>> i consider this a top national security priority. >> tackling bowl he la, president obama takes action after meeting with his national security team as europe handles its first confirmed case of the virus. >> accused of being an enemy of the state, an american team suspected of trying to join ice as i will with that where he was when police arrested him. >> the hazing scandal that force add new jersey powerhouse to

scrap its entire football season. >> you are joined in marriage as wife and wife. you may kiss your bride. >> more same sex couples getting the chance to say i do from coast-to-coast. what the supreme court didn't do that sparked a wave of marriages nationwide. >> president obama is implementing increased screenings at airports, but flights to and from west africa will not be blocked. mike is live in washington.

>> procedures are stepped up to try to keep the virus out of the country. >> president obama huddled with officials at the white house, working on a strategy. >> ebola is a very serious disease and the ability of people who are infected to carry that across borders is something that we have to take extremely seriously. >> that includes beefing up screenings at airports both in the u.s. and west africa, where the virus has now claimed more than 3400 lives. while short on details, the president said new procedures would diminish chance for an outbreak. >> it is important for americans to know the facts, and that is because of the measures that

we've put in place, as well as our world class health system and the nature of the ebola virus itself, which is difficult to transmit, the chances are an ebola outbreak in the united states is extremely low. >> in austin monday, texas governor rick perry announced a task force to prevent the spread of ebola in the state is calling for enhanced screening. >> those steps maybe as simple as taking their temperature. these much-needed screening procedures will also necessitate fully staffed, prepared quarantine stations wherever people are entering the country. >> the white house announced it will not ban flights entering the u.s. from west africa countries hit by the disease. >> there are extensive screening measures on the ground in west africa where this outbreak occurred to make sure people who are contagious cannot board international aircraft. >> those protocols according to

the c.d.c. have stopped dozens of people boarding planes to the u.s. thomas eric duncan left liberia carrying ebola but carrying no outward symptoms which normally take eight to 10 days to appear. >> the c.d.c. says as many as 77 people have been stopped from boarding flights to the united states, pulled out of line literally, 17 in the last month alone, but the problem here is it's very complicated. there are no direct flights from west africa to the united states, they often go through europe, making the screening process more complicated. >> is the white house working with west africa on this initiative. >> the president on september 16 outlined a plan, 3,000 american military now in the region trying to coordinate response, medical profits going back and forth. the penalty said time and time

again one reason the chance of an outbreak here is low is isolation procedures for those who are potentially infected or exposed to the disease. at the same time, the president is calling for other countries in that photo op at the white house yesterday to step up their game. you cannot expect the united states to contain this decease. >> back to the case in spain now, the husband of that spanish nurse is in quarantine this morning, his wife diagnosed with ebola in madrid. she had treated two priests who died last month, just days after returning from west africa. the nurse has not been identified. she was hospitalized on monday. >> once detected as the ebola virus, we immediately put into action a series of protocols, coordinated by the ministry of health. we're working together to give the best care to the patient and provide security.

>> spanish health officials are trying to figure out how the nurse was exposed to ebola. the nurse entered the infected priest's room on just two occasions. >> we knew it was a bio hazard. we've dealt with them. we do it all the time, but at this point, you know, we're following c.d.c.'s recommendations and dallas county health and state of texas, anyone that can give us advice from this, we've taken it. >> haz-mat across in dallas disinfected the apartment where ebola patient thomas eric duncan was staying. they removed everything in the apartment right down to the carpet. duncan remains in isolation in dallas this morning. what is duncan's current condition? >> he is still fighting for his life. he remains in critical condition. we learned yesterday that he is now taking an experimental drug. doctors began giving him that drug on saturday. some of his relatives arrived in

town here from north carolina yesterday. we caught up with one of his nephews who talked to us about the care duncan is getting here. >> they are professionals right now, they are doing their job. i don't know how much, it might just be in god's hands now. he's still fighting, just waiting and hoping and praying that this drug will do its job and get him back to where he needs to be. >> the family members weren't able to get in to see duncan, but were able to view him by closed circuit television. >> texas governor rick perry announced a new ebola task force on monday. what is he saying about the threat of ebola in texas? >> he's concerned about it. he admitted that there has been criticism about what happened here in dallas and they don't want to see what happened in dallas happen elsewhere in the state. he's trying to put protocols in place for hospitals all over

texas and some in rural areas that they'll be able to follow. he was critical of the government and the kind of screenings they have in place right now in the united states and in west africa. he said they need to be more rigorous. we've heard about that from senator chuck schumer in new york and yesterday from governor bobby jindal in louisiana. >> coming up, we will look closer at the experimental treatments for ebola. >> this is the face of the latest american citizen accused of trying to join isil. >> he was arrested trying to fly out of the country, correct? >> yes, the f.b.i. intercepted him in chicago with a round trip ticket to turkey. he had a plan to sneak into

syria via istanbul to join isil. >> the feds stopped him en route to the middle east. he was arrested on saturday, just before boarding a plane at chicago o'hare airport on his way to istanbul. in the criminal complaint, investigators say they he recovered multiple handwritten documents by the teenager, including travel plans and materials referencing isil and jihad. >> is there anything you can say rewarding your son? >> his parents said nothing as they left the federal courthouse after their son's appearance before a judge. his mother went in the courtroom. he allegedly left a three page letter for his parents, explaining his disgust with

western society saying: >> agents also discovered drawings of the isil flag with the arabic caption reading come to jihad. the u.s. government is trying to deter possible defectors with videos like this one that show isil fighters stealing oil and blowing up mosques. the main message, isil leaves nothing behind but tears and rubble, an effort urging sympathizers to think again, turn away. >> he is in federal custody until a court hearing thursday morning, facing 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. he is not the only young person trying to leave the country to. >> isil. japanese police arrested a college student accused of the same thing. >> >> islamic state fighters in

syria have infiltrated kobane. let's turn to john. the battle has moved to the streets and all the residents ordered to leave. >> the scenes playing in around the town of kobane are more like the civil war. after weeks of fighting, isil forces found their way into kobane itself. kurdish troops are trying desperately to defend the town but now a breakthrough for the islamic state. isil fighters raising a flag on one of the town's most visible hills, armed fighters pushing back against the military in the streets now, edging closer toward the center of kobane. the kurds are asking for bigger and stronger weapons to keep isil from taking over kobane completely. the u.s. led coalition dropped bombs holding off isil's advance for a few days.

former c.i.a. director said the battle has only just begun and could last a very long time. >> i think we're looking at kind of a third year war, kind of history here, in which it's going to take a long time to be able to go after these elements. >> leon panetta. all civilians in kobane have been ordered to flee. here's a staggering statistic, the battle has forced out 190,000 people in the past few weeks, many of them now taking refugee status in turkey. >> protests are dwindling this morning on the streets of hong kong. only a few hundred demonstrators remain in the city's central district. protest leaders agreed to hold talks with the government, sitting down with a representative this morning to firm up the details. the demonstrators are still calling for full democratic

elections. >> same sex is legal for the majority of americans, 160 people live in states where gays and lesbians can tie the not. the supreme court on monday declined to take up appeals from those states, a move that could extend marriage rights to gays and lesbians in more states. word of the supreme court's actions sent many couples rushing to get their marriage licenses. >> you are joined in marriage at wife and wife. >> the wait is over, same sex couples in virginia rushed to get married just hours after a surprise move by the u.s. supreme court. in indiana. >> we never, ever expected this day to come. >> in utah and beyond, same sex partners who expected another legal battle in the nation's highest court were shocked when the justice refused to review seven cases.

this effectively upholds lower court rulings which everturn bans on same sex marriage. >> this really means families in utah and the 10th circuit finally have the dignity, fairness and equality that the constitution guarantees for them. >> the thought that we were going to have to wait until june to find out was stressful. >> while the supreme court chose to remain silent on this term, last year its landmark ruling opened the door, striking down portions of the defense of marriage act. >> a major criterion for a court to take a case is when the lower court of appeals are split and right now, there is no disagreement. we are in favor of the idea, the correct idea that our constitution requires marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. >> an indiana law enforcement

officer said the ruling will make an important difference for her and her family. >> if one of us is killed in the line of duty, our spouses will get the same benefits that the other officers have been getting all along. >> the aclu attorney has fought indiana's case hailed the decision. >> indiana's prohibition on same-sex marriage and recognition of the out of state same-sex marriages in final, same-sex marriage is now legal in indiana and is required to be legal by the united states constitution. there is nothing that can be done by way of an indiana constitutional amendment or indiana threw alter that fact. >> attorney judith schafer of the constitutional accountability center which supports same-sex marriage said the supreme court move does not resolve the issue for the nation. >> there are still 20 states in this country where marriage equality is still denied to gay men and lesbians and people in

those states must be wondering today how long are we going to have to wait for our rights to be recognized. >> the national organization of marriage said it was surprised by the supreme court. they pledged to keep fighting and pushing for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages. >> a federal judge declined to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt, saying he still needs to turn over documents tied to the fast and furious program. the house oversight committee said holder has refused the d.o.j. to turn over the documents by november 3. the justice democratic is taking aim at the world's biggest banks. "the new york times" saying investigators are looking into u.s. and foreign banks. the allegation is that they colluded to alter the price of foreign currencies, prosecutors are aim to go file charges against one bank by the end of the year. >> four senior executives at the

v.a. are out of work, part of the scandal involving waiting lists for treatment. those dismissed include a top purchasing official, hospital directors in pennsylvania and georgia and regional director in central alabama. the firings are the first since congress made it easier for senior officials to be removed. >> no more zmapp. >> supplies of the experimental drug used to treat ebola have completely run out. what doctors are now turning to in the fight for the deadly virus. >> a rare victory for troops fighting the al-qaeda affiliates in somalia. we are on the ground inside a town now free after years of public executions at the hands of al shabab. >> a 4-year-old thought she was handing out bags of candy at day care. turns out they were baggies are heroin. now her mother is in serious trouble. >> $22 billion is today's big

number. >> why facebook is shelling out more than expected to acquire a popular messaging service.

>> taking a live look at the new york city skyline, the brooklyn bridge on the right -- >> fall in the city, right? >> yeah, beautiful. >> this is your shift, early morning, i get here and you get a picture like this, a wonderful metropolis new york city, it's just terrific, terrific. >> absolutely. >> so this morning, as we bring you the latest here, two people are being treated in the united states for ebola. they are not receiving one experimental drug, zmapp. >> there is no more available and doctors are now trying other experimental drugs. >> doctors in dallas are fighting a disease with no known cure. it's been more than a week since thomas eric duncan was admitted to a hospital there with ebola. the drug that might help him most is all gone. >> the drug pipeline is going to be slow, i'm afraid. the most promising drug, zmapp,

there's no more of it and it's hard to make. >> it uses antibody developed in those who survived the disease. supplies were exhausted by august. now the dallas ebola patient is receiving a different experimental medicine. the maker of that drug said it's been tested with hundreds of other patients sick with other viruses and could work against ebola. the world health organization has said the gravity of the ebola threat outweighs concerns about unproven drugs. in a statement, the w.h.o. advised that the use of experimental medicines and vaccines under the exceptional circumstances of this outbreak is ethically acceptable. >> today is a miraculous day. >> even the patients who recovered using zmapp can't be sure if the drug was directly

responsible. since zmapp was seen as the best option, the drug's developers are under pressure to make more fast. >> how many doses do we have, when are we going to have them? i don't know. >> the process will take months. aljazeera, new york. >> an doctor joins us to delve into the latest developments. this nurse in spain who was diagnosed with ebola, does that raise alarms? >> it is concerning that we've had a transmission outside of west africa. all it really does is to serve how well ebola can be contained in high income societies with large well resourced health systems. this nurse quickly came to care. it's highly unlikely that she was able to spread it. her contacts will be traced to make sure they are brought into

quarantine. contrast that with the situation in west africa where we have multiple people being exposed per patient and aren't being traced effectively and spreading it elsewhere. >> i've got to tell you, i don't know why this isn't -- didn't resonate with me sooner, but i am just coming up to speed with how quickly in west trick a and talk us through this, ebola actually kills. >> ebola is a very, very deadly disease. the way it works is initially as far as the out like any other infectious viral disease, where you have the backache, neck ache, runny nose. it interferes with the ability to clot blood, wreaking havoc across organs, taking somebody from relatively headlighty to dead in a day. this is part of what makes ebola so scary is just that, it's the kind of disease that you think of when you think of a zombie

movie, because it can take you from healthy to dead so quickly. in that respect, all that means is we need to be faster bringing people to care and being able to support their organ systems. >> and yet it isn't like catching the flu or catching a cold. the president reiterating yesterday at the white house that it is not an airborne disease. how much should that put our minds at ease? >> it should. this is the kind of disease that is not a very good -- from a viral prop allegation perspective, you think evolutionary about what these bugs want to do, they want to exist, right? in that respect, ebola is not a great. it kills patients very quickly. it doesn't actually stay live for very long outside of a host. in that respect, the fact that it's not airborne and the fact that it's pretty easily containable mean that is we haven't had the epidemic that's possible if there were to be oh sort of a flu. >> you want to contain it. you want to treat it.

you'd want a vaccine for it and now we're reporting that we're totally out of zmapp. how concerning is that and what's next in the pipeline and when do we get more zmapp in the pipeline? >> it's unclear. the doctors treating the patient, duncan in dallas are using a different experimental medication. it's very similar to drugs that we use to contain opportunistic infections with patients who have h.i.v. aids. we've used it before. it's promising, although both drugs are experimental. we don't know how well they work. the best we can do is good old fashioned epidemiology and treat them while their body can fight the infection. >> a call for greater ebola precautions in new york stanton island borough, home to a lot of

liberian immigrants. officials want a database for who has recently visited west african countries. liberians are trying to raise money to help people back home. >> we're trying. we're trying. we have just had the program for the ebola people and we're trying to raise a little fund. you know, the income is not that much, but we're trying. >> stanton island, both one of the largest liberian populations outside of west africa. >> let's take a look at pictures now, following a bit of breaking news right now, right along the turkey-syrian border. this is that area of kobane where we're watching continuing fighting. not in these pictures, but the fighting continues there in kobane. the scene that we're understanding is unfolding right now is the turkish forces are in a struggle with kurdish syrian

refugees trying to flee the fighting. we'll get those pictures reracked for you and show you what's going on right now as we continue to keep an eye on the situation right along the border there with turkey and syria. >> we have reporters right there. we will update you on that. >> there is another typhoon forming in the pacific. let's go to meteorologist dave warren with more on that. >> this is over the same area as the last typhoon. this is what it looks like now, the track moved along the eastern portion of japan. a little farther south, this is a very intense storm. this really intensified quickly over the last 24 hours as it moves over the warm water. look at how the satellite picture shows the clouds. it becomes organized, you have clouds flowing out from the center, a very intense typhoon, almost a super typhoon. the track continues to turn it to the north pretty much over the same area, and as it moves

north toward japan, toward okinawa first. likely impacting the same area. look what changed. this is called a cold wake. as the storms move over the water, they pull up colder water. this is the water temperature moving over this colder cold wake of the previous typhoon. that may help to limit how intensity could get. it could become a super typhoon, but weakening as it pushes north. it will pick up speed, so may not weaken that much by the time it gets to the same area hit by the last typhoon. >> yikes. good to see one thank you. >> they've been a perennial powerhouse in high school football for years. >> one school canceled its entire season, the hazing scandal that's rocking a new jersey community. >> the pope talking family values at the vatican, divers, birth control, even gay marriage. we will talk to a priest from the new york archdiocese about a landmark meeting of bishops. >> agent m. forced to apologize

for that outfit on the left. some say the retailer went too far, one of the stories caught in our global net.

>> good morning. washington, d.c., a look at the nation's capitol, 7:31 eastern standard time, several key senate races up for grabs this month, as you know. more on that in the next hour. good morning, everyone. welcome to al jazeera america. just ahead, a major american city scrapping columbus day. the new name they're giving to the celebration of america's discovery. >> spies from china sneaking into the united states. you'll never guess what they're trying to steal. >> a trip to coal country, a key senate race could turn on the votes of miners and their families. >> first a look at hour top stories this morning. president obama is pushing for stricter airport screening to stop the spread of ebola, his

team working on a plan to go into effect soon this as a nurse in spain becomes the first 14 contract the virus outside africa, infected treating patients in madrid. >> a 19-year-old faces charges in chicago for allegedly trying to. >> isil in syria. he was arrested at o'hare airport. they say he was trying to reach turkey to travel on to syria. >> same-sex marriage is now legal in 24 states and could soon become the law in six more. the supreme court turned aside appeals from utah, oklahoma, indiana, wisconsin and virginia, meaning appeals courts will likely extend marriage rights elsewhere. opponents pledge to fight the rulings. >> the rest of the season has been cancelled for one of new jersey's top high school football programs amid allegations of harassment.

>> the new jersey team is a powerhouse, winning state championships three out of the last four years. last night a closed door meeting was held with players and parents. he confirmed the teams are done for the season, following what he called serious allegations of hazing and bullying among the players. >> there was enough evidence to substantiate that there were incidences of harassment, intimidation and bullying as constituted by the definition within the anti bullying statute that took place on a pervasive level, on a wide scale level, and at a level in which the players knew, tolerated and in general accepted. >> the police department and

county prosecutor's office are investigating the allegations. so far, there are no specifics about what the players are accused of doing and no criminal charges have been filed. before the allegations of hazing surfaced last week, an assistant coach was arrested and charged with steroids possession. that coach resigned shortly after his arrest. >> a new study says marijuana isn't harmless. a researcher connected to the world health organization called pot addictive and says the long term use causes mental health problems. he says one in six teenagers and one in 10 adults becomes democrat on the drug. >> a delaware mother has been arrested after her daughter brought heroin to day care. ashley toll has been charged with child endangerment. her child brought the drug and gave them to other kids. more than 200 bags of heroin

were found in her backpack. >> 200 bishops at vatican are discussing family issues, divers, birth control and gay rights. the pope challenged the bishops to think about the faithful, not just rigid intellectual rules. we will discuss it further. >> father, good to have you on the program. the pope acknowledges that these are changing times. he has asked for the gift of listening. if the church leaders listening, truly listening, what will they hear on issues like birth control, on same-sex marriage? >> they're going to hear a lot and not just from north america, but all over the world, as well. this isn't the first time that the church has confronted pass foal challenges to the family. back in 1980, they did the same

thing. they're going to hear that it's not always easy for the gospel message to be received. sometimes it's not easy for the church to proclaimed it in today's world. they're going to hear about people's situations, experiences, but they'll also look at it in light of jesus christ and his teaching. >> father, do you expect changes in church detective run. >> what it comes to doctrine, it seems the focus of this 16 nod which is a preparation for the 16 nod next year is looking at how does the church respond pass tore ally to all these situations, not just the hot button topics but how to renew the beauty of the human love, person and family. >> more to come on this next year. what is the groundwork being prepared here? what do you expect next year then? >> they've sent out questionnaires all over the world. they've gotten that back. the working document they've used addresses in fact a lot of these issues that you've brought out. now it's a chance for them to

kind of be together, to hear about these situations and it's really in the pope and his capacity as shepherd to walk with people in their challenges and in their difficulties just as christ would welcome people to his table. >> many catholics are looking for changes in areas that represent kind of low hanging fruit. for example, what about the lifting of the ban on catholics who divers and remarry. is that something you say at possible? >> just the other day, cardinal from washington, d.c. mentioned that that's not part of doctrine, but part of pass foal practice and something that is going to be looked at in this 16 nod and next year, as well. that's something they're going to focus on. >> in detroit, one of the nuns running that school that fired that teacher, barbara webb, who is expecting a child with her wife now says the nun says that

the rules, the policies will be reexamined. is this essentially back to school for a lot of these cardinals and bishops? >> i think it's the idea that they're looking at the reality of the situation on the ground. the church wants to always communicate its closeness to people, to bring them closer to the love of christ, but on the other hand, the church is going to be looking to see how does this come across to others, what kind of example are we giving off to people, are we calling them to that gospel radicalness. >> great to meet one good to have you on the program, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> at least 11 people are dead in colombo he i can't after an early morning lightning strike. rescuers worked to evacuate the wounded. members of an indigenous tribe were meeting in a holt when the lightning hit 3:00 a.m. local time monday. the building was reduced to

ashes. >> new york city police are investigating how the remains of a bear cub turned up in new york central park. they were discovered monday by a dog walker in a wooded area. officials say the bear is not from the central park zoo and had signs of trauma. the woman who found it said she first surprised. >> we noticed a bicycle laying there, and went and looked closer. we saw something on the back wheel that could have been a raccoon. i didn't know what it was. then i thought it was a big dog, the head of a dog that was obviously dead. >> police are still unsure if the bear was dumped in central park or wantedderred in unnoticed. it will be taken to the bronx zoo for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. >> when you think of international spies, you probably don't think of corn, but the corn that covers much of the midwest is at the heart of a major case as america tonight reports, federal prosecutors say three american companies were targeted for industrial

espionage. >> when the chinese president, then the chinese vice president arrived in iowa two years ago, the f.b.i. was in town, tailing another chinese visitor, agents tracked the man's movements from the des moines airport to the iowa capitol where the governor held a formal state dinner for the president. when the chinese leader toasted his american host, the f.b.i. says the man they were watching was there, seated at table 44, and using an alias. he now faces federal charges. along with his sister and five other chinese nationals, the result of a two and a half year f.b.i. investigation, the trade secrets contained in kernels of

corn, seeds pioneered by monsanto. these were no ordinary seeds, but rather the building blocks for the blockbuster hybrids the seed companies sell. american farmers produce on average almost twice as many bushels per acre as their chinese counter parts, posing an enormous challenge for seed companies in china. >> this case started with a tip in the summer of 2011. >> also known as robert mo, he was living in boca raton working at director of international business for a chinese agricultural science and technology conglomerate. on may three, 2011, a pioneer security guard discovered mo on his knees in the freshly planted unmarked research field. according to court documents, he fled the scene, driving his car through a ditch in his haste. four months later in iowa, mo

again game to the attention of authorities at this field. >> a report was made that there was somebody walking around in a farm field, which seemed unusual to the caller and then to us, also. >> this was no random cornfield. it was an unmarked monsanto research plot of in bred corner. it was suspected that he was timid off by insiders at seed companies. they were under what amounts to house arrest in des moines, awaiting trial. the other five defends, mo's alleged accomplices remain at large. if convicted, mo faces 10 years in prison and a $5 million fine. aljazeera, dough money, iowa. >> his trial is scheduled to begin on december 1. >> an iconic new york city hotel has sold for a record price, the waldorf as tore i can't fetched

nearly $2 billion. hilton is selling it to a chinese insurance company which plans and extensive renovation. hilton will continue to operate the hotel. >> let's look at other stories caught in our global net. in seattle, columbus day is now really history. the city council unanimously voted to change the second monday in october, which is usually columbus day to indigenous people day. there was a little bit of controversy from italian americans. they usually celebrate italian culture on that day. >> they still can. >> why not have both? berkeley one of the first cities to designate indigenous people's day. >> a driver in indiana ticketed for making an illegal pass got something more than a ticket. the huffington post says state trooper brian hamilton gave her religious literature, asking her to acknowledge that she was a

16er. >> he was trying to evantage lies with the person he stopped. the person has filed a out. >> that's how we responsibility in america, a w. a lawsuit. >> an pal gee for a fashion chose. a jump suit. let's show it. that's the jump suit. does it look familiar to you? it looks familiar to some folks to the female kurdish fighters that have been going off the isil. that's video we have from a piece we did with female kurdish fighters who are actually making gains against isil. folks took to social media expressing dismay that the outfit looked like theirs. they say that outfit has nothing to do with the kurdish fighters. >> probably the convenient thing to say at the moment. >> we want to take you back to

broking news on the border of turkey and syria. what's going on here? we've got turkish security forces, who are essentially trying to control that border with syria, and you've got syrian kurds who are trying to escape the fighting that's going on in kobane, as isil is making -- isis is making in-roads into kobane and the turkish forces are trying to secure that border and now involved in some we could call them minor clashes with refugees fleeing kobane. >> from my understanding as part of the concern for turkish officials is that isil fighters might also try to cross the border into turkey. they want to control and extinguish when it comes to men is what we were seeing in that picture, determine before the

men cross whether they are refugees or fighters fleeing that belong to isil. >> that has been one of the big issues in the syrian conflict is controlling that border, the border with turkey and syria and the turks at various times have been accused of leaving that border wide open, so it makes stones try to clamp down on that. >> a victory in the fight against al shabab. >> aljazeera is actually embedded with troops in somalia as they take back control of a town once held by the al-qaeda affiliated group. >> new research that cancer not only takes a physical toll, it can cause serious emotional issues, as well. that's one of today's discoveries. >> an old ferry with a useful new purpose. why they sank this ship on purpose off the coast of denmark. >> we've been trying to get this done for a couple of days now, right? right? it's the big number. this is a segment in your show,

right? >> yes. >> the big number is $22 billion. that is how much it is costing facebook to buy what's app, so the deal closed yesterday, facebook has to pay a -- why am i reading all this? a few billion dollars more than originally planned. >> this is your induction into the big number. the reason is the stock has soared 14% since the deal was announced in february. facebook is paying for what's app with cash and setting aside 48 million shares to give to employees. >> so that is the big noon. >> that's how we roll. long. >> while others want to stay the course. >> all the way mitch! you know exactly what these people needs in kentucky. >> communities trying to cope.

what does the future hold? >> the economy, the struggling coal industry and healthcare are all impacting their vote. >> "america votes 2014 / fed up in kentucky". all this week. only on al jazeera america.

>> ok, time now for one of today's discoveries. scientists measuring the toll

cancer can take on mental health. >> german researchers found one third of cancer patients wind up struggling with psychological problems, among them anxiety, depression, difficulty adjusting and stress. >> patients with breast cancer were twice as likely to suffer mental distress as people with other forms of cancer. >> al shabab, militants in control of wide parts of somalia has just been pushed from a major city. >> making their way carefully, ground troops of the african union and the army fire warning shots taking control of the city. most of the senior command left long ago. we're told there's a possibility of snipers and explosives.

>> we continued moving. the shots kept reducing and reducing, and they are retreating to the coastline so they can jump in their boats. >> this is the town square, the same one that al shabab used for executions, as recently as a few weeks ago. now members of a new town administration need a few people who live here. there is still anxiety. these people have not seen any government presence since the collapse of somalia in 1991. this is their governor, who they have not seen since 2008. he keeps his promise to publicly cut off his hair if this day ever came. >> clearly it is a good day. it was the center of al-qaeda. >> this man gives us a glimpse of what life was like underral show bob.

>> they used to kill people by shooting them. even now, you'll still find some blood at the spot where they did it. >> the offensive is part of an operation aimed at cutting off al shabab's supply routes from the sea. the soldiers have been getting tactical support from the u.s., the e.u. and private military contractors. >> the special forces are now securing the city, moving from building to building, trying to look for al shabab elements. this is a place where al shabab leaders held many of their meetings. >> at the town square, somalia soldiers celebrate their victory, but they also know that al shabab could come back. >> let's bring in dr. christopher swift a professor of national security studies from georgetown university joining us this morning. thank you for your time.

we hear about airstrikes in syria and iraq, it was a u.s. air strike that killed the leader of al shabab in somalia last month. how significant is the u.s. role? >> it is important and certainly the air strike was quite important. it's important to note that the united states is serving mainly as a catalyst rather than as a leader in this particular operation. most of the operation on the ground are being led by an african union-led force. that local and regional focus is part of the reason why we see the liberation of the area today, africans solving local african problems rather than the united states intervening. >> is this a small or big victory against al shabab? >> i call it a tactical victory. it's important for operational

reasons. this is a port that al shabab used both to acquire man power and material from abroad and to export chore coal, which is one of the ways they've been able to keep functioned. it's important to remember that organizations like al shabab tend to lash out and can often be much more violent when they've loft territory or lost grounds. we shouldn't look at this as the end of the conflict with al shabab, just the ebb and flow that is normal in these internal conflicts. >> they were behind the malattack in nairobi last year. was that a precipitating event in the offensive against them? >> i don't think it was. there's been a concerted effort to deal with al shabab for the better part of a decade now. what's important to note about the west field mall attack in nairobi a few years ago is the fact that al shabab in recent years has been going out of area. they've been moving beyond southern somalia, reaching into

christian majority countries. this is something we tend to see organizations do as they lose their traction in the communities that they used to govern and control. it's sort of counter intuitive, but the less influential and less organized terrorist organizations become, the more likely they are to go across borders and target targets of opportunity especially in civilian areas. >> has the organization been weakened by events in the middle east, for example, are they losing fighters to isil? >> well, in some instances they are, and in this instances they're not. in early 2010, 2011, some of them were hard core foreign fighters and highly radicalized somalis were leaving al shabab and going to southern yemen to fight jihad there. al shabab was parochial in terms of focus on southern somalia and certain clan politics.

part of what we're seeing with the movement of foreign fighters into iraq and syria is contributing to that. we also have to remember there are a number of internal factors within al shabab and within somali society that are starting to undermine influences in important ways. >> christopher swift, a professor at georgetown university, thank you. >> denmark's last ferry ready to take on new life. watch as crews here sink the 181-foot boat. did we see it there? it's wreckage is sitting 2,000 feet from shore in dozens of feet below sea level. it will become a play ground for deep sea drivers. >> the nobel prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of japanese scientists, named this morning in sweden president the researchers in vented zayeds, leading to the production of

bright energy sources of white light. >> michael phelps won't be ail to swim competitively for at least six months, banned for drunk driving. the ban means he will miss the 2015 world championships. phelps tweeted earlier this week he plans to attend a treatment program. >> marvelous, absolutely marvelous, just try making something like that out of a cola commute. >> it was actor jeffery holder's perhaps most recognizable role. the 84-year-old actor, dancer and tony award winning choreographer died sunday in new york following a battle with pneumonia. >> holder played an iconic villain in james bond film live and let die and starred in those famous seven up commercials in the 1970's and 1980's. >> ahead in our next hour, an inside look at one iraq town that's been deserted after being left uninhabitable by isil.

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>> the eiffel tower, the glass floor giving it a modern look and rattling nerves for visitors. >> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm tony harris. concerns in spain and across europe, a nurse in madrid has become the first person to contract ebola outside africa. >> officials say she was treating two patients in spain. both she and her husband are now in quarantine. >> dallas doctors are trying to save thomas eric duncan as treatment begins for an american cameraman infected in liberia. >> president obama is taking steps to stop the virus from spreading in the automatic. officials will begin stepped up screenings at airports, looking for passengers who might have ebola. we have a team of reporters tracking the latest, let's begin with mike vig in washington. why is the president starting titler screenings now instead of last week when the first ebola patient was diagnosed in dallas?

>> >> the at the sent a contingent of forces to africa. the screening pros that's already in place has stopped 77 individuals at overseas airports, literally pulling them out of line, from entering the united states after displaying ebola like symptoms or reporting having come into contact with individuals or regions where the ebola virus is now prevalent. the president yesterday meeting in the oval office with top officials, part of the mission to reassure the public. >> it is important for americans to know the facts and that is that because of the measures that we've put in place, as well as our world class health system and the nature of the ebola virus itself, which is difficult to transmit, the chances of an

ebola outbreak in the united states is extremely low. >> in that photo op, speaking to reporters after that meeting, it was interesting, the president chided other nations saying they need to step up, the united states cannot carry this load alone, trying to contain and rad date the ebola virus. >> how soon will we know what these new screenings will entail. >> very soon. there are some details left sketchy. there's talk that screenings are going to take place not at the outward perimeter, in other words in europe. there are no direct flights to the united states. some of these may be taking place at united states international airports. >> this morning, a spanish nurse and her husband are in quarantine. she tested positive for the

ebola virus after treating victims at a hospital in madrid. >> it's the first known case of ebola spreading from one person to another outside of west africa. >> the nurse had been treating two ebola patients at this hospital in madrid. one of the sick men was a spanish priest, an aid worker in liberia. in august, the 75-year-old became the first european to die from the ebola outbreak, the second priest was to die days later. they had contracted the virus in west africa and being brought to spain for treatment. spanish authorities are now investigating how the nurse contracted the virus, given the precautions taken at the hospital, and the fact she'd had limited contact with the patients. >> once detected as the ebola virus, we immediately put into action a series of protocols, coordinated by the ministry of

health. we're working together to give the best care to the patient and provide security for our citizens. >> the nurse had reportedly been given the all-clear and mixed freely with family and friends for two weeks, even taking an overseas holiday before being diagnosed with the virus. a bacteriology expert said it's unlikely it spread because she was not displaying symptoms. this has been operating at full capacity since it opened in late september. the survival rate is 50%, but as quickly as staff discharged patients, they say more keep arriving. the virus has killed almost three and a half thousand people in west africa and infected more than 7,000, staggering statistics for a virus that currently has no known cure.

>> spanish health officials are trying to figure out who may have come into contact with the nurse after she was in effected with ebola, monitoring 30 people, including coworkers and her husband. >> in dallas, people are being monitored there, as well for possible contact with ebola patient thomas eric duncan. what are state health officials now saying about the situation there? >> health officials here are carefully monitoring those 10 people they consider high risk. those are the people that came into direct contact with duncan, because if they were infected with the ebola virus, they would probably start showing symptoms sometime this week. >> this morning, thomas eric duncan is on a respirator at this dallas hospital, fighting for his life. he is being treated with an experimental drug. >> he is not coherent right now, but he's still fighting. >> the c.d.c. is closely watching 50 people who had

contact with duncan, 10 considered high risk who are in isolation. >> temperatures were taken, none of them had symptoms or fever. >> the apartment where he stayed in dallas has been thoroughly cleaned and items destroyed. >> a drum is being taken away with all the other cleanup of the apartment itself. we have saved personal items, like the grandmother's bible. >> the family that duncan was staying with is now under quarantine in another home. meanwhile, duncan's family is now in dallas. aljazeera asked his nephew about reports that duncan lied on the country exit form that questioned whether he had been exposed in ebola. >> he checke if he checked yes e form, you lose your visa. >> he had been in liberia when he first went to the e.r. questions remain about why he was sent home.

>> obviously, the answer got changed several times. i guess the message i've been telling hospitals is that that travel history really is important. >> texas governor rick perry admitted there have been problems dealing with the disease. >> there were mistakes made. there will probably be mistakes made in the future as we go forward. the fact is i stand by the fact that the process is working. we don't have an outbreak. >> the freelance cameraman who contracted ebola in africa is being treated in nebraska. he was flown to the u.s. from liberia wearing a white protective suit and mask. >> he's enormously relieved to be here. of course, it's still quite frightening that he's hanging in and he sounds very strong. >> nbc news reports that he will receive an experimental treatment. it is still being determined

which one. >> the c.d.c. said there is not a one size fits all treatment, so they have to look at cases individually. >> we're hearing about a possible source of infection for that american cameraman who contracted ebola in liberia. what does his family say? >> his family says that before he went to work for nbc news, he was cleaning out a vehicle that had carried and ebola patient. he may have been infected there. >> thank you. >> a 19-year-old man from chicago is the latest american accused of trying to help isil. >> this young man was arrested as he was trying to fly out of the country. >> that's exactly right. the f.b.i. arrested him as he passed through security at chick's o'hare airport on his way to istanbul. in this criminal complaint, they charged him with attempt to go join a terrorist organization. they say he had a plan to sneak

sue jair and join isil. back at his home in the suburb of chicago, investigators say they recovered multiple handwritten documents by him expressing support for isil, including travel plans and materials referencing isil and jihad. who was this accused isil sympathizer? >> he lives with his parents in bowling brook, illinois. he left a note for his parents, writing that he has an obligation to migrate to the islamic state now that it had been established. using a new antiterror tool, the u.s. state department released this video overnight trying to deter possible defectors showing isil fighters stealing oil and blowing up mosques, the main message, isil leaves nothing behind but tears and rubble. the teenager is in federal custody. if convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000

fine. >> in syria, isil fighters have now made it inside kobane. that's a key town along the turkish border. coalition airstrikes don't appear to have stopped the group's advance. in iraq, troops say airstrikes have helped them make gains against isil. many residents have already fled and few are coming back. >> battle damaged and brittle, this is the town just south of kirkuk city. until 10 days ago, it was in the hands of isil fighters. a week ago, the iraq army and kurdish peshmerga forces swept in. clashes lasted for days, but isil was defeated. leaving residents to protect the little that's left. it's now a coast town, uninhabited because of isil's tactic of booby trapping buildings before fleeing. >> the main problem we face now

is that only the main roads and streets in the city are clear and safe while almost all the houses, schools and government believes have been wired by explosives and could blow up anytime. >> the iraq army and peshmerga had to leave to fight isil in other parts of the area. the situation is an indication of the challenges iraq faces. it doesn't have the troop numbers to leave behind once it defeats isil fighters. that's got residents worried. because those troops left, they fear isil fighters will simply return. >> now we only have a handful of families remaining to defend it. we are hearing that there are huge congregation by isil in the village and we are afraid that they will reattack us oh. >> for now, residents try to secure things as best as possible and wonder if anyone will come back to this town and if they do, whether they'll be

protected from any potential isil threats. >> the united nationses 1.5 million people have been displaced by the fighting in iraq. >> in somalia, government troops backed by african union forces have taken the al shabab very long hold just south of the capitol. it was key to financing the armed group, raising funds by taxing ships that sailed or docked at the port. >> nine days of demonstrations appear to be coming to an end in hong kong, fewer protestors on the streets today. leaders agreed to hold formal talks with the government. representatives of two student groups held preliminary talks with the government late monday night, calling for open elections in 2017. >> in five more states, same sex couples are waking up this morning legally able to morey. the supreme court declined to take up their cases, effectively extending marriage rights to 160 americans. >> couples in those states raced

to get married once it became legal. >> with this ring, i thee we had. >> they became the first same-sex couple to be married in virginia. the supreme court not to consider state bans an. >> this is a great day for all persons who want to have same-sex marriage or have their marriage recognized. it's a great day for their children. >> all, 30 of the 50 states plus the distric district of columbil recognize same-sex marriage. gay rights advocates were disappointed the court chose not to take up cases that would make gender blind marriages league in the rest of the states. they were happy with the justice' decisions. >> we're encouraging courts all

across the country to decide the cases that are before them as quickly as possible because we want as many americans to have access to marriage equality as quickly as they can. >> the supreme court doesn't always follow public opinion but that seems to be the case with same-sex marriage. a poll found 55% of the american public approve of it, a dramatic 15% increase in just the past five years. >> groups opposed to gay marriage said they would continue to push for a constitutional amendment banning same sex unions. the national organization for marriage said it was surprised and extremely disappointed by what the supreme court did. >> coming up, our legal contributor jami floyd will break down the court's decision on gay marriage and what happens next. >> flyers in chicago may have an easier time to travel after significant delays at o'hare and midway airports.

the phone lines connecting air traffic controllers with the radar center went down. controllers are working from regional centers after an intentionally set fire destroyed offerses in aurora. >> fall is just getting underway, but folks in louisville had to deal with wintery weather. parts of the city pelted by hail monday morning. balls of ice falling from the sky for about a half hour, turning streets and lawns white. >> that's the fall, right? you get those weather systems of warmer air meets colder air. >> you get hail in the summer. >> a typhoon is threatening the pacific as people clean up from the last storm. >> let's go to meteorologist dave warren. >> also the tropical pacific here, areas dealing with a lot of rain. this was the storm that caused that hail, and that's moved out. that's one area that's calmed down a bit, but dealing with more tropical weather here in the pacific. this is simon, and dealing with

a lot of moisture across mexico. this will start to spread to the north and then we'll start to see heavy rain coming in from that. it will weaken, but the southwest will deal with very heavy rain, possibly flash flooding as this moisture spreads north to the four corner states. timing looks like it will be tuesday to wednesday, around arizona and phoenix. this is moisture that will fuel thunderstorms that could lead to flash flooding there and spreading up through mexico and colorado thursday, wednesday to thursday, so this area we'll be watching, because these storms could dump a lot of rain quickly, leading to flash flooding. >> sure, all right, appreciate it, thank you. >> a pretty grim story here, mexico stepping in following the discovery of a mass grave potentially connected to a group of missing students, the plea their parents are making to the country's leaders. >> olympic champion michael phelps punished for driving drunk. the swimmer will not compete in a pool anytime soon. >> new video emerging of a train accident in louisiana. that and other stories captured

by our citizen journalists from around the world.

>> a ground operation in syria is said to be needed to defeat isil. kobane has seen intense fighting as syrian kurds try to defend the town. >> isil fighters have been trying to take control of kobane for nearly three weeks. a flag of the islamic state has been seen flying at the edge of the town. syrians, mainly kurds have fled across the border. >> turning now to the videos captured by our citizen journalists, protests in turkey over isil's attempts to take over kobane. demonstrators are throwing molotov cocktails. >> the weather creating problems for people in france, heavy rains hitting the southeastern part of the country causing flooding. this is the second time the area has been underwater in less than a week. >> new video emerging of a story

we brought you yesterday, a train and truck, look at that. colliding in louisiana. a driver waiting near the train tracks captured that whole i understand on video. two engineers were hurt in that crash. >> up next, the punishment olympic swimmer michael phelps faces over his d.u.i. >> first, mexico is sending in federal agents to take over security in i go wall la after a mass grave was found. 43 students are still missing. >> the mexican government is still trying to figure out if the missing students are among the bodies found in that mass grave. >> parents of the missing students aren't putting much faith in the government's efforts. >> even the army can't get through. classmates and family members of the 43 missing students took over a major highway here,

blocking traffic for hours. they say the government ignored their pleas for the safe return of the students. rather than engage in a fight, this officer ordered his men back, a sign that the government doesn't want to escalate an already tense situation. minutes later, a burst of action. protestors took over a toll booth and ran off workers. they have started collecting funds for the families of the students. >> these students and family members say they're going to keep taking over highways and keep taking over toll booths until their demand is met to return these 43 students alive. >> they don't believe the bodies unearthed in nearby graves contain the remains of the students. they feel abandoned by the president, who's largely avoided talking about the case. >> we call on him to demand that the state governor hand over all of these young people alive.

>> most of the missioning were between in a-22 and in their first or second year at a rural teacher's college. they were last seen taken away by police, who authorities say were working for criminal groups. fearing repression and violence. this mother wouldn't give her name. >> nothing that they told us is true. we don't believe it, really. we know that the governor has them. >> the governor didn't respond to our request for an interview. so far, he has not confirmed the bodies from this mass grave are the missing students, but a member of mexico's national human rights commission, a government institution told aljazeera he believes the remains would prove to be those of the missing youth. amidst rumors and speculation, federal forensic experts are conducting tests, something that could take days. family members accustomed to violence and government corruption say they'll only trust independent experts from abroad.

aljazeera, in mexico. >> the state is one of mexico's poorest areas, 22 local police officers have already been arrested there, accused of having tie to say a local gang. prosecutors want to know if the officers captured the missing students and then turned them over to gang members. >> the hunt continues in pennsylvania for eric frein, accused of ambushing two state troopers, killing one. they found a note in the woods. he's been on the run for four weeks. >> america's greatest swimmer won't be back in the pool for a while. team u.s.a. is punishing michael phelps for his recent drunk driving arrest. >> u.s.a. swimming suspended 22 time medal olympic winner. he'll receive no funding to finance his training and won't be able to compete in the 2015 world championships in russia

next august. all of this in the wake of phelps' arrest in baltimore last week for driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding. police say the went to 9-year-old crossed the double line inside of a baltimore ton them at 84 miles per hour, nearly double the posted limit. on sunday, phelps apologized and announced he would be checking into rehab. in a statement, the director of u.s.a. swimming said: >> the man who's won more medals than anyone else in olympic history is no stranger to controversy, with his second d.u.i. arrest. kellogg's with drew sponsorship after photos of him smoking from a marijuana bong appeared. >> the orioles making baltimore proud, michael phelps not so much. >> that was dangerous.

end have really hurt somebody. >> tropical storms in the pacific are causing more problems now. >> this is the western pacific around japan, this just passed by here, and then we have another. there's a lot to talk about here. this is the second tropical storm. this is really intensified here across the pacific. this is just the last 24 hours, showing here this area of clouds. look at how it just seems to explode here, clearly seeing the center as it develops. this is almost a super typhoon and it is starting to track to the north. no question it will turn to the north. here's the question about what happens once it gets closer to japan, pretty much a similar track to the last typhoon. it caused this cold wake of the water temperature. it churns up the water and that drops the water temperature.

it could actually weaken this typhoon as it moves north. the question is where will it be tracking and how was will it mooch and what will the impacts be. we'll continue to watch this here over the next few days. >> president obama working on new measures to combat the spread of the ebola virus. we'll break down whether screening for the virus at airports will be the key to stopping it. >> how the coal industry may decide whether mitch mcconnell gets reelected to another term. >> fans in a bathroom during a pro football game, two men face charges for the violence. long. >> while others want to stay the course. >> all the way mitch! you know exactly what these people needs in kentucky. >> communities trying to cope.

what does the future hold? >> the economy, the struggling coal industry and healthcare are all impacting their vote. >> "america votes 2014 / fed up in kentucky". all this week. only on al jazeera america.

>> breaking news along the turkey, syrian border. earlier, turkish security forces trying to push back refer gees fleeing the city of kobane, push them back to where becomes the

question. much of the city at least now believed to be surrounded by isil fighters. the president of turkey warns that kobane is on the verge of falling to isil fighters. we will continue to follow the latest dellments coming from the border of turkey and syria. welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in the next half hour, the supreme court decided not to decide when it came to gay marriage. we are talking with our legal expert to get inside the mind of the justice. careful there. >> one of paris hot spots getting a fresh new look and rattling the nerves of visitors. >> first a look at the top stories this morning. the first is from the supreme court, same sex couples could soon marry in 30 states. the supreme court turned aside appeals from utah, oklahoma, indiana, wisconsin and virginia, extending marriage rights in those states and possibly others.

opponents pledge to fight those decisions. >> a 19-year-old has been arrested, accused of trying to join isil in syria. he is taken into custody at o'hare airport in chicago. they say he was trying to reach turkey, where he planned to travel on to syria. >> a nurse in spain has become the first person to contract bell la outside africa. she was infected treating to patients in madrid. she and her husband are now in quarantine. >> president obama is stepping up u.s. efforts to contain the virus. new screening measures at airports will soon take effect. >> i consider this a top national security priority. >> to underline the message, president obama invited tam extras in after a meeting at the white house with his national security team and government agencies overseeing the response total ebola outbreak. the penalty said his administration was working on additional airport screenings, but felt current systems are

working. >> we have thousands of travelers arriving here from west africa and so far, only one case of ebola's been diagnosed in the united states. >> president obama was referring to thomas eric duncan. authorities in dallas said he was in stable condition, treated with an experimental drug. all those who have had direct contact with him were being closely monitored. >> we have 48 individuals we are watching closely. ten of those individuals at higher risk and all of those individuals are being seen once a day, and having their fever checked twice a day. 100% were seen yesterday, 100% of them had no signs of fever, had no signs of illness. >> thomas eric duncan was initially sent home by a hospital where he south treat. president obama admitted there could be no repeat of such mistakes. >> we have learned some lessons, though in terms of what happened in dallas. one of the things we discussed

today was how we can make is that your we are spreading the word across hospitals, clinics, anyplace where a patient might first come in contact with a medical worker to make sure that they know what to look out for. >> doctors were evaluating the american photo journalist who became the fifth american to be treated in the u.s. during this outbreak. u.s. authorities are confident they have ebola under control. aljazeera, washington. >> we are joined now by the former commanding officer at j.f.k. and laguardia airports and director of cries and emergency management at red land strategies and a doctor from the new york university school of medicine. thank you both for being with us. is there any proven way really of stopping a passenger that is infected with this disease or is it too late by the time they reach a u.s. airport? >> there's a number of things that can be done.

the screening really should begin at the outbound airport, but as we want to screen here in the united states, scanning is effective. somebody who is infected and contagious would have a fever. thermographic scranning can pick up the people who have above average or above normal body temperature, and point those people out. if you are continue to go look at the camera, the screen, people want to add some sort of artificial intelligence or intelligent video to pick out the people and flag them for further inspection. >> as he's talks about the technology, you to have a fever in order to be scanned. does this make sense from a medical perspective? >> there are holes, because a person might not have a fever and still test positive for

ebola. at the same time, in the early stages, people may not show symptoms, so they're not contagious, but would still be carrying the virus. >> what would stop passengers from masking the symptoms of ebola? >> they have a good incentive to control them for themselves, for their own comfort. people take things to lower fever, that might help control symptoms, the problem is that, you know, those things in the long term can be more harmful. ebola kills you by causing kidney failure and liver failure and both can affect those situations. >> but it can be done to take fever lowering drugs. >> if you were a little high, it would be harder to do. >> if somebody does present with fever through a thermoimaging scan, what procedures do we need to put in place?

>> those people need to be further investigated. there's a further test. it's not just ebola. any kind of infection will cause a fever. ten years ago, when they had the sars outbreak, they started doing this type of stuff in taiwan. they went from 15 people caught to 90. most of those people add dengue fever and calendar are a. >> do you think that's a god comparison? >> that's the difficulty, we're moving into cold and flu season. a lot of people have non-specific symptoms. how do you decide someone in danger of spreading ebola versus having a cold? >> thomas duncan's nephew told a reporter that no one would ever check yes on an exit form out of liberia because it would cause them to be quarantined for 21 days. is that a waste of time? >> it's really not effective. screening has to be multi-layered much like with

security to get people on. that's step one. the next step is to talk to them. it's not just the answer they give, it's how they answer the question. >> thank you both for your expertise this morning. >> the v.a. has fired four senior executives, part of the fallout from the agency scandal overweighting lists for treatment. hospital directors in pennsylvania and georgia and a regional director in central alabama and a top purchasing official lost their jobs. the firings are the first since congress made it easier for them to be removed. >> "the new york times" says investigators are looking into allegations that banks colluded to alter the price of foreign currencies. prosecutors aim to file charges against at least one bank by the end of the year. >> as we've been telling you and showing you this morning, in

syria, islamic state fighters have surrounded the town of kobane. now there is word from turkey's approximate the that the town is about to fall. >> we are following breaking news in the border area of turkey and syria. the president announce that had kobane just over the border from turkey in syria is about to fall. the turkish president said a ground assault is needed to defeat isil. kobane has seen intense fighting over the past three days. the syrian kurds have been trying to defend the town. this symbolic image yesterday, isil fighters raising a black flag on one of the town's most visible hills nearby.

armed fighters have been pushing back against the military in the streets. at least 400 people have been killed in the fighting in recent weeks. the problem is that the kurds are asking for bigger and stronger weapons to keep isil from taking over kobane completely. they are not getting them at the moment. the former c.i.a. director leon panetta says the battle has only just begun and could last a very long time. >> i think we're looking at kind of a 30 year war kind of history here, in which it's going to take a long time to be able to go after these elements. >> all civilians in kobane are ordered to flee. most already have. in the past few weeks, the battle has forced out nearly 190,000 people. many of them are now taking refugee status in turkey. >> others in the obama administration has said that it's going to be a long fight.

>> the problem is here that the u.s. and coalition are bombing isil targets, but as soon as isil see a plane in the sky, they run and hide and when the planes go, they come back out again. that's the problem. >> mid term elections across the united states are just a month away, and a small number of states could play a very big role reshaping the halls of congress. in kentucky, the top republican faces a political struggle over coal. >> in eastern kentucky, generation after generation of coal miners have done the hard, dirty, dangerous work of extracting what they call black gold. >> every young boy wants to be like his dad. i seen my dad come home from the mines every day and just fell right into it myself. >> pride like coal runs deep here. clyde owns four coal mines in harlen county. >> we've got the best miners in

the world. we don't look at mountains at absteek kells. just like mining, we go over it, around it, through it or under it. >> when you look around here, will this be here in five years? will your business be here in 10 years? >> we'll be lucky to be still here in five years. >> most local mines have shut down, been idled or gone bankrupt in the past decade. they blame president obama and the administration's environmental regulation. they call it a war on coal. >> it seems everybody wants to get on the bandwagon on the environmental issues. the clean water act, the clean air act, people have been led to believe that coal is bad. production's down, income's down, we're down about 70% from what we were before obama came in. we've had basically a 70% reduction in workforce. >> how hard is it to get jobs in this industry?

>> it's very hard, especially in this county right now. >> why? >> just the impact that i guess the war on coal's had on this part of the county. >> a free-fall three years ago cost 7,000 coal jobs in eastern kentucky. there are fewer than 12,000 miners throughout the whole state. >> i worked at five different mine that is shut down and laid off and stuff like that. >> coal generates 93% of kentucky's electricity and more than a third of electricity across the country, but the obama administration says those coal fire plants are the nation's worst carbon polluters. in june, it posed rules to cut carbon emissions nearly a third by 2030. utilities are responding. >> this is coal country. >> yes, ma'am. >> you are providing electricity. >> yes. >> and you're moving away from coal. >> yes, we are. >> the president of kentucky power, the largest provider of electricity to eastern kentucky is shutting down one of its

biggest coal plants and converting another to natural gas to save money. bottom line, he has to keep rates reasonable for customers. >> and for me to continue to do that with coal was going to be greatly more expensive than it would be for gas. >> it's not just regulation. eastern kentucky's coal is the most expensive in the country to mine. $70 a ton compared to $10 a ton in wyoming. the fact is coal here was in trouble long before president obama took office, declining 63% since the year 2000. these are hard realities to accept. >> it's very painful. it hurts. >> there is so much pain in coal country. eastern kentucky ever proud, and increasingly defiant still celebrates coal as a way of life. aljazeera, harlen county, kentucky. >> let's talk about the kentucky

senate race. we've got the candidates singing coal is king. analyze the race in terms of coal and its impact. it's emotional. >> it's impossible to understate how important coal is there. grymes, the democratic just got the endorsement of the united mine workers. it often goes to a democratic and sometimes there is no endorsement at all. what's important about the coal vote is that it has cost people elections from the democratic party in kentucky. what they do is align the democratic candidate with the e.p.a. >> i see. i see. >> grymes embraced the fact that we are going to get on top of this from the very beginning, she says coal keeps the line on. it's a line from a song that was sung on america's got talent. >> get out of here! i didn't hear that.

>> wimp is crazy, but it's been a refrain that's been successful for her. the mcconnell people made obama the enemy instead of the e.p.a. if they lose, they'll look back -- he. >> say it's a poor strategy. allison grymes is heating here. whether that's two points, i can't see it. >> it's two points. >> that's essentially a dead heat. >> within the poll's margin of error. it's the first poll in a while that's shown her up. it's been trending for mccool anyone approximately i wouldn't say this is the bible of polls, but shows whatever momentum he had may have been stymied by this relentless embrace of coal. billion tin is helping grymes. congressman from louisville said

hillary clinton will be coming there. if bill clinton hess, it will be interesting to see how hillary clinton can help grymes. >> give us what to keep our eye on here moving down to the mid terms. >> the iowa race is an interesting race to begin with. you have this ultra conservative woman out of iowa for tom harkin's seat, maybe the most liberal seat in the senate right now. bruce bailey had the momentum early. colorado has switched to the republican's favor in the polling market. watch that one on election night. there's some fun ones, little ones that look at south dakota, the democrats have a retiring senator there. they have little chance but have cut the gap to seven. there's a former senator, a republican who served during the reagan years who's running, may

split the republican vote. >> always a pleasure. >> 49ers fan everyone serious condition after a vicious attack before sunday's game. the video you're about to see is disturbing. police say the melee started in a bathroom stall. the man wearing red punches another man and one of the victims can be seen lying out cold on the bathroom floor. >> whoa! >> the men who threw the punches face felony assault charges. >> aren't they all wearing 49ers jerseys? >> i'm not sure what's going on there. >> the miami dolphins suspended a lineman after his arrest in a nightclub over the weekend. he was kicked out for allegedly touching women without their permission. he then battled with security and officers and had to be subdued with a stun gun. he's been charged and reds on bond. >> the supreme court, moving

forward now, refuse to go hear same-sex marriage case appeals. >> a big deal. our legal contributor jami floyd is breaking down the decision and whether the issue may end up back at the high court. >> a landmark building in new york city being sold to chinese investors. why more and more of these firms are snatching up american real estate. >> one state leader weighing in on the supreme court's decision "this is the outcome that we have fought and it is the outcome that the constitution requires." >> who had that to say? next. because that's the gift that god has given me >> deciding their own future... >> i'm petty burnt out... if i said that i was perfectly fine, i would be lying

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>> time to answer the big quote question. who said this is the outcome that we have fought for and it is the outcome that the constitution requires? >> our big quote is from virginia's attorney general mark herring, speaking about the

supreme court's decision on same-sex marriage. he refused to defend his state's marriage ban, and joined challengers seek to go overturn it. same-sex couples are now legally able to marry in 24 states. the supreme court on monday turned aside appeals from indiana, oklahoma, wisconsin, utah and virginia. the cases now go back to appeals courts and could lead to gay marriage becoming legal in six more states. jaime floyd is an aljazeera legal contributor. thanks for being with us this morning. i don't want to waste time. couples in five states directly affected, the they are already getting married. what is the time frame for ripple effects in other states? >> immediate effects in those five states directly affected. six other states covered by those circuits will very quickly begin to issue orders in their federal courts that will allow gay couples in those states to

get married, which will take the number to 30. so that will be a majority of states. then there's the ninth circuit, which isn't a part of that mix, but is getting ready to look at gay marriage. california being in the ninth circuit is not a part of that mix, because we already had the prop eight case in front of the supreme court, but that would possibly take us to another five states, so 35. you can see it's moving very, very quickly. >> we're talking weeks to 10 shelly. >> yeah, or maybe -- >> is there any way for guy marriage opponents to stop the inertia. >> in six states i mentioned, some attorney generals are going to dig their heels in and try to resist this. the court is aware that there could be that circuit split we were talking about yesterday when i said oh, i think the court is going to take this and i was wrong -- >> a lot of people were wrong. >> yes, i think there are some

states, louisiana actually has a case working its way through the courts there, where you might actually still see a ban on gay marriage upheld. it's not over until it's over, but it's over for now. >> is the court waiting for some sort of critical mass of states to weigh in -- >> yes. >> to weigh in on this before making a decision the way it waited on interracial marriage. >> the loving decision 1967, justice ginsburg, probably the most outspoken when she's not on the bench, gives speeches and talks, does writing. she's used that analogy. she suggested also with roe v. wade that sometimes a decision might not be wrong, but the time has to be exactly right for the court to weigh in and that perhaps on a big, important legacy-building decision like this one, the time should be exactly right before the court makes a decision. >> it's anyone's guess, isn't it this morning? jami floyd, aljazeera america's legal contributor.

thanks so much. >> a record price for one of new york's swankeyest hotels, the waldorf his tore i can't fetched $2 billion. hilton is selling to a chinese insurance company, wimp pledges an extensive renovation. the move comes as chinese investors look to diversify their holdings. >> the eiffel tower has added glass panels. visitors scared of heights may want to tread lightly. >> when it was first inaugurated back in 1889, the eiffel tower was criticized or its design. the old lady as the french call it has become the most visited paid monument in the world. nearly 7 million tourists in 2013 alone, but none experienced it like this. [ laughter ]

>> it's the latest addition to the tower, transparent flooring on the first level. >> here we are 57 meters above ground, i can barely look down. all i can think of is how strong is this glass and i want to get off. >> i was not the only one feeling that way. >> oh, ok. >> how does it feel to be standing on that? >> very crazy. ok. all in my body says oh, no, don't do this, no. ok. it's not natural to stand here. [ laughter ] >> the first level is the largest floor of the eiffel tower, but it was also the least visited one. the flooring is made of solid glass and the safety barriers incline outwards to add to the

dizziness or rush of walking on air, an exhilarating experience that the little ones can't contain. >> it's like i'm flying like a little bird. >> you're not scared at all. all us grownups are scared. >> why? i'm not scared. i think it's fun. >> that's just what the architects hope everyone will feel. aljazeera, paris. >> no, thank you very much. the renovation took more than two years and cost about $37 million. >> let's get another check of the forecast with dave warren. i imagine you'd go on that. >> yeah -- >> you'd do it? for a second, yeah. i'm with you, yeah. >> we have something happening tonight. the eclipse overnight tonight to tomorrow morning, 6:25 a.m. is when you can see scenes like this if it's clear. you need clear skies to see this, obviously. should be a nice sight. here's the forecast.

by tomorrow morning, this is tomorrow morning, eastern time, a front approaching, it's cloudy. doesn't look likely you'll see it here. a little later in the morning here, high pressure building in over the northern plains. check out the mon tomorrow morning. we'll see clouds approaching, there could be flooding across the southwest tomorrow. >> coming up this evening, could the affordable care act help with mitch mcconnell keeping his job? we're taking another look at that kentucky senate race. we explain why so many in kentucky are angry about health reform but getting covering frog the health exchanges. >> that is owl of our time, thanks for being with us. >> have a great morning. we'll see you right back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. >> here now are images of the day taken from inside the dark church in turkey.

>> the ancient church dating back to the end of the 12t 12th century.

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