plus -- >>> i'm daniel lack in northern alberta, an canada's oil rich tar sands may be an opportunity indigenous people here. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, ♪ress in the new democracy, >>> hello, you are with us here on al jazeera, these are the top stories this hour. the battle or kobani is intensifying. nighters of isil are shelling the town center now. earlier u.s.-lead air strikes hit isil positions in kobani. >>> the european union says it wants answers from spain after a nurse became the first to contract ebola outside of africa. she has been quarantined in hospital along with three others. >>> yemen's official news agency says

plus -- >>> i'm daniel lack in northern alberta, canada's oil rich tar sands may be loathed by environmentalistst i'll report on how they are an opportunity for indigenous people here. >>> and we'll find out about the causes of a crash that left an f1 driver fighting for his life. ♪ >>> but first, kenya's president is on his way to the international criminal court in the hague where he is charged with crimes against humanity. he is due to attend a pretrial hearing on wednesday. he denies organizing mass killings following elections years ago. >> reporter: he is the first sitting head of state in the world to sit before the international criminal court. >> i'm here to address you as representatives of the people -- >> reporter: the president arrived at parliament to tell politicians whether he would at tend his next court appearance in the hague. nearly seven years earlier, a disputed election in kenya was followed by ethnic violence. over a thousand people were killed. prosecutors at the icc say politicians were behind it. he told members of parliament that he shouldn't standing trial as a head

it's in northern alberta. some are fighting the expansion. some support it because they depend on the jobs and business it brings. our correspondent reports from fort mckay. >> reporter: with 75 drutrucks 170 workers rgs this is a collaboration between canadian aboriginal and the petroleum industry. three men owned the country and watched it grow since buying its first truck years ago. >> it's been words it. mckay working with the oil rather than against it. i think we'll maintain a 20% growth rate for the next five years and see where that takes us from there >> reporter: big oil companies contract out a lot of business to firms here. from trucking to food. laundry to high-tech engineering. at a trade show information about jobs and business opportunities is shared with residents from fort mckay. local economy is thriving. >> this community almost everyone is employedment the unemployment rate is low. anyone that wants to work is working. >> reporter: few of canada's first nation options this development. high incomes, $700 million of annual

. >> reporter: i am daniel lack in northern alberta canada's oil-rich tar sands may be loathed by environmental are an opportunity for many indigenous merely for jobs and prosperity. >>> we have sport to, andy murray getting ready for his shanghai masters. what's in store for him? we have farah with that and the rest of sports. stay with us if you can. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> kentucky, a state that's hurting economically. >> when the mines shut down it affects other businesses too you know, it hurts everything. >> some say it's time for a change. >> mitch has been in there so long. >> while others want to stay the course. >> all the wa

we're seeing a lot of that snow now into parts of northern montana into l alberta. getting a dry break for west coast, at least until we get into monday night and tuesday it will british columbia a little bit of snow, not too far away from the alberta border. temperatures dropped 20 to 30° cooler than yesterday. here comes the next system, moisture that came from the old hurricane ana, and now following into an area of low pressure and bringing an amount of rainfall that will bring rivers pretty close to flood stage in some places. so we're watching this system pretty closely. that system comes in monday night and tuesday. central portions of the u.s., temperatures popped up 15 degrees warmer but northwest, blus terry and cool now. now a much deserved warming comes in and we'll have temperatures rise into the 60s and 70s. >> you know all good things must come to an end. >>> of the great wine producers in the world china does not come to mind. but they have been surprising connoisseurs with the quality of their wine. rob mcvay bride reports. >> this year's ca year's

. >> etalking about keystone xl pipeline, the northern extension that would run from alberta, canada,l and gas industry and without it, we have no jobs. we have no businesses. the community in my opinion, would be gone. >> environmentalists, they worry about the cleanliness of oil from canada's tar stands region. despite six years of public and bipartisan support, as well as an exhaustive environmental study by the state department, the white house is still not signed off on it. push ago decision past the midterm elections. tune in tomorrow for more on the national debate at hand. we're going to talk to the governor of oklahoma. she'll talk about how she has seen a drastic improvement in communities like cushing with these jobs being created. of course, they slowed down because this project is hung up. >> by the way, if the republicans get the senate, that might be one of the first things on the president's desk. okay, now go veto this. harry reid stops it. >>> coming up, wonder why u.s.-israeli relations are so darn bad? wait until you hear when somebody inside the obama white house