building will be used across the african continent. al jazeera, pretoria. >> you can keep up to date with all the news on our website, the latest on all of our top stories, the address, aljazeera.com. >> crushing expectations, be a surprising jobs report showing hiring in october soared and it could lead to rising some rates. >> tighter security, there may be more checks on u.s. bound flights amid fears that a bomb brought down the russian airliner. climate change coverup, one of the world's largest oil companies accused of lying to its investors and the public trying to protect its empire.

this is aljazeera america live in new york city. there is big news on the jobs front. the latest numbers out of the government just hours ago showing unemployment now falling to a seven year low. october seeing a huge surge in hiring and wall street is reacting at this hour, the dow opening though lower. al jazeera's patricia sobga has the numbers. this was a surprise. >> it was a big surprise, and it was a big, big headline number. 271,000 jobed ad, that's nearly 100,000 more jobs than wall street was expecting. the unemployment rate down to 5%, down for the right reason, because the labor force participation rate measuring the number of people in work are actively looking for a job held

steady. that rate went down for the right reasons. we had very strong job creation and in white collar jobs, really strong job creation in construction. mining was an area of weakness, but that is overshadowed by the goose news in this report, including average hourly wages. average hourly wages jumped 9 cents to $25.25 an hour. this is a very, very strong report across the board. >> now the fed, watchers are going to be saying what? >> janet yellen left the door wide open on a rate cut in december. in fact, she called it a live possibility. that's basically the equivalent of pulling out pompons and saying this is a very real possibility to raise interest rates. this year would be the first time in 2006. this is such a strong report. the big is what are we going to

get next month. we've have another month of jobs data before they meet in the middle of december. if strong numbers persist, it's likely the fed will pull the trigger in december. >> they were talking about possible 180,000 jobs created, so this blew that out of the water. >> it completely blew it out of the water. the survey data for the october report, the period was a little longer and that can skew numbers to the up side for wages, but absolutely a huge number, a big strong number and if we continue to see this, then it really, really majorly increases the odds of an interest rate hike in december. >> thank you very much. >> also just moments ago, russian president vladimir putin said that he would agree to suspend all flights to and from egypt until the investigation into the crash of the russian jetliner is complete. today, also, u.s. officials considering even tougher security checks at airports

overseas that have flights coming into the united states. there is now growing speculation from the u.s. and u.k. that a bomb did take down that plane. planes have started to fly stranded british tourists from sharm el-sheikh back to the u.k. but many remain stranded. easy jet said egypt is not letting its jets land to take tourists home. >> i think if anything was in a built more structure, it would be easier for us british to get back home quicker, but overall, i think the government made the right decision to slow it down through egypt and also considering our security at the same time, as well. >> also this morning, british authorities making travelers leave most of their baggage behind so it can be searched before put on a plane. al jazeera's paul brennan is following the latest developments out of london. >> the situation at sharm el-sheikh is described by the

british prime minister as difficult and fluid. the airlift, which is going to be organized to try to get nearly 20,000 tourists out of that resort and back home has been ridden with difficulty all day friday because of confusion as to how many aircraft will be allowed in to bring those tourists out. airways have been loud to take aircraft into sharm el-sheikh, british one aircraft, man narc three. eight aircraft refused, now it is raised to a diplomat i want. now they say little too much for the airport to cope with. although the eight aircraft will not fly in today, it does appear that the tourists who were going to be evacuated in those aircraft will be out within the

next 48 hours. the tragedy unfolded on friday and we are no clearer nothing the cause. president obama saying it most likely is a bomb or strong possibility it was a bomb. the british prime minister, david cameron has said it's more likely than not that it was a bomb. the russians are being more than cautious and insisting that people should wait for the outcome of the crash investigation for the analysis of the data recorders before they russia to conclusions. >> that is paul brennan reporting from london. another airline considering increasing security in light of the jet crash in egypt, k.l.m., the dutch carrier is only accepting carry on baggage. the civil aviation authority asking italian airlines to increase their security checks on flights coming in and out of sharm el-sheikh. >> police in arkansas investigating a deadly bus crash that happened in north little rock. the bus crashed into an

overpass. they say it is unclear what caused that driver to lose control. the new york state attorney general saying exxon is being investigate into allegations that the oil giant withheld the dangers of climate change from the public for years. >> it shows that the new york attorney general is taking very seriously what exxon knew as early as 1977 and maybe before, and what it was telling the public. >> the investigation's been going on for more than a year and the news comes weeks after reports surfaced that exxon may be saying one thing in private, another in public. the report suggests more than 30

years ago, exxon's scientists were taking climate change projections into account with its plans. it is demand exxon-mobil turn over financial and other documents from a period when they are alleged to have funded groups that sought to undermine climate science. pushing back in a conference call with reporters: >> we have been engaged in a two prong approach to this very complex subject. one is consistent involvement in understanding the science and working with others to improve scientific understanding. at the same time, we've been involved in policy discussions. >> an exxon spokesman has told "the new york times": >> the decision may open a new legal front in the battle over climate change, much like the legal battles the tobacco industry faced years ago.

up no now, cases involving big oil have mostly been civil suits and have failed in the courts. al jazeera. >> two big name republican presidential hopefuls will not be on the main stage during the next gop debate. chris christie and muck huckabee did not make the cut for the prime time event because of low poll numbers. they'll take part in the undercard debate. two other candidates will be off the stage altogether, being excluded even from that second tier debate. >> secret service teams will be assigned to ben carson and donald trump. no others have asked for official security. when president obama was running, he received protect 18 months before he was elected. >> it has been more than 60 years since brown versus the board of education. now there's a new lawsuit accusing the state of minnesota of fail to integrate schools.

>> getting moses and gigi cruz guzman to school in a two step process. first, their father, alex, drives them in his minivan two miles to a bus stop. then they hop onboard a school bus and travel another five miles to groveland park elementary. the kids could go to a school minutes from their home in st. paul, but cruz guzman said it's in a poor neighborhood and not as good. >> it's not that hard for us, because we know it's worth it, and they're getting, you know, a better education, and they're happy in school. >> cruz guzman is one of seven plaintiffs named in a class action lawsuit filed thursday, accusing the state of minnesota of failing to provide an adequate education to poor and minority students. the suit claims minnesota allowed school districts to set up boundaries that encourage segregation and failed to implement or develop rules for effective integration. civil rights attorney daniel represents the families.

he said separating poor minority students from wealthier white ones sets them up for failure. >> they are told as a very early age, you're different, you're not as good and that's -- i mean that starts them at the beginning of their lives and conditions their outcome for the rest of their lives. >> he represented the naacp two decades ago in a lawsuit that led to a school choice program. he says the situation has actually gotten worse over the years. the twin cities metro area is one of the widest in the nation, but more than half of the elementary schools in st. paul and minneapolis are made up almost entirely of minority students. >> the lawsuit says school segregation has contributed to lower test scores and graduation rates among minority kids. university of minnesota law professor studies school desegregation nationwide. he said minnesota once had a good track record on integration

but said it has fallen short in the last two decades. >> the state really switched from one that was very proactive in terms of integration saying the state can't do anything absent proof of discrimination. >> in a statement: >> cruz guzman said all kids regardless of race or economic status should get the same education. >> when they get the opportunity to integrate with kids, that, i mean, different backgrounds and they see education, the importance of education, i mean that challenges them. >> the father of five says he's always been committed to his own kids' education. now he's making the same commitment to every child in minnesota.

diane esterbrook, st. paul, minnesota. >> these images are live from space for the second time in a week, two u.s. astronauts are walking in space, performing a six and a half hour space walk. their completing repairs to an ammonia leak at the international space station and the cooling system. they did a walk last week. >> major licenses denied, why same-sex marriage has officials in alabama refusing to give licenses to anyone. a sport loved by 10 was millions of people, but almost unknown in the u.s. cricket's all-stars facing off in new york. scoring a big audience is going to cost some money.

>> investigators have a possible motive in a stabbing attack at a california clem. police found a manifesto belonging to the 18-year-old who was angry about being kicked out of a study group. according to the document, he planned to go to a classroom, eye up students and booby trap the room, but his plan was never carried out. instead, he stabbed four students before he was killed by police. new information this morning about the illinois police officer who killed himself and tried to make it look like murder. police say lute joe glenowitcz tried to hire a hitman to kill a local if i recall in fox lake trying to cover um his own embezzlement of thousands of dollars. >> i think that we're all going to feel betrayed. i think that's going to continue for a very long time. this was very significant and it was a betrayal to the community. it was a betrayal to the world. it was a betrayal to police officers nationwide.

>> his wife wife and one son are under investigation. officials say his family may not have known about his plans. >> there are some counties in alabama refusing to issue marriage license to say any cobbles. they say it's their way of protesting the supreme court decision that made gay marriage legal. we went looking for answers from state officials. >> when alabama residents stephanie and amanda decided to marry, they drove to the county next door for a marriage license. >> we love each other, we just want peace and we want to be able to be married. >> clay burn county, population 15,000 is one of several counties in alabama that are refusing to issue marriage licenses, even after the supreme court ruling in june that same sex marriage is legal. >> this is an example of people using their own religion to discriminate against people that want to get married. >> a state law dating back to

1961 says judges may issue licenses, not that they shall issue. local judge robinson is now using that nuance to justify not issuing marriage licenses of any kind. >> we called judge robertson several times. he denied our request for interview, so we showed up at the courthouse. we'll see if he'll talk to us in this way. >> we're trying to get comment from him and i think it's only fair that he makes a statement. the clerk asked us to leave, so we tried to reach the judge on his cell phone. >> we're going to leave judge robertson a mental and see if he gets back to us. actually, here he is. >> hi, judge robertson? >> yes. >> within 10 minutes, we're back in the courthouse, sitting down to chat with the judge. >> most marriages, if you go

back more than 200 years ago, 150 years ago had nothing to do with the law. they were put in the family bible. >> with all dee respect, that's not the case anymore. is this you and other probate judges revolting against the supreme court saying these are our religious beliefs, we don't believe in gays or lesbians, we're not doing it. >> yes, that's me. >> he said the u.s. supreme court ruling went against popular opinion here in alabama. >> the code says "may." >> so you're using the word "may" versus shall as a reason to step over the law? >> yes. >> that's pretty tricky. >> and so i'll do that until i

can't. >> judge robert sob said he worried about couples adopting children, saying raising a young person is for a man and woman to do. >> you have no issues with the fact that you're denying people happiness. >> i have no issue that i'm denying folks any happiness. when the rest of the state, you could drive 20 minutes from here and get a license, we just are getting out of the license business. >> so far, the judges have not had to face any legal action. for stephanie, life goes on. she says the judge has his opinions and she holds no grudges. >> i live, breathe, in church every sunday, i have no problem with that. in they're religion, god is number one and they don't answer to and i don't try to get in between that. >> the aclu feels differently and hopes a same-sex couple sues

the judges for discrimination. >> this weekend, new york city hosting some of the biggest names in international sports. all-star cricket players will hold a match designed to boost interest in the united states. as john henry smith reports, for some fans, the sport is already big enough. >> at this club in central new jersey, they gather almost every night to play a game all but unknown in most of the united states. cricket. >> you leave all your problems of your life behind. >> the founder of bat and ball cricket. >> you are talking about 200, 250 teams altogether, all kinds of cricket. >> the area around the club has one of the highest concentrations of indian and pakistani immigrants in the united states. those countries are hotbeds for a game that's both similar and at the same time, very different from baseball.

rather than a diamond, cricket is played on an oval field. players use a flat sided bat instead of a round one. the object is to score runs and to protect those wooden stumps, also called wickets. to spread the gospel of cricket to a new american audience, 28 of the world's most famous retired cricketers have converged on the united states for an all-star tour of three baseball stadiums, starting saturday at new york's citi field. >> retired from professional cricket in 2013 as one of the greatest players the sport had ever seen, and yet in the united states, he's mostly unknown. >> i'm here to popularize cricket and encourage americans to pick up a cricket bat. >> those all-stars plan a series of matches in new york, at houston's minute maid park and at dodger stadium in los angeles.

they are promising a faster version of the game that will interest americans, but high ticket prices could keep casual fans away. for the citi field match, most tickets sell in the $100 to $175 range. >> i'm a little bit disappointed, i wish the prices were a little bit lower, maybe $75 for a really good seat. there is potential. >> still at bat and ball, it's tough to find anyone who doesn't plan to be at the match saturday. >> most of the people i know, everybody's going. >> the only way we can watch them on t.v., on you tube and stuff, so it's like a dream come true to watch people like this, like of their caliber play live. >> george washington actually played cricket. >> new revelations about the red planet, how the sun actually helped change the atmosphere of mars.

>> sights and sounds from the international space station, for the second time in a week, two u.s. astronauts are walking in

space, performing a six and a half hour space walk, now three hours into that, completing repairs to an ammonia leak. >> new data from nasa suggests mars might have looked like the earth a few billion years ago. they say powerful solar winds turned it into the red dusty planet we know today. we have more. >> to know why mars is a cold, desolate dry planet, you only need to understand the sun. nasa scientists announced thursday that the red planet's once thick atmosphere which made it a warm, wet place was stripped away by powerful solar storms. those powerful solar winds penetrated mars and left it vulnerable to the sun's radiation. the result was the disappearance of water and probably the disappearance of life.

>> most of the stripping by the solar wind at mars was thought to have taken place very early in the history of the solar system when the sun was more active, the solar wind more intense, so today the rate of loss at mars is low. >> the spacecraft entered mars orbit last september. since then, instruments analyzed solar winds and effects on the atmosphere. nasa said it documented a solar storm eating away at the planet's atmosphere in march. among other major findings was the discovery of water on mars. >> we have visible and mineral evidence of water on mars from orbit. we have rovers that found

evidence that mars had water to supporte microbial life. we found evidence that ancient mars had enough water to support microbial life. >> mars even looked very similar to earth. >> when we look at ancient mars, we see a different type of surface, one that had valleys that looked like they were carved by water, lakes that were standing for long periods of time. we see an environment that was much more able to support liquid water. >> nasa says solar storms are much less active today and not as intense, but as for any chance earth can suffer the same fate as mars. >> during those times when the earth might be losing atmosphere, the rate of loss might be low. we don't have anything to worry about in terms of the earth's atmosphere disappearing on us. >> thank you for watching. the news continues live from doha next. we want to leave you with these images from the international space station. these images being beamed back from space. commander scott kelly and the engineer working to fix an ammonia leak on the space

station cooling system. >> hello, welcome to the news hour live from doha. our top stories: the russian president orders suspension of flights to and from egypt until the cause of last week's sinai crash is known. that yo that you says are ts are stranded in sharm el-sheikh. >> campaigning ends in myanmar for sunday's election marking an historic transition from military rule to democracy. we'll tell you why the