be a weekender and book weekenour stay at hampton. a very big welcome to those of you watching here in the u.s. and all around the world. i'm errol barnett, with you on cnn for the next two hours. coming up right now, it is decision day for u.s. voters. the midterm elections are finally here. the big question, will republicans win control of both chambers of congress? also coming up, an air disaster. u.s. investigators suggest a crucial mistake may have been made ahead of the break-up of the virgin galactic spaceship. and running for their lives in northeastern nigeria after a ceasefire fails to materialize there.

and in search of the berlin wa wall. 25 years after its fall, cnn's tries to find its final remnants. but first, the exciting stuff. we begin with the u.s. midterm elections in a few hours from now. folks will wake up as daylight breaks and head to the polls. what they decide will help shape the last two years of president barack obama's presidency. yet still we should note that fewer than half of eligible voters are expected to get up, get out and vote tuesday. here's a look at what's at stake. all 435 seats in the house of representatives, they are up for grabs, along with 36 of the 100 seats in the senate. now, in the senate, you have the hardest fought contest taking place there, a lot of money spent on this as well. as we show you the breakdown. currently democrats outnumber republicans in the senate by

55-43. republicans need six seats to take control. according to all the polls we're looking at, that is likely. president obama has kept a low profile in the final days of the campaign, but vice president joe biden is speaking out. here's what he's saying. >> first of all, i don't agree with the odds-makers. i predict we're going to keep the senate. >> you do? >> i've been in 67 races all-told, and i don't get the feeling that the odds-makers are -- >> but what if that were to be the case? >> i don't think it will change anything in terms of what we're about. we know what we have to get done the last two years. and quite frankly, going into 2016, the republicans have to make a decision whether they're in control or not in control. are they going to allow things to happen or continue to be obstructionist? i think they'll choose to get things done. >> now despite his low profile,

president obama is playing a big role, you could say, in these crucial elections. but it's the republicans, and not his fellow democrats who are counting on him as an asset here. dana dash explains. >> from kentucky -- >> a new face to vote for barack obama. >> reporter: -- to kansas to colorado. >> he's voted 99% of the time with president obama. >> reporter: across the country, republicans are trying to take control of the senate by tying democrats to an unpopular president. >> pleasure to meet you. >> reporter: new hampshire's candidate barely speaks a sentence without saying jeanne shaheen votes with the president 99% of the time. >> the president said a couple of weeks ago, he's not running, but all of his policies are on the ballot. i agree with him. >> i bet you do. >> i absolutely do. >> reporter: shaheen gets the democratic response. is the president a drag on you

here? >> this race is not between the president and scott brown. this race is between me and scott brown. >> still even democratic strategists admit it helps to make the senate race neck and neck. now one of the contests that are too close to call. north carolina, kentucky, louisiana, kansas, iowa, colorado, alaska. and this year's battlegrounds are in swing states or red states where was president is not, or never was popular. >> mitch mcconnell wants you to think i'm barack obama. >> reporter: kentucky's candidate wouldn't even admit she voted for him. >> did you vote for president obama in 2008 and 2012? >> you know, this election isn't about the president. >> i know, but -- >> it's about making sure we put kentuckians back to work. >> still there are pockets, blue states where the president has gone to help, like trips this weekend to connecticut and michigan. >> we got to let them know their

vote matters. >> reporter: and he's doing targeted interviews in red states like black radio to reach african americans who democrats need to get out and vote. in louisiana democrat mary landrieu is counting on black votes to win, and says the president is having a hard time because of his race. >> the south has not always been the friendliest place for african americans. it's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a positive light as a litead. >> reporter: distance yourself from the president, but don't go so far that voters who like the president stay home. dana bash, reporting from battleground states across the country. ♪ so a big question is, is all of this going to be figured out in 24 hours? the answer is no. the battle for control of the u.s. senate may not be decided by tuesday night. this could drag into next month. or hold your breath, maybe even next year. let's explain why.

in alaska, a key state. a close race there. election officials say it may take a week to count every ballot. meantime in louisiana if no one wins a majority on election day, the two top candidates will face-off in a run-off on december 6. the candidates have to get at least 50% to avoid that. and where i am here in georgia, you could have another run-off as well. the vote wouldn't be until january 6 if that takes place, which is actually three days after the new congress is scheduled to begin work in washington. so it's all going to get started in the next few hours. be sure to tune in tuesday night. we'll have complete coverage of all the u.s. midterm elections. cnn's election night in america begins at 5:00 p.m. eastern. and quarter to midnight tuesday in london for our international viewers. you'll know it's all over when you see me. but it may not be.

we'll keep a close eye on america's 2014 midterm elections. now to some other big stories. a british investment banker will be back in court in hong kong on two murder charges. he didn't have much to say in his first court appearance, but one of his friends is offering new details now about his life in hong kong. james blake has more. >> the first glimpse of a suspected killer on his way to court. the british banker said almost nothing inside. he was asked if he understood the charges against him and replied simply, i do. he's charged with two counts of murder. the body of one young woman was discovered at his luxury apartment in hong kong, packed in a suitcase and left on a balcony. he's also suspected of murdering a second woman in the early hours of saturday morning. the 29-year-old earned a six-figure salary at the bank of

america merrill lynch. we've spoken to one of his ex-girlfriends who describes how they met and how he was depressed at work. >> he's a very nice guy. and the other people think he's kind of rude. every time we meet he always -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: this final revelation might explain a cryptic out-of-office e-mail he set up at the bank. i am out of the office indefinitely. for urgent inquiries or any inquiries, please contact someone who is not an insane psychopath. the last line only really worked if i had followed through. the victims are thought to be a

25-year-old sex worker and mother of two. and another female seen with him on a number of occasions. on friday night she told friends she was going to a halloween party and was planning to have fun. it's reported the police found sex toys and cocaine in the apartment on the 31st floor, and they're studying hundreds of photos on his phone in case there are more victims. juting didn't apply for bail. he's been remanded in custody until he returns to court in a week. washington has just boosted screening measures for travelers arriving in the u.s. from european nations and other allied countries. this is because of a growing concern over the rising number of islamist militants who fought in syria and iraq, but also hold western passports. now intelligence officials say that over the past three years, more than 3,000 europeans have

traveled to syria and iraq to fight alongside isis and other militant groups there. more now from our barbara starr at the pentagon. >> reporter: the intensity of the fighting in kobani grabs attention. but behind the scenes, a huge new worry for the u.s. in the last six weeks, 1,000 new foreign fighters streamed into syria and iraq. there are now 16,000 there. nearly 3,000 are westerners. >> i suspect that the air strikes are an additional motivating factor for some who want to go fight. >> reporter: today the fbi director warned it's extremely difficult to identify americans trying to join isis. >> the challenge of the traveler phenomenon, it's -- there's no typical profile. >> reporter: nato's top commander worries the fighters

will return home and launch attacks. >> lone wolves don't plug into networks. so it's a tougher problem. and you've seen increased security across many of the european nations. >> reporter: it's a war getting more complicated every day. the syrian al qaeda affiliate, the al-nusra front has taken key areas of northern syria, according to activists. pushing out u.s.-backed rebels. now a u.s. military training program for the rebels may be a long shot. >> it's really hard for me to conceive of the so-called moderate opposition actually coming back and becoming a real force on the battlefield. >> reporter: in iraq, forces there are making some progress, but it's not enough. a senior u.s. military official tells cnn, u.s. military advisers are pressing the iraqi army to prepare for major offensives in the coming weeks and months.

with at least three critical targets. retaking the city of mosul, bringing the oil refinery back under full iraqi control, and winning back anbar province, the approaches to baghdad which the u.s. has vowed to keep safe. but even a modest effort will require thousands of iraqi troops, trained, equipped, and motivated to fight. something that has not yet fully happened. >> all right, that report from cnn's barbara starr. still to come here on cnn, new information from crash investigators reveals more about what happened at the controls of virgin galactic's spaceship two before it broke apart. and how do you stay ahead of an insurgency. all of this coming up in 90 seconds. ♪

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to be alert and talking, but doctors say he's not well enough yet to speak to investigators. now the flamboyant businessman who owns the company spoke. >> richard branson tells me he will not speculate about what caused this crash. he did say they are moving forward that indeed they still want to bring civilians to space, and that he will be the first to go. but given this tragedy and this death of a pilot, i asked him, is the risk still worth it? >> yes, the risk is worth it. and as i say, mike would have been the first to say that. i'm sure his parents and his wife and his sisters would not say that. but test pilots would say that because they know the risk they're taking. they know the importance of what they're doing. we've got to go through the difficult testing stage of

creating a space line, in order to make it safe for travelers who want to travel on that space line in the years ahead. and, you know, we will persevere, and we will succeed. >> cnn aviation analyst miles o'brian this morning said that you and virgin galactic he believes have, quote, consistently underestimated to the public what it takes to get to space, the risk involved. he said there's been a gloss painted on this that does not reflect reality. what is your response to that? >> there have been some incredible things said over the last two days since the accident. when you have incidents, you're going to get people who are quick to criticize, you know, what is a pioneering program. we have 400 of the best engineers in the world working on this. they are diligent, hard-working,

doing something which is cutting-edge. and i have -- i support them 100%. so we have to accept the occasional knock, but we'll brush it down and move forward. >> now, i also asked branson if they will send more test pilots up into space before the final investigation is fully complete. he said the ntsb has told them to move forward as they were. they are nearly complete with building another spaceship. so they may be sending more test pilots up before the final investigation is done. i can also tell you that i asked him about the new fuel mix being used in this rocket on friday for the first time. he denied that that had anything to do with the crash. we still, though, have to wait for a final word, of course, from the authorities. poppy harlow, cnn, new york. and now to news relating to another transportation disaster. the body of the last unaccounted

victim aboard the costa concordia has been found. the remains of an indian waiter were pulled from the wrecked ship on monday where the ship is being cut up for scrap. more than 4,000 people survived that tragedy. burkina faso's military says a civilian government will be established as quickly as possible. you may remember, the army took over after the president resigned on friday, fled to the ivory coast. the military is giving them a two-week deadline to hand over power or face sanctions. meantime, at least 15 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a shi'ite ceremony in northeast nigeria. no one has claimed responsibility yet, but the militant group boko haram, has attacked the area many times before. it would be the latest in a long series of attacks during the insurgency.

boko haram has many nigerians on the run. >> reporter: thousands flee the town in northeast nigeria. it's the latest town to be overrun by boko haram militants. witnesses say the group has killed dozens of people there, sending families to seek refuge in camps like this one some 200 kilometers away. >> we have traveled all the way. [ inaudible question ] >> it's very terrible. immediately we left. >> reporter: the company is serving as a refuge for some. but those who haven't made it to the camp yet may be out of luck. there are already more than 7,000 people there and little room or resources for anyone else. >> i want to say that the camp is now is full. we don't have room.

>> nearly two weeks ago the nigerian government announced a ceasefire with boko haram, said they would release 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in political. but boko haram scoffed at the announcement, saying no such thing existed. violence has been on the rise in the northeast ever since, with no sign of the missing girls. and innocent civilians left fearing for their lives. all right, still to come, it's an image that springs to mind when thinking of the cold war. but finding remnants of the berlin wall in berlin requires a bit of a hunt. what we turned up when we searched, next.

november 4th, 1979, was the height of the iranian revolution. radical student protesters attacked the u.s. embassy in tehran and captured 52 american hostages. some say it was america's first battle with militant islam. 35 years later we're getting an inside look at their 444 days of captivity in this special report. >> the iranian revolution was the first time i ever heard the united states referred to as the great satan.

this revolution was extraordinarily fast. the first outbreak of demonstrations was in early 1978. basically by the end of the year, the shah was leaving the country. >> i think we were caught unawares by the rapid rise of the revolution, by the unpopularity of the shah. >> the u.s. embassy in tehran has been invaded and occupied. the americans inside have been taken prisoner. according to a student spokesman will be held until the shah is returned from the united states where he's receiving medical treatment for cancer. >> just a snippet there. you can catch the especially later today at 8:00 in the evening hong kong time. now, this month, germany is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. from 1969 to 1989, it separated

east and west berlin. although it was once a symbol of the cold war, it's difficult to find evidence of it in modern day berlin. >> reporter: for 28 years, the wall divided berlin. checkpoints and guard towers, symbolic for the stand-off between communism and capitalism. nowadays, all that remains of the berlin wall in most places is that line of stones in the ground. so today we'll take the cnn trafant and try to find out where the berlin wall used to be. i don't have to drive far at all. in a little side street, i find this old guard tower that seems totally out of place in the big city. this model is called bt 6, build in the late 1960s. it was withering away after unification until it was bought and restored. >> somebody had to do it.

very simple, because it was really in very bad shape. and i am a berliner. i know the history of berlin by heart. and i thought it was a challenge to help to save the history. >> on an old photo he shows me this tower used to stand right in the so-called death strip at the border. two guards were always on duty in the post ordered to shoot to kill anyone who tried to flee east berlin. >> one guy looking out that direction? >> that way, to the west. the other to the east. cold in winter, hot in summer. strict order to shoot. >> reporter: today the east side gallery is the longest remaining part of the wall. stretching for about a mile and a half. but the berlin wall used to be more than 100 miles long, surrounding all of west berlin. where did all that concrete go? i find some of this on this lot outside berlin.

a construction company bought the segments in 1990 and used them to store construction material. now they let artists paint on them for a small fee. the works range from portraits of nobel peace prize laureates to dictators, many of which are not around anymore. >> every painter has only the right to do it for six months, then either he will buy it, or he will have a buyer. or he -- the next user will come and use it for the next six months. only about 100 segments remain here. the vast majority of the berlin wall was destroyed in the years after german unification. as berlin moved quickly to shape its future, leaving little space for its past on the front line of the cold war. cnn, berlin. still to come here on cnn, the u.s. midterm elections aren't just about the candidates.

there's actually bears on the ballot in one state. we'll walk you through some of the more unusual measures being considered. plus, more u.s. states could legalize marijuana on tuesday. growers are seeing green in more ways than one. details on this after the break. ♪ ♪

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for the first time. chase. so you can. closed captioning brought to you by invent help. welcome back to those of you watching in the u.s. and all around the world. i appreciate you staying with me. i'm errol barnett. here are our top headlines on cnn right now. tuesday is midterm election day in the states. many analysts predict republicans will take control of the senate. though vice president joe biden disagrees. 36 of the 100 seats are up for grabs in the senate along with all 435 seats in the house of

representatives. reports say an al qaeda affiliate has taken over key districts in northwestern syria. the al-nusra front has driven out u.s.-backed syrian rebels from their strongholds there. like isis, the al nusra front is trying to establish an islamic state primarily in syria. investigators say the co-pilot unlocked the feathering control system. the spaceship came apart while it was still ascending. the co-pilot died in the accident. back now to our top story. the midterm elections in the u.s. republicans are touting them as a referendum, really, on president obama's policies. and they're just a few seats shy of a key goal, taking control of the senate from the democrats. >> reporter: $4 billion spent,

two million television spots aired. this has been a long election, but after all of that, the only number that does matter in the end is six. that's the number of seats republicans need to flip to win back the senate. with most election bets on red, the outlook for republicans is rosy. >> i'm asking for your votes. >> reporter: the math, and a favorable environment are on the gop's side. giving them a real shot at the big prize this year, control of the senate. to win a 51-seat majority, republicans only need to pick up six seats. and they have many different paths to get there. count montana, south dakota, and west virginia, as gop shoe-ins. to pick up the rest, they only have to win three among these toss-up states where their chances are good. >> we will make history. >> reporter: but democrats aren't waving the white flag yet. and for good reason. the polls in all these

battleground states are extremely close. many, dead even. and democrats are hoping to flip a couple of seats themselves in kentucky and georgia. >> take me across the finish line. >> in the house of representatives, it's not a question if republicans will keep their majority, but by how much. they're aiming for a double-digit jump to 245 seats. >> the power belongs to the people, and that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: as for the issues motivating voters, the economy is still the top concern, despite the threat of isis and ebola flipping the script in many races so close to election day. now, in addition to all those congressional races, there are a number of notable and, yeah, i'll say it, absolutely unusual measures in some states. our jake tapper pulled out some of the more interesting examples. >> reporter: in one state, the election might all come down to

bears. that's right. bears. question one on the ballot in maine asks, do you want to ban the use of bait, dogs, or traps in bear hunting? with some exceptions for, say, public safety. >> don't feed the bears! >> reporter: animal rights group say the seven million pounds of junk food using to bait bears has increased the bear population. their ads show images of bears being unfairly trapped and killed, they say. >> the only way to stop this cruelty is to vote "yes" on question one. >> reporter: but hunting and wife groups say it helps keep the population of bears down. >> that's why maine's bear biologists and game wardens oppose question one. >> it's a serious threat to public safety. wr and this issue could drive hunters to the polls, providing a boost for conservative

candidates. voters in 41 states, plus washington, d.c., must also approve or reject 146 ballot measures on some of the most hot-button issues of the day. in washington state, a background check for all gun sales. in colorado, an amendment defining personhood as starting the moment of conception. in five states, there's a minimum wage increase on the ballot, that could drive liberal voters to the polls. there's also a lot of attention to getting voters' buzz on. more than half the counties are dry. and then there's pot. pass the referenda on the left-hand side. voters in alaska and oregon will decide whether to legalize rec eetional marijuana use. >> reading is sexy. but you know what else is sexy? taxing mayor marijuana and using

the proceeds for education. >> the chief sponsor of the initiative is the law partner of charlie crist. some believe this is an effort to drive turn-out for crist. in a close contest with republican governor rick scott. a literal horse race in nebraska, one of many states whether voters can roll the dice on whether to allow more gambling. a measure would permit betting on previously recorded horse races. these initiatives can shape your world. the ohio referendum brought conservatives to the polls to vote for george w. bush against john kerry and that victory was pivotal. so are these ballot initiatives important? well, does a bear get shot in the woods? >> you heard it here first. pass the referenda on the left-hand side. jake tapper reporting there, and a quick reminder as we look at a live look at washington, d.c.'s

capitol building, you can see the complete coverage. election night in america, begins 5:00 p.m. eastern time for those of you in the u.s. and a quarter to midnight for those of you watching internationally. as we heard there, jake tapper talked about marijuana initiatives, on the ballot in three states and in washington, d.c. but it's already legal in colorado. our miguel marquez is there and visited a high tech lab to see how growers are cashing in. >> this is the green mile. we just finished it. >> reporter: welcome to medicine man, the most sophisticated marijuana growing operation in the world, or so says its owner andy williams. >> and in the world of marijuana, how big is this facility? >> it's a big deal. i don't think there's a better one in the world. there's bigger, but there's not better. come on in. >> an exclusive look at an exclusive facility. with pot legal here, the art of

growing, a science. >> so in a manufacturing process, you want to control the input, so you have consistent output. >> reporter: and not just any old water. an industrialiciz sized reverse osmosis machine. please plants, pampered in every way. >> so what you see here, are the different flower rooms. there's four different flower rooms down here. each of them have their own 15 tons, three different machines of atmosphere control. >> usually used to keep high end computer cool, these computer room atmosphere control units have been repurposed for pot. temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide can all be monitored and adjusted. when anything is off even by a single degree, it's a red alert.

>> why is this red? >> if we press this button, it will tell us the air temperature is too high, according to the settings. >> these plants get 76 degrees. in his first year, williams expected medicine man to bring in about $9 million. he estimates gross income will more than double in year two. business, booming. >> so this is the new medicine man. >> this is it. >> retail only? >> i already see the completed project. i know you see something less than that, but i see it in my my mind. >> i see a former arby's and mex food restaurant and you see a potshot coming up. >> i do. it's going to be gorgeous. >> his new establishment will be for recreational pot only, no medical marijuana here. in july, rec reekzal sales outdid medical for the first time ever. most expect the recreational business to keep booming. >> demand in the state we

consider to be about 130 metric tons. >> 130 metric tons. the same weight as nasa's yet to be built and ginormous sls-130 rocket. 130 metric tons is the demand for both residents and tourists for all types of weed, recreational, medicinal, and even the black market stuff. legal pot is still expensive here, the black market thrives. >> we believe 55 metric tons is supplied by the black market. and there's about 80 or so metric tons supplied by us. >> barbara broll is overseeing implementation of colorado's grand marijuana experiment. the state now allowing more growers and retail shops to enter the market. every step, comics 101. >> we have to be really careful, because what we really want is supply and demand to be equal. if you have too much supply, prices drop. >> reporter: making it possible

colorado pot could move into other states, if the supply is too low, the black market, keeps flourishing. the new market here, still a whork in progress. >> what are we looking at here? >> so this is our chemistry lab. >> jennifer murray, founder and president, has a front-row seat in this new industry. her labs have quadrupled in size over the last year, as regulations for testing and controlling marijuana products have kicked in testing pot strength to contaminants to portion control. >> four years ago, edibles sasaid 1x, 2x, 3x, or 4x. >> what will it say today? >> today it would give you milligrams. >> some edibles contain too much of the drug. others, way too little.

>> many of these 100 milligram labelled had less than one single milligrams. one of the manufacturers was ripping people off. >> growing pains for a new industry. colorado's cannibis culture getting higher and being watched closely around the world. miguel marquez, cnn, denver. all right, still to come, he said he was there when osama bin laden was killed, but now the former navy seal who wrote a bestseller about that raid is under a criminal investigation. and we'll also tell you about the man at a courthouse in arizona who said he had ebola. he got quite the response. this story after the break. f. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica.

welcome back. ebola aide worker kaci hickox has reached a deal with authorities in the u.s. state of maine that allows her to freely travel while monitoring her health. the nurse who returned from sierra leone said that despite that agreement she plans to mostly stay at home. >> i completely understand that this town has been through a lot, and there's still a lot of fears and misinformation out there. i think we need to start addressing those issues. but it's also true that i only moved here to ft. kent, maine, in august. so there are a lot of people who don't know me. i'm still an outsider, and i just want to respect their but i hope that one day in the near future i could come back

from an ebola assignment and walk into the grocery store and people would smile and say hi. >> and you wonder if people are smiling at her in her town these days. local leaders had wanted her to stay in voluntary quarantine at home for a full three weeks after returning from the african continent, that's even though she's continued to test negative for ebola. what happened when american forces killed osama bin laden? we're now getting different versions of the story from former u.s. navy seal members. in fact, the former seal who wrote a best-seller about the raid is now under a criminal investigation. brian todd has more. >> reporter: he said he was right behind the navy seal who took the first shot at osama bin laden. now his lawyer tells us, former seal matt bisinnet is the subject of a criminal investigation and was recently questioned for ten hours. government officials briefed on the matter say the pentagon and the justice department are looking into weather bisinnet

revealed classified information in paid public appearances, since publishing his book about the bin laden raid. in an interview, bisinnet, who wrote the book under a pseudonym was asked whether he disclosed secret information? >> did i disclose anything that would have put the guys in harm's way? that's absolutely not what i intended to do. these are my brothers that i served beside for years and a lot of them continue to serve. >> reporter: his lawyer says they're not aware of any sensitive information was leaked and no criminal charges have been filed. his attorney said the former seal doesn't mind being held accountable, but wonders why panetta isn't getting that kind of scrutiny after they encouraged cooperation with the makers of the film zero dark 30. >> we've asked for comment and not got it. the government had been seizing

profits for his book because he doesn't clear it through sensors. >> we don't advertise the nature of our work. being a navy seal is great. people want to know what we do and how we do it. but so does our enemy. >> matt bisinnet said he tried to contact his former seal commander to explain why he wrote the book, he said his commander responded with a text message back, saying, delete me. still others involved in the raid have revealed details. arthur mark boden got information for his book. but so far matt bisinnet is only one we know of who is under investigation. brian todd, cnn, washington. some other stories we're tracking for you. germany has its first winner of the melbourne cup. protectionist timed his finishing burst perfectly,

easily winning at the 154th running of the cup in australia. you're seeing the finishing moments there. britain's red gudo came in second. a bit of a sad event. the horse that was the early favorite has died. he collapsed and died in its stall after finishing last. the horse faded in the final 400 meters. morocco has until saturday to decide whether it will host next year's african cup finals. on monday they appealed to postpone the event, they refused. now moroccan officials must agree to hold the tournament in late january, or forfeit hosting altogether. and a man accused of faking ebola caused a scare in arizona. take a look at this. authorities say he was at a phoenix courthouse claiming he had ebola symptoms after his

wife visited west africa. the hazmat crew was called. you're seeing the aerials here. a downtown block was sealed off. but it was later found the man had no symptoms. get this. he was simply trying to create a disturbance because he was frustrated over paying a fine. not cool, dude. not cool. now several mexican resort towns are on alert as a hurricane closes in. pedram, can you believe that? we all get tickets and fines, we all get frustrated, but you don't fake ebola just because. >> it's almost like the new yelling of fire in the theater. but worse. not cool at all, absolutely. talking about the storm system, errol, this is the 20th hurricane of the season for the eastern pacific. vance is the name. only the w, x, y, and z storms are left. never in history have we run out

of names. there are warnings across the region. the mexican government issued warnings from puerto vallarta to cabo and la paz also in line for wet weather. but the direct impact of the storm system, as it weakens over the next couple days, will be generally heavy rainfall and gusty winds and not the winds wi we're seeing at this hour. of course dangerous seas as well for a lot of people that are planning on making their way across this part of the world. but want to take you out towards europ europe, because we have delays across the western portion of europe. this is our storm system pia, the storms in europe are given name. they purchase names for $250 if you like and they use that to

raise money for researching weather. story for another day. but it's powerful winds for the south of france, a level two on a scale of one to three has been issued for gusty winds, and an isolated chance of tornadoes across portions of western italy as well. with delays expected in this region as you would imagine. here's the perspective so far this morning and eventually throughout this tuesday night across this part of the world. across the south of france, upwards of 90-minute delays expects. in milan, generally about 45 minutes. and barcelona, roughly an hour delay. temperatures, about 11 degrees celsius and close to freezing in london. 1 degree celsius as we get to wednesday morning, well below the average of seven for this time of year. that's the latest in weather. i'll have more news coming up shortly. big day?

ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern.

alibaba is now worth more than walmart. later today it will reveal its first quarterly results since its huge ipo back in september. analysts expect revenue of more than $2.5 billion, up 45% from a year earlier. a memorial to apple founder steve jobs was dismantled in st.

petersburg by a group of companies. they said the monument was removed to abide by russian law. last year, vladimir putin signed a bill prohibiting the spread of what was called gay propaganda among minors. the monument to jobs was dismantled one day after current apple ceo tim cook announced he was gay. have you ever gotten into a fight with an insect? think about it. a bee in your bonnet, a flea in your ear. cnn's jeanne moos takes a look at the unlucky folks who have done battle with bugs that got too up close and personal. >> when you get a fly in your mouth, or even a flying grasshopper. >> that led to chris woods' death. what the [ bleep ] is that! flying in my mouth. >> reporter: at least you can spit it out. but when you get a bug in your ear, what goes in doesn't necessarily come out. >> there it is, it's in there, i

see it. >> be it a moth or a spider in the ear of a british popstar. ♪ ♪ this is the closest thing to crazy ♪ ♪ but katie melua was calm, she tweeted she had it in her ear for a week. this fella is what they found. that is the spider in her ear shot by the doctor. >> it's incredible. >> katie believes the spider might have been on these ear buds she used to shut out noise on the airplane. once the doctor removed it using a micro hoover, a little suction device, the still very much alived spider looked a lot less scary. the same thing happened to a chinese woman. check out the four-eyed spider who spent five days in her ear. and this was a junebug removed by a doctor.

>> got it. >> oh, my lord. >> family of the guy with a moth in his ear did the extraction themselves. >> oh, my god, dude! >> so what did katie do with the spider? a rep says she released it into her garden. that's a bit gentler than what a certain governor did -- >> sit down and shut up. >> when he and some visiting fourth graders found a spied or his desk. if you ever get a bug in your ear, the national institutes of health recommends that you pour baby oil or olive oil into your ear and drown the sucker and then try to float him out. ♪ down came the rain and washed the spider out ♪ >> reporter: enough with the bug in ear video. yikes. cover your eyes, or maybe it's your ears you should be covering. jeanne moos, cnn. >> that was in your ear!

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