>>> 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

nhk world, kuala lumpur. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> emerging economic powers still struggle with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the threat of violence, push for peace. shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk "newsline." >>> the heir to the thrown of luxembourg is encouraging firms to get involved in his country's information communication and technology industries. the prince is leading a delegation of around 60 business leaders. he told nhk that luxembourg is attractive because of its location. >> it is truly a gate way into the european market. with more than 500 million consumers. we have in luxembourg the chance of having a very business friendly mindset. we're open always been open to the outside world. >> the prince said his country is diversifying beyond its traditional role as a financial center. >> we've developed over past ten years a very big and very good infrastructure for a city, for int

nhk world, hong kong. >>> u.s. president barack obama and indian prime minister nraen ra modi have agreed to strengthen economic and security ties. modi is visiting washington for the first time since taking office in may. the two leaders say they'll expand their collaboration on trade and investment. they also deepened their cooperation on renewable energy technology. they both are agreed to step up military cooperation, including expert exchanges and joint exercises. and they've discussed enhancing u.s. technology cooperation to help support india's navy. >> we are affirmed that as two of the world's largest democracies, it is critical for us to continue to deepen and broaden the existing framework of partnership and friendship that already exists. >> translator: i am convinced that india and american economic relations will develop rapidly in the future. >> both expressed their concern about rising tensions over territorial disputes in the south china sea. leaders of some southeast asian countries say they're wo

nhk world, hakedate, hokkaido. >>> october 10th marks 50 years since the tokyo summer olympics. the games helped transform the city into a modern metropolis. now tokyo is again preparing to host the olympics and an athlete who competed in the 1964 event is helping keep the spirit alive on the other side of the world. nhk world's noriko hokkaido reports. >> reporter: carlos was a member of brazil's national volleyball team in 1964. he is now the president of the organizing committee for the rio de janeiro summer olympics in 2016. he says he has fond memories of the tokyo olympics. >> translator: i'm proud that i took part in the 1964 tokyo olympics as a competitor. the games were perfectly organized. and the opening ceremony was beautiful. >> reporter: the tokyo games were the first ever to be held in asia. and athletes from 94 countries and regions took part. the largest number up to the time. newsman knows japan very well. he has visited the country 36 times. he says he's impressed by the way tokyo has changed. >> translator: tokyo greatly benefited from the olympics. it's the

thanks for watching nhk world.gç >> the battle for bonnie continues.islamic state militants have raised their black flag on several buildings on two sides of the strategic syrian town despite us-led airstrikes. a nurse in spain becomes the first person to catch the ebola virus outside of west africa. been quarantined command at least 20 people she was in contact with are now being monitored for the disease. and an entire local police force is disarmed in mexico

nhk world's craig dale has more. >> reporter: well the u.s. and other nations have wanted turkey to use the might of its large and advanced military to go after islamic state, but lawmakers in ankara held off for a number of reasons. now they're ready to join the fight. a majority of parliament has given the government the power to order incursions into syria and iraq against islamic state, and foreign troops will now be allowed to launch operations from turkey. keep in mind here, turkey is a member of the nato alliance and the u.s. has an air base in the south. turkish leaders made this decision because islamic state is literally at their doorstep. the militants have been swallowing up territory just across the border in syria. they've been fighting for control of a town called ayn-al-arab. they've got the town surrounded. u.s.-led air strikes against their positions don't seem to have stopped their advance. kurdish militiamen have been struggling to defend the town. some say if islamic state captures it will there be a massacre. a constant s

nhk world, tokyo. >>> japanese weather officials have a new eye in the sky. they successfully launched a satellite into space last week, and it's expected to significantly enhance the way weather is observed and predicted. jonathan tells us more about the latest satellite. >> reporter: with the sound of rockets firing off into space, the next chapter of meet yo logical study was written. the satellite made its way to space last tuesday. the name means sunflower in the japanese language. the latest technology that will significantly change the way meteorologists and the general public will see the weather. >> translator: it provides a lot more data than current satellites. and it's a world first, so it could be called a world leading satellite. >> reporter: one of the biggest features is the highly detailed observations. the satellite will see as small as a half kilometer invisible imagery, showing rapidly developing clouds. the full colored pictures will allow meteorologists to tell the difference between clouds in the sky, snowfall on the ground, and even pl

chie tanaka, nhk world. >>> okay. that is going to do it for biz this hour. here's a check of the markets. >>> brazil's incumbent president dilma rousseff placed first in sunday's election but she didn't get enough votes to avoid a runoff. that poll will be held later this month. with more than 99% of the vote counted, rousseff's workers party led with 42%. pro-business senator aecio neves of the brazilian social democracy party took 34%. the economy has been the main issue in the election. rousseff kept her lead during the campaign. she stressed her party's record of reducing poverty and creating jobs during the 12 years in power. but support for neves rose as he blamed government interventionist policies for the long economic slump. a former environment minister marina silva of the brazilian socialist party took 21% of the vote. she also criticized the government's economic policies. attention is now focused on silva's supporters, and who they will align with. >>> u.s. vice president joe biden says he didn't mean to criticize middle east allies over their r

jonathan oh, nhk world, tokyo. >>> all right. and we're going to jonathan again for the latest weather forecast. jonathan, thank you so much for the report. it was a beautiful day here in tokyo after the typhoon. how long is this weather going to last? >> miki, i have some good news. i think that the good weather will last for at least a couple more days as high pressure filters in behind this typhoon. now any time we have a significant weather system, whether it is a typhoon or severe weather, the process of clearing out all that moisture allows for high pressure to develop and bringing some very pleasant weather conditions. and i think that's going to be the case for japan, at least for the next couple of days. i do want to take a look back to sunday, because not only was japan impacted by this typhoon, but vongfong also affected eastern china. let's take a look at some video coming out of this particular region. this is dramatic video, those strong winds just bursting through, and causing this tree to be uprooted. and so it en

thank you very much for joining us on nhk world.;gg99Ññwçç >> in the headlines this afternoon, oscar pistorius is now in jail after being in theed to five years killing of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year. both families say they accept the sentence. after more than three weeks of protests, hong kong demonstrators are sitting down for talks with the government for the first time. the demonstrators said they will continue their umbrella revolution to keep up the pressure on authorities. of ahe chief executive company died when his private

nhk world. >>> now to what's happening in the world of business. here's ron madison from the biz desk. >> thank you miki. let's get started with markets. investors saw the benchmark falling more than 2% for the second time this week. nikkei pushed down to a level we haven't seen since is may. wide range of shares were lower leading the decline today. investors rushed to reduce risks following steep losses in europe as well as on wall street. worries about global growth have increased especially after chick data out of the u.s. the negative sentiment ved a across the region today. many major benchmarks finished lower. selling pressure appeared to be modest outside of tokyo. shanghai composite finished down three quarters a %. banking shares capped losses helped by the country better than expected data on money supply and new loans. >>> for more on the drop and japanese stock prices we spoke with chief equity strategist atmore began stanley securities. -- mitsubishi ufj morgan stanley strategies. >> the concern over the economic slow down in the futu

>>> 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

thank you for watching nhk world. gg99Ññwçç but new airstrikes target islamic state militants in kobani. the is fighters now reportedly control one third of the border town with turkey. attack leaving over 40 dead, targeting shiites who recently overran the capital. and the u.s. said it would start screening flight in from west africa at five of its international airports. this is the first diagnosed ebola patient in the u.s. died in texas.

people watching nhk,bbc world and cnn saw their screens go blank. u.s. president barack obama brought up a protest with the foreign minister and urged china to listen to demonstrators demands. he hopes differences with protestors will be addressed peacefully. he said later the protests must not be encouraged in a way. >> translator: we're opposed to outside intervention in china's domestic affairs. >> obama wants to discuss with chinese president xi jinping. the two are to hold a summit next month in beijing. protests have left people divided. some call for a return to order. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the prodemocracy protesting hong kong is the largest since hand over to china 17 years ago. beijing has one country, two systems but protestors are weary of that promise. this university student joined the front line of the protests. the 19-year-old is worried that beijing might make moves to increase inference over hong kong. her father studied in britain and taught her the importance of democracy from an early age. today she believes the people of h

in the preschool category the best work award went to nhk's "the secret of black and yellow." and in the primary category, "lizard girl" won the top award. the tv program was produced by british production company feel good fiction. >>> it's time now for a check of the weather. people in tokyo are feeling a little chilly and seeing gray skies this morning. meteorologist robert speta tells us what to expect ahead. >> it doesn't look like the cooler temperatures are going to be going away anytime soon. we have the frontal area stretching from northern portions of japan down to south korea, the tail end of it actually moving out of eastern china. this is already bringing rain showers specifically for western japan. one area upward of about 80 millimeters recorded in the last 12 hours alone. some of these storms with it, very heavy. a threat of localized flooding or potential for landslides in the steeper elevations. as it drifts off to the east, it will move across tokyo. in the afternoon hours the light showers will be picking up to rain showers and threat of stronger thundersto

craig dale, nhk world. >>> a former leader of a bangladeshi communist party has died. he was serving a 90-year sentence for war crimes. >>> convicted last year of crimes against humanity dating back from 1971. more than 3 million people are believed to have died in the war of independence from pakistan. the former leader of the party died on thursday after his life support was removed. he was 91 years old. a special tribunal tried a number of senior officials from the party. some were sentenced to death. he was accused of setting up militia groups that carried out mass killings. denied committing any atrocities. the tribunal's verdicts triggered nationwide protests by people who support the party. they say it was established to purge islamist supporters. >>> the islamic state militant group is extending its reach to syria and iraq. new recruits are joining from around the world, including southeast asia. the situation is serious in indonesia, which has the world's largest islamic population, at over 200 million. we look at how the militant group is recruiting young peo

thanks for watching nhk world.c you ukraine give pro-western , hailed as a win vindication for ukraine, and this despite 3 million people need not taking part in the polls. >> a narrow victory in the brazilianelectric -- election. samantha power begins a tour of west africa as the death toll from the epidemic nears 5000. these are the top stories this hour. think for joining us.

thanks for watching nhk world. gç >> u.s.health officials are under fire for the response to the ebola epidemic. treatingama considers a czar to help efforts. russia and the crane -- ukraine are meeting. hong kong police dismantle an of the this time with no resistance. this is a day after the they agreed it to new talks with pro-democracy activists.

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, but chief executive leung held a news conference just minutes before a deadline they set. >> translator: i won't resign. i must carry electoral reform forward. >> reporter: he stressed that the government and police have been responding patiently. leung said three senior government officials including the chief secretary carrie lam will meet student leaders soon as demanded by the protesters. lam is hong kong's second highest official. the representative of the student group issued a statement saying its leaders will meet the officials but it warned the protesters will completely besiege government buildings unless their demands are met. i talked to some protesters -- >> all right, well so that's exactly what i wanted to ask you. what are protesters on the streets saying about the gove

nhk world. >> okay. that is going to do it for biz this hour.'s check in and see what's going on with the markets. >>> u.s. officials are stepping up security at government facilities in washington and other major cities. the move comes after last week's shooting in canada's capital city, and calls by militant groups for attacks on the united states. homeland security secretary jaye johnson says officials need to take such precautions to safeguard government personnel and facilities, as well as visitors. islamic state and other militant groups are urging attacks on the u.s. and its citizens. a gunman last week broke into the parliament building in ottawa. many people are asking whether there's enough security at u.s. government facilities. a man armed with a knife last month entered the white house. police arrested another man last week when he jumped the white house fence. homeland security officials say there's no credible information about specific plots aimed at u.s. targets. >>> more than 2,000 political and business leaders have gathered i

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline" on this national holiday. a powerful storm is lashing parts of western japan. weather officials say vongfong will likely continue on its path, sweeping across the japanese archipelago through tuesday. the officials say a system has been downgraded to a severe tropical storm with winds of up to 108 kilometers an hour. it is moving 50 kilometers per hour northeast. the storm has left one person missing, and about 70 injured. power outages have hit nearly 30,000 households and ten prefectures. local authorities have issued evacuation orders or advisories to over 900,000 people. airlines canceled more than 600 domestic flights. the conditions are causing disruptions to other businesses, as well. mitsubishi motors has decided to suspend operations at four of its factories in western and central japan to protect workers' safety. weather officials are issuing warnings for heavy rain and strong winds. >>> the storm is approaching central japan. that has forced authorities in nagano prefecture to suspend the search for

nhk reports. >> reporter: a picture drawn by a 14 year old girl. it's a portrait of herself with a baby inside her. it expresses her anxiety about becoming pregnant. although she has little idea what that entails. in the rev joe camps, there's been a rapid surge in marriages involving girls in their early teens. >> translator: we don't understand the situation. they're just told that other girls their age are doing the same thick. they're virtually being forced in into marriage by their parents. >> reporter: you can see many kinds of shops in the street. in this shop here is for renting wedding dresses. the owner says he sometimes rents out as many as 10 dresses a week. >> translator: i started this business because more people are getting married. some girls are being forced to marry very yuck. >> reporter: the reason why so many young girls are getting married is the financial hardships faced by the refugees. this 13 year old girl fled to swror dan with her mother and younger brother, after her father died in the syrian civil war two years ago. t

nhk world reports. >> the protesters in hong kong are the largest in is years. beijing has placed one country two systems. protesters are weary of that promise. this university student joined the front line of the protests. the 19-year-old is worried that beijing might make moves to increase its influence over hong kong. the importance of democracy from an early age. today she believed the people of hong kong must win the right to choose their own leaders. >> translator: china always pokes its nose into hong kong matters. it's like a stranger meddling in another person's family. >> many young people here -- with hong kong's autonomyautono are feeling a sense of crisis like never before. >> as a hong konger. as a human being, who's born and raised here, i have to stand up and fight. >> but there's also an increasing number of people taking positions close to those of the chinese government. these protesters came out to criticize the students. many immigrants from mainland, china have moved to hong kong. they now make up 10% of the population. >> students should s

nhk world. >> all righty. that is going to do it for biz this hour. let's see what's going on in the markets. >>> okay. now to the nobel prize where announcements of day three came in just a few moments ago. three chemists share this year's nobel prize in chemistry for the development of super results fluorescent microscopy. >> 2014 nobel prize in chemistry to dr. iric betzig. professor stefan hell at max plank institute for biphysical chemistry and the german cancer research center heidelberg, germany. and professor william moerner at stanford university, stanford, usa. for the development of super resolved microscopy. >> members of the royal swedish academy of sciences made the announcement in stockholm. eric betzig of the howard hughes medical institute in the u.s., stefan hell of german cancer research center in germany, and william moerner of stanford university share the prize. the committee members say their groundbreaking work has brought optical microscopy into the nano dimension. chemistry is the third of this year's nobel prizes to be award

>>> 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

nhk has learned a japanese man traveled to syria to become a fighter. he said he took part in fighting, but says his actions were not politically motivated. he's 26 years old. he says he crossed the turkish border into syria in april last year. he says a syrian citizen helped him become a muslim and introduced him to members of a militant group. at first he guarded buildings but said in may he took part in an attack on a prison where government troops were stationed. he said he was with foreign fighters from about 10 to 20 countries. but he says he did not kill anyone. he said he was wounded and was treated at a hospital, then returned to japan. this is the first time a japanese national has been found to have joined an extremist group in syria. >>> it's time now for a check of the weather. people in tokyo are experiencing fair weather conditions this morning. but a typhoon is making its way to japan. >> yes, catherine, at least for the time being, enjoy the fair weather conditions. because in the forecast, things are definitely going to be deterioratin

craig dale, nhk world. >>> a senior u.s. government official has said the flow of funds to the islamic state must be shut down. david cohen is the u.s. treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. he said the militant group amasses tens of millions of dollars each month through various means. >> with the important exception of some state-sponsored terrorist organizations, isil is probably the best-funded terrorist organization we have confronted. >> cohen said the group has taken in at least $20 million this year through kidnapping alone. he urged other countries not to pay the ransoms the group demands. he also proposed stiffer financial sanctions against oil smugglers in turkey and iraq. cohen said islamic state receives donations through social media in qatar and kuwait. that means the cooperation of countries in the middle east is vital to cutting off the group's cash supply. >>> and to nigeria, suspected boko haram extremists have kidnapped at least 25 girls. reuters and other news agencies report

nhk world has more. >> the sausage in this hot dog is not made from meat. it's made from tofu. >> translator: this is good. it tastes just like a real sausage. >> reporter: this event in cologne, germany, started four years ago to introduce people to tofu. the festival is organized by a tofu pioneer in germany. he founded a tofu manufacturing company about 30 years ago. when he was in japan, he was deeply enticed by the taste of tofu and learned how to make it. he imported machines from japan. after much trial and error, he developed a variety of tofu products that became popular in germany. he now makes 6,000 tons of tofu products a year. they include ham flavored tofu and deep fried tofu cutlets. he exports to other countries in europe, and to the u.s. >> translator: because tofu is made of soybeans, it is just right for health conscious consumers. >> reporter: another tofumaker in berlin carefully selects his ingredients, and is selling well. he started making tofu two years ago. he sells about 60 kilograms of his handmade tofu today at the community mar

a representative from the group gave a telephone interview to nhk on the condition of anonymity.e said he hopes people will understand the voices of civil servants wishing for a better society, and he said the aims of the students are in line with the ideals of many in hong kong. the notice counters a statement issued by two civil servant unions on monday. they criticized the protest movement. the group claims that more than 1,300 public workers including police and firefighters are expressing approval of the ad on social media. ♪ >>> nearly two months have passed since a cease-fire between israel and hamas. brought an end to the heavy shelling of gaza. during 50 days of hostilities more than 2,100 people were killed, and about 18,000 houses destroyed. people in the gaza strip are now trying to rebuild their lives. but little progress has been made so far. pierre kruhenbeuer is the commissioner general of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east, or unrwa. he spoke to nhk world about the challenges the people of gaza are facing. >> report

nhk world. >>> the u.s. military is dismantle its cold war radio antenna in northern japan. the elephant cage array is the last giant radio communications system of its kind in japan. it measures 42 meters high and 440 meters in diameter. it was taken out of service in 2012 after the system became obsolete. u.s. military personnel and municipal officials attended a dismantling ceremony on tuesday. a similar one was torn down seven years ago. >>> the head of the japan coast guard has pledged to crack down on coral poachers. dozens of ships have been spotted operating in waters in southern tokyo. coast guard chief says up to 46 boats were spotted earlier this week around some islands. >> translator: we've strengthened our monitoring by deploying patrol ships and aircraft to keep watch. >> the islands are located about a 1,000 kilometers from tokyo. they're surrounded by coral reeves. on october 5th, they spotted another chinese vessel. the crew arrested the captain on suspicion of poaching. last year, the coast guard seized three chinese boats near japan's southern islands, bu

nhk world's charmaine deogracias reports. >> reporter: members of the u.s. forces combined for a joint exercise known as valiant shield. they conduct the drill every two years to prepare for an emergency in asia. we're aboard "u.s.s. george washington" in the pacific ocean. it's just one of two aircraft carriers participating in exercise valiant shield. with 18,000 troops jointly training for air-to-sea combat. military officials expanded the exercise this year so that it was more than twice as big as last time. they included two aircraft carriers and more than 200 fighter jets. the officials are responding to china's increasingly assertive maritime activities. beijing has been expanding its reclamation work on a reef among the spratly islands in the south china sea. the philippines and other countries have territorial claims there. officials in the philippines, a longtime ally of the u.s., say china has started construction of what appeared to be military installations. chinese military officials are also stepping up their anti-access area denial strategy.

nhk world. >>> it's time now to check on the world weather with our meteorologist. people in tokyo are experiencing unseasonably chilly weather. what's up ahead? >> yes, miki, we had the coolest morning of the season so far in tokyo and northern japan. temperatures dipped below freezing in many parts. we have video to show you. people experienced november like cold weather this morning. some areas saw the temperature of the minus 7 degrees celsius. much of the area had five degrees lower than normal temperatures this time of year. first freeze of the season. we'll experience another cool morning tomorrow. during the daytime hours, temperatures are much higher than today. that's good news. in terms of precipitation, that should be gone tomorrow. sunny weather for many parts of the country. weather for the korean peninsula and most parts of china, air quality remains quite bad over the beijing area once again. the monsoon is causing rain falling heavily especially over thailand. rain stays with you over the weekend. bangkok 32 degrees, 20s hong kong. across europe, th

stay tuned for more on nhk world. "euromaxx highlights." >> hello and welcome to "euromaxx highlights." we have put together our favorite reports of the week for you. let's have a look at what's coming up. >> traditional getup. dirndls and lederhosen aren't just for bavarians. risky business. cliff jumping with a twist. and pocket -size perspective. a london photographer makes a big deal of little cars. >> this week on "euromaxx," it's all about bavarian traditions and today we are looking at the traditional bavarian clothes. dirdls for the girls and lederhosen or leather pants for the guys. they are back in fashion now and some southerners wear them all the time. this week they aren't alone. lots of visitors have joined in on the fun b

mikio tanabe, nhk world. >> that's all for now in business news. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> the president of turkey says a town just over the border of syria is about to fall into the hands of islamic state. he says more needs to be done. craig dale is tracking developments for us. >> reporter: president erdogan spoke about a fight that has come to define the struggle against islamic state in recent weeks. ayn al-arab is in northern syria and close to the border with turkey. the battle for control of the town has been going on for three weeks now. kurdish forces have been trying to repel the islamic state fighters but the militants have surrounded them. they are locked in street battles. u.s. led -- but the jihadists have kept up their advance. we have heard reports of 400 civilians dying in this conflict and 200,000 syrians have fled into turkey to escape the fight. turkey's leader spoke to some at a refugee camp and said that the city is about to fall. air strikes will not be enough to keep islamic state from swallowing up territ

aiko doden, nhk world. >> and tawakkol karman had more to say. you can watch the full version of her interview on nhk world's program "asian voices." >>> time for a check of the weather. a typhoon is heading toward japan. robert speta tells us how the storm will be affecting people here and in nearby countries. >> we are seeing right now is the second typhoon in a week out here across japan. on monday, we our other that pushed overhead. as you can see here, this is just one of those storm systems, their about as strong as they get. a very circular motion going around the center. look at that clear and defined eye. all those things meet logically speaking. it is a violent typhoon with winds of 306 kilometers per hour. rarely do you see it drop this low. all this is occurring out over the open ocean. it is expected to make this turn apreching japan, but moves away from this intense environment for development and will weaken out. still expected to be a strong typhoon by saturday evening into your sunday morning. bringing these very gusty winds rain

anthony bambery spoke with nhk ghana's capital. >> the month of november is when we have to put all those capabilities into the fight against ebola and aim to achieve these ambitious targets of 70% of people with ebola in a treatment facility and 70% of burials being done safely. we have a hard, difficult job ahead of up. >> the world health organization reported this week that confirmed or suspected ebola infections has now topped 10,000. the majority of cases are in west africa. >> anywhere from 40% to 70% of new cases of ebola are caused by unsafe burial practices. >> members of the u.n. have launched an effort to contain the virus. they are storing supplies in acura. team members transport the goods to liberia, sierra leone and other countries. >> i hope member states around the world will respond to the critical, urgent needs we now have to bring this crisis under control. the thing we need the most are trained medical teams. the only way we can reliably stop it from spreading and posing a risk to those around the world is to end the crisis here in west africa. >> banbury says time i