capital city of ethiopia.er that will both confirm and confound expectations. fueled largely by direct foreign investment and a returning ethiopian diaspora eager to be part of the new growth, things are changing in addis. it's one of the fastest growing economies in the world. it's not the first time the place has gone through a growth spurt. in the 1950s emperor haile selassie known as the king of kings embarked on a similar program of massive public works. this was supposed to be the legacy of ethiopia. the future. but the next time ethiopia found itself in the headlines it was for this. and for many of us, that was the end of the story. so i'm looking forward to this week. >> i can't wait to show you ethiopia. >> i've been waiting for you. i'll tell you right now. >> couldn't have picked a better time because we have old ethiopia right here and also have new ethiopia right here. that combo is going to be so cool. >> marcus samuelsson. maybe you know him from such shows as a lot of them or his many restaura

ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. its military and vast security operators have managed to protect the country from al shabab fighters from somalia. it says the media are free to criticized but there are limits including inciting political criticism and riots. but it admits mistakes. >> there might be errors, but we don't have that kind of, you know, procedures of interrogation. it has been among other principals. >> will the government allow a transparent investigation into allegation of torture? >> -- yes. >> for journalists and bloggers, words and deeds are sometimes very different things. al jazeera. >> now used plastic is given a new lease of life in kenya, used to make poles for construction and road signs. we have a report on how people are converting waste into building materials. >> it doesn't matter how filthy the job is. in kenya, it's money. samuel gets 15 cents for every kilogram of plastic he collects. what happens to it after he sells it? >> that i don't know. yeah. i don't know what kind of material th

. >> reporter: ethiopia legend says the blue nile flows from the biblical garden of eden.ustained millions of lives for thousands of years. ethiopia government says the grand renaissance stand will put an end to centuries of argument over sharing this life-giving resource. construction began in april 2011, the ethiopian government is paying for the $4 billion project in partnership with an itali italian contractor and they were afraid it would restrict down stream flow and an agreement was signed by the three countries in match and followed each country conducting its own study and analysis by international experts. >> therefore we go to the contract and have already assured that this is an environmentally friendly project and an economically sound project and this will also benefit the countries equally as it will benefit ethiopia. >> reporter: the studies continue. there are numerous issues to be resolved including the exact size of the reservoir and the time it will take to fill. when the reservoir is filled it will stretch around 240 kilometers in that direction. well

one such sylvan habitat is to be found in ethiopia, on the horn of africa. one of ethiopia's largest and last remaining tropical forests. in order to ensure its survival, clan leaders, the local community, and the local government have come together to find sustainable ways of living with, and from, the forest. ♪ >> human beings couldn't survive without forests. our food comes from the forest. we use the wood for our homes, and the animals live there, too. every human being has a responsibility to protect the forest. reporter descending into the : magical heart of the sheka tropical forest home to the , unique birds of the sheksheko fall. these birds can be found nowhere else, explains teacher melaku arjeto, only here at this cave next to the waterfall. the kerero tree, found only in ethiopia, also grows here extensively. >> the forest is very important for the people. everyone breathes the fresh air it gives. without it, people wouldn't exist. >> if there is no forest, there is no water. if there is no forest, there is no good climatical condition and no ra

ethiopia has one. fastest growing economies in the world.own on average by more than 10 percent a year over the last decade. foreign investingment is coming in. >> this is the recently opened light rallyway that costs $475 million to build with the help of achises ease loan. it's projects like these that help tom highlight the rapid pace of development here in ethiopia. the government kalthoff gorily denies accusations from critics here and abroad but ideas of democratic change and freedom of speech are being sidelined for the sake of economic development. >> the government said it is determined to beat poverty. an avenue gdp of around $550, ethiopia remains one of the poorest in the world. the country has been protected by attacks from al shabaab fight frerdz neighboring somalia. the government says there has to be statementy if it is to achieve its goal to reforms ethiopia into a middle income. they say the freed i can't are free to criticize but there are limits including what it called inciting riots but it does add military mistakes. >>

ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. it has grown on average by more than 10% a year over the last decade and foreign investment is flooding in. this is the recently opened light railway. it cost 475 million dollars to build with the help of a chinese loan and it's projects like these to help highlight the flees increase activity. freedom of speech are being side lined for the sake of economic development. the government says it is determined to beat poverty: with a per capita gdp of around $550 ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. the country has been protected by attacks. the government says there has to be stable if it is to achieve its goal of transforming ethiopia into a middle income country in the text ten years. it says the media are free to criticise, but there are limits, including what it describes as inciting political hatred or riots but it does admit mistakes. >> over night, we are learning. one process. so there may be many, many things because of our immaturity. beyond that there mi

ethiopia is one of the poorsest countries in the world. the military managed to protect the country from attacks. the government says there had has to be stability if it is to apiece the goal in the next 10 years. the media is tree to grid size. including inciting political hatred and riots. it admits mistakes. >> overnight, we are a learning process. we might be here. because of maturity. and beyond that, but we don't have that kind of approach or procedure of interrogation. if evidence is presented would the government allow a transparent investigation into allegations of torture. >> if they have concrete things, yes, because it's unacceptable. >> journalists and bloggers - words and deeds are sometimes very different things >>> all the sport is still to come. raul will tell us why the australian cricket legend should stick to his day job. back in a moment. >>> people in argentina will vote on sunday in the first ever presidential run-off. it's next president will inherit an economy troubled by inflation and an overvalued currency. the g

. >> a site for ethiopia's border troops.ther vehicle winding its way from the frontier with eritrea. exiles left with no choice but to start fresh. there old lives not worth living. the welcome is friendly. the refugees are weary. this girl made the journey with her on. .oes with her aunt a policeman, teachers, three soldiers. some walks for days before being picked up by you d.o.b. and troops. eritrea is hemorrhaging its people at an alarming rate. more than 30,000 ended up in refugee camps in northern ethiopia. those now receiving health are escaping a brutal dictatorship, a land where there is no freedom of speech overruled by democratic law. where there is open-ended dilatory conscription for everyone. teacher.a he is now helping fellow exiles. like all those we spoke to, he did not want to give his surname for fear of government reprisals against his family. >> the government dominates everything. political,ed to be -- of this is aall staging post, the beginning not the end of the journey. the final destination is often

. >> in ethiopia, families are struggling in the worst drought since the 1980's. >> the european union has signed a deal worth more than $2 billion with african leaders to stop the flow of refugees and migrants. the meeting was planned after 800 people drowned when their boat sank off the coast of libya in april. now that the meeting is over, what was agreed on and what was not agreed on? >> well, there wasn't very much agreed. it was less confrontational than expected. the time draft of the action plan is incredibly vague in terms of what europe hopes to achieve in all this, even what i assume is going to be a relatively straightforward fee making transactions of remittances from africans in europe through africa. this resolution wants to reduce the transaction cost by 2030. that's in 15 years time. yet at the same time, the european union is expecting african countries to start repay the rating africans back from europe to africa by the end of next year. there was a great deal of hostility towards the european plan, a lot of them just basically felt they are being bribed and bought o

. >> i report from western ethiopia, on the blue nile, one of the largest buildings. the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. dam. s >>> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, france confirms that the man they believe planned last friday's attacks in paris was killed in a raid on wednesday. france's prime minister says it's not known if there were groups linked to the paris attackers who are active. france's lower house proved the extension of a states of emergency for three months, allowing police to conduct raids and bans public gatherings. >> five are dead following the violence in israel and the occupied territories. an israeli citizen and a bystander were killed. >>> returning to the top stories, nine people have been arrested in brussels for links to the paris attack. the belgium prime minister has unveiled security measures. paul brennan reports from russells. >> the belgium prime minister nose his country was hit with a chorus of criticisms since the paris attacks. criticized for allowing radicalization to grow. blamed and accused for a failure to elaborate

. >> ethiopia's economy is one of the fastest growing in the world. the government is determined to transform the country into a middle income nation in the next decade but also has one of the worst reputations in the world when it comes to media freedoms. we have this report. >> this blogger and journalist say they live in fear. the terrorism charges against them and other bloggers and journalists were dropped after spending more than a year in jail. he describes what he says were 75 days of often violent interrogation in a windowless cell with only a mattress on the floor. >> i was beaten with a cable on my barefoot. i was forced to do sit ups. i was slapped a lot of times. i sometimes think that my life going to be between jail and getting beaten. the only thing i want is for the government to allow me to freely express myself. >> reporters without borders said the ethiopian government has forced private media companies to close in recent years and according to the committee for the protection of journalists, ethiopia is the fourth most sensitive c

. >> reporter: this is ethiopia's straight broadcaster. the organization reporters without borders says the government has forced private media companies to close in recent years. ethiopia is the fourth most sen sored country in the world. ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. it has grown on average by more than 10% a year over the last decade. foreign investment is flooding in. this is the recently opened light railway. it cost around 475 million dollars to build with the help of a chinese loan. it's projects like this these that help to highlight the rapid pace of development here. the government categorically denies accusations from its critics both here and abroad that ideas of democratic change and freedom of peach are being side lined for the sake of economic development. the government says it is determined to beat poverty with a per capita gdp of around $550 ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. its military and vast security operators have managed to protect the country from attacks

reports from the construction site on the blue nile on the western ethiopia. >> ethiopia legends says the blue niles flows from the garden of eden. it sustained millions of lives for thousands of years. the ethiopia government would save the argument over sharing this life-giving resource. >> construction began in april 2011. the government is paying for the $4 billion project in partnership with the italian contractor. >> sudan and egypt were afraid they restricted the flow. the agreement followed each country conducting this own study and analysis by international experts. >> therefore, we turn to the contract. we were assured it was an environmentally friendly project. it's economically souped. it will benefit. >> reporter: the studies continue, numerous issues are to be resolved. when the reservoir is filled, it will stretch around 240km, well behind the mountains in the distance. the area of water will be around 2,000 square kilometres. the dam as you see here is around 47% complete. the water level, when it's filled, will come up to where i was standing. >> the government was gi

israeli forces in a surgery unit of a hospital in hebron >>> we are in yooeth i don't knowia where -- ethiopia, where families are struggling in the worst drought to hit the country since the 1980s >>> so then, the european union signed a deal worth more than $2 billion to try to stop the flow of refugees and migrants. the meeting in the matisse capital was planned after 800 drowned when a boat sank off the coast of libya in april. let's hear from lawrence lee joins us live from valletta. what more do we know about this agreement? >> well past the $2 billion, nick, which has been basically written off aafrican leaders of insufficient. it's clear based on the leeks of the action plan what little progress has been made, in relation to getting rid of economic migrants and sending them to africa. some of these are vague. there's a series about addressing crisis - these sorts of things are deliberately woolie, because they don't have answers for it. on the crucial issue of repat ritations and getting -- repatriations and getting african support, they do not have african support. the block associate

rare access to the dam, in reports from the construction site on the blue nile and western ethiopia.th nopian legend says the blue nile pros from the garden of eden. the government says it is grand stand will put an end to centuries of argument, over sharing this life giving resource. >> construction began in april of 2011. the government is paying for the $4 billion project, in partnership with an italian contractor. with an agreement was signed by the three countries in the march. the agreement followed each country conducting it's own study, and analysis by international experts. >> people are waiting we have already assured this project, this is a project, this will countriesit the countries equally. >> the studies continue, there are numerous issues to be resolved including the exact size of the reservoir and the time it will take to fill. lit stretch around in that direction, well beyond the mountains that you can see there in the far distance. the area of water will be around 2,000 square kilometers. now the damage you can see here is around 45 pest, complete, and when that is

ethiopia's growing economy. it has one of the worst reputations in the world when it comes to media freedoms. >> reporter: this man and his fellow blogger say they live in fear. the terrorism charges against them and seven other bloggers and journalists were dropped after they spent more than a year in jail. he describes what he says was 7 ah days of often violent untags-- 75 days. >> i was bitten on my barefoot. i was forced to do sit-ups. i was slapped a lot of times. i sometimes think that i'm - my life going to be between jail and getting released. the only thing that i want from the government is to allow me freely express myself >> reporter: this is the broadcaster organization reporters without borders say that ethiopian government has caused many to close in recent years. the committee for the protection of journalists says ethiopia is the very bad. ethiopia has grown on aaverage by more than 10% over the last decade and foreign investment is flooding in. this is the recently opened railway. it cost arou

it is the worst drought to hit ethiopia in decades.es stat ford reports. >> reporter: this man's harvest is ruined. every plant is dead, he tells me. we have nothing now. omar, like hundreds of thousands of farmers in many parts of ethiopia is the victim of a phenomenon that neither he nor his government can control, el nino. it has wrecked the lives of millions across this region this year. the well he used to use dried up a few days ago, because many people from surrounding villages had no choice but to use it. he sold one of his cows to buy enough food to give one meal a day to his children. we have nothing to eat now, he says. we need food and water. in some parts the livestock are dying. one herder said he has begun to receive food aid. he said that 40 of his cows had died and he only has five left. the cattle die first, he tells me. now as the drought is getting worse, goats and camels are beginning to die too. this is the worst drought to hit ethiopia and other countries in the region for decades. the figure who need food aid co

charles stratford reports from western ethiopia. >> reporter: ethiopia legend says the blue nile flowsm the biblical garden of eden. the ethiopian government says the dam will put an end of centuries of argument over sharing this life-giving resource. construction began in april 2011. the ethiopian government is paying for the $4 billion project in partnership with an italian contractor. sudan and egypt were afraid the dam would restrict down-stream flow. by an agreement was signed in march, each country conducting its own study, and analysis by international experts. >> we entered into the contract, we have already assured that this is a environmentally friendly project, an economically sound project. this will also benefit downstream countries equally as it will benefit ethiopia. >> reporter: the studies continue. there are numerous issues to be resolved, including the exact size of the reservoir. when filled it will stretch well beyond the mountains that you can see in the far distance. the dam as you can see is around 47% complete, and when that reservoir is filled though water lev

it is -- >>> ethiopia is asking for help with their refugee problem there. 730,000 could go hungry if ethiopia can't raise $55 million for food aid by the end of the year. >>> the former chancellor of west germany has died at his home. age 96. schmidt lead west germany before unification between 1974 and 1982. it was under his leadership that the west german economy experienced rapid expansion. he was an advocate of the free market and played an active role in international economic debate later in life. >>> the dubai air show usually hits the headlines for the billions of dollars of airplanes sold. but the focus this year is on cutting-edge technology rather than big-money deals. >> reporter: the order books have been quiet. to be fair, two years ago, it was a record number of orders, $206 billion spent on new plane orders. this year the only thing of note so far, jet airways from india, spending $8 billion on 75 new 737 planes. and emirates airlines spending about $16 billion on ge engines. as for things like the a-380 behind me, forget about it. hasn't be

. >> a lot to come on the al jazeera fonewshour, where in ethiopia, families are struggling with the worst drought in 30 years. >>> creating a buzz - how a small, isolated country could save the global bee population. >> sport in half on our, eunice kahnened his one-day international career with a win. >>>now, then, the united nations security council is to vote later on app resolution con -- a resolution condemning killings, torture and human rights violations in burundi, after president pierre nkurunziza began a quest for a third term in office. it brought protesters on to the streets and he survived a coup. since then 350 have been killed. it's feared that mass violence could resemble genocide. thousands have fled. catherine soi is in burundi. tell us about the situation, the sense and the move. >> absolutely. we are in an area where security forces are carrying out their operation where they say they are trying to get illegal weapons in the country. it's very tense. it's been here for a couple of hours, and we spoke to a couple of people. half of them - it remained tense. the gov

ethiopia's tigist tufa took third. laura thweatt of the u.s. was seventh in her marathon debut . " sabrina still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next. "now, we are iowa's forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, degrees above plenty of sunshine and think we are headed for another 76 degree it will be very nice and comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be with high sin the mid 70s. we should stay in the 70s wednesday, but a cold front on end of our dry and warm weather. rain and average highs in the 50s come back to us starting friday and will likely last through the weekend. sam: sabrina: sabrina local five news sabrina you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after t

we need food and water >>> ethiopia is not alone. many others are suffering from dangerous droughts. meaning while flooding threatens other countries. bee keepers are noticing their bees dying off at an alarming rate. some reasons include worsts, disease, pest sides and a berowa mite. roughly a third of food supply needs bee pollinateion. -- pollination. in a small country, there may be a solution. >> reporter: east of the international date line this is a small nation home to 1200 people. hidden away in the forest are hives of honey. the local bee keeper says these colonies are the cleanest bees in the world. >> bee keepers would cry to see this. they would be envious to see this. >> reporter: time not going to do that even with a mask on. andy is producing a range of organic honey products to fund his dream. a pacific bee sanctuary to combat deceases plagueking bees. this is the perfect climate. >> you have to get the rise sized island, if you go to small, you can't get the scale up. if you go too big it's too hard to manage with t

al jazeera, eastern ethiopia. >> in the united states, dozens of wild fires are still burning. widespread damage with one fire destroyed at least 20,000 acres. that's about 10,000 heck tars. there are fire warnings in the place in two counties. at least 13 people suspected of propertying attacks in middle east. >> a british diplomate in the middle east. security forces. other countries are involved in the raids. >> the founderrer of the islam group was served an arrest warrant in prison in norway. it is the court that in the end will decide, if the terms of the extradition are met. if the court decides that it is, which will be known on friday, muller will lead norway for italy quite soon. >> protestors were throwing bombs as they demonstrated. they were outside the parliament in athens angry they say about budget cuts instituted by the government. the party stand up to the cuts williams elected first of all in january. reports from athens been. >> it is a wake up call for caesar, the first general strikes since it came to power resulted in violence with police. a sign of conti

he's from ethiopia. so it's nice.re like family. >> reporter: clarkston is the most die swers square mile in the country after it was singled out as a good place for refugees to reset all generation ago. of the nearly 8,000 people who live here, more than half are foreign born. native born residents like kitty murray not only like it that way but opening businesses to make sure it stays that way. six months ago she started refugee coffee. >> i don't think we could do what we do if there weren't other groups assimilating refugees and working with them. >> david is welcoming them. >> reporter: mckenzie played the biggest role. she helps thousands of refugees in the city transition into american life. >> in the early days about 25 years ago when clarkston began to change people were not welcoming refugees with open arms and it has been a long evolution of people to see the benefits of truly diverse multicultural community. >> reporter: just around the corner at the local mosque afternoon prayers. the topic of the lecture

he's from syria, i'm from ethiopia.n like family. >> reporter: clarkston is perhaps the most diverse square mile in the country, after it was singled out as a good place for refugees to resettle a generation ago. of the nearly 8,000 people who live here, more than half are foreign-born. native-born residents like kitty murray not only like it that way, but are opening businesses to make sure it stays that way. six months ago, she started refuge coffee. >> i don't think we could do what we do if there weren't other group assimilating refugees and working with them. >> day-to-day is welcoming the world here to the community center. >> reporter: as director as clarkton's community center, mckenzie rand plays perhaps the biggest role in clarkston. she helps the thousands of refugees in the city to transition into american life. >> translator: in t >> in the early days about 25 years ago when clarkston began to change, people were not welcoming refugees with open arms. it's been a long evolution for people to see the benefit

one palestinian is in a wave of violence since october. 15 million people will need food aid in ethiopia. reporting from eastern ethiopa. >> reporter: every plant is dead, he tells me. we have nothing now. hundreds of thousands of farmers in many parts of the country are the victims. the hot winds originating in the pacific cause problems to people across this region. the well he uses dried up because many people around the area used it. he sold one of his cows to buy enough today to give to his children. we have nothing now, he says. we need food and water. in some parts the livestock are dying. we spoke to one herder who says he has begun to receive food eight. 40 of his cows had died and he has five left. little cattle dies first he tells me. now the drought is getting worse goats and camals are dying too. this is the worst to hit the region in decades. the united nations say around 8 million people and that could rise up to 15 million ronne next year unless the international community step up with donations. the government here says the emergency food program is helping, but it needs

. >>> ethiopia asking for help with its refugee crisis and most escaped violence in neighboring southnd more than 730,000 could go hungry if ethiopia cannot raise 55 million for food aid by the end of the year. australia police and security regained control of a controversial i'm gags detention center which holds people due to be deported and flew into christmas island after security guards abandon the post after riots and death of an iranian kurdish man who escaped the compound. let's get some weather now with rob and news of more flooding in the levante region. >> yes, it is a wet start to the year or to the season i should say and quick change of season and flooding to the iranian border and you would never know from the satellite picture and this is a little shower that produced flooding in the gaza strip and further up the coast of the mediterranean and this was a thunderstorm that was pretty vicious that gave you knee-high water and if you go further south it was very similar and lasted for quite a short time and gave quite a lot of water as you can see, in fact, they washed the

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in a statement, it said: the weather pattern has already caused severe drought in ethiopia and flooding in somalia. >> ifill: in myanmar, official results from sunday's elections kept trickling in today, as the opposition claimed a landslide win. the country's constitution bars opposition leader aung san suu kyi from becoming president. but she told singapore's "channel news asia" she expects to be the de facto leader. >> in any democratic country, it's the leader of the winning party who becomes the leader of the government, and if this constitution doesn't allow it, then we'll have to make arrangements so that we can proceed along usual democratic lines. >> ifill: myanmar's military gave way to an elected regime in 2011, but it retains control of key parts of the government. >> woodruff: russia now says its ban on flights to egypt will last at least the next several months, over security concerns. a russian airliner crashed in the sinai peninsula, on october 31st, after taking off from sharm el-sheikh. all 224 people on board were killed. u.s. and british officials say it's likely a b

many areas like somalia and ethiopia will be battered by heavy rainfall. they are not used to seeing heavy rainfall so rain is not good news. raining and mud slides could happen. several have already been killed in coastal islands. over to europe, there's a jeet stream meandering to the north, allowing warmer air coming in from the south. temperatures are warm in the peninsula, and sunny weather in many parts of the western continent, but rainy, snowy, and rainy in the british isles as well as poland and germany. temperatures will be as follows, in the double digits in paris, berlin, but single digits in stockholm and moscow on tuesday. all right, he's the extended forecast. >>> for feature stories and special reports log on to our ú]ñ molly: this is france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. the european commission calls for eu reform made by the british prime minister, saying they are highly problematic. this as david cameron delivered his wish list, saying it is the price eu leaders must pay if britain stays in the b

. >> i'm charles stratford reporting from western ethiopia on the blue nile on a large project. the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. dam. >> everyone has a story... and the only way to see all of america, is to see the human stories... one at a time. get to know the people, their struggles, their hardships and their triumphs. >> it gives me a lot of pride. >> our american story is written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> welcome back, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. france's prime minister war

. >> a man from ethiopia was the winner in the men's. he came in in 2 hours 18 minutes and the woman at 2 hours 40 minutes. she gave birth to a baby only eight months ago. how about that. congratulations to her. >> 5:37. it is cold outside this morning. the temperatures are still falling. this is one of the coldest mornings of the season so far. 34 degrees in philadelphia. with a steady wind at 10 miles an hour. much chillier than yesterday for the marathon. it's 18 degrees colder this morning. and with clear skies we'll see plenty of sunshine. some snow is falling, some high clouds but we should stay snow-free today. the cold, that's going to stay with us into this afternoon. normally 50s is what we see this time of year. low 40s for allentown and reading, 34 the high for mount pocono. bright sunny skies, but you'll feel wind even at the jersey shore. atlantic city and cape may will warm to 40s this afternoon. and a breezy chilly day for dover. plenty of sunshine, 44 degrees in philadelphia and wilmington. 41 this afternoon in west ches

it is the worst drought to hit the ethiopia in decades. united nations is warning that more than 15 million food people will need aid by january. crop yields in the worst areas are down by 90% this year due to draught. >> reporter: this man's harvest is ruined. every plant is dead, he tells me. we have nothing now. he like hundreds of thousands of farmers in many parts of the country is the victim of a phenomenona that neither he nor his government can control. el nino. the hot winds originating in the pacific have wrapped the lives of millions of people across this region this year. the well he used to used dried up a few days ago because many people from surrounding villages had no choice but to use it. he sold one of his three cows to buy enough food to give one meal a day to his children. he says he has received no help from aid agencies or the government. we have nothing to eat now, he says. we need food and water. in some parts the livestock are dying. we spoke to one herder who said he has begun to receive food aid. he said 40 of hi

. >> reporter: he's a truck driver from ethiopia, showing that islam is about peace. >> i'm curious on one person. and that it will be easy for them. and humanity. that it is concerning and frightening. >> it's a bay area chapter of their relations. >> that they will be focusing on their kids and schools, and their vandalisms and their attacks, other parts of the country. >> reporter: they cannot distinguish between the terrorists and their muslims worldwide. >> believe me. just a handful that would do this, that coming to the united states was the best thing that they have ever done. that one man got choked up on what it means to their families. >> reporter: they don't understand how some people would revert their religion the way that isis does. >> it is just like kkk. the kkk, that they carry a bible and a cross. that they do not teach them to ban people and then to kill people. >> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage on the terror attacks in paris as we are posting the latest on twitter and facebook. and that they will overturn their conviction against a woman that owns their two

> all right, let's talk about the winners here, men's winner from sunday's marathon was man from ethiopia. crossed finish line in two hours, 17 minutes, 44 seconds, well done. this woman won the women's race, finished with time of two hours 40 minutes, 52nd, get there is she told us she had a baby just eight months ago. congratulations to all who took part. >> there is much more to come here on "eyewitness news", they weren't at the top of the charts, but one band came out on top at the american music awards last night. more on the big winners and tribute to the paris attacks. >>> also, another cold start to your work week, good news, warmer weather on the way in time for thank giving. justin has your forecast whether we >>> welcome back, thanksgiving still couple of days away but christmas village now open at love park. philadelphia's german style christmas shops opened week earl which special preview weekend. sends ers sell popular christmas gifts from germany, ornament, music boxes, nutcrackers and more, and good treats, both wine, ginger breath, brad wurst, all kinds of good treats, t

. >> a man from ethiopia was the men's winner, that runner there.he came in at just less than 2 hours 18 minutes. and the first woman to cross the fin beish line at 2 hours 40 minutes and gave birth to a baby girl eight months ago. a busy montgomery intersection could soon be home to a new hotel. the council will meet to talk about a proposal to build a hotel, pharmacy, restaurant and wawa at the current site of williamson banquet and event center. that's the intersection of route 611, blair mill and new road. the project would change the traffic pattern in the area if it's approved. >> time is running out for open enrollment december 7th is the deadline to change your medical coverage plans. that's especially important for senior citizens because the cost of medicare is expected to rise 13%. hear the reason for the price hike. also ahead, from a dream season to disappointment. these young football players lost their chance and a trip to disney. hear why they still have the time of their lives. thanks to the generosity of others. >>> 22 minutes befo