dance. here is an opportunity. they will pay me to do this >>. >> i will vote for you and i stars. >> my man. there you go. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm david shoe david shootster k at today's stories. >> the daughter of ebola patient self imposes a quarantine on herself and family in texas. she said health officials have not given them many guidelines. >> the u.s. government defends its response to the ebola outbreak. also, isil has beheaded another

western hostage, a british aid worker captured in syria. >> a ruling that allows texas to begin restrictions on abortion clinics, shuttering almost all of them in the state. >> the world health organization announced that the global death toll from ebola now stands at 3431, all deaths in west africa. the focus in the united states is on one man in a dallas hospital. his family have been quarantined in their own apartment to ensure the virus doesn't spread start. as the president has said, we are not facing just a health crisis, we are facing a national security priority. it's one he has instructed his team is as important as any threat we are facing.

>> we spoke with thomas duncaned step daughter. we are live outside the hospital where duncan is being treated. >> just recently, we moved to the amounts. this is where duncan spent the weekend with his girlfriend. we've identified two other homes in this community where other family members who have been exexposed to duncan have remained. they are not if i recallly quarantined, under a much more murkier definition is just called monitoring. we found the family of duncan's step daughter by knocking on doors close by. she had some interesting things to say. david. >> no one give any restriction

to don't go outside,. >> let of me make sure i understand you. no one has come to this house to tell you you have to stay behind this terror. >> yes, no one tell me not to go outside forgive me a paper to sign do not go outside. we are just doing this. >> she asked for her family's privacy and we did not put her face on camera. that was one of many revelations she told us about today that were startling. we noticed when we approached the door a garb bag, just placed neatly outside on the ground that we later found contained the soiled diapers of one of her kids. there are four children who live inside this amount and all four were exposed to duncan this

weekend when they were visiting their grandmother's house behind me. it was their mother and her husband who called 911 and took duncan to the hospital on sunday. they also told us more things that are causing concern. first of all, they entered the emergency room, they were there for more than an hour with no one approaching them to caution them about maybe not staying -- not sitting too close to other patients or wearing any protective gear. they brought a banquet with them that had been used by duncan and had it set neatly in the chair next to them for an hour. >> it sounds like there's a helicopter overhead, perhaps a media helicopter looking at the amount complex. tell us about what sort of assistance if any this particular family has been getting and whether they're feeling isolated just because of the lack of assistance that you were mentioning earlier.

>> this is where the murkiness comes in. monitored doesn't mean quarantine. the family doesn't understand the difference in terms of what's spelled out. does that mean they can stay inside or come out. they actually didn't know even days after the diagnose happened. as they said, they are taking this as an independent, self-motivated effort to keep any possible exposure from going to the public. they've been advised to stay inside because of safety. what does that really mean? they're just not sure. because they don't have the quarantine designation, there aren't scheduled regular food deliveries like you might see with this family that's actually quarantined. they are relying on promises by visitors every now and then. there's no one to take away their trash as we saw with that garbage containing soiled

diapers. we know ebola is transmitted through bodily fluid witness so a lot of concern. this family wants answers and so far have not gotten any. >> certainly a confusing and disconcerting time for the community there. we're going to talk with the pastor of a church in texas that has several lie about herrens in the congregation, great concerns in that community about the family and anyone who may have come in contact with thomas duncan. >> howard university hospital in washington, d.c. is treating a patient with ebola like symptoms. he traveled to liberia recently and has been quarantined. the staff is con moring the patient in class reaction with the cdc. >> a freelance journalist in rhode island is scheduled to fly to the nebraska medical center for treatment. the 33-year-old's father said he

is scared but in good spirits. he worked at the non-profit organizations and other media outlets for three years in liberia. he wrote articles for aljazeera america focusing on the ebola crisis. he is currently in a hospital in monrovia. >> the u.s. army is send morning units to help with the ebola outbreak in nigeria. we have more from washington. >> the pentagon is trust that got number of troops ultimately sent to west africa will depend just what truly the needs are there, that right now it is not ready to put a floor or a ceiling on that number. spokesman rear admiral jon kirby said the pentagon and military is finalizing the protocol it will take if any troops become ill, although every precaution possible is being taken to make sure that does not happen. >> we're going to train them up on what ebola feels like, looks like, does.

while there, they will be constantly monitored. >> the troops will not be working with infected patients. those headed to west africa are not health care workers. they're engineers and logistical experts. they are going primarily to liberia where the military in the last 36 hours has now set up and opened two ebola testing labs. those labs can do 100 tests a day. they are also starting construction now on two of the 17 hospitals or health care centers that they will open. each will house withi 100 patie. a center for any health care workers who become ill will be opening in about two weeks. by that the end of this month, the military expects to have some 1400 troops in west africa, mostly in liberia as it ramps up efforts to take on this deadly virus.

>> lisa stark in washington. fears of ebola have not prevented millions of muslims from making the pilgrimage to mecca. as the faithful gathered, saudi authorities are taking steps to keep the virus at bay. we have the story. >> this is the spiritual area of hajj. they are here for prayers and meditation. a dress rehearsal for the day of judgment. >> i've been here since 1:30 in the morning. i haven't slept. my dream has also been to pray here. >> that is not the only concern here, an outbreak of deadly

ebola threatens pilgrims this year. >> that's why immigration authorities in the saudi kingdom have taken precaution, including a visa ban on pilgrims coming from the countries hit the hardest by ebola, sierra leone, new guinea and nigeria. ebola is not the only disease causing concern at hajj. middle east respiratory syndrome hit this year. since then, more than 750 cases have been here with more than 300 deaths. >> you have managed to control mrs. we are also asking people to

avoid contact. >> for now, most pilgrims have only one thing on their minds, worship. it's up to the saudi authorities to keep everyone healthy and safe. >> preventing the spread of the virus includes screening passengers arriving at u.s. airports. it's not foolproof. we will have more on that coming up at 6:30. >> hong kong pro testers canceling plans to meet with government officials in the midst of a violation confrontation with chinese government supporters. an estimated 1,000 supporters clashed with 100 democracy activists today in the shopping district. police officers tried to keep the two sides apart, that's what they claim, but the protestors say the police didn't do anything. it was all over radio, 100 people taken to the hospital. we've got live pictures of the

scene in hong kong, where it is almost -- well, it's after 6:00 in the morning. there's been rain, but still you see tents and people milling about. protestors have had no choice but to cancel the meetings with the government following the newest round of violence. adrien brown has the latest. >> on friday night, we may have seen signs, hint of the backlash that many people had feared. one of the most densely pop latelied parts of hong kong had these clashes between rival groups, those who support the pro democracy movement and those who are rewarded as more in the pro beijing camp. the police have been doing their best to try and keep two sides apart, but there has been violence and injuries, around 130 people, we are told, have been admitted to hospital

tonight with a variety of injuries. the chief executive of hong kong has made another plea tonight for both side to say show restraint and for the streets to be cleared. the police have also made a similar appeal, as you can see, the streets are filling up, literally by the hour, so that simply isn't happening. what happens next? well, there were due to be talks beginning on saturday between those various protest groups and also government officials. the protest groups have now pulled out of those talks citing violence here. they say the police turned a blind eye to the attacks carried out on them. they also accuse pro beijing groups of drying coordinate the trouble here or organizing the trouble. you certainly have heard mandarin being spoken here amongst the crowds, the language spoken on the mainland, and that may be a hint that perhaps dark

forces are at play here. >> isil claims to have beheaded another host only. a video was just released appearing to show the beheading of alan henning, a british aid worker kidnapped in syria. he is now the fourth hostage beheaded by isil. today's video ended with a threat against the man identified as american peter casig, a former army ranger working as an aid worker when he was captured. isil said the beheadings are retaliation for coalition airstrikes against them in syria and iraq. >> the fight against isil is drawing anger from the syrian government, sir again officials saying that turkey's decision to authorize military operations was an act of aggression. isil fighters closing in on the town of kobane in syria.

we report from just across the turkish border. >> with tanks taken from the iraq army, fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant intensified the shelling of kobane on friday. the town on the turkish border was defended by a few thousand syrian occurred issue fighters. shoot the tanks, one commander tells her fighters. these men and women are unlikely to be able to hold this town much longer without outside help. >> we wouldn't want kobane to fall. we welcomed our brothers who came from kobane. we'll do whatever we can to keep this from happening. >> there's no indication that the turkish military is going to get involved in the bat approximately that they could, there's new legislation to allow turkey to fight terrorism in syria and iraq. for now, turkey is just a ref

final for kobane residents. syrian curt fighters have been given weapons, saying they blew up this tank with french missiles but say they need reinforcements. there's been a handful of u.s. airstrikes around kobane in recent days, just enough, it seems to keep isil at bay. judging by the proximity of fighting towards the town now, it's going to be very difficult to stop kobane falling to isil with airstrikes alone. bernard smith object aljazeera on the turkey-syria border. >> syria's border is now lined with military tanks. nick schiffron has more from the turkish border town. >> the mountains represent say the turkey from syria aren't an

obstacle. he is a smuggler. >> people around the world wanted to help. their hearts went out to the syrian people. >> to get to syria, all you have to do is walk to the edge of the city into this for evident. this is a turkish city. this barbed wire is the only thing separating the city from syria. there's nothing to stop me from heading up the hill into syria. >> the border was kept porous. they wanted foreigners to fight bashar al assad. >> we have people from all over the world, brothers from bangladesh, iraq, cambodia, australia, u.k. >> those fighters helped fuel isil's rapid rise. >> they inspire isil's social

media campaign. runs of propaganda videos, highly produced. each help recruit other foreigners. >> i'm from the u.k. >> i'm your brother from south africa. >> foreign fighters proudly reject they are citizenship for membership in a self declared islamic state. more than 15,000 foreigners from 40 countries jointly isil. a few dozen of american. >> the u.s. believes many of these men crossed into syria from turkey. today, under heavy u.s. pressure, the turkish parliament voted to close the border and wage war. >> we will fight effectively both the islamic state and all other terrorists organizations within the region. >> the crackdown has already

started. today, he has given up smuggling and instead runs a roadside stand. the turkish government made his old job too difficult. >> there are now reservations about the previous policy and all the countries have made isil the boogie man. >> shutting the borders completely is impossible. the only thing officially invited to cross into syria are its tanks. nick schiffron, aljazeera, turkey. >> you can see much more of nick's report tonight. join us for a special report, five days of fear, escape from isil right here on aljazeera america. >> in baghdad, president obama's special envoy john allen said the united states support in the war against isil is more than just military in nature. >> coming in right behind those military actions will be a

strong humanitarian assistance, as well to rescue the populations from the oppression of isis, to provide relief to the people who have suffered. >> the strategy is cutting off isil's financial resources. >> a federal judge ordered the release of video of a prisoner dragged from his cell in guantanamo bay and force fed. he on a hunger strike. military members strap him to a chair and force-feed him. his lawyers call the treatment abusive. as far as a possible appeal, the defense democratic says the government is studying the ruling and will file any responses through appropriate legal channels. >> coming up on aljazeera america, good news for the unemployed in the united states, but bad news for employers looking for specifically skilled workers. >> how a $25 million donation has become a political

controversy.

>> the dow regained ground at the close of the trading week, adding 208 points. the nasdaq was up more than 45. today's market gains are boosted by a promising jobs report,

steady job growth pushed the unemployment rate in the united states to a six year low. the good news first, the economy added 248,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dipped below 6% for the first time since 2008, mostly because people found new jobs. part of the fall in unemployment was because of 97,000 people dropping out of the labor force, many of them retiring. the average work week edged up slightly. more than 16 million americans are looking for a full time job, at the same time employers cannot find enough people. there are more than 4 million unfilled positions in the united states. those openings are for specific skilled laborers. tom ackermann reports from detroit. >> in detroit where the official jobless rate is nearly 10%, good jobs still go begging. just ask the staff at the community college, a low key school. graduates who earn a two year

degree can be in demand. >> employers are clamoring for the right skill level. for every student in my welding program and robotics program, there's probably two or three jobs waiting for them. >> tony has a full time job but is taking classes in advanced robotics to get better ones. >> i'm trying to take advantage of the facilities they have here are amazing. >> it's tough. i don't get much sleep, but i know it's going to be worth it in the end. >> the worker shortage isn't only apparent in technology fields. 30% are having trouble filling financial positions. 20% report it's difficult to find manufacturing personnel. at this small plant which makes lighting fixtures, the owner linked up with a community college to match workers with what the business requires to stay competitive in a fast evolving market. >> acquiring the personnel

needed to run the equipment, assess with our business has made them a strategic partner for us. >> some managers said their companies were not adding better pay to attract applicants. >> it's in part wage, but in part interest and in part willingness to understand that not all the answers are known when you go into that industry, and that you have to be able to adapt. >> as the u.s. economy keeps expanding, so does the challenge. nine in 10 personnel managers expect their labor shortages to get worse. tom ackermann, aljazeera, detroit. >> if you ever suspected

something wasn't right about your hotel's wireless policies, this is interesting. mar i can't tell has blocked personal wi-fi networks and forcing guests to pay up to $1,000 per device to access their own network. it happened last year in nashville. federal law prevents the use of devices that interferes with networks. marriott says its actions protect against cyber attacks and identity theft. >> security experts say the massive data breach at j.p. morgan chase prove the security system is broken. 83 million bank customers were exposed, names addresses and phone numbers stolen. social security numbers and passwords were not stolen. the j.p. morgan breach was one of the biggest ever. the company is not the only victim of a cyber attack. let's take a look at this all by

the numbers. >> last year, home depot had credit card numbers stolen and target was hit last year with 45 million credit card numbers. it takes about 32 days for a company to resolve a cyber attack. the average cost, a million dollars, and for a small company, that could be devastating. one credit union said it cost $2.60 to replace a stolen credit card. if tens of thousands of numbers are stolen, that can add up. >> still ahead, what's being done to prevent infected ebola victims from spreading the disease at u.s. airports. >> a controversial new law in texas that closes down all but eight abortion clinics. it's not the only state restricting the procedure. ricting the procedure.

>> thomas duncan who is still in serious condition in a dallas hospital diagnosed with ebola, now as officials ever isolated 10 people most at risk after contact with duncan. his family remains quarantined at home. there are lingering questions about the airport screening process and what's being done to keep ebola patients from coming to the united states. in addition to outright lying, popping an ibuprofen could be enough to beat the current screening systems. robert, how easy or difficult is it for someone with ebola to lion a questionnaire and make their way into the united states? >> so far, it appears quite easy for someone to lion the questionnaire, all they have to do is say no, i have not been around anyone who has the ebola infection. if they have been around someone

that has had it and have a low grade fever, they can take tylenol to bring it down and board the plane to europe or the u.s. here in america's busiest airport in atlanta, they claim that they're watching it tightly, though you may be surprised at what you're about to hear. >> in west africa, airports are trying to screen passengers for fevers and exposure to ebola before they board airplanes. many scientists say some of the workers don't know how to operate the equipment and worry passengers could slip by screeners by taking a simple ibuprofen to lower their fever. >> the reality is we can't stop, there's no way to stop ebola from making it to this country. >> liberian officials said this week that the first ebola patient to be diagnosed in the

u.s. lied at the questionnaire about his exposure to an ebola patient. >> i think we'll see a lot of folks making it out of west africa with the potential of being sick. i, again, would remind folks especially at hospital situations to be extremely vigilant. >> wednesday, customs agents are supposedly handing out pamphlets to the c.d.c. created for anyone landing here at west africa at america's busiest airport and other spots across the country. when we ask, homeland security and agents inside whether we could see those pamphlets, they declined to talk about it and declined that they were passing them out. >> we tell them to look for a person who seems to be ill and particularly to assess for fever, whether that assessment is by actually touching the person with a gloved hand, or the individual says they feel feverish. >> c.d.c. director said they are

looking into more detailed procedures for airport safety but do not want to isolate the countries for fear the situation could become even worse. >> it makes me nervous to travel anywhere right now. >> a microbiologist from missouri landed in atlanta this week, dressed in full ebola protection gear, protesting what he says is the c.d.c. sugar coating the risk of the virus spreading across america. >> i think the united states is on alert now. this is a i don't look at this experience in texas as a bad thing. i look at this experience in texas as this is our wake-up call. >> officials at the c.d.c. and homeland security will not say whether they're using hand held fever detectors for passengers arriving, but said the agency will not hesitate to execute additional safety measures should it become necessary.

>> awake-up call as we heard in the story, but indeed, there are a lot of questions that need answers. i think that a lot of the people at the c.d.c. and other democrats have been caught back on their heels a little bit this week as we've seen in dallas and here today in atlanta, as the transparency is not quite there, people not really showing us what we're asking for and clearly that could create passengers to wonder whether or not this is all being taken care of in the proper way. >> robert ray, reporting live from atlanta, thank you. >> four liberian immigrants in the dallas area, the scare brings new challenges. they worry about the health of relatives back home but now also worry about how they will be treated in the united states and whether other groups of people will attach a new stick in a to lie about herrens. joining us is a bishop from the new life fellowship church.

what's the mood, the atmosphere among your people there? >> we are shocked, confused, and we are really pressing god to address this situation. among the liberian people and african-american in the population. >> are there specific steps you tell them to take to try to do what they can on their own to make sure their families are safe? >> definitely. one thing we are doing as a community, we are advocating the community that if you have come across this young man, right now, his family arrived here in the united states, if you have been in direct contact with him, don't be embarrassed, you need to seek medical help.

we are giving methods for people to be able to take care of themselves, for the public for this thing to be under control. anybody in our congregation has sent a message out to all the churches, any congregation came across this family, don't be ashamed, this isout life and the life of the american people and the life of every one of us. ebola does not discriminate, it can be anybody. i'm telling them not to take chances. >> it's difficult enough being an immigrant in the united states, being from liberia must be especially difficult now. any backlash against your community? >> yes, that's my very big concern for me. right now, people might be joking about this, but if you're liberian or sometimes school children go to school, their friends are saying don't come around me, you have ebola.

some people have gone to work, some employee trying to tell them to go home, it's a very big concern to me, not only in dallas, but all over the country. i have a call from missouri, new york, call from minnesota, so a lot of people are really trying to discriminate against not only liberian, but african as a whole. ebola does not jump on a box to get attacked. we need agitation and nobody is to be blamed on this right now, this is not time to play the blame game, this is time for everyone to pull resources together so they have this under control. >> the liberian community dealing with racism and backlash, what are members of your congregation hearing from their relatives about the

situation there? >> it's very tough for liberia. i speak to you, i talk to my sister yesterday from liberia, somebody i go to church with, ebola in the church, so that put a fear in my, myself, to monitor my sister, whether she came across this young man from the congregation. it's a very tough one. the congregation every sunday, people stay in the church and cry, they lost family members, sometimes two, three, four in the family have died in a week, so it's very devastating for the families right now. >> bishop, good luck to you and your congregation. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> you're very welcome. >> a court ruling in texas forced 13 abortion clinics to close today. texas is just one of many states taking step to say restrict

abortions. critics saying they are putting women at risk. >> the ruling leaves seven abortion clinics open in texas. supporters of the law say it's making women safer. critics say many women will have to travel too far. texas and 30 other states are regulating providers beyond what's needed to keep the patients safe. >> this is where we do the procedure. >> the doctor used to average more than 4,000 abortions a year, but had to close it after texas passed one of the toughest abortion laws in the country. >> a lot of girls down here are desperate. there will be some commit suicide, there will be girls trying every conceivable method to abort. >> clinics are required to have wide hall ways and big procedure rooms, requiring doctors to be associated with nearby hospitals. the law's supporters say it

helps save lives. >> we think the way abortions have been done put health and safety at risk and this will remedy that. >> 15 clinics had to put some down because they couldn't comply. the year long legal battle followed and thursday an appeals courtsided with texas and 13 of the state's 21 remaining clinics closed immediately. >> the law will do nothing to help women be safer and instead of closing clinics that already provided top-notch care. >> texas is one of many states that pro abortion rights advocates are saying are taking steps to make a borings harder if not impossible. >> there is an onslaught of these laws really designed to make abortion a thing of the past. >> five states now have only one abortion provider left. some states like alabama and mississippi have requirements like texas, others shorten the time a woman can wait to get an abortion. pro rights advocates say women

are seeking riskier options for abortion. >> this will reduce the number of safe and legal abortions. women will get abortions one way or another. they need safe access to legal care. >> in texas, the case isn't over. abortion providers say they're considering appealing to the supreme court. attorneys for the state say women in their state will still have access, saying nine in 10 women will live within 150 miles in a provider. >> one in 10 therefore will not. >> that's right. >> thank you so much, appreciate it. >> students in suburban denver are taking tole streets, protesting plans to change the district's history curriculum. angry parents and teachers attended a school board meeting where the conservative leaning school board reversed to back off its proposal and wants pete are you familiar and citizenship promoted while down playing

civil disorder and other controversies. >> it's respect for our students and community. it's completely disgraceful. i feel you should be ashamed of yourselves and by the way, we won't stop. >> the board voted to appoint students and parents to the review committee. >> things might heat up again in ferguson, missouri where a dozen protestors were arrested last night. the latest protest into the killing of michael brown took place outside of police headquarters. authorities would not give a reason for the arrest. local media reports say it was because of a noise ordinance violation. the parents of a california teen are trying to reverse a decision that declared their daughter brain dead. declared brain dead after cam applications during tonsil

surgery, new testing shows brain activity as well as the girl's ability to respond to her mother's commands. the couple is now asking a court to declare her alive. >> a california man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison convicted of murder after his dogs malled a woman to death. four pit bulls jumped over a fence and killed pamela devot. prosecutors say alex johnson knew the dogs were dangerous and should have restained them. johnson used the dogs to guard his marijuana operation. >> in arizona, a candidate for president of the and a half hoes have to prove he knows the language to keep running. he has to take a test or testify to show his fluency. the candidate claims he is able to communicate with his fellow and a half hoes just fine. >> the click young organization will review ban on girls playing football after an indiana kicker was booted off her team.

the girl made two field goals for her c.y.o. team sunday. she will not be on the field this weekend because girls are not allowed to play with the boys. >> they know i'm good enough and they're just as angry as i am that i can't play. >> i knew she could kick, but last year, she kicked a 40-yarder into the wind. >> even if the c.y.o. changes its rules, it will not happen soon enough for c.c. to play this season. >> let her play and let her wear that indiana university shirt. >> she's got talent. >> normally a donation to a college would not be controversial, coming up next, why a major gift to black colleges is turning out to be an exception to that rule. you're watching aljazeera america.

>> a $25 million scholarship from the koch brothers is stirring reaction in the african-american community. some say taking their donation sends the wrong message. we have more from new orleans. >> backlash has come from alumni

and civil rights groups who say the koch brothers have done to get support their causes over the recent years and wonder why they would donate such a large sum of money. the uncf faced criticism for taking the money. many feel it cuts at i go together writ. >> starting her senior year, britney always felt a small historically black college was the right fit for her. >> i felt that coming here with a family environment was something that i needed. >> her choice was more clear when she was offered a $10,000 a year scholarship. >> my scholarships have relieve that had big pressure off my mom. >> last year, the united negro college fund gave scholarships to 12,000 students. it recently accepted a donation causing serious backlash.

the money is from koch industries and the koch foundation led by charles and david koch, known for giving hundreds of millions to conservative causes and supporting voter i.d. laws that critics say make it harder for african-americans to vote. >> this is a donation from people who typically are not supportive of african-americans or other people of color. why would they be giving this money? what are the motives behind snit. >> a professor of education an historian says even though many schools are financially strained, accepting the donation sends the wrong message. >> if a funder is giving you money on the one hand -- with one hand and then basically strapping our other hand behind your back, i think you have to think about that. >> one of america's large evident labor unions, the american federation of state, county and municipal employees

has cut ties with the uncf saying accepting the donation is a betrayal of the civil rights movement. the university president disagrees. >> it didn't bother me. in the end, i'm not worried about politics when it comes to keeping people in school. >> when tougher credit standards make it harder for families to get loans, he said giving the money should not matter. dillard has received $50,000. >> a lot of people don't think money will solve the problems, for my boplation, yes it will. >> the president. uncf said he's willing to accept the money, because the end goal is helping students. despite coming under fire, saying criticism is a small price for seeing students reach

their dreams of a college education. >> koch industries points out it has donated to 250 colleges in the last few years. this particular donation of $25 million is the most it's ever donated to historically black colleges. >> having means and taxes a great education doesn't always guarantee you entry to a coveted university. neither does a portfolio many professionals would envy. that's the focus on this week's edge of 18, about the journeys of young adults. >> paradigm, steven boyer. >> since i was 12, i've been trying to get the best grades i can, the best test scores i can. every film festival i entered, every one i won, i thought i've got this, and i didn't. why? like what did i do? >> some of our kids come from pretty of a community backgrounds. they're problem may be that they just can't fulfill their

ambition for one reason or another, but they have the resources to do so if they chose. >> my parents invested in a private schooling since third grade, all the way up to 12t 12th grade. all with the in tent of getting me into a top university, and they invest add lot of money, with this promise that money's going to pay off and it's an invest, because you're going to get into a great college. >> we're not doing enough to make opportunity possible for children. that i think is one consistent theme. it breaks your heart at times to see kids who are intelligent and motivated and want to make a better life for themselves and their families, and they can't do it. other kids, there's one kid who's an undocumented woman from arizona. >> i need help to pay my tuition. i am writing rewarding a personal matter, looking for someone with a kind heart who might help me fund my education.

i feel if you're a good student, good grades, care about the community, and you're undocumented, it doesn't matter. that's kind of upsetting. actually, it's more than upsetting. that's kind of really sad, actually. >> senior prom is coming up. you've got to hurry and purchase your tickets. >> i'm going to be twerking on that dance floor, you know how i do it. >> we're learning to live with a whole new set of values, the acceptance of the lbgt community. for the parents of one kid in the show, it still presents enormous challenges. >> who's the girl following you in front? >> for me, you no born gay. don't tell me that story, because i know you. i know you. don't tell me you born gay. >> the new episode of edge of 18

airs tonight right here on aljazeera america. coming up,le social media battle in hong kong, police posted an appreciation video on line consisting of all the message was thanks from supporters who will say thank you for saving the city poop amazing. that's next.

>> londoners living in the 2012 olympic park are fighting steps

to replace their homes with expensive housing developments, a trend of relocating low paid workers outside the capitol. >> you might think london, one of the world's most expensei cities would provide the basics for its poorest. shelter is under attack. we found these people barricaded in flats in protest as their planned demolition. three young mothers here and they don't know where they might end up. >> it was like, you know, keeping london for the rich, basically and moving the poor out to wherever else you can find. then they're going to want to expand. what do the people out of london do. where do they have to go then? >> it is right next to london's olympic park and has become a symbol of where it all went wrong. a flat costs $700,000. the people who's homes are under threat have come to the view

that the olympics ended up being a massive corporate wolf dressed in sheep's clothing. >> of course things like this happen in other parts of the world, too, mumbai and india where gradually the slum dwellers have been squeezed and squeezed by the money men. here as there, people demanded their voices heard, insist they have rights. the great irony is that the gentryification has happened against the olympics games. maria lived on the estate for 40 years before eas a resulted. now a corridor too narrow for her wheelchair and so far from her former home that she basically sees her family. >> alone. you feel alone. i've got to struggle my way to get my wheelchairout cub board,

then get in the open, if there are not young kids to help me, i am stuck. >> the protestors, some very high profile are of the view the political class has been swallowed up wholesale by big corporations. >> ordinary people are losing their homes, so people that have got loads of resources are better off. >> it's a bigger issue of destroying communities for big business and corporations, you know. >> local politicians insist it was the crash that made it impossible for them to pay for better cheap housing. the bank came out on top and the rich buying now. what remains is a community deserted, surrounded by place they could never afford. it's the politics of the slum clearance of the olympic park.

aljazeera, london. >> in hong kong, there has been a clash in social media. police posted an appreciation video on you tube, while protestors have been posting scenes of arrests and pleas for help. we are back with the stories. >> today, the hong kong police department posted this video titled regain because of you. take a look. the video is a compilation of gratitude messages directed at the police department, such as a thank you for safeguarding the city, and also cheer up and keep up the hard work. now, the police department posted a similar video earlier this week. today's footage comes on the same day that protestors accused the police are not doing enough to stop demonstrators from

instigating violence. one activist was telling protestors to remain silent if they're arrested and not give information oh the police. part of a group called key board front line, an on line mobilization group and the plea he for help went viral with this message. watch. >> this is not hong kong at all. we are fighting for this with our lives and our personal safety. please support us, and spread this message all over the world. please vote for hong kong. we need your democracy. we need your support. >> she said she will keep protesting until the government answers to their demands. >> we want to leave you with a live picture from hong kong. it is now 7:00 a.m. saturday morning, the streets mostly deserted, but you can see all the umbrellas and tensions still very high, expected to get much higher throughout the weekend,

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