hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. the top stories at this hour, secretary of state john kerry's push to build an anti-isis coalition will move on. and reva stein camp's

parents are considering the possible verdict. and the prime minister accusing russia's president of wanting to take all of ukraine and restore the old soviet union. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is expected to arrive soon in cairo, the egyptian capital. the latest stop on kerry's tour of the middle east as he works to build an international coalition against isis. earlier in afternoon cora, kerry urged turkey to do more in the fight against islamic militants. >> turkey and the united states will stand together against any challenges in the region, including all terrorism. within the coalition there are many ways that turkey can help in this effort. and we'll continue our conversations with our military and other experts spending time

to define the specific role of that turkey will play. >> so far, kerry has built a ten-state coalition consisting of egypt, lebanon, jordan, the gulf states of saudi arabia, kuwait, bahrain, kata and the united states emirates. joining me live is cnn's jomana karadsheh. there is apparently new ground on cooperation but apparently isn't going to happen, according to secretary kerry. >> reporter: well, at least not for now. at least not publicly, natalie that we know of. secretary kerry does not want to see iran at the upcoming paris summit on monday. saying it's not appropriate for iran to be there. it's not the right time. we've been hearing from iraqi officials, shia politicians

here, have close ties to iran. the feeling here is, yes, it's great seeing this regional cooperation. they feel more needs to be done on a regional level to involve the different countries here who they see as involved in perhaps in iraq. and also because they have a role to play. they say that iran is missing in all of this. you cannot talk to saudi arabia. you cannot talk to turkey. and you cannot leave iran on the side. so there's this feeling that there needs mob more involvement. but here's what secretary kerry said about this particular situation and not having iran at the conference. >> iran has been deeply involved with its forces on ground in syria. irc forces are on the ground. so there must have been a clearer understanding of what the meeting was with any kind of presence which is the only thing

that stands in well swls the state sponsor of terror. so these are serious issues and that's why they need to be approached in a proper way, not through a conference like this, but through a process which we are entirely prepared over a period of time tone gauge in. or we wouldn't be engaged in the negotiations that we're engaged in today. >> reporter: so, not for right now, at least not publicly. naturally, but iran say very key player, whether it's in syria, as we've heard secretary kerry there and this is one of their reservations. also here in iraq. if you want to look about going after isis here in iraq, one of the main reasons isis did gain ground in this country is that sectarian violence whether here or in syria that is fueled also by the violence that seen carried out by iranian mad shia militias. if you talk to the sunni population here, to them, these

are as bad as isis is to the western world. so, more needs to be done here to bring in iran. everyone has a stake in this. and everyone here has a common enemy. and we did, natalie, to some extent saw some cooperation. if you remember that town of amelie, it was shia-backed militias on the ground armed by iran who carried it out. so there is an argument here for bringing in iran, at least on a public level into this coalition against isis. >> and one town that certainly needs help from someone there is

dhululya. what are you hearing there? >> reporter: for the past week, we've been hearing from residents from the other town. it's very unique, it's been shia towns, other minorities, but dhululya town is the town for more than 80 days they've been the ones fighting isis. they received some sort of iraqi military support over the recent days to try and break that siege, but it seems that this persistent attack from isis continues here. and reports from the town, a sunni politician said that the bombers blew up the last bridge that the town had. it's an incredible situation from residents. they're using boats. small boats to get their injured

out. small boats to try and get supplies in and out of the town. and they're really getting seized in by isis. one resident, natalie, they will not let isis in. they said only under dead bodies. they described it as the bitter horrors of those days and they will not allow to happen again and they will fight until the last breath. but they are asking for more help. they want to see more air strikes from the united states. >> certainly hope they get it and soon, jomana, thank you. french president hollande held talks and he met with the new prime minister of baghdad.

prime minister haider al abadi said they will strike targets in iraq. well, the verdict is in, as you know, but oscar pistorius will still have to wait at least a month to learn his final sentencing in the death of reeva steenkamp. the south african sprinter is free on bail now until after being found guilty of culpable homicide for killing his girlfriend in 2013. this after the judge are cleared him of murder. the less conviction is the equivalent to manslaughter. pistorius was also found guilty on one of three gun-related charges. well, friday's long-awaited verdict came after a thorough two-day explanation by the judge. here's a look at the ruling as it happened. >> mr. pistorius, please stand

up. the unanimous decision of this court is the following, on count one, murder read with section 511 of the criminal law amendment x, the accused is found not guilty and is discharged. instead, he's found guilty of culpable homicide. on count two, contravention of section 127 of the firearms control act, the accused is found not guilty and discharged. on count three, contravention of section 120 of the firearms control x, the accused is found guilty of the second alternative. on count four, contravention of

section 90 of the firearms control act, the accused is found not guilty and discharged. art conviction, the defense has made the bail to be extended. i grant the application. we adjourn. >> oscar pistorius will be back in court october 13th to begin the sentencing phase. there is no minimum or maximum sentence for culpable homicide. it is entirely up to the judge. well, the parents of reeva steenkamp say they cannot believe the olympian was found not guilty of murder. just hours after the judge delivered her verdict, they rejected the athlete's version

of events. >> and there were so many mistakes made. >> it wasn't disbelief in our minds -- i think it was disbelief on everyone in the world that have been following the case. >> we have messages from all over the world, wanting to know what's happened. and she died a horrible death. a horrible, painful terrible death and she suffered, you know. and he shot through the door. and i can't believe that they believe that it was an accident. >> pistorius' uncle said the family is relieved at the lesser verdict, but that there are no victors, as he put it, in the case. still to come in a break in a two-year-old attempted murder case. pakistani officials believe they have the people who plotted to kill malala use safy.

the ukrainian border service tells cnn a russian convoy of humanitarian aid has crossed into ukrainian territory once again. border guards and customer items officials did not have access to the more than 200 trucks. russian media say they were cleared by russian officials at

the donetsk checkpoint. and he says russian president vladimir putin is a threat to the global order but his main target is ukraine. >> clearly, for me, what is the ultimate goal of president putin, his name is not just to take donetsk and luge began sk. he cannot cope with the claim that ukraine would be part of big e.u. family. he wants to restore the soviet union. >> russia is lashing out at the u.s. and european union over new sanctions imposed for its involvement in ukraine. the russian foreign ministry calls the restrictions a hostile step and is threatening swift retaliation.

the measures deny industry and financial institutions access to capital in crucial european markets. they target russia's defense and energy specters and they impose travel bans and asset freezes on two dozen individuals including allies of president vladimir putin. the pakistani army says ten people suspected of plotting to kill malala yousafzai are arrested. now, 17 years old, malala is an internationally known activist for girls' education. she was critically wounded by the gunmen who boarded her school bus in october 2012. she underwent treatment in england, and that is where she now lives. well there are new flood warnings and evacuations in pakistan which is seeing a crisis from all of the rain. our meteorologist ivan cabrera has been following this for weeks now. >> yeah, incredible, people have

been asking for good reason has weather improved for them, well, the weather has not been an issue for a while now. of course what initiated this is 13 to 15 inches of rainfall. from this point, we're not getting more rain from the sky. what we put into the ground has been a problem here, specifically into the tribute tors of the indus river here. calling the shots all over the banks with spectacular imagery coming in here. and we continue to follow this crest. can't stop it it has to go drained all the way down to the arabian sea. the good thing is, at least we can track this and get people out of the way, or try to, anyway, before the floodwaters arrive. take a look at what's happening, people are trying to get their property out of the way, trying to protect their homes with sandbars or anything you can get or makeshift -- well, oats.

the amount of plywood, putting tires under them, getting very creative to try and survive this event which is just here and will continue for some time. you there see the workers doing what they can to protect life and property here, but it has been a difficult time it will continue to be. so the warnings continue in effect for the northern areas. and we have watches farther down to the south. this is going to continue this weekend and then into next week as the crest continues to push farther to the south. there you see the warnings today and through monday, this will turn red as it becomes a warning as we've seen the river levels spiking. and then coming right back down and people trying to get back to their homes to see what's left. incredible flooding is under way. this will be the same for the philippines, now because of the tropical storm we have kalmaegi.

my concern is not that, it's the rain potential pouring over the philippines. because it's going to move over this area in the next 48 hours. and dump an incredible amount of rain and flash flooding because of the topography here in northern luzon. and then there's this. i've been here five years, i don't think i've ever seen this computer model forecast crank out a meter of rainfall for any particular location. it's doing that for northern luzon. we must watch this very closely in the next few days, natalie. >> philippines, it's not fair how much they get. >> 41 inches there. up next, it is a vote the word is watching. will scotland leave the united kingdom? we take a closer look at the mind behind the drive for independence. also ahead, preacher politician, tributes to the man

who helped change the fate of northern ireland as we know it.

well, the latest polls on the scottish referendum show independents sit on a knife edge. among voters who say they decided 51% of those surveyed in an icm guardian poll said

they'll vote no but 49% say yes. 52% voting no, 48% yes, with the margins of error in both polls that means the race right now is a statisticalle dead heat. well, the referendum of the scottish prime minister has been at the center of alex salmond entire political career. as cnn's max foster reports it all comes down to next week's vote and salmond is pulling out all the stops. >> reporter: the baby photo op, obligatory part of campaigning. it feels like an election campaign as discussion on policy, free child air, under independence, for example, but also personality, and the personalities don't get any bigger than alex salmond who spent his whole career on bringing a referendum in

scotland. he's asking scots now to trust him that independence will be okay. >> i think he seems friendly, certainly was very good with my two boys. and the fact that he's been the one to lead this referendum and give the people the choice. >> i think what he's done for scotland is fantastic. he's been competing for many years. and i think he's fighting for a good cause. you know, made himself for scotland. >> why do you want scottish independence? >> well, the same as anywhere in the world, scotland say nation. and the universitial law for the best people to govern a nation are the people who live and work in it. it's the essential element from self-determination which has resonated from so many countries through the ages. how lucky we are to have a

democratic process and wish to achieve that independent for our country. >> knew you say it's not about you. but you are asking the people to trust you to go into any negotiations if and when they have them with london. so it is about you, you're crucial for all of this? >> i don't think it's individual for the party. i think it's about freedom for the country but we're confident that people see it in that light. this is about believing in ourselves. and it's that belief in ourselves that's pushing the yes camp forward that is far more important than any individual party. it's a belief in ourselves in this nation which has given so much to the world. they invented the modern world. so this station that invented the modern world is more than capable of runs its own affairs. >> reporter: in theory, this isn't about alex salmond. but it is in part. scots will only vote yes if they

think he can sit through. max foster, cnn, edinburgh, scotland. ireland has played tribute to northern ireland's ian paisley who died at the age of 88. here's cnn's nic robertson. >> the government and i'll -- >> reporter: on the stage of irish politics, ian paisley was a giant. both revered and loathed with equal passion. >> never, never, never! >> reporter: and as they sense the big man, his booming pro-british anti-irish message has polarize northern ireland for days. >> as they say, we are part!

>> reporter: to his protestant union as based, he was the anchor against a rising tide of catholic, irish nationalism. sinn fein wanted an island. after years of sectarian bloodletting, the i.r.a. was ready for negotiated settlement. ian paisley stood in the way. >> any government that's demands that we should negotiate are future violation of terrorists who appears to surrender their arsenal of bigger weapons, injured our honored are believed. >> reporter: but the tide of history was against him. in 1997, paisley's party, the democratic unionists were

outmaneuvered by the british government, and more moderate protestant politicians. he was vindicated in the 2005 general election when his party won several seats that have been held by moderate unionists, mr. "no surrender" as he was known is now in the driver's seat just shy of his 80th birthday. and the unthinkable happened, ian paisley after a career built on intransients agreed to share with sinn fein. >> if you had told me some time ago i would be standing here to take this office i would have been totally unbelieving. >> reporter: he became first minister in the new government and seemed a different man, at ease with those he had so long sought to thwart. in 2008 amid rumors of ill-health he retired from

politics, never fully explaining his monumental about-face. >> that was yesterday, this is today. and tomorrow will be tomorrow. >> reporter: a tomorrow he had for much of his political life. never imagined.

and welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. our top stories, pakistan has arrested ten suspects now in the 2012 shooting attack on teen activist malala uyousafzai.

oscar pistorius is free on bail after being convicted friday of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. her family calls the verdict outrageous. the sentencing phase of the trial begins october 13th. after a stop in turkey, secretary of state john kerry has just now arrived in cairo moments ago. the egyptian capital is the latest stop in the middle east tour aimed at building an international coalition against isis. so far, kerry has built a ten-state arab coalition. the u.s. secretary of state is also responding to accusations from the mother of james foley. the journalist was beheaded and a video was made public by isis last month. john kerry says he's surprised by comments by diane foley suggesting her family could have been charged over certain efforts to try to bring their

son home. pamela brown brings us the story from washington. >> reporter: in her new interview by cnn, james foley's mother said she was threatened by officials if she tried to raise ransom. >> we were told we cannot raise ransom that it was illegal. >> threatening someone with a criminal prosecution when they're trying to save their child is not only in my opinion reprehensible, it's also counterproductive. >> reporter: today, secretary of state john kerry says he's unaware of any official suggesting criminal charges. >> i am totally unaware, and would not condone anybody that i know of within the state department making such statements. i don't know about it. >> reporter: bryan cunningham say former prosecutor and cia officer. he says government officials are supposed to help advise families of hostages. >> in my experience not actually tried to criminalize the process of private citizens paying

ransom. no prosecutor in their right mind is going to bring that case. >> reporter: the national council took a harder line saying the law is clear that ransom payments to designated individuals or entities such as isil are prohibited. doing so would only put more americans at risk of being taken captain. >> as an american i was embarrassed and appalled. >> reporter: diane foley said u.s. sources needed to do more to rescue her son. a few years ago, libyan diplomats released him. and the white house said rescuing foley this time was such a priority, it sent in u.s. special forces in july. >> the president was so convinced that this was a priority, that he ordered a high-risk mission. unfortunately, despite the way in which that mission was executed, that is to say, successfully, it did not end in the release of mr. foley. >> reporter: while diane foley says she's not blaming the u.s.

government, she said the fact her son is now dead is proof something needs to change. >> he was sacrificed because of just a lack of coordination, a lack of communication, a lack of prioritization. as a family, we had to find our way through this on our own. >> more of the challenge for hostage situations is they can't share everything they know with the families of hostages, of course, that's little solace for the foley family who were desperate to get their son back. james foley's parents have died to horn his life and legacy. they started a foundation. you can find out more going to jamesfoleyfund.org. you missed anderson's cooper's interview with diane foley you

can watch it entirely on our website cnn.com. foreign fighters are helping swell the forces of isis. a cnn source said they have come from more than 80 countries. brian todd reports on how isis is luring them into its ranks. >> reporter: he's a third-year-old with dangerous networking skills, he's said to be a key recruiter for isis. he's a french national. just handed over by turkish officials. >> translator: this dangerous terrorist was known by our services and on the ground from july 13th until this august. >> reporter: in an interview in february, he talked about the young people he lured. ten young ones from strasbourg, ten from that who's. a 16-year-old girl and many others. how do they get teenagers to join groups like isis? >> they look for teenagers unsatisfied with their life and

unsatisfied with their prospects. they offer a sense of belonging. the whole idea that you are jihadist, part of this whole jihadi community. >> reporter: more than 16 thousand fighters have joined jihadi groups in western syria. including a dozen or more americans. well-produced video showing other westerners who have joined. this recent video shows a man identifies add an american, saying please join the fight. >> please make all believers come as soon as possible. >> reporter: it tells cnn isis targets disgruntled sunni muslims and kids from poor neighborhoods, are they paid to fight? >> so after you pass their vetting, and they are convinced that you really are a genuine recruit, then you formally get a

member of isis and then you do get a salary. >> reporter: once in the fold pat of a recruit's experience can be oddly civilized. one for isis told them he'd pick up foreign recruits at the airport like a chauffeur. >> he would stand there and hold a sign with the jihadi's name on it and pick them up and drive them to the border. >> analysts say the reason they have slick recruiting tactics is because they have a hard time holding ton recruits. many of them end up leaving. a key reason insiders say they get worn down by the infighting between jihadist groups. cuba has announced its sending 165 health care workers to west africa to help battle the world's worst ever ebola outbreak. the team will include doctors, nurses and other experts and will begin arriving in sierra leone early next month.

>> we need more doctors, nurses. both coming from outside, we call it foreign medical teams. so cuba is an example. uk. and i know that the uk and u.s. and other countries will be making commitment. but to me, the most important piece is to make sure that we provide mechanisms to bring health care workers from the government to come back to work. >> the world health organization says at least 2,400 people have died in the current ebola epidemic. well a bad week for the national football league now getting even worse. another marquee player is in trouble with violence against a loved one. again, part of the story line. plus, george zimmerman back in the news. we'll tell you what someone is accusing him of doing.

welcome back, trouble for another are high-profile american football star. this is the mug shot of minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson after turning himself into police in texas a short time ago. he was indicted there on a felony charge of injury to a child. peterson's bond set at $15,000. authorities outside houston wouldn't say friday what led to the charge, but the 29-year-old's attorney did shed

some light. he says it's tied to an incident where peterson used a thin tree branch, also known as a switch, on one of his children to discipline him. the incident caused an unintentional injury to the child, according to the athlete's attorneys. peterson's legal team says he's deep cannily regretful. the vikings say they're in process of gathering information on what happened. peterson's arrest comes the same week the disturbing video of ray rice's attack on this then-girlfriend surfaced.fallout showing the nfl star knocking her unconscious and leading to him being relieved freement and suspending him indefinitely from the nfl. still others wonder whether he deserve ace second chance. alexandra field reports. >> reporter: at 27 years old,

the number 27 had it all and he knew it. >> i knew when i got called to the nfl my life would be different. >> reporter: a high school football standout, ray rice made it to the nfl with a team of supporters who were blind sided by what happened behind closed elevator doors. >> we love ray, so we have a tendency to hear what we want to hear and see what we want to see. >> reporter: rice's football career took off at new rochelle high school where he was first team all-time. the running back went on to ohio state university becoming a heisman trophy prospect. by 2013 he was a super bowl champion, a star on the baltimore ravens' roster earning the respect of players and coaches for his talent and work ethic but the recent video showing him attacking janay palmer led to his indefinite suspension in the nfl. major sponsors dropped him this

week. some say his promising career most likely over. >> i don't think he'll play another nfl game. i'd be shocked if some team would pick him up. >> reporter: rice's actions caught so clearly on tape sparked outrage and national dialogue on domestic violence. but still, not everyone has turned their backs on rice. >> ray's still a great guy. you know, he made a mistake. it's like two minutes of his life, and you're looking at a model citizen airings model man. you know, obviously, he made a huge mistake. so he regrets it. >> reporter: neighbors who knew rice as a high school football star said he was a good person, known to give back to hometown. >> i also feel like the image is wrong. no one has spoken up to the good he's done. i don't condone what happened. but we're all human, we all make mistakes. >> reporter: on thursday night, the ravens faced off against the steelers without rice. a number of fans, some of them women, showed up wearing the

jersey a show of support for the former star running back. >> and i believe everybody deserves a second chance. this is a situation that is between his wife and himself. they're going to counseling. she married him for a reason and she's sticking -- >> well, new developments in the prison escape of school shooter t.j. lane in ohio. lane and two other inmates were apprehended after getting out for several hours. lane was serving consecutive life sentences for the murder of three fellow students in 2012. now, representatives of the corrections officer union say one day earlier, a prisoner was segregated amid claims he was planning to escape and kill a prison guard. the group says the inmate in question was not lane and they aren't directly tying the incident to the thursday breakout. however, they say with that transpiring, the prison should have taken more precautions. the facility's warden said the escape is under investigation.

after being acquitted of the murder of black teen trayvon martin last year george zimmerman has not gone away quietly. once again, he's had a run-in involving police. this time, after an alleged road rage incident. aleen machado has the report. >> i was in the car, rapping to myself with the windows up and i looked over and george zimmerman was the driver and they were threatening [ bleep ] to shoot me. >> reporter: that 911 call made to lake mary, florida, police, by a man who said george zimmerman threatened him in his car tuesday. two days later police stalked zimmerman after that same man called 911 to say he thought he saw zimmerman at his office. this dash cam video shows an officer taking zimmerman's gun. the 30-year-old appears relaxed, at times smiling while he talks to officers.

the police report tells them that zimmerman was in the area for the appointment. he also admitted being involved in a verbal incident earlier in the week but 16ed threatening anyone. >> we, the jury, find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: this is the latest in the string of incidents involving zimmerman since the shooting death of trayvon martin. in november zimmerman was arrested and charged in seminole county, florida, for then allegedly pointing a gun at his then girlfriend. charges had not been filed. last year police in florida stopped zimmerman for speeding. and in november of 2013 zimmerman's estranged wife shelly called 911, saying zimmerman had threatened her and her father. no charges were filed in that case either. as you saw in the video, police did talk to zimmerman but they did not arrest him because the alleged victim did not want to pursue charges.

alina machado, cnn, miami. still ahead here, he once refused to stand down under drug allegations, now toronto's controversial mayor said he will not seek re-election next month. what's going on? we'll have the latest.

controversial toronto mayor rob ford says he won't seek re-election after being hospitalized for an abdominal tumor. the mayor has faced a number of high-profile challenges,

including the release of a video appear sthog him smoking crack cocaine last year. he famously refused to step down. ford has now asked his brother doug to run for mayor next month. >> i've officially entered this campaign. thank you. i know we all wish circumstances would be different, but my thoughts and my feelings right now are with rob and his family and our entire family. unfortunately, rob's health is not allowing him to run for mayor. and i want to carry on with the great work rob's done and rob's legacy as mayor. >> rob ford's term as toronto mayor officially ends the 1st of december. a solar flare has hit the earth. let's find out what that means

for us. here's meteorologist ivan cabrera. >> indeed. we've got some great pictures here. in fact, i'm going to show you a spectacular one in the next couple minutes. >> okay, love it. >> yes, these could actually be harmful to earth, as far as the scale, we go from 1 to 5. we're smack in the middle. a g-3 storm is under way to earth as a result of that flare that came from the sun, generated back on the 10 of september. what does a g-3 mean, well, minor disruption of power systems is possible. you also could have disruption satellite navigation and radio issues as well. again, the key is minor-intermittent, so we're not talking about any significant benefits. this is what we get, auroras seen as 50 magnitude. but noaa has a space weather prediction center and they have put out the forecast here.

so if you're in this belt, that is pretty much 100%. places like iceland, scandinavia, and as far south as new england in the united states, we've been see something of the colors coming in. so that is spectacular. i think we'll do it again as we head through tonight. the forecast looking pretty good, 10:00 p.m. to 2 a.m., if you happen to live in this part of the world, well, you're in for another treat as our storm is going. and if you're watching from us iceland -- do they see us in iceland, natalie? are we broadcasting there as well? >> yes, i'm sure we are. we are international. >> right. but it does include new zealand. maybe you'll get a little color from the aurora australias is what they call it. if i had to see, it wouldn't be iceland, well, that would be my second choice. but this is the international

space station. taken a couple of days ago from another storm here. unbelievable stuff. you can imagine, they get up there, orbiting the earth, and then they get to see images like this, thunderstorms, all sorts of things going on beneath them there. >> that is beautiful. it is my dream to see the northern lights from norway. >> well, we're planning a trip. head out to the north. all right, get this. check out this golf shot, ivan and everybody. professional golfer, think you know i'm, roary mcilroy found himself in a shot -- his tee shot landed -- you're not going to believe thois -- inside a spectator's pocket. the ball ricocheted off the tree and landed in the man's pants. mcilroy shooked hands with him

and then was given the drop. that's cooler than a hole in one. don't you think. that does it for this hour of cnn. we thank you for watching, i'm natalie allen. the news continues with george howell right after a short break.

we are on the trail of u.s. secretary of state john kerry on his diplomatic mission throughout the middle east. his efforts to battle isis. plus, new truckloads of aid for people of eastern ukraine. fand out if this delivery will face the same obstacles as russia's last convoy. and later -- >> mlb phillies player brett meyer, suns player jason kidd, former memphis player james