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Los Angeles Responds to Philippines Typhoon
More Filipinos live in Southern California than anyplace outside the Philippine Islands themselves, many touched personally by Typhoon Haiyan.
By Warren Olney • • 23m ListenMore Filipinos live in Southern California than anyplace outside the Philippine Islands themselves, many touched personally by Typhoon Haiyan. Some have heard tragic stories of relatives lost, children stranded and homes destroyed. Others don't know what's happened to friends and families. We hear some of their stories and how they're trying to provide help to survivors in desperate need of food, clothing and shelter. Also, two historic buildings on the Veterans' Administration campus near UCLA could be beyond saving after years of negligence.
On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, a promising deal for Iran to curtail its nuclear development failed to materialize over the weekend at a meeting with six foreign ministers in Geneva. New talks are scheduled, but the blame game continues, and diplomatic failure could be a prelude to war.
Banner image: People search for what they can salvage after Typhoon Haiyan hits Tacloban in the Philippines.
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2 storiesCatastrophe in the Philippines Is Felt in LA
Aid organizations around the world are racing to the Philippines with food, water and clothing five days after Typhoon Haiyan struck that country. The estimate of fatalities is now 2000 or more, with tens of thousands injured and more than two million in need of food.
Read the story18 minPreservationists Raise Concerns over Historic VA Properties
All over the country, 100's of designated historic landmarks are at risk of being destroyed because of neglect by the Veterans' Administration. That's according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The VA's Westwood campus has three dozen historic buildings, and two are on the National Register of Historic Places .
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