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♪ >> now, for where in the world. quick hits from all around the globe. the "miami herald" reporting nearly half of pertain row co-s housing was built illegally. then came hurricane maria. the islands building codes are said to be on par with floridas wind storm rule but the herald reports as many as half of puerto ricos dwellings, up to 1 million, built without permits of any kind. the island struggling to recover from maria. top officials from the cia, nsa, fbi and the defense intelligence a...

♪ >> now, for where in the world. quick hits from all around the globe. the "miami herald" reporting nearly half of pertain row co-s housing was built illegally. then came hurricane maria. the islands building codes are said to be on par with floridas wind storm rule but the herald reports as many as half of puerto ricos dwellings, up to 1 million, built without permits of any kind. the island struggling to recover from maria. top officials from the cia, nsa, fbi and the defense intelligence a...

Not others collapse taiwan has strict building codes but construction experts say the worst hit buildings were built before then now some are asking if more should be done to enforce the codes and stop more towers toppling when the next quite strikes. youre watching d.w. news still to come mind at the gender pay gap british supermarket group tesco is facing a multibillion pound lawsuit from ca male staff who say they were paid less than male employees. also understanding major enemies a celebrat...

Republican and democratic administrations have made a series of decisions that have effectively allowed for much more immigration then was supposed to be allowed under the law of the united states. as part of this, they look at temporary protected statuses and say look, they call them temporary, they go on for a very long time. the difference in haiti is this earthquake is much more recent than the stuff -- the statuses that existed for central america, had gone on much longer. i think here as r...

Government and the continued death toll and the building codes even there. >> the prime minister has made several overtures to the iranian people and spoken directly to them. he spoke in farsi directly to the iranian people and following our offer for medical assistance we got an overwhelming response from iranians thanking the prime minister and israel for standing in solidarity with them and helping speak the truth about the iranian regime. you mentioned some of the regimes desires. they call ...

Well, nate is now a tropical storm this hour after it made landfall and did so twice overnight. first in louisiana, and then mississippi. and it did so as a category 1 hurricane. >> on the phone with us now, lee smith is an executive director for the mississippi emergency management agency. hes in gulf port, mississippi. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so, give us the larger picture here. the headline there is storm surge. what damage has been done by that storm surge? what are you seei...

Has seen before? >> well, i would have to say a lot goes into the building codes, we have a lot stricter building code along the gulf coast now, mainly here in biloxi, our building codes have been strengthened quite a bit because of hurricane katrina. the height of buildings now, you know, a lot of the homes along the -- on the peninsula itself are built up off the ground, on stilts or whatever. and, you know, on pilons. and thats created a great relief for us, a lot of homes dont get flooded. o...

If the storm surge catches them by surprise, thats the greatest concern. i know youre in biloxi, how far are you from the ocean, and how far are you from viewing any storm surge? >> you know, im about a block and a half. its kind of interesting, im on the backside of a building, about a block and a half from the beach right there. we moved to this location really because this is elevated. and its been elevated by the local building codes. theres obviously some government intervention here that i...

>> go down to pascagoula and think about katrina coming in or pass christian. and of course in gulfport which i spent a lot of time in, what a mess it was there. and the rebuilding has using things and its really interesting, things that cost like a dollar. but using straps on houses and pieces of medal that are hidden in walls can used in the roofs of houses. if youre buying a house you dont see this. if the building code requires it, you have some protection. and so the building codes have bee...

Been six weeks weve had three hurricanes hit the mainland u.s., these times are challenging, and these are your words. i was a commanding general in korea, i led the department of defense response to hurricane katrina in 2005, but the last month has been the most emotionally charged period of my life. tell me why those last month has had that kind of impact on you. >> because it reminded us that mother nature can break anything built by man. and that, places like houston we dont have building co...