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way of plans to create a large marine reserve, the largest in the world? united states dropped supplies to the kurds in the border town of kobane. after they said they would not support. kobane suffered massive destruction after weeks of fighting. there has been 135 u.s.-led air strikes. the turks have not opened up their air bases to the u.s. we are joined from south-eastern turkey. large amounts of weapons and ammunition have reached kobane, what can you tell us about the air drop. >> you know from u.s. central command that they used the aircraft c130 delivering weapons

and medical supplies. all of this material weapon ammunition provided by kurdish authorities in iraq. and so the u.s. was facilitating the transport of that material. the kurds in kobane, early morning, have not been able to confirm or deny that this has happened. they'll tell us later in the morning. we do know that over the weeks that the battle has gone on, they have been saying that they need more weapons, heavier bigger weapons to push back i.s.i.l. >> turkey has said that it doesn't want weapons to be transferred to the kurds, certainly not through its territory. just explain to us why this is the case. well, an indication of how turkey views the kurds in kobane can be given by the what the president said on saturday.

the journalist, he viewed the kurds as allies to the kurdistan workers party. we know that is a view that the turkish party has. it's been resistant to supply them with weapons, because it fears down the line they could be used against turkey, they have been there in a 30 year battle to the party. there's a petitions process going on at the moment, but one of the reasons it will not supply weapons is because of that. one thing is that recep tayyip erdogan has spoken, the air drop must have been on the agenda. bernard smith reporting live on the u.s. air drop the town of kobane on the syrian border across from turkey. thank you very much indeed for

that. in yemen the governor of a province resigned. the houthis have been pushing south since taking over the capital in mid-september. battling tribesman and taking over one of the towns. there's tension nearby. >> taiz is a popular sunni province, banners carried says it all "no to armed militia", that sentiment is shared in a number of areas. for the houthi rebels making the vaps, it's a different story. -- advance, it's a differents story. this is a familiar face with group. armed with the kalashnikov, the group controlled northern yemen, and expanded to the south.

he says they are not trying to cease power. >> in order to continue the revolution to make it succeed. e need to target forces of corruption. this is what a popular commission is doing. >> the houthis swept through the capital taking over the willing and basesers the advance making it a rising power. they taught with a force that could reach up to 50,000 fighters, although a reliable number is hard to come by. armed with heavy, medium and small weapons, they want more right to political representation and equal say in the government. they have been accused of

attempting to cease power and relying on iran to vaps the cause in the -- advance the cause in the country and region. the group's ability to maintain controls is questioned. many people here believe that the houthis were supported by former president, who was deposed in 2012. the country's military and security forces are set to remain under his influence. that could explain the military's inaction to stop the rebels advance. . >> there's no alliance between us and the president sala. we have the support of the people, it's historically known that whoever has the power in the capital gets to control decisions. we have the power but don't want to be alone. they could have a new government under a u.n.-backed deal signed

between the factions last month and the crisis. >> houthis insist they'd leave the capital once a unity government is formed. if that happens, they secured political influence and consolidated military power for the time being. >> a spanish nurse who was the first person to catch ebola outside africa may be recovering. an initial test of teresa romero's blood was negative. results of a second test are expected to be made public. romero caught ebola whilst looking after two missionaries who were sent back to spain with the virus. >> a handful of ebola cases have been diagnosed. many countries are continuing to step up their response to the outbreak. the united states set up a 30 member medical task force to provide help in the event of an ebola crisis in the u.s. passengers will be screened.

nurses will check the body texture of passengers. israel confirmed all the travellers will under go a simple medical examination. >> differences emerge in the amount of money. 9,000 people have been infected, and 4,500 of them have died. the u.n. says it needs roughly 1 billion to contain the virus. various countries have given $378 million. inside the u.s., one man, a liberia died from ebola, and two health care workers who treated him have the virus. the u.s. is not saying how mh it is spending to stop the spread. but it has spent more than $311 million to fight it inside the u.s. and west africa. two-thirds of liberia's national budget. earlier my colleague spoke to

sheldon yets, a u.n.i.c.e.f. representative in liberia. he said the impact of ebola on the west african nations has been catastrophic. >> it's somewhat like being in a parallel universe. the epicentre of the crisis is in west africa, not in western europe or south-east of the united states. if we are going to address this, if we are going to be effective in getting part of this crisis we need support in west africa. yes, of course we should be concerned about what is happening in the united states and and europe but the concern is on the epicentre on the ground. >> i was going to use that word, you are at the epicentre. the money is equivalent to two-thirds of liberia's entire budget spend on ebola. is enough of that money being pored to west africa?

>> no, i don't think there is. the impact of the disease is catastrophic as the president of liberia eloquently said. it has an impact on the economy and on the future of young people, and every day life here. it's not just the people who have the virus, it's impact on society as a whole. it's massive and can't be underestimated. there has to be a level of expectation, and i think i'm being frank, but honest, that the level of care that a person gets in spain and the united states will be better. the way the media cycles and the like works is they'll get more coverage, that is not something you would want to accept. but it is kind of way it is. >> absolutely. it's important to understand that before this crisis, before the war, like had one of the lowest expenditures in public health imaginable. there are few doctors here, and doctors available now, as many

of your viewers might know, this virus has had a disproportionate effect. it makes the quality of care problematic. >> now, indonesia has a new president, he was sworn in in a ceremony in jakarta. he won on election in july. as a political outsider many hope he can push through reforms in the dem okay rahs yip. >> it's a big day for indonesia, an ordinary private person has become the second president. number last week, it was not sure if the subsidiarying in ceremony would happen. in parliament his political

opponents were trying to boycott it. after a peace mission by the president, talking to all his political opop et cetera, everything -- opponents, everything was cleared up. including his main opponent who lost the election from him. it's a big day, an historical day. before the heart of president widodo will have a big party thrown for a president in indonesia, there'll be a lot of culture and he'll try to go on a horse cart into the palace. there'll be an inauguration that never happened before, in indonesia. >> japan's industry minister submitted a resignation over claims she misused political donations.

she is alleged to have spend 95,000 on make-up, designer goods and other items not connected to government. she's one of five elected, and seen as a rising star. an asian studies professor joins us and says that this resignation is a batted time for shinzo abe. >> well, this is disastrous news for prime minister abe. the cabinet reshuffle is aimed at trying to boost the popularity. it's backfired. he named five women, one resigned, the media speculating that the justice minister may resign, and two others are close ties to hate speech groups. so it really hasn't gone too well, and public opinion pops show the popularity is dropping.

85% of japanese don't think that shinzo abe will help. he doesn't have a lot of challenges ahead to win back public support. >> you're watching al jazeera. still to come - scores killed in libya, despite international calls for rival militia to stop fighting. >> a swedish under seas search for suspicious activities reviving members of the cold war. stay with us. eventually doing away with income taxes... >> the democratic challenger says, these policies aren't working >> we are trailing the states in our region >> can governor brownback win again? >> i think you spend your money better than the government spends it.. >> america votes 2014 battle for kansas only on al jazeera america

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on al jazeera. the united states said it has air dropped arms and supplies to i.s.i.l. in the syrian -- kurds battling i.s.i.l. in the syrian border town of kobane the spanish nurse, the first person to catch ebola outside africa appears to be recovering. teresa romero appears to be clear. inton eesh ya has -- indonesia has a new president. he was sworn in in the capital jakarta. we'll talk more about that. a researcher for the center of strategic and international studies joins me from jakarta. widow do seems to mark a change for politics. he's seen as more of a common man than from the ranks of the

political elite. >> yes, certainly. this is where i think the first president that we have in inton eastern history that did not come from being a party chairman, and did not come from the political clicks and elites that we had all the while. it is definitely outside of the political oligarchy, so he marks a new era where he came to be the top person in the country from outside the usual political circles. >> he faces challenges. the economy - growth has been slow in indonesia. is he going to push reforms through? >> yes. the challenge in actually pushing reform through policies and programs that he had in mind is political. the challenge from the opposition party is effective,

and consolidating his ruling. the first challenge in a month or week. he will have to push through. that's not going to be very popular. what reaction do you expect? >> it will be poicks, from the public and political parties. what you are doing here is he is at a pack of his public opinion support, a controversial movement. to reallocate. he is doing this fast, but having the momentum of public support.

we see controversial but less potion. >> he wants to tackle corruption and reach out to supporters of his rival. how do you think he will do. he's never been tested on the political stage before. >> yes, he's a capable bureaucrat. the first capability is the appointment of his cabinet, the more professional, the less political. it will show he has a lot of political strength, but that's the first litmus test. other than that, we'll see - we are expecting a lot of challenge, and a lot of tests

will still need to be seen on how he governs. >> interesting stuff. good to get your thoughts, speaking large from jakarta there now, intense fighting in libya killed more than 100 in the past 10 address. rival militia are battling. there's no let up in the violence despite international calls for calm. we have more. >> reporter: this mosque is one of the few remaining buildings functioning in the western mountains. battered homes and streets battered. many left since the heavy fighting since the fall of the regime of muammar gaddafi in 2011. some had nowhere to go. >> the house was hit by a grad rocket. it terrorized my family and damaged two cars - mine and a

friends. this is true terror, it's unprecedented. >> dozens been killed in the last 10 das. days. the opposition fighters are backed by the dawn of libya, an alliance of conservative militias. the men are waiting for re-enforcements, and until they arrive, making rocket launchers from all rockets. they have been able to stop the advance of better equipment tribesman and troops. >> they show us what mortars and tank shet. shells. the fire is hitting areas. we are all feeling it. >> reporter: supplies are running low. the united nations pleas for an end to the violence. the political deadlock continues

with two rival parliament and no government. the trip based leader -- tripoli based leadership supported by the dawn of libya fighters appears to have the upper hand. they are not recognised. it is limited to the eastern si of tobruk, but it has reege an sol backing -- regional backing - the other militia liberia's coalition says the dawn of libya and khalifa haftar's men are part of that old revolution. they are confident they'll win the battle. but the war appears to have no end in site there has been more protests at universities across egypt. at cairo university, students chanted slogans against the government. the protesters were confronted

by the police. they are demanding the return of colleagues who were expelled for demonstrating. >> meanwhile, al jazeera continues to demand the release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been imprisoned for 296 days. they are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and are appealing against their convictions. the swedish military's search for evidence of activity in territorial workers entered a third day. prompted by a report of a possible russian submarine intrusion. >> it's an underwater search reviving military of the cold war. more than 200 swedish personnel are trying to locate what is thought to be a disabled russian

submarine in the phil baltisberger sea. >> it could be a diver using a mo bed vehicle, for divers that have no business in our territory. that is where you have that span. . >> reporter: a russian military spokesperson denied reports claiming none of its submarines are running into problems and current missions are going as planned. this alert is not new for swedens, in the 1930s many entered waters and led to a diplomatic stand off. the research comes at a time of increased tension with russia and the united states. finland accused the russian navy of interfering with an environmental research vessel in international water. last month two russian fighter planes were reported to have

violated swedish work space. >> pilots at germany's biggest airline are starting a 35 hour strike on monday. that will affect short and medium haul flights, and could disrupt travel plans for 200,000 passengers. it will extend to long haul flights on tuesday. it's part of ta dispute over retirement benefits. >> flooding and mudslides killed many people. heavy rain was caused by raem remnants of tropical storm trudy. >> there has been more gunfire between north and south korea. the incident taking place after several north korean troops approach the demarcation line inside the heavily fortified border zone, following the release of photos of kim jong un. showing him using a cane. earlier this week he made a

public purposes, his first, and over a month. >> hong kong's leader, cy leung says external forces are involved in the process. he refuses to nam the process. the chinese government says only candidates it approved will be able to run scientists are meeting in australia to stop over fishing. they want to create a large fishing marine. there are fears politics will get in the way. >> reporter: life in the southern ocean is abundant. apart from human population, an environment awe louing thousands -- allowing thousands of species to flourish. it is replenished by cold nutrient rich waters.

it's a living, breathing driver of life on earth. >> antarctica is a reservoir of life and cold water. it provide the circulation. it's like the heart of the entire earth. >> reporter: you guessed it, change is happening. fishing is hauling out vast quantities of krill, which fish are targeted too. like the antarctica toothfish. scientists say the toothfish is caught in unsustainable numbers, sold as chilean sea bass in restaurants, so lucrative it's known as white gold. the film "the last ocean" documented the story. >> this is the most pop lieu lar size. >> there's no redeeming value about taking a toothfish out and serving it up on a platter in expensive restaurants in

america. what is that. >> have you heard of sea bass. >> we are eating it, they are sending it here? >> delegates from 24 countries and the e.u. are trying to get these zones designated as marine protection areas. commercial fishing will be banned over wide swathes of ocean. >> protecting the ross sea in east antarctica is important. it is one of the most largest ecosystems on the planet. we have a chance to keep it that way. now, though, factoring in foreign policy to the world of conservation. in the past russia is amongst those foiling the proposal. it's feared given increasing tensions will be no different. compromises will be made on the size of the mpas. with the growing movement -

sounds like you are destroying an eco system. we have a chance to protect it or lose it. >> scientists hope the conservation may prevail. . >> keep up to date with all the news on the website. aljazeera.com. immigration reform, dead as a door nail in congress, alive and kicking is a major issue in the elections. the military names the fight against i.s.i.l. operation inher ents resolve. the man who wrote the book on how to fight the militant says the operation is misnamed, he'll tell us why. and why hitting the rode in an r.v. could be the new normal for retirement in america. i'm ali