in most states, early voting for the 2014 mid-term has now begun. i am david shuster on behalf of all of us at "power politics," thanks for watching. with feesh of ebola running high, hospitals across the country assure the public they are prepared. >> you shouldn't have to start your training when it gets here. >> in west africa, it's a desperate struggle against long odds. the supreme court upholds texas restrictive voter identification law. in hong kong, protesters line the streets refusing to give up dreams of democratic reform. it has been five years since the president issued the declaration

to close guantgaubt. the prison at guantanamo remains open. beuantanamo. the prison at guantanamo remains open. be >> this is "al jazeera america" live from new york city. i am randall pinkston. the deadly ebola outbreak in west africa has claimed more than 4500 lives. there have been three confirmed cases including one death here in the u.s. and healthcare officials are still assessing how to handle potential ebola patients. the centers for disease control says it will issue new guidelines as early as today to help hospitals dealing with ebola patients. the american nurses' association has urged the cdc to adopt a single consistent policy for all healthcare workers. meanwhile, health officials in canada announce they will send experimental ebola vaccine to west africa. they plan to send 800 vials of the drug to the world health

organization on monday. a memorial service was held today for thomas eric duncan who died in dallas from the ebola virus. the service was a small gathering of friends and family at a north carolina church. al-jezeera ameri al jazeera's melissa chan is in dallas, a city that has become the focal point of the u.s. response top ebola. melissa, what's the latest? >> well, randall, the latest is just moments ago, judge clay jenkins came out to speak to the press. he has been integral with dealing with the ebola crisis in dallas. he was responsible for moving the duncan family to an unidentified location for their 21 day quarantine and he did something very important about this weekend. >> it's a critical weekend because when we look at this disease, eight to 10 days after the expos you're is the most likely time and it tapers off dramatically after 12 or 13 days. so today is the 18th and mr.

duncan died on the 8th. so every exposure to mr. duncan would be more than 10 days old. we feel like if we get to monday, we are in a much better probability place. >> so you can well imagine dallas is hoping that it will be definitely ebola-free. they are watching the clock on that. but this is not going to be the last ebola case in the united states. inevitabley there will likely be another ebola case that pops up somewhere in the country. how are hospitals across the u.s. dealing with this? we took a closer look. >> whether it comes to training for how to handle ebola patients, parkland memorial hospital says it's ready. >> you shouldn't have to start your training when it gets here. you have to have the program in place before. >> but that's also what texas health presbyterian hospital thought. it, too, said it had provided doctors and nurses training in infectious diseases, including

ebola. >> the hospital admits mistakes were made but it also didn't receive enough assistance and guidance from the centers for disease control. now, with lessons learned, other hospitals in the united states are sharing their levels of preparedness. >> in california, stanford reached out for advice on those few specialized isolation units. >> all along, we have had a little higher standard than what the cdc has recommended. it's full-body, full-skin covering. >> practice makes perfect. the hospital not only trains a special team how to put protective gear on, but, also, how to take it off. and anything that goes in to isolation unit can't come out. >> this is a private room, but it's also a negative pressurized place. so air does not leave this room. it does not get exchanged with other parts of the emergency department. >> at chicago's rush university medical center, they are now training three to 4,000

employees, each hospital sets its own guidelines. here, unlike at stanford, healthcare workers are using duct tape to close any gaps in the gowns. without one national health system, each hospital makes up its own rules. the cdc only provides recommendations. >> obviously, everyone in the country who may be called to care for an ebola virus deceased patient is clamoring from information, not only from centers who have done this before but from presbyterian hospital here in dallas that obviously has a lot of unless over the last two and a half weeks that they can share with us. >> new information and integrating new procedures requires more training and training takes time. time that no hospital has. if another ebola patient appears tomorrow. melissa chan, al jazeera. dallas. >> let's talk a little bit more about that time. a lot of hospitals have said they are prepared or they have provided training. what they mean is that they provided a few workshops. some of them are voluntary or a few sessions and experts say

that's really not enough for something like this. you need intensive i training for four to six weeks or not put a time. fire fighters who drill constantly orples going through counter terrorism training. nurses and doctors need a lot more time than they have. this is going to be the big challenge for hospitals across the country. randall? >> thank you, melissa. of course, fear is a factor. fear of the spread of the deadly disease has triggered some panic in addition to some political manoeuvring and that has blurred the line between proper precautions and over reaction. >> it's been a week of mixed messages on ebola. >> ebola is actually a difficult disease to catch. it's not transmitted through the air like the flu. you cannot get it from just ride okay a plane or a bus. >> air travel is, in fact, how this disease crosses borders. i believe it is the right policy to ban air travel from countries that have been hit hardest by the ebola outbreak.

>> in the coming days, we will announce further measures that will be taken. >> even those who play down the risk of catching ebola don't want to appear like they aren't doing enough to stop it. enter the new ebola czar, ron clain. >> to make sure we are crossing all of the t's and dotting the i's. >> it is as much of a public relations issue as a health concern. only two people so far have contracted the disease in america. meanwhile, the flu can kill tens of thousands in a given year. yet as some political cartoonists note, the difference in media coverage and precautions has been astounding. >> breached all of my luggage, washed all of my clothes and trying to keep everybody, you know, completely away from my house. >> after first saying they weren't at risk, the center for disease control and prevention is now tracking all 132 passengers who traveled with

ambe vinson, the e intoel a infected nurse who flew from cleveland to dallas after coming in contact with thomas duncan. the crew on that plane has been put on paid leave and two schools in ohio closed when it became apparent that a stamp may have been on that flight. another texas healthcare worker who may have handled some of duncan's lamp specificationsmins is still in voluntary isolation on a cruise ship. >> ship is returning to texas because both mexico and belise refused to allow the ship to doc. en more extreme, a school in maine put a teacher on paid leave because she had traveled to dallas on a totaly different flight. >> we have to be concerned because somebody came in to this country and has, you know, somehow it's spreading. >> the teacher was never in contact with anyone known to have ebola. and if you are unlucky enough to get air sick while traveling anywhere, be prepared to be met at the gate by any number of

health officials clad in haz-mat suits. this was the case for a man and his daughter arriving at newark airport from brussels earlier this month. >> of course, across the atlantic, there is much more reason for concern. to date, there have been 9200 confirmed cases of ebola worldwide, almost all of them in west africa. the total number of confirmed deaths, 4,555. it is because of that number, the world bank says the battle against ebola is being lost. it's president, jim young kim blames international solidarity to stop the virus from spreading. dominic kane has more. >> it has killed thousands of people across west africa and devastated families and communities. more and more countries have instituted travel bans on people from the affected states. but in his weekly address on saturday, the u.s. president repeated why he believes that is not the answer.

>> we can't just cut ourselves off from west africa where this disease is raging. our medical experts tell us that the best way to stop this disease is to stop it at its source before it spreads wider and becomes more difficult to contain. trying to seal off an entire region of the world, if that were even possible, could actually make the situation worse yfrn. >> there are others who say the international community may be losing the fight against ebola by not providing enough resources. it's like you are in your room and the house is on fire and your approach is to put well towels under the door. >> might work for a while but unless you put the fire out, you are still in trouble. >> fire is at its most intense in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. aid agencies in those countries say their most urgent need is not money but extra people. >> we need to put from other well meaning philanthropists,

from other organizations, that would come in to help wu of the less publicized impacts of ebola is on the younger generation. unicef says thousands have been orphaned by the survivors. it believes the psychological effect on them will last a long time. >> children are deeply distressed from having seen things even adults find difficult to understand. people until astronaut suits looki looking like crop sprarz coming to take sick people away or their parents, en worse. >> the fight against ebola has been strength ended in recent weeks with more aid. but at the rate the virus is spreading, some believe the global response may not be able to keep up. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> in a little over two weeks, america is due to vote in mid-term elections, but in texas, many will not be able to vote. the supreme court today upheld that state's new voter id law. the law requires voters to

produce a state-issued id in order to cast a ballot. right now, about 600,000 voters in texas do not have this type of identification. the early voting begins in texas on monday. tomorrow night, in our special sunday segment, the week ahead, we will look at voter id concerns and how the nation's highest court has ruled both in favor of and against controversial election laws. at 8:30 eastern, 5:30 pacific time. >> early in can on hong kong but protestods line the streets. coming up, a new announcement from city leaders. and hurricane gonzalo makes landfall in bermuda. the latest on the storm's path.

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information show brown's blood was found on darren wilson's gun, his uniform and police car according to a report by the "new york times." wilson told investigators brown attacked him in his vehicle and that he feared for his life. officer wilson claims brown reached for his gun during the scuffle. however, it is still unclear why wilson fired multiple shots at brown after the officer got out of his vehicle. are a man suspected of killing a police officer is in its .6th week. they are looking for eric freen, a survivalist who has been sighted numerous times. it is a community coming together over someone who would sies nat a state police officer in this case.

and slain journalist james follek would have turned 41. family and friends celebrated his life in rochester new hampshire. he was kidnapped in syria and beheaded by isil in august. more than 100 people attended the seshts where his brother said he was a generous man who always put others before himself. >> in syria, the u.s. coalition launched some of its heaviest airstrikes to date on kolbani. >> there were six airstrikes. kurd tissue am forces have held back isil.

>> uruguay offers full resettlement for syrian refugees. the country is taking in 120 refugees the first 42ed arrived this past week. soon, they will receive cultural training and permanent housing. al jazeera's daniel schwimler has their story from montevideo. >> it was a long journey to escape fear and danger to end up here for now at least, a haven of peace and tranquility. five families of 42 syrians, most likely children, were personally welcomed by the president. >> we cannot avoid war but we can mitigate the consequences. sending food will not salve our conscience. >> officials working with the united nation's refugee commission went to the refugee camps in lebanon to choose the

families they thought most suitable for settlement in south america. >> what we are spending now will be repaid because they are going to work, to pay taxes. so this really is not an expense. it's an investment. if countries like qatar and the emirates could help us, we could bring thousands here. >> for now, they are here on the outskirts of montevideo learning spanish and about their new country before being relocated to different towns around uruguay. this really cannot be further away in so many ways from the conflict in syria nor the uncertain tissues of life in the revifugee camps in lebanon. this is the beginning of a new life, a delicate transition, for now hidden from the public gaze. they have been kept away from a curious media. but hussein from aleppo had already settled in uruguay and is employed as their translator.

>> always, they say that we really change our life to be better because they say in lebanon, and now they are here, they now have a urugayian id. we cannot say they are refugees. they received an enthusiastic welcome. from the school which the syrian children will attend when they have enough spanish. >> they have a future. so relaxed future and for the children. it's amazing. it's amazing future really. >> uruguay was built and developed by i am grant, mostly spanish and italian. it's opening a fresh chapter with the hopes and aspirations of these new syrian arrivals. daniel schwimler, uruguay. >> looking at live pictures in hong kong where it is sunday

morni morning. on saturday, police and probe democracy protesters fought for control of the protest zone. there were 26 people who were arrested. police used tear gas and batons yesterday against the demonstrators. after some returned to the protest that had been cleared just hours before. this area has been the scene of similar scuffles in the last few days. the government and demonstrators are scheduled to hold talks on tuesday. >> you see the government is not really taking a very positive at tut toward students, not even trying to communicate with them. >> the city's chief executive says police will not refrain from clearing more protest areas during talks. in nigeria, people are hopeful a cease-fire between the government and boko haram will result in the release of more than 200 kidnapped school girls. >> optimism apparent at a sport rally for goodluck jonathan. he plans to announce his plans

to run for reelection in 2015. however, others are not so optimistic about the fate of the kidnapped girls. haroom hatasa reports. >> reporter: supporters of the goodluck jonathan says nigeria has a lot to celebrate. the army anow is ed a cease-fire with boko haram. they believe the school girls abducted in april will be rescued soon. some even say they understand why it has taken more than six months. >> you don't want the girls to be harmed because they are human. >> that's why he is taking everything step by step. he wants everything to go well. people are still calling for the speedy return of all of the girls. reports of a recent attack in the northeast of the country by suspected boko haram fighters have made others skeptical but government officials insist there is no cause for concern.

>> this is, i am saying this as a matter of fact. the issue is that if you should understand the nature of the insurgency, the insurgency has many faxes and various groups and also be proud to now, communication of the insurgents hasn't degraded to some extent. there is a possibility information. >> the president hasn't said when the girls will be returned home, then talks to secure their release are continuing. the leader of the main opposition party says he is cautiously optimistic. >> after the present cease-fire talking about is real and that once again, it is not a political gimmick. if they are playing politics this time with the lives of these precious nigerians, the lives of these innocent nigerians, ordinary nigerians,

they are going to pay very dealer for it. >> parents of the missing school girls hope their daughters come back home soon. 23450i yearians will go to the polls to elect a new leader. if they are released unharmed, it could help president goodluck jonathan's chances of reelections and give him another 4-year term in? >> as country gets closer to those elections, nigh engineers know the next my noise will be important. hara mutasa, abjua. >> we are in the hundred season in the pacific and atlanta occasions after leaving per blued a in the dark a category 1 storm as it churns north. it is expected to approach new finland tonight. hurricane anna passed about 150 miles southwest of hawaii. rebecca stevenson here with more on the storms and the weather. rebecca? >> we are looking at gonzalo because this is a storm that has intensified and has recently had

a big pick-up in speed. it's accelerating up towards new finland. we are expecting it overnight today through sunday to gradually pass by to the south. as it continues its way over into the atlantic. here in the next four to eight hours, we are going to get some new finland wins and those wind gusts will be strong and the southern portion island and will have rainfall and it could be minor flooding along the coastline and fafrther inland. you could say the track of the storm at a category 1 as we just said but it's going to be moving up over into the atlantic, slowly expected to transition to a post tropical storm but right now, we are looking at tracks that are taking it towards ireland. it kind of has sort of a northerly track to ireland, but still, that could bring significant rain and high waves, even as far over into europe. we will track this particular storm. it looks impressive on the satellite picture, so much devastation when it comes to flooding. after the last hit from the

hurricane last weekend that went by the bahamas over bermuda as well. we are tracking it by pouerto rico last weekend. so now, the next storm system see stretching across the pacific is already almost an inch of rain in to seattle. this is an incredibly wet storm. a little farther north into parts of the strait of georgia into pashtsz of washington, we getting rain breaks from 2 and a half inches collected in rain gauges, close to three inches. here is a look at hurricane anna. this is also a concern because all of this rain that has been slamming in to the island of hilo is going to potentially -- we are still under a tropical storm watch for kauai and oahu. this is a slow-moving storm. the rain is coming out of it quite heavily. we are not done yet. we've still got a tropical depression going on around mexico. we are expecting this over the next 24 hours. continuing to bring a lot of heavy rain.

this one, trudy -- no one will forget that name, certainly from the song. >> hopefully an end of the hurricane soon? >> two weeks for the atlantic but no guarantee we won't have one. >> thanks, rebecca. two weeks after a move by pope francis to get the church to welcome gays, catholic bishops scrapped that landmark proposal. they were sharply divided over some of the language in the document which included ministering to homosexuals. it referred to homosexuality as one of the problems catholic families need to confront. two think this majority need to pass that landmark proposal. >> i think the that talking of these kind of issues, the church should embrace people, first of all. a church should be ready to listen to people, ready to see people, and should be ready to understand the changes happening in society. but on the other hand, the church has its own identity, keep its own message, has its own vision. >> another proposal of whether divorce and civilly remarried

catholics can receive communion also did not pass. both of these decisions highlight a deeply divided church, pope francis saying the full document along with votes will be published. just steps away from the vatican, rom he's may challenged the italian government. he registered skooenl gay marriages. gay marriage is illegal in italy. these couples were all married abroad. according to the government, they will be voided. but mayor mor i & o is to say to your companion, i love you, and have that be recollectionnized. here in the states, the human rights campaign is promoting the use of an hiv prevention pill. hrc is the country's largest advocacy group, calling the once a day pill a critically important tool in combatting hiv. hrc is asking insurers to cover the drug and for healthcare providers to encourage its preventati preventativuous.

still ahead on "al jazeera america," closing guantanamo. it has been part of president obama's agenda since before he was elected, but the controversy prison remains open. >> the fourteen-year-old ebola are survivor talks about her experience. congress up for grabs... >> it's gonna be close >> these candidates will stop at nothing to get elected. >> iowa has never sent a woman to congress... >> i wanna squeal! >> i approved this message >> i need your help >> midterms, the series begins only on al jazeera america

welcome back to "al jazeera america." here is a look at your top stories: the world health organization says the current intoldz outbreak has now claimed more than 4500 lives. nearly all in west africaebola more than 4500 lives. nearly all in west africa. a lie beerian man who died in dallas and two nurses who cared for him. the supreme court has upheld texas's new voter id law. >> law requires voters to produce a state-issued id in order to taft a ballot. about 600 ,000 voters in texas do not have this type of identification. early voting begins monday in texas. and u.s. coalition forces conducted a series of airstrikes on isil in the syrian town of kobane on saturday though kurdish forces have been able to regain some territory, isil is still in control there to areas south and east of kobane.

the united nations is saying the ebola outbreak cannot be controlled without a massive international response. al jazeera's patty col hawaiian reports on the special u.n. session. >> as the united nations general assembly metaphor an update on ebola, they heard one clear and potentially terrifying message: we have to recognize it's spreading very rapidly ebola infections will double every three weeks. no country is immune and if it isn't stopped soon: >> the world will have to live with the ebola virus forever. >> the response: >> brazil has shipped emergency kids. >> australia committed $10 million? >> our support currently is close to $20 million. >> but the says it's still not enough. it needs almost a billion dollars and so far, only a quarter of that has actually been provided. >> aid started arriving from across the globe. almost 500 americans are on the ground. their mission is to take care of the logistics of getting more

aid in, and they will set up hospitals that will treat healthcare workers who get infected. up to 4,000 american troops are expected. those train train to go leave called this a dangerous mission. >> any time you send 3,000 guys and girls in the u.s. army into a country that is ridden with ebola, there is a chance that, you know >> u.s. soldiers could get infected with it. >> the disease has spread beyond west africa along with the fear of it. 25 hotel guests have been quarantined en massedonia after a british man died. tests on whether he was infected with ebola are being done. the condition of the spanish nurse who treated an ebola first and became infected is reportedly deteriorating but the hospital staff insists she is stable. more than a dozen being watched there. increase the airport screenings will begin at major airports in the u.s., the u.k., and likely, other countries soon. but the clear message at the u.n.

it won't be enough to protect the global population if ebola isn't stopped at its source and soon. patty:hawaiian, al jazeera, washington. >> unicef has been helping children across west africa what have been impacted by ebola in one way or another. take a listen now to 114-year-old grill sierra leone who has survived the deadly

disease. >> >> that's hala's story. her story even more remarkable when you consider 70 percent of all africa ebola patients die. ever since the united states began using the facility at guantanamo bay, it has been the subject of controversy.

a federal judgment ordering tapes which allegedly show force feeding of a prisoner there. the administration. the tapes release. thomas drayton has more on the status of the controversial facility. >> the disproportionate of individuals by the department of defense at guantanamo and promptly to close the facility. >> the new president issued an edict immediately after taking office meant to begin the process of closing down the guantguantanamo bay detention camp. more than five years later, it remains open. although president obama signed an order in january of 2009 to suspend military by bunl proceedings at guantanamo, he was blocked by congress. >> america justice is what people believe separates the united states from other countries in a 90 to 60 vote, the senate passed an amendment

to the supplemental sproechingsz act barring the funds needed for release or transfer of guantanamo bay prisoners. the military prison which was operational in january of 2002 was established to hold and interrogate what the bush administration called extraordinarily dangerous prisoners. it also termed enemy combat ants. >> are any of those 90 people al-qaeda members? >> i would doubt it. >> since 2002, the detention center housed 77 omen including 15 minors in what are called high-valued detain easy. such is alleged 911 easter mind, kalik sheik mohammed. >> nine died while in custody. six are suspected to have committed suicide. many detainees have gone on hunger strikes. many have alleged torture and subpar living conditions. amnesty international has said

the united states detention facilities at guantanamo bay cuba have become emblem attic of the human rights abuses perpetrated in the name of fighting terrellrism. according to officials, 149 prisoners are still being held at a guantguantanamo bay detention center. while 78 have been approved for transfer, they remain there. roughly 600 detainees have been released over the years. many without ever being charged. thomas drayton, al jazeera. for the latest on guantanamo i am joined by karen greenberg, the director for law and security at fordham university. do you think, ms. greenberg, that president obama will end up closing guantguantanamo? >> i think he is going to do everything in his power to close guantguantanamo. i think he made this pledge when he became president action and he is doing many things to close it. >> how does he get around the congressional restriction against him expending any funds for the closure?

>> well, he has some options. one is to wait for the next authorization, authorization, the ndda and to get congress to the to vote for this ban. >> realistically, given the kind of cooperation he's received from the past congress and likely, even less of a democratic congress in the future, is he going to get any kind of cooperation? >> probably not but you never know given what's happening in terms of our military engagement abroad, what other bargains he has to make about what he wants to do in the middle east. so you don't know. but he could, and there are those who think he will issue some kind of signing statement next time, or he could veto it. he could threaten to veto it. he has the powers. the question is: does he want to use them and use up that kind of political capitol? this is a high priority for him. he's been clear about that. >> what does it say about the system that 13 years after 9-11 no one at guantguantanamo has been tried for that horrible

act? >> it's shameful. it's the shameful not just that no one at guantanamo has been tried. one has been tried in the federal court system. >> but not -- >> no one has been tried -- some people have been tried. they have been tried and conconvicted. there have been eight convicted individuals, but what you really mean is why have these high-value detainees like the 9-11 defendants not been tried? >> something that despite the efforts of lawyers, defense attorneys, prosecutors within the military commission system, they haven't been able to do. it's getting harder and harder. >> what's the difficulty? >> the difficulties range from the nature of the evidence, the evidence that we have gotten through enhanced en teargation or torture, other kinds of evidence that may be hearsay and evenless beyond what gauvent guantwill allow. there are problems with the charging authorities. some of the things that they have charged individuals with, including individuals who have -- who have been convicted, have been removed and vacated. therefore, the problems are

innumerable. >> some of the people mentioned in thomas drayton's report have been -- some of the detainees have been released through the years. do we know anything about whether they have any of those released detain easy have subsequently done acts against the u.s.? >> of the 779 individuals that were at one time held at guantanamo, over 600 have been released. most by pusher pusher. there have been varying figures about who turned to terrorism or to violence after they were let out. there are no really reliable figures. it depends upon who you ask. many have been the target of drone attacks by the united states or some have been it may be some of them return to violence, or maybe for the first time but maybe that's not the whole issue about guantanamo. >> as we sit here now, how many are still there? >> 149. >> how much does it cost to keep them there? >> the estimates by the "miami lerld" are $2.7 million per

detain detainee. why so much if they are so few? >> it's the system, itself. and then you divide it by the number of detain easy. the cost of having this offshore facility, getting the food there, getting the medical facilities there, et cetera, et cetera, it's very expensive. >> karen greenberg thank you for joining us, for your insights. if anyone wants to know more, check you out on the web. you have written about this extensively and continue to study it. look forwards to seeing you again? >> thank you. >> a new u.n. initiative led in hibia has announced hopes of stopping fighting in tripoli to provide humanitarian aid. in benghazi, renegade libyan general khafa hiftar continues his assault on splitter groups. 40 people have been killed in four days of fighting there. he was a former general under gadaffi who routinelied against him now, he is calling on locals to take up arms against islamic

groups including alsarsharia, a designated terrorist o by the u.s. there is growing concern yemen is dessending into civil war. in the prove incident of ib today, 20s people were killed whens sunini tribesmen set up checkpoints to keep houdthis out. tribesmen have been showing more discontent for the houthis. new battle grounds are forming. >> soon after the friday prayers were over southwest of yemen's capital, there was a clear message to the shiia houthi fighters. houthis are not welcome here their pledge to protect their country. the most populous province with 2.2 million people, most sunni and the fighting with houthis starts t could bring a sectarian

aspect to the crisis. another warning came from the top military commander in charge of southern prove convinces. >> no one can enter taz by force. by the power of my office under the constitution, my pay tru truthotic responsibility and ethical responsibility is to secure taz. it was built by the sweat of citizens eyebrows and the salaries paid to us are from their hard work. it is our duty to provide security to citizens under these circumstances where the strong devours the weak. >> in the province south of sanaa, tribal fighters gathered their force. they fought with the houthis who took control of parts of the province on wednesday. these fighters demand the houthis leave the city. the group remains unopposed in other parts of the country. it has made significant gains in recent days and weeks. controlling more than six provinces and the important port of al houdada on the red sea.

they also control the capital. yemen has a new reality with the houthis emerging as a powerful force. many people question the inaction of the military to stop the houthi advance. some believe there is an allian alliance, that it has been it will formed to settle all scores. sanaa. >> up next, an exclusive look at the fierce competition inside the north korean school system and soup from fukushima japan. an artistic express. you are watching ""al jazeera america"."

rescue team ins nepal are searching for dozens of missing mountain climbers. at least 39 people died in one of the worst disasters ever in the himalayas. snows slammed the climbing trails. stleevent people have been rescued. every year in north korea, the competition to get into the top 7 ario middle schools is fierce. only graduates from those schools have a chance of getting into the best universities. al jazeera's teresa bo made a rare trip to the secretive country where she visited one school that teaches students about unity. >> as a pyongyang middle school number 1, the children say they have great hopes for the future of their country. >> i am going to be a scientist in the future for my country.

our scientists have launched a satellite and i am going to follow them. so, i am going to launch five, six, seven. >> children coming here are among the best students in the country and everyone here seems to have the same dream. >> one country. only one korea here our country is divided in half. i am very sad about that. >> the issue of reunification. korean peninsula is an important subject for many of the children studying in this school. in fact, on the map that you can see here, the korean peninsula is not divided. >> we came here under the scrutiny of our guides who controlled our every move. but still, we were able to see how north korea's future generations are being taught to defend the values en shrined by the kim dynasty which has ruled

this country for almost 70 years. >> commanded by the supreme commander. >> this wall explained one of the corps values of the communist state, also known as songun. it's the military's first ideology. >> the new generation is important for them to know to learn about history and how their parents, how their forerunners, the former general raise had to struggle to gain independence and the liberation. >> that's why they are learning this history and the struggle of the former generations. they cannot lose the so far reference of the country. >> we are told that thanks to the current leader, kim jong un, the school now has new computers. but children here say they have never used the internet. >> i don't know very much about it. >> the government runs every aspect of people's lives here

the vice principal of the school denies children are being indoctrinated. >> no. no. >> no. no. our objective is to educate our students focusing on everything, knowledge, philosophy and physical education. as for the revolution of our leader, everybody has to know it and learn and follow it. >> that's why we should stud y it. >> reporter: that's what we hear everywhere we go. north korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world. but that does not seem to trouble children who are taught to value independence and self reliance above all else. pyongyang, north korea. >> a closer look at north korea coming up tonight in our deeper look segment tonight at 8:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. pacific right here on "al jazeera america." an ent. an international art fair is serving up a taste of fukushima

japan in london. one artist is offering free soup made from vegetables grown near the disaster zone. as phil lavell reports, the artist wants people to experience the anxiety residents face over the safety of their food. >> they say art has many faces but soup? apparently so. this recipe is on show at an art fair in london. wait until you see where it came from. the ingredients grown in fukushima, site of the worst nuclear disaster since children olbermann. freeze drink dried brought to britain and an artist and his mother serving it all up to expe expect ant, slightly curious viewers. >> these ingredients have been checked. it has been shown there are no signs of harmful radiation but are they safe to eat? it's one the artists don't want to answer. not because they say there is necessarily any danger but because they say they want there to be a certain mystique here, a certain mystery.

they want people who taste this soup to realize the dilemma faced by those who live in the shadow of fukushima, those who have to get on with life day after day as best thing. >> even though it seems to be safe, there is this psychological effect on us that, you know, the food is actually, you know, more like a psychological thing. >> dozens of people queued. the pan was dry within an hour, few put off by the knowledge of where it came from. >> you are aware what that is? >> i think so. i read about it in the paper. >> are you comfortable eating it? >> yeah. sure fine. i don't know. >> i think it will be all right. i am not too worried about it. it happened three and a half years ago, a powerful tsunami sent three of the nuclear plants

reactors into melt down. the soup's ingredients were grown six kill ometers away from the plant. far enough? the answer to that very much up to the audience. aside from the question about safety, there is another one: is it art? that might be art. but a bowl of soup? really? these ones have a masterpiece on their hands. phil lavelle, london. artists from more than 160 ahead. a new round of job cuts at one of the nation's largest cell phone carriers. have rv will travel. we will look at people who thought they would be able to travel but they are hitting the road trying to find jobs.

sprint has announced it will

cut another 452 jobs at its headquarters in overland park, kansas, the third largest cellular carrier laid off employees this year and said more job cuts are due to be announced. the company has about 33,000 employees from 38,000 at the end of last year. agreeing orthodox officials have signed off on a new church near the world trade center in new york city members gathered in lower manhattan to bless the site. the original building was destroyed on 911. saint nicholas greek orthodox church was the only house of worship destroyed during the terror attacks. the new one will be a $38 million structure not far from the original site. retailers are preparing to higher thousands of seasonal workers. many of those employed will be retired americans forced to go back to work just to survive as ai velshi reports, they are part of a new normal when it comes to

retirement. this is cindy and clint bently's third season as work campers. it isn't what they thought retirement would look like? >> we thought the business was going to keep going and didn't think we were going to be retired at this stage. >> the bentleys live out of that 240 square foot rv five or six months out of the year working at this campground outside of flagsta flagstaff, arizona? >> you have to be organized. >> they had a construction business in las vegas and business dried up but they held up for another three years which they say in retrospect was a mistake. >> in so doing, we consumed the money we had set aside for retirement and said enough is enough. >> cindy and clint are part of a national circuit of work campers, a sneaking labor market traveling by rv. though pick raiseberries, sell christmas trees, working at am zon and ups during the holiday

rush and welcoming tourrists at atractions like dolliwood. then there are campgrounds like the one where cindy and clint work. the pay isn't much but there are perks for work campers. >> you get minimum wage plus a campsite, your electricity, your water, your utilities. >> warrenmeyer manages 110 camp sites across the country and employs more than 300 work campers. he says demand has gone through the roof since the recession hit. we find since 2008, there is a lot more people looking for us. in fact, i have a list of 50,000 people who are applying for jobsiver. >> work campers are part of a growing trends in the u.s. retirement age americans forced to work longer because of the recession. almost nine million workers age 65 or older are in the labor force actively working or seeking work. now, as more boomers hit retirement, that number is

expected to increase by 62% to more than 13 million by 2022. >> the new normal is working longer. we are actually the laesh force participation rate of workers 65 and older is the highest in half a sent try. >> for many work campers, spending retirement in their rv and working isn't a story of desperation. it's one of making the best of their situation and enjoying their retirement to the absolute fullest. >> the most important thing is both of us have good health

>> khanki [han-kee] refugee camp northern iraq. a family is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened.