. >>> issues around the al-aqsa mosque, and jacob zuma withdraws a universities fee like after massive student protests. >>> the strongest hurricane ever recorded has landed on the shores of mexico. john holman reports. >> battered buildings and surging seas. hurricane patricia has hit mexico. >> translator: it's very probable that this hurricane will effectively being the most intense hurricane that has existed in this part of the pacific in our country since records began if 1949. >> this is an historic storm in many ways. the strongest ever recorded in the pacific, the fastest ever to develop but residents were given some time to prepare. >> translator: i'm doing well with my mother. they had told us it was going to be category 4 and after monitoring it's been raised to category 5. now they will tell us there's protections spesht sites where people can say. >> we really didn't buy that much they regularly say a hurricane will come, but sometimes they don't hit. that's why the majority don't participate that much. >> emergency precautions have been taken. >> along the coast of jalisc

inside, jacob zuma was holding talks with student leaders. many here were bored -- born in a postapartheid south africa and are angry at the poverty they still experience. >> we're asking similar to relent the policy. [inaudible] security forces were called in when groups of protesters broke through a fence surrounding the government buildings. police used stun grenades, rubber bullets, and water cannons to disperse the crowds and put out fires. security concerns also forced zuma to cancel a planned outdoor speech to the students. instead, he went before the media to announce that the proposed fee increases would not be implemented as planned in 2016. >> in the long-term, there is a package of issues that was raised [indiscernible] that needs to be followed up. these include free education, institutional economy, racism. reporter: issues many say they have been promising to self since they came to power in 1994. with the biggest student movement emerging people are demanding the government deliver results. anchor: now to our correspondent in

. ♪ >>> hello, south africa's president, jacob zuma has said he will freeze a fee increase proposed forversity students next year. you can see the crowds beyond the police, a massive demonstration in the capitol city by thousands of university students who opposed any increase. they tried to storm the seat of government. they were held back by riot police, who fired stun grenades and used water cannon. al jazeera's correspondent was in the middle of the protest and sent us this. >> reporter: these protests where we are now have been going on for over eight days. they have spread across the country, and that would explain why students are becoming increasingly impairment. they are due to begin exams next week. they say they can't do that if they don't have an answer as to what will happen to the fee increases. they are demanding fees not be increased at all, wanting the government to admit to free education in the country. we are seeing students increasingly tense, and wanting government to come out to respond to them, and at the same time, leadership we have spoken to say they aren't ov

. >> isn't there a danger from jacob zuma's point of view that far from appearing to be decisive, heppears to be indecisive and a man who is not strong enough to carry through his political will, and that would equally be harmful to him. >> i think you are right. but i think the difficulty with making this kind of assessment is whether or not he is able to capitalize out of this. as the protests started gaining national momentum, they made deliberate attempts to capture the movement. the ruling party said that they encourage all of their members to go and march and protest outside of the union buildings, which the ruling party is in charge of. i think what we have is a movement from the ruling party. on one hand they are making the changes in government in response to what is going on, but i also think they are going to try to spin this in their favor, and for students that's very unfortunate, because that means the change they have been able to bring about might actually be lost. >> thank you for that, indeed. >> thank you. ♪ >>> now to mexico, a country brace bracing itself for wha

president jacob zuma plans to address the protestors, meeting them inside the union building. we are live in pretoria. is the situation calmed down a bit now? june the situation has calmed down significantly in the last half hour, only after riot police used tear gas to disperse students here outside the union building as they were trying to push through a fence leading to the seat of power here in pretoria. now, they've slowly trickled back into the grounds in anticipation of president jacob zuma addressing students and the nation on what the government is calling a matter of national importance. students here of course demanding 0% increase to university fees for next year. >> you mentioned the president's meeting there. what is he expected to say, do we know? >> the president's been meeting with leadership from universities from student leadership as well as management and administration from universities across the country on this issue of fee increases. students are resolute about what they want from the government. not only do they want fees to stay the same, because the

. ♪ >>> south africa's president, jacob zuma, says there will be no fee increase for university studentst year. he made the announcement after a day of volatile protests where thousands of demonstrators tried to storm government buildings in pretoria. our correspondent has the latest. >> reporter: many of these students have dispersed from the grounds of the union building and police are continuing to fire stun grenades trying to make them leave after the announcement that there would be a 0% fee increase. many students are angry after tear gas was fired, some of the students suffering from that tear gas, but they are trying to leave as quickly as they can. a small group still close to the union buildings, running away from the union buildings as well as police try to disperse them. >>> israeli police say 30,000 palestinians have prayed at the al-aqsa mosque come mown. they lifted restrictions on who would enter the site on friday. mike hanna reports. >> reporter: young and old, male and female arrive for friday prayers. there was no age or gender restriction for worshippers going to the

. >> reporter: president jacob zuma will meet with students on friday. famida miller, al jazeera, johannesburg. >> we'll take a quick break. still ahead on the program, when we come back. >> i have been racking my brain about what more could have been done. >> hillary clinton faces an 11-hour hearing on the attack on benghazi. plus. >> i'm john holman, coming up. >> governments secretly paying ransoms. >> we were told never to disclose that they actually paid. >> are they saving lives or putting more at risk? >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. meeting in vienna to discuss the conflict in syria. i.t. comes just a few days after bashar al-assad made an unannounced visit to moscow to meet with vladimir putin. >>> questions being raised about america's combat role in iraq after one of its soldiers was killed in a raid to free hostages in i.s.i.l. first combat death since the group began in june of last year. >>> easing tensions over plans to raise tuition fees, nationwide demonstrations in south africa, central johannesburg brought to a standstil

where jacob zuma met with protestors. >> we were very long. would this have taken assad for the past has been so much more peaceful. the past is unsent now is are government. >> reporter: after hours of negotiations finally word from the president. >> on the matter at hand, we agreed that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016. >> reporter: news of the agreement triblgd through to students. celebrations were short-lived as soon as after this was maid, police started disbursing students using stun gren added and tear gas. police say they are angry dependence the demtion. >> they said to shoot us, we didn't know why they wanted to but they attacked with tear gas anyway. >> i feel it's very sad and depressing, we have pickup et cetera that are shooting their own children. >> many say president zuma's statement is not enough. >> one of the main concerns for voters is the dramatic rise in drug related crimes. teresa vo reports in the main areas riddled with drug use. >> rosario has become a major transit opinion for drugs. in char

where jacob zuma and his aids met with a contingent of students. >> for the past months we've have been so peaceful. students are very angry and now they're being. >> word from the president after five hours. >> on the matter at hand, we agreed that there will be a zero increase ever university fees in the 2016. >> news of the agreement trickled through to students. celebrations were short-lived. soon after the announcement was made that there would be a zero percent increase in 2016, police started dispursing theipursing . >> they're shooting their own children here. >> many terms president's response is a stopgap, famida miller, al jazeera, pretoria. >> two people are dead because of a racist is northwestern. staincident. stay with us. us. >> governments secretly paying ransoms. >> we were told never to disclose that they actually paid. >> are they saving lives or putting more at risk? >> welcome back, the top stories here on al jazeera. hurricane patricia has weakened to a category 4 storm as it lashlashes the pacific coast of mexico. the storm hit the province of jalisco. >>> israel

the hour in he french capital an ultimatum in south africa students demand o hear from president jacob zuma. they are angry over tuition hikes. officials from russia, united states, saudi arabia and turkey talks.or iran left out of discussions. is grilled in washington. the presidential candidate deflects republican criticism of handling of the deadly benghazi consulate attack. it is time for a business update. by steven carroll. we will start with the super s.rio effect on stock market reporter: this is the chief of central bank giving investors something to be cleary e.b.c. will do more to help the economy. we are seeing more gains all up by over 1%. some on top of 2%. services showing better than expected growth in september. all good news on the stock markets. now the american market have results from the company none at google the name for the new parent company has been changed. pretty impressive 45% jump in profits. rise in the saw a number flagging on mobile adds first since it changed the name. to a record high. it was boosted by the share buy giving money back to the shareholders.

that is south african president jacob zuma sounding a lot like drusm. you see, that sir, like xenophobia witha i dash of diplomacy, which is also the title of paula deen's new book. ( applause ) so i don't see what's unpresidential about drusm. i mean, here's another thing he unnecessarily took heat for. >> autism has become an epidemic. went to have the vaccine, and came back and a week later got a tremendous fever, got very, very sick, now is autistic. >> trevor: now, was that factual? no. ( laughter ) but was it presidential? depends where you come from. >> gambian president yahya jammeh says he can cure aids with bananas. heap said mine is not an argument. mine say proof. it's a declaration. i can cure aids and i will. >> trevor: that is right right. the president of gambia says he can cure aids with bananas, and i can also cure cancer, using aids! if only i hadn't cured all that aids. aahhh! crazy things. better safe than sorry. what i'm trying to say is drusm is presidential. he just happens to be running on the wrong continent. in fact, once you

president jacob zuma is to meet with students and present -- and universities amidst a wave of violence. -- firedred stun gun grenades at students. s.r reporter report reporter: breaking through south africa's parliament gates, hundreds of students protesting rising university fees. chaos erected around the building during a speech given by the country's finance minister. security guards were called in to remove the several hundred strong group, but it was no easy feat. stun grenades exploded and scuffles broke out between the security personnel and the young crowd. for many, it wasn't the first time they have taken to the streets to get their voices heard. >> there is no perfect time for a protest. when is the perfect time? >> education has now a monetary price. because of our historical legacy, it means many people [inaudible] majorer: universities in cities, including cape town, johannesburg, and pretoria, has halted lectures during several days of protests against the feeeases, which -- against increases, which differ from one university to another. catherine: john kerry has said it

south african students protesting the government raising their tuition, we'll tell you what jacob zuma is doing to try to end the violence. >>> secretary of state john kerry working on a plan to end the syrian conflict, but it's a community in michigan looking to help the refugees find a home. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters. for the first time in weeks, israel allowing muslims of all ages to enter the al-aqsa mosque compound. access to the holy site has been one of the triggers of that recent violence that has killed dozens of palestinians and jews. >> reporter: young and old, male and female arrive for friday prayers. unlike in recent weeks there was no age or gender restriction for worshippers going to the al-aqsa mosque come pound, and no police check points to navigate. those closely checking identity on past friday, now relaxing and simply watching. the scenes were not as peaceful in many parts of the occupied west bank, activists groups had declared what they call addai of rage, and there was sporadic fighting in a number of areas. the wid

in the world.iety >> nelson mandela's amc, even president jacob zuma have been accused of corruption,ot acting in the interest of the poor majority. is the government corrupt? >> there is corruption within the government of south africa, that that doesn't mean the institution is a corrupt institution. we are unequal. the gap between the rich and the poor is enormous. white south africans are six times richer than they were in 1994. the race dynamic does enter, even though we are trying hard to build a nation not based on race but based on the equality of every citizen in this country. >> on the outskirts of johannesburg, away from the chaotic come often dangerous urban lifestyle is staying city. ♪ built on what used to be in a legal township, it's paradise behind a high wall. the country's most expensive house. the new black consciousness movement is criticizing mandela for not doing more to tackle white privilege and redistribute the wealth. nicolas runs a mine. those who can afford to, he and his wife are retreating. .t's a vast project within the walls, there are hospitals, schools

south africa's president, jacob zuma, has is that there will be no increase in university fees in 2016e was speaking after talks with student leaders and university following violent protests across the country against plans to increase charges. outside the meeting, police fired water cannons and stun grenades at rock-throwing demonstrators. from pretoria, karen allen reports. karen: once their parents fought for freedom in this very spot. now the students battle a hike in university fees. as talks got underway between student leaders and president zuma, the demonstrators outside maintain a dignified calm, after a week that has seen many campuses closed the intended to send it into this. -- then he descended into this. some in the crowd pelted rocks of the police. others tried to tear down the barricades. right police, suspecting there could be trouble, came prepared, responding with stun grenades and water cannons as they tried to push the crowd back. as a peacefulut demonstration has very quickly turned ugly, hijacked by a group that has seemed intent on confrontation with police. th

south african president, jacob zuma, says the country's currency is responding to weakness in the economydiscernible] should we continue with the one , id of currency dominating think it is going to be -- that they are undertaking. the currency is responding to the global economy. jonathan: here is one of the top corporate stores, apple is predicting another blowout holiday season. it was most viable company reported earnings yesterday , forecasting another quarter of a record sales. is it enough to ease investor concerns. including worries about slowing growth in china. tim cook struck a positive note in the company's earnings call. >> we see enormous change in china over the next several years. the latest study i have seen from mckenzie indicates if you look back five years, china's middle class hit about 50 million people. if you look at five years, it will have 10 times that number in it. i feel like we are well-positioned in china. i am sure we can do better. i think we are doing fairly well. , sitting caroline hyde next to me, interesting on china. tim cook says everything is fine.

president jacob zuma made this announcement in person.s at police who responded with water cannons and stun grenades. >>> students have been protesting the high cost of education with some calling for free tuition. >>> the rapid recruitment of young adults by isis in al qaeda has many western leaders very concerned and now the son of a hollywood director has appeared in a new video from an al qaeda affiliate. our own brian todd has more. >> reporter: it's a slickly produced video featuring a militant who knows something about making a good film. >> these are the houses of your fathers, brothers, sisters. >> reporter: heavily armed with a british accent he said he's with al qaeda and in the video he slams the competing terror group isis for decimating a northern village in cilia. >> the fellows of the islamic state decided in the middle of ramadan that the best worship they could perform is to bomb the houses of innocent muslims. >> reporter: according to the site the militant goes by. people leadership his ream name is lucas kinney and hi

. >> protestors, to the building the country's seat of power where president jacob zuma met with protesters, where situation quickly turned ugly. >> the past was so peaceful. right now, students are very angry and now the government. >> reporter: after hours of negotiations finally word from the president. >> on the matter at hand, we agreed that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016. >> news of the agreement trickled through. police started dispersing students using stun grenades and tear gas. students are angry. >> they started to shoot us with our hands up. we didn't know why they wanted to. but they sprayed us with tear gas anyway. >> i feel it's very depressing because we have parents who have children but they're shooting anyway. >> the short term solution, equal education still the ultimate goal. famida miller, al jazeera, pretoria. >>> clashed with police in the country's are capital, brazeville. the change would give president the chance to win another term in office. police have cleared the streets as protests have called but opposition leaders say they fear for

. >>> protesting what is they say the corrupt government of jacob zuma. decry widespread unemployment and economic inequality. today's protests won't be the last they plan further in the coming weeks. >>> not to look for children in the democratic republic of the congo. that is because for the past two years the government has not let any legally adopted children leave the country. social workers say that is that has left more than a thousand children in limbo. hawrmharu mutasa reports. >> adopted three years ago, her new parents aren't yet allowed to take her out of the democratic republic of congo. >> my father died, i don't know where my mother is, i think i will like france. i will live in a house go to a good school and have enough food to eat. >> reporter: it is estimated that hundreds of congolese children have been stuck in orfannages because the government has refused to let them go. >> the children in their family they need to adopt for make their family in a good position. some parents are interested in international adoption for helping childr

protesters also carried signs, demanding south africa president jacob zuma restore the amount of money to restore his home. >>> world population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. guatemala is experimenting with growing food at schools. al jazeera's daifer plersal jazr reports. >> children sowing the seeds of change. these students are harvesting chipoline, a crop high in protein. >> we start off preparing the land and mixg the earth. we make the beds, plant the seeds, harvest, take them to school and eat them. >> with a majority of children here suffering from chronic malnutrition, local teachers have wanted to introduce organic gardening for years. but now they've turned the dream into a reality. >> the world needs real change makers and the best place to chart is with children. by teaching them to grow their own food without the chemicals that can cause health problems. >> specialists from pueblo a pueblo, already they are producing over 100 pounds of food a month and in just a few years the school garden should be running without any outside help. >> translator: we have groups m

they have been trying to full down fences surrounding south african president jacob zuma's offices.tinue to follow that story. >> volkswagen is warning it may have to recall more cars connected with faulty emissions tests. the german automakers said cheat software may have been installed in more models. the company says they believe the number with the software is relatively small, some 11 million cars are already believed to have the cheat software. >> the federal government may recall more vehicles with defective airbags, so far eight deaths and dozens of injuries have been linked to exploding airbags. lisa stark has more on what is already the largest out totitive recall in u.s. history. >> we've seen the horrific effects from defect i have takata airbags when the air bag explodes with too much force, shards of metal fly out. people have been badly cut, lost their eyesight and even their lives. now for the first time, a dramatic look at an inflator coming apart. the government test video has been slowed down, and you cannot hear the extremely loud bang, but you can see why this i

crowds gather outside of jacob zu zuma's offices today.y say the proposed 10% increase would have made education out of reach for thousands of students. >>> we now know the name of the soldier killed in iraq. he was 399, and part of the army's special operations unit. he is the first american service member killed in combat while fighting isil. jamie mcintyre has details. >> reporter: the u.s. was responding to an urgent request for transport helicopters and combat support from kurdish peshmerga forces. the kurds believed some their fighters were being held in isil in a walled prison compound, and were about to be executed. they appealed to the u.s. for help to launch a desperate and daring rescue mission. ash carter signed off on the plan, under the assist authority of the u.s. train and assist mission. of being convinced isil was on the verge of mass murder. >> we had discussed the presence of mass graves at this compound. freshly dug mass graves. we have since learned that the postages had been told by other captors they would be execut

south african president jacob zuma has pledged to meet with student leaders and university heads to discuss protesters' demands. under the banner, "fees must fall," the demonstrations are among south africa's largest since the election of nelson mandela in 1994. president obama has followed through on a pledge to veto a $612 billion military spending bill passed by congressional republicans. the measure lets the pentagon sidestep mandatory sequestration budget cuts for the defense -- for the pentagon while the , cuts remain in effect for domestic programs. the bill would also make it more difficult to close guantÁnamo. >> sending a back to congress and i message to them is very simple -- let's do this right. we are in the midst of budget discussions. let's have a budget that properly funds are national security as well as economic security. let's make sure that we are able in a constructive way to reform our military spending to make it sustainable over the long term and let's make sure that in a responsible way, we can draw down the populations in guantÁnamo, and make sure the american peo

[indiscernible] was jacob zuma speaking to us exclusively.hen you hear it when you hear zuma talking about the chinese getting it right. we have seen this effort by central banks recently over the past weeks, we have seen china act. let's wait and see when the bank of japan. all of these central banks are really on a mission to regain their mojo. to stabilize the markets. will they affect growth? are we facing down the barrel of a global growth slowdown? we've seen that slowdown, that's for sure. seven years on from there, the financial crisis, central banks are still adding to easing. i think it is quite serious. at the same time, we ate can see in europe -- we can see in , monetary policy is starting to raise lending. we have seen solid activity numbers. it is more a question of central banks being nervous about deflation risks. they got the message from the -- , once in deflation, it is difficult to get out again. deflationmake sure doesn't hit the euro area. anna: how worried are you about china domestically? shows a nice graphic that the