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[music] >> and we begin in nigeria where the government says it has greed to a cease-fire with boko haram today. but the fate of 200 skill girls abducted is still unclear. government officials say that talks are under way to secure the girls' release, and boko haram assured them that the girls are alive and well. we have more from lagos. >> this is what we know. boko haram has promised to attack civilians or soldiers. as for the girls abducted moss ago there is no debt yet of when these girls will be released. not too many details on the cease-fire has come up.

in a more days there has been indication of what's going on and perhaps when these girls will go back home. our people have heard this before. there have been many talks and the violence resumes again. people are concerned right now, people who live where the vast majority of where the attacks take place. the people who go through almost a daily basis of their homes being destroyed. places being attacked and people being killed. a lot of people right now waiting for some kind of answers. i think people understand that it's a process. they understand that these talks have to happen, but patience is starting to run out. they want their girls home as soon as possible.

>> reporting for us from nigeria. the kidnapping of the nigerian school girls have sparked outcry. roxana saberi has more on the girls and efforts to release them. >> reporter: tony, the girls are between 13 and 20. several have escaped but more than 200 remain missing. their families and supporters have criticized the nigerian government for not doing more to rescue them. esther said she would do anything for the freedom of her 13-year-old daughter. >> i just feel like killing myself. >> she played that plea back in may. as far as we know her daughter is still among the missing. she's just one of dozens of mothers shaken by the kidnappings in april. boko haram kidnapped the village setting homes and offices or

fire and kidnapping girls from this boarding school. within days 50 escape. this girl, whose father insisted we not identify her. they took to their camp. we said that we needed to use the toilet. that is how we ran away. they chased us, so we kept running. >> this video showing captured girls saying muslim prayers. the government said they're doing all it can to bring the girls home but families and supporters say it is not enough, and they worry that the girls have been split into smaller groups and taken across the border. the bring back our girls grouch has spoken out.

alicia keys speak out. >> they claim the school girls are all alive and well. many of their loved ones at home are cautiously optimistic. >> many people who followed the bring back our girls campaign are understandably skeptical. >> while there is excitement about the announce am, some are cautiously optimistically. they're hoping that it's true. they tweeted saying, we're monitoring the news with huge expectations. and blogger raquel writes, i'll believe it when i see it. with others saying, i have yet

to feel confident about the cease-fire. we've been fooled many times over by even the highest authorities. betty writing do i believe the officials with this news? oh well, i want to. >> th >> problem puts a white hous --president obama puts a white house aide in response of the ebola. >> what the administration hopes to accomplish is fewer missteps in fighting ebola in the u.s. yes ron clayne. he is an attorney. he runs a private capitol venture firm. he will leave that firm to take on ebola for now. but he has no medical expertise. today at the white house josh

earnest was ask given the medical expertise why was clayne the president's pick? >> he wanted someone who could serve in a coordinating function, to manage the whole government approach to this ebola situation. what we were looking for is not an ebola expert, but rather than implementation expert. that's exactly what ron clain is. hhe extensive management experience when it comes to the private sector. >> klain was asked by the president to take on the job, and of course he said yes. the white house has been resisting calls for an ebola czar, but they decided they need someone who could devote 100% of their attention to fighting ebola. and the president is fighting ebola in africa. secretary of state john kerry said that other nations need to step up their efforts.

>> meeting this crisis means we need to draw on each other's collective capacity. no one country. no individual group of nations is going to resolve this problem by themselves. this is going to take a collective global response all hands on deck. that's the only way to get it done. >> now kerry said the u.n. wants to raise $1 billion to help fight ebola but has only gotten pledges and raised a third of that. >> so president obama said he's open to travel bans if necessary to protect the american people. the cdc director thomas frieden explained why it would not be

helpful at yesterday's hearing. do we expect a ban soon? >> the president didn't say that he was opposed to a ban, but he's not ready to put one in place. what he wants to do is protect the american public. dr. frieden said this would hurt more than it would help. right now they're asking for a travel ban and they're still saying no. this is a dynamic situation, and we'll have to see how this unfolds. if we have someone else from liberia, someone with ebola, then the equation could change. >> we appreciate it. thank you. texas governor rick perry is the latest official looking for a travel ban. he urged president obama to take action. >> air travel is how this disease crosses borders. and it's certainly how it got to texas in the first place.

based on recent developments i believe it is right to place travel bans on those countries hit hardest by the ebola outbreak j. >> the cdc is telling americans to avoid non-essential travel to those countries. here's what you need to hear about for those who live and and visit west africa. when the ebola outbreak took root in liberia, sierra leone and guie na, senegal closed their borders to those countries. nigeria stopped all flights to and from the affected region. those flights have since resumed, and kenyan airlines stopped flying there.

zimbabwe puts everything in quarantine. and other countries have travel bans in place. president obama takes action to improve america's ebola response the dallas healthcare workers who contracted the virus while treated a liberian man are being treated at specialized facilities. what is the latest on the two infected healthcare workers. >> reporter: tony, good afternoon. the healthcare worker that landed here in atlanta two nights ago, the 29-year-old nurse from dallas, the hospital has not give an update on her health. no status. we can't give you more information on exactly how she is doing. but if we go up to bethesda, maryland, the first infected

nurse transferred to the national institute of health yesterday in bethesda seems to be in fair condition. they made this comment earlier today. so she's in fair condition, we're told. video was posted earlier by the hospital before she left dallas, and she was sitting up right in bed as she was okay. she was teary, and she was thanking her doctor, the main doctor at the dallas hospital. like i said she's now in bethesda. >> another healthcare work involved in treatiner involved in the care of thomas eric thomas is now on a cruiseship. >> yes, she is a lab worker who

took a cruise from texas to mexico. they tried to get her off the carnival cruise boat just as a precaution so she could monitor herself. she's not having symptoms but because of the situation in dallas she's being told to keep herself isolated in her room. now mexico is not allowing her to get off the boat. she's go up to texas and clearly she'll get off. many of the passengers are given a 50% refund and voucher. >> the legal quarantine on duncan's family expires on sunday. any word on their conditions? >> they're doing as well. no symptoms have come down from the virus. the 21-day quarantine will end sunday and they'll be able to go on with their lives and leave isolation. >> here's the updates on the numbers that tell the story of

the ebola outbreak and how the epidemic is connected. hospitalhospitals in texas, nebraska, maryland are treating ebola patients. hospitals in spain, france, german, are treating ebola patients. more than 9 the thousand people have been infected in guiena, liberia and sierra leone. more than 4500 have died. in the past 21 cases the ebola in quinea has grown by 20%. now an unrelated ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo, i don't want you to confused here. an unrelated case has led to 68

cases with 49 deaths. those are the latest numbers from the who. now to other news, the syrian border town of kobane has been front line in the fight against isil. kurdish fighters say that airstrikes have helped to weaken isil positions but the group is still well armed and has begun shelling the turkish side of the border. bernard smith is at the border and has this report. >> barrage of u.s.-led coalition airstrikes in and around kobane in the last four days have halted the advance of fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. bodies of isil fighters are littering the streets. >> isil fighters are still positioned in the southern and eastern suburbs of kobane. they're currently engaged in three battles with them. sometimes they manage to hide. >> the battle for kobane has

taken place without the involvement of the turkish military. the government here wants to target the regime of bashar al-assad as well as isil. but the u.s. only has isil in its sights. surrenderish leaders say airstrikes alone won't be enough to save their town. >> if they send weaponry and ammunition for ypg, the battle would end soon, in just a few days. but it's a situation that stays like this, the battle will be long, unfortunately. >> reporter: on friday afternoon isil sheffield united close to kobane's border with turkey. kurdish fighters say isil wants the border crossing so it can send its wounded fighters to turkey for treatment. the longer the kurdish hold

kobane, the more isil wants it. there has been an increase in airstrikes is because they've had more targets to hit. the battle for this town is far from over. bernard smith, al jazeera, on the turkey-syrian border. >> the obama administration has faced questions over its priorities over isil. the pentagon said despite the up tick in strikes, iraqi is still the priority. the man in charge of military action against isil said such strikes are forcing the group to change its tactics. >> we're no longer seeing them move around the country in large convoys. now they're mostly traveling in civilian vehicles and in smaller numbers. this is hindering their ability to amass and shift combat power. we've seen them alter their methods of communication, which is inhibiting their ability to coordinate and synchronize their efforts. we're having the desired affects but this will take some time.

>> iraq's kurdish hold the only hope for thousands fleeing isil-controlledter roar. now chaos in hong kong during the early morning rush this morning. hundreds of riot police have torn down barricades. some used pepper pray and batons. now you're looking at live pictures here. live pictures from hong kong where a massive protest, as you can see the sights here and the police there in the middle. demonstrators have gathered again. the raid from this morning comes a day after the city's chief executive revived an offer to divide the student demonstrators. >> reporter: hong kong police cleared this intersection. they greatly outnumber the dozens of protesters who have made this their home for nearly three weeks.

it was considered a high risk zone. this area has been the scene of some of the most violent confrontation since the start of the protest. in the past few days police have managed to clear three protest sites but their biggest challenge will be this one across the harper. it's leaders have told protesters to stay put despite agreeing to talk to the government. >> we are aware of what the government could deliver to the hong kong people. so i guess it has to be only after a meeting. we can see what the government will provide to the hong kong people. >> the protesters have been calling for full democracy by 2017. they say it will be impossible because beijing will no change its decision to vet candidates for the election. >> reporter: the campaign to occupy important business districts, the government has made it clear they will no longer tolerate the blocked roads and highways, and they say

they will not use the protest sites as a bargainen chip in their up coming discussions. according to local media there are at least 700 tents at this site. the students are making sure that they can stay for as long as it by making it as comfortable as possible and setting up study centers. >> the government is trying to have some action to take some really--real action instead of just saying something useless. >> reporter: despite the early-morning clearouts the crowds had gathered again to show support for the protesters there. while the governments has succeeded in taking down the barriers the protesters say it will take a lot more effort to break their will. al jazeera, hong kong. >> forced to go back to work

after retiring, while many say they just can't survive now without a paycheck. real money's islami ali velshi with live pictures. yes, hurricane gonzalo barreling towards the outer bands, carrying winds of 125 mph. we'll check in with kevin and get the latest on the track of this storm. you're watching al jazeera america.

>> in depau nepal, 29 people died constitution and dozens more stuck in isolated mountain lodges. survivors say they were caught off guard by a series of bliss arizona in the anapurna mountains. >> reporter: rescue and recovery operations from those missing from tuesday's snowstorm has halted and rescuers have had to focus their attention on rescuing and evacuating around 40 trekkers who tried toes could the 5,400 meters. the trekkers that we met said that they had absolutely no idea

that the path was completely blocked. the army officials that we talked to earlier said that there is still the snow and ice that is chest deep and impossible to cross. they have set up recently, and the information has gone out to the remaining trekkers who are stranded on the other side not to move because the paths are still blocked, but and the government has been saying that their information system is going to be better. but critics are saying that the response has been very slow. >> so here's what you need to know about the annapurna loop. it is one of the most popular mountain treks in the world. the 155-mile trek takes 17-21 days to complete. hiking the anna purna trail can

cost $600. thlisten to this, more than 40% of the people who try to climb it die making it a deadlier climb than everest. wall street ended the week on a note. the dow was up 263 points. that's significant. the southbound 500 rose 24 points, and the nasdaq grew 41 points on the day. hiring thousands of companies wilcompanies higher thousands of seasonal workers and many of those in retirement will go back to work. >> we didn't think we would be retired at this stage.

>> the bentleys live out of their rv five or six months of the year working at this campground outside of flagstaff, arizona. >> you have to be very organized. >> they had a construction business in las vegas. after the crash in 2008 business dried up, but they held on for another three years, which they say in retrospect was a mistake. >> we consumed the money that we had set aside for retirement, and finally said, well, enough is enough. there was no more left. >> reporter: cindy and clint are part of a national circuit of work campers. it's a unique labor market. they do a range of work. picking raspberries, selling christmas trees, welcoming tourists at attractions like dolly wood. and then there are campgrounds. the pay isn't much, but there are perks for work campers. >> you get minimum wage plus you get your camp site, your

electricity and water and utilities. >> warren manages 110 campsites across the country and employees 300 work campers. he said that those applying has gone through the roof since the recession hit. >> i have a list of 50,000 people who are applying for 50 jobs i have. >> reporter: work campers are part of a growing trend. retirement age americans forced to work longer because of the recession. almost 9 million workers aged 65 or older are in the labor force actively working or seeking work. as more boomer hit retirement that number is expected to increase to 13 million by 2022. >> the new normal is working longer. we're actually the labor force participate rate of workers 65 and older is the highest it's been in half a century.

>> for many work examplars working in their rv is not a story of desperation but making the best of their situation and enjoying their retirement to the absolute fullest. >> the most important thing is we both have good health. as long as we have good health we're as wealthy as we can be. that's still the bottom line. >> very true. >> ali velshi, al jazeera. >> the "world health organization" admits it botched the response to the ebola outbreak in west africa. we'll talk to a group battling the virus in liberia about what is really needed on the front lines. that's next.

>> the "world health organization" said that it botched the effort to stop the red of ebola in west africa. in an internal document leaked to the associated press. it claims an incompetent staff and bureaucratic red tape. it should have known that traditional containment plans would fail because the area has poorly enforced borders and weak healthcare system. emily, good to speak with you. look, i'll ask you to be bruta

brutally frank with me. >> okay. >> don't pull any punches with me. i'll be very upset if do you. the former secretary general of the united nations covey a kofi annon. he said he's bitterly disappointed in the global response. do you share his bitterness? >> yes, it's been too little, too late, and we're seeing the affects of that now. >> and i this is from a doctor. nearly everyone involved in this outbreak and the outbreak response failed to see fairly plain writing on the wall. talk to me about your level of disappointment given your team's experience given your team's experience on the ground. >> i feel that this could have

been stopped much sooner. organizations were asking for aid but there was not international pressure until the americans got ebola in july. >> a better response and this would be stopped? we wouldn't be where we are now? it would have been contained long before where we are in the present state of the outbreak? >> definitely. and i think that we're seeing the effects that have now, now that the outbreak has gotten way out of control, and it's taken every organization on the ground, including ours, to help fight this outbreak. >> all right, tell me about what your teams need now. what is the situation like on the ground where your teams are operating? what do they need, and what are the chances of your teams getting the materials it needs at this point? >> we've been fortunate enough. we started working in the slum of west point in monrovia which

was quarantined in how long. we've been able to partner with the health organizations, we've seen amazing results. we've gotten cases down and the administrative health has asked us to expand our work into five other areas. we're doing that by coordinating ambulance services and getting people that get sick, people out of their neighborhoods as quickly as possible. and in the earlier stages it was taking three or four days to get people to the hospital. that's when infections were spreading. and now we're able to get people out of west point who are sick within 30 seconds with our ambulance, and we're able to contact anyone that's come in contact with those people, and trace them isolate them as need be if they start showing

symptoms. >> your organization is doing a lot with helping to transport people. do you have the safety equipment that they need in order to make that transfer, that transportation effort safe? >> yes, we've been trained by doctors without borders and administrative health and our team has protective equipment, personal protective gear and the ambulance is sprayed down before and after every patient. we follow strict safety precautions. >> i don't know if you can see this, but so much is still needed to help fight the virus. once you have transported people to these hospitals, i don't know if you can see this graphic, but we prepared something here. talking about beds needed. so in guienea there is 160 we said. in liberia, 620 and sierra leone, 346 place.

the need is over 1100. what are your teams reporting back to you in terms of request they're christianing these patients into, the clinics? >> the outbreak won't end until there are enough beds to treat everyone who is sick. oftentimes people are brought to the ebola treatment unit who may not have ebola. so we're partnering with administration health to have home healthcare teams with registered nurses who can help better identify suspected ebola cases or someone who has malar malaria, a headache or flu, to treat that at home so the healthcare system is less overwhelmed. definitely there is a need for

more beds. when there aren't any beds our ambulances can't take team to supreme center. >> marketing and development organization. they're working with patients right now in liberia. emily, i appreciate your tame. thank you. al jazeera america is traveling to key battleground states. this week we've been focusing on alaska, besides choosing a government, alaskas will vote on a ballot measure that could effect gold and silver mines. >> reporter: the entire mine operation including waste dump sites would cover the state of manhattan. the stakes are huge. there could be $500 billion of gold and copper here. several miles down is the

fishing port, something of a ghost town this time of year, and a town where the pebble mine is not popular, especially among native tribes who rely on salmon for food. here in the last frontier federal meddling in state and local matters is even more frowned upon than the lower 48. >> government, stay out of my backyard, but at the same time we need to fix our harbor. we need to make sure that we have clean water and make sure that we have clean air. and how can you have both? you know? >> the mine site is in the mountains above bristol bay. one of the richers and most productive sam fisheries in the world. many believe the mine will damage the streams where the salmon spawn and cripple the industry. the short and lucrative sockeye

salmon season is over. they oppose the mine and see the epa as a potential savior. >> there is nothing wrong with mining. one of the things that a lot of folks point out is that this mine is in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> in a law enforcement mine developers and the state of alaska challenged the epa's authority to act preemptively. that lawsuit was thrown out but developers promise the legal fight will continue even if the agency stops the project under the provision of clean water act. complicating things in the midterm elections alaskans face a ballot measure that will give the state legislature the final say on the project possibly neutralizing the epa. some say the vote is unnecessary, politicalized as a science-based process and could

slow investment and development in the state. >> it's horribly unfair to the future of alaska and the jobs opportunities. >> reporter: pebble could provide a thousand jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the state. but the same argument could be made for fishing. figure 2,000 permits a season. 2,000 boats who can fish for salmon on bristol bay. say four people on each boat. that's 8,000 jobs. then add in the cannery workers, the people onshore repairing boats. people operating the tenders that bring the fish ashore. there are thousands of jobs at risk and maybe more. >> there is nothing more that i love then setting that first net. >> reporter: salmon supporters say they're not get mining. mining supporters say they're not against salmon. with a vote but no clear answers

ahead. >> that was allen schauffler reporting. we'll look how a single tv ad could determine the outcome of the state's close senate race. that's coming up here on al jazeera america. and for more stories making headlines across the country today it's over to ines. >> reporter: michael donachie, the man convicted of killing an unarmed black teen in florida was sentenced to life in prison without parole. he shot and killed jordan davis in 2012. the shooting happened over an argument of loud music. dunne said he pulled out his gun because he thought the teen had a weapon. investigators say that davis never had a gun. a federal judge in arkansas struck down the state's ban on gay marriage. that's in arizona. judge sudden wicks said that the ban is unconstitutional. gay marriage is now legal in 30 states across the country. the pennsylvania trooper who

was left in critical condition after a sniper attacked police barracks last month is going home. alex douglas was shot on september 16th during a shift change. corporal brian dixon died in the attacks. the police are still on the manhunt for 31-year-old suspect erik frein, who has survivalist training. he is now on the most wanted lists. giving out antibiotics to hundreds of students after a freshman died from meningitis. the 18-year-old was admitted to a local hospital on tuesday with symptoms like the flu. she lived on campus, and officials say she may have exposed many students to her illness at fraternity parties this month. >> the person involved may have exposed others. >> we're in the range of estimates of thre 300 to 400 people that we're notifying.

>> only students who were in close contact with her are at risk. they'll receive obam antibiotics as a precautionary measure. >> reporter: a home run-- >> it was more than an awesome. >> reporter: winning them a spot in the world series. they will go to the championship with a walk off home run. the giants will face the kansas city royals who have not been in a world series since 1985. they won the pennant in 2010. >> so he was mired in the minor leagues thinking of quitting baseball, and look what he does. he steps up and his one moment in time. the giants win the pennant. it's the first time you get a walk-off home run to send the team to the world series since bobby thompson. that was way too much

information. ines, appreciate. hurricane gonzalo is about to pass over bermuda. now the area has been pounded with high winds and heavy surf all day. we have a look at the very latest. >> reporter: that's right, tony. you're looking at right now. this is the commissioner's point on the western and northern current of obama. this iof--of bermuda. the visibility has come down. they saw wind gusts right here in the area. now i want to take you back and i want to show you the actual live radar that is coming out of bermuda. they have 7500 people plus that are without power. we thought we lost the radar, but it did come back just about 20 minutes ago. this is the eye of the storm. this is where bermuda is. we are looking most likely at a direct hit to bermuda. they have not seen a hit with

this category storm since 2003, and that caused major damage. now bermuda is about 15 miles long. and this eye of the storm is about 30 miles wide. so we're definitely going to be seeing in eye go over. this is going to be very significant. very quickly i want to show you google earth. i want to go in on google earth. here it is. we're very concerned here about the airport and the cause way. we think we're going to lose the cause way here there. which means after this is all over it will be a major problem. >> what were you telling me, there is debris on the ground from fay. that can be picked up and turned into projectiles. >> they're expecting 150 mph winds on the island. >> can we see what the winds are doing right now? so what does that look like to you? those are the outer bands? >> those are one of the outer bands. the power is still on. you can see the lights.

>> yes, yes, yes. >> i expect the lights to go out. >> is there much higher ground? >> it goes up to 400 feet. >> okay. all right. kevin appreciate it. inside north korea's struggle to produce food. an exclusive. we get a look at one of the country's farms. and a techno team looks how the drought in california is impacting fruit and vegetables for the entire country. >> many of these involved

>> recently the government said that farmers can sell some of their produce for profit. for our second part of our four-part series inside north

korea. we look at their struggle to produce food. >> reporter: this is the farm locate locate. it is portrayed as a ti typical farm in north korea. >> now our dear leader provides us with necessary, our dear leader said if we produce more than ten tons we'll be rewarded. >> reporter: she said that now they're able to sell the produce that they grow in the garden. >> thanks to our dear leader our country show great development in the rural area. we now have electricity, and all farming is conducted with machines. >> the landscape is beautiful here but there is much that we cannot see. >> we're not allowed to film the workers. it's because they're dirty and they don't want to be filmed but

we don't know what is going on. >> when we have a chance to film a film a field that was not part of the tour, the man screamed at the old lady to get out. >> the program said that hunger and malnutrition is common here especially among mothers and children. over all food production has improved but it's still lower than ideal. >> compared to previous years the production has increased significantly. north korea needs 5.4 million tons of food to feed its people. it produces 5 million and the rest is supplied by international organizations. but this is the minimum standards. >> reporter: it's difficult to know what conditions are like in other parts of the country. people here are used to living in hardship. at this farm, it is not the exception but he still insists things are better than before.

al jazeera, north korea. >> well, much of the nation's fruit, vegetables and nuts are grown in california's central valley but the severe drought effecting the state is having a huge impact on those crops. we have more on how desperate the situation actually is. >> this is california's central valley known as the world's food basket. these fertile lands feed the nation. california produces more than half of the world's fruits, nuts and vegetables but without water these fields almost a dust bowl and the impact is widely felt. with 430,000 acres unplanted and the loss of 17,000 jobs the drought is costing california $2.2 billion. for the nation an increase in food prices for years to come.

>> if it's dry here it will be disaster that's never been seen before. >> what are you going to do? >> it's scary to think about it. >> water does not always come naturally. dry spells and droughts are common to this region. bringing water here is an engineering feat. 20 reservoirs transport water from northern california to the central valley through canals and pumping stations. stay all of the major reservoirs are way below capacity. we went one of them to see for ourselves. >> the san luis reservoir is behind me. when it's 100% full its up to that water line. but during this period of drought it's only 20% full. >> these images show just how depleted some of california's reservoirs are today. in these all-time low water

levels can be seen from space. so i paid a visit to the in a seas propulsion lab to learn how they're tracking water availability. >> our computer model suggests and climate community agrees we'll be seeing more of this in the future, not just in california, but across the whole southwestern united states. more bow longed drought could be the new norm here. >> joining us from los angeles is techno's phil torres. i'm reminded it is southern californiaer, it really is kind of a desert, so how are the affects of the drought in the central valley? >> it is getting pretty bad. the effects are surprising. one of the things that the federal government is the one that dictates how much water these farmers get. and some of these farmers are getting zero water because there is no water for them. they're drilling into aquifers to get water. that's causing the earth to sink

in that area, which is affecting buildings up on top, and permanent damage to the storage capacity. >> again, it's a desert. you went to nasa's jet propulsion lab, what are scientists doing to potentially help here. >> these guys are doing amazing stuff. they have one satellite in the air. another you on the way. they have planes over the sierra nevadas. they're getting a huge amount of information to hand over to the water managers to work with farmers and help predict what the next year is going to be like and which crops they should be planting. >> are there any real solutions to this? >> you know, they're working on it. one thing that amazes me these top scientists are sending satellites to space but so many of the solutions start at home. if people conserved more water they could take a big chunk out of the drought's affect. >> what about technology. any advance on the horizon here? >> the farmers are doing pretty good stuff out there.

one of the things that they have is agriculture run off, but this water left over is way too salty for them to put back on the crops. there is a company called water effects that is using solar thermal desal lynn nation, use using the sun to put the water back out on the field fields. >> well, i again, it's a desert. it's always been a desert. good to see you as always. thank you, sir. >> good to see you, tony. >> you can see more of the california drought story tomorrow on techno. that's 7:30 eastern and 4:30 pacific right here on al jazeera america. a stigma because of ebola. now liberians are taking to social media to speak out. ines has the campaign. that's that's next. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. has the tension between career and family life just become a little easier? or more difficult for women who

work at apple and facebook as those companies offer help with the cost of freezing a woman's eggs. it's more complex than you know. so we'll explore it live at the top of the hour.

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he was a naval reserve public affairs officer. now the navy didn't give an exit foa reason for his exit. he said he was embarrassed for the discharge. liberians ar say they're being stigmatized. >> reporter: one woman said that her daughter came only from school after saying someon someone said that you're from liberia, you started the disease. >> we live in a region that has been devastated by a deadly disease. but we're not all infected. it is wrong to stereotype and stigmatize an entire people remember, we're human beings.

i am a liberian, not a virus. >> now fed up with this stereotype liberian have been posting pictures of them saying i'm a liberian, not a virus. they started a facebook page to start the stigma posting some of these images on the facebook page for the world to see them as liberian, people with hopes, dreams and a future, and they're really hoping with more education and more information--look at this woman right in time square, they're hoping that they can remove the stigma surrounding all of this. >> yes, first things first. the first thing is to get the outbreak under control there in west africa, guinea, sierra low yes or no and liberia, and it looks like we're a long way from getting this under control. it looks like some nations will be stepping up efforts. ines, appreciate it.

good to see you. thank you. that is all of our time for this news hour. i'm tony harris from new york city. if you you would like to see more on any of the stories, we can go to www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.com. "inside story" is next. >> not ready to get pregnant right now, one option for women is to freeze their eggs. it's an interesting idea and an expensive choice. but what about when the boss is offering as a benefit. that's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez