>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello there and welcome to the news hour. more u.s. air strikes on al jazeera america as the battle for control of kobani rages on. the 2014 nobel peace prize is awarded to two champions of children's rights to education. protest leaders in hong kong call for the people to come back

on to the streets. and i'll have all of your sport. f1 comes to russia for the first time. find out how the drivers got on at the new $330 million circuit. ♪ so then the u.s. air force has launched more strikes against isil positions in kobani. the fierce battle is raging for control of the syrian town inside of the syrian border. steph tell us what the very latest is first of all. >> reporter: well, what we're hearing from activists inside kobani is that al jazeera america seems to have made some advances on the eastern side. this is an area that had a couple of neighborhoods there, we're also hearing they took over a security headquarters in the east.

we also heard a short while ago a huge explosion, it's unclear what that is. we're not there, we're recording from outside and having to speak to people inside. so it is an ongoing battle. are reports people inside are calling for more weapons. the u.n. envoy to syria called on turkey to open its borders to allow kurdish fighters to go to help. he said it was every state's responsibility to stop massacres of civilians, and there has already been a humanitarian crisis as a result of kobani. 180,000 people now here just from that town alone in the space of three days when this all started 130 crossed. so just to give you a sense of the scale of what is going on

there. >> there are civilians still within kobani. what do we know about them? >> reporter: that's right. 500 to 700 civilians remain inside, mostly the elderly. this is something we have heard from the refugees coming across the border. many people tell us their parents didn't to leave. that is their home, they don't want to go to turkey. they would rather die at home than to face a life as a refugee dependant on handouts here in turkey. so it's a very desperate situation from where they are. so certainly the situation in kobani is very difficult. >> steph thanks very much indeed. staying with syria, 18 people have been killed in a government bombardment.

here is more on the that. >> reporter: there are no fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant southern syria, and there are no u.s.-lead coalition air strikes here. but this is the daily reality for many syrians. activists say the government hit this town with a rocket. the immediate aftermath is severe, with civilians scattered on the streets. many were killed including women. those who survived were taken to hospital. while the coalition air strikes intensify, syrian jets continue to hit their own targets. on thursday, heavy bombardment killed more than a dozen people in erbil. north of damascus. fighters from the front as well as other rebels say their forces have advanced on the northern

outskirts of the capitol. >> translator: we found a gap and a weak point for the syrian army and used it to penetrate. we control the factory and other buildings as well. >> reporter: the battle began when opposition fighters came in from erbil north of damascus. among the targets was the headquarters of the syrian air force intelligence. rebels seized it briefly, but had to pull out because of heavy shelling. they are now shifting their focus on a strategic highway. >> translator: we are at the damascus homs highway, we can cut it off, but we won't for the sake of the civilians. >> reporter: damascus may not be far from here, but gaining control of it appears to be as challenging as it was three years ago when the conflict

began. there has been more violence in iraq too. a suicide car bomb has killed at least ten people. seven of those killed were officers. two people have been awarded the nobel peace prize. they were honored for their work fighting for the rights of children and the right for education. >> the norwegian nobel committee has decided that the nobel peace prize for 2014 is to be awarded to [ inaudible ] for their struggle against oppression of young people and children and children's right to education. children must go to school, not to be financially exploited.

>> reporter: the world's most prestigious peace prize. the two campaigners who have risked their lives to hell other. this woman is the youngest recipient in its history. in fact the 17-year-old was at school when she was awarded the prize. though now being educated in the u.k., she was on her way home from her old school in pakistan when the taliban shot her in the head in 2012. there she had been campaigning for the rights of girls to go to school. she herself had been banned when the taliban took over. this indian will share the honor. he has actively campaigned against child labor for decades and frees thousands of children forced into that life.

together from the subcontinent the pair is not only trying to change the world around them but the world at large. let's hear from islamabad, and what is the reaction there? >> they have had reaction from the government and the military. they said this will show the world that the people of pakistan are a peaceful loving country, and they are prepared to make sacrifices for peace. and it's a welcome diversion for a lot of the negative news that has been coming out of here lately, namely the cross-border fire going on as we speak between pakistan and india, on the pakistan and indian administers border of kashmir, and the other big issue is the military's campaign against the pakistani taliban. so they are saying it is good

news out of pakistan. >> nicole thanks very much indeed. let's hear from india now. >> reporter: the announcement of the award by the noble committee certainly came as a bit of a surprise. he is the lesser known of the two awardees of this year's peace prize, but his work here in india is very well regarded. he has an organization based here in new delhi that is credited with freeing over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude. they work closely with the local police and government to do this work, and they have been doing it for many years. i had a chance to speak with him on the phone. he was at his office in new delhi when the announcement was made, and he first said he was very thankful to the nobel

committee, and that he is especially thankful, because it now highlights of plight of children forced into child labor. he hopes the government will take this opportunity to do more to focus on thissish crew, and he himself has received new fresh motivation to end child labor in his lifetime. north and south korea has trad traded fire. it coincides with the 69th anniversary of the founder of the party. kim jong un was missing from thor thor thor is -- the ceremony. >> reporter: the celebration started already early this week, and we were able to see people dancing on the streets, people

in their traditional costumes honoring their leaders. all this week, actually they were going to the statutes of the founder of the workers party of korea, and of the father of the current supreme leader here in this country. so it was very, very emotional for people here. there were thousands and thousands attending the event. however, unlike previous years there were no military parades like we have seen in the past. we are being told that will happen next year. and it has not been a surprise that the supreme leader was not there at all. is british politics at a turning point? plus -- i'll be telling you how farmers here are hoping to sell

their beets to russia. and in sport, spain getting a shot. details coming up. ♪ growing numbers of people are gathering again in hong kong to demand democratic reform. hong kong's government canceled talks scheduled for friday saying they would not be constructive. let's hear from hong kong. does this come as a surprise the fact that they are suddenly back out on the streets? >> reporter: i can't hear you very well right now, as you can hear, people are singing. this is a song they normally sing about coming together, standing up for their rights. i'm going to get the cameras to pan over to you can have a look at the scene behind me.

there are thousands of people there that have held up their mobile phone light. it's a lot more relaxed this time. this was a time when student leaders should have been talking to government representatives, but those talks broke down since student leaders called people to gather here to what is now being called umbrella square. the crowd maybe not as large as at the height of the protest. but it is a lot more diverse than before. you are seeing a lot of older people and not just students here. people have been taking to the stage calling on these protests to carry on and talking about practicalities in how to allow them to carry on. >> what is the sense about where this might lead this time around? >> reporter: you know, that's a very hard question to answer,

and the interesting thing, right now, is that we are hearing that the chief secretary who should have been holding talks with the student leaders, and the chief executive are heading to southern china for a trade and development forum. so that gives you a sense that they are kind of removing themselves from the crisis here, and that they are allowing the protesters to carry on. the protesters are saying that they are going to keep taking over key parts of the business district. they are not going to move until they come back to the table with talks. so both sides are what seems like to be a standoff, although both sides are worried about where to go next. >> thanks very much indeed. that's the latest from hong kong. ♪ the u.n. general assembly is

set to meet later to discuss the ebola outbreak. the united kingdom is the latest country to introduce ebola checks at major airports and rail terminals. the ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people in west africa, in liberia there has v been 2,010 deaths. in nigeria ebola has killed eight people. speaking now to paul brennan who joins us live from madrid where the spanish prime minister has been helding a news conference. paul what has he had to say? >> reporter: when he predicted that this would be a complex and difficult operation ahead. he has been visiting the hospital behind me where the nurse who came into contact with ebola while treating a

missionary who was brought to spain press release -- brought to spain from liberia at the end of september. the one nurse is being treated and her condition, we're hold is stable but critical, stable but grave was t official terminolog. but the prime minister left the hospital and there remains quite a degree of mistrust on the way the authorities have handled this crisis. grave questions about the protocols about protective measures which were handed to the staff in this hospital behind me, question marks on whether they were adequate. >> we have the spanish prime

minister talking, and also some going ons in the states with the united nations meeting with three west african leaders. it seems the world is sitting up and taking notice. >> yeah, there was a very, very important video conference involving the world bank and the imf, and the three leaders of the main stricken countries, in which those three countries essentially appealed for more funds. the u.n. chief said a dollar spent today could be worth within two months 20 or $30. the potential cost its's estimated of the ebola outbreak if it continues could be in excess of $32 billion. so you can see the urgency which has been put on it. within the hour the u.n. general

assessably is going to meet to talk about it. >> part. paul thanks very much indeed. china's response to the ebola virus has come under intense scrutiny. rob mcbride has this report. >> reporter: china's state-run television shows chinese medical teams that have been dispatched to west africa to help the outbreak. providing mass testing for the disease, and flying in aid. it is a view that contrasts sharply with a recent report on international donations that shows china near the bottom. pro government media here believe the dollar figure doesn't tell the full story. >> china hasn't sent over 200 medical personnel, and they are

working really, really hard. and in sierra leone alone the medical teams has processed 20% of the virus samples collected. they are really working in very harsh conditions and at a risk of their lives, and i don't believe their lives can be evaluated in figures. >> reporter: china has become africa's biggest trading partner with developing diplomatic ties to match. many analysts believe china could be expected to do more, an expectation that will grow in future. >> in these african communities we talk about china's military and economic rise, and i think the next conversation we're going to have is a rise in china's responsibility. they will increasingly look to china times of crisis, and look to china to be a mediator in

international conflicts, and it seems the thinking in beijing hasn't quite caught up. >> reporter: but it seems it is doing so quickly. while the debate continues over the amount of help that china is giving, what everyone agrees on is it unquestions expertise in stopping the spread of disease. a valuable asset for china now and also on the ebola front line in africa. there has been an historic violation in the united kingdom. the ukip party has won its first-ever seat in parliament. he won the election in constituency. lawrence lee has more.

>> reporter: certainly political history and absolutely disastrous night for the entire political establishment here. in two different places the people voted against politics as usu usual. the conservatives in the lead got an absolutely kicking. ukip got 60% of the vote. and on the left. ukip came within a whisper of winning another vote as well. so they say they represent a view from both sides of politics now. both want change. and what sort of change? well, they say primarily it's about immigration and the european union. and their leader has been on the radio the day after saying there are immigrants who is hiv positive, and there's too much tuberculos

tuberculosis. there's a lot of nationalism in this. a lot of voters don't even know what ukip's policies are. but they are so disenfranchised that they are prepared to vote for change, and it's a very, very interesting, and potentially dangerous change because of the nationalism that goes through it. so when next year's national elections come around, ukip could genuinely be a force here. and unlike other european country that have right-wing politics, but want to stay in the eu. all right. time for the weather now. >> yes, once again we have another typhoon heading toward

japan. this one is doing much the same as the previous one. if you just look at it on its own, it's a beautiful feature really. here is the system itself. now as it moves northwards, it loses the feed of warm water, and runs into much, much cooler weather. but look at the track it takes right across japan up towards the north. so potential for the storm is something like 3 to 500 millimeters of rain. the weather conditions at the moment are lovely across japan. if you look towards the west across parts of china, you can see this cold front coming down. we have had some high pollution coming from beijing, but now fresher conditions will come through. but at this stage, we're then looking at this coming up from

the south. it's already impacted on these islands, as it comes northwards it's likely to hit this area around 1800 gmt on sunday. a significant storm surge, about 1 to 1.5 meters likely. but it is the rain that will cause a problem. we could well find a significant risk of landslides beginning to develop. as we see that move further towards the north. we're going to get lots of rain all across the islands, but across china we should see fresher conditionings pushing across beijing. the u.n. has condemned an attack against u.n. peace keepers. one pakistani peace keeper was killed eight others were injured. it's unclear who carried out the

attack. simon adams, the executive director at the global center for the responsibility to protect says more needs to be done to address underlying tensions. >> the situation generally has been deteriorating very quickly over the last 48 hours after grenade was thrown at civilians and there have been reprisal lynchings and killings on both sides. so the ambush today is very, very tragic, and in some ways unexpected but is linked to this deteriorating crisis. there have been calls on both sides for the transitional president to stand down. there have been attempts by the u.n. peace keeping mission to try to keep the process going, but there have been underlying tensions that have not been

resolved, and we need to work on dialogue and to more aggressively protect extremely vulnerable civilians, especially under the areas that are under very real and immediate threat of being overrun. when russia banned food imports over the crisis in ukraine, it created new opportunities for meat supplies in developing markets. russia has granted an export permit for crocodile meat. >> reporter: zimbabwe love eating meat. if government officials have their way, some of the national herd could end up on plates in russia one day. >> we are an industry that has potential to grow a lot bigger than what we are now. and i think the market pull will stimulate growth, which is

positive for the country. it's positive for employment, and positive for the industry. >> reporter: more than a decade ago, commercial farms were seized from many but not all whites during the land reform program. the economy stagnated, the industry left hanging by a thread. after land reform, things in the agricultural sector stalled for years. now the country is trying to grow its cattle herd, but banks here don't give out loans easily. investment is needed to train people, build, and rebuild infrastructure. government officials say they can and will one day export to russia. >> that herd is bigger when we compare to the combined head of other countries. [ inaudible ] because cattle out is water and grass, which is there, and we have [ inaudible ] including the capacity to

slaughter, and we have done it before. you might want to benefit one or two things, does not mean we don't have the capacity. >> reporter: some zimbabwes say it is sending beef to russia is optimistic. all right. still to come here on al jazeera, mexican police say they have captured the leader of a once feared drug cartel. and while a refugee camp in jordan is threatening water supplies for the whole country. and find out why this golfer just missed out on a little bit of history. [ applause ] ♪

hello again. you are watching the al jazeera news hour. let's have a quick recap of our top stories. the u.s.-lead coalition has carried out air strikes on isil. and kobani outskirts were targeted. growing numbers of pple are gathering again in hong kong to demand economic reform. protest leaders are urging people to come out on the streets again after the government canceled talks on friday. two people have been awarded the nobel peace prize for their

work to educate children and against the oppression of children and young people. the 17-year-old is now the youngest recipient in history. she husband is shot by the taliban two years ago for her advocacy of girl's right to education in pakistan. as she then moved to the u.k. after her recovery where she has continued her work. the other man is a children's rights activist from india. he has lead non-violent demonstrations focusing on the exploitation of children for financial gain. he is credited are freeing tens of thousands of children from slavery and other forced labor. we are joined by an author of the nobel peace prize. welcome to the program, sir. what is your reaction to the news? what do you think of those who received the prize this time?

>> well, i am very happy for asia and for young people, and the prize is addressing some very important problems in asia, but i think the prize should be a nobel prize too. they should really -- they are much better for asia and the world if the nobel committee would start to award a nobel prize which has a very specific purpose to put an end to militarism. the countries of the world how to get together and making a agreement on cooperation on disarmament, and abolishing all arms. the idea of nobel was you can never have peace as long as you have weapons and warriors you have will always have wars. >> but isn't it as well about

the inspiration and the certainly she is a inspiration for millions around the world. on the whole she is widely supported and what she does and advocates for perhaps could go a long way towards peace, which is the prize that has been awarded to her. >> yes, i -- i -- i really admire that young girl. she is a very competent and very vocal person, but, you know, if the committee really would have been loyal to nobel, they would [ inaudible ] her a position on arms and the use of military force. she spoke out in meeting with barack obama and said you must not done all of these drone war fair because it is recrating resentment and terrorists, and

this was not reported from this meeting, and it's same pattern also with the nobel prize that they never mention that it is necessary to abolish weapons. >> so what do you think the nobel committee is doing here? do you think they are just going for a kind of figure head awardee as it were? >> yes. yes, they are -- they are creating the greatest possible confusion and conceal the idea. the prize is for an idea. it's not for fine persons. it's for an idea, namely the total disarmament of the world, and that would enhance prosperity and it would help the environment, human rights, democracy, all of these different things would be served every year all over the world if

they would really try to realize the visionary idea of nobel. nobel had a vision. the nobel committee here in norway has no idea. it spreads fine prize on nobel out like crumbs in all directions. it's a scandal. >> all right. there's a lot of people who at this moment disagree with you. but it's always good to get the contrary view. thank you very much indeed. india and pakistan are blaming each other for the continued firing across their border. here is our report from new delhi. >> reporter: in the middle of the night, they fled for their lives. running away from mortar shells being fired from pakistan across the disputed border. thousands of indians living in the area are seeking refuge in relief camps as skirmishes between the two nations

continue. >> translator: here the conditions are very bad. there is continuous firing from the pakistani side. our education is getting dist h distesh -- disturbed. >> translator: india fired the bomb on my house on the morning of eid. we have lost so many things. my nephew is also injured. three children have been killed in this village and one old lady. they have fired up to 250 rockets on this village at night. everyone is worried. >> reporter: this is the most intense fighting between india and pakistan in more than a decade. they are both blamed each other for provoking the hostilities. pakistan has accused india of dismissing ceasefire talks, while india says cross-border attacks must stop before negotiations begin.

>> if pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable. >> reporter: but pakistan says as long as india continues to fire at its civilians, it will respond. >> reporter: my message to them would be de-escalate. don't fire on to civilian areas. if you want to fire -- i mean, give us a reason. but to continue to fire without reasons you will continue to receive a response. >> reporter: the conflict has continued for more than a week. people on both sides of the border have suffered the most from this recent conflict. they say they want their governments to talk and reach a solution before more civilians are killed.

at least 100,000 people have fled fighting near the libyan capitol tripoli in the past three weeks. rebel fighting has added to the growing problem of internal displacement. jordan is one of the three driest countries in the world. and a refugee camp has been built happen -- haphazardly on one of the few aquifers. >> reporter: refugees are living on top of jordan's most important source of water. it supplies the country with drinking water. but with no sewage system in place there are fears the aquifer could be contaminated. >> selecting that place as a camp was disastrous. was very stupid idea. i don't know how they came up

with it. they could have selected a better place. the -- the second thing is having selected that place, there is a responsibility of providing the water, and providing sanitary facilities. >> reporter: but the government didn't expect the crisis to last this long. a recent study revealed the underground water hasn't been contaminated yet but it could happen at anytime. many refugees have set up their own toilets and showers inside their homes. the result, filthy wastewater that doesn't get trucked out of the camp and should seep down through the soil possibly contaminating the water supply in the future. there are communal washrooms everywhere in the camp these are connected to septic tanks that are emptied and trucked out every day. but this woman has had her own

toilet in her home for months. >> the washrooms aren't good. this arrangement is better for families with women and young children who are worried about their safety. >> reporter: building an underground distribution center, a new wastewater treatment plant will be operational in the coming months, but funding is still not available for an underground sewage system. >> as the crisis is becoming more and more protracted. funding is getting less. >> reporter: and this is what angers many jordanians who say they didn't cause the war in syria or the refugee influx. they expect the international community to improve conditions for refugees, but also protect their scarce underground water. flash floods in italy have

swept through the northwestern city. at least one person has died. many streets were knee deep in muddy water, crews are clearing up the debris from the streets. in nicaragua, heavy rain has triggered floods and mud slides which has damaged many homes. five landslides hit one area. the rain is expected to continue into the weekend. thousands of student have protested in chile's capitol demanding a greater say on education reforms. they want an immediate overhaul of a system that they say makes huge profits. >> reporter: this was how the mostly peaceful demonstration ended, students and police fighting after a fire was lit on a downtown street. the protesters say the president has failed to consult the

students about education legislation she submitted to congress. the president wants to end state subsidy towards schools that make a profit. the protesters say the president should be focusing first for more financing for public education at all levels. the country's school system was privatized. critics say it favored students from higher-income families. >> translator: we are not only fighting for a better education, but to build a different society, a more democratic society. >> reporter: around 3,000 people turned up, a much smaller crowd that student protests that targeted the president's predecessor. organizers complain that several major student groups had failed to join the protests. mexican police have arrested

two leaders of a large drug cartel. rachel reports from mexico city. >> reporter: mexican security forces parading one of the country's most wanted drug car sell -- cartel leaders. federal police arrested him along with his bodyguard on thursday, not a single shot was fired. he is the second cartel leader to be detained in a week. >> translator: one of the main criminals that mexican justice needed to arrest, this effort from the federal government and the work involved in this talk is really one of the fruits that we hope to have many more of so as to return the country to peace and security. >> reporter: he raged a bloody turf war against his rival.

thousands were killed and juarez became moan as one of the most violent cities in the world. >> he was one of the major players in one of the bloodiest episodes in contemporary mexican history. the war in juarez cost over 11,000 deaths. >> reporter: the president's government continue to go after kingpin leaders like this man who was arrested earlier this year. but despite those arrests there has been little long-term impact on the flow of drugs going north. the timing is crucial for the government, and it's defensive strategy to try to improve security. it is facing increasing criticism over its handling of the 43 students that went missing at the hands of local police. more mass graves were found on

thursday near the site where the students disappeared. over 30 people including dozens of police have been arrested. tens of thousands protested on wednesday, demanding that the president resign. they say his government failed to act off it was confirmed that local police working with organized crime were responsible. a sobering reality for a country and a president trying to show that security is improving and not unravelling. the former haitian leader who ruled the island nation for 15 years will be laid to rest on saturday, but will not receive a state funeral. he died last week of a hearth attack. family and friends have been to his wake. he was facing charges of human rights abuses and allegations that he stole hundreds of millions of dollars during his time in office. still to come, in sports,

suarez prepares to play in uruguay for the first time since biting another player at the world cup.

♪ welcome back. germany's president has paid tribute to a peaceful march held in east germany 25 years ago. the demonstration of more than 70,000 east germans eventually lead to the fall of the berlin wall. nick schifrin has this report. >> reporter: it was the day for

thrust of freedom. when it was all over the head of the secret police said he prepared for everything except candles and prayer. the demonstration happened after moscow said it would not intervene, but mainly because millions of east germans wanted to be free. >> translator: how well a democracy operates depends on us. and we see the people in hong kong have understood just that. >> reporter: 8,000 people crowded into this church. then with riot police and agents on every street corner, and rumors of a shoot to kill order, they marched. chanting, we are the people. the police held their fire, but the communist government got hit

hard by these pictures. this man filmed them, risking jail or worst and gave the cassette to west germany. >> translator: they were our pictures we saw on tv. a full two minutes. we knew this is it. this is the nail in the coffin of the gdr. >> reporter: it was perhaps the first nail in the coffin. east germans across the country took to the streets. fear has switched camps. nine days after the demonstration, the east german president resigned, within a month the berlin wall had fallen, and within a year, germany was reunified. it gave the people new pride and dignity, and helped put an end to a divided country. it was a real moment in history. okay. time for sport now. >> reporter: thank you very much.

hamilton was quickest in friday's practice but thoughts of all of the drivers can still with the driver who crashed last weekend. all of the drivers are carrying messages of hope for him. the team also announced that they will run just one car this weekend as a mark of respect. this is the first time an f1 race has been run in russia. qualifying gets underway on saturday. well to football now, and spain have suffered their first defeat in a qualifier for eight years. it came in euro 2016 clash. the european champions losing 2-1. and it was spain's first loss in

36 qualifiers for either a euro or world cup. a run that dates back to 2006. no such problems for england, they were convincing winners against the world's lowest-ranked team. they are currently 208 in the rankings. giving roy's team two wins of two in this campaign. >> i think we should stop be surprised these days in international football. i don't think we can anymore just expect because you happened to be called switzerland or spain or russia or england that whoever you play you are going to beat them. i think we have got to stop that. i must say i thought they were better this year. i thought they were a better team this year than they were last year. there were wins for ukraine and macedonia, the same group as spain. and sweden scored an equalizer

just after halftime. nine other qualifiers on friday. there will be a special match played in the united states on saturday. he will play a final game for his country when the u.s. face ecuador. he plays for the l.a. galaxy, played a debut for the national side back in 2000 and will wear the captain's arm ban for his final game. he made his debut 14 years ago, and since then he has made 156 appearances for the united states, remarkable. he is also the all-time leading goal scorer with 57 goals. donovan has appeared in three world cups. arguably his best performance came in 2002 as the u.s. reached the quarter finals. but he was controversially left out of this year's squad that went to brazil.

despite that the coach has paid tribute to his retiring star. >> no, we have the understanding with landon that he obviously starts the game. gets the captain arm game out of respect of what he has done for so many years now. the plan is that he's playing about a half hour into the game. two days later he has a galaxy game coming up. and he is coming in on thursday as well. but obviously it's a special celebration. uruguay also playing a friendly in jetta later on friday. it will see lewis suarez playing his first match since biting an player at the world cup. he still can't play for the club, but can turn out in a friendly.

he is expected to make his debut in a couple of month's time when his four-month ban runs out. former manchester united captain has hit out at former boss alex ferguson after being criticized in his auto biography. the former midfielder made the comment in his new book, despite winning seven titles together, they had a falling out leading to king's departure in 2005. >> he has got his statutes, he has a stand named after him. i said at the time, i wasn't too bad about myself, but to criticize people on success was ridiculous. would i ever forgive him? i don't know, we'll see if we ever cross paths again. i'm sure we will. cross paths i mean.

[ laughter ] novak djokovic is into the semifinals after a straight-set victory. he beat the 6 seed, the players traded the first two sets, but he powered through the decider, taking it 6-0. next up for him, we'll face lopez in the last four. world number 3 roger federer also through after a comfortable victory. he'll now play novak djokovic in those semifinals. the world number 185 fell agonizingly short of the first round in european tour history. he had a put for birdie but missed it by millimeters. he still leads the masters.

four birdies on the opening nine holes was then added to with three more. he then got eagles on the 15th and 17th. and the par 4, on the 18th. this was his approach to the final hole. [ applause ] >> no player had managed a 59 in 42 years. and here was his chance to do just that. [ applause ] >> so, so, close. but no cigar. he finished with a 60, but he'll need to keep the birdies coming to win his third european. the new york rangers have got their new season off to a winning start. the last time they were on the ice, they were on the wrong end of a 4-1. but not this time as rick nash scored the winner.

2013 champions, the chicago blackhawks started their season with a shootout. it went into overtime where neither team could break the dead lock. patrick kane scored for the visitors. that is it. more later. >> that is a great bid. astonishing. thank you very much. before we go let's show you something pretty interesting. one of the world's oldest-known shipwrecks off of the coast of greece. a team of archeologist have uncovered a bronze spear amongst other things. it has been laying beneath the sea for more than 2,000 years. they were hoping perhaps to find another clock, but it will have to be next year, because the weather doesn't good enough this time. that's it for this news hour.

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