Villages from the land. Aid workers will be helping the millions of people who survived but lost homes and shelter for a long time to come. Now the United States is promising a new package of military aid to the philippines, 40 million, as geopolitical tensions in the region rise after provocative decisions made by china. Well get the latest on storm recovery and face off of the South China Sea on this edition of inside story. But first some background. Secretary of state john kerry traveled to the philippines tuesday. He met with senior filipino officials to discuss trade, security and disaster relief. It is part of the u. S. Strategy to pivot towards asia and become closer to its pacific partners. The United States will stand with our friends in this region. The tour comes during rising tensions in the region. China declared a new air defense zone above the east china sea. With disputes still boiling in the South China Sea, the restriction has concerned its neighbors, including vietn
Against activists im in london, ill be reporting on the impact of the storms on peoples lives and Christmas Travel plans. Welcome to al jazeera. There has been rioting in an egyptian city. The brotherhood has condemned the bombing saying it has renounced violence years ago. Reporter this was the biggest car bomb egypt has seen since the revolution of january 2011. A massive blast that tore through the Police Headquarters. It went off around midnight. Whoever sent the bomb may have had inside knowledge of the meeting to discuss security for next months referendum for a new constitution. The interior minister called it a terrorist attack. Translator all of these incident are an attempt to create a diversion to terrorize people because of the referendum. But there is a plan in place in kwap with the armed forces to protection of the Election Centers at the highest levels. Reporter casualties overwhelmed the hospital. Officials appealed for blood donors. Doctors spoke of horrific injuries.
Tomorrow and still be registered by january 1st. The controversial members of the punk band pussy riot have been released from prison in russia. The last of a long list of pardons for prisoners ahead of the Olympic Games of sochi. That is it, america tonight is up next. On our america mi on amera tonight the growing fear of an all out civil war. We dont know are the town is under control of the rebilities. Also, safe sex, another community, are suspected of, little if you ball that could change an industry. The average toy on the toy shelf, you buy, you take it home and it will last you for four days. Four days . That stinks. And good evening, thanks for being with us, im joie chen. We begin this hour in south sudan looking at the worlds newest nation where old rivalries threaten to force that state into a all out war. Clashes have been reported in towns in that country, sending tens of thousands fleeing to United Nations camps. The crisis started a week ago, after the president accuse
Reporter a girl saved by her eyeglasses and may have deflected a bullet during a driveby shooting. A very good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im thomas and good to have you with us. Today is the key deadline for the Affordable Care act better known as obamacare and have it kick in on the first and the troubled website can now handle a rush but it could prevent people from signing up and al jazeera has more. If you have not already you might want to pencil in a couple hours to sign up for healthcare, millions of americans remain uninsured in most states and monday december 23 is the deadline for selecting a plan if you are looking for coverage that starts january first. Its important for people in highrisk pools to get insurance now, that includes those with preexisting conditions, people who lost coverage when insurers cancelled 2013 plans and people in states where medicaid is scaling back. But the january first deadline varies in states that operate their own health excha
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