A Tropical Storm hits the island of mindanao. This is al jazeera la you from doha also coming up. On the ground with continued demonstrations against Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. A clarion call from candidates in liberias president ial runoff as campaigning intensifies ahead of this weeks vote. And in the second part of a special series we report from venezuela where Community Activists are working together to provide what the government called. At least two hundred people a feared dead in the southern philippines following massive landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm tembin most of the casualties are on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing reports flash floods and mudslides brought on by Tropical Storm tendin the towns of. Mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. We really want to go straight now and were going to figure out what you have so many people that are really there right there at the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts and the three they said theyre out there not to rush and the areas pretty wide its not just in one province but in several provinces. Were having a hard time getting them to communicate why there are areas that may have been affected last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty Million People is where they hit the region is still recovering from type which killed more than seven thousand people and affected millions in two thousand and thirteen about the worst of storm tendon has passed it will take a long time before this area recovers indios ill just say. Well locals have described how the victims of the flooding had nowhere to run you know who. Might have it not by houses who are getting flooded but people could no longer exit their homes so they got trapped by the strong water as they were being swept away sinai myin house thats the goal behind they used to be a hundred and three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out so thats what happened here only hollings and livelihoods gone and we have nine thousand families as of today that are affected and listed to be in our back you ation sentance. Well elsewhere in the southern philippines thirty seven people are feared dead in a fire at a Shopping Mall in the city of devolve it started at a cool cent on the top through the four Story Building trapping people inside president to ten who previously served as deval as man has visited the site to comfort relatives of the victims russia says the u. S. Is encouraging new bloodshed in Eastern Ukraine off to agreeing to provide weapons to kids the u. S. Says theyll give you crane and hans defensive capabilities to fight pro russia separatists well the conflict in the east of the country has claimed more than ten thousand lives since twenty fourteen tom and reports. Of missile strikes hit a small town in Eastern Ukraine damaging homes a school and Medical Clinic in ukraine blamed the attack this week on pro russian separatists civilians caught in the middle of a three year long conflict. The us has strongly opposed what he calls russian aggression in Eastern Ukraine blaming the moscow government for violence that has claimed more than ten thousand lives and displaced one point seven Million People. Now it will provide weapons to help ukraine defend itself the state department announcing the u. S. Has decided to provide ukraine and hands defensive capabilities as part of our effort to help ukraine build its long term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to deter further aggression the forty seven Million Dollar weapons back edge which congress is expected to approve includes more than two hundred antitank missiles and thirty five launchers as well as light arms. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has said russias occupation of crimea which the u. S. Wants to return to your grain is a major stumbling block in relations between moscow and washington the issue that stands in the way is ukraine. We can have differences in other arenas in syria we can have differences in other areas but when one country invades another that is a different set its hard to look past. Or to reconcile and weve made this clear to russia from the very beginning that we must address ukraine that saying its stance is the single most difficult obstacle to renormalizing a relationship with russia which we badly would like to do he blamed russia for continuing violence in the done yet region the Trump Administration decision marking a reversal from Barack Obamas resistance to supplying lethal equipment to ukraine i think its not logical and size zero. Zero. Zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. Zero zero zero. Zero. Zero zero zero zero zero. One zero zero zero zero and both of russias response a warning that the u. S. Decision will embolden key have in the conflict and only increased the use of force tom Ackerman Al Jazeera washington made on the russian president says moscow is not seeking conflict with anyone but will stand up for its interests that amir putin spoke at a conference of the Ruling United Russia Party which has pledged its support in next years president ial election putin whos registered as an independent is expected to win it would be his fourth term as president and i see him. At the start russia is a clone tree with a one thousand year history but we must not treat her like our beloved grandmother just giving her pills to relieve her pain not at all we must make russia young and aimed into the future Palestinian Protesters afforded Israeli Forces in the town of bethlehem just two days before christmas theyre angry at u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital Israeli Forces fired tear gas to try and disperse the crowd human Rights Groups are calling on israeli authorities to stop using excessive force. Three palestinians have now died in the past two days after being shelled by Israeli Forces fourteen have been killed since protests began over the us decision its the third weekend of demonstrations in the occupied palestinian territories against the move welcome with has more from gaza. This is the fear. A mass in was out was the latest people to die in the. Declaration on the six of the same by the jerusalem will be reckoned i. Was the guy who may say. He was among the protesters who for three fridays in. The consumer is the buddha we say all the friends in the woods around the to demonstrate trying to pounce palestinian flags throw stones and the price asked is each friday ive been met with some gunfire. Tear gas cried back by the israelis. The stuff in the jerusalem deserves sekret fires from our people and we confirm that its our eternal capital and that neither traveller or anyone else can change that our people will continue fighting for our rights until we stablish our independent state of palestine with jerusalem as the capital of for us and they are some of the show. Its no move for the political factions and wings to sponsor the funerals of the people that are being killed in the protests this one sponsored by the armed wing of. The no opportunities lost to make a political statement and a show of strength. To me she says mood in ten people are being killed since the onrush began oh and no need is the repository in fractions of crude for the price s. To continue speaking just a short while ago here in gaza the leader of hamas. Was. Of the Palestinian Resistance in the. One side that is no sign of any of the political factions getting out anytime soon one of malcolm was saying there the political chief of hamas is small hania has condemned the u. S. Stance on jerusalem and says there could be more to come when a day you know no matter we have in summation from well informed sources that the American Administration could take new decisions on jerusalem and the palestinian cause for example acknowledging it as a jewish state and recognizing the antics ation a settlements to jerusalem and to the socalled zionist entity they could also reject the palestinian demand for a right of return liberians will go to the polls on tuesday in a runoff to choose the next president it follows weeks of uncertainty about whether the vote would actually happen on time it was reaffirmed by a Supreme Court hearing the ex International Footballer george way is taking on the countrys Vice President joseph block a mob that no reports from the capital monrovia. Streets and colorful Company Morale is in the liberian capital monrovia as the Campaign Season draws to a close kind of dates in liberias runoff president ial election i know last minute hunts for votes for my International Football adored were going to have most votes in the plus round held it to the gathered his supporters a provia some old boston. Im supposed to go out because when you change. We are almost twelve years. Good job no good morning after sitting for the corner to. His opponent is just a block i like beauty is Vice President for the past four days hes campaigning in rural life the seventy two year old was complaining when a platform of continue to taking credit for she laments of the government of the floss elected president in Africa Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who he served under four to thomas the outgoing president has however chosen not to endorse her deputy and candidate ruling unity pedi and his state chosen to back george way most liberians hope the board dont choose their water they are from peace and democracy investment if there is also hold it will be the First Time Since my default default but that would be a pistol hundred ball of power and i believe the elections are also the first vote organized without the help of the United Nations says the civil war ended in two thousand and two but theyre not just that they also bought the numerous needles liberias four point five Million People from fixing roads and building new ones to improving the quality of education and health care liberia is still recovering from a Diverse Teaching civil war thats right between one thousand nine hundred eighty nine and two thousand and three more than fifty percent of its population also live in abject poverty its no surprise therefore the medias expectations from the next president. I graduated. I graduated in one thousand nine hundred three from the Technical School and a professional capitol for the last twelve years that this government was in power i couldnt get a job as always all i have to eat every day im tired of it think us over for now liberias dance to what. They say to good times in the years to come behind it all just one groovy time for a short break here in aljazeera when we come back china is changing faces one more people are going under the knife in the quest for the body beautiful last. Thank you yes with the latest in our series on also official intelligence in the years to come will this be doing your job or module. Welcome back well take a look at weather conditions across the americas now in north america weve got this area of snow across parts of the mid atlantic heading towards the eastern seaboard and certainly behind it some pretty chilly air so were going to see temperatures dropping away across easy snows and also there the mix of minus eight and quite intense snowfall at times so cold weather pushing towards washington d. C. And down to wards are parts of georgia that atlanta just six degrees celsius dallas struggling maxim of seven had across more Western Areas weve got snow for up over the rockies lets head down into central parts of america were still at the risk of some showers for panama costa rica nicaragua but further north cherry weather conditions on sunday dont look too bad the same goes for the islands plenty of sunshine there and we certainly dont expect any change there at all thirty degrees benchmark but shares scattered across the isthmus again nothing particularly heavy and for much of the time it is going to be fine into south america lots of showers around the amazon basin region much expect on a frontal system across southeastern areas can be some heavy rainfall across parts of paraguay think well see some heavy rain affecting rio at times very little bit brighter during the course of monday further so should be fine in buenos aires and respects in the high here of twenty nine. On counting the cost of a robin hood in reverse five predicts the same dog trumps plan to cut taxes for the rich and do little for the poor the link between electric cars cobalts and illegal mines plus the resulting goobers identity crisis names for the gig economy counting the cost of this time on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here on the aljazeera at least two hundred people are feared dead in the southern philippines following massive landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm tembin most of the casualties were on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing. Russia says the u. S. Encouraging new bloodshed in Eastern Ukraine by providing weapons to kiev the u. S. Says theyll give you crane and hans defensive capabilities to defend against pro russian separatists. And Israeli Forces of shopped at three palestinians in the past two days fourteen hours to kill since protests began the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Now in the second part of our one year five families series we report from venezuela where more than one hundred twenty people were killed this year in protests against the Government Installations rampant world food and medicines are scarce president maduro as government has been accused of human rights abuses yet he remains defiant in our reports. The pitot a neighborhood on the outskirts of caracas doesnt have rubbish collection or Running Water one of the more. We havent had any water for three years we park our car here and feel these containers more or less every day and a half. Cathy is a Community Worker here suffering the same shortages everyone else but not prepared to just accept you know. They need look i turn it on but no water comes out so we have to shower with cups. She could jolt shames and encourages her neighbors to respond if the municipality wont collect the rubbish then they will. The government does not give resources to the local authorities so they do not pay the companies that do the work because they dont have the budget so everyone three and that that is who is affected. Katty like many venezuelans has put her dreams on hold in her case to bake cakes with inflation through the roof with jobs cash food and medicine scarce many venezuelans have lost faith in their politicians and theyre increasingly looking inwards organizing themselves in the hope of a better future. Theyre all victims are rampant inflation food medicine shortages and rising crime its important to Work Together weve forgotten that were all brothers and sisters from the same land a land called when a so were trying to take the reins of this country were not politicians we dont work for any Government Agency we want to show that the citizens still have power. Tens of thousands of venice waylands have left the country got his daughter hannah says hes hoping to join an uncle in costa rica i know that the wages are not enough not even for their share or even to get through them and id like to live alone but you have to share. President ial elections are scheduled for next october president Nicolas Maduro will stand again hoping to extend the brand to socialism introduced in one thousand nine hundred nine by his predecessor charice the opposition is divided and some are being prohibited from standing. Get to market only two logical the one person will solve all of them as well as problems every one of us is obliged to play their part in improving the country. Then this way there is in crisis like kathy many like say where their politicians a failed they are going to do something about it they lack thought i had done and there are caracas now the un has flown around one hundred sixty african refugees stranded in libya to italy the Group Includes many women and children they were evacuated after Rights Groups condemning Libyan Detention Centers in humane and other flights expected to bring more people soon. Our plan for the next year is to resettle to thir