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access. we begin tonight with the deadly ebola outbreak in west africa and the fight to calm fears here in the u.s. the world health organization says over 4500 people have died from ebola nearly all of them in liberia, guinea and sierra leone. with three confirmed cases here in the u.s. with one death, the centers for disease control says, it will release new guidelines for potential patients. meanwhile, canada is prepared to send 800 vials, to the world health organization in west africa. melissa chan, what's the latest? >> well, randall, this afternoon judge clay jenkins spoke to the

press. he is someone who's been very integral in dealing with the ebola challenge in dallas and he was also the person responsible for moving the duncan family for the unidentified location for the 21 day quarantine. the duncan family the first family involved in ebola. here is what the judge said was important with this weekend. >> it's a critical weekend because eight to ten days after the exposure 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 ten days old. so we feel like if we get to monday, we've got it -- we're in a much better probability place. >> so of course dallas is certainly hoping that it will be ebola-free soon. but look: the likelihood of yet

another ebola case appearing in the united states is high. this is not something that's going to go away. this is something that hospitals across the country will have to deal with. we take a closer look at how it's being done. >> when 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've got to have your program in place before. >> reporter: but that's also what texas health presbyterian thought. it too 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 giens from the cdc cdc. centers for disease control. ,. >> stanford reached out for advice from those few isolation units capable of dealing with ebola.

>> all along we've had a little higher standard than what the cdc has recommended. it's full body, full skin covering. >> reporter: 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 into its isolation unit can't come out. >> this is a private room but it's also a negative pressure isolation room. 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 training three to 4,000 employees. each hospital sets its own guidelines. here unlike stanford, health care workers are using duct tape to close any openings in gowns. the cdc only provides recommendations. >> obviously everyone in the country who may be called to care for an he b ebola patient,m

presbyterian hospital in dallas has a lot of information over the last two and a half weeks that they can share with us. >> reporter: but new information and integrating new procedures requires new training and training takes time. time that no hospital has. if another ebola patient appears tomorrow. >> and just to talk a little bit about that time, a little bit more, nurses and doctors and hospitals, hospitals have been saying that they provided workshops and a few seminars but experts say that is not nearly enough. you need intensive training, four to six weeks. think about how firefighters drill all the time throughout the year or police officers when they take drills for counterterrorism this is something that hospitals have not been doing across the united states because we haven't seen ebola on our shores. but now that we have these cases from dallas, hospitals really will have a major challenge. randall. >> melissa, any information on

those new guidelines that we are expecting from the cdc and any idea when they might be released? >> reporter: well, there were some expectations that the cdc would actually put out those new guidelines as early as today. it's fairly late in the day now, so we're still watching not entirely sure when these guidelines will come out. but there are expectations that the guidelines will clarify and become more specific. particularly with that protective gear. you know there were instances of nurses reporting at texas health presbyterian behind me that they were treating the ebola patient while wearing gowns that exposed their neck. so that's something the cdc is likely going to address is to make sure that nurses and doctors are completely covered up and as my report showed it's very important to know how to put the gear on and also how to take it off. there are also expectations with how to deal with the human and biological waste from all of this. randall. >> thank you, melissa chan in

dallas. the world bank says the nation is losing the ebola crisis. .com 9 kane hadominic kane has . >> more and more countries have instituted travel bans from the infected states. but his weekly address the u.s. president stated why he believed this is not the answer. >> we just cannot cut ourselves off from the area. stop it at its source before it spreads wider. trying to seal off an entire region of the world if that were even possible could actually make the situation worse. >> reporter: there are others who say the international community may be losing the fight against ebola by not providing enough resources. it's like you're in your room

and the house is on fire and your approach is to put wet towels under the door. that might work for a while but unless you put the fire out you're still in trouble. >> reporter: that fire is at its most intense in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. their most urgent need is not money, but it's extra people. >> we really need support from other well-meaning philanthropies, some other organizations that will come in to help. >> reporter: one of the lest publicized impacts of ebola is on the younger generation. unicef says thousands of children have been orphaned by the virus, it believes the psychological effect will last a long time. >> seeing things that adults find difficult to understand. people in astronaut suits taking sick parents away or even

parents are worse. >> strengthened in recent weeks with more aid. but at the rate the virus is spreading, some believe the global response pay not be able to keep up. -- may not be able to keep up. . >> dox nicdominic kane, al jaze. >> vaccine from canada will be headed on monday. they say they have been working on it for years. 800 vials will go directly to the world health organization. as a precautionary measure it will be going in three shipments. the u.s. coalition launched some of its heaviest strikes on kobani so far. the group is still holding on. bernard smith has the latest from the turkey-syria poured.

>> the pace of the air strikes over kobani has slowed in recent days but on saturday afternoon a reminder that fighter jets are still circulating the syrian border town. the clapping is from kurds who have been watching this battle as it has eboni deon an ebbed ar the past few days. now hope that i.s.i.l. fighters will be forced to retreat. on a hilltop to the west of kobani, kurdish fighters had an opportunity to dance, an indication of their ocht mix. but i.s.i.l. is still -- optimism. fighters try owin control of the crossing. some of the mortars landed on turkish soil. enough that the turkish military set up its own mortar tube should it need to take measures. u.s. led campaign against

i.s.i.l. is being played out real time in front of a local and international audience. so what happens to kobani has taken on symbolic importance for both i.s.i.l. and the united states. bernard smits, al jazeera o smin the syria-turkey border. >> james foley was kidnapped in syria and beheaded by i.s.i.l. in august. more than 100 people attended the service where michael foley remembered his brother as a giving man. >> jim was different from most people. he had a combination of qualities you won't find. he put out himself did this consistently throughout his life. >> the foley family created a legacy fund in his memory, the fund will support journalists in conflict zones.

catholic bishops scrap a landmark program. including ministering to homosexuals. >> i think that talking of these kinds of issues the church should embrace people, first of all. the church should be ready to listen to people, ready to see people and should be ready to see the changes happening in society. but on the other hand the church has its own identity, keeps its own message, has its own vision. >> another proposal over whether divorced and remarried members could receive communion did not pass. >> i think these issues are going to continue to be discussed during the coming year, especially the issue of how to deal with people who have been divorced and remarried. the document doesn't resolve it. it says some bishops said one thing, other bishops said something else. so we're going to have a conversation in the church about these issues and then we'll find

out what the senate says next year. >> in keeping with this promise for transparency, pope francis says the full document along with the votes will be published. you're looking live now at a picture from the streets of hong kong, where pro-democracy demonstrators clashed with police just hours ago. thousands of students are demanding changes in the constitution. the weekend started out peacefully with news saturday morning. the city leaders were ready to renew talks with the protesters, then early sunday morning in hong kong violence broke out. more from divya gopalan. >> throwing protesters out with relative ease. police and protesters standing off but it seems like there are far more protesters than police and they're very spread out. so it is difficult for them to

take action. now, this of course comes after student leaders agree to talks with the government. they say those talks would take place on tuesday. and they said they will be asking the government for suggestions how to progress with democratic reforms in hong kong. but the government has proposed a mediator in these talks, a professor who is known to be pro-beijing and known to be close to the chief executive and it is difficult to tell whether the students will agree to them. >> in virginia police may have new clues in the case of missing college students hannah graham. police say they found human remains that could be those of the university of virginia sophomore. additional forensic tests are needed to identify the remains. thousands of volunteers have been searching for graham since she went missing last month. police have arrested and charged 32-year-old jesse lee realize ly

matthew with her murder. texas, many will not be able to cast a ballot. the supreme court today upheld the state's new voter i.d. law, it requires a state-issued i.d. about 600,000 in texas could not have this kind of identification. early voting begins in the lone star state on monday. >> tomorrow night on the special segment the year ahead, we'll look at voter concerns and how the nation's highest court has ruled both for and against controversial election laws. that is tomorrow 8:30 eastern 5:30 pacific. >> still ahead on this hour of al jazeera america, an exclusive look at life inside north korea, from the military to the food crisis, we take a deeper look, next. plus libya continues its assault against militia groups in benghazi.

more coming up.

>> welcome back. tonight we take a deeper look at north korea, one of the moss isolated nation-- most isolated nations in the world. after being out of the spotlight, kim jong-un made his second appearance on friday, his absence had speculation about his hold on power. north and south korea held high level military talks in seven years. al jazeera was given exclusive access to the area on the north side of the border. we start on that report. >> reporter: along the border between the two koreas. from pyongyang. one of the last vestiges of the cold war. >> one of the most heavily fortified areas in the world. we were not allowed to film because of security concerns. >> we came here to meet

lieutenant colonel of the korean army. he gives his version of why there has been an exchange of fire on the border in the last few days. >> it is time to uplift the atmosphere for the reunification of koreas. it shows a unification and leads to war. >> north and south korea met for the first time in nearly four years to discuss operations over the border. it was made clear we could only film what we are told for. this is completely 38. the front line in a 60 year conflict. >> that side is the u.s. and south korea. and all of this is north korea. there are other south korean dogs that are wearing the helmets on the other side. >> north koreans face off, with

their long term enemies, south korea and the united states. right in front you can see tourists, you we were supposed to go inside the blu blue buildg but apparently the doors are closed. >> troops on the other side and a thousand nuclear weapons. there haven't been nuclear weapons in the south for 20 years. the west is always saying north korea, dismantle their nuclear weapons program, what will it take? >> translator: we will only give up our nuclear weapons when the states that threaten us give up their nuclear weapons. >> it is the nuclear question that continues to keep north korea isolated and under international sanctions. analysts in seoul agree. it is unlikely that north korea

will dismantle its nuclear program any time soon >> only the time, the renal why the north koreans were shouting louder, that's the only way that kim jong-un can rule the society. >> the latest military talks are a step forward but clearly the road to a formal peace here is long. >> translator: we'll target those who provide a base or send military assistance to the u.s., japan and south korea to invade our country. we'll target them wherever they are in the world. >> reporter: threats and provocations by both sides make it difficult to imagine and then to a war that divided the koreas six decades ago. al jazeera, north korea. hunger is said to be a widespread problem in north

korea. the united nations estimates that one-third of the people there do not have enough to eat. once again teresa bell. >> for trade as a typical model farm in north korea. >> translator: kim jong-un came here and kim jong-il came here eight times. now our dear leader provides us with necessary fertilizers and he says we should try to be more scientific. if we produce more than 10 tons we will be rewarded. >> says he is now able to sell the produce he grows in his garden. tra. >> translator: thanks oour dear leader, our countries show great development in the rural area. we have electricity and all farming is conducted with machines. >> the landscape is beautiful here but there is much we cannot

see. the workers tell us they're dirty and they don't want to be filmed but we're not sure what is going on. and when we had a chance to film a field that was not part of the tour a man screamed to this old lady to get out. the world food program says that hunger and malnutrition are common here especially among mothers and children. overall food production has improved but is still lower than ideal. >> translator: compared to previous years the production has increased significantly. north korea needs 5.4 million tons of food to feed its people. they produce about 5 million. this is to fulfill the minimum standard. >> 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 model farm is not the

exception. but he still insists things are better than before. teresa wo, al jazeera, north korea. >> for nor on north korea, i'm joined by katherine moon, a senior fellow with brookes broos institution. our correspondent teresa go was provided with access of north korea. is this an aberration or a goal for north korea to get its story out to the world? >> i think it's an aberration. i found it amazing that she was brought to the demill trie demid zone, and she got to speak to an

officer, very bluntly said why they have 9 have nuclear weapon, because they feel threat by the united states. this is an attempt to make north korea look like it's more open and transparent, who knows. but if it is to continue then we will know that it is a significant change. >> why has there been so much obsession over kim jong-un's jos disappearance? >> i've been wondering that myself actually. his disappearance or lack of showing in the north korean public has become a pastime. it's as if mickey mouse had never shown up in disneyland for 40 days, and people are going crazy saying, where's mickey? this is a tendency to look at north korea as sort of a theme park. it is an unrealistic place for

many people, especially those who have not been there. and the tendency is to take north korea as a potentially threathreatening place with scay things going on but at the same time, almost a comical, farcical place. i think what's really important to keep in mind is that kim jong-un, the current leader, the fact that he went so-called missing is particularly important and poignant because he has been the most public oriented leader among the three in the dynasty. his grandfather, his father, himself. so the fact that he was so public for the last close to three years in office, and then all of a sudden disappeared due to illness was particularly a shock to many. >> we have a conversation that our correspondent teresa vo had with correspondent john siegenthaler about kim jong-un's disappearance.

let's listen to that for a moment. >> people were telling us that they had to celebrate that their leader was seen again. it's interesting because we arrived with all these rumors going on, whether he was imor whether there was a coup going on. or that pyongyang was shut down. that was the day we got our visa. there were celebrations of the workers party in korean people were dancing on the streets and celebrating. but everybody seemed to be worried about what was going on. nobody ever mentioned the possibility of a coup but there was worried that their leader could be ill. people were relieved, it was very impressive when talking to people they would start crying and saying how much they miss their leader. they even said that they were praying so that their leader would be back soon. all this sort of emotion is very, very interesting in a

country that is so isolated from the rest of the world. >> with that said, what does it say if his role in holding that country together? how much power does he have? >> well, i can't tell you exactly how much power he has especially given that he's been hospitalized and is walking around limping. but if we're talking about his being in control, i'd say yes. he is certainly in control. i think there might be some signals or potentially some possibility of an attempt to try, sharing power. especially since he had been laid out in the hospital, et cetera, recuperating. but what's really interesting is that north koreans cannot function, i don't think the north korean state and society can exist without one of the kims in power. and i say that because the cum

family, that dynasty from the grandfather now to the grandson, provide the society and the state political, historical, social, spiritual i would say legitimacy. so for a kim member, not to be in power, is to strip the country of its raison detre or prosperity. >> what is discussed as an ultimate goal? >> we certainly home that reunification will happen and many believe it could happen in the next 20, 30 years. of course we are talking about peaceful reunification as a desired goal. i think for unification, a peaceful unification to lap there would have to be a place for the kim leadership at least in the initial stages.

irthink it would be very, very important -- i think it would be very, very important and necessary to work with the current regime to persuade it eventually, that unification is in the best interest of all koreans on the peninsula, north and south. and that means a threat to get reiterate of the regime, threat to put down the kim leadership, won't necessarily be the right way to go about trying to get to unification. what is really important, in my view, is that kim jong-un and his leadership, his regime, if they are serious about unification in the future, they would need to quay and persuade to their own -- to convey and persuade to their own public that the history of north korea is required to do that it's part of the trajectory, the legitimacy that can continue in

north korea and on the peninsula. >> a common perception about north korea is that education for young people is akin to indoctrination, that they think of a certain way of thinking, and dealing. but school officials insist that's not the case. teresa vo got a firsthand look at one of the schools there. >> at the pyongyang middle school number 1, children say they have great hopes for the future of their country. >> i'm going to be a scientist in the future for my country. our scientists had already settled and i am going to them i'm going to lunch 5'6" seven and -- >> reporter: children coming here are among the best students in the country and everyone here seems to have the same dream. >> one country.

only one clear, our country is divided in half. i'm very sad about that. >> the issue of reunification of the korean peninsula is a very important subject for many of the children studying in this school. in fact in 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 enshrined by the kim dynasty who has been ruling the country for nearly 70 years. this will explain one of the core values of the communist state also known as songun. it is the military's first ideology. >> the new generation it is important for them to know, to learn about the history and then

how their parents, how their forerunners, the former generations had to struggle to win independence and liberation. it's while learning this history and the struggle of the former generations, they cannot lose or gain the sovereignty of the country, the dignity of the nation. >> reporter: we're told that thanks to the current leader, kim jong-un, the school now has new computers. but children here say they've never used the internet. >> translator: i don't know very much about it. >> the government runs every aspect of people's lives here. but the vice principal at the school denies children are being indoctrinated. >> translator: no, no, our objective is to educate our students, focused in on everything, knowledge philosophy and physical education. as for the revolutionary history of our leader, kim jong-il,

everyone should know it and study it. >> that's what we hear everywhere we go, north korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world but children are taught to value independence an more than anythg else. teresa vo, al jazeera, north korea. >> professor, to what extent is there entree or opening by the u.s? what is your interpretation about which way this glasnost i suppose if you will korean style is going to go? >> i don't think i'd go so far as to call it glasnost we'd have to go a lot further to call it that. but north korea is serious, i.t.

has been diversifying its foreign policy efforts, and it began prior to the sequestration or the hiddenness of kim jong-un, so it was something that he and his cohort had initiated. the north koreans have sent high ranking government officials to eump. europe. they've had diplomatic reengagement and surprise visit to seoul on october 4th. they had sent their foreign minister to the united nations general assembly in september for the first time in 15 years and they are now talking about reopening the six party talks. and i think this diversification of foreign policy is a way for them to, one, pursue new economic possibilities. they are in dire straits. the international sanctions have been hurting the north korean economy so they need sources of investment. they need trade partners.

and what's also interesting is that they are trying to in a way diversify their political ties. they don't want to hold onto china as the only major power that can be their friend and russia is not always a reliable ally. so they're reaching out to europe and other countries. i think the third thing to keep in mind is that the north koreans have taken the criticisms about their human rights quite seriously. and so part of this effort to diversify their foreign is a public relations gesture in my view. should i talk about the six-party talks, would you like me to speak about that? >> perhaps that would be a subject for your next visit, an up close look, thank you katherine moon, a senior fellow

in foreign policy with the brookings institution. thank you. still ahead on al jazeera america. closing guantanamo. it's been on his agenda since before he was elected but the controversial prison remains open. and it's a race against time to find himalayan likers believed trapped in an lamps. avalanches.

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psalosama benfit reports. >> between the forces between the capital tripoli and the city of zinfan. in the arms of conservative militias that control most of the country. but civilians are suffering and supplies are running out. the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement says the united nations powr delivery of humanin assistance. for months rival parliaments have tried to claim legitimacy. efforts to bring the two sides together don't seem to be working. >> it seems clear that the international community via egypt and other countries that

have involved themselves in the conflict so far don't seem to support a negotiated settlement at this time. we do realize there's a lot more mileage in the conflict and the war still to come. however, having said that this conflict can only end. >> egypt and uae, also have international support but no control on the ground. while sudan and cart are sai qad to be supporting tobruk. the dawn of libya, spriements haprimeminister has condemned ay international intervention. fired volleys, bombed the city. it's being seen as his last stand to make it back inside benghazi to clear what he calls

terrorists. but fighters like those of shah sharia, like these in kekla, hopes of peace fade further in the distance. osama benjavi, al jazeera. >> there is growing concern that yemen is descending into civil war. 20 people were killed in the province of jib, and as omar al salla reports, new battle grounds are forming. >> soon after sanaa, there was a clear message to the shia houthi fighters. houthis are not welcome here, the protect to protect their country. 2.2 million people, most of them sunni, and when fighting the

shia houthis starts it could bring a sectarian aspect to the crisis. another warning came from the top military fighter. >> no one can enter taz by force. by the power of our office under the constitution my patriotic responsibility and ethical duty is to secure taz. built by the sweat of citizens eyebrows and from their hard work. so it is our duty to provide security to citizens under these circumstances where the strong devours the weak. >> reporter: in the province of ib south of sanaa, tribal fighters gathered their force. they fought with the houthis who took part of the province on tuesday. these fighters demand the houthis leave the city. but 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 of al houdada on the red sea. they now control the capital. yemen has a new issue, houthis emerging with force. still enjoys influence over military commanders and the houthis has been formed to settle all scores with their common enemies. omar alsala, al jazeera, sanaa. guantanamo bay cuba as a prison for terrorists. lightning rod from day 1. the latest twist, federal judge ordering the release of tapes reportedly showing a prisoner being force fed. thomas drake reports. >> in order to affect the

release of prisoners of guantanamo and promptly close the detention fast consistent with -- >> the new president issued an edict, meant to begin the process of closing down the guantanamo bay detention camp. more than five years later it remains open. although president obama signed an order in january of 2009 to suspend military tribunal proceedings at guantanamo he was blocked by congress. >> american justice what people believe separates the united states from other countries. >> reporter: later that year in a 90 to 60 vote, the senate passed an amendment to the supplemental appropriations act of 2009, effectively barring the release 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 combatants. >> are any of those 90 al qaeda members? >> i would doubt it. >> since 2002, the detention center has ar housed 772 men, including khalid sheikh mohammed. 9 detainees died in custody, six are expected to have committed suicide. many have gone on hunger strikes, many have alleged subpar living conditions. guantanamo bay, cuba has become emblematic, in the name of fighting terrorism. according to officials 149 prisoners are still being held at a guantanamo bay detention center and 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. >> the director of the center at fordham joined us earlier. we asked karen green why no one has been tried, and whether president obama would get to close the prison. >> i think he's going to do everything in his power to close guantanamo. he has made this pledge when he was made president and he's doing many things to close it. this is a high priority and he's been clear about that from the beginning. >> what does that say about the system that 13 years after 911 no one in guantanamo has been tried for that horrible act? >> it's shameful. it's shameful not that no one from guantanamo has been tried, one has been tried in the federal court system, ahmed

dailani. they have been tried and convicted, eight convicted individuals but what you really mean is why did these high value detainees not been tried? that's something that despite the efforts of lawyers, defense attorneys, prosecutors within the military prosecution system they've not been able to do and it's getting harder and harder. >> what's the difficulty? >> the difficulty ranges from the level of evidence, through enhanced detention or torture, hearsay even beyond what guantanamo will allow, problems with the charging authorities, some of the things they have charged individuals with including individuals who have been convicted. have been removed. and vacated. therefore, the problems are innumerable. >> karen greenberg, thank you very much for your insights and if anyone wants to know more,

check you out on the web. you've written about it extensively and continue to study it. look forward to seeing you again. greenberg says the cost of the facility is $2.7 million for each of the 149 detainees still head at guantanamo. still ahead on al jazeera. a close encounter between a comet and the red planet. plus the weather with rebecca. >> yes, hurricane gonzalo, and how many hurricanes we see go from the united states over towards europe, coming up.

>> rescue teams in nepal are searching for more climbers who may be stranded. in one of the worst disasters to hit the himalayas, more than 300 people have been rescued. this amateur video shows the harsh conditions that led to the deadly avalanches. visibility is almost impossible. the liker who took the video said the traj city ma tragedy mn avoided had proper measures been in place. hurricane gonzalo cut off

power to many on the island of bermuda. no deaths have been reported. rebecca stevenson have the latest on gonzalo. >> bermuda has gotten hit so hard, just in the last seven days. just last week we were tracking another hurricane that went by, fay. now gonzalo. st. john's bay is on alert. strong winds, very high waves and quite a bit of rainfall on this. most of the stronger winds will stay south off shore but the track of gonzalo we have got it as category 1 now, maintaining its strength, accelerating its speed, also became a little bit stronger. but we do expect this to slowly weaken as it passes by off to the south of the island. you can see by this map where st. johns is in relation to that storm. we do expect it to not take a

direct hit but it will be moving through the atlanta, the northern atlanta, and will fall apart into an extra-tropical cyclone. an alert out for extreme weather that may be moving in in the next few days and that will be the remnants of this old hurricane. nonetheless it can cause flash flooding and problems with gusty winds. how commonly do we get these types of storms over the atlanta, 2005 that's the most recent time i've seen the most number of storms that came up the coast as a hurricane and gradually weakened as it moved eastward. none of them made landfall, i didn't find that at all but the storms will move around a ridge of high pressure in the atlantic ocean, following rotation of the

air, are warm water currents that strengthen the hurricanes over the united states coast and as we get to europe we have the cold current coming down from north to south and therefore these storms fall apart pretty quickly. we are seeing this warm air along the u.s. slowly edge away and that's for different reasons across the u.s. we are waiting for a chill to come in overnight tonight and into tomorrow. >> very interesting, thank you rebecca. nasa says a rare comet will fly unusually close to mars tomorrow. nasa released the simulation. the comet called sighting spring, is expected to pass within 87,000 miles of mars. but scientists say it is much closer than comets that have passed by earth. fictional detective, it's elementary of course, we'll take you to london for the answer

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>> welt, for 125 years the world's most famous detective has captivated audiences around the world. now the museum of london is honoring sherlock holmes. with a new exhibit. >> the pipe, the deer stalker

cap and the writing is all here. costumes worn over the years by actors portraying the vick tor n detective. the old stories and the new films are increasingly popular in the far east and the museum of london is in negotiations to ship the show to other destinations. >> i think it is a global phenomenon. i really can't think of another fictional character that has quite this breadth of hold on the world. >> author anthony horowitz, has written two sherlock holmes novels. >> there is something about the two men, holmes aloof and cold and distant. watson affable, humane, a bit

like us. the two of them together are irresistible. >> the model englishman, the drug using bohemian. all aspects are examined in the six month exhibition. what is it about the detective that people are so interested in? >> just exciting criminal stories. >> there seems to be no end to the popularity of sherlock holmes. new books, new productions. what would sherlock himself think about the publicity buzz? he would probably turn to dr. watson and say, it's elementary. jessica, al jazeera, london.

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