on the coverage of theis palestine conflict. we will be back with more analysis of the global news media here at the listening post. >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. a new case of ebola in dallas, a health care worker that treated dunk tested positive for the virus. leading to questions about the safety of medical and emergency personnel that handle confirmed and suspected cases of the disease. a battle rages against i.s.i.l. in syria and iraq. in time for the halloween season, n.a.s.a. gives us an

unusual view of the sun. experts said it could happen, and now it has. a dallas health care workers has become the first person to be infected with the ebola virus in the u.s. the health care worker was part of a team that cared for thomas eric duncan. her doctors say so far she has shown mild symptoms. ebola. health officials warned of the possibility of more cases in the u.s. tom freedom said that the news out of dallas doesn't mean it is untreatedable. >> our thoughts are with the health care worker that appears to have become infected in the process of that care f confirmed. that doesn't change the bottom line, which is we know how to

break the transition. three west africans have not been able to break that transition. the ebola killed over 4,000 in liberia, sierra leone, and guinea. in the rest of the world nine people have been claim. we begin request heidi zhou-castro, live from dallas, and joins us with the latest detail in this ever evolving situation. heidi zhou-castro. >> we did hear from the c.d.c. - confirmation through its independent testing that the health care worker carries the ebola virus, and she is being treated in isolation in that 24 bed wing of an intensive care unit. this is the same area where less than a week ago she was the caretaker for thomas eric duncan, the first person to be diagnosed and as of last wednesday to die of ebola in the united states. the hospital says this worker, who we are not naming due to a

family's request for privacy says she has extensive contact with dunk job. -- with thomas eric duncan. texas presbytarian said the results came in saturday night. >> late saturday night tests proved positive for ebola. >> reporter: the worker cared for thomas eric duncan, the man that died of ebola on wednesday. the worker had worn full protective gear. >> the individual was following full c.d.c. precautions which are barrier and droplet. gown, glove, mask and shield. >> we don't know what occurred in the care of the index patients, the original patients in dallas. at some point there was a breach in protocol, and that results in this infection. c.d.c. director tom freieden sas

an investigator interviewed the worker and she is unaware hue she contracted the -- how she contracted the virus, meaning others could have been infected. >> there may have been a breach the c.d.c. is evaluating other workers, in addition to the 48 previously identified as duncan's contacts. those individuals have not shown symptoms. >> you cannot contract ebola other are than from the bodily fluids of a symptomatic ebola victim. you cannot contract ebola by walking by people in the street or being around contacts who are not symptomatic. there's nothing about the case that changes the premise of science. >> hazmat teams are

decontaminating the apartment where the ebola-stricken health care worker lives. she'd been self-monitoring, and discovered a low-grade fever op friday. >> she notified the hospital of arrival and was admitted to the is ration room. the entire process from the patient's self monitoring to the administration in isolation took less than 90 minutes a close contact of the health worker is in isolation, and the worker's car has been cordoned off. plans have been instructed to stop bringing patients to the emergency room until further notice. >> reporter: we'll undertake an investigation as to how this occurred. it's important so we can understand it better and intervene to prevent this happening in the future. >> the c.d.c. is looking at five

challenges, one is training for workers, and keeping the number of workers who treat patients to a minimum and limiting the number of procedures for the patients to the one essential. also the c.d.c. is taking a fresh look at the protective equipment that nurses and doctors wear, and they are recommending that one person have their full-time job just being vigilant and making sure everyone follows protocol. >> heidi zhou-castro live in dallas. other officials in dallas are enforcing the fact that people should not be alarmed. >> as tragic as it is if someone is infected. she was on voluntary self-monitoring. she found she got infected and did what she was supposed to have done, was to be reporting it. even in this troublesome situation, the system is working. >> the new case in dallas

highlights concerns about how well we are prepared to deal with the outbreak, and how will the country deal with another crisis or epidemic down the line. courtney kealy filed this report. >> endemics are part of american history, two of the deadliest struck in the 20th century. the spanish endemic killed 50 worldwide. more americans died from the flu during those years than killed in contact. through the mid centuries, the spread of diseases killed one out of three or four. fast-forward to today, and the appearance of ebola in question is raising questions about epidemic and containment. >> bowl are is a severity disease. at the same time we are stopping it in its tracks in this country. >> the c.d.c. has protocols in place to prech an infix --

prevent an infectious disease. it's important to have the means distribute supplies, medicines and vaccines, with diseases like ebola, it's important to quarantine the sick. the focus on ebola raises a bigger question, how prepared is the u.s. when it comes to fighting endemics. >> the c.d.c. raised a red flag with a report that warned of reduced financial resources. the losses make it difficult for state and local health departments to expand the preparedness capabilities. congressional funding shrunk by $1 billion since the height of funding. state and medical facilities cut nearly 250,000 jobs. the enterovirus sent children across to country as the media focused on ebola. the c.d.c. confirmed more than

500 cases of the d68 enterovirus strain in more than 40 states. the man that discovered ebola in the 19 '70s, dr peter piot said in an interview the biggest infectious disease threat to americans is the flu. according to the c.d.c. each year various strains sent about 200,000 americans to the hospital. and over a 30 year period up to 50,000 people died because of complications from it. >> the c.d.c. set up a training center to teach health care workers to handle ebola patients. we talk to workers at atlanta's grady hospital to see how prepared they are. >> for months the c.d.c. has been sending flow charts, outlining ebola symptoms to 5,000 hospitals nationwide. >> doctor, are you prepared for an ebola patient in your

hospital? >> yes. >> this is one of a handful of places where passengers from west africa enters the u.s. the hospital has been prepping for an ebola-infected patient since august. updating their record system. so communication between staff is spot on. they fully expect someone with ebola to walk through the doors at any moment. >> we ask if they have symptoms concerning for ebola. regardless of if they have symptoms, they'll but a mask on them and move them to an isolation room. >> screens has specified since thomas eric duncan was sent home with antibiotics, exposing gaps in the communication process. >> we don't know enough about how the infection can be

treated, and best it can be supported. i don't think there's anything that can be said about an earlier intervention that might have med the difference. >> when people hear a patient went so a hospital in dallas, and knew he was from liberia, and he was infected, it's hard not to panic. >> it's true. that's where it lies on the hospitals and emergency department and colleges to have things ready. >> the response goes beyond the confines of emergency rooms. first responders are a key comment in communications. >> triage operators are trained in the right questions to ask so they can alert the crews, paramedics. the c.d.c. conducted specialised training for health workers on their way to the hot zones and west africa. so the training may be expanded for doctors and nurses with less

coordination in the coming months. health care workers in liberia in the front lines of the ebola outbreak are threatening to go on strike. doctors and nurses demand higher pay and better insurance measurements from the government. they are receiving little for the risk. they are concerned if there's a strike some patients will leave the hospital before they are cured, go into the community and spread the virus. there's cautious optimism in spain where a nurse infected appears to be improving. she on saturday was act to sit up and talk. >> reporter: outside carlos iii hospital there has been glimpses of the ongoing effort to save teresa romero, in isolation on the sixth floor of the building. her life hangs in the balance, nearly a week since the nurse was confirmed, so she remains the only positive case of the disease so far.

responsibility for tackling the ebola alert has been tape away from the spanish health minister and handed instead to the deputy prime minister. an ebola commission will meet daily. at airports in the united states and britain, tighter monitoring has been introduced, targetting those coming from ebola-linked countries. whether they feel unwell will be of limited effectiveness. >> if you've bought a tick and say "yes, i have a fever", knowing they won't let you on the plane, will you say that you have? >> the u.n. is urging against travel bans. >> recent event showed this is a global crisis. the answer is not to isolate borders it will isolate the counties, not the stees,

preventing aid from reaching those in need. we need international solidarity. >> in spain, so much was known about the dangers, that it seems only good fortune prevented the disease from spreading. other countries know that luck alone will not be sufficient protection. there has been a shift in the fight for the syrian town of kobane. kurdish forces say coalition air strikes are helping and they've been able to fend off advances. fighters are being fended off, but they are sending in reinforcements. >> the talk here is one of optimism and productivity. there seems to be a change. they have made headway pushing i.s.i.l. back from their eastern positions. they are more on the attack than the defensive stance.

this is what we heard from a fighter coming out of kobane. he was positive, saying once he is fixed he's going in, and they can achieve that. when you speak to some of the people here, the kurds were watching all this fold out. they think international help has come too late. 200,000 refugees had to flee into turkey, many living under difficult conditions. many want to go back into kobane. to help humanitary. turkey is not letting them do that. >> stefanie dekker there. a turkish government official says turkey agreed with the u.s. to train 4,000 syrian yoigs fighters. they'll -- opposition fighters. they'll select and vet them in lots of 400 u.s. military officers say apache helicopters assisted

iraqi forces near baghdad's airport. i.s.i.l. was 15 miles from the airport, about to overrun iraqi soldiers. i.s.i.l. has been making gains, causing the iraqi officials to ask for more help. dozens in diyala were killed, and a road side bomb killed the police chief hospital staff is stretched as they try to deal with the aftermath of three suicide attacks, including bombers in cars from eastern diyala. this was a facility with kurdish peshawar soldiers and members of the political party. it's further evidence of how bloody the battle of i.s.i.l. is, not just in diyala, but to cross iraq. the capital baghdad - more were

killed as a result of violence on saturday. this is the neighbourhood. in the early evening two parked car bombs ripped through a busy marketplace. those in the vicinity didn't stand a chaps. 38 were killed -- stand a chance. a car bomb exploded at the checkpoint. my sun was seriously injured and is in hospital. this is his vehicle damaged in the attack. >> residents take a look at what's left. twisted metal and burnt-out vehicles proving how powerful the bombs were. baghdad faced daily bombings, and the city is becoming divided with people afraid to leave their neighbourhoods. >> no one claimed responsibility for saturday's attacks. people in iraq are worried what the future fight mould. in anbar, the head of the provincial council said that there needs to be boots on the

ground. it didn't say whether it should be n.a.t.o. peace-keeping forces or american boots. he said that is the only way to defeat i.s.i.l. he said the coalition air strikes are not working. that's a view we are hearing from sunni lawmakers, that there needs to be boots on the ground, that the air strikes are not enough. >> earlier i spoke with mikey k, a retired officer of the royal air force and asked him about i.s.i.l.'s advances and whether he assumes that bag dad is next. >> i don't think we should. there are significant problems when it comes to coordination. i'll stay away from the political. my view is that military activity needs to be fused with a plan. i think they were absent. let's maintain the military base. >> if you look at iraq, you have at peshawar, and the yazidi, and a host of coalition air forces,

the u.s., the brits, dutch and french. all requires communication. coordination requires communication, grouped forces to be on the same frequency understanding the same procedures. >> we are talking about what happens on the ground as opposed to the air strikes that we hear so much about. do you think it will be necessary for the united states to put boots on the ground to make this work? >> i don't think the u.s. should be looking at that. what we need to do is we need to harness an individual hard fighting forces and that's the kurds. what we need to do, when we talk about arming rebels, whether it's in syria, the free syrian army, or others. >> moderate rebels. >> exactly. when it comes to the kurd, that's the best example of an

organization that wants self rule, that isn't aligned to islamist ideas and could fuse to a political party. i think the kurds are the key. that will require reconciliation. the kurds in turkey, the p.k.k. have been at odds with the kurdistan region. there needs to be reconciliation that will need to occur. >> they take time. you can't fix something in a month that has taken three years to break. >> i can't let you leave without asking about kobane. >> do you think it's a matter of time before kobane falls, and what should turkey do about that. it goes back to identifying what the solution is. this needs a political plan, there needs to be reconciliation between the perform kk and pyd,

and the kurdistan government. turkey needs to reconcile itself. we need to take the threat seriously. we need to pull apart the differences, pull apart the differences with the p.k.k. and understand what is the main threat. at the moment it's i.s.i.s. everyone needs to sin guise and put their efforts toward fighting it. kobane is key. >> that was a retirement fer center the air force. coming up, polls are closed. counting begins. we are liar in bolivia as the country waits to meet their next president monday marks colombus day in the united states. not everyone is celebrating. we'll look at why. tune in.

the polls are closed in bolivia while residents cast their ballots in the presidential election. over 6 million registered to vote. evo morales is expect to win a third temp. if he succeeds he becomes the

longest running president. lucia is in la paz. polls are closed, counting has begun. when can we expect to hear the results? >> we were expecting the results in four hours. a short while ago i spoke to the presidential press secretary, and he said in about three hours or less, in fact, the president will hold a news conference and sounded chirpy. the presidential palace to the left of me - i can here people cheering. there seems to be an indication of something that we suspect, that president evo morales will be reelected, comfortably. it will be a matter of hours before that is confirm. >> if that, indeed, happens, what does it mean moving forward for bolivia, a long-serving president. >> a lot of people are wondering

whether or not the president is trying to deepen his socialist reforms. he's had a social rhetoric. >> especially in economic policies. he'll be elected with handsome majorities. some wonder if he wants to take the venezuela route. he has a lot to do in terms of improving education. he'll be held to task. he has a lot on the agenda, but at a time when bolivia was once the poorest country, it's going through a huge economic boom has the largest economic rate. there's good times certainly for now. >> live in bolivia, keep us posted on the results. in brazil, the presidential run-off is turning out to be a close race, statistically tied

with the incumbent. the vote is set for act. popular environmentalist maria silva endorsed and placed third. in an open letter she promise to fight for indigenous people and the environment polls closed in bosnia's election. people choosing between 500 official. the campaign was dominated by economic fears. the election commissioner said voter turn out was higher. preliminary results are expected on monday. coming up, it's been two months since moun's death. they want justice. we are live for the latest there. world leaders will kick off the reconstruction plans. we tell how much is being

offered when we come back.

you >> welcome back to al jazeera america, here are the top stories - coalition air strikes are helping the defense of the syrian town of kobane. i.s.i.l. appears to have a shortage of fightersers but could we getting reinforcements. apache helicopters helped iraqi forces propel i.s.i.l. a dallas nurse is a second person infected in the united states. she was part of a team that cared for thomas eric duncan. she is in an isolation unit at the same hospital. doctors say so far she's shown mild symptoms of ebola. some health care workers say she shouldn't be blamed for the treatment of ebola patients.

national nurses united held a rally in california saying more training is needed. >> we are seeing caregivers not adequately trained are being blamed, and hearing that they have not followed proper protocol when we have asked our hospital to provide us with training allowing us to ask questions. dr lee norman, the chief medical officer for the university of kansas hospital joined me and i asked him what i thought when wrong to lead to the infection in texas. >> i don't know that anything went wrong, except there's so much activity in west africa. a lot of traffic, people coming from the united states to west africa. it was bound to happen given the amount of ebola going on over there. it's not surprising to see it here. >> what are the common mistakes that happen in the process to

prech ebola spreading to -- prevent ebola spreading to health care workers. where does it normally go wrong. >> there's a million details, i have confidence in what the c.d.c. tells us about how to prevent it, mode of transition et cetera. the personal presentative equipment and all the -- protective equipment and all the details requires that you have it pereffect at every juncture. that why we talk about having spotters, and short shifts where people don't become medically fatigued. there's a lot at each stage. >> is there a bottom line that workers in the u.s. don't have the experience using this type of equipment even if trained on it. >> i think yes have good experience with the equipment. stakes have never been high with anything as infectious as this

is, with no treatment options. i think the fact is we know how to use this, but we cannot have slippage in the processes or procedures. it has to be perfect. >> what is the effect on a hospital that treats on ebola patient. what might presbyterian health be going through. sometimes in a situation like this night there be patients that don't want to be in that hospital any more, even if the fear is irrational. >> i think it is unfortunate. hospitals have to keep the doors open. we like to have a continuous flow and provide services, i worry about essentially what is, to a hospital like that, a disaster. when patients come through the door, when ambulances are diverted, they'll have a hard time filling their beds and

doing what they need to do. i am sure there'll be creative work to make them whole. i worry about it. some of the fear, i think, is irrational. it's a bad disease. who is to criticize people that are happy to be in harm's way. >> controlling the spread comes down it numbers. the virus will not be out of control until fewer than 100 are infected. jake ward explains. >> reporter: on wednesday the w.h.o. reported three numbers, 70, 70 and 60. to control the epidemic 70% of burialsful people killed by ebola need to be conducted safely. no one should be infected and no one should touch the dead. 70 z were of people need to be in treatment within 60 days. only 18% are in treatment

interests. by this maths we need between 10,000 and 15,000 for treatment right now. if we don't do anything, in one month the number will go up to between 45,000 and 50,000 people. in two months it will become more than 100,000 people jacob ward reporting there. . >> in ms, the weekend of -- missouri, the weekend of resistance continues, the third day of protests against shooting deaths. yesterday demonstrations were largely peace qualify. ashar quraishi was in st louis. perhaps today the demonstrations were smaller than yesterday. how is it looking right now? >> right now we are outside a concert venue where hundreds kale out. this is an -- came out. this is one of of the event

planned. people are coming out to sten to hip-hop artists, activists, talking about what they are doing to mobilize people in the wake of the michael brown shooting and what we saw with an off-duty police officer from the st. louis police department who shot and killed an african-american male after police say he shot at him. we met up with dr cornell west who made a brief appearance to talk to people that came out. >> keep in mind black people have been terrorized. this is ner moment in an attempt to terrorize us and keep us afraid and intimidated. young folks are getting their backs up to say we are not afraid or intimidated. that is not knew. we are coming together. it spilled over.

there's white brothers and sisters, reds, aeroplanes, it's a beautiful -- asians. it's a beautiful thing. very necessary. some of the protests we a seep in st louis erupted spontaneously. 75 to 100 gathering in the streets, chanting, marching. the expectation is that tonight possibly we may see more protests in ferguson as well as in st louis, in the neighbourhood where the shooting occurred. >> you touched on ferguson. tell me about what is happening in ferguson. >> ferguson has been peaceful for the last two nights. last night we saw protesters marching on canfield towards a memorial, and they went around ferguson. they tried to get in the police department. a group of if 100 were at the police department. they moved to st louis, to the

shaw neighbourhood where the other young african-american was kill. that's when there were clashes between them and police officers, who were in riot gear, and had batons on the ground, and told the protesters to disperse. it got unruly for a moment. before they began to disperse early. >> ashar quraishi live in st louis. thank you. >> tensions are escalating between police and protesters in hong kong. police broke into a car to arrest someone that tried to drive through the cowed. -- crowd. >> tens of thousands occupied parts of the city for weeks. >> in egypt police used tear gas to disperse groups, saying they were against the coup ta ousted the former president. universities are putting rules in place to outlaw protesters.

>> only a day after universities opened, this is what happened at some campuses in cairo. protests against the government of egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. >> students are protesting all over the country. students are back. they are having one thing in common which is protesting against student and human rights. students are protesting against the military coup. >> reporter: leaders of the protest say they tried to keep the rally peaceful, but then this happened. >> security has been increased at the university before they opened, to prevent things like this. it's not just extra security. activists say they can dismiss students if they are involved in protests. >> some of the students make a

4-finger salute. >> many. people killed were supportive of deposed president mohamed mursi. he was removed from power by abdul fatah al-sisi in july of 2013. since then there has been protests against the government. students have been some of the most vocal. no matter how hard the government tries, it's unable to control the anger. >> today, october 12th marks 288 days since three journalists were imprisoned. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused, and are appealing. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years, baher mohamed an decisional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession, something picked up in a protest coming up, a new report reveals the californian health

care system has given away nearly $2 million in no bid can tracts and how bicycles are making an impact on the education on a group of students.

it's been more than a month since kim jong un has been seen in public. there has been speculation about his health or whether he's in charge. national security advisor stephen rice told n.b.c. that the white house is monitoring the situation. >> we have not seen indications of a transfer of power at this point in north korea that we see as definitive but we'll watch it. >> kim was not present at a political anniversary on friday. his last confirmed public appearance was september 3rdrd.

the economy may be sluggish, but things are looking up for shareholders. those firms are using record profits to buy back stock. it's helping value. what is good in the short term may be good in the long term. >> reporter: many of america's largest company have been on a binge, spending $914 billion to issue difficult depd and buy-back -- dividends and buy-back shells. including apple, ibm, exxonmobile, pfizer and cisco - buying back more than $86 billion of stock in their own companies. the net effect is companies increase the value of stock and outperform the broader market by 20% since mid-2008. it's a trend on the incline for the most part since the end of the financial crisis. analysts think companies with

the biggest buy back companies are on track to out perform the market by 25% in 2014. >> companies are doing more buy backs because they can, and because they are pushed to by outside investors. when they do the buy-back, they reduce the number of shares used to calculate earnings per share, stock looks more attractive. >> some of the buy-back money should have been used for capital improvements some say. figures show big companies have been spending less on capital improvement over the last deb aid. they spend around 40% of cash for capital expenditure, but spent 50% in early 2000. critics warn that companies that cut expenditures jeopardise

future growth. >> more and more companies continue to do this, and more and more the earnings are created through account reduction as compared to increasing the sales and the earnings of the company. >> many are wondering how long companies can buy back their own shares at record levels, before shareholders question how companies will grow in the future. >> "real money"'s jen rogers reporting california's health injure xe change is facing questions over how it as has awarded countries. cover california has not awarded contracts over $180,000. some contracts went to those with ties to their director mr lee. the industry will rely less on private contractors in the future international leaders agreed

to donate $5.5 billion to rebuild gaza, nearly a billion more than hoped for. half the money will go toward reconstruction, and the other for human tare can needs, including -- humanitarian needs. the pledge, $202 million from the united states. secretary of state john kerry spoke. >> more than 50 countries and organizations came from near and far, united in our determine flayings not only to rebuild gaza, but to chart a different course for the future. >> kerry noted the international community needs to help palestinians and israel in relation to the underlying conflict. in israel one decision is made for them. they say it's compulsory military service. we have a report on two israeli teenagers that have taken different paths.

when 18-year-old daara packs her bags. >> this is a fancy uniform to wear outside the base. >> reporter: to the toiletries and gloths. >>. >> you need a lot of under shirt, because you sweat. >> reporter: her prayer book. >> i love praying, i have a stroke relationship with god. >> reporter: dog tags. >> weird seeing my name, so grown up. >> reporter: she fullfuls what hundreds of thousands of 18-year-old said do. >> i'm going in with my friend. we'll be in together. >> reporter: can you show me what you pack to go to gaol. this 18-year-old packs. you have no clothes. >> they give me a uniform. >> reporter: books, sheet and a towel. he packs for protest. what gives you comfort in prison. >> the telephone that they have every day. >> reporter: every able 18-year-old other than the ultra

religious must complete military service. three-quarters of men and women serve. daara will serve in the education wing, training the generation that follows her. >> i feel it's the right thing in israel the mission fills the society, soldiers walk openly. joining the military is a rite of pass ug, even if it -- passage, even if it means going to war. >> in the army, you are part of something, it's a language, a way of speaking and going about it. >> people say they want to kill me. and i don't have the right to live here. >> reporter: this boy refused to serve. she shunned and imprisoned. he filmed this video when he said no. he refuses because he disagrees with israel's wars and occupation. >> when you occupy people, you

can't be surprised they bomb you. no one say "okay, i'll be imprisoned." gaza is the biggest prison in the world. >> his friends support him. it's not easy. his brother fought for gaza, his grandfather and father fought. >> everyone in israel, the school, education system - they are brainwashed. >> there are people that refused to serve. what do you feel about those people? >> on a personnel level i understand it. on a national level, i think it's a disgrace i think it's the most sell tish thing you can -- selfish thing you can do. >> reporter: for daara, service is a natural thing. >> i have so many killed over the years. so many. no one - an 18-year-old, no one my age in the world knows deaths

much as me or my fellow friends, no one a decision about war and peace that each 18-year-old must make as soon as they finish high school. for more on the challenges facing teenagers, tune in for "edge of 18." airing tonight a biking initiative aims to help young south africans stay in school. for them glasses is not the hard part. getting to them is. we have this story from orange park south africa. >> reporter: it's the third time this weeks that this boy is late for school. his mother can't afford public transport. he walks 5km. >> staying far, far away. i'm coming later to school. when i stay far i'm not catching

up the time. >> reporter: the 19-year-old south african is writing exams soon, and is worried coming late and missing lessons could make him fail. >> most of them become irritable. they don't concentrate for the better part of the lesson. it's important when they come they get in on time. >> today there is good news. the new bicycles were delivered to the school and could help with punctuality. teachers say a 2-hour walk cap be cut down. >> there's 12 million of school-going chin that walk to school. 500,000 walk longer hours than four hours, a period of two years from the receipt of

bicycle. we will monitor the performance, to see if we can't get a shift in a practical way, a shift to some of the situation on the ground. >> many more bicycles are needed across south africa. >> there aren't enough bicycles. for some to be given to students the furthest away and taking longer to walk to school. now they have their own wheels, and hope their final year in high school will be a smooth ride. they promise to be on time at school. >> coming up, we are heading to athens for a favourite pastime, where it may be on the brink of shutting down.

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a strong cyclone struck india's eastern coast, killing five people. the storm brought winds that topped 120 miles per hour,

tearing up trees and damaging buildings and more than 150,000 people were evacuated from a port city in andrea pradesh stayed. rebecca stevenson is here with more on the weather. >> we'll see problems with that storm across india for the next two days. the storm system brought upwards of 4-6 inches of rainfall as it made landfall, and as rochelle said, wind gusts estimated up to 120, 126 miles per hour. we'll continue to see the track of the storm move into central india, causing more rain fall as it lifts over the mountains and the higher elevation, especially as it bumps up into nepal on wednesday. back in the u.s., tropical storm fay over burmueda -- bermuda. it's north and is a hurricane.

category 1. nonetheless it will track north, north-east. and we are watching a new spot. this tropical storm - it is impacting the caribbean island and brushing to the east side of the dominican republic and will curve to the north-east. it's good news, and we'll have an impact to the florida area. now, temperatures, there was a big story in temperatures. there's a big cool down to the north, and temperatures dropped to the 40s. we are getting mountain snow and colder airbrushing in, bumping up against worm humidity. we have a severe weather set up, especially monday into tuesday. already we have had temperatures drop, down by 25 degrees in marts of denver, and you see the

snow coming through and show activity. the thunder storms getting large hail, strong winds and heavy rain - again around the gulf coast. the nights to watch for is monday and tuesday night. we'll have a lot of anxious in the south and mid atlantic. >> we'll be on top of that. thank you. today is the opening day of the professional basketball in greece. it's a popular sport, but money problems pushed some teams to the brink of shutting down. we have this story. >> this man was a protege, dropping out of an economics degree to play basketball, spending four years on the national team. now 32 he decided to play out his remaining years with an iconic team, and is fighting to come back. the salary is modest. he wants to catch esake on the

rebound. >> it's a big club. it's great in my career to play and help the team and come back. it's an historical club. >> reporter: i abbing was nearly sunk by debt. the team didn't keep audited accounts or publish balance sheets in the first few years. >> that can happen. something happened in papers. someone stole money from the club. big contracts were not paid. it's not something someone accidentally does. >> when the team was relegated it had debts of $2 million. and spend two years renovating this gymnasium. >> esake was able to stay alive because it insulated itself from

its debt. it won approval to register as a new company, and is mogg home ground to -- moving home ground to behind me. esake took the championship for greece and won many greek champ on ships, enabling it to hire top talent even on a budget of half a million. it is determined never to run up debts again. >> we won't make a bigger budget than we can pay, or do bigger transfers. we'll stay as we are, doing step by step. if we can go further, it will be okay. >> it's a better fate than extension. take a look at what you see behind me. it's a note n.a.s.a. released of the sun. it looks like it's ready for halloween. the active eegeons -- regions combined giving the it appearance of a jacko lanterns.

it was an aea emitting energy. the same day there was a blood red moon. "america tonight" is next. keep it here. on "america tonight" - the weekend edition - planting the seeds of international espionage. what authorities tell "america tonight"s michael oku was a chinese spy ring planted among the corn rows of iowa. >> the director of a major concern was in the field. and schlepping some of these goods. >> that's correct. >> what do you make of that. >> he must be hands on. >> a "america tonight" investigation and look at a man