged to reduce its emissions by an average of six percent by two thousand and twelve compared to nineteen ninety levels. dr administered over to me she says. it's achieved that goal some claim tokyo's new target for twenty twenty and beyond is too low but the shiites as it's important to know that japan is giving ten talent they're giving technical and financial help to developing countries to cheat their reduction targets deep divisions remain among the parties meeting in warsaw nhk

and he joins us from a rather chilly warsaw once again. hi, jeff. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, ross. you know what? here in poland, they do have the luxury of not having to pursue unconventional monetary measures. the base rate here or the key benchmark rate, 2.5%, and malik balker saying to me that that gives them a certain amount of dry powder, should economies in europe start to turn down and should the polish economy suffer anything like a slowdown in growth. in fact, if anything, the polish economy has been picking up over the last 6 to 12 months or so, and they'll be hoping to do at least 2% here, but i did, when i had the opportunity to talk with mr. belker, asked him about the policy being pursued by the central bank right now and whether he felt that a negative deposit rate would be helpful for stimulating economic activity in the eurozone. let's listen to his answer. >> this point -- [ inaudible ] 0.1% deposit rate would change the situation so much, will it induce bank credit? probably not, not very much. what the european c

in warsaw last two weeks after the massive typhoon high on through the tulips philippines authorities there are still struggling to restore basic search and today when he succumbed to the needs of roughly four million people being displaced by storm. the most expensive present budget reconstruction is next week meanwhile storms of this magnitude are increasing in frequency and environmental groups are talking back to human activity. one of the most severe storms on record. tycoon high on was categorized as a super typhoon. would it be hurled across the philippines earlier this month. it killed more than five thousand people in a four million more homely. the damage was much more than forecasters had predicted. the harm. and we've tried to establish the relationship between wind speed and it all. it seems quite clear that there's a certain alignment. the thing there is no damage to a certain speed. bought when they get beyond that the amount of damage increases exponentially. not steadily as the wind speeds were asked to explain to that the night was a category five type you mean it ha

climate conference in warsaw. brandon woo is a senior policy analyst at action aid u.s.a., an international development organization. and robert stabbens is a professor of business and government, and director of the environmental economics program at harvard university. welcome to you both. i want to ask both of you just in a sentence why was this conference held? and i'll start with you, robert stabeps, what question or questions was it supposed to resolve? >> the basic question that needed to be in warsaw was whether or not the countries of the world could remain on the track that was started two years ago at a similar conference in durbin to build up to paris two years from now, where a final agreement needs to be reached, which is essentially the post-kyoto international climate change agreement. if that sounds like the goal was mainly procedural, you're right. >> woodruff: brandon woo, how would you put it in a sentence? what was supposed to be resolve here? >> i agree with that. we're supposed to be on a tr

geoff is in warsaw. the question is whether this enables donald to take more control, i guess, over financial policy. what's the view? >> yeah. it's interesting, this one, ross, because i know the economist that covered this region have been kicking this one backwards and forwards over the last 24 hours. and the immediate response was to say, well, look, this new economist who comes in 38 years old, no political background, that clearly means that mr. tusk is taking more of the finance portfolio for himself. but i think you have to look at this as part of an election campaign over the next two years to 2015. the party has fallen in the polls, they've been overtaken by the opposition and the current finance minister is largely perceived as a liability politically. so i don't think this move is so much about him taking the finance portfolio as it's about getting rid of someone in the government who is not popular with the polish people because of policies like moving up the retirement age for retirees and

we are not seeing every creation of the warsaw pact. this is a more new ones, subtle of differing shades where the eu is less dominant, even though these countries are eu.ers of the if you were to ask me who is the most interesting leader in the world right now, you could say president rouhani of iran. let me give you an obscure one to follow. the prime minister of hungary. he is an interesting man, very capable, sharp. hungaryving demonstrably in the direction of neo-authoritarianism with more restrictions on the media, more restrictions on the economy, but then you have to ask, why is he doing this if he is so smart? he is closer to brussels geographically than moscow. he is in the heart of europe. hungary had a happy transition to democracy and capitalism in the 1990s. maybe he knows something that others do not, that the kremlin is more influential and brussels is less influential, and he has to protect his equity. he is planning for the future. he is like the canary in the coal mine, so to speak. eu crisis that goes on for five yea

>> we're joined live in warsaw by a senior campaigner for friends of the earth, sir, thank you so much for joining us. do you agree with the filipino delegate? should everyone be ashamed at being at a conference that isn't sorting anything out? >> absolutely. the conference should be ashamed in particular five big polluting dirty countries should be more ashamed, united states, canada, australia and japan and poland should be doublebly ashamed. they come to this conference intending to hol holding hostagn any action on the climate change. to do so, the plight of thousands in the philippines and hundreds of thousands who die every year due to climate impact is even more shameful. what is even more incredible, this runs starkcally against the warnings that scientists are telling us. we need to provide finance for those countries to deal with the impacts of climate change, and to help communities deal with those suffering from the line of climate change such as those in the philippines. instead, what we've seen here is rich industrialized countries willing to do very little and offering a

started setting fire to an art installation, a huge rainbow, that stands for gay rights in this part of warsaw. that mass been set on fire in the fourth time in as many weeks and the police were very keen not to get involved, butter at some point they -- but at some point they thought they had to. that's whit got out of control -- that's when it got out of control. the protestors some of whom we believe were carrying weapons, they definitely are carrying fireworks and flares. they have been throwing them, threw one at us am 1st point, at one of -- at one point. >> phil, thank you. well, still in the polish capital where delegates from almost every country on earth are attending climate talks, trying to foorm pact to -- form a pact to avoid global warming. tearfully announced that he would until they would agree on a meaningful outcome. >> we can fix this. we can stop this madness right now right here in the middle of this football field and stop moving the goal posts, mr. president, your excellency, honorable minister my delegation calls on you most respectfully to lead us and let poland and w

but in the last 12 years virtually the entire membership of the old warsaw pack alliance joined nato. and that would leave russia dangerously exposed. joining nato is the kremlin's red line. >> russia does consider potential member of nato as a direct threat to national security, and potential membership in nature. it will of course bring very serious [ inaudible ] in crew yan and can potentially lead to war. >> reporter: what conclusion can the planners draw from the ukraine's decision to turn its back on the eu, possibly the bullying does work. and for those looking to the west, they can expect more of the same. >>> more from europe a little later in this news hour. now back to doha and darren. >>> black friday is the biggest shopping day of the year in the united states. thousands of people often line up for hours in chilly temperatures to grab a bargain. but employees at wal-mart are gathering for a different reason. employees plan to protest 1500 of the company's 4,000 stores in the states. they are calling for an increase in wages. campaigners say the average worker is making ju

. >>> delegates from nearly 200 nations have gathered in warsaw, poland, to hammer out the details of a new framework on climate change. those from developing and industrialized nations are at odds over who should foot the bill. a plan that would come into effect in 2020. a representative said the window of opportunity is closing. >> climate change is happening. humans are the cause of this change and we do need to act urgently to avoid the worst impacts. >> china's delegate said industrialized countries should offer more financial and technological support to developing nations. >> we need to ensure a structure that recognized that historic responsibility and where developed countries take the lead to address climate change. >> japanese delegates will propose cutting green hous gas emissions from 3.8% from 2005 levels by 2020. that's less than the proposal submitted four years ago. japanese leaders say they have had to adjust because of a greater reliance on thermal energy since the nuclear accident in fukushima. >>> now, britain's foreign secretary says he's optimistic about reachin

will be in warsaw, poland all next week to cover the years u.n. climate summit. we have covered every summit ince 2009 in copenhagen 2010, and cancun, mexico, in 2011, durban, south africa and last year's summer -- summit in doha. you can go to democracynow.org to see our coverage of warsaw so far of highlights from our previous reports. the obama administration is asking commerce to delay a new round of sanctions on iran amidst into new negotiations over the iranian nuclear program. lawmakers from both artists have vowed to move ahead with the measure targeting iranian oil exports despite the recent progress in talks between iran, u.s., and five other world powers. iran would see a limited relief and sanctions in return for suspending some nuclear activities. the negotiations are set to resume next week in geneva. john kerry is meeting with senate banking committee members today in a bid to delay a sanctions vote. on tuesday, white house press secretary jay carney said congress should give the talks a chance rather than leave u.s. -- lead the u.s. on a march to

. ♪ always look on the bright side of life ♪ climate talks were supposed to wrap up in warsaw on friday, but they went into overtime as negotiators struggled to find common ground. the deadlock continued, despite a walkout by hundreds of environmental activists on thursday to protest the lack of progress. >> climate change -- [indiscernible] >> although, expectations were low ahead of the summit, the lack of a deal left many disappointed. the talks were held to lay the foundation for a new u.n. climate pact due to be implemented in 2015. 50 years after the assassination of john f. kennedy, the u.s. paid tribute to its former president. flags fluid half-mast throughout the nation. at half-mast throughout the nation. he was killed on november 22, 1963 in dallas. lee harvey oswald was arrested in connection with the shooting and was himself subsequently shot dead by a nightclub owner. >> he's been shot. >> thousands of people attended the service in dallas friday. kennedy was only in office for three years but he has kept an endearing grip on the public imagination. wegian prodigy carlson

there was an attack on the russian embassy in warsaw earlier. monday's incident happened during a nationalist march to mark poland's independence day. ukraine's parliament held a vote whether to release a political prisoner. >> rallies have been held across italy against government budget plans. transport workers walked off the job for four hours in rome. 1,000 trade unionists marched to the city center. the budget doesn't do enough to lower taxes and revert years of cutbacks. >> leaders in france and the netherlands are joining forces to battle the uponster of brussels. a new block of like minded parties is wanted to be formed across the e.u. >> the controversial leader of the dutch far right welcomes his equally controversial counterpart from france. he has come to persuade others to join forces in european elections next year. >> we want to give our people back their freedom. we want to give our countries back their sovereignty. that, in itself should be enough to justify us beginning to work together. >> the two politicians have much in comm

warsaw, a good sunshine, too. fairly chilly to the east. single digits in moscow and kiev. 19 degrees with thundershowers in athens. the iberian peninsula, plenty of sunshine, temperatures in the mid to upper teens. here is your extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" at this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. in thesure grows philippines to speed up the distribution of aid. an aircraft carrier heads into distribute much-needed food, medicine. defense ministers from russia ad asia in talks for potential military collaboration between their countries. we will have more on this new warming of ties following a scale back on aid to egypt by the u.s. kidnapped inst is northern cameroon. we will begin with that de

we take a look at the future of coal while the climate change talks in warsaw appear to make little progress. >>> hello again. this is al jazeera america, these are the top stories. eight separate car bombs in the ira iraqi capital kigd 25 people. >> special powers for nicolas maduro, an enabling law nableing him to bypass congress for a year. >> a group linked to al qaeda claims responsibility for a bombing attack in beirut, which killed 23 people. >> u.s. says it will not apologise to afghanistan for mistakes made during the 12 year invasion of the country. they are agreeing on a major security agreement, including immunity and the presence of troops after the 2014 withdrawal. many afghans oppose the deal. >> for many people in kandahar life has been extremely hard over the past 12 years. they are squeezed between a major foreign military base and a strong taliban presence. >> the lawyer jirga, which is a traditional way of decision making will take place in kabul to debate the future. >> shopkeepers in the city want them gone. >> translation: thanks to god we are muslim in the americans -

we are not seeing every creation of the warsaw pact. this is a more new ones, subtle europe of differing shades where the eu is less dominant, even though these countries are members of the eu. if you were to ask me who is the most interesting leader in the world right now, you could say president rouhani of iran. let me give you an obscure one to follow. the prime minister of hungary. he is an interesting man, very capable, sharp. he is moving hungary demonstrably in the direction of neo-authoritarianism with more restrictions on the media, more restrictions on the economy, but then you have to ask, why is he doing this if he is so smart? he is closer to brussels geographically than moscow. he is in the heart of europe. hungary had a happy transition to democracy and capitalism in the 1990s. maybe he knows something that others do not, that the kremlin is more influential and brussels is less influential, and he has to protect his equity. he is planning for the future. he is like the canary in the coal mine, so to speak. an eu crisis t

for more on what we learned about this typhoon and concerns heard in warsaw and elsewhere, we turn to two who watch this closely. kevin trenberth is a climate scientist at the government's national center for atmospheric research. and jeff masters is director of meteorology at weather underground, a commercial online weather service. welcome to you both. i want to start with you kevin trenberth. maybe you can help people understand the basics. cyclone, hurricane, typhoon. what's the difference if any. >> just the region they occur. they're really the same phenomenon. the typhoon is in the pacific northwest, the cyclone is sort of australia and india, the bay of bengal and hurricanes are in the atlantic. >> ifill: think of this one, haiyan, what how is it worse and what causes it to be this intense? >> we don't often see storms get this strong. i mean the top winds of 190-195 miles per hour have only been four or five storms over the ocean reach that intensity. when it hit land at 190-195 we never seen that before. they extreak the energy out of the ocean. they convert the heat to the

even over towards warsaw. but that's a look at your world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> japanese fishermen have started hauling in one of winter's prized catches, snow crabs. crabs are a seasonal delicacy showing up in everything from sushi to hot pot soups. the sea of japan is a key hunting ground. the crews of these boats are trolling 40 kilometers off the coast. they put down their nets at the stroke of midnight. not long after they were pulling in the first catch of the season. some of the shells measures 20 centimeters across. >> translator: i'm glad to see these crabs. we will work hard. >> the first auction took place wednesday. if the season goes well, the boats will be hauling in snow crabs until late march. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. have a great day, wherever you are. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to kick off peace top -- talked to earlier he met with israeli .rime minister netanyahu in northern china, one