More 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.