for food, the strain is on charities to fill the void and depend on donations to keep feeding new york's hungry. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello and welcome to the news hour. i'm martine dennis in doha. here are the top stories. police use pepper spray to disperse thousands of pro-address protesters, are houthis in yemeni capital, targeting shia fighters. sleeper cells used by

i.s.i.l. near the iraqi city of kirk e-kirkuk. , more than 30 people have believed to have died. . >> but first, police in hong kong have used tear gas for the first time during a protest which began a week ago. you can see the theme there, live in hong kong. thousands of protesters are still gathered on the street. they're largely congregating outside large government buildings and they want political reforms. they want the chinese government to scrap rules allowing it to choose candidates that would l actually run in the 2017 election. we have this report. >> reporter: hopelessly

outnumbered from demonstrators. a crush of people try to find their way back into the occupation site, locked. umbrellas went up to block and the pushing started. the umbrella wall ripped apart and then the spray but to no avail. the line was breached, officers down and hurt. both sides are appealing for restraint to pull them out of the crush. but by now, the crowd had moved on and so had events. from across the highway, more protesters from the occupation site now saw the moment. racing across the lanes, and urging others on this side to do the same. they met in the middle and the occupation just got bigger. this began as an attempt by the authorities to contain the occupation within a certain area. it now ended up with the protesters to be taking over the whole center of the city.

now it was the protesters in charge of the traffic, but this moment arguably in charge of this city's fate. >> it's just a new day for hong kong. civil disobedience is unprecedented. today we really did something that we are proud of. >> reporter: but the hong kong authorities this day started as a crisis, at the end of it, it still was, but now one for beijing as well. robert bride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> these protests began after the chinese government announced that candidates for the 2017 elections will require approval from a nominating committee but protesters from the occupy central movement insist they should be able to choose their next leader. now they want beijing to scrap the rules in place for the 2017 election. they're saying that city leaders have failed to deliver on political reform. and they want to resume public

consultations on democratic reforms. well, we can hear more now from some of those people who are actually demanding change. >> it's because fighting is the only thing we can do. we have no power. we either choose to be powers of citizens in the free society. if you don't want to be a coward, as a hong kong citizen, you should come out and step up. >> the message is hong kong people love democracy. they believe democracy is good for hong kong. and certainly good for china. and they are prepared to sacrifice. their comfort, their freedom. for the sake of themselves and their children and their children's children. >> now, an offshoot of al qaeda has claimed responsibility for a sue side attack on houthi fighters. the attack just south of sanaa,

after a rocket was fired close to the u.s. embassy. an offshade of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the following year, u.s. state department declared it a terrorist organization. meanwhile anti-houthi demonstrations have been taking place in the capital sanaa. the houthis have been occupying large parts of sanaa for weeks now. they are showing little sign of leaving. well, hussein al bukati is an activist and says that they have a current part of the are disagreement in the country.

>> you say houthi hasn't done this or hasn't done that, you can't blame them for keeping some information and checkpoint in sanaa. then you will find out are houthi lying? are they really want to implement this agreement or not? >> all right well let's talk to joseph catitian now, joiiving us live from dubai. let's get to the situation in yemen right now. first i'd like to ask you what the saudi intervention, to issue an international warning saying that the situation in yemen is a threat to international peace and stability. why are they saying that? >> well, because the saudis and all the gulf states really, have seen the gcc peace accord that was signed a couple of years ago

come to nought, essentially the houthis have sabotaged all of the saudi gcc efforts to reconcile. and see the houthis take over the capital city where they have made previous commitments to sit down and go against the international dialogue that they tried to work out to resolve this unending crisis. this is why they're upset and frankly they're very much afraid that behind the houthis are the iranians who are trying to sabotage the peace dialogue. >> there are those of course that suspect that the saudis themselves have got a hand in what's going on in yemen, is that likely to be the case? >> well, the saudis have always supported the relationship after the government, naturally they

would like to support the allies, clul the isla sunni party including such individuals as the former officer, military officer,ing i'm trying to remember his name expel ali mofsen lakmar and others, trying to preside over the dialogue whereby these individuals are part of a system instead of outsiders. they are seeing their efforts go to nought and this is what is not acceptable to the gcc countries as a whole. >> and in this more as i last iu like, underlined by today's responsibility for attacks aimed mainland at the houthis it would appear. >> unless the houthis come to

terms with the dialogue they will have to contend, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. if they want to have a war on their hands i think one is coming, no doubt, about that. the houthis may be overplaying their hands at this point and trying to do a lot more than they possibly can. and unless they really accept this terms to which they themselves agreed will be apart to, they will have to contend with al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and other parties perhaps that will not accept this kind of hegemony. we are very far from a settlement of the dispute in yemen. unless all parties come together, perhaps with the appointment of a new prime minister that the houthis would like to have. but who will be very inclusive, perhaps with other solutions as well, the gcc chapter 2 if you would like, then we will have to come to terms with the long term

crisis in yemen. >> and we often forget don't we, there's been so many turmoil within the yemeni political class we often forget that the americans still are having influence on developments in yemen. drone strikes spring to mind. >> well, yemen is a strategic power. it has location which is very important, it looks over on parts of east africa and it plays an important part on the asiaarabaraarabian peninsula as. the more mead i think the more

mead presence is really what the gcc countries themselves will have to do. whether or not they will be inclusive of yemen within the family of the gcc over the long term or whether they will try to isolate, especially the others houthis are taking over, they will try to isolate yemen from the gcc as a whole. >> joseph katucian, thank you very much for your analysis as ever. thank you very much. u.s. air strikes have targeted three oil refineries in syria. this is rid is yoa that picture ports -- this is video pa purports to be of the oil refineries that sell oil on the black market. meanwhile kurdish fighters, i.s.i.l. advance and that is forced more than 100,000 people to flee into turkey over the

last week. stephanie decker is on the border crossing and she filed this report last week. >> it's been a relatively quiet day, i say relatively, on saturday four shells were fired on kob kobe kobani. a couple of really loud explosions. the ypg are protecting tks residents froprotecting theresi. advances. 12 kilometers to the south also around 10 to 12 to the east. it is a very fluid battle and humanitarian impact has been

enormous. over 150,000 people have had to flee into turkey. they will say it is an incredibly difficult situation. they are terrified over these advances. at the moment the turkish forces have been able to keep i.s.i.l. back from reaching the town. >> nato has been capitalizing on sectarian divisions. as sue turton reports. i.s.i.l. sleele sleeper cells ae operating wit with relative impunity. >> reportedly just moved to kirkuk, had boasted to the

officers that they were i.s.i.l. the men and the evidence were handed over to the local iraqi police to be processed and sent to the courts. but the kurdish security officers had lim hope that the suspects would be convicted. >> translator: many judges of the courts told us their houses are in the south and are not protected. they are all afraid of putting their families in danger because they are getting death threats. we found the judges are arab sunnies and are nationalistic, that's why they released them. >> over 100,000 has fled the fighting and made kirkuk their new home. it's become a nervous city, with forces, loyal to i.s.i.l. hiding in this community. >> translator: there are two kinds of sunni arabs. some are in league with i.s.i.l. and some are against them.

it's very important to us to give updated information to the air strikes so they don't attack the wrong site. that is crucial with us. we have very good relations with some of the tribes, we don't want to turn them into our enemy. >> the front line is about 30 kilometers outside the city. >> i've been asked to keep my voice down. we are so close to the i.s.i.l. position, 50 meerdz away -- meters away. 45 sunni arab villages living in these three villages across the way. civilians are saying we can't force i.s.i.l. out of our villages. >> a coalition air strike hit a village three days ago, killing four including two senior i.s.i.l. commanders. launched attacks where civilians are still living and they cannot help to weed out i.s.i.l. sleep err cells.

fully functioning security and judicial system could hope to do that. sue turton, al jazeera, new york. >> more to come on this al jazeera news hour including a rock star welcome in new york. tens of thousands of indian americans greet prime minister narendra modi. and the strike is over. details of the french pilots return to work coming up. and final days of ryder cup. all the action. action. nonow hamid ftc karzai will give his final speech on monday. jennifer glasse has more from

kabul. >> it's been a you the multious 12 years. -d tumultuous. >> poverty lawlessness and involvement of our people with foreigners had destroyed this country and the country's history. and we didn't have a currency and we didn't have unity. at this time my efforts were to make afghanistan a united home for everyone. so that afghans could have ownership of their own country. >> reporter: hamid karzai says it will support ashraf ghani, with his former rive rival abdaa abdalla as a minister.

hamid karzai in his farewell address, wishing his country well, laying a concrete foundation for a prosperous future and he promised he would play a new role as a private citizen. monday will mark the first time that a sitting president will hand over to a newly elected president in afghanistan, the first peaceful democratic transfer of power, it will be a very historic moment, hamid karzai has said his farewell to the afghan people but promised he would stay here and support the country. >> hamid karzai became the president after the u.s. led invasion of 2001. but his croar has bee -- careern

being a checkered one. >> in two subsequent elections. for 13 years karzai was a global statesman, afghanistan became the world's largest recipient of international aid as the country rebuilt itself and as it prospered millions of afghan refugees returned to the country. there was a resurgence in education, for the first time since girls could go to school. achievements that karzai frequently mentions. tv programs debate karzai's legacy and while opinions are mixed, the debates themselves oar testament to a thriving press. >> the media, freedom of speech and freedom of expression contributed to the is political

maturity of the afghan people, especially to the young generations. >> reporter: it hasn't been an easy ten years. there were number of attempts on his life especially in kandahar in 2002 and a military gathering in 2008. dye reached out to the taliban -- karzai reaches out to the taliban, critics say he didn't make enough of early support and failed to build a sustainable government. >> he did not make inroads in the afghani state. he does not believe in modern in the situation. >> his relationship with the united states and nato is trained by his age are -- strained by his anger over the killing of civilians. >> no one security forces under

any circumstances can ask for foreign planes to carry out operations on our homes and villages. >> reporter: he refused to sign a security agreement with the united states, leaving it to his successor. his final year has been marked by record opium poppy cultivation. gauge of how afghans remember him. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. india's prime minister has been given a rock star welcome in new york. received a large welcome, speeched relayed life in time square. not that long before becoming p.m, he was denied a visa by the

u.s. 14 years ago. outside is shihab ratanzi. not so many are that excited about receiving mr. modi in new york. >> no, there's a protest being held here for the last few hours. the event is actually over, some 20,000 members of the indian community attended with the political and corporate elite of new york. however, there is a protest rally, this has been fizzling out, there were a thousand i would say at least, among them, of the are solidarity initiative. what were you hoping to achieve? >> we wanted the world to know that not all indian american and indian communities support the modi agenda. of course when they say that modi received a landslide victory, only 30% of the popular vote modi won by.

we are actually standing the 70% that would not vote for him and continue to oppose what he's about which is hindu l ideology. >> one thing we can't forget what happened in the riots, he supported the rioters who actually massacred thousands of people. so one thing we cannot forget that and two i think just because he came to power the prime minister doesn't erase what he has done. the propaganda machine is trying not to talk about it. and since he's come to power if you look at his bujrath, when he was a social minister, the index for gudrath was really low. it was not for poor people. this whole thing about i am for the poor people and for the

regular people of india, it is actually false. because if you look at the kind of support he's giving to the private sector, the coal sector and the mining projects, all those projects are taking away the livelihood of those affected by the mines. >> why did you think the 20,000 of the indian community turned out treating him like a rock star is what i'm saying? >> after the campaign has done a really good job in kind of sanitizing his image as somebody who the hindu fundamentalist, who belongs to the hindu party, who are really against muslims. they say that indian is actually a hindu country and that anybody else doesn't really belong there. so when we know that we have to oppose that. i think the indian american

community here if you look at the types of people who are able to come to india, they are from the upper caste, from a privileged background. it is no surprise that the people that are inside in big numbers are from the community. >> praji, thank you very much. the demonstration is winding down. modi will go to washington for two days, will meet with barack obama and others on monday and tuesday. back to you. >> in the northern part of his country india flash floods have made thousands of people homeless, at least 70 people have been killed and many more are missing. affecting two states. farmers are really facing the prospect of huge losses because crops have been washed away. now, bomb explosion in northwestern pakistan has killed at least seven people and 11 others wounded in a refugee camp

in hongdu district. sunday's march of gays and lesbian. air france pilots have called off the most damaging strike in history, but damages are unclear. pilots were upset about plans to expand the low cost carrier. phil lavell has more. if planes are not in the air they are not making money. air france has been hemorrhage being it for two weeks. more than half of sunday's flights were cancelled. the skies above paris a lot quieter. the noise on the ground, anything but. unions and pilots furious about what they call gross inequality. and this is what has been fueling that feud.

the budget options. the likes of britney's easy jet, islands ryan air. as they expand their routes in paris. the french foreign minister, transsavia, but its pilots don't get the generous salary, nor the enviable meal allowance he of their air france colleagues and they were all refusing to work until they did. on sunday new talks failed but the snpl union which represents the pilots agreed to call the strike off anyway. it said the conditions of social dialogue were not met today but we decided to meet our responsibilities by lifting the strike, and continuing discussions. >> transsalvia essentially expanding its route network in europe. it's not so much that the long haul roots will be operated by

transsalvia but certainly some of the medium-haul routes around europe itself will be and that again is an issue that the pilots union is concerned about. >> reporter: the union says the talks can continue in what it calls a calmer being way. phil lavell, al jazeera. we've got more to come on the news hour. how will a new government commission help? plus. >> ex-fighter in hospital, children issued during the conflict in gaza are receiving critical care. >> and kenya's runners ensure there is a historic end to the berlin marathon.

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top stories here in al jazeera. it is the middle of the night in hong kong and people have been involved in more clashes with the police. these protesters are pro-democracy. they are demanding greater political freedom from china's communist party leaders. in yemen an offshoot of al qaeda is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack on houthi fighters, 150 kilometers east of the capital sanaa, claimed by ansa al sha sharea. >> close to syria's main oil fields. for more now on the situation in hong kong which is ongoing as we say it is half past 2:00 in the morning right now. as you can see from this shot which is live can you see the people are actually digging in their heels, they're they're

camping out for the night. the assumption is the police will try to clear these people before monday morning, a few hours from now. scott heidler explains. >> reporter: protesters in the center part of hong kong, this is something that evolved on sunday. it started early in the day, numbers started growing, there were some confrontation. pepper spray was used, and a lot of people used umbrellas to repel that. in the late afternoon we saw for the very first time the use of tear gas by the police. it started first in this area where we are here and it really kind of pushed a lot of the protesters down that channel and a lot left and a lot of them came back. but very interesting the father of the democratic movement here in hong kong came here and saw some of these protesters just

before that tear gas was fired. when you say you are winning, what do you mean the movement is winning? >> people power. the police try to block them unsuccessfully. they are so calm. they are so peaceful. we say this is a movement of peace and love. >> reporter: in most cases you saw the confrontation, the protesters pushed back by the being tear gas or the pepper spray but we saw something very interesting. a lot of the protesters had sat down right in the middle of this walkway and the police with riot gear were coming up coming up and then there was a bit of a standoff and what we have seen several times around this area where the government complex is, the police unfurld this sign that says police line do not cross. when that happened a big confrontation ended with the police walking back down that

bridge way. what's interesting, this is the center part of this city. big financial industry, big banking industry, what's going to happen and what monday morning is going to look like. >> now the bodies of more than 30 likers have been found on the slopes of a volcano which suddenly erupted in japan. mount antaki took many likers by surprise . report from the area. >> reporter: the eruption happened during a clear autumn day. >> translator: for a while i heard the pounding of thunder a number of times and then soon after some climbers started descending. they were all covered with ash covered in white and i thought to myself this must be really

serious. >> one liker managed to capture the eruption on camera but he quickly realized he and his group were in trouble. just seconds later they were infield benveloped by the ash c. it is one of the most popular climbing destinations in japan and some were trapped on the mountain overnight. >> translator: i'm so relieved. i couldn't sleep all night. >> reporter: defense personnel were add to the area by japan foreign minister, shinzo abe. so far nearby towns have not been evacuated. mount antaki is one of many active volcanoes in japan. the last time the volcano had a marriage eruption was in 1979.

the earthquakes had slowed down so the alert wasn't raised. kanagawa, japan for al jazeera. disappeared mainly between the civil war and the government and t aamil tiger rebels. second largest number of disappeared members. sets out to investigate unsolved cases. praying for safe return of a husband and father, waiting for news of her fisherman husband. >> translator: he went out fishing to find food for our children during the last stages of fighting. i heard from other fisherman that he was arrested at sea by

the navy. >> reporter: she hasn't heard from him since and is struggling to cope with her six children. she has taken her case to the commission on missing persons. the commission has received close to 20,000 complaints including 5,000 from military families. it starts to inquire if the security forces or tamil tigers violated international law. >> maybe very difficult to find out details about the missing person but as human beings we must try our best to find out what has happened to them. and we must make an effort to go to the furthest point that we can. >> the have sri lankan governm, has made efforts to cover up, denied the charges pointing to domestic commissions like this

one, is addressing such questions. but for some families the agony continues. financial drain on families with missing. they say they can't give up hope. >> this child and his 17-year-old sister were abducted by the tigers. >> what's important for us is to know if they are alive or not. if you say they are not there then what is your proof? if they are there then show us a letter a picture or even a statement. >> the commission has promised to deal wall complaints of missing persons from 1983 to 2009. but cases related to the end of the war are likely to draw the most attention. jirani was pregnant with her daughter when her husband disappeared. she's hoping that he will be more than just a photograph for her child. al jazeera, kila nochi, northern

sri lanka. >> acquitted of violating protest laws. they were arrested during a rally in january which overthrew egyptian president hosne mubarak. demonstrating without authorization and engaging in violent act last month. well al jazeera is continuing to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have now been detained for 274 days. they are wrongly accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. mohamed and peter were sentenced to seven years in jail. baher got an extra three years for having a spent but on him

which he picked up at a protest. they are appealing against their convictions. now italy is the new home for hundreds of young people who have been rescued from the mediterranean sea. the unaccompanied migrants sailed in small boats from north africa searching for abetter future and some of them have found a home with italian families, others fail to integrate and run away. on our latest on escape routes, kim vanel reports from the italian city of catania. >> these arrived four months ago as outsiders. now they're learning italian determined to do more than just survive. 18-year-ol18-year-old mamadou.

beaten robbed and imprisoned and arrived to civil war in libya. the first bode mamado took from tripoli sank. that made his next attempt even more frightening. >> on the second trip i was convinced that i would never set put in lampedusa. i was scared, didn't know whether i would survive. >> reporter: all 11 boys in the family want to call italy home. they are encouraged to continue their own traditions too. friday prayers at the mosque are important to these young men, not only so they can carry out the normal activities of their faith in the new country but to meet with others who are in the same situation. this 17-year-old doesn't want to be identified as one of them. from gambia he remembers his

trip from north africa vividly. >> i don't know how to describe it. it's like a journey to death. in the boat we were too much, it was overloaded and the boat was burdened and water is coming up. >> under italian law unaccompanied minors can stay in italy at least until they turn 18. the boys here say they don't know what the future holds but surviving journal meansurvivingy have already been luckier than others. kim vanel, al jazeera, italy. almost 1 million leave tajikistan to go to russia. they rely highly on the money

they send home. but as lidy dutt records. >> reporter: it is wedding season in tajikistan. this young groom has returned from russia to get married and once his bride is settled in at home he plans to go back. but community groups that work with the families of migrant workers warn of tough times for those left behind. >> translator: migrant workers learn russian go to the big cities and learn new skills. but this means they are far from home. this is a big problem. >> reporter: particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. this woman has been trying to find a husband for three years. but with 80% of tajiks, men between the ages of 18 and 25 working in russia mr. right is hard to find in the local

personal ads. >> translator: all the good guys are working in russia. there aren't many men around here and the ones that are, are not very well educated and don't earn enough to raise a family. >> reporter: poverty and a lack of jobs force 1 out of 8 tajiks to leave the cub. the resulting shortage of grooms has changed the dynamics of match making and challenge the value of this conservative society. the drawbacks of having one or more family members working in countries like russia and while knowledge endure the challenge of their own homes there is little discussion about the root causes of the breakdown of traditional family structures. long distance marriages are tough and increasingly end in divorce. last month this woman's husband abandoned her with one call from russia. >> it's really hard for me. i'm sick and i can't afford

medical treatment. my husband is not supporting us so i can't even need my children. life will are harder in winter. >> -- will be harder in winter. . >> reporter: life as a migrant worker's wife won't be easy. but the mother of the groom is praying that doesn't come between bride and groom, lidy dutt. al jazeera, tajikistan. still to come. refuge from gang warfare. and we'll bring you all the thrills and spills from the aragon motor gp. sana will be here with that.

>> here is a thing, south korean men spend more on cosmetics than any other men in the world, and the cosmetics industry in south korea is worth about $1 billion. south korean men are quite matters, why are things changing? harry fawcett reports from south korea. >> reporter: hard also surprising for the male beauty editor of a men's magd but he'st

he's far from alone. south korea is the biggest market, this is more than professional diligence though, it's a way of life. >> translator: i have extra products placed wherever i go. in the office, in the car, so there isn't any occasion where i don't use them. basic skin care is important and you need to be able to apply moisturizer right away if your skin feels dry. >> choy makes regular visits to the dermatologist. today it's a mix of laser therapy and injections to raise and firm the jaw line. >> 30% of my customers are men. it's been going up over the past few years. previously they will get simple massages and laser but now they are getting injections. >> the biggest consumers of skin and makeup products, are men.

according to one leading brand. >> a bit of a paradox. south korean men have a reputation of domineering and mawch. macho. outward appearance in a society. >> translator: previously it was considered a taboo but now it's a virtue and a demonstration of social sense and economic symbol. as a consequence it has created a dproomg tribe in society. >> you can still find grooming done in the old fashioned way. this man has been doing barbering for 40 years. >> maybe some day we could bring back to time of masculinity as

of before. perhaps in five or ten years people might come back to the barber shop. >> for now he has to concentrate on the middle aged and up and hope that south korea's young men tire of the current trend. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >> sun is here. what have you got for us? >> ryder cup, third time in a row, they defeated 16 and a half points to america's 10 and a half points started strong, won singles amatches and justin rose ended a half points but jamie donaldson ensured their victory by beating keegan bradley.

>> so i just stayed, concentrate on my routines and you know just happened it did come down to my game. i wasn't aware of it exactly but knew over the last couple of holes that it was looking that way. i just have to stay in the present and keep playing good shots until there was no more holes to play. >> well there's been an historic end to this year's berlin marathon. kenya that is set a world record, under two hours and 3 minutes. a remarkable achievement for a 30-year-old and only took up running in his mid 20s. last year's record was set by his compatriot. finishing in a time of two hours two minutes and 52 seconds. manuel ruwaya also finished

better than last year's time. >> i am feeling good, happy, happy. >> and previous record, has been paying tribute ohis fellow countryman's records on social media saying one year ago i was proud to carry the name world record holder now i say congrats to my pal kimoto. his focus is on the new york marathon and one day the world record will be his again. women's race, grabbing first and second place respectively. s-egaie finished in two hours 13 minutes and 15 seconded, finished nearly a minute later. aragon motor gp, first win in 2014 season. the race was marred by rain.

italian was involved in a nasty crash but treated by medics and looks to be okay. fighting for the lead in the closing laps when the rain caused problems for the world champion. spaniard was unhurt and still managed a 13th place finish. for now valencia will be looking to gain ground on la lige. 24 hours ago, now they're down a sit thanks to barcelona's thrashing. southern hemisphere's rugby championship has already been decided, with a final round of matches to go. the bonus point victory was enough to ensure world champions

were again crowned the best. the all blacks now make the trek to johannesburg. where they will play south africa spring box on sunday. south korea tournament nears its closing stages. on the women team a final of southeast sport, against myanmar, both teams split the first set with an identically score of 21-11. too good in the deciding set going on to claim gold. the brand-new badge of surfers are hitting the beach in cape town, south africa. 250 surfers are refugees from violence drugs and even aids. tanya page reports. >> it's windy so pooh warmup is

absolutely necessary. winding up their spirits. one of the instructors at waves for change. the organization targets vulnerable young people teaching them to serve. they may not have the best gear and some of their wet soots suis don't fit properly but this is an interest in them. >> the key to being here is a challenge against gangs, they won the challenge and we let them surf for free. >> it's a chance to teach them how to avoid hiv through safe sex. now that the lesson is over it's time to put it into practice so they are hitting the water. some dream of one day being good enough to compete on the world tour or just to catch the next wave. the surf isn't good today but

they enjoy having fun. they are kept off the streets and out of trouble. >> i've been learning to surf and life lng plrches lessons. >> over the dunes is the u township. it's a reminder that every day in his small way he's helping people with his neighborhood with lessons that are valuable in and out of the water. tanya page, al jazeera capetown south africa. >> that's the form martine. >> thank you very much. there you see the live shot in hong kong as people seem determined to stay out overnight. it's coming up to 3:00 in the morning there so we're expecting a big police presence in the morning so stay with us here at al jazeera.

>> ebola right now looks like a major risk and shock for three countries. it could spread if we don't get on top of it. dr jim yong kim warns that the economic fallout from the ebola virus could be catastrophic. in addition to heading up the world bank, kim is a doctor and expert in infectious diseases. >> if we don't get on top of it and it spreads to 15 countries, beyond the borders of africa, we im.