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because i kept on burma elections -- a close eye caps on burma elections. doctors at a hospital in london have made an amazing breakthrough in their treatment of a one-year-old baby suffering from leukemia. doctors had previously said that the recognition was incurable. but an experiment treatment appears to be working. layla was wearing a brand-new festive dress on her latest visit to the hospital. her family had plenty to celebrate. the doctors saved the baby's life. at 14 weeks, layla was diagnosed with incurable leukemia. chemotherapy failed, as did a bone marrow transplant. doctors told her parents there was very little hope. palliative end-of-life care had to be considered. but layla's parents wouldn't give up. >> for me as a parent, that's not an option. i would try anything for my child. any form of treatment, i would try for her. reporter: the family was offered a risky experimental treatment, only tested on mice before. it is a gene-editing technique. from a took cells healthy donor and added extra dna inside. the cells were programmed to kill leu
because i kept on burma elections -- a close eye caps on burma elections. doctors at a hospital in london have made an amazing breakthrough in their treatment of a one-year-old baby suffering from leukemia. doctors had previously said that the recognition was incurable. but an experiment treatment appears to be working. layla was wearing a brand-new festive dress on her latest visit to the hospital. her family had plenty to celebrate. the doctors saved the baby's life. at 14 weeks, layla was...
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they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with your idea of democracy? >> not an exact fit, no. >> reporter: to reach suu kyi we traveled five hours by road from rangoon deep into the heart of burma. there are about 50 million burmese. this is how most of them live. our destination was this extravagant city the generals carved out of the jungle. d.c. it's called naypyidaw, burmese for seat of the king. they moved the capital here from rangoon a decade ago. it was built in secrecy and no one would tell us how much it cost. it has an orwellian feel with grandiose buildings, deserted bizarre, almost no people. t
they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with...
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> there's a timeless quality to burma. it's a place almost untouched by the outside world. for about a half century the military kept burma locked away, impoverished, as if in a wretched time capsule. for as long as anyone can remember, monks in saffron robes have flowed from monasteries to collect alms each morning. in this overwhelmingly buddhist country the faithful come to the center of burma's largest city, rangoon, to pray at the most sacred shrine. but it was burma's most well-known living symbol we wanted to meet. >> very nice to meet you. >> reporter: aung san suu kyi, the woman who had the courage to stand up to the junta. just a few years ago people could be jailed for possessing her picture. now her image is everywhere. she is the face of the new burma. >> people want a happy ending. they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on th
> there's a timeless quality to burma. it's a place almost untouched by the outside world. for about a half century the military kept burma locked away, impoverished, as if in a wretched time capsule. for as long as anyone can remember, monks in saffron robes have flowed from monasteries to collect alms each morning. in this overwhelmingly buddhist country the faithful come to the center of burma's largest city, rangoon, to pray at the most sacred shrine. but it was burma's most well-known...
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they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with your idea of democracy? >> not an exact fit, no. >> reporter: to reach suu kyi we traveled five hours by road from rangoon deep into the heart of burma. there are about 50 million burmese. this is how most of them live. our destination was this extravagant city the generals carved out of the jungle. 40 times bigger than washington, d.c. it's called naypyidaw, burmese for seat of the king. they moved the capital here from rangoon a decade ago. it was built in secrecy and no one would tell us how much it cost. it has an orwellian feel with grandiose buildings, deserted ten-lane highways, and most
they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with your idea of democracy? >> not...
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they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with your idea of democracy? >> not an exact fit, no. >> reporter: to reach suu kyi we traveled five hours by road from rangoon deep into the heart of burma. there are about 50 million burmese. this is how most of them live. our destination was this extravagant city the generals d.c. it's called naypyidaw, burmese for seat of the king. they moved the capital here from rangoon a decade ago. it was built in secrecy and no one would tell us how much it cost. it has an orwellian feel with grandiose buildings, deserted ten-lane highways, and most bizarre, almost no people.
they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with...
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they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with your idea of democracy? >> not an exact fit, no. >> reporter: to reach suu kyi we traveled five hours by road from rangoon deep into the heart of burma. burmese. this is how most of them live. our destination was this extravagant city the generals carved out of the jungle. 40 times bigger than washington, d.c. it's called naypyidaw, burmese for seat of the king. they moved the capital here from rangoon a decade ago. it was built in secrecy and no one would tell us how much it cost. it has an orwellian feel with grandiose buildings, deserted ten-lane highways, and
they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with...
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they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with your idea of democracy? >> not an exact fit, no. >> reporter: to reach suu kyi we traveled five hours by road from rangoon deep into the heart of burma. there are about 50 million burmese. this is how most of them live. our destination was this extravagant city the generals carved out of the jungle. 40 times bigger than washington, d.c. it's called naypyidaw, burmese for seat of the king. they moved the capital here from rangoon a decade ago. it was built in secrecy and no one would tell us how much it cost. it has an orwellian feel with grandiose buildings, dese
they want burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with...
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theyant burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with your idea of democracy? >> not an exact fit, no. >> reporter:2to reach su-shi we traveled five hours by road from rangoon deep into the heart of burma. there are about 50 million burmese. our destination was this extravagant city the generals carved out of thee jungle. 40 times bigger than washington, d.c. it's called napidao, burmese for seat of the king. they moved the capital here from rangoon a decade ago. it was built in secrecy and no one would tell us how much it would cost. it has an orwellian feel with grandiose buililngs, deserted tetelane highways, and
theyant burma to be a success story. there are too few success stories and too few happy endings in this world today. but i always say that you don't get something simply because you want it. >> do you believe that burma is on the path to democracy now? >> it's not firmly on the path to democracy. we are on the path to disciplined democracy. >> what is disciplined democracy? >> i think it's democracy as seen by military authoritarian leaders. >> does it fit with...
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do muslims have a place here in burma? we can't repeat his actual response, it's r-rated, but essentially he said muslims were defecating on burma. >> trevor: yeah, that is u wirathu, and that has to be the least chillest monk i've come across. "oh, my god, i i had muslims so much! the capital myanmar was moved to naypyidaw and they build it from scratch. >> there aren't many place where is you could safely stand in the middle of a multi-lane highway. i can carry on walking 20 lanes across. since we have been here, i think i can count on one hand the number of vehicles i've seen. >> wow. 20 lanes and no cars. that has to be the easiest level of frogger ever! can you imagine? come on, you got this! yep, yep, yep! whoo! it's always the last lane, no! damn you! the last weekend myanmar had the first free elections after the decade of military regime whose chief opponents have been noble praisnobleprize winner aung san. >> aung san suu kyi, after spending two decades under house arrest, she's poised to lead her party to victor
do muslims have a place here in burma? we can't repeat his actual response, it's r-rated, but essentially he said muslims were defecating on burma. >> trevor: yeah, that is u wirathu, and that has to be the least chillest monk i've come across. "oh, my god, i i had muslims so much! the capital myanmar was moved to naypyidaw and they build it from scratch. >> there aren't many place where is you could safely stand in the middle of a multi-lane highway. i can carry on walking 20...
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caller: i would like to know if indoave anything on the burma theater of world war ii. my father served. mr. czekanski: yes. we are currently completing the second floor of our campaign pavilion. it is slated to open on december 11, and includes an extensive gallery on the china-burma theater. we have expanded our coverage so we include all theaters and all branches of the american story in world war ii. host: is there a fee to enter the museum? mr. czekanski: there is. mr. czekanski: there is. not being in the ticketing department, i could not quote it. it is available on a website, and i know there are number of discount available. host: from mobile, alabama, joseph is next. caller: yes. my father served in the pacific. he was a member of the united states coast guard. they did serve in the pacific. his ship, one of the ships he was on, was named la cucaracha, which i understand is spanish for roach. he did serve in the pacific. i've been unable to go to the museum, but one time, many years ago, after it opened because i am in poor health. at that time i was there, th
caller: i would like to know if indoave anything on the burma theater of world war ii. my father served. mr. czekanski: yes. we are currently completing the second floor of our campaign pavilion. it is slated to open on december 11, and includes an extensive gallery on the china-burma theater. we have expanded our coverage so we include all theaters and all branches of the american story in world war ii. host: is there a fee to enter the museum? mr. czekanski: there is. mr. czekanski: there is....
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a lot of people in burma sacrificed and died to get to this date. the united states all that period of time supported the hope, the dream that one day the burmese people would be able to make the choice they did today and there is still enormous problems. burma is not yet a full-fledged democracy, but this shows us that where we are principled and patient in pursuit of that goal, we can make a difference. >> woodruff: if aung san suu kyi's party obtains the two-thirds you described, are you confident, is the united states confident that the military rulers are going to let her and her party essentially take over? >> we take absolutely nothing for granted. this has been a tough struggle in burma for many years, as i mentioned, but the military promised, including the commander-in-chief just in the last few days, that they will expect the results. and i think having gone this far, i think it will be quite hard for them to turn back now. >> woodruff: what are the chief challenges going forward, whoever is victorious in the parliament? >> there are seve
a lot of people in burma sacrificed and died to get to this date. the united states all that period of time supported the hope, the dream that one day the burmese people would be able to make the choice they did today and there is still enormous problems. burma is not yet a full-fledged democracy, but this shows us that where we are principled and patient in pursuit of that goal, we can make a difference. >> woodruff: if aung san suu kyi's party obtains the two-thirds you described, are...
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partial results in burma give the -- 90% defeat of already declared. help.5 billion euros to ease the migrant crisis. also coming up this hour, the biggest day of the year for shopping online. our business update will tell you why single day is raking in billions. and france marks the end of the first world war with its annual parade on the shuttle still is a d'lysees. champs more on the top stories. ♪ genie: the european union has backed labeling on products from jewish settlements, a move that has been firmly condemned by israel. will be marked that are deemed illegal under international law. forthcoming our correspondent has been covering it from there and joins. how will this exactly work? according to an internal aef, it coulde ee apply to wine and certain products that were made in the israeli settlements. the labeling system would take its precedent from belgium and denmark, that already have this system. they would have to carefully put the postcode on these products so they cannot benefit from a preferential tariff that is currently in the e
partial results in burma give the -- 90% defeat of already declared. help.5 billion euros to ease the migrant crisis. also coming up this hour, the biggest day of the year for shopping online. our business update will tell you why single day is raking in billions. and france marks the end of the first world war with its annual parade on the shuttle still is a d'lysees. champs more on the top stories. ♪ genie: the european union has backed labeling on products from jewish settlements, a move...
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for more than a century, burma was governed as a province of british india. hundreds of thousands of south asians were brought to the country by the colonial authorities. britain encouraged labour migration into rakhine in order to develop its rich agriculture. around two million buddhist rakhine also live in the state. they trace their roots to a temple complex at mrauk u. the rakhine consider themselves a distinct ethnic group - separate from the burmese. rakhine historians view the temples as a fortress against muslim aggression.... which began when the mogul empire conquered india. there is a common perception that the rohingya represent a new islamic invasion. the rakhine insist that the rohingya are not a separate ethnic group. instead they are illegal immigrants from bangladesh, who lie about their roots in order to claim a birthright in rakhine state. >> tough that the country gave up on me. >> look at the trauma... every day is torture. >> this is our home. >> nobody should have to live like this. >> we made a promise to these heroes... this is one p
for more than a century, burma was governed as a province of british india. hundreds of thousands of south asians were brought to the country by the colonial authorities. britain encouraged labour migration into rakhine in order to develop its rich agriculture. around two million buddhist rakhine also live in the state. they trace their roots to a temple complex at mrauk u. the rakhine consider themselves a distinct ethnic group - separate from the burmese. rakhine historians view the temples...
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caller: it is interesting the guy -- someone previously brought up the burma arena. i read a book, not too long ago, the focused on the houston, or actually probably on the prisoners following the houston, a battle to houston was involved in. i thought it was one of the most that iing naval battle ever heard of, as it relates to a particular ship. awareed to see if you are of it, what your comments may be. mr. czekanski: it is one of the battles early in the war. by 1945, thewar, united states was rolling across the pacific with its industrial might, and all the men and material we had assembled. early in the war, when the houston was sunk, we were very much on the robespierre the japanese had the upper hand, in many cases. it was a very unfortunate story, of the houston. we do have artifacts from one of these survivors who was a prisoner of war and ended up on the burma railway. their story is included in our new exhibit that opens in december. host: in our last hour, we boats, made not far from where you are in new orleans. were they used in the pacific? mr. czekan
caller: it is interesting the guy -- someone previously brought up the burma arena. i read a book, not too long ago, the focused on the houston, or actually probably on the prisoners following the houston, a battle to houston was involved in. i thought it was one of the most that iing naval battle ever heard of, as it relates to a particular ship. awareed to see if you are of it, what your comments may be. mr. czekanski: it is one of the battles early in the war. by 1945, thewar, united states...
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although the final tally from sunday's election in burma is still trickling in, authorities seem to be getting ahead of the results, which seem to be a landslide win for her party. >> i would like to congratulate you, the nld, for leading the race for parliamentary seats. reporter: the votes show a --shing defeat for the ute the usdp party, which is allied with the military that has ruled the country with an ironfisted for the last 50 years. fist for theon last 50 years. this time around, people hope things will turn out differently and they have high hopes for nld rule. will run the government, we expect to have a better economy, better health services, better education, and a better rule of law than the one we have now. reporter: burma's information minister reiterated on facebook --t military rule intowill look peacefully the transfer of responsibilities. russian president vladimir putin said this evening that his country must do all it can to stamp out doping in sports after allegations of endemic drug use among the athletes -- the country's athletes. it says the country has been u
although the final tally from sunday's election in burma is still trickling in, authorities seem to be getting ahead of the results, which seem to be a landslide win for her party. >> i would like to congratulate you, the nld, for leading the race for parliamentary seats. reporter: the votes show a --shing defeat for the ute the usdp party, which is allied with the military that has ruled the country with an ironfisted for the last 50 years. fist for theon last 50 years. this time around,...
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the party looks fit to win a majority of seats in burma's first openly contested election in more than 25 years. it is time for the day's business news with kate. we are starting with a very familiar story, aren't we? tensions over greece have resurfaced in brussels. >> exactly. i am sure we have started out a segment like this before. yet another eurogroup meeting taking place in brusselses monday. morrow problems for the eurozone finance minister. refusing to unlock two billion euros worth of bailout fund. they believe the greek government has not delivered all the reforms it committed to under july's 86 billion euro bailout deal. they said a deal could be struck later this week if progress is made on reforms. >> time is limited. we need to complete that first set of milestones. it needs to be done very quickly and also some of the prior actions regarding the governance of the banks needs to be sorted out quickly so it doesn't jeopardize the process of recapitalize. that is our key priority. >> speaking to our correspondent in brussels. you have been following this greek drama for mo
the party looks fit to win a majority of seats in burma's first openly contested election in more than 25 years. it is time for the day's business news with kate. we are starting with a very familiar story, aren't we? tensions over greece have resurfaced in brussels. >> exactly. i am sure we have started out a segment like this before. yet another eurogroup meeting taking place in brusselses monday. morrow problems for the eurozone finance minister. refusing to unlock two billion euros...
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denying, rather dramatic change that we seen of burma. the united states has played an toortant role in trying nurture that change and give the burmese people more of a voice the governing of their country. can continue to count on the united states being supportingn strongly their efforts to realize the kind of government they like to country.their >> the president references this morning. there's been some various reports from that, possibly up has passedore that away. do you have any update? i know the president said two or fay it itctly what the willty -- fatalities were. >> there were two u.s. trainers and two other shooting today. understand in addition to the americans who were involved, there was a south african trainer and a jordanian trainer who was killed. were other jordanian lebanese individuals who were wounded. said, our heart felt condolences go out to the all of those who are affected. the brave individuals killed were training jordanian and lebanese and palestinian forces. a cowardly act reinforces the determination of t
denying, rather dramatic change that we seen of burma. the united states has played an toortant role in trying nurture that change and give the burmese people more of a voice the governing of their country. can continue to count on the united states being supportingn strongly their efforts to realize the kind of government they like to country.their >> the president references this morning. there's been some various reports from that, possibly up has passedore that away. do you have any...
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the very name, burma, refers actually to only one of these groups. what they all seem to have in common, however, is a thanaka, a faps face paint that masks many of their faces. at first jarring to see, it quickly becomes something you get used to and take for granted. yangon's gravitational pull broken, and with darkness falling, the train picks up speed. at times terrifyingly so. >> if this thing is going to be derail at some point. they have lost how many wheels yesterday? on this one train? so truly it's about being in the right car, the one that keeps its wheels. >> derailments or rail splits as they've referred to more is more benign sounding than rolling off into the rice paddies, which are not uncommon. one can't help wondering what the engineer and conductor are thinking as the train speeds heedlessly on faster and faster. >> all right. it must be like 40, 50 miles per hour at this point. >> i wonder if anyone has ever flown out of their seat out the window. you don't want to be holding a lap dog. >> or baby or anything. >> yeah, try -- in t
the very name, burma, refers actually to only one of these groups. what they all seem to have in common, however, is a thanaka, a faps face paint that masks many of their faces. at first jarring to see, it quickly becomes something you get used to and take for granted. yangon's gravitational pull broken, and with darkness falling, the train picks up speed. at times terrifyingly so. >> if this thing is going to be derail at some point. they have lost how many wheels yesterday? on this one...
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then what about the refugees at the thailand burma border, another 100,000 plus and displaced people in the north who have been displaced since 2011. what about the life of these people? >>> it sounds as if you're saying, do you think that myanmar is almost going through this for these motions for the international community as opposed to do doing what is right for the people? >> exactly. i cannot agree more than that because if they are really wanted to move towards democratic reform, for the better for the people of burma, they do have to look at the situation of the people on the grounds, how much they better the life of these people, b people. the people are still suffering. they cannot even vote >>> so how do you make that progress? >> the progress has to be made, the international community cannot put emphasise on this election alone, but they have to look at the step-by-step reform process. if the nld win, can they run the office, can they form their government? even if they can form the government, can they advance the constitution because the fundamental problem right now in
then what about the refugees at the thailand burma border, another 100,000 plus and displaced people in the north who have been displaced since 2011. what about the life of these people? >>> it sounds as if you're saying, do you think that myanmar is almost going through this for these motions for the international community as opposed to do doing what is right for the people? >> exactly. i cannot agree more than that because if they are really wanted to move towards democratic...
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because he still is a national hero in burma. in many parts of the country, there is still ongoing wars, conflict going on. now there is another issue that has caused her outside supporters to be quite critical, and that is the issue of the rohingyas. they are a muslim minority and they are deeply unpopular by the extremist buddhist nationalists in burma. they don't even have the right to vote. she is being criticized quite a lot for failing to stand up for their human rights. the tragedy of burma that it has been so isolated for so long. and i do think a lot about the human toll and the human cost of people's brave sacrifice for freedom, for human rights, for democracy. and i did ask aung san suu kyi about the toll it had taken on her and her family and her two children, who are very young when she was first put under house arrest, and who spent so many years without their mother. >> i think what i would simply wish to do is to learn to have a good relationship with them across the distance that separates us. and i still get a l
because he still is a national hero in burma. in many parts of the country, there is still ongoing wars, conflict going on. now there is another issue that has caused her outside supporters to be quite critical, and that is the issue of the rohingyas. they are a muslim minority and they are deeply unpopular by the extremist buddhist nationalists in burma. they don't even have the right to vote. she is being criticized quite a lot for failing to stand up for their human rights. the tragedy of...
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burma's electoral commission confirms that aung san suu kyi's national league of democracy has won enough seats to form a government. tom: good evening. backed up by u.s. air power, kurdish peshmerga forces are reported today to have seized control of the northern iraqi town of sinjar, described as one of the most american setbacks to date for the islamic state organization, because it effectively cuts off vital jihadists.ed by the it is expected to have a significant impact on the bid to free the islamic state stronghold of mosul. reporter: marching into sinjar, just a day after launching in their offensive against the islamic state group stronghold, peshmerga fighters said about attempting to secure the town. >> peshmerga forces are now inside sinjar. they are going to patrol each and every alley of the town and drive out the islamic state route militants. we will seize a lot of their weapons as well as many of their dead bodies. the peshmerga are in full control of the town. reporter: the kurdish military would support -- with support from u.s. coalition-led airstrikes reached the hosp
burma's electoral commission confirms that aung san suu kyi's national league of democracy has won enough seats to form a government. tom: good evening. backed up by u.s. air power, kurdish peshmerga forces are reported today to have seized control of the northern iraqi town of sinjar, described as one of the most american setbacks to date for the islamic state organization, because it effectively cuts off vital jihadists.ed by the it is expected to have a significant impact on the bid to free...
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the first free national elections in 25 years were held today in myanmar, also known as burma. official results are not expected until tomorrow, but polls suggest the party of aung san suu kyi will take power. after spending most of two decades under house arrest, she now leads burma's democratic opposition. cbs news has learned new details tonight in the fatal shooting of a six-year-old autistic boy. the boy's funeral is tomorrow afternoon. two officers from marksville, louisiana, have been charged with his murder. here's david begnaud. >> reporter: the shooting happened after a police pursuit tuesday night in the central louisiana city of marksville. it ended on a dead end road. a third officer's body camera recorded the shooting. mike edmondson is the head of the louisiana state police. his agency is leading the investigation. how key to this case is that officer's body camera? >> the video is compelling. it gave us some clear information of exactly what we saw at the time that they utilized the gunfire. >> reporter: did you guys intend to kill that father and son? cbs news
the first free national elections in 25 years were held today in myanmar, also known as burma. official results are not expected until tomorrow, but polls suggest the party of aung san suu kyi will take power. after spending most of two decades under house arrest, she now leads burma's democratic opposition. cbs news has learned new details tonight in the fatal shooting of a six-year-old autistic boy. the boy's funeral is tomorrow afternoon. two officers from marksville, louisiana, have been...
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so if you're watching in burma and doesn't vote, it is too late. results are expected starting tomorrow. >>> coming up, the uk remembers its fallen service members today as america prepares to honor all our veterans on tuesday and what they have given for our country. >>> plus, don't look over the edge if you're queasy. two men find themselves stuck on the top of a cliff with a 164 foot drop straight down. what happened next? not for the faint of heart. >>> a fair and balanced debate about what candidates have to do to win their debates. >> i think it will be more of the same. it will be questions. i think they'll be fair questions. it is a good group of people. neil cavuto is a great guy and maria is terrific and i think it will be fair questions, unlike the catastrophe of the last deal. ♪ [special effects] lisa! what took you so long? duracell quantum lasts longer in 99% of devices, [laser blasts] so you can power imagination all day long. [duracell slamtones] or building the best houses in town. or becoming the next highly-unlikely dotcom supe
so if you're watching in burma and doesn't vote, it is too late. results are expected starting tomorrow. >>> coming up, the uk remembers its fallen service members today as america prepares to honor all our veterans on tuesday and what they have given for our country. >>> plus, don't look over the edge if you're queasy. two men find themselves stuck on the top of a cliff with a 164 foot drop straight down. what happened next? not for the faint of heart. >>> a fair and...
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and that it reflected the will of the people of burma. thus far i think the results demonstrate that there was broad participation in the election. and a clear commitment from the authorities to, again, allow the people's voices to be heard . you saw last night the president made calls to both presidents. what we've seen so far is clearly aungaung and her political party have perform -- aung san suu kyi and her political party have performed very well. we've also seen a very positive statement from the leadership of the military in burma, pledging to respect the results of the election. issuing congratulations to the performance. again, we believe this send as very positive signal that an election took place, the people's voices were heard, the authorities are committing and pledging to respect the results of that election. i think the president's message was very much that this is an opportunity now for the key leaders of the country to come together as they prepare for a new parliament to be seated in january and for vice presidents and
and that it reflected the will of the people of burma. thus far i think the results demonstrate that there was broad participation in the election. and a clear commitment from the authorities to, again, allow the people's voices to be heard . you saw last night the president made calls to both presidents. what we've seen so far is clearly aungaung and her political party have perform -- aung san suu kyi and her political party have performed very well. we've also seen a very positive statement...
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the white house congratulated burma but said more work is on the road ahead. president obama ma and netanyahu with their first face-to-face in more than a year and the first since the iran nuclear deal was approved. both men reaffirming their commitment to the middle east peace process. >> the security of israel is one of my top foreign policy priorities. that has expressed itself not only in word, but in deeds. we have closer military and intelligence cooperation than any two administrations in history. >> i don't think anyone should doubt israel's determination to defend itself against terror and destruction, but neither should anyone doubt israel's willingness to make peace with any of its neighbors that generally want to achieve peace. >> and the president now has his own facebook page. it went live on monday getting getting200,000 likes in the first three hours. the facebook page is the latest to spread its message through social media. they had a twitter page they dwot back in march. now back to "red eye." >> welcome back. time to find out what we got wr
the white house congratulated burma but said more work is on the road ahead. president obama ma and netanyahu with their first face-to-face in more than a year and the first since the iran nuclear deal was approved. both men reaffirming their commitment to the middle east peace process. >> the security of israel is one of my top foreign policy priorities. that has expressed itself not only in word, but in deeds. we have closer military and intelligence cooperation than any two...
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moe sed, a refugee from burma, went missing october 22nd. ere have been a couple of group searches for him and police continue to look for him everyday. kwwl's nikki newbrough is live in our newsrooo and has beee following this case. nikki police say this is an unusual case. ptain dave mohlis say they are treating this as a missing person case, however theyyare looking at all aspects. missing person posters hang up throughout town. showing the teen who left his home in late octobobr. "wewere out there every day looking at any possible person that looks like him, you know we're going to check him out." for moe sed, captain dave mohlis says they look for him everyday. they are checking his facebook page and cell phone. "captain mohlis says they're "it just seems like he vanished into thin air." have a lead. whether it's a friends house, you know they're hiding out from their parents this is st very unussal. we have nothing." they've entered moe sed into the national database, in hopes to have more people look out for him. as for now the waterl
moe sed, a refugee from burma, went missing october 22nd. ere have been a couple of group searches for him and police continue to look for him everyday. kwwl's nikki newbrough is live in our newsrooo and has beee following this case. nikki police say this is an unusual case. ptain dave mohlis say they are treating this as a missing person case, however theyyare looking at all aspects. missing person posters hang up throughout town. showing the teen who left his home in late octobobr....
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in burma's historic election are starting to come in. 15 out of 16ns seats declared so far. guaranteed atary quarter of the seats no matter what, the country's future is unclear. security forces are searching for illegal weapons. they are trying to stop violence in the wake of the controversial decision to run for a third term. rocks a world of athletics as allegations say officials tried to extort money from athletes who failed drug tests. up, -- in paris is three weeks away. we will look at a tiny island in senegal. residents are living on the front line of climate change. inuitar is auctioned off beverly hills. we will tell you for how much in business. first, our top stories. the first results in the historic election are starting to come in. -- has one 15 led out of 16 seats. even with a landslide for the party, the military is still guaranteed a quarter of the seats in parliament. >> the opposition party is on track to win 70% of the available seats, giving it the majority it would need to take power. the first results were announced on monday afternoon. he praised the
in burma's historic election are starting to come in. 15 out of 16ns seats declared so far. guaranteed atary quarter of the seats no matter what, the country's future is unclear. security forces are searching for illegal weapons. they are trying to stop violence in the wake of the controversial decision to run for a third term. rocks a world of athletics as allegations say officials tried to extort money from athletes who failed drug tests. up, -- in paris is three weeks away. we will look at a...
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it wasn't until 1988 that she really moved back to burma. that opened up the launch of her political career. in 1990, she led a newly founded party, the national league for democracy in elections. by all accounts, her party won. but then the military rulers of this country annulled the results. they placed her under house arrest for much of the next 20 hours. in 2010, she was released from house arrest. it was part of a transition to a civilian system of government. she and her party were allowed to compete in bi-elections in 2012. they won dozens of seats in parliament. among the victories there was an sang sue khi herself. they're constitutionally barred from running for the post of president. in 2008, the same regime that held she in house arrest for years, drafted a constitution that included a clause that blocks any citizen who has a spouse or children holding foreign passports from running for the country's top post. that effectively means, she cannot run for the post of president. she's a living symbol of this country, part of the res
it wasn't until 1988 that she really moved back to burma. that opened up the launch of her political career. in 1990, she led a newly founded party, the national league for democracy in elections. by all accounts, her party won. but then the military rulers of this country annulled the results. they placed her under house arrest for much of the next 20 hours. in 2010, she was released from house arrest. it was part of a transition to a civilian system of government. she and her party were...
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he's a waterloo west student and a refugee from burma and lives with special needs. and since he disappeared, there have been several organized searches for him. waterloo police have received a couple of unconfirmed sighting reports in other eastern iowa towns. anyone with information should call cedar valley crimestoppers at 855-3-30- 8477. a raid in paris this morning did not result n the arrest of the suspected ringleader of last w wek's attacks nor t t wanted fugitte named earlier this week. but paris's prosecutor says those men could have died during today's raids. at least two people died during the raids and police arrested eight people. this comes as u-s house members drafted a bill that would increase screenings for syrian aad iraqi refugees. the bill will be on the house floor tomorrow. kcrg-tv9's alex miller talked with iowa's two senators about this issue. in yet aather showing of a divdied country--- more than half of united states governors have written letters forbiddingsyrian refugees from entering their state the preocess of entering the us as a refu
he's a waterloo west student and a refugee from burma and lives with special needs. and since he disappeared, there have been several organized searches for him. waterloo police have received a couple of unconfirmed sighting reports in other eastern iowa towns. anyone with information should call cedar valley crimestoppers at 855-3-30- 8477. a raid in paris this morning did not result n the arrest of the suspected ringleader of last w wek's attacks nor t t wanted fugitte named earlier this...
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the ethnic minorities of burma advocacy and resource center says to contact them if you'd like to help look for moe sed. anyone who thinks they see him or learns of any information is also urged to call waterloo police.steffi lee, cbs 2 news, cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.startingngtoday, the minimum wage is going up for *some cities in johnson county. county.the first jump - - is from 7 -25 to eight dollars and twenty cents.the plan - is to raise the minimum wage - to ten-ten johnson county board of supervisors@ - approved the plan this summer - but solon - swisher - and shueyville - - all voted - to - opt* out - withbusiness owners - tellllg us - it woululhurt. "if it's the only county doing it and you have another metro area just 30 minutes away i think it's going to take some shopping out of johnson county." counun."the second increase in the johnson county minimum wage - to 9-15 - per hour - comes on - may first. now a cbs 2 news update, update,two students still can't go back into their dorm room, after a fire at university o
the ethnic minorities of burma advocacy and resource center says to contact them if you'd like to help look for moe sed. anyone who thinks they see him or learns of any information is also urged to call waterloo police.steffi lee, cbs 2 news, cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.startingngtoday, the minimum wage is going up for *some cities in johnson county. county.the first jump - - is from 7 -25 to eight dollars and twenty cents.the plan - is...
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he is a refugee from burma. sed is currently a student at west high school. his teachers are organizing another search for this saturday. they will meet at the embarc office starting at ten. his teachers say this search will concentrate in parks and trails. a man shot by police during a car chase a week and a half ago is still in the hospital. 24-year-old brandon seeley was wanted on a drug- related probation violation out of jones county when he was shot by police. gun shot nats this video is from the police chase and officer-inolved shooting back on november third... seeley hasn't been charged tied to the incident yet. a home is robbed at gun point by three men near the university of iowa campus. it happpened around one o clock this morning. six people were in the house at the time including the four who live there.. kwwl's kristin rogers stopped by the home today she talked to the students living inside kristin how are they doing? they're shaken up. they didn't even want to answer the door when i first knocked because they said the three men who broke in t
he is a refugee from burma. sed is currently a student at west high school. his teachers are organizing another search for this saturday. they will meet at the embarc office starting at ten. his teachers say this search will concentrate in parks and trails. a man shot by police during a car chase a week and a half ago is still in the hospital. 24-year-old brandon seeley was wanted on a drug- related probation violation out of jones county when he was shot by police. gun shot nats this video is...
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, not just the volunteers, but i've been trying to search for him too" too"the ethnic minorities of burma advocacy and resource center says to contact them if you'd like to help look for moe sed.anyone who thinks they see him or learns of any information is also urged to call waterloo police. iowa city potice are looking for a pair of car burglars. burglars.early this morning, someone reported the crimimin progress in the 900-block of west benton street.when officers arrived, they found the suspects but they got away. at the scene, police found an unknown number of vehicles had been broken in to.if you have any information about the burglaries, you're asked to call iowa city police or johnson county crime stoppers. also in iowa city - two u-of-i students are still without & rooms after a weekend fire at a residence hall.a school spokes-person say the students have been given temporary housing.early saturday - a small fire broke out on slater hall's ninth floor.nobody was hurt and the fire does not seem to have started on purpose. the republican presidential candidates have agreed on a ser
, not just the volunteers, but i've been trying to search for him too" too"the ethnic minorities of burma advocacy and resource center says to contact them if you'd like to help look for moe sed.anyone who thinks they see him or learns of any information is also urged to call waterloo police. iowa city potice are looking for a pair of car burglars. burglars.early this morning, someone reported the crimimin progress in the 900-block of west benton street.when officers arrived, they...
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. >> to diminish the muslim population inside burma, it's part of a genocidal process. >> rohinja faced abuse at every turn... rape, forced labor, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention. >> it was planned violence. >> the truth could not be revealed until today. >>> other media stories - turkish authorities raided an opposition media company ahead of elections. police entered the istanbul offices of a media group, linked to one of recep tayyip erdogan's rivals. live footage on one of the channels shows it being taken off the air. it was called an operation to silence dissident forces. the ruling party does not like, including media outlets, holding true for anyone that does not obey. it follows a court order. amid accusations that it was dealing in terror propaganda. new-panted trustees moved in, resulting in scenes in the newspaper newsroom. this past week the turkish authorities were criticized for refusing to meet over vice news journalist who has been gaoled for two months, an iraqi kurd. they were deported to the u.k. in egypt the government's targetting of the media continues wit
. >> to diminish the muslim population inside burma, it's part of a genocidal process. >> rohinja faced abuse at every turn... rape, forced labor, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention. >> it was planned violence. >> the truth could not be revealed until today. >>> other media stories - turkish authorities raided an opposition media company ahead of elections. police entered the istanbul offices of a media group, linked to one of recep tayyip erdogan's rivals....
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he is a refugee from burma and a student at waterloo west high school. kwwl's jessica hartman joins volunteers -- canvassing the cedar valley this weekend -- and brings us the very latest. sightings out there the past few splitting up to continue the search. hartman "the search for system in the cedar valley area. volunteers looking for signs of moe sed or his bike with one orange and one blue tire rim." catherine wager "he really enjoyed fishing in those areas home in thailand." catherine and liz wagner - - two of his teachers who have help spear head the efforts to find moe sed. liz"i know that's what he was last seen with is a bike. i just feel like we are looking for a needle in a hay stack and how do you ever search?" catherine "there is just a tone of area." they were just one of we weren't the only ones out up any clues.. .but they aren't giving up. "i think until we have answers going to give up or give up hope that we are going to find him and bring him home." if you have any information on moe sed's where abouts -- please call waterloo police -
he is a refugee from burma and a student at waterloo west high school. kwwl's jessica hartman joins volunteers -- canvassing the cedar valley this weekend -- and brings us the very latest. sightings out there the past few splitting up to continue the search. hartman "the search for system in the cedar valley area. volunteers looking for signs of moe sed or his bike with one orange and one blue tire rim." catherine wager "he really enjoyed fishing in those areas home in...
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the waterloo west high school student is a refugee from burma. his family says they are worried -- because moe has special needs and needs his medicine. on friday -- his family, classmates, police, and community members came together to search for him. they were talking to people, business owners, and handed out flyers. coming up at ten -- kwwl's jessica hartmen will bring you more about the prayer serviceetonight. one man is in the hospital following a rollover accident. it was reported on dunkerton road near schenk in waterloo. 40-year-old stephen hanan was travvling east whhn he crossed the centerline. authorities believe he went into the ditch -- hit a box culvert -- and rolled several times. he was treated at the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. decision 20-16 coverage now -- candidates are in iowa this weekend. following this week's debate -- much of the attention is on florida rivals -- jeb bush and marco rubio. nbc's hallie jackson reports. campaigning on halloween - "zombies?" jeb bush isn't scared of again taking on marco rub
the waterloo west high school student is a refugee from burma. his family says they are worried -- because moe has special needs and needs his medicine. on friday -- his family, classmates, police, and community members came together to search for him. they were talking to people, business owners, and handed out flyers. coming up at ten -- kwwl's jessica hartmen will bring you more about the prayer serviceetonight. one man is in the hospital following a rollover accident. it was reported on...
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he's a refugee from burma -- and a student at west. his teachers are organizing another search. they'll meet tomorrow starting at ten. his teachers say this search will focus on parks and trails. the turmoil on a college campus leads to a major shift in power. days after the university of missouri president resigned, an african american has been named his replacement. a former law professor who served 18 years as deputy chancellor -- is now the president. mike middleton replaces tim wolfe who resigned after many students said he did nothing about racial incidents. many people hit the streets of philadelphia for the "million student march." dozens of students and faculty held signs protesting a variety of issues -- including student debt -- and the minimum wage for campus workers. wednesday's storms in iowa produced at least two ef-1 tornadoes. this is video of one of those twisters. it was taken outside avoca in western iowa. no one was hurt. the tornado toppled a semi on i- 80 and damaged some farm buildings. another tornado was confirmed near knoxville. in eastern iowa, there'
he's a refugee from burma -- and a student at west. his teachers are organizing another search. they'll meet tomorrow starting at ten. his teachers say this search will focus on parks and trails. the turmoil on a college campus leads to a major shift in power. days after the university of missouri president resigned, an african american has been named his replacement. a former law professor who served 18 years as deputy chancellor -- is now the president. mike middleton replaces tim wolfe who...
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. >> the first free national elections in 25 years were held in myanmar, known as burma. official results are not expected until tomorrow. the party will take power after spending most of two decades under house arrest. she sledz -- leads burma's democratic opposition. >> buy's funeral is tomorrow afternoon. two officers have been charged with his murder. >> reporter: the shooting happened in marksville. it ended on a dead end road. a third officer's body camera recorded the shooting. mike edmondson is head of the police, and his agency is leading the investigation. >> how key to this case its that officer's body camera?a? >> the video is compelling. it gave us some clear saw at the time. that they affected, oututilized the gunfire. >> did you intend to kill the father and son. >> reporter: cbs news learned that both officers told investigators, christopher few tried to ram his sportage suv into their patrol car. this is the car. mage appears to be a a inch cut to the hood.d. >> doesnsn look like they trieie to ram the police car? >> there is nothing coming up saying base
. >> the first free national elections in 25 years were held in myanmar, known as burma. official results are not expected until tomorrow. the party will take power after spending most of two decades under house arrest. she sledz -- leads burma's democratic opposition. >> buy's funeral is tomorrow afternoon. two officers have been charged with his murder. >> reporter: the shooting happened in marksville. it ended on a dead end road. a third officer's body camera recorded the...
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it's been more than a month since moe sed, a burma refugee left his home. police say sed speaks accented english, is quiet and shy. his family says moe sed left without his today, police say they are following up on leads and they're looking everywhere for him....even outside of waterloo they say they have entered his information into the national database. if you have any information, please contact police. two year later, a hampton man is still missing-- and a reward for his return is renewed... there's a one- hundred thousand dollar reward to help find ethan kazmerzak. he has blonde hair, wears glasses and has a tattoo on his upper left arm... if you kkw where he is, call police. it was an emoitonal day in ames as iowa state football coach paul rhoads talked to the media for the since he was informed he would be fired at the end of the seasom our zacc grant i just t ack in from ames zach yea guys rhoads grew up just minutes away form ames in ankeny iowa so this had to be a dream job of sorts for him in his seven years at iowa state rhoads experience a nu
it's been more than a month since moe sed, a burma refugee left his home. police say sed speaks accented english, is quiet and shy. his family says moe sed left without his today, police say they are following up on leads and they're looking everywhere for him....even outside of waterloo they say they have entered his information into the national database. if you have any information, please contact police. two year later, a hampton man is still missing-- and a reward for his return is...