surprise us... >> sharks like affection >> tech know, where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories. the world health organisation ups the number of ebola cases as screenings begin at kennedy airport in new york city [ chants ] . organizers call for a weekend of resistance assist hundreds protest the police shooting at st louis. >> her doing what we can through -- we are doing what we

can through the air strikes to dry back i.s.i.l. >> i.s.i.l. moves closer to baghdbadad and closes in on kobane. and we look at girl children - and the unique obstacles they face around the world good to have you with us. we begin with u.s. efforts to stop the ebola virus entering the country. it starts at j.f.k. airport in the city, the first in america to screen passengers from west africa. we'll take you through in a moment. also today the world health organisation says the number of victims is up to 12,043. the virus culled half of those -- killed half of those.

teresa romero is fighting the odds and is in serious condition. >> there was a promise from the international monetary fund to fight ebola. they'll make $130 million to guinea, liberia, and sierra leone. in dallas, the ashes of its known as america's patient 0 will be buried in a hazardous waste fill. dunks was the first to -- thomas eric duncan was the first to die in america. several its of a house he was visiting were burnt on friday. j.f.k. is the first of five where ebola screenings take place. chicago, atlanta and washington d.c. are the others. we go to courtney kealy at kennedy air-norte new york city. >> -- airport in new york city. >> critics say the screeningings are not enough, for instance, people could take medication to bring down temperature or lie on questionnaire forms.

u.s. officials acknowledge that mower measures in addition to the screening practices need to be put in place. >> reporter: the number of passengers likely to be screened is a few dozen a day in an airport that saw more than 50 million pass through last year. j.f.k. airport sees more people from the three most affected african countries than any u.s. airport. at a press conference, a top official with the centre for disease control and protection warns that screenings is one part of a multilair approach -- multilayer approach. >> no matter how much screenings is in place, if will not go to zero. the screening may have have caught the dallas patient. >> the first warning sign is temperatures above 100 and

someone that's been in an ebola-affected area in the last 21 days. the c.d.c. is reminding 5,000 hospitals to isolate the patient, make sure staff is wearing protective gear, gowns, face masks and gloves, and notify the c.d.c. >> the director of the c.d.c. made a stunning statement likening the crisis to the aids epidemic, which killed 35 million people signs the 1980s. >> in the 30 years i have been working in public health, the only thing like it is aids. >> people could be held in guarantee teen or up to three weeks -- quarantine for up to three weeks, if testing positive, or not be allowed in the country. >> there is a quarantine area, but officials will not say if that's where people will be held if they refuse to under go the screening. the federal government is allowed under the act to take

steps to prevent the introduction or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the u.s. the screenings rely on passengers telling the truth, and ebola can lie dormant or unprotected. >> number in the three countries have direct flights into the u.s. homeland security says they can track travellers, even if they make multiple stops on u.s. soil. controlling the spread of ebola comes down to numbers. our jake ward describes how the infection rate is outpacing efforts to stop the spread. on wednesday the w.h.o. repeated three numbers, 70, 70, and 60. to control the epidemic 70% of bur oils need to be -- burials of people that died from ebola

should be buried safely. 70% of people need to be in treatment within 60 days. at the moment only 18% of effected people are in treatment interests, or nowhere where we need to be. >> by this maths we need between 10,000 and 15,000 people. if we don't do anything, in one month, that number is up to 45,000 and 50,000 people. in two months that number will become more than 100,000 people. >> jacob ward, and nbc news crew is under quarantine. no one in the group has shown symptoms. a cameraman ashoka makpo has been flown to a center in nebraska for treatment. he will be confined until october 22nd. a toddler in michigan died from ennero virus d68.

it causes severe respiratory illness. 21-month-old madeline reed died and had been on life support since mid-september. children in 45 states came down with the virus. a 4-year-old in new jersey died from entero virus d-68. parents are warned to be vigilant about handwashing and giving children flu shops. >> hundreds will march in ferguson, missouri, joining them the parents of michael brown, who was fatally shot by police. >> it has been called a weekend of resistance. what is the scene like in ferguson. >> so far it is peaceful, but the protesters are passionate. we have a crowd of a few hundred gathered outside the ferguson

police department. the protest began this evening on the street when michael brown was shot. the protesters taking over the street forming a circle. that was set up there. they marched half a block. they attended a march and protest, the family of michael brown. they spoke and thanked the crowd for support, saying that michael brown may be gone, but is not forgotten. the crowd marched 2 miles to the ferguson police station. they are ready in uniform, and part of the highway that leads to the police station - i can tell you that. i was up there with a camera woman. police moved the line back saying let's make the protesters come further. they pushed as far as they could. i wouldn't say the protesters were antagonising the police. they wanted to make sure the

messages were heard, and that is that the fer that shot and -- officer that shot and killed michael brown should be arrested and held accountable. >> has therein been a -- there been a reaction from the police department, demonstrator are gathered from australasianed the country. has had been -- from around the country. >> the police have not said anything. they are letting the protesters gather, some have travelled from the west and east coast. i spoke to college students who travelled 17 hours by car from florida to be here. they felt compelled to be here. what happened is it is happening over the country. there's too many cases of police brutality. i asked them what they would like to see happen next? >> that darren wilson is arrested and convicted. it's really that simple.

>> yes, first i'd like to see darren wilson get arrested, and a systematic change. i would like to see the community enforce, instead of people not in the community. >> what happened when the police commits crimes. who polices the police. >> nobody else is going to do it, we have to. >> i spoke with a woman who travels and she said the same thing, she said for her it's about accountability. the other word we hear is peaceful protest. the protesters here say over and over they wanted the event to be peaceful, and a note about tomorrow. they are offering a nonviolent civil disobedience training course in advance of planned protests on monday. >> thank you.

turning our attention to iraq, where there has been a series of car bombs and suicide attacks on saturday. at least 50 people were killed across baghdad. the attacks were in shia neighbourhoods, one car bomb detonated near an ice-cream shop. now to the fight against i.s.i.l., they are making gains. in anbar province, officials are making a plea for military help as i.s.i.l. draws closer to the western edge of baghdad. >> the u.n. says 12,000 civilians, mostly seniors are trapped. this video from a reported i.s.i.l. agency shows kobane, and you can see the destruction. kurdish agents pushed back a predawn attack. i.s.i.l. is on the advance, moving into the city. stefanie dekker is on the turkish syrian boarder. >> marchers never die.

the chant of a farewell. the bodies of two fighters of the y g.p. fighting i.s.i.l. in kobane are laid to rest. >> translation: these two people buried were taken to hospital in turkey. they are injured. now they lost their lives. >> reporter: the non-stop sound. there's fears fighting on the south-west of the town. many say this is a battle far from over. >> turkey's military has a strong presence along the boarder. you can see a tank formation behind me. it's a source of anger amongst the kurds, the fact that the military has not done anything to get involved. the fight for kobane had become symbolic for the kurds.

>> translation: kobane is under siege for 36 address. we are standing here to guard the border. we shake ammunition from the site. >> reporter: back at the cemetery the mourners have gone. some tell us one day they'll be taken back to kobane to be put to rest. no one knows when that date might be. >> i.s.i.l. has been present at anbar province sincean, but recent advances by the group have ricky officials -- iraqi officials asking for help. >> iraqi officials are appealing for military assistance. a strategic province, anbar. i.s.i.l. - if they are able to

take control of app bar they'll have an open supply line. it will be at the doorsteps of the ricky capital. anbar is also strategic because there are a lot of army installations. as of late there has been a number of targets. but the air strikes haven't reversed the momentum on the ground. i.s.i.l. has been making days, but air power, and the iraqi army, they will not stop the group. they will need the support of the population. yes, there are some fighting along the government. the majority of the people haven't taken up arms against i.s.i.l. you'll need their support. sunni opposition leaders are saying why should we help the government against i.s.i.l. according to the sunnis, they fear the shia militias more.

defense secretary chuck hagel warns that the battle against i.s.i.l. will be neither fast nor easy. it's a difficult problem. i would once again restate which i have said, which president obama has said, the effort to degrade and eventually destroy i.s.i.l. it is a long-term effort. >> chuck hagel made the comments during a trip to chile, and said the u.s. would consult with turkey on its support with the coalition. >> the u.n. secretary-general is calling on warring factions in libya to make piece. ban ki-moon went to meet with leaders of the elected parliament. the rebels who helped gaddafi in 2011 have been fighting for control and a share of the oil reserves. >> this week on wall street, the

dow lost all the value it feigned this year. coming up on al jazeera america, a look at how the economies around the world appear to be hitting the breaks. >> she is 29 years old and only has days to live. a heart-breaking choice she had to make. how a cancer patient is raising awareness about a person's right to die. and a look in a "the week ahead" segment about girls from around the world, from not being able to go to school to being sold into slavery. we look at what needs to be done.

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it's saturday night, time to take a deeper look, it's international day of the girl child, a resolution adopted by the united nation, marking this date to recognise girls' rights and the challenges they face around the world. it's fitting that the nobel peace prize was awarded for

working and promoting education and protecting children world wise. on friday, this woman of india and millala received the nobel award. >> i was in my chemistry concludes. >> while a 60-year-old, at the forefront of a fight for children's rights in yinnindia awarded a prize. this year's prize was for the deadly challenges against children, especially for girls getting something as basic as an education, or the kidnapping of more than 200 school girls in

april by boko haram. for daring to go to school, or the shooting by malala. >> one child, one teacher. one book. and one thing can change the world. >> getting a safe education is not the only challenge girls hays. hon your killings o -- honour killings occur. a young woman in june was stoned to death in pakistan for marrying the man she loved. >> how could this happen? it shows society is sick. >> in afghanistan they killed five men for gang rape. women and girls are in the line of fire. i.s.i.l. militants abducted up

do 500 women and girls from a village in southern kurdistan, and sent some to i.s.i.l. fighters to be sex slaves. women and girls are brought with price tags for them to choose and negotiate a sale. i.s.i.l. was selling the yazidi to the youth as a means of inducing them to join their ranks. the awards handed out were canneded out. for the anniversary. >> there's a lot to talk about. i want to welcome the executive director of the women's health watch. and pamela. >> october 11th, it's not just today, it's a movement. >> i think what your package shows is this was the third international day of the girl. this is a growing movement.

and there's momentum around recognising the needs of the girl, and trying to make sure. >> i watched you during the last report. how encouraging is it to see the nobel peace prize recognised effort. >> it's inspiring that malala won the nobel peace prize. we have to take a moment to celebrate that. when we think about the situation for girls, what happened to malala three years ago could happen now. conditions for girls, where they are vulnerable to violence does not change. we need to resolve to fight harder to end the violence plaguing girls. >> you bring up a good point. how much has changed since the u.n. resolution.

three years is a short time to see the change that is needed. what the resolution has done is it highlighted what the problem is. now we need to see change on the ground at the political level. it's a good first step. pamela says, there's a lot to be done. >> what about what is facing girls? >> child marriage is troubling. it's been a violation that has been invisible for a long time. it affects 14 million girls a year. if we don't act quickly 126 million women and girls would have been married. it has a detrimental aspect on women and girls' lives, it ends their education. they have health issues. there's a strong correlation between violations. it actually wrecked their lives. a young woman in yemen that we

spoke to talked about dying twice. once when you are married. it sums up the issues around child marriage. how do you change the mind-set. a lot of family, it's about religion, we have the girls out of school, married off young. >> i think one of the ways we changed mind-sets and listening to girls. i think girls had the solutions themselves. if we ask them, listen to them. they have the power to change society. we don't do that enough. the other way, we have to think about shifting attitudes. we have to put money towards the problems. when we look at the resources going towards the problem. it is minute compared to the problem. internationally we look at international development budgets and how much goes to girls. i work in a private foundation.

7% of funding goes to girls and women, even though we know the problems are serious and linked to problems. worried about health and education. in girls and women. that changes everything. we talk about child marriage affecting education. 21 million are not in school. >> i think one of the big changes is making sure that girls not only go to school but stay in school. we made it a goal in terms of getter parity. we see a huge drop-out rate as girls transition. there you see issues around security, lack of water. and you see a range of issues including child marriage to prevent girls ending their

education. it calls for a huge investment to allow girls to continue school. you said that it's often about parents and religion. something that is really important to realise, the work we did in afghanistan, you expect that parents spoke that they didn't feel the girls should be educated. when we interviewed them, we talked about the risks that girls faced walking long distances, being concerned about the quality of education, it's not north exposing them to that risk. i think many parents want to educate their girls, but they need the commitment and support and financial assistance to allow them to do that. >> then they have to tackle the conflict in various regions. we'll continue the dialogue. i want to talk about the violence in syria, turning hundreds of thousands into refugees. the conflict is hard on women and young girls. the u.n. is warping that there's

a rise -- warning that there has been a rise in child marriages. we have more from jordan. >> reporter: this girl was 13 when she got married, after the war. she is 16 with a child of her own. the war forced her parents to marry her to her cousin, to make sure someone would look after her in jordan. war, displacement and marriage meant she had to drop out of school in the ninth grade. >> i advise young girls to get an education and not take on the big responsibilities i take on as a child. i had my son so young. i didn't know what to do with him when he cried or got sick. >> she was timid in the interview because her mother-in-law and brother was there. in private she said pregnancy was excruciating. a study by u.n.i.c.e.f. reveals a sharp rise in child marriages

between 15 and 17-year-olds amongst refugees in jordan, and shows half the marriages were with a man 10 or more years older. >> n.g.o.s are concerned that early marriages could leave some girls in abusive and exploitative situations. that's why some designed programs aiming to present child marriages and help those already married cope with changes. >> this woman is 17 and divorced after a 3-year abusive marriage. >> so many of us were crammed into a small space. my ex-husband became violent. he would beat and scream at me. >> some syrian families that had to flee found families available. reproductive help is another issues that worries n.g.o.s. studies that indicate early

manners had a risk of carriages. aid agencies are working to raise awareness. >> we are looking at a generation. their education is lost. they no longer go to school. so the cycle of poverty is transmitted from a generation to another. >> reporter: although early marriages long have been an accepted practice in syria, the war encouraged them. and shattered the dream of girls. conflict plays a major roll in trying to advance the wellbeing of young girls, does it not? >> yes. when conflict happens it exacerbates existing problems existing for women and girls. we heard in the report that child marriage was a problem before, and it's now bigger. domestic violence was a problem before, it becomes bigger. >> we have to look at the under

lying inequalities and prioritise the response to the violence, which is increasing during conflict, and we see that all over the world, not just in syria. >> which countries are failing the young girls the most. it's a broad question. >> i think that there are particular pockets of, you know, conflict countries where girls in syria in afghanistan, in the central african republic, where the girls face changes. i can't think of a country where you can say this country tucked all the boxes, girls are okay, they have moved on. i think it's a global challenge, it's a challenge for the world. >> where do we stand on child trafficking. >> we have to look at girlfriend not just as one group of girls, but look at girls and race and class and poverty. for example, in this country,

where we know trafficking is a problem, the average age of entry is between 12 and 18 years of age. >> oftentimes we don't think about the u.s. >> exactly. we think about the fact that in the u.s. girls of colour face extreme discrimination. we are not talking about that. we think girls in the u.s. are doing okay. that's a myth. if we break it down and look at subsets of girls, and look at racism and sexism interacts for girls of colour. we see the colour is huge. there was a report that looks at black girls in the u.s. they are six times more likely to be suspended from school as their white counterparts, senteding us on a trajectory towards poverty. you become a woman, and the average wealth of a black woman in the u.s. is 100 usd. we need to really be asking which girls, what girls, and

what will we do about it. >> what about the access to adequate health care. >> that's a challenge for adolescent girls. there's so many taboos. it's invisible by the health system. that's something that all over the world health care providers are struggling. struggling to provide non-jjal health care. sex education is linked to access to health care. that is a challenge. in this country sex education is contested, controversial. that's a criminal cat issue, we know as the package said earlier, the younger girls are that they get pregnant. the more likely to get huge health complications. >> is it a challenge changing the mind-set of young boys around the world, that girls are their equals. >> well, i think again that's

not a question you can answer with a yes or no. i think they are racial and class differences. >> how do you begin that process? >> it begins with education, with how we talk to boys and girls about equality from the time when they are young. in a country like the u.s. you go into a toy store. there are aisles for girls that have dolls and apron, and aisles for boys that have much more exciting doors. we have to start from the beginning, where we educate and soci socialise and it carries on into the kind of careers, education. there are sports off limit to girls, and careers in the caring professions like teaching and nursing off limits to boys. this is a long-term projects that we have to do. nothing like this changes overnights. >> in the final moments, how do we keep the dialogue going?

>> i think i would say girls learnt to do the things boys do, and we need boys to learn to do the things that girls do. boys need to learn care taking. we are starting to get there. we have more to do. >> i feel inspired in this international day of the girl. it didn't exist four years ago. we needed to go faster and further. we looked at where we were, and i imagine - now we need 365 cases for girl. pamela. director of the foundation, and leisel. executive director at humans rights watch. >> the midterm elections, they are three weeks away. pots and the pebel mine can play big at the polls.

>> the fact that goes through your mind when you find out you have so little time is everything you need to say to those you love. >> a 29-year-old woman with cancer uses the internet about raising the issue of preserving the right to die. $5.20 an hour to provide health insurance >> communities trying to cope i just keep putting one foot in front of the other >> what can people hope for come election day? an al jazeera america special report amererica votes 2014 5 days in alaska all this week

there's more to finical news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can effect your grocery bill? could rare minerals in china effect your cell phone bill? or, how a hospital in texas

could drive up your health care premium. i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. welcome back. talk about a wild week on wall street. we break it down. >> reporter: from berlin to budget to brasilia, big economies are hitting the breaks. this week evidence surfaced that europe's powerhouse, germany, may be skidding to a recession, hitting a drop since the financial crisis in 2009. europe echos the experience of japan, stuck in a deflationary trap for two decades, and where

the economy detracted more than expected. >> growth in an emerging market is decelerating. china saw the output, a bellwether for activity fall for the first time in four years. industrial productions flow to a slow level. >> brazil slipped into recession this year. the global slowdown and mounting geopolitical tensions prompted the i.m.f. to downgrade its outlook for groeble growth. the united states is expected to remain a bright spot. >> slower growth in the rest of the world, yes. does it cause a recession in the united states? >> the answer is probably not. that's not to say there are no risks to the u.s. economy. a growing concern amongst federal reserve policy makers,

as the dollar strengthens from struggling economies. it could hurt u.s. exports by making them more expensive. republicans need six additional seats to take control of the senate during the upcoming elections. nine center races are toss ups. alaska's democratic income, and one of their senators, is in the hot seat, facing a challenge frn dan sullivan. allen schauffler spent a week in alaska and sent this report. >> it will be a wild election in alaska. there are measures to be voted on. what is going to draw attention is the senate race, the incumbent challenge said by dan sullivan, and depending on the voting, by the time we get the ball adds in alaska, it could be

a moot point or an important seat in the battle for control in the u.s. senate. how important is underlined by the money that both sides pumped into the race, $43 million. >> cherry is a long-term writer. alaskas are aware, and they could be in the spot line. >> we could be the swing state and decide things, and the fact that because of the way the elections work up here, i think 20-25% of the votes will not be counted for various reasons. people say we have no election night, unless it's a one-sided election. it will be a week or so. >> we may have to wait a bit. the incumbent again. senator mark, a close race.

dan sullivan is the challenger. he's trying to win his first office. we'll take a closer look at that next week. more issues for lavkans to consider. health care is extensive. how much is it costing the restaurant owner and are people paying attention to the health care messaging in the senate race. pot is on the ballot. the next tart in the push by a marijuana advocacy group for broad legalization. there are a lot of pot smokers, and the measure has a good shot at passing. it's a concern for the villages, where leaders have the power to ban alcohol, but not the same power to ban marijuana. minimum wage workers get a way raise, but in a state with 4,000 or so people, and so many living a life in the bush or

wilderness, how important is this. remember, this is a place where the state pays you every year to be an lavkan, another measure, a big one, this mine will be one of the biggest gold and copper fit mines, but the local fishing industry and environmental groups have been fighting it for years. alaskans will vote on whether the legislature will have the time say. and the governors race, the only one without a democrat on the ticket. it's a republican incumbent versus an independent challenging him. all eyes on the senate race that will be the big one. >> we invite you to she can out allen schauffler's special report "fed up in alaska", starting monday. >> a video watched millions of times on the internet reignited the debate over doctor-assisted

suicides in america. in the video a terminally ill patient says she doesn't want to die, but a tumor is forcing her to take her life, a decision she says will allow her to die with dignity. >> reporter: a newly wed, full of life. at 29 years old britney maynard's future was bright. in an instant it changed. this past january she received a devastating diagnosis - demrooeo blast oma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. doctors told britney she had months to live, and it would be painful. >> the thought that goes through your mind when you have so little time is everything you need to say to those you love. >> reporter: britney decided she wanted to control how she died. doctor-assisted deaths in her home state are illegal. she and her husband moved to oregon >> i can't tell you the relief it provide me to know i don't

have to die the way it's been described to me that my brain tumor would take me on its ob. >> oregon has a death with dignity law. since 1997 more than 1,000 people have received prescriptions to end their lives. washington, montana, new mexico and vermont passed right to die laws. several more states introduced bills that support doctor-assisted deaths. the man known for bringing physician-assisted deaths into the spot like is dr jack kav oian. he helped 130 terminally ill patients commit suicide. in 1998 a video aired on television showing him administering a lethal dose to a patient. because of that act, he was tried and convicted of second degree homicide and sentenced to prison. after his release, he became an

advocate for right to die laws until his death in 2011, a life-long cause some say contributed to the choice britney has. then heel take drugs to pass away on november 1st. >> i will die up stairs in my bedroom that i share with my husband and mother by my side and pass peacefully with music that i like in the background. >> while britney's story focused on a right to dry, her message is about living. the reason to consider life and what is of value is to make sure you are not missing out. seize the day. what is important, what matters, pursue that, forget the rest. >> a life cut short by cancer, but one britney will end when

she decides. >> it's a heart-breaking difficult choice, and a powerful message. ahead on al jazeera america, an update on a grave discovery in mexico. officials have identified some remains. a look at an evil dictator of all time. a look at baby doc's final resting place.

a governor in mexico says some of the bodies found in a mass grave do not belong to a group of missing students, and gave no further details. last saturday officials discovered a burial site with 28 bodies in it. it's suspected they belong to some of the 43 students that disappeared two weeks ago, after being caught in the middle of a gunfight with police. some were seen getting arrested. they were never heard from again. a man considered a vicious dictator in the history of haiti was buried today. a private final for jean-claude

"baby doc" duvalier was held in the in addition's hospital. he was buried at the port-au-prince grand cemetery where tombs were plundered, human remains scattered in coffins desecrated. baby doc took over the country from his father, papa dock. he was ex-island and escaped with $400 million. a small childrening in thailand is -- village in thail lapped is struggling to cope with serious health problems from mercury poiftening. this woman spent 50 years in this village near the border with myanmar. 10 years ago she lost her site. a single mother with two sons. >> translation: my kids were small. i could not see. they had to help me and not the

other way around. >> what happened to her and others was preventible. lead contamination filled from mining sites upstream. they were shut down 16 years ago and destroyed normal life, the company was only fined 65. the led pollution was never monitored. this woman lives next to the creek she relies on. her blindness was from led poisoning. others suffered from led poisoning, some have learning disabilities. in some spots still now the contamination is 100 times more than the mox mum safe level. after years of delay, restoration was supposed to happen in may. so far they have only conducted studies. researchers say until the clean-up is ordered by the

supreme court takes place, the people will be exposed to toxic levels of waste of the more people will get sick, and possibly more birth defects. >> in january 2013, the pollution control department was brought to court for inaction. we sued and when the first case in thailand, they were oared to come up with the rehabilitation plan within three months. nothing happened. >> the court found the department neglected its duty. counter officials blamed their predecessors. >> this is kind of the government's fault for lack of responsibility. it happened a long time ago. there were many government agencies responsible. >> it may be a legal victory on paper. nothing changed on the ground where illness and contamination is all that people know.

when we return on al jazeera america, a massive gas pipeline in the works in new york, under the same beaches hit by hurricane sandy two years ago. nearby residents say they are not happy. seattle gets its first tornado warning in nearly 45 years.

a live look at hong kong. it's 11:54 in the morning. there's activity still among protesters, they have written a letter to chinese president xi jinping, asking him to reconsider reforms. they called for demonstrations after official called off negotiations. demonstrators are pledging to keep up the pressure on the government. >> summer used creative ways to make the presence felt.

♪ ♪ can you hear us ♪ hear us crying ... >> reporter: sweet melody. these sisters have a harsh message to cy, hong kong's leader. >> we want to express a harsh message to cy. you can guess what it means. >> reporter: protesters are finding all kind of ways to express themselves, turning the site into a gallery. an artwork that is a symbol is this metal and wood installation. it's now called umbrella man. it's creator never imagined to would be the center peace for the protests. >> i saw a picture on the internet, a guy holding an umbrella to share with the police. that inspired me to do this. >> reporter: the protesters not

only illustrated how different hong kong is to china, but is changing how some around the world view the territory. >> hong kong has been a major hub, but the city has revealed a passionate political conscience, something that has given rise to an unexpected creative side. >> reporter: this art critic grew up in hong kong, and she says artists can use the city as a canvas. >> hong kong had pockets of graffiti and street art. being a constrained city with little public space, artists don't have the freedom to express themselves. with a protest you have a huge highway, walkways between malls. roads. it seems there's no end to the creative talent, big or small. whatever the medium, artists are here for a reason. >> because the number of protesters is dwindling, i

wanted the umbrella to represent a person, so we symbolically occupy the area, using little umbrellas. >> no one nose how long they can stay on the streets. the stuart of the movement, some say, is in doubt. protesters leave a lasting impression, forever changing how many see their city. >> japan is weathering its strongest typhoon, rain and winds hammer okinawa in the south. tens of thousands were told to evacuate. we are here with more on what to expect to tif voon vongfong. when we spoke it started to weaken. >> it has dropped to a category 1 hurricane, where the winds are above 74 miles an hour, and at last check okinawa had a gust of winds around 89 miles per hour. it dropped a bit.

rain fall totals up to 10 inches in some of the southern islands. the system will work its way up to the north, north-east across japan, and it's moving slow. what is happening is we get 6-10 inches of rainfall on top of where the typhoon dropped so much rain fall in the past week. that will be a problem for mud slide and flooding for japan for the next several days. we'll have the problem in india as we have a tropical cyclone working through india, and up near nepal, where it will dump the heaviest rain into the mountain, anywhere from 3-6 inches of rainfall across the area. the other rain fall is in the atlantic ocean. this is tropical storm fay. it will go to the south of bermuda. bringing in rain, 2-4 inches.

now looking like they'll be a little over 60 miles per hour. a little lighter than expected. now, something else, it's a big story tonight. something that hasn't happened for 45 years. the national weather service office issued a tornado warning. as the storm system came in, a water spout spin up. it looked like a tornado. it was impressive. great video of that. otherwise the big story will be mountain snow in the west. >> heart pounding site. an unusual contest took place in maine, the north american wife-carrying championship. 50 couples competed on an obstacle course. the winning couple took home the wife's weight in beer. five times her weight in cash. they qualified for the worldwide

championships in finland next year. good luck. thank you for joining us, i'm thomas drayton in new york. stay tuned. "consider this" is coming up next. have a safe night. >> why is the u.s. failing ostop i.s.i.l? every 67 seconds an american develops alzheimer's, the devastating effects on families. hello i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this." those stories and much more straight ahead. >> the battle for the control of kobani is growing urgent by the hour. >> another coalition, intensive street bat