hello. welcome back to news line. i'm miki in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. pro democracy activists in hong kong are standing their ground scoring media coverage of their demonstration is clamped down in china. u.s. health authorities are keeping a man with ebola in isolation as they monitor people who came into contact with him

including children. and we'll show you how some young people in yes or no japan are getting a helping hand to fight prejudice. prodemocracy demonstrators in hong kong are turning up the pressure on authorities. they say if chief executive cy leung doesn't step down by thursday night they'll escalate demonstrations. students and activists took to the streets late last month. more joined them this week. they're protesting china's decision to change the choices voters get for the next election of the hong kong leader. a commentary in the communist party's daily newspaper calls demonstrations illegal and says the chinese government has full trust in hong kong's leader. tv did not show the

demonstrations. it showed people waving chinese flags and singing the national anthem. the chinese government is censoring foreign tv coverage of the protest. people watching nhk,bbc world and cnn saw their screens go blank. u.s. president barack obama brought up a protest with the foreign minister and urged china to listen to demonstrators demands. he hopes differences with protestors will be addressed peacefully. he said later the protests must not be encouraged in a way. >> translator: we're opposed to outside intervention in china's domestic affairs. >> obama wants to discuss with chinese president xi jinping. the two are to hold a summit next month in beijing.

protests have left people divided. some call for a return to order. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the prodemocracy protesting hong kong is the largest since hand over to china 17 years ago. beijing has one country, two systems but protestors are weary of that promise. this university student joined the front line of the protests. the 19-year-old is worried that beijing might make moves to increase inference over hong kong. her father studied in britain and taught her the importance of democracy from an early age. today she believes the people of

hong kong must receive the right to choose their own leaders. >> translator: china always pokes its nose into hong kong matters. it's like a stranger meddling in another person's family. >> reporter: many young people here don't call themselves chinese but hong kongers. with hong kong's autonomy, they are feeling a sense of crisis like never before. >> translator: as a hong konger, as a human being who's born and raised here, i have to stand up and fight. >> reporter: but there is an increasing number of people taking up for chinese government. counter protestors came out to criticize student led camp. they're calling on residents to

accept the decisions. many residents have moved to hong kong since the hand over. they make up 10% of the population. >> translator: students should stop the boycott and go back to school. >> reporter: hong kong's business sector has benefitted from the economy and democracy. business leaders have taken a cautious stance towards the protests. this businessman doesn't support the protests. >> translator: i'm worried about the effects on the stock market. >> reporter: he works for securities in hong kong's district which protestors have pledged to occupy. he's worried about the impact that could have on his work. the firm has stocked up three days worth of food and water. >> translator: many hong kong

residents don't want protestors to occupy the financial district and affect our livelihood and economic growth. >> reporter: the people of hong kong are facing a fundamental question where they resist for posing for democracy collections or priority on stability. nhk world, hong kong. american health authorities are keeping a close eye on people who came into contact with a man at the center of an ebola scare. they say up to 18 people may have interacted with the patient who is the first to be diagnosed with the virus in the united states. more from nhk world craig dale. >> reporter: residents of this apartment complex are on edge. a man who reportedly stayed here

left days ago in an ambulance sick with ebola. >> it bugs us a little bit because we're scared for children. >> reporter: scared for children that came into contact with thomas eric duncan now in isolation at this hospital. there's a group of people, medical people are monitoring including duncan's family and the ambulance crew that brought him here sunday. >> let me assure children have been identified and they are being monitored, and the disease cannot be transmitted before having any symptoms. >> health authorities say duncan wasn't experiencing any ebola symptoms such as fever or vomiting when he traveled to the u.s. from liberia. they initially suggested he flew direct from dallas. now the associated press is reporting he traveled from monrovia to brussels and then to an airport in washington and

then dallas. >> this is not a failure of the screening system. it's a reality of the epidemic we find ourselves in. >> reporter: health authorities in liberia, guinea and sierra leone has been dealing with this for months. world health organization officials say as of sunday, there were more than 7,100 cases in west africa. of those, 3,300 have died. >> ebola needs to be tackled here or it will be on everyone else's doorstep. >> reporter: the people at the world bank are adding up the economic costs. they say the outbreak will drain almost $360 million from liberia, sierra leone and guinea by year's end. the worldwide cost will be higher if ebola continues to spread a broad. >> the gross lost could climb to

tens of billions or hundreds of billions of. >> reporter: that and the human cost is why u.s. and other nations are rushing to sends supplies to west africa. a coordination is needed to contain and eliminate the virus. everyone agrees that must include increased individual lens at the hospitals in the u.s. the hospital in dallas is criticized for not doing enough. thomas duncan initially went to the emergency room when he felt ill. the staff initially sent him away with antibiotics even though he told them he had been to west africa. >> this is cooling investor sentiment. here's other business news with ron. >> that's right. ebola fears spooked financial markets. wall street saw a sell off overnight. that negative sentiment carried over to asia.

investors are cautious of the policy view. hong kong and shanghai markets closed for public holidays today. in tokyo, nikkei closed one month low 15661 is plunging 2.61%. auto makers were sold following the dollars dropped. indonesia says the investors are worried about the incoming president elect. the third largest airline skymark will include details about the cancellation process with air bus this after they asked the air maker for a review of order for super sized jets. sky mark planned to buy six 380s. weaker yen has hurt the business. they asked for delay of two aircraft and purchase of four indefinite willy. air bus officials notified them

they will cancel the contract and demanded skymark pay for breach of contract. the president visited the headquarters monday. they agree to come to a conclusion before the end of the month. they agree the penalty charges would take into account the air carrier's weak financial condition. a recovery in the u.s. economy has been good news for auto industry. sales of new cars remain strong in september. pickup trucks and other vehicles were especially popular. analysts at the data firm say u.s. sold 1.24 million last month, up 9.4% since a year earlier. it's the highest september figure we've seen in seven years. analysts say lower interest rates helped push up sales. gm and chrysler saw sales grow by 19% each. sales at ford saw a decline of 2.7%. japanese auto makers saw higher

sales. toyota up 1.7%, honda 12% and nissan 18.5%. commuters in southern france have the option of jumping in a shared electric vehicle to get around. 70 trials are in the trial project. these include compact electric vehicles with three wheels. local authorities and power utility are among the project operators. the trial is launched from four parking lots equipped with power charges. the operators hope the service will ease traffic congestion and reduce co 2 emissions. they're encouraging people to use the services near rail wye stations and bus stops. they're studying use of electric models elsewhere in europe and here in japan. competition is heating up in emerging nations. official at mitsubishi industries are trying to win a

bigger scale and built a large scale test facility in western japan. the new complex has a 3.2 kilometer long loop track. it cost more than $45 million. the facility allows engineers to test run trains up to 100 kilometers per hour. they can also test signaling and operation systems. officials say they can shorten delivery time by inviting local operators to come for training. the facility will be open for use by other manufactures as well. the goal is to enhance the competitiveness in the railway sector. train related projects are considered a pillar of the export industry. a key factor in japan's economic recovery is investment from overseas. foreigners account for 30% of shareholders in japanese company as and had an influence on price trends. what's their view on japan's economic prospects?

we find out now. >> a leading securities firm held the seminar for foreign investors in early september in tokyo. this year, the event attract ed 400 investors, largest number ever, indicating key interest in japan's economy. also taking part in the seminar was 360 universities and businesses. on display was latest technologies and policies for tokyo olympics in 2020 were also explained. organizers now understand the measurable influence that foreign investors are having on stock markets. this chart shows how much foreign investors have traded in japanese stock markets. last year, buying constantly

constantly exceeded selling. that sent the nikkei index to new heights. the market was by expectations for prime minister's economic policy. this year the markets have been led by selling, and that has slowed price increases. opinions about the state of the japanese economy seem divided among participants. >> not only continue to have this view of japanese economy. >> what it's not done is lead to meaningful increase in export volumes. it really are hasn't led to wage growth. the challenge for the new government is clearly what i mentioned in the last point, more reform. >> the seminar organizer took

the investors to sites where large construction projects are underway hoping they would consider becoming partners. the group went to where plans are being finalized to build the so called sintegrated resort tht includes a casino. >> the plan site is 150 hectors. >> although it is yet to be approved for casinos to operate in japan. the result is part of the government's gross strategy. if they win a bid, it's expected that more than $4.5 billion in investment would come to the city. local people are hoping foreign investment will give a boost to

this envisioned project. a man from singapore thinks making investment in the construction is a promising way to secure future benefits. >> you can see singapore integrated resort being here. of course this is still something they have to do something with. >> the key to success is whether osaki can offer more than competitors in singapore. he has decided to wait and see how well the plan progresses before signing on. >> i think as part of this strategy to have integrated resort in japan makes totally sense, but it really has to be constructed. >> japan needs to attract as much funding as it can to get the attention of foreign

investors. it's essential visible airports continue to promote this gross strategy. nhk world. >> all right. that's going to do it for business hour. let's get a check of the markets. some young people who are from north eastern japan are dealing with a new problem. they say they're the victims of

prejudice. now an educator and doctor have teamed up to form and fight against ignorance. a popular school in the city lies about 30 kilometers north of the crippled fukushima daiichi plant. for 20 years, she has served school director, teacher and even counselor. she says many former student who is have moved outside the preif he can which you are must cope with a new sort of problem. >> translator: i went out for industry, and the people around me said fukushima must be dirty. a member of my university group avoided me after i said i was from fukushima. some find it hard to be with friends. others say they don't like going

out. i couldn't let things continue this way. >> this 20-year-old student moved from fukushima to tokyo two years ago. he was deeply hurt by something a university friend said. >> translator: well, it may have been half joking, but the remark was that radiation is contagious and some how that really stuck with me. >> he says several young people have stopped going out because they have started to feel isolated by these kinds of remarks and behavior. while she has to tolerance for prejudice, she thinks part of the problem may lie in the student's inability to accurately explain what radiation is. >> translator: young people from fukushima should at least be able to educate those that don't know what they're talking about. >> she decided to arm young

people with knowledge. she asked this physician for help. the doctor has been coming from tokyo ever since the disaster. he has analyzed results of interm radiation exposure tests on more than 25,000 local people. he was giving lectures on radiation at local schools. he worries as time has passed people's awareness of the crisis is fading. he says young people have not absorbed what they need to know. >> translator: they have only the vague impression that the exposure they faced is relatively benign. >> the two decided to produce a small booklet and distribute it to local schools. >> translator: this is so people can quickly review what they

know about radiation. i hope it will serve the purpose. >> they completed the illustrated booklet at the end of august. it took six months of work. in a simple qa format the booklet aims to address young people's worries about radiation. it explains there's no risk of contagious. the booklet says this is not a problem to have babies in the area now. >> translator: we hope to give young people who have left fukushima a little support so they can confidently tell people the facts about radiation. the. >> the doctor and teacher are preparing an english version of the booklet. they hope to help young japanese

living a broad explain the issues surrounding their hometowns. it's time for a look at the world weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. so what's the latest on typhoon phanfone. zbll this is something we've got to monitor closely. it's continuing to get stronger as we monitor this system. it's considered a large system because of the scope of the cloud cover it is producing. it is also a very strong typhoon. it is continuing to gain strength because it's over open waters. when ever you have a tropical system over water there's no resistance and it's very warm, it adds fuel to that system. it's a slow mover, plenty of time for the system to continue to gain strength in the process. west north westerly direction at 20 kilometers per hour. 180 kph winds gusting up to 252.

that pressure dropped to 935. that's a potent storm. it continues to move north and west. notice the cone of winds over 90 kilometers per hour does include this area. into the weekend, we're looking at pretty strong windy conditions over there. we see a big turn toward the north and east. we have a forcing mechanism over to the west by the weekend going to push the system focussing on this region. we're going to be monitoring this system. not only is wind going to be a big part of the problem, we're also talking heavy rainfall. for the next few day, it's over open water. rainfall amounts not that important. notice the rate it's falling. we're looking at potential of 250 mm of rainfall in a short period of time as we go to next week. we'll continue to monitor this particular situation. already seeing rainy conditions

as a low pressure system slides east. behind it, high pressure brings in cooler temperatures. in fact mongolia 7 degrees for your high. speaking of seoul, asian games wrapping up. still seeking relatively dry conditions. friday and saturday highs in the low to mid-20s. going to see a little sunshine as well. here's a look at the forecast for north america. our focal point continues to be in the eastern portions of southern plains as we see a cold front pushing east. this caused problems in colorado monday focussing on upper midwest. it continues to slowly push east ward. looking at possibility of strong winds, heavy rain, maybe even hail in the process. the areas highlighted in this purple color from areas like

indiana, illinois down toward t texas. behind it colder air and maybe even snow flurries in the da co -- the dakotas for the weekend. dry toward the southeast, d.c. 24 and atlanta 29 degrees. wrapping things up with a look at europe. a low pressure system has been a problem maker for southern france shifting east into italy a a balance kins. he have precipitation and hail. dry conditions for london 21, 23 paris, cooler warsaw sunny skies with high of 16. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's an extended outlook. frds

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>> i and jeannie in paris. these are the headlines. police in hong kong warned protesters not to charge the government buildings after they issue an ultimatum that they will move in tonight if the leader does not step down. the turkish parliament gets set to decide whether or not to join the fight against the islamic inte organization as fights syria grow closer to the turkish border. the former french prime minister