and i'm robyn curnow.rews headed to an island in the java sea where smoke was spotted a few hours ago. it's the late east in the search for airasia flight 8501 which disappeared on sunday. they have not found a trace of the plane. relatives of the passengers will be flown over the search area on wednesday. >> the death toll stands at 10 in the adriatic sea ferry disaster. it all began when a fire broke out sunday in the ferry's car deck. rescuers battled some very tough weather conditions for more than a day, pulling 427 survivors from the ferry called norman atlantic. >>> and london's royal free hospital is preparing to treat the first patient diagnosed with ebola in the u.k. the nurse worked for save the children treatment center in africa. >>> the search for airasia flight 8501 currently involves seven countries with indonesia taking the lead. there have been reports of oil slicks and a ping, and this has all turned out to be false leads. we have the managing editor of a publication. do you think maybe

and around the world, i'm robyn curnow. in the u.s. world, protesters against the death of eric garner, and in union station in new york. while most protests were peaceful, two officers were injured in berkeley, california. two hostages were dead after u.s. special forces attempted to rescue them in a remote part of yemen. british born journalists somers and pierre korkie were attempted to be rescued. president obama said they were quote in imminent danger. >>> and students disappearance set off massive protests across mexico by loved ones, thousands of other mexicans who have gone missing, more than 75 people have been arrested in that case. >>> well, our focus today on cnn on this typhoon moving across the philippines. we're going to go now to the international weather center where derek van dam is standing by with more on where the storm is headed. derek, i understand you also have dramatic new pictures? >> yes, robyn, this is coastal storm surge and this is exactly why we warn people to stay away from the coast when a typhoon of th

cnn's robyn curnow has more. >> reporter: a dream come true.he arrived in the south pole on her tractor, essentially accomplishing her goal. in four years she traveled nearly 40,000 kilometers, with a tractor, a tent and a dog. making her way through europe. befrie befriending people in africa. can you tell me where i am? >> you are in malawi? >> reporter: and even helping out where she could. but it was a journey riddled with setbacks, and loneliness. >> because i would really like to be embraced. >> headed into the final leg of the trip, she missed the boat from south africa to antarctica and had to wait four more years to get the sponsorship for her journey. but this week armed with a new tractor and a team, she did finish it. >> so absolutely happy, and in awe, and it feels that me, and the tractor has actually made it to the south pole and that this seemingly impossible story has actually got its beautiful happy ending. and i'm so grateful for that. >> she set out on the mission to see the world through her own lens and to prove if you rea

i'm robyn curnow.the headlines this hour an indonesian official says possible debris has been spotted in the water by crews searching for airasia flight 8501. helicopters have been sent to the area but weather may limit visibility. a government official describes the possible debris as brown, silver and yellow objects floating in the eastern part of the java sea. >>> and a nurse is in isolation in a glasgow, scotland hospital after being diagnosed with the ebola virus. she reported to the hospital when she fell ill. she is expected to be moved to london's royal free hospital where another health care worker was successfully treated for ebola. >>> and the death toll stands at ten in the adriatic sea ferry disaster. italy has opened a criminal investigation into the disaster which started with a fire that broke out in the vehicle bay. >>> well indonesian officials say airasia flight 8501 asked to climb to a higher altitude because of bad weather. that request was denied because of other air traffic. whil

well it's actually john vause and robyn curnow. >> we'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states still covering that search for the missing airasia plane. and in the last few hours that search area has expanded again and crews are checking reports of smoke on an island in the search zone. plus we'll take you liv