Seeking refuge here that in some places they outnumber the lebanese. Italy on strike. Thousands take to the streets to demand better pay, working conditions and foreign security. [ inaudible ] play for wales. A grandfather wins a 13year old bet that his grandson would one day play football for his country. Lebanons president is appealing for more money to deal with the strain syrians refugees are putting on his country. More than 2 million have already fled the country. The lebanese government estimates the number of refugees are more than a million. First Andrew Simmons is live for us, andrew. Reporter well, this is a grim situation. Its a makeshift camp, and im going to take you in. You can giguere see garbage and kids playing over there. But this is life in lebanon. These tents are costing these people 50 to rent the ground for this tent, up to 70 for larger ones. And look at this. Thats storage for you. If i just come under the washing line here, you can see the kids the school is a problem for them. Look at this child here, the sanitation is nonexistent. And the males dont want to show their faces some of them because they are going in and out of syria each day to try to make ends meet, because they simply have no money. They have some level of security, but take a look around at this. Its not an unusual picture in lebanon right now, and not only that, these people in some places are outnumbering the lebanese and that is causing tensions. This is what we found out when we started our report at the un center that takes on refugees to signup. More than a thousand people a day in lines to register as refugees. In some towns syrians now outnumber the lebanese. When the war began, these people were welcomed, but not anymore. Translator sit down and give them all of your lies a lebanese taxi woman tells this woman. Translator when we come here they insult us. Reporter and another sign of how desperate things have become. It is at the end of the eid holiday, when things should be different than this. A passport, an id, can mean a bag of fresh beef, but a growing number of people no longer qualify. This mother is one of them. Translator i have been standing here for hours trying to get a piece of meat. Plus my child has a fever. Reporter then a lebanese man represents his anger at the roadblock. There is still some sympathy for syrians, though, by the end of the day this donated meat will feed around 4,000 families, but it isnt enough. We try our best. We told these people to wait until the end of the day, if we have meat left well give them. Reporter most of these people return to buildings without Running Water and rents they cant afford. This woman breaks down before explaining. Her sister takes over. Translator her and her daughter are sick, i forced her to get up today. Were the only one that can take care of the children. Reporter but at least they have a roof over their heads unlike hundreds of thousands in these makeshift tents. Its a place that once had promise for those escaping war, but its becoming a living hell. Every day the numbers increase, along with the resentment of the lebanese. And what prospects do they have . No one here has any hope. There are no winners in this, and the lebanese president has highlighted this fact, complaining that the world is not doing enough to assist syria, nor lebanon when it is facing a massive economic crisis as a result of the influx of refugees. They have been very toll rant over the years here, but as you saw the situation is getting worse. The people here are prepared to put up with this, but can see no end to it. And we put some questions about what the president had to say to the un special representative who spoke to al jazeera after her meeting with the president. Part of the problem is, is that were only 40 funded and this is creating great difficult for us. So what were trying to do is mobilize more International Attention and more support to be able to better cover all of the needs here which are colossal as you can see. Reporter so thats the situation as you heard, let me take you inside one of the tents to give you an idea of what it is like. And i havent been in here before, but its a very, very basic picture. They have done their best. They put some carpets down. There is even a tv set, but a meager existence nothing that you could really visualize when you consider household it is getting now with the onset of winter, and ill take you back outside, the on set of winter, here you get snow, rain, they are putting rocks down now to try to stop the quagmire of rains. And the people here dont feel angry towards the lebanese. They are just confused and indeed very concerned about their futures not only because they cant go back home, but also because they have to get along with the lebanese, they have been so supportive over the years. Reporter andrew we are at a commercial district. If you walk into any shop at least one of the employees is a syrian, and every Street Corner you see a syrian refugee child either begging or selling anything just to make a few dollars. They shine shoes. 1. 3 million syrians are now in lebanon, a significant percentage of these syrians here are working. They have joined the labor force, which only means that more and more lebanese are becoming unplea unemployed. Syrians have been escaping to lebanon in search of not just safety, but work. Lebanese shop owners at times prefer to hire them, because syrians are willing to work for lower wages. Translator we can hire two syrians instead of one lebanese. Syrians accept lower wages, and it is better for us. Reporter this reality has caused resentment. Translator the lebanese cant find jobs. There will be a lot of unemployed people. Reporter this tiny nation hosts over a million syrians according to the government here. Lebanons economy is under strain. 20 of the nations 4 Million People are now unemployed, and average wages have dropped. Translator we work for around 600 to 800 a month. Syrians work for 300 or less. Reporte reporter lebanon has been hurt by the syria crisis. It is mainly the middle class and lower income workers who have been hit especially hard. But even before the mass migration of syrians, lebanon already had a weak labor market. This man is along the thousands who cant find work. He is a biochemist graduate, but doesnt blame syrians. Translator there was an economic problem even before the syrians came. The problem is for the government to find solutions. Reporter lebanons people are just as much victims as the syrians themselves. To talk more about this, we are joined by sammy who has done a lot of research. How the lebanese economy been effected by this influx of syrians. Sure it has affected the economy tremendously. The level of insecurity has effected the Consumer Confidence, we know that it [ inaudible ] has dropped by almost 37 . Based on the Consumer Confidence index. And affected demand for investments, private investments, which means there are fewer people actually be employed as a result of this. Construction permits, and production has all declined in the country. Reporter what can the lebanese government do . It says it needs to protect its people as well as help the syrians. First we need a strong government. And it has to have a plan to deal with the ramifications of the dislocation in the labor market as a result of the syrians. Reporter it is fair to say that the economic problems lebanon is witnessing today is a direct result of the massive influx of syrians . We know the economy was not doing well years back. Indeed, lebanon has a low level of economic efficiency, and a high level of [ inaudible ] infrastructure. Before the crisis unemployment was 24 , and a high level of skilled immigration in the country. So clearly these are not signs of a good healthy economy. Reporter we did mention there is no government, there is a caretaker government, do you see any progress on this front any time soon . Unfortunately we dont see any progress, because politicians and Political Parties have decided to leave us at the mercy of regional conflict. So every party is waiting for changes in the region. So were left hostage to this political regional conflict that were witnessing right now. Reporter thank you for joining us. As you can see its not just the lebanese government that is effected, it is really effected by the crisis in neighboring syria. All right. I want to thank our correspondents. Inside syria rebels are fighting Government Troops in the eastern province. [ explosion ] video there show rebels using mortar. The city has been repeatedly shelled recently. Activists also released video, they say shows fighters storming an area where 20 solders were killed. And in the damascus suburb, the army has been shelling rebel positions. Several people have reportedly been wounded. Dramatic new footage has emerged of the attack on nair i nairobis westget a mall in september. At least 71 people were killed. Stephanie decker reports. Reporter heavily armed and on the phone, these new cctv pictures give an incite to the gunmen. Gunfire can clearly be seen here. One attacker takes the time to pray as two others sit by. At one point we see a woman with small children. She seems to be limping. Followed by what appears to be an injured young girl. And behind them a gunman waving them on. The moment of panic is also seen here in the cafe. At 1 46 help has arrived. Two armed men seem to be figuring out how to proceed. A wounded person lies by the counter. They are eerie images showing the sheer terror people had to endure. One man is seen being shot at pointblank range, which we will not show. The footage shows only one gunman. Coming up on the news hour over the moon that he is here. A happy homecoming in canada, after being sentenced to death in iran. Turning guns and bullets into art. Every country in africa making a statement in london. And in sports, taming the tigers, the Boston Red Sox move one step closer to the world series. Details later this news hour. Four u. S. Security contractors accused of shooting 17 iraqi civilians dead six years ago will face trial. The case against the men collapsed in 2009, but the Justice Department has now brought new charges against them. Rosiland jordan explains. Reporter september 2007, bagdad square, u. S. Security officers allegedly opened fire on the crowd without justification. Now they are going to try for of those guards. They used to work for a company knowned as blackwater worldwide, which for a time conducted nearly all of the Security Operations for the u. S. Military and the state in iraq. However, once the justice found out about the manslaughter decided to charge six of these men, but the case was thrown out in 2009 because the Justice Department allegedly call sealed evidence from the defense. However, a judge recently decided that in itself was a mistake. Four of the men now are going to be standing trial on these charges, including multiple counts of voluntary manslaughter, and it might improve relations between the United States and iraq. When the first case was dismissed it anger sod many iraqi citizens as well as the government that the president has joe biden had to offer an official policy both to the government and the people. No word yet on when these four former guards will be arraigned or go on trial. Its not a good day to travel in rome, public transport and airport workers are on strike for 24 hours. They joined thousands in the italian capital protesting the governments a austerity measures. Sonia how is turnout looking there in all of the protests . Reporter well the protesters have now converged on the square outside, and what you have are groups of people from the various unions here who have all come here to listen to the various speeches made by people. Also what you have are representatives from immigrant groups again, calling to draw attention to the very precarious situation that migrants face when making dangerous journeys to escape conflict zones. No sign yet of people coming here with tents, as has been hinted at. There is a planned tent camp to be set here as a part of this strike, which is set to continue until saturday. Now there is a question about the coalition government. Can it survive all of this . Reporter that is indeed a very important question, and many analysts would think perhaps it is too fragile to survive the on slot that italy is facing. And italy has been in a recession since 2011, and that backed up by a decade of incredibly slow growth. This is a country which has seen very Little Movement happening in its economy, and that has laid open a lot of frustration, especially for younger again rayings who are finding it incredibly difficult to encounter opportunities here. And the latest figure on unemployment came out saying it had taken more of a rise, and of course especially hitting younger people. People who are desperate to create opportunities for themselves. And also a lot of frustration represented against the government. The announcement from the Prime Minister did not please a lot of the people that have gathered here from the union. Saying he is more trying not to offend any groups rather than making any courage oust decisions. Thank you very much. Students in the french capitol of paris have blocked the entrance for a second day. Scuffles have broken out against the deportation of a 15yearold girl to kosovo. She was taken off of a school bus on a school trip before being forced out of the country. Demonstrations too in egypt. People coming out against the military, and there are multiple protests in cairo, and other areas, the size of rallies has reduced in recent weeks as the intern government arrests fore members of the muslim brotherhood. Thousands of australian firefighters have been battles bush fires that have been burning out of control. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed. Andrew thomas reports west of sydney. Probably about a minute after the fire got on to the deck. Reporter verdict wally every fiscal possession adam has is lost. His home was destroyed in bush fires. Even when we have the big highpressure house, it did absolutely nothing. You could cool off a piece of be bern burning area and move on to another one, and it was just a waste of water. Reporter it is unclear what started more than a hundred fires, whether lightning or possibly cigarettes. But there has been little more than a sprinkling of rain since june. Helicopters taking water from golf course hazards to dump it on the flames. Firefighters have managed to create fire breaks to stop some fires. The Prime Minister visits, but in the face of destruction that in australia is too familiar. We just have a very, very long experience, and i guess its ingrained in our culture. Reporter the city of sidney its a has been spared, but the smell was pungent even there. Adam and his neighbors are only beginning to come to grips with what they have lost. This has been our family home for 40 years. Its dreadful. Really. Really bad. But just build another one and carry on. Reporter it has been much cooler on friday than thursday, and the wind has dropped [ inaudible ] almost entirely. That has helped firefighting efforts, but the hot weather is due to return on sunday. Lets get some more weather now, richard is standing by. Is going to get any better . Are they going to get any help there in australia . I think the good news is sammy the peak conditions is going to pass away. If you look at the contributors, obviously high temperatures, low humidity, it has been under 10 . Strong winds, gusts of winds in excess of 100 kilometers per hour, and tinder dry vegetation and thats what we have had in many parts of australia. Sydney is seeing temperatures about 4 degrees above average. And the rainfall deficit in some parts has been kind mild. The rainfall is 75 below average in much of the region. We have also had the issue of highpressure moving across the front. A lot of the smoke was hanging at low levels beneath the temperature inversion. Get through to sunday, you are looking at the high 20s and maybe peaking in the low 30s. Then later next week the temperatures will begin to fall away sammy. Thanks. Earthquake survive sflors the philippines say they have had no help to alleviate their suffering despite the governments reassurances. Survivors are waiting in tents for help to arrive. Reporter isolated, left to cope with the destruction on their own, this is a town in the central philippines. Since the earthquake struck early on thursday morning, their situation has been like this. People here are frustrated. They have not gotten any help for days, despite the assurances by the government that aid will reach those who need it most. Resources are scarce. There is not enough medical supplies, food, and drinking water. Power is cut off. Isolated right now from the rest of the world. It can only be accessed from the sea or the river. The government [ inaudible ] should have done to look for alternative roads that will connect us here. I dont think the government is doing something about it. [ inaudible ] especially [ inaudible ]. Reporter the Philippine Government has extended a visit by the president to south korea this week, saying he is working on an economic deal that can help secure the countrys future. But for this man right now the future is something too difficult to contemplate. Translator its so painful, my family, our friends, our livelihood, this is what we all had, all gone in an instant. Reporter this is a place where people have lived all of their lives together. Their sense of Community Remains strong they say even in the midst of tragedy. Well thats the situation in the philippines, in california they are being prepared reporter so when the big one hits this earthquake simulator gives the effects of what a major quake might feel like. And european share prices hit a fiveyear high as Economic Growth in china accelerates. And in sports have the hopes come crashing down for this main man . Well hear more on that. Welcome back. Lets recap the headlines here in al jazeera. Lebanon is asking for more help to deal with the rising number of refugees from syria. The president says the world isnt sharing the burden of hosting more than a million displaced people. Thousands of australian firefighters battling out of control bush fires. Its feared hundreds of homes have been destroyed. One person has died. And chaos on the public transport system in rome where workers are on strike. Airport workers also joined the 24hour walkout. Saudi arabia has rejected its seat at the un security council. It was elected as part of