there has been very fierce fighting here in southern afghanistan especially in helmet prove incident of the thetable has taken over some rural areas at that time. >>liban has taken over some rural areas. afghan officials point to that as the success of the afghan security forces. they know they have a lot of skills they need to learn. they know this is not going to be an easy transition but a big milestone in southern afghanistan as nato closes its last two basis in hellmit prove incident. >> the united states ambassador to the united nations has criticized the slow response to the ebola outbreak in west africa. samantha powers making a high-profile visit there while the worst affected country is liberia. according to the world health organization where am nearly 3,000 people have lost their lives. in recent weeks, guinea has seen a spike in the number of cases. the death toll stands at more than 1500 as of now. sierra leone struggling to contain the virus, more than 1200 people have died. in total, almost 5,000 people have lost their lives to ebola. tom ackerman is joining us from w

and british troops have left the vast helmand base in southern afghanistan. held man was the most deadly reg -- helmand was the most deadly for u.s. soldiers. defending the region and fighting the taliban now is up to the afghans. >>> taxing the internet is a proposal making a lot of people angry in hungary. demonstrators held up mobile phones and threw computer parts at the ruling party in bull pest. operation parties are calling on the government -- in budapest. operation parties are calling on the government to scrap the plan saying it would increase costs for businesses and consumers. >>> in alexandria it is a case of seller beware. a city law bars people from putting for sale signs on vehicles parked on city streets. debra alfarone tells us about that law and how 1 man could get that changed. >> reporter: a little known law makes it illegal to do this is getting its day in court. >> i opened up a ticket, saw what it was for. my first thought was this seems like a free speech violation. >> reporter: scott mclean of alexandria is trying to sell his dodge r

military operations in southern afghanistan. it was also the deadliest province for coalition forces. nearly 1,000 troops were killed here during the 13-year conflict. before boarding their flights, the marines methodically went down this perimeter turning over the guard post one by one. by the time the last platoon left the base, camp leatherneck was entirely under afghan control. the taliban has been stepping uppity aaks in -- attacks in anticipation of the drawdown. sergeant jared green questions whether the afghan forces are a match for the taliban. >> can they come together as a country -- if they come together as a country and carry it through? that has yet to be seen. >> reporter: as they leave the marines worry they may have to come back one day again. >> around 10,000 u.s. military personnel will remain in afghanistan. all of those, though, will be in an advisory capacity. >>> a new cnn poll finds nearly seven in ten americans are angry with the direction the country is headed. and 53% of americans disapprove of preside

general frer glass reports from southern afghanistan. e lowering of flags marks the ends of a 13-year combat mission in afghanistan british forces and u.s. marines handed over their last basis in healthment province to after gans. operation enduring freedom effectively began in october, 2001. there were once more 30,000 foreign soldiers on these basis alone. nato's combat mission is over at the end of the year and most of the troops are going home. the british defense secretary says they have achieved their mission. >> there is a better chance of a more stable future in afghanistan because we have a government there of national unity and an army that is supported by the local population that represents all parts of afghanistan. >> afghan sforsz suffered losses in battles with the taliban. over the yearsforces suffered ls in battles with the taliban. over the years have been killed or injured. the head of the british forces admits the security situation remains difficult. and that's one of the reasons why some 12,000 nato forces will remai

jennifer glasse has more from kandahar in southern afghanistan. >> reporter: the handover of these two basis in hellmit province marks the end of the nato come backgrounds mission in that prove incident. two large basis handed over to the afghan security forces. the british base, last british base here and last american u.s. marine base here, camp baston, camp leather neck, the marine base but this marks a big transition for the nato force here as it winds down it's 13 year mission here in afghanistan, 13 years of combat coming to an ends, about 12,000, the bulk of the americans, about 10,000 american troops will remain and their main goals will be to support, train the afghan security forces to mentor them as they move forward. 350,000 afghan security forces across the country in northern hellmit prove incident the. they control a lot of rural areas there. afghan officials point out they haven't been able to take any of the district centers, any of the towns and the cities that they had tried to take but they still do control a lot of the rural areas. afghan forces doing their very be

defending southern afghanistan from the taliban is up to the afghans now. at camp leather neck a sprawling desert complex, the marines have been packing for weeks. this is an historic moment. the end of u.s. marine combat missions in afghanistan and the close of a chapter in america's longest war. corporal matthew thompson from maine has been fighting in helmand for six mondays. >> i'm sure people are going to ask me if we made a difference in afghanistan. i hope we did. i know we did. hopefully it stays that way. for how long, i'm not sure. >> reporter: 2,210 u.s. american military personnel have died on afghan soil since 2001. the aim then was to defeat the al qaeda-linked militants who planned the 9/11 attacks but what seemed like a simple objective at the time morphed into a complex battle not only against violent extremists but against poverty, drugs, and corruption. this may be almost mission over but not everyone believes it's mission accomplished. >> i'm worried that my son has to come back, the future generation of marines have to come back and sta

people >> military compound in the hands of, forces, combat mission, the base transfer in southern afghanistan'sne of the largest handover operations conducted so far and morgan radford joins us right now. morgan. >> that's right, the only forces left in that country and marine expeditionary force was the last group left. it took 24 hours and almost constant flights between helmond and kandahar air field. it was once the regional headquarters for the u.s. led international coalition in afghanistan. the base housed almost 40,000 contractors and military personnel. but now, 13 years later, it's in the hands of the afghan military which says it's ready for the challenge. >> translator: this is a good opportunity for the afghan ample and security forces to put into practice capabilities they've already demonstrated in the last 12 years over defense of the country. >> reporter: british officials seem to agree. >> we have a government there of national unity and an army that's supported by the local population. >> reporter: but some u.s. lawmakers think that confidence may be misplatessed. >> we -- mi

. >> it was the head quarters in southern afghanistan. it was also the deadliest province for coalition forces. nearly 1,000 troops were killed here during the 13-year conflict. >> before board flights, the marines turned over the guard post one by one. by the time the last platoon left the base, the camp was entirely under afghan control. >> the taliban has been stepping up its attacks in anticipation of the draw down. at least seven prosecutors were killed in the northern part of the country. gent green questions will the afghan forces are a match for the taliban. >> can they come together as a country, that is yet to be seen. >> as they leave, the marines worry they may have to come back one day to fight again. aaron lyl e, cbs news afghanistan. >> by january first, about 10,000 u.s. military personnel will remain in afghanistan. all of them in advisory roles. >>> it is mat of other hours before lamborghini vallejo erupting from a volcano could overtake a town on hawaii's big island. the flow is moving toward a town at a rate of 15 yar

marines handed over two large connecting bases in southern afghanistan provin province.camp leatherneck and camp bastion held 40,000 american troops. now only a few soldiers remain. the u.s. will keep about 10,000 r(tp'istan for the next few years, but primarily in a support and advisory capacity. combat operations for all international troops are essentially over. in all, more than 2,000 american troops were killed since the start of the u.s.-led war in afghanistan in 2011. the uk's minister of defense said today, the coalition is leaving afghanistan safer, more prosperous, and more democratic. but the taliban remains a powerful force in the country and continues to be destabilize it, but the u.s. is hoping that the newly elected president and the afghan security forces can hold the country together and progress will continue to go forward. harris? >>q@ñconnor, thank you. >>> right now, a river of molten rock is flown toward a neighborhood of homes and officials are warning people, could be forced to leave at a moment's notice. yeah, i can only imagine. >>> are police a

i've been to these bases in helmand province in southern afghanistan. they were massive.ops i airfields running around the clock, troops going out on patrol, camp leather neck for the u.s. marines. camp bastian for british forces and britain's prince harry served his second tour of duty in afghanistan at camp bastion. this is a real marker in the winddown of the operations in afghanistan. the british now fully out of combat missions. the u.s. drawing down to about 10,000 troops or so in the coming years and the plan, at least, is to be fully out by 2016. but look, carol, when we see what's going on in iraq with the withdrawal of coalition troops there, raising a lot of questions about afghanistan, will the afghan forces fare better in maintaining security in that country? will they be able to hold on to the gains? the taliban still a very strong presence in so many areas of that country. carol? >> barbara starr reporting live from pentagon. thanks so much. the next hour of cnn newsroom after a break. are the largest targets in the world, for every hacker, crook and nuisan

forces marking the end of nato operation in the province and jennifer glasse reports from southern afghanistanng of flags marks the end of a 13 year combat mission in afghanistan, british forces and u.s. marines handed over their last bases in the helman. and this began in october of 2001 and once more than 30,000 foreign soldiers on these bases alone and nato combat mission is over at the end of the year and most of the troops are going home and they say they achieved their mission. >> there is a stable future because we have a government of national unity and an army supported by the population that represents all parts of afghanistan. >> reporter: the afghan forces suffered heavy losses with battles with taliban and hundreds of troops and civilians have been killed or injured. the head of british forces admits the security situation remains difficult and why 12000 forces will remain in afghanistan until 2016 to support afghan forces but their role will be vastly different than in the past, they will train, advice and assist the 300,000 afghan security forces and for britain and u.s. marines

marines started handing over two of the largest bases in southern afghanistan today. was a flag lowering ceremony. the two big bases were handed over to afghan forces. the world is not exactly leaving afghanistan. british troops will stay in kabul to run a west point like military academy for afghan officers. the u.s. has signed an agreement to keep some 10,000 american troops, or so, in the country to help with support and training obligations there. but overall the nato military combat operation is essentially over in afghanistan and it's going to continue to wind down. it's just going to be a smaller american force. the uk minister of defense said the coalition is leaving afghanistan safer, more prosperous and democratic. this is true but it remains very bloody. the taliban still hold large parts of the country and still inflict a lot of daniel and instability on afghanistan but the u.s. and their nato partners really believe that the afghan government now headed with this afghan army they've been building and training for five or six years, they believe the afghans

military operations in southern afghanistan. it was also the deadliest province for coalition forces. nearly 1,000 troops were killed here during the 13 year conflict. before boarding their flight the marines methodically went down its perimeter turning over the guard posts one by one. by the time the last platoon left the base camp leatherneck was entirely under afghan patrol. the taliban has been stepping up attacks in anticipation of the drawdown. sergeant jared green questions whether the afghan forces are a match for the taliban. >> can they come together as a country and carry it through? that is yet to be seen. >> reporter: as they leave, the marines worry they may have to come back one day to fight again. >> by january 1st only around 10,000 u.s. military personnel will remain in afghanistan. all of them will be in an advisory capacity. >>> the only station with weather alert days, wusa9 first alert weather. >> some interesting stuff in this one week packed in. >> a lot of seasons actually. >> yeah. >> we could probably

military pragues in southern afghanistan. it was also the deadiest province for coalition forces. nearly 1,000 troops were killed during the 13-year conflict. before boarding their flights, the marines methodically went down the perimeter. by the time the last platoon left the base, camp leatherneck was entirely under afghan control. the taliban has been stepping up attacks in anticipation. the drawdown of. on monday a car bomb explosion killed at least seven. the sergeant questions whether the afghan forces are a match for the taliban. >> can they come together as a country and carry it through? that has to be seen. >> reporter: as they leave the marines worry they may have to come back one day to fight again. erin lyles, cbs news, camp leatherneck, afghanistan. >> by january 1, only about 10,000 u.s. military personnel will remain in afghan. >> all of those will be in an advisory capacity. >>> wusa9 and dc jobs want to help get you hired. vornado/charms e. smith is -- charms e. smith is hiring a development manager. it's a full-time job. you need four years experience. fito nd o

. >> you are in southern afghanistan where the security situation is still relatively unstable, are afghanared to fight the taliban and other militant groups? we are in kandarar and northern helman yesterday and security forces had a very, very difficult fighting season there in the area of helman providence where we were the taliban controls rural areas. afghan officials says the taliban has not been able to take district centers but the fighting has been very fierce in the town and afghan security forces complain they don't have enough resources to do what they need to do, not enough heavy artillery and no afghan airforce, that is something that nato has been providing air support as well as intelligence and those where the afghan forces have to work and the focus of the follow-on mission nato follow on mission that continues here in afghanistan next year, 350,000 afghan security forces across the country and certainly have the numbers, now they are trying to get all the skills together to be able to fight as efficiently. of course you had dozens of professional armies here, the afghan a

military operations in southern afghanistan. province for coalition forces, nearly 1,000 troops here were killed here during the 13 year conflict. before boarding their flights marines methodically went down the perimeter turning over guard post one by one. by the time last platoon left the base camp leatherneck was under afghan control. taliban has been stepping up attacks in anticipation of the the draw down. on monday a suicide car bomb explosion killed at least seven prosecutors in the northern part of the country. sergeant jerry green questions whether the afghan forces are a match for the taliban. >> can they come together as a country and grow, that has yet to be seen. >> reporter: as they leave the marines worry they may have to come back one day to fight again. erin lyle, cbs news, camp leatherneck afghanistan. >>> dramatic rescue is caught on tape, coastguard crews pull at least nine people from the ocean near miami. those people were rescued from inner tubes and rafts, one person air lifted off the boat for treatment,

and british forces were airlifted from a major base in southern afghanistan today, after 13 years.sive facility in helmand province was officially closed sunday. foreign combat troops are due to leave afghanistan by year's end, but roughly 9,800 americans will stay on, to train afghan units. more than 250 people have died in central yemen, in three days of heavy fighting between shi- ite rebels and sunni tribes allied with al-qaeda. the battle around radda began last week when the shiites entered the town after government troops abandoned their posts. financial markets in brazil tumbled today after leftist president dilma rousseff narrowly won re-election. she took 51% of the vote in a runoff against a pro-business challenger. last night, rousseff celebrated in brasilia with supporters who waved flags and chanted her name. she acknowledged that half the electorate voted against her. >> ( translated ): a re-election vote is a vote of hope, especially for improving the actions of those who have been governing. that is what i've heard from the voting booths. that is why i want to be a

military operations in southern afghanistan. >> they also realized america and british would not paywn on hawaii's island is evacuated,hr tneeated by lava. >> you did get an illegal substance and give it to him. >> yes. illegal substance in minnesota, not other states. >> can you imagine being on that plane? >> i can imagine everyone thinking depends for everyone. >>> they have created a dessert, a pumpkin pie inside a pumpkin cake inside an apple pie. it's what texans are calling diet cake. >> announcer: this morning ice "eye opener" presented by wall green. >> i'm charlie green along with norah o'donnell and gayle king. new jersey, new york, florida, and illinois are telling medical workers returning from west africa to stay isolated for 21 days. health officials can call that move ineffective. >> a nurse in new jersey has become the opposition to those rules. she's sitting in an isolation tent this morning in newark's university hospital. she has no signs of ebola but she's been quarantined since returned friday. >> her lawyers are preparing a legal la suit. rikki klieman is with

forces left in southern afghanistan. >> did we make a difference in afghanistan?oking for ways to stop attacks by a drone. >> we look at it as something that could be a terrorist tool. >> born in 1988. i have ties older than you. >> the giants arrived back in san francisco and they brought that world series trophy right along with them. ♪ ♪ who took the money who took the money ♪ >> since world war ii the opposing party the president has won about six seats. what's going to happen if republicans take control? >> well, its going to be ugly out there. >> i am not backing up from things i supported president obama on. >> it is obama, obama, obama. >> it's all about this president. it's not necessarily about a set of ideas. >> you know anything about the ford family? >> we never, ever, ever give up. you want to have the conversation later? i'm happy to have it, buddy. until that time sit down and shut up. >> it's never a good sign when somebody in the heat of battle says buddy. >> or shut up. >> or shut up. >> it's the range of your talent. i mean, where does that div

that rose from being a school janitor to becoming a very powerful warlord who operated in southern afghanistan. once the soviets left the various warlords we arms turn their guns on each other in ushered in a very bloody silver war in which jmk was one of the participants. the taliban arose as a reaction to the civil war and pushed aside all these warlords and in many cases arrested them. they arrested jmk. they threw him in jail and tortured him and when i asked him to describe the worst torture he suffered he said the worst torture i had was nothing physical. it was the fact that the taliban would not let me pray in my jail cell. it was psychological and physical torture. jmk was scheduled to die to be executed by the taliban government in december of 2011 and the book picks up the story from the moment in which he scheduled to be executed. he is taken up to the execution yard but he is saved in the last moment. i don't want to tell you how he is saved but he is saved and he is able to leave the prison and in the next few years he becomes a major u.s. ally and it becomes extraordinarily weal

somebody who rose from being a school janitor to becoming a very powerful warlord who operated in southern afghanistan. once the soviets left the various warlords that we have armed turn their guns on each other and ushered in a very bloody civil war of which he was one of the participants. the taliban and rose in the mid-90s as a reaction to the civil war and pushed aside all these warlords and in many cases arrested them. they threw him in jail, tortured him. in fact, when i asked him, described the worst of torture you ever suffered, he said, the worst torture i had was nothing physical. in fact, the fact that the taliban and would not let me break in my jail cell. psychological and physical torture. if he was scheduled to die, to be executed by the government in december of 2001. and in the book picks up his story from the moment which she is scheduled to be executed, and he is trotted out to the execution neared, but he is saved at the last moment. i don't want to tell you how, but he is saved. he is able to leave the prison. in the next few years he becomes a major u.s. ally, and he becomes extr

afghanistan. it was in a southern province. >>> a north korean official has given his country's first direct acknowledgmentworld that the secretive state uses labor camps. the issue was raised as a visitor was questioned by reporters at the u.n. he said they have reform through labor. detention centers where people can look at their wrongdoings. he rejects the signings of the human right presented this year, that prisoners are subject to torture, rape, and starvation. >>> mexican protesters are filling the streets in iguala in the guerra state. 22 local police officers have already been arrested, and as adam rainy reports, more questions are being raised about the town's fugitive mayor. >> reporter: a year and a half ago leftist activist, was shot and killed and dumped in a pit in iguala, the same town where 43 students went missing a week ago. his partner says she has evidence implicating the town's mayor in the killing. she filed a complaint to have him stripped of his immunity to he could be tried in the case. >> translator: the state government said it could control things, but as you can see now, the

. >> the southern region in afghanistan has a facility now in the hands of afghan forces for the very first time in modern history, after the last british combat troops and the only u.s. marine unit left in the entire war-torn country pulled out. >> it took 24 hours and almost constant flights, a fleet of helicopters airlifting the last of u.s. and british forces from the camp leather neck. it was once the regional headquarters of the u.s. led coalition in afghanistan, housing almost 40,000 contractors and military personnel. now, 13 years later, it's in the hands of the afghan military, wimp says it's ready for the challenge. >> this is a good opportunity for the afghan army and security force to say put into practice capabilities they've already demonstrated over the last 12 years in the defense of the country. >> british officials seemed to agree. >> there is a better chance of a more stable future in afghanistan because we have a government there of national unity and an army that i also supported by the local population. >> some u.s. lawmakers think that confidence maybe misplace

. >> why would somebody from syria and yemen and afghanistan and pakistan be crossing our southern border? [ overlapping speakers ] >> you can't be quoting border guys telling you -- they didn't tell you that. >> i'm talking about the guys on the ground. the guys that are doing the arresting. >> did they tell you they were with isis or not? >> no, they didn't tell me. >> it's not about isis being a group. it's about the ideology. let's put it in perspective. 9/11 was 19 guys. ft. hood was one guy. the beheading in oklahoma, boston was two guys. in isis right now we've got the fbi confirmed last week 12 guys. we've talked about a hundred. there are thousands from europe fighting with isis. it's a lot easier, colonel, to do an attack in the united states than it would be to go to -- >> "60 minutes" claimed he had a hundred. what did he do the next day? he asked american citizens to help identify him. the fbi director was talking -- he didn't have those names. >> if there are terroristst coming over that border, they should be losing their jobs, lousy -- >> i can't believe you're so naive --

just like we don't control our southern border and people are coming from yemen and afghanistan and syriahis is a really dumb thing, don't you think, that we're allowing this guy into this country to speak at our university? >> no, sean, freedom of speech is the most endearing enduring -- >> to call for the murder of american troops? you're an enemy of the country if you call for the murder of american troops. >> if we allow him to speak we should allow the others to speak. >> mike -- if i call for the murder -- i would never do this. if i call for your murder or somebody else, that's a terroristic threat. that's against the law. this guy, we should not allow the enemies of america into this country any more. >> sean, we cannot change our nation. our constitution. we cannot change our nation for someone else. >> he called for the death of american troops. he was at -- that to me is being at war with this country. now he comes here to lecture us. pam, this is insanity to me. >> we need o be consistent, sean. >> we are consistent. our enemies can stay the hell out of here. how's that? >> i

afghanistan. the marines officially handed over operations of camp leatherneck to the afghan army. the nearby british base was also handed over to the afghan army. camp leatherneck is in a strategic southernvince of hell mundz, -- helmand. this transfer marks the official end of combat anythings in afghanistan. 2,210 american service men and women died while fighting in afghanistan over the past 13 years. marines at camp leatherneck say they hope they made a difference in afghanistan but they still worry they might have to return. >> i'm worried that my son has to come back, the future generation of marines have to come back and start over again much like iraq. >> reporter: although an official departure date for the marines has not yet been set, it will not be releed due to security reasons. every -- released due to security reasons. every single marine will soon be headed on a plane headed home. >>> governor terry mcauliffe established a commission to ensure integrity and public confidence in state government. >> this group will take public comments next month. the governor has asked members to come up with recommendations by early december so that he can put ethics reform legislation b

blueprint to secure our southern border in particular, because let's face it, it's pretty much an open door down there. you're suggesting to use some of the equipment from afghanistanht. last time i was in afghanistan, i met with general allen in kabul and their aviation assets and i said, what are you going to do when we withdraw from afghanistan? he said i'm going to leave this technology over here and i thought, you know, what about redeploying that to the southwest border? since that time, we've had five redeployed and six more are on their way. that's good news to the dod department of homeland security security coordination where we can get some progress done there. >> it does make sense. we've already bought the stuff, we might as well put it to use, right? >> correct. >> also i understand later today you're going to be involved in a hearing on ebola and if there is one state in the union particularly interested in ebola, it is texas where mr. duncan was until he passed away a couple of days ago. tell us a little bit about the concerns of texans regarding ebola. >> i think it's a national concern. certainly my state, having had the first fatality due to ebol

afghanistan. wounding a police chief and 18 others as well. it was in the southern province. >>> houthi rebels rejected the new president. the disagreement could risk a recent peace deal, which was brokered by the unite united nations. >> this is the man chosen by the yemeni president to help with the government. they met last week while still head of the president's office. on tuesday afternoon they appointed mubarak. he reportedly communicates well with western diplomats in sanaa and is very close to the president. he served as secretary general after the removal of president alassada. he could be the best link between various conflicting parties in the party. they hope he will be able to unite and heal yemen's fragmented community. but his opponents describe him as someone who lack political experience and is not up to the task. two groups have announced their rejection of the appointment. they say it is against the terms of the recent peace agreement because other parties did not consent. and they also accuse foreign governments of interference. >> of course, th

afghanistan at any one time was 10,000. britain sent more troops than any country except the united states. most british soldiers were in the southernrovince of helmand, a stronghold of the taliban. 453 of them died during the 13-year operation. also on sunday, u.s. marines ended their combat operations in helmand province. most international troops are scheduled to leave by the end of the year. taliban militants have been increasing their attacks on the government. some 10,000 u.s. personnel will stay to train afghan security forces. >>> the president of ukraine has claimed an overwhelming victory for pro-western parties in parliamentary elections. petro poroshenko says the result is an endorsement of his efforts to move away from russia towards europe. >> translator: this is the first time in ukraine's history that democratic and pro-european political forces have won support for two-thirds of the seats. >> poroshenko vowed to accelerate efforts to join the european union. he pointed to exit polls that show his bloc will likely become top party with 23% of the vote. people in the party of prime minister arseniy yassan yuck trail b

southern arizona. stossel: america does need to police our border. >> rick understands that. an air force pilot who served in iraq and afghanistan.ow, he's based in texas where he found he had tohe pass fou through checkpoints all the time. >> there's no way tore leave's the border town without going to a checkpoint. >> the checkpoint he had to pass through mosthe often is 67 miles from the border. >> i started to feelth like i was asking to leave that town. i'm just traveling in the united states. i haven't crossed any borders. i didn't like that feeling. >> so he installed cameras in his car.ed glenn: because i wanted to prove the truth of defense. >> they won't answer any questions. here's on the phone with a lawyer.as >> they're now standinge around without telling me anything. >> the supreme court said that border patrolou agents at immigration checkpoints can conduct brief stops for the limited purpose of verifying residence status. they could not involve the searches of citizens and their vehicles. >> the person says yes, ma'am and they should be let go. >> according to the supreme court, yes. >> it maybe silly, but you ca

southern province. the group already controls swaths of the country's north. >> woodruff: up to one million people in afghanistan are going with less food, due to lack of funding. the u.n.'s "world food program" reported today it faces a gap of about $30 million. the head of the agency's afghan operations said other needs are competing for the money. >> just to name a few: the needs for ebola, what's happening in syria, in iraq, in central african republic, in sudan. i mean all of those emergencies of course are all having a toll on the capacity of the donors to provide afghanistan and word from the white house today >> ifill: back in this country, word from the white house today is that president obama will hxword from the whitehouse today is that president obama will wait until after next month's election to announce his pick for attorney general. a number of senate democrats fought the delays to avoid making the nomination a campaign issue. attorney general eric holder announced last month that he's stepping down after six years. >> woodruff: wall street's day was less volatile, but stocks struggled again, am

southern province. the group already controls swaths of the country's north. >> woodruff: up to one million people in afghanistan are going with less food, due to lack of funding. the u.n.'s "world food program" reported today it faces a gap of about $30 million. the head of the agency's afghan operations said other needs are competing for the money. >> just to name a few: the needs for ebola, what's happening in syria, in iraq, in central african republic, in sudan. i mean all of those emergencies of course are all having a toll on the capacity of the donors to >> woodruff: the world food program feeds about 3.7 million afghans 10% of the population back in this country, a federal grand jury in washington indicted an accused ringleader in the benghazi attack, on 17 new charges. some carry the death penalty. ahmed abu khattala was captured and brought to the u.s. in june on a single conspiracy count. the attack in benghazi in 2012 killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. word from the white house today is that president obama will wait until after next month's elections to announce his pick for atto

afghanistan. a government spokesman said the attacker wounded a former police chief and 18 others. it happened in lashkar gar in the southern helmand province. >>> dozens of protesters fought with the israeli police outside the al-aqsa mosque. they say the police blocked them from entering for morning prayers. the philippines launched a protection campaign against polio. the country has not had any cases of the disease for 20 years, but the world health organisation recently declared a global emergency, and the philippines is on alert. we have this report. >> reporter: a difficult experience for any child, but health experts say it's worth the short-time parn, compared to -- pain, compared to the life-long suffering that polio can cause. these are the first babies to beimmunized against polio as part of a campaign. health officials plan to vak sign out more than 2 million babies over the next 12 months. my mother convinced me to go to the medical center for the baby's health. there's a tendency that babies that don't are polio injections will not walk. >> reporter: polio crippled hundreds of thousands each year. it's infect

afghanistan, recently executed five men for gang rape. a united nations report released in early october found i.s.i.l. militants abducted up to 500 women and girls from a village in southern kurdistan in august and sent some of them to i.s.i.l. fighters to be sex slaves. women and girls are bought for price tags. the buyers are mostly youth from the local communities. apparently i.s.i.l. was selling these yazidi women to the youth as a means of inducing them to join their ranks. the actual awards are handed out on december 10th, the anniversary of alfred nobel's death. richelle carey, al jazeera. >> we have a lot to talk about. pamela shipman the executive director of the novo foundation. ladies great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> i want to start with you ms. gernholz. this is a real movement. >> i think it is. this is the third international day of the girl so this is a real momentum around recognizing the needs of girls, particularly adolescent girls and trying to make sure that their rights are met. >> ms. shipman, you had a big smile on your case, how encouraging is it for the nobel committee to recognize the efforts? >> it is unbelievably inspiring. when we t

afghanistan they killed five men for gang rape. women and girls are in the line of fire. i.s.i.l. militants abducted up do 500 women and girls from a village in southern kurdistan, and sent some to i.s.i.l. fighters to be sex slaves. women and girls are brought with price tags for them to choose and negotiate a sale. i.s.i.l. was selling the yazidi to the youth as a means of inducing them to join their ranks. the awards handed out were canneded out. for the anniversary. >> there's a lot to talk about. i want to welcome the executive director of the women's health watch. and pamela. >> october 11th, it's not just today, it's a movement. >> i think what your package shows is this was the third international day of the girl. this is a growing movement. and there's momentum around recognising the needs of the girl, and trying to make sure. >> i watched you during the last report. how encouraging is it to see the nobel peace prize recognised effort. >> it's inspiring that malala won the nobel peace prize. we have to take a moment to celebrate that. when we think about the situation for girls, what happened to malala three years ago could happen now. condit

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the marine corps on the battlefields of afghanistan, returning home to the united states with physical and psychological scars of war. he made his way to southern california where he was diagnosed with ptsd, living mostly out of his truck where he carried all of his belongings, including his three registered guns. have you got turned around and found himself at the mexican border where it is illegal to have guns. by the time i visited andrew in may and again in june, with chairman royce, he had been through a lot. he attempted to escape and take his own life. so, he was polite, soft-spoken, a brave american who had defended this country and now needed our help to return home. here is an interesting anecdote. on my way back to visiting andrew the first time, just as i was crossing the border back into the u.s., i heard on the news that the obama administration has negotiated with the taliban for the release of army sergeant bergdahl. sergeant hammer received's circumstances are different and sergeant bergdahl, but it still struck me, as it does now, that sergeant tahmooressi served his country with honor twice in afghanistan and now finds himsel

the marine corps on the battlefields of afghanistan, returning home to the united states with physical and psychological scars of war. he made his way to southern california where he was diagnosed with ptsd, living mostly out of his truck where he carried all of his belongings, including his three registered guns. have you got turned around and found himself at the mexican border where it is illegal to have guns. by the time i visited andrew in may and again in june, with chairman royce, he had been through a lot. he attempted to escape and take his own life. so, he was polite, soft-spoken, a brave american who had defended this country and now needed our help to return home. here is an interesting anecdote. on my way back to visiting andrew the first time, just as i was crossing the border back into the u.s., i heard on the news that the obama administration has negotiated with the taliban for the release of army sergeant bergdahl. sergeant hammer received's circumstances are different and sergeant bergdahl, but it still struck me, as it does now, that sergeant tahmooressi served his country with honor twice in afghanistan and now finds himsel