>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. >>> here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. governments rrnd a world are stepping up measures to keep ebola from spreading to their countries. seeking a breakthrough. hong kong's chief executive says they hope to hold talks next week and workers as japan's crippled nuclear plant are showing off the new gear they're using to treat contaminated water. >>> concerns about the ebola virus are growing after two secondary infections occurred in the u.s. the latin american nations and european union are beefing up their measures against the epidemic. two nurses became infected after caring for a lie beer yan man at a hospital in dallas, texas. the man died of the disease. barack obama called the outbreak a top national security priority. he held an emergency cabinet meeting on wednesday to discuss the response to the widening crisis. panama's government has asked airline companies to inform officials about passengers on in bound flights. they

>>> hello there and welcome to newsline. it's tuesday october 14th, i'm catherine in tokyo. people in parts of northern japan are dealing with the impact of a powerful storm. vongfong is packing torrential rains and high winds as it moves away. authority sas the storm left two people dead and one missing and they say more than 90 have been injured. police in tottori prefecture pulled a 90-year-old from an irrigation channel. doctors later pronounced him dead. officials say some roads are submerged. they say the water is up to 20 centimeters deep and drivers have had to abandon their cars. at least 50 homes across japan have been destroyed or damaged and more than 200 others have been flooded. local authorities issued evacuation orders or advisories to more than 600,000 people. airline operators cancelled nearly 80 flights on tuesday. they say they'll stop operating more flights depending on the path of the typhoon. we're joined now from our weather desk. can you tell us more about this storm? >> well, vongfong was the most powerful system for this year so far and it's now pu

>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of "newsline". >>> this year's noble peace prize is going to two champions. one is honoring an indian and pakistani teenager. >> noble peace prize for 2014 is to be awarded to india kailash satyarthi and malala yousafzai for their struggle against oppression of young people and children and children's right to education. children must go to school, not be financially exploited. >> kailash satyarthi has protested for over three decades against exploitation of children and founded aid volunteer group to stop child labor. >> it's a great honor for all of those children who are deprived their childhood globally. it's an honor to my fellow indians. it's not just an honor for me. it's an honor for all those who were fighting against child labor globally. >> malal a, at 17 is the youngest nobel laureate in university history. >> i'm proud that i'm the first pakistani and the first young woman, or young person, to get this award. it's a great honor for me. and i'm also really happy i'm sharing this award with a person -- with a person from

>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of "newsline". i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. >>> officials in new york city are calling on citizens to remain calm after a man tested positive for ebola. they say there's an extremely low possibility that the virus has been transferred, but they say three people who came into close contact with him, including the man's fiance, are being monitored. >> today, testing confirmed that a patient here in new york city had tested positive for ebola. the patient is now here in bellevue hospital. we want to state at the outset, there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. >> reporter: the patient is a medical worker who returned from west africa last week. since his return, he spent most of his time in his apartment and had been checking his temperature twice a day. officials say he went bowling one day before he developed a fever. health authorities say there's no need to worry about becoming infected from being around or living near a person with the virus. >> the way people contract ebola is by being in

>>> hello there and welcome to "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. >>>workerers at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant has start red moving a reactor's cover. they're planning on taking out spent nuclear fuel but locals worry about how safe it is. >>> that yous of people caught in the fighting in syria are looking beyond stair borders to flee the violence. >>> and executives at japanese companies are competing for new recruits by making the hiring process a family affair. >>> the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant has begun dismantling the cover of a reactor building. the work is in preparation to remove nuclear fuel from a spent fuel storage pool in 2017. but fears remain that radioactive materials might spread to outside the facility during the process. tokyo electric power company has started work at the number one reactor building. the cover was put on in 2011. they will spray chemicals through holes drilled into the cover to try to prevent from radioactive dust from scattering. the operator hopes to be

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." i'm rajo pradhan with the news from tokyo. >>> officials from the world health organization say the ebola outbreak is the most severe health emergency in modern time. the virus is killing 70% of people infected and doctors in west african nations could see 10,000 new cases in the two weeks of the coming new month. >> 8,914 cases are the number today. we will go over 9,000 cases this week. this trend, as you can see, the number of reported deaths are 4,447, as of this morning. >> they're calling for the strengthening medical systems to protect the medical workers from the virus. reports are that hospital staff in the u.s. and spain became infected while treating patients with ebola. he said health authorities in each country must find out how the infections occurred. and he says medical institutions will have difficulty insuring thorough preventive measures if they do not have enough personnel. >>> u.s. health officials say it's still unclear how a health care worker contracted the vir

>>> hello there, and welcome to "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. hong kong's leader says he won't quit, but he has offered to arrange talks between his government and the student leaders carrying out pro-democracy protests. >>> lawmakers in turkey give their government the power to launch military operations against islamic state in syria and iraq. >>> and some japanese silk farmers are hoping new cutting-edge technology will help transform their age-old industry. >>> hong kong's chief executive says he has no intention of resigning. he has refused the call by pro-democracy protesters who are demanding freer elections. but leung chun-ying is offering to hold talks between his government and student leaders to try to defuse the demonstrations. nhk world's estella mak is in hong kong. estella, what's the latest there? >> reporter: i'm on the pedestrian overpass right in front of the central government offices. thousands of protesters remain here after spending the night. they have threatened to expand their protests, bu

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline". >>> a videotape has sparked anger and has brought more people into the streets. demonstrators are digging into the heels out of police headquarters. they're demanding the officers involved be punished. their anger came after local media broadcast footage that shows a number of police officers hitting and kicking a protesters in detention. authorities say the seven officers in question have been reassigned and they're now conducting an investigation. the development follows violent clashes prompted by demonstra demonstrators trying to build barricades on roads monday and tuesday. the government called off negotiations to try to end the standoff last week. >>> u.s. health authorities are questioning passengers who shared a flight with a nurse infected with ebola. they say she traveled on a commercial flight the day before she reported her possible illness and they say she shouldn't have flown. a 29-year-old nurse is the second health care worker to test positive for the disease. the reports say she treated a man from liberia wh

>>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. people in hong kong are waiting to see if there's a breakthrough in a nearly week long standoff over electoral reforms. the government says they'll talk talks with student leaders to try to defuse the demonstrations. nhk world's estella mak is watching the developments for us in hong kong. >> reporter: as you can see, people are coming out this evening to join the protests and the demonstration is expected to grow during the weekend. many of the protesters are defiant. they've braved a thunderstorm and heavy rain and didn't back down. they're digging their heels in. some have set up tents and plan to stay here throughout the night. many people returned back to work after a two-day public holiday, but government operations have been shut down for the day because of the demonstrations. authorities have been taking measures to increase security. they have set up more barricades around the central government offices. some people are starting to express their frustration at the prolonged d

>>> welcome back to "newsline." i'm miki in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. >>> a japanese delegation returning from pyongyang will brief the prime minister on the abduction talks. abe says he will publicly share the results. >>> decommissioning the fukushima daiichi which plant will take longer than planned. >>> u.s. federal a rerves have ended their bond buying program after years of struggling with the economic slow down. >>> a delegation of japanese officials are returning home after two days of talks on progress in the fate of missing and abducted nationals. shinzo abe says he will explain to the public what was discussed after being briefed by the delegation. gentleman pab's top diplomat for asian affairs team met with the special investigation committee on tuesday and wednesday. japanese officials stressed japan's place is top priority on the issue. he urged the results be quickly released. they asked for briefings from the heads of committee panels. it's the first time in a decade the two sides have met face to face

>>> hello and welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> a rising star in the japanese cabinet is under growing pressure under her finances. lawmakers are pointing to more revelations about discrepancies and demanding facts. obuchi is minister for the economy trade and industry and got a grilling over payments for theater events for supporters. political fund reports from two of her support organizations showed discrepancies for 2010 and 2011. they show the organizations paid far more to the theater than participants had contributed. now some lawmakers have filed reports on an event in 2012 show neither income nor spending. the political funds of japanese diet members have to be documented by law. obuchi became a cabinet member last month at the young age of 40. she's the daughter of a former prime minister, opposition lawmakers will keep pressing her to reveal the facts about her finances. >>> 16 people have died in an accident at an outdoor concert southeast of seoul. this video was taken at the time of the a

>>> hello there and welcome to "newsline". it's tuesday, october 28th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a man arriving in japan from liberia has tested negative for the ebola virus. the man arrived on monday with a fever, and was quickly quarantined. the canadian journalist arrived at tokyo's airport on monday afternoon. he spent two months in liberia, then flew to japan via belgium and britain. he was transferred directly from the airport to the national center for global health and health authorities have been asking everyone arriving in japan whether they've visited affected countries in west africa in the past three weeks. that's the incubation period of ebola. authorities have designated 45 medical institutions to be prepared to deal with ebola. staff will wear hazmat suits to prevent the virus from spreading. >>> un secretary general has expressed concern about the treatment of medical workers returning from other countries. >>> he believes that these restrictions have particular pressure on health care workers and those who have been on the f

>>> welcome to newsline, it's thursday october 2nd, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. protesters in hong kong are showing no sign of backing down. they're demanding major roads to demand freer elections. if the chief executive does not resign by thursday, they will grow in size. families and elderly people observing holidays joined in outside the hong kong government building. they're rallying against china's decision to limit voter's choices in a 2017 leadership election. strau >> translator: we must stand up and teach younger generations what democracy means and what real freedom means. >> hong kong's chief executive spoke at a ceremony to mark china's national day. >> i know there are different ideas, but a direct election is definitely better than an indirect one. >> they have not responded to protester's requests to meet with them. they're demanding he step down. >> we hope that he'll resign by tonight or by thursday. otherwise, we'll escalate our protest movement and occupy or surround different government buildings. >> protesters say they won't leave the streets

>>> welcome back to "newsline" in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. >>> canadian authorities are beginning to find out more about a gunman that shot and killed a soldier and stormed the parliament building. >>> recruit holdings, a job match making company has set a goal of becoming number one by 2020. we asked the president about his strategy. >>> and kim jong-un disappeared for public view for five weeks. an expert on jong-un discusses what's behind the abscess. >>> authorities in canada tried to pin down the motive behind the attack in the nation's capital. a gunman who the prime minister a has called a terrorist shot and killed a soldier in ottawa. then he stormed the parole amount building backed with lawmakers and journalists. the scene inside was chaotic as the sound of gunfire rang out. police and security managed to shoot the gunman, and he died. earlier the suspect target aed the national war memorial a short distance away from parliament. he shot and killed a soldier on guard there. paramedics tried to save

>>> hello and welcome to "newsline." hong kong's chief executive says he has no intention of resigning, he has refused the call by protesters who are demanding freer elections, but he is offering to hold talks between his governments and student leaders to try to diffuse the demonstrations. >> i won't resign. i must carry electoral reform forward. >> he held a news conference on thursday, just minutes before a deadline set for him to step down. he stressed that the government and police have been responding patiently. three senior government officials, including the chief secretary, will meet with the secretary soon as demanded by the protesters. leung is the second highest official. the representative of the student group said leaders will meet with officials but warned the protesters will completely besiege government buildings unless their demands are met. >> really trying to open up room for this. >> the demonstrators are protesting beijing's limit on voter choices in a newly observers say they want to resolve the si

welcome to "newsline." in's friday, october 31. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a group of kur desh iraqi peshmerga fighters have entered a syrian border town to try to help push back islamic state militants. officials made the decision to dispatch 150 security troops to the town of kobani. many kurds are living there. a ten-member contingent arrived on thursday at a turkish border town. they're equipped with artillery and machine guns and plan to support syrian kurdish fighters. a group says more than 800 people have been killed. islamic state militants have been trying to take control of the town. they've been intensifying their offensive despite repeated air attacks by a u.s.-led coalition. >>> the israelis have been criticized for closing a holy site. tension between palestinians and jews has been mounting after a rumor spread that right-wing members of israel's parliament are planning to divide the holy site. palestinians repeatedly clash with israeli security forces and a far-right jewish activist was wounded by gunfire

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline". i'm raja pradhan in tokyoo. concerns about the ebola virus is growing around the world. leaders in neighboring latin america nations and european union are beefing up their preventative measures against the epidemic. two nurses became infected with ebola after caring for a liberian man at a hospital in dallas, texas. the man later died of the disease. u.s. president barack obama calls the outbreak a top national security priority. i held a meeting to discuss the u.s. response to the widening crisis. panama's government asked airline companies to inform officials about passengers on in-bounding flights. chilean and guatemalan officials introduced health screenings. people entering are required to declare if they are infected with the virus. european leaders agreed on the need to restrict ebola infected patients from leaving west africa. people with poor health will be stopped and given checkups at airports in ebola plagued guinea and sierra leone and liberia. it will tighten monitoring systems at airports. french

i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us. >>> abu dhabi is one of the seven member states of the united arab emirates. it's rich in oil resources and very affluent. tv dramas produced in abu dhabi are growing inpo

>>> welcome back to "newsline." i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines this hour. >>> south korea's press freedom is called into question over the indictment of a japanese journalist accused of disfaming the country's president. >>> student leaders and government officials in hong kong remain on the eve of the formal talks. >>> japanese retailers are tapping the talent of female managers and seeing a boost in sales. >>> a japanese journalist is under indictment in south korea for allegedly defaming the president. the journalist wrote a peace about what he was doing on the day of the deadly ferry disaster in april. officials in japan say it could put a damper on relations. nhk world has more. >> reporter: he is the sole bureau chief of the newspaper. he wrote a commentary in august that said park's whereabouts were unknown several hours on the day the ferry sank. he wrote there was a rumor she was with a man. more than 300 people, mostly teenagers, died in the accident. the sole central district prosecutor's office has bound him from l

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's thursday, october 30th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> their current timetable calls for the process of removing spent fuel from the storage fuel to begin in 2017 and removing melted fuel to start three years after that, but officials have revised their plans. they say they'll now start to extract the spent fuel in 2019 and melt the fuel in 2025. radio active rumble has accumulated inside the number one reactor since the march 2011 nuclear accident. workers began dismantling the cover of the building month to remove the debris. but their full pledged work to dismantle the cover will not take place until march of next year. researchers say they need to build new facilities and cranes and they say that will take time to do. the current timetable says complete decommissioning of the fukushima daiichi plant will take 30 to 40 years. >>> people of the u.s. federal reserve have pumped billions into the economy every year, and now they've decided they're done. good morning. what can you tell us? >> well, cat

>>> hello, welcome to "newsline." it's friday, october 10th. hong kong officials dealt a heavy blow for a political stand off. they canceled the talks scheduled for friday with prodemocracy leaders. protesters remarks damaged the trust needed for the talks. >> i truly regret that we will not be able to have a meeting tomorrow, which will produce any constructive outcome. >> the city's number two official says student leaders have been shifting their demands. the students are now calling for beijing to reverse the decision to vet candidates for a 2017 election. she says it called on supporters to continue occupying roads if the government didn't answer the questions during the talks. the protesters main demand has been a nomination for candidates for hong kong's top post. beijing said applicants must be approved bay pro-beijing nominating panel. that rules out participation by candidates. the protesters have been ok pieing the streets since late last month. >>> kurdish forces say militants are seize zing more and more territory in northern syria

welcome back to "newsline." i'm miki in tokyo. first the headline this is hour. a second nurse in the u.s. has ebola. authorities are appealing to anyone she may have come into contact with including passengers on a commercial flight. >>> the u.s. led aerial campaign against islamic state militants now has a code name operation inherent aresolve. >>> chinese peanut farmers warn of a price hike after drought ravish the drops. >>> health officials in the u.s.s question anyone who may have come in contact with a nurse diagnosed with ebola. she was diagnosed shortly after she visited family and boarded a commercial flight. she's the second health care work tore get the virus after treating a liberian man that died of the disease in dallas. >> nurse amber vincent was part of the team carrying for thomas eric duncan, the man who died of ebola. vincent took a flight from dallas to cleveland, ohio to visit family. she flew back on monday. she did know one of her fellow nurses contracted ebola. she told health authorities she suffered from a low grade fever, and still the

"newsline". i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> members of a japanese delegation are sitting down with north korean officials in pyongyang to seek information about the probe of japanese abductees. >>> a journalist who arrived in tokyo after arriving in west africa has tested negative for ebola virus. he had a fever and was quarantined. >>> we'll show you how some seniors at a japanese daycare center are maintaining their fitness while on the job. >>> japanese government officials have begun talks with a special investigation committee in pyongyang and they are meeting face to face with the top officials from north korea. they're getting an update on the ongoing probe into the fate of missing japanese nationals including abductees. junichi ihara, head of the foreign minister's asian and foreign affairs bureau is leading the 12-member committee. they are meeting with so tae ha and other members of his team. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> the talks got underway at 9:30 a.m. local time. ihara's

>>> welcome to "newsline". i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. >>> delegates from japan are . winding up two days of talks in north korea and pushing for answers on abducted japanese nationals. >>> the head of the u.n. mission to fight ebola says the next 30 days will be decisive in the battle to bring the crisis under control. >>> and a japanese disaster expert is training more nurses how to best respond when emergency strikes. >>> a delegation from japan has resumed talks with north korean officials on wednesday to press for answers. they're in pyongyang for two days of meetings with a special investigation committee looking into the fate of missing and abducted japanese nationals. the chief of the foreign ministry's asian and oceanian affairs bureau, junichi ihara met on tuesday with north korean committee chair, so tae ha during the first day of talking. the japanese delegation also spoke with seven other officials including the heads of four investigation panels. they also heard the explanation from the north a

>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> american health authorities have moved in a special team to monitor workers at a u.s. hospital who were exposed to the ebola virus. >>> the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant says heavy rain could be the cause of high levels of radioactive cesium detected at the facility. >>> and health experts say japan's elderly population is at a growing risk of undernutrition so they're trying to encourage a change in diet. >>> tuesday marks six months since members of an islamist group kidnapped 200 nigerian schoolgirls. friends and relatives held a rally to urge the government to do more to free them. members of boko haram seized the girls from their school. the protesters gathered in the capital -- about 06 people wearing red t-shirts with the message bring back our girls marched near president goodluck jonathan's home. >> it has taken too long. it's 183 days today. >> mr. president, will take the necessary action

>>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. the prime minister of japan has seen a shake up after last month. abe accepted the resignations of two ministers and has appointed the replacements. they are both facing scandal. >> translator: i express my sincere apologies to everyone i've troubled. >> obuchi's use of political funds has come under scrutiny. she has faced questioning in the diet by opposition lawmakers about payments for events held for supporters in 2010 and 2011. political funds reports from two support organizations in obuchi's constituency show that payments made to hold the events far exceeded money collected from participants. opposition lawmakers say the groups also failed to issue any political funds report for a similar event held in 2012. hours after obuchi resigned the justice minister tendered her resignation. >> translator: i'm extremely sorry for delaying national politics and for troubling the japanese people through my recent words and actions. >> matsushima said the cabinet faces various challenges,

welcome to "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. >>> three japanese born scientists share this year's nobel prize in physics for helping revolutionize lighting technology. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe speaks with one of china's most powerful women and raises hopes of a meeting with president xi jinping. >>> and say good-bye to cables to charge mobile devices. they are quickly giving way to wireless technology. >>> three japanese scientists are expressing their thanks to people who helped then win the nobel prize in physics. isamu akasaki, hiroshi amano and shuji nakamura carried out ground breaking research that led to the creation of blue light emitting diodes or l.e.d.s. what they invented is now used in many electronic products. members of the royal swedish academy of sciences made the announcement in stockholm. akasaki teaches in central japan. amano is a professor at nagayo university and nakamura is a professor at university of california, santa barbara. in 1989, akasaki and amano used

>>> hello there and welcome to "newsline," it's wednesday, october 22nd, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant is planning to take the cover off one of its damaged reactors. the work is in preparation to start removing contaminated debris and spent nuclear fuel. but people in the area are concerned radioactive materials could spread during the process. the cover was installed at the number one reactor building after the 2011 nuclear accident. tokyo electric power workers will begin dismantling it wednesday. they will spray chemicals through holes drilled into the cover to try to prevent radioactive dust from spreading. the operator hopes to begin full-scale dismantling in march. when debris was removed from another reactor building last year radioactive materials spread. farmers and local authorities feared the rice paddies were contaminated. the operator says it will monitor the possible spread of radioactive materials and disclose the data on its website. >>> the japanese government is planning to send a team of delegates to north kore

>>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, october 24th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> authorities in canada are trying to pin down the motive behind an attack in the nation's capital. a gunman shot and killed a soldier and stormed the parliament buildings before he was shot by a security guard. police officers are investigating his connections to radical islamists. >> we have learned through the current investigation that this individual has been in ottawa since at least october 2nd, 2014, that he was in town to deal with a passport issue, but that he was also hoping to leave for syria. >> he said the gunman was a 32-year-old canadian national. he believes he had him carry out the attack by himself and says the suspect had connections to radical islamists. security camera footage shows how he ran into the parliament building holding a gun. officials denied local media repo reports that the suspect was under government surveillance. police say they will investigate gait his moteer further. the prime minister stressed canada will not

welcome back to "newsline," i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. hong kong protest leaders and government officials will meet face to face over the concerns that brought tens of thousands onto the streets. >>> spanish medical workers demand better training and equipment to treat ebola after a nurse becomes the first person infected with the virus outside west africa. >>> and some tea farmers in japan are trying to rebuild from the march 2011 disaster with a drink that's naturally sweet. >>> government leaders in hong kong and pro-democracy students have agreed to hold their first formal talks. but the protesters don't like what's on the agenda, and they say they won't go home until they get what they want. the protesters, mainly students, have been on the streets for more than a week demanding democratic elections. the two sides agreed to start talks friday in a location open to the public. hong kong's number two official, chief exhibit carrie lam is scheduled to attend. she and her colleagues reportedly proposed a discussion on the provision of a

>>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline." it's wednesday october 1st. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> tens of thousands of protesters remain defiant in the streets of hong kong. they spent another night in the financial district. they're protesting a plan to screen candidates for the city's 2017 votes for cheap executives. student activists have threatened to escalate demonstrations unless their demands are met. they wanted to meet with the current chief executive by the end of tuesday. but the hong kong government has so far shown no signs it intends to grant the request. >> translator: dialogue with the chief executive may not be easy. but i will stay here until he shows up. >> more people are expected to join protests on wednesday and thursday. which are public holidays. an increasing number of travel agencies are extending group tours to the territory. agency managers have expressed concern over the effects the protests will have on the tourism industry. people on the mainland are marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the people's re

welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, october 23rd. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> police and military officials in canada's capital are on alert after brazen shootings at the parliament buildings. an armed attacker shot and killed a canadian soldier before he was also shot dead. the officials are trying to confirm if there is another gunman still at large. [ shots ] >> ottawa police have locked down the parliament buildings and the downtown area. they say a man with a rifle shot and killed a soldier standing guard at the national war memorial. the man that entered the parliament buildings, witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots. police say the gunman was shot dead by a security guard. at least two guards are being treated for injuries. a government spokesperson says prime minister stephen harper was safely taken away from parliament hill. a member of parliament describes hearing the gunshots. >> right now we are waiting to see when we can leave. it started this morning. it guess about nine hours ago. as a parliamentary re

>>> welcome back to "newsline." i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. police in hong kong have dismantled a protest site, but pro-democracy demonstrators are refusing to budge. >>> more u.s. lawmakers want to ban people flying in from ebola-hit nations in west africa. although president obama argues the measure could make matters worse. >>> and the head of japan's largest business organization has urged the government to raise the consumption tax again, as a way to ensure fiscal stability. >>> attempts by police in hong kong to end pro-democracy rallies have hit a roadblock. the police cleared one of the three main streets in downtown areas that had been occupied by protesters for almost three weeks. but soon afterward the demonstrators resumed their sit-in on one of the roads. a large number of police removed barricades and tents on the main road in kowloon early friday morning. the dawn wave met little resistance. there were only a small number of students at the site at the time. traffic began to move freely along the street again. but soon afterward