jazerra. let's look at other stories making news around america.ina joins us with those story. >> another clue in the manhunt for a suspected penn cop killer. police say they found a note written by eric fin in the woods where they think he is hiding earlier they found supplies, and pipe guns he has been on the run since allegedly killing one officer and wounding another last month. >>> new jeez about whether 9/11 could have been avoided some of the highjackers were spotted at the airport months before the attack. several american airlines employees say they saw ring leader mohammed and other men casing out security checkpoints at logan airport in boston in may of 2001. they say they reported it but their bosses ignored them. wal-mart plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some 30,000 part-time employees. the retail giant says employees working fewer than 30 hours a week will no longer qualify for health benefits. wal-mart employ ploys about 1 million full and part-time workers. uplifting story out of salt lake city where the nba's utah j

>>> welcome back to al jazerra america i am david shuster in new york. ottawa remains under lock down at this hour, some four hours after shots first range out at the rang out at the war them yell or where a gunman opened fired on a soldier standing guard, the gunman stole a vehicle and drove it up to the parliament building and shot his way in there, there were reports of 30 or 40 shots exchangeed with security there. reports that the gunman has been killed, also reports that the soldier that was standing guard has been pronounced dead. what has everybody in such great anxiety at ottawa this hour is reports of shootings in other locations and ottawa police saying they are still look out for other suspects, they are stopping cars trying to go to quebec. they have asked the public to stay signed, schools are on lock down and police going door by door downtown in a search effort. a manhunt for additional suspects. this has been remark for people there. you can see the pictures. people are standing by, the rcpm has injuries difference. and we expect them to

. >>> welcome back to al jazerra america i am david shuster in new york. ottawa remains under lock down at this hour, some four hours after shots first range out at the rang out at the war them yell or where a gunman opened fired on a soldier standing guard, the gunman stole a vehicle and drove it up to the parliament building and shot his way in there, there were reports of 30 or 40 shots exchangeed with security there. reports that the gunman has been killed, also reports that the soldier that was standing guard has been pronounced d

♪ ♪ >>> hello, everything, i am david shuster in new york, welcome to al jazerra america, we want toate you on the breaking news out of canada. a soldier was shot and injured by a gunman this morning before running in to that country's parliament building. here are the latest details of the shooting so far. ottawa police say shots have been fired at at least three separate locations, first it was the canadian soldier shot at the national war memorial. we do not know his condition. police say the gunman then seized a car, drove a short distance to a nearby parliament building, entered a facility. a began man, it's not clear if this was the same gunman, was reportedly shot and killed in the par lamb building, but the building remains under lock down, and police say they are actively looking for more shooters, including some at a shopping mall nearby both the pardon mtheparliament and war m. to give you an idea of the area, "the stream" here say map. the gunman war at the war more than yell drove to the parliament. canada's national newspaper, the globe and mail was able to get inside t

with more of the nissan and renault president. 3:00 saturday and 3:00 sunday right here on al jazerra america. >>> essentials like the minimum wage, these days america has a well-deserved reputation for being a nation of workaholics, we more hours than canadian, british and french workers and get this, we work a chopping 42 days more than the germans each year. and while americans are among the world's most productive workers more hours working does not necessarily mean more productivity. that reality is why more companies are experimenting with a four-day work wing. some of them are finding fewer hours add up to more efficiency, loyalty and productivity. which has them saying thank god it's thursday. it's thursday at the online education tech company tree house in portland, oregon . for most companies it doesn't mean anything special. but here thursdays are really fridays. tree house has a four-day workweek. >> wednesday comes around and you start to panic ability. tomorrow is the end of the week i gotta get stuff done. >> the ceo ryan carson and his wife jill decided to work four-day work w

i am michael eaves thanks for watching this edition of al jazerra america, i will be back at 6:00 eastern, "inside story" is next. >> the kurdish fighters inside the city, and the president of turkey next door, are both glumly conceding that isil will soon take kobane. why is turkey letting that happen? it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the he's almostic state of iraq and the levant, isil, has disrupted the long-settled map of the middle east. the guerrilla force trying to establish what it callings the islamic state is fighting the government of syria, the u.n. air force and kurdish in syria, and now a new alliance in middle east forces in iraq. with all that firepower aimed at them, isil is still on the verge of taking a major town on the border between syria and turkey. how it's happening, why it's happening is all part of the tangled story of friends and enemies in one of the world's most complicated neighborhoods. islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil, have bee sieged the syrian town of kobane for weeks. the reports from the kurdish fighters defending it say that 9,

. >>> this is al jazerra america, live from new york city. i am tony harris.are standing by now just moments away from the start of a news conference out of omaha, nebraska, that's where an american man is being treated for ebola. he is a 33-year-old free-lance cameraman working for nbc at the time that he was stricken. and he was covering the out break of ebola in west africa. he is the fifth american with ebola to return to the united states for treatment. we are expecting to hear from dr. brad the dean of college of medicine at the university of nebraska medical center. let's take you there live now and pick this up where we are. >> many are fearful about the spread of this disease. indeed it was last thursday that we first became aware and through some ongoing communication thursday and friday the decision was made late friday and transportation occurred over the weekend. we are proud to offer our assistance to work closely with the national, the state, the regional public health leaders to assist in the care, both within our country and through telecommun

pacific here on al jazerra america. >>> up next, there is a lot of buzz about electric cars but theyaven't taken off yet. we'll hear from nissan's chairman about why consumers aren't charged up about them. plus companies attracting employees with shorter wok weeks, we'll look at the growing trend of the four-day workweek. that with us. >>> ford motor remains in cruise control. the automaker made $833 million in the july through september period. that was down 34% from last year, but the company still expects to meet its full year profit goal. part of the decline this quarter was blame are blamed on recall costs. the company putting a lot of money in nba to introducing an aluminum body f-150 pickup a key profit driver. carlos the chairman and ceo of the nissan alliance spoke to ali velshi about potential growth. ale hear about that in a minute but first a look at why electric cars haven't taken off he said it's the lack of supporting infrastructure. >> the establishing between any other nissan car is with the electric car, technically it will be a successful where we are having a prob

jazerra. syria's war spreads beyond its borders, at least 16 dead in a third day of fierce fighting in northern lebanon. america's ambassador to the u.n. makes a high-profile to west africa to mobilize support for the fight against ebola. >> reporter: i am barnaby phillips in kiev where we are expecting exit polls in just a few minutes after ukraine's crucial elections. >>> held. >>> hello i am robin adams with the day's big store sports stories. didier drogba gets a big goal but was it enough to hold man which of ther united at bay? details later. >>> so we begin in lebanon where there has been another day of fierce fighting in the northern town of tripoli. the fighting started on friday and so far at least 10 soldiers and six civilians have been killed in the violence, which is related to the conflict in syria. stefanistefanie dekker is in tri not far from where the battles are being bought. >> reporter: there remains able credibly tense standoff between the army and fighters hold up in an area which is a sunni neighborhood. the road where we are, you can hear it there, this has been ongoing throughout the day.

. >>> keeping it mirra on al jazerra america for more coverage of the midterm elects tonight, an americaecial focused on immigration reform and how it could affect the races that's 8:30 eastern, and again at 11:30 eastern right here on al jazerra. up next, i'll tell you why a devastating draught in california is lead to go celebratory toasts from wine drinkers. a surprising report from the ground in napa valley is just two minutes away. >>on tech know, the agricultural community is in crisis. >> more prolonged drought could become the new normal >> desperate for solutions >> we can make clean drinking water just using the sun >> conservation, science and hope... >> the snow is really a critical resource... >> tech know's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can effect and surprise us... >> sharks like affection >> tech know, where technology meets humanity only on al jazeera america >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is ano

jonathan martin, al jazerra, new on are liens. >> and you can see rest jonathan's report in our americaes coverage tonight at eight their p.m. eastern and again at 11:30 here on al jazerra. >>> there are other stories making headlines across the day and ines is here with that. >> a suspected serial killer in indiana refuse to go respond for a judge in his first court appearance. darren van would not speak forcing the judge to postpone the hearing, she told him he would spend th the rest of his e in prison unless he couldn't. he reportedly confess today killing at least seven women. schools in one penn district reopened today after suspected cop-killing fugitive was spotted in the area. pocono mountain schools were closed yesterday as police conducted a thorough search, still eric fine remains on the run accused of calling state troopetrooper and wounding anotr more than a month ago. >>> ray primary black church in north carolina hit with racist fliers while church goers were attending services someone was plastering the cars with the fliers, the fliers said the democratic senator doesn'

. >>> keeping it mirra on al jazerra america for more coverage of the midterm elects tonight, an americaecial focused on immigration reform and how it could affect the races that's 8:30 eastern, and again at 11:30 eastern right here on al jazerra. up next, i'll tell you why a devastating draught in california is lead to go celebratory toasts from wine drinkers. a surprising report from the ground in napa valley is just two minutes away. >>> california's draught hats been absolutely devastating to crops this year and wine grapes are no exception the vines are producer fewer grapes. but here is the thing the smaller grapes that are growing pack a lot of flavor which could make this year's vintage one to remember. here is melissa chan with a look. >> reporter: california's historic draught has been a disaster for most of the state's farmers. but not, it turns out, for ghraib growers. >> mmm. so when i taste this very young wine, i am seeing a lot of really good potential. >> reporter: for them, it's time to celebrate. with harvest done, grapes pressed and wine in barrels, vineyards across n

says they were ready to back up the brink truck, joining us now from phoenix arizona, is al jazerra america'sture critic bill why man. good to see you, i am a jon stewart fan, i watch every night. he makes me laugh but i think he's a very important voice on all sorts of levels, but what does it say about the state of the sunday morning news shows when one of the main networks considers placing their host by a man whose career was built by mocking them? >> it's such a great appointmen. it shows how the sands are shifting in the news business. i think it's a bad idea i don't think it would have worked, meet the press has dissolved to the point where they allowed political people to come on and get their talking points with a minimum of fuss. >> i think chuck todd would disagree with you. they certainly feel they push back and don't let them get way with anything. >> i realize that stewart really asks unusual questions and sometimes gets people to say things they wouldn't say in other environments. >> in a few cases. i think that he -- his ability in this area is slightly overvalued as well. but

. >>> keeping it mirra on al jazerra america for more coverage of the midterm elects tonight, an americaecial focused on immigration reform and how it could affect the races that's 8:30 eastern, and again at 11:30 eastern right here on al jazerra. up next, i'll tell you why a devastating draught in california is lead to go celebratory toasts from wine drinkers. a surprising report from the ground in napa valley is just two minutes away. >> in jacmel on haiti's southern coast surfers aren't an unusual sight these days, but just a few months ago, some of these boys couldn't even swim. they're all part of "surf haiti", an ambitious project this thisn ambitious project line the passion from these young haitians is unmistakable and it's the chance to be part of the lives of people like samson that organizers hope will draw surfers to these waves and ultimately help tourism grow. >> i would love for there to be a haitian representation in the international surfing circuit... professional. i would, really, really - 'cause then once they announce "yeah, this kid is from haiti" and he's out there

jazerra live from our headquarters here in dougdoha. coming up in the next third minutes, ebola reaches new york for the first time. america's most crowded city is well prepared says the mayor. >>> a grim milestone for press freedom, three al jazerra journalists have now been jailed in egypt for 300 days. >>> more cracks appear in the european union as the u.k. is told to pay billions more in to the pot while germany gets a rebate. and a mystery 70 million years in the making. a dinosaur like you have never seen before. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to the program. canadian police say the gunman who killed a soldier before opening fire in parliament acted along. new cctv video has been shown showing how he carried out his attack, from o ottawa john has more. >> reporter: this video shows the arm the gunman charging in to the house of parliament as people runaway. it shows the chuter from multiple angles highjack a car and storming the building after killing corporal nathan cirillo. following a moment of sigh vince prime spinster steven harper rallied hits parliament. >> we will not be scared, we will be prudent and not panic. as to

stay with al jazeera america >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazerra. united states has air dropped weapons and supplies to kurdish fighters in the syrian border town of kobane. it's been devastated by weeks of fighting. the armed group isil is trying to surround the town to take control of the strategic border crossing in to tuc turkey. at least 23 houthi rebels have been killed by al qaeda fighters yemen. houthis seized the town on friday. the governor of the sanaa province resigned after houthi fighters stormed his office. >>> japan's prime minute officer send the resignation of his justinster hours after the trade minister resigned both stepped down over allegations these misused election funds. >>> indonesia has a new president. he was sworn in to office at a ceremony in the capital jakarta. he narrowly won july's election as a political outsider many hope that he can push through important reforms in the world's third largest democracy. let's take you live to the indonesia en capital jakarta. al jazerra is there. so, can the man of the people live

. >> reporter: an average of 23,000 people in america die from the flu every year. tom ackerman, al jazerra, washington. >>> lava from an erupting volcano in hawaii is now only meters away from buildings in one town. does ins of people have been forced to leave as the mountain threatens their property. >> reporter: a molten river creeping slowly but ever so surely towards people's homes. this lava flow first used out of the kil volcano four months ago, it's now crawled its way to the remote town. >> it's kind of like a horror show happening in slow motion. >> it's now or never, you know, you pack and you gotta get out. >> reporter: civil defense officers have been going door to door encouraging people to heed evacuation warnings. >> we did want to make sure that the residents down slope from the flow were prepared because we had seen a change in the flow rate advancement over the last day and a half and we want to make sure that they are ready. >> reporter: several roads are now closed. and crews are work to go protect power poles, by wrapping them in concrete. but some people are hoping th

america >>> kurdish fighters stop a major overnight attack. while isil and kobane and some of the heaviest fighting yet. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra live from headquarters in doha. also ahead. shia houthi fighters make more gains in yemen and they are getting help from government air strikes. back in power, reelected as brazil's president. her biggest challenge now, how to unite a divided country. plus. >> reporter: i am rob mcbride in the west of china with the winemakers making a splash on the world stage. ♪ ♪ >>> think kurdish fight in kobane has repelled an overnight offensive by isil in some of the heaviest fighting the syrian town has seen to dade. it comes as kurdish forces from eye rash are expected to crash from to do ban i. despite u.s. air strikes which some helped kurdish fighters gain ground they are calling for reinforcements, our correspondent bernard smith is there near the border of turkey and syria, what's the latest on the fighting. well, elizabeth as you say it looks like last night saw some of the most intense fighting. there has been much of it focused on that border crossing. it's important, we think, because the sugg

america >>> hello again. let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazerra. governor of kirkuk in northern iraq has called on the u.s. to launch air strikes against isil to save his oil-rich city from being taken by the group. isil has pushed out iraqi forces earlier this year leaving kerr dish peshmerga to defend the city. >>> a ceasefire that nigeria's government says it's reached with boko haram appears to be in doubt. attacks by the group has led to some doubting its credibility. >>> oscar pistorius could spend just 10 months in prison after being sentenced to five years for shooting dead his girlfriend on valentine's day last year, his defense team believes much of the term could be served under house arrest. >>> now, israel is facing two inquirieinquiries base of its an gas actual the u.n. human rights council has set up an inquiry in to the conflict that ended on august 26th after the deaths of more than 2,000 people in gas a now the u.s. secretary general has decided to proceed with a second board of inquiry in to attacks on u.n. schools and other fac

jazerra live from our headquarters here in dougdoha. coming up in the next third minutes, ebola reaches new york for the first time. america's most crowded city is well prepared says the mayor. >>> a grim milestone for press freedom, three al jazerra journalists have now been jailed in egypt for 300 days. >>> more cracks appear in the

america. >>> good to have you along with the al jazerra news hour. i am david foster.s time to run through the global headlines this hour. the battle for the syrian town of kobane still intensifying. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the los angeles strand are shelling the center of the town. air strikes led by the u.s. hit positions in and around kobane earlier. >>> in spain three more people have been quarantined for ebola after a nurse became the first person to contract the vi virust i had of west africa. health authorities say thurman touring dozens of people that came in contact with the patience. >>> yemen's shia houthi rebels have told al jazerra that they reject any announcement that a new prime minister has been appointed. that is after yemen's official news agency reported that ahmed mubarak had been given the job. >>> now, the battle against isil. it is more than two months now since the u.s. led coalition began targeting the group in iraq and there have been some tactical successes. although isil is far from defeated, it appears that it won't be,

jazerra's jennifer glasse reporting there live from kaboul. >>> the latest now on international efforts to fight the islamic state of iraq and levant. the italian minister says he still support americay launchinlaunching air strikes i. britain is sending two additional tornado jets to join the fight against isil. prime minister david cameron made the announcement as he visited sig cyprus where they ae based. u.kgermany sent military vehicls also. turkey is now also officially a part of the u.s.-led campaign against isil. it's parliament is allowing the turkish army to confront isil both in syria and iraq should it decide do. the resolution allows foreign troops to use turkish military bases, bernard smith reports. >> reporter: on the outskirts of kobane in plain sights of turkish troops fighters from the islamic state of the iraq and levant are on the move. two ex-iraqi vehicles one flying the black isil flag the other towing a howitzer gun heads towards the town held by syrian kurds. the turkish parliament has updated and strengthened legislation allowing its military to launch strikes against terrorist threats. those threats aren't just from isil according to the governme governme

america is doing just that. >>> violence hits afghanistan's capital for a second day following taliban's threats over a security deal with the u.s. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerrae from our head quarters in doha. also ahead, turkey prepares to join the campaign against isil. presidenter due juan saypresidel fight. if the city leaders don't step down protesters said they will go in the buildings. south africa sniffer elephants on the job. >>> so there have been more attacks in the afghan capital kaboul for a second day. a suicide bomber has targeted an army bus. at least three people have died and den others injured. the taliban says it carried out the attack. and another explosive in the afghan capital starring ted a u.s. convoy and kandahar, a car bomb there hit a police convoy. crossing over to kaboul and speaking to jennifer glasse who just got back from the scene of the first attack against the army convoy. jennifer. >> reporter: that's right. the attack this morning was against an army shuttle bus. the thousands of afghans who worked in the afghan army and security forces have transport to work and early this morning on a very, very far outskirts of town i

jazerra, seattle. >>> some experts estimate up to $2 billion could be spent in outside money during this election season. >>> well, america'sst name in online shopping reportedly plans to open a real store. the wall street journal says the first brick and mortar amazon store will open across the street from new york's empire state building. just in time for the holiday season. the journal says the store would work like a mini warehouse for same day deliveries in new york city and a place for shoppers to pick up online orders. amazon could also show off its own gadgets in the store like the kindle reader and fire smart phone. >>> well, elon musk is holding the world in suspension, a big surprise coming up just two hours from now. what is it? will it be safe? and is that even the right question? your look in to the future is just two minutes away. because you have to make imagine that i've just come from they're exhausted, they've seen a lot of blood, they're panicked because they're so the thing to consider here is to get that first person >>> apparently breaking up is easy to do in the tech industry. isemantic became the la

america >>> kurdish fighters stop a major overnight attack. while isil and kobane and some of the heaviest fighting yet. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra live from headquarters in doha. also ahead. shia houthi fighters make more gains in yemen and they are getting help from government air strikes. back in power, reelected as brazil's president. her biggest challenge now, how to unite a divided country. plus. >> reporter: i am rob mcbride in the west of china with

america is doing just that. >>> violence hits afghanistan's capital for a second day following taliban's threats over a security deal with the u.s. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerrae from our head quarters in doha. also ahead, turkey prepares to join the campaign against isil. presidenter due juan saypresidel fight. if the city leaders don't step down protesters said they will go in the buildings.