. >> >>> taking the fight to al-shabab - we are live with forces from the african union trying to cut the armed supply routes. >>> hello. welcome to al jazeera, live from doha, i'm darren jordon. also going to a run off vote. dilma rousseff wins the first round of the vote, but fails to secure an outright majority. >>> protesters still in hong kong despite a deadline to leave the streets. >>> jobs in the middle east - people have fled because of the conflicts. >>> welcome to the program. african union and somalia government troops have taken over one of al-shabab's last strongholds. the operation in barawe has resulted in the capture of a radio satisfaction. the rebels controlled the town since 2008. the defensive was launched in march. the group was this control of several towns and cities, it's been on the retreat for recent years much the group was forced out in august 2011. the next major blow was the port of kiss mall in 2012. the rebel group used to get a portion of the charcoal train. they retreated from the town of bye doa. the main road linking to mogadishu and parts of kenya

the virus if it is introduced. for all of these efforts, we shall collaborate closely with the union, west african states and i had the opportunity to meet with the commissioner for social affairs and the head of the au support to ebola outbreak operation two days ago. i commend the african union's xloichlt of health workers. i hope others will follow their lead mr. president, excellencies, allow me to present some of the find kdz and conclusion's at the mission f e phase of the deployment. the outbreak is severe and unpress definited the world has never seen nick like it. time is our enemy. the virus is far ahead of us and everybody day, every day, the situation gets worse. almost 3,900 people in seven countries have died. the ebola epidemic is not just a health crisis. it is a complex, multi-dimensional crisis in two main ways. first, it is having a broad impact on the societies we are the there at the outbreak. it kills people, harms economies, disrupts education systems, food security and livelihoods. the three most affected countries have recently shown some of the highest growth rates, economic growth rates,

the port city. now, somalia, and african union forces are making a final push for the last bit of land controlled by al-shabab. we have this report from mogadishu. >> soldiers advanced to a support town, 200km north of mogadishu. this is a village close. this solder belongs to african union mission. what is known... the village had been controlled by al-shabab fighters. alongside the army, it was captured without a fight much >> translation: and we are liberating more towns. this is a joint operation. we are taking the lead. >> the african union commander tells me that uganda soldiers are within striking dance. it's a stronghold and the fall is imminent. >> after this offensive, we know that al-shabab will continue to conduct guerilla warfare. what we are doing is return the army to be able to confess to this warfare. >> further south the troops advance to three strategic up to s in an operation called indian o. al-shabab controls most of the country side and major roads in south and central somalia. the aim is to cut off supply routes that the group uses it bridge in fighters, weapons and export. >

the national army of somalia along with troops from the african union are making advances we understandinst the armed group, al shabaab. now within striking distance at the strong hold of a town which al shabaab has held since 2006. it's on the coast south of the capitol, mogadishu. kathryn on soy has been monitoring the position. she spoke to brigadier general dick olam. >> we are right at the edge of baroa, the african union forces together with somalia national army troops preparing to get in, being told al shabaab has been retreat. they are running, going in boat. now, joining me is brigadier general dick alum leading the ugandan forces. thank you for joining us? >> thank you. >> wither hearing reports that your troops have taken the position. >> yeah, as you know, this is a mission, as the commander of seconder one, this is authority over this thinkinmission. i would like to assure you it is about to be taken but it has not been taken. >> do you expect resistance? would he do so. it has been a center for the al shabaab, the headquarters. we know it's going to be especially from the

for all of these efforts we shall collaborate closely with the african union, the union of african states, and the union. i had an opportunity to meet with the head of the au support to ebola outbreak operation two days ago. i commend the african union's deployment of health workers to fight this disease and i hope that others will follow their lead. mr. president, excellencies, allow me to present some of the findings and conclusions at the initial phase of the mission's deployment. the crisis caused by the outbreak of ebola is severe and unprecedented. the world has never seen anything like it. time is our enemy. the virus is far ahead of us. and every day, every day the situation gets worse. almost 3,900 people in seven countries have died. the ebola epidemic is not just a health crisis. it is a complex, multi dimensional crisis in two main ways. first, it is having a brad impact on the societies where there is an outbreak. it kills people. it destroys health systems. it harms economies. it disrupts education systems, food security, and livelihoods. the three most impacted countries ha

ground troops of the african union and the somali army secure the roads.warning shots as they take control of the city. most of al sho al-shabab's fighd senior command left long ago but we are told that are chances of namers and hidden explosives. >> the resistence hasn't been as heavy. but as we are coming down, they kept probing us. but we continued moving. so the shots kept reducing and little do we know they are actually retreating back to the ocean, to the coastline and jumping in boats. >> reporter: this is the town square, the same one that al-shabab used for executions as recently as a few weeks ago. now members of a new town administration meet a few people who live here. there is still a lot of anxiety. these people have not seen any government presence since the collapse of somalia in 1991. and this is their governor, who they have not seen since 2008. here he keeps his promise to publicly cut off his hair if this day ever came. >> clearly it is a great day. because it was the center of al qaeda, for foreign fighters even. >> reporter: this man

he called on students there along with leaders from the 54 distinct countries of the african union and leaders from the united states to embrace key tenants of his vision for our alliance. to advance progress in democratic institutions. to strengthen peace and prosperity. to encourage opportunity and development. and to spur economic growth, trade and investment. as america's chief commercial officer, i feel strongly that this last pillar, the u.s./africa economic relationship is fundamental to our mutual peace and prosperity. we know that businesses serve as a key bridge between our continents, but we also share the conviction that the ties of commerce can be stronger, deeper and more lasting. when i led a trade mission to ghana last may, i heard a variation of this message from public and private sector leaders alike. the u.s./africa commercial partnership is essential. and the time to do business in africa is no longer five years away. the time to do business there is now. today, on both sides of the atlantic, there is a clear, mutual desire to deepen our ties of trade and investmen

ground troops of the african union, and the somali army secure the roads.g warning shots as they take control of the city. most of al-shabab's fighters and senior command left long ago, but we are told there's a possibility of snipers and hidden explosives. >> the resistance hasn't been as heavy, but they kept probing us, but we continued moving, so they kept reducing, reducing, and now they are retreating back to the coastlines to jump in the boats. >> reporter: this is the town square in the town. the same one that sal shabab used for executions as recently as a few weeks ago. now members of a new town administration need a few people to lead here. there's still a lot of anxiety. these people haven't seen any government presence since the collapse of somalia in 1991. and this is their governor, who they have not seen since 2008. yet he keeps his promise to publicly cut off his hair if this day ever came. >> clearly it is a good day. >> reporter: this man gives us a glimpse of what life was like under al-shabab. >> translator: they used to kill people by s

. >> taking the fight to al-shabab and forces of the african union try to cut the supply roots. ♪.elcome to al jazeera, live from doha, i'm darren jordan and coming up, on the program more heavy battles between syrian and kurds and isil fighters on the town of kabani, runoff vote and the brazil election but he failed to secure an outright majority. dwingingly numbers protests continue in hong kong despite a deadline to clear the streets. ♪ african union and somali troops took over al-shabab strongholds and in the coastal town has resulted in the capture of the rebel's radio station and the fighters continue door to door to clear the town of remaining members of al-shabab and they controlled the port town since 2008. au joint defensive was announced in march and the rebel group has been in control of issomalia ke towns and cities it was forced out of mogadisu in 2011 and the port in september 2012 and used to get a proportion of the lucrati lucrative charcoal trade and this was followed by somali trips and links to kenya and mogadishu and it connects with government-held towns and c

also on the programme - african union and somalia troops in a push to capture one. al-shabab's last southern strongholds. >>> protesters in hong kong defy a deadline to leave to allow the civil servants to go back to work. >> could change be on the way for the catholic church. pope francis tells the top bishops to get real on issues like divorce and remarriage. >>> brazil's presidential election will be decided in iraq later this month. incumbent dilma rousseff got the most votes, but fell short of a majority. 102 million took part in the polls. with all ballots counted, these are the official results. dilma rousseff, seeking a second term, won around 41% of the vote. and faces a run-off with aecio neves, a probusiness social democrat. in third place was maria silva. she was leading at one point, but in the end got 21% of the vote. we have the latest from sao paulo. >> in the end the brazilian people decided they wanted more time to decide who they want to be the next president, as this goes to a run-off between incumbent dilma rousseff, and aecio neves. dilma rousse

the hospital waiting for news. >> in somalia, government forces supported by african union troops stepped up their fight against al-shabab. we travel with the force to the coastal town. >> this is a city that is 220km to the south. we are told that the african union forces and somalia government troops surrounded the town. it's a major economic hub for al-shabab. the group uses it to bring in supplies. this will be the first time decades that the town is under the control of government. so we are taking to the streets to witness a significant moment history. the towns and villages are under government control. some movement is dangerous. possibilities of ambushes, snipers, i.e.d.s. we have to keep moving in armoured vehicles. we are hearing that most of the fighters have left. elders are reaching out trying to negotiate a peaceful handle. everything remains fluid. everyone is being careful about how this plays out. >>> niger's president says he will not be intimidated into pulling peacekeepers out of mali. gunmen killed nine peacekeepers in niger on friday. they were part of a force in the north of mali. falling under co

we are told that the african union forces and troops have surrounded the town. it's a major economic hub. the group uses it to bring in supplies. this will be the first time in decades that the town is under the control of government. so we are taking this, witnessing a significant moment history. several towns and villages are under government control. the possibilities of ambushes, snipers. roadside bombs. it got moving in armoured vehicles. we are hearing that most of the fighters have left. elders are reaching out to the joint forces, trying to negotiate a peaceful hand over. everything remains fluid. everyone is being careful about how this plays ou. >> the president of niger says he will not be intimidated into pulling peacekeepers out of mali. nine were killed by gunmen on friday. they were part of a force in northern mali, controlled by separatists. >> the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. is in a critical condition. the man travelled from liberia in late september. the center for disease control and prevention are monitoring nine peopl

the weekend. and african union groups back somali militants to push out al qaeda in an area. also coming up this hour, a look at the copyists and move -- copy ists in the louvre, working to perfect their craft. shares in the owner of disneyland paris lament after it announces plans to raise one billion euros -- vomit after it announces plans to raise -- voplummet after it announces plans to raise one billion euros. dilma rousseff will face an opponent neves in a runoff. the biggest upset was the loss of the popular green candidate marina silva who looked set to become brazil's first black president. more now from brazil. let's bring in bruce douglas. are people surprised at the results from the first round? >> yes. the opinion polls really did get it wrong until just a few days ago. marina silva was almost a certainty to be in this second round, but as we saw in -- but as we saw last night, she faded away at the last minute, and the center-right candidate stormed into the league. marina silva struggled to keep together her coalition of economic liberals, social conservatives,

ban from running may become mayors or region at precedent around the country. >> in somalia, government forces supported by african union troops have taken up positions overlooking the town. >> reporter: this mere in mogadishu is a port city. it is 220km to the south. african union forces and somali government troops surrounded the town. it's a major hub for al-shabab, the group. it uses it to bring in supplies. this will be the first time in decades that the town is under the control of government. so we have taken the trip to witness a significant moment history. several towns and villages are now under government control. some are dangerous, possibility of ambush, snipers. we pretty much have to move in armoured vehicles and in convoys. we are hearing that most al-shabab fighters and commanders have left. elders are reaching out to the joint forces, trying to negotiate a peaceful handover. everything is fluid, and everyone is being careful about how this plays out. >> reporter: the first person in the u.s. to be dying most is in critical submission. the centers for disease control is continuing to monitor nine people

the african mission somalia. the village had been controlled by al-shabab fighters, but the sna captured it without a fight. >> this is a dutiful operation. >> the african union commander in mogadishu tells me that the soldiers are within striking distance of the port city. if al-shabab lays stronghold and it's form is imminent. >> we know that al-shabab will continue to conduct guerrilla warfare. what we're doing is to to be able to face this kind of pa warfare. >> al-shabab still controls most of the countryside and major roads in south and central somalia. the aim of operation in indian ocean is to cut off supply routes that the group uses to bring in fighters, weapons. the money made from selling charcoal helps pay for weapons. >> the question is whether they need thos because they ceased to exist as a rebel group a long time ago. >> african unions say al-shabab has been significantly weakened. it does not have the numbers or strength to advance the forces. it's leaders was recently killed and it's replacement is still new to his role. still many people hearsay that al-shabab cannot be written off just yet. >> let's move ton weather, and typhoon on japan'

. >> >>> taking the fight to al-shabab - we are live with forces from the african union trying to cut the armed supply routes. >>> hello. welcome to al jazeera, live from doha, i'm darren jordon. also going to a run off vote. dilma rousseff wins the first round of the vote, but fails to secure an outright majority. >>> protesters still in hong kong despite a deadline to leave the

a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. somalia and african union troops have taken over one of the al-shabab's last strongholds. there was little resistance. al-shabab controlled the area for the past six years. syrian forces pushed back fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant from a crucial mill near the town of kobani, thousands of kurds fled between i.s.i.l. and kurdish forces. a run-off will be held between brazil's next presidents. and the current president failed to win an outright majority, and dilma rousseff will face aecio neves. >>> in new mexico, it's unclear whether the discovery of mass grave and the disappearance of dozens of students are related. from guerrero state we have this report. >> reporter: the army can't get through. classmates and family members of 43 missing students took over a highway in sworn guerrero state blocking the traffic. the government ignored the pleas for the safe return of the students. rather than engage in a fight. this officer ordered the men back. a sign that the government doesn't want to esc

the joint defensive by the african union and somali forces were launched against al-shabab in march andbeen in control of major towns and cities and on the retreat in resent years. the group was forced out of mogidishu in 2011 and the last blow was the port in september 2012 and the fighters were paid a percentage of the lucrative charcoal trade and after assault by ethiopian troops and this leads to mogadishu and kenya and it controls much of rural is a somalia and government-held towns and we will go catherine travelling with the union and what is going on here and what more has been happening here? . >> reporter: darren, we just came back for the base. we have been here since two hours ago and basically it remains quiet, security forces, special forces are going through buildings looking for elements of al-shabab and explosive devices as well. earlier when we were in barrow where the new administration and somali army leaders met with the civilians there, a few of them trying to build their confidence. there is still a lot of fear. we tried to talk to several of them and afraid some

the book, please step up. africa and now is a different africa. then things went very bad. africa is better. and one african initiative, the african union transformed, which is more people -- and also popular it engagement, take power by force, not allowed because of that -- wide economic growth and more hopeful again. and several of the africans who are here, and to ensure leadership. and what margaret was saying, the situation in why the area, sierra leone and so on. the ones who were there for as to develop institutions in each and every country which were led by people like me and others, africa would transform veterans we need your help to separate africa during this. >> the book is for sale. i want to leave enough time for q&a but i believe we cut you off. i am so sorry. in our enthusiasm. >> i want to say that talking about leadership, the african political leaders. in this situation this is what happened. it is one thing, finding an epidemic, asking them to speak. in terms of the country. expecting us to challenge. i want to say in africa and government, so many declarations and policies, it is the implementation where you need

the force in liberia from the african union was coming. they have already sent dozens of workers. was delayed by about a week. that delayed the response and ironically that probably increased the risk that they will have imported cases in the future. we are committed to protecting americans. it increased the risk that makes it harder to stop the out break in africa. m our final question is with amanda from the huffington post. >> thank you for taking my questions. first i just wanted to clarify the patient he said were high risk. from my understanding relatives are being quarantined. how long -- to symptoms have to sit in before you test for ebola? >> you cannot spread ebola unless you have symptoms and you cannot test for it accurately. the test will be negative until there are symptoms. when ebola first comes on the amount of -- amount of virus clippers excretes or sheds is located the test may be negative for someone with an initial fever. as someone gets more sick they get more infectious because there are more and more virus in their body. of household and community contacts,

in fact, the african union today issued a request that other african nations lift their travel bans. reason why the african nations have had travel bans to liberia and sierra leone is because there's no political correctness problem there. those are african nations banning other african nations. we really need to get real here. >> jessica -- well, i like to think that we want to get real. let's have jessica do it. >> i think that what the state department has said and even what dr. frieden from the cdc has said is there's concern about instability and destabilizing the region. in terms of politically, i think that is a concern as to what would happen the economic impacts for the area there. >> our responsibility is to be to the american -- >> the sdeesz spreads throughout africa and becomes even less containable because right now we're looking at an isolated area. we're sending in military for them to try to deal with and contain this. we have no vaccines. we have no cure. >> this is why we're debating this because you guys are coming at it from two totally different angles. >> yeah,

the evidence that it needs to continue. all of this in a context whereby he alongside other african leaders, along the african union, have raised significant question marks over whether the icc isn't unnecessarily targeting african leaders in the cases that it has before it, and they are all, in fact, targeting or against the leaders of african nations. so it's a very sensitive issue on this continent really, that the icc, the perception is, is targeting africa rather than other countries around the world. and let's not forget that for example, the united states is not a sig nat tore to their own statutes and therefore not even a member of the icc. china, neither. >> and you'll often hear them say there should be african solutions to african problems. so very noteworthy that kenya's president is facing these charges at the hague. diana magnay, thank you. rosemary? >>> errol, you may not think much about it when you flick on the lights, but three people have been awarded the nobel prize in physics for creating l.e.d. lights. the awarding committee called their inventions revolutionary. it says incandescent light bulbs lit the 20

the african union is quite willing to send hundreds of hep&th workers in to help fight the outbreak ine countries. and they today have folks on the ground caring for patients. that's a terrific development. but their ability to get there was delayed by about a week because their flight was cancelled and they were stuck in a neighboring country. so that neighboring country had taken -- senegal, had taken that action in order to protect themselves, stopping all flights, but in fact, that action made it harder to stop the outbreak in liberia and elsewhere and potentially increase the risk in that country. so number one is to protect americans but not to do things that might inadvertently might make it harder to protect americans. i'll stop there and barbara reynolds will introduce the next speakers. >> thank you, doctor. the next one is dr. lakey. >> thank you. first, as i begin our thoughts and prayers are with the patient right now and his family. going through a very rough situation right now and our prayers are with him and our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been ident

what we're seeing it has been going well in the short while after the phones opened i spoke to the african unionerver, she said all reports she was getting was it was quite smooth. in about an hour's time we're expecting an update from the election commission and they will give us a broader picture. much of the area is very remote, so there is more opportunity for manipulation. the governing party is tipped to win. he is the favorite, but he is facing a resurgent opposition, and then there is the wild-card that is very popular in the urban areas and with young people. and that will be a very important vote, that young vote. what will be critical, of course, is the final numbers. whoever wins needs at least 51% in order to avoid a -- runoff. they don't want to face a united opposition vote. >> mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, yet has billions of dollars of national resources. what do ordinary people want from these elections? >> reporter: the potential here is extraordinary. it could for example, be the world's third biggest exporter of liquified natural gas, and people he

african countries are pledging to ramp up their response to the record outbreak of ebola, which has officially killed nearly 5,000 people in west africa, although the toll is likely much higher. the african union said member states have promised to deploy more than 1,600 health workers. canada is vowing to fast-track the expansion of surveillance and detention powers after a shooting in the capital ottawa. prime minister steven harper spoke before the house of commons one day after a gunman killed a soldier and opened fire inside parliament. >> last week, our government proposed in the midst of legislation under which the canadian intelligence and security and intelligence service operates. as you know, mr. speaker, in recent weeks i have been saying our laws and police powers need to be strengthened in the area of surveillance and arrest. they need to be much strengthened. i assure you, that work which is arnie underway, will be expedited. the shooting suspect michael zehaf-bibeau, was shot dead inside parliament by the sergeant at arms. police say he was not on a watchlist of 90 high-risk travelers. he had applied for a passport and was being subjected to an "enhanced investigation" over his

we've heard also today the chairperson of the african union saying exactly that in an interview with c. she said similarly, if other nations want to protect themselves, they need to do more in west africa. >> all right, thank you very much indeed. for more on the unfolding situation on this virus, stay with us here on "bbc world news," because at 1830 gmt, we'll be bringing you a special program with the very latest on the outbreak. that program airs daily this week here on "bbc world news." >>> stay with us on "gmt." still to come, president xi jinping's campaign to root out corruption in china continues as the central committee meets in beijing. (door bell rings) trick or treat! mmm! thank you! mmm! mmm! >>> hello, you're watching "gmt." i'm tim wilcox. our top stories this hour, nigeria has been officially declared free of ebola after 42 days without a new case. >>> and after days of saying it wouldn't, turkey now says it will allow kurdish fighters from iraq to cross its borders to fight islamic state in syria. >>> whiz across the studio to aaron, but you don't want to be flying i

syria, government forces made gains in aleppo, pushing back the opposition african union troops go onhe offensive against al shack ab's hartland in somal i can't. seeking a second term in brazil's presidential election. >> i am andy richardson with the latest sport. formula one driver suffering a serious crash at the japanese grand prix. he has a severe head injury following the incident in suz suzuku. the battle guess isil continues in iraq and syria. isil says it has taken more territory in anbar provnts even though iraq's army and the sunni fighters continue to go after the group. imran khan reports from the iraqi capitol, baghdad. >> reporter: this furious exchange of fire shows the battle against isil isn't slowing down. backed by tanks and heavy weapons, these government forces are in the town of amaria. this is a strategic town linking am bavr with baghdad in the south of the country. holding it against isil fighters means supplies from the capitol can reach anbar province. we will never leave oub city. this is our homeland that we cannot abandoned just because there is a consp

it could spread and we've heard from the african union today they're concerned it could cause destruction across africa. people are entitled to be concerned about the arrival of a few patients in the u.s., or the transmission to one or two more patients. but frankly, we should be able to control that. we have the resources in this country to do barrier nursing and isolation care of these patients. i think it's a good thing that the two patients from dallas have been moved to atlanta and bethesda, where they will be cared for by people who were deeply trained in how to do this. so i think americans should be very concerned about stopping this epidemic in west africa, because nobody is safe around the rest of the world until it is stopped there. travel bans -- >> all right, let's talk about west africa for a minute. because i mentioned your trips there. what did you learn in your trips to west africa about ebola? what can you tell us about ebola? >> my trips in connection with ebola have all been to central africa where the disease began in 1976. it's a disease that comes from the forest. i

now what is happening is the african union are sending people, and so there are, i'm sure, more are needed, but there are teams that are going now. >> u.s. having sent some 4,000 treepz every troops plus $400 million in aid, which is rather remarkable. these strike teams the president has put together to go to different cities in america, should there be more than one case, and we haven't seen more than a handful of cases to be clear, but you believe this is more an effort to calm the growing panic, or do you think this is a reasonable response as the administration grapples to sort of redefine how it is reacting to this. >> well, i think it's an excellent response because there is the potential for additional cases, and i think if we are very aggressive, you know, and we should feel confident in our health care system, but as you heard, many times from many different nurses, they're concerned about being adequately trained, and the idea that we have a strike force to enter into a city in a hospital right away, i think it's an excellent idea, it's an excellent response. >> i have the compl

the african union has appealed for calm and says it will send a mission to burkina faso to try and keepe. the u.n. secretary-general has also sent his special representative for west africa to burkina faso. he's due to arrive on friday. the president himself earlier appealed for calm on twitter, but there was violence. the security forces firing tear dpas and live rounds into the crowds and there have been casualties. now, burkina faso over the last few decades, despite being one of the poorest countries in the world, has maintained relative political stability because of the iron fisted grip of the president. he has also been a very, very key ally for both france and the united states who have partnered with burkina faso in the fight against islamist militants, and the president was also instrumental in trying to negotiate peace in northern mali. it is clear that the west will be looking closely at this political uncertainty to see whether it has any ramifications. >> we will continue to watch closely developments out of burkina faso. >>> now, as u.s. investigators try and figure out w

what it basically means is that article 23 of the african union's democratic government stipulates that unless it's constitutional, a president cannot stay on forever which actually means that they were morals against the president and parliament working to amend the constitution to allow him to remain forever. they made it quite clear it's not something which they would support. and there has been -- >> right, my question is what does this mean for compari in the bigger picture. there were protests over economical reasons. what does this all mean for his future? >> what clearly will happen then is that i think this would be a strong message that he cannot carry on, so he would have to make room for a successor or allowing his party to take the necessary steps to find someone else who would be the next can't date for the next elections. it would appear that the attempt to actually amendment the constitution, to allow beyond the stipulated limits has now been aborted. >> ok, michael, thank you very much for joining us from london. >> syria has called turkey, allowing foreign fighters int

the african union is quite willing to send hundreds of health workers in to help fight the outbreak inse countries. and they, today, have folks on the ground, caring for patients. and that's a terrific development. but their ability to get there was delayed by about a week because their flight was canceled and they were stuck in a neighboring country. so that neighboring country had taken -- senegal, had taken that action in order to try to protect themselves, stopping all flights, but in fact, that action ended up making it harder to stop the outbreak in liberia and elsewhere and potentially increase the risk to that country. so, number one is to protect americans, but not to do things that might inadvertently make it harder to protect americans. so i'll stop there and barbara reynolds will introduce the next speakers. >> all right, you've been listening to the director of the cdc, tom frieden there, trying to comfort america by saying, here are some of the people who are considered at higher risk, they've now reduced the number of people who have had direct contact with the liberian

the european union is organizing medevac capacity and contributing 140 million euro and the world bank and imf have committed more than $678 million. the african union is moving to send trained emergency responders to west africa. but no matter what we have already committed, it is clear we have to do more and quickly. so of the one billion in needs estimate bid the u.n. i regret to say we are barely a third of the way there. if we don't adequately address this current outbreak now then ebola the potential to become a scourge like hiv or polio and we will end up fighting all of us for decades. we shouldn't kid ourselves. winning this fight is going to be costly. it is going to take all of our efforts and it is not risk free. nobody knows that better than the health care workers on the front lines right now. whatever the differences there are between us in this room on one issue or another, on one attitude or another, the fact is everyone i know respects and admires the courage of any health care worker who is undertaking this challenge. so let's make sure that those health care workers aren't hanging out there by themselves. let's make sure th

what about the african union, they have troops there. i don't know why the u.s.this be at the forefront of it but we are and it's fine. >> i was going to ask, but all the nonpartisan disease control experts in the country say that we're at a greater risk if we shut down the borders. on what basis do you disagree? >> we're not a greater risk. from the a national security perspective i don't understand if you want to keep something contained in an area you continue to open the borders. >> we're out of time. we have to wrap up. we can't do that, we won't do it. the administration is saying we won't do that. we will see if it changes but for now had these flights are coming in and out of the united states. appreciate you coming on the show, tara and marc, good to be with you. thanks so much. >>> more u.s. troops are being send to ground zero of the ebola epidemic as we were just talking about, 4,000 of them, in fact. what is being done to protect them there and how does the fight against ebola relate to the fight against isis? a former army delta force pilot tells us

most of the operation on the ground are being led by an african union-led force. that local and regional focus is part of the reason why we see the liberation of the area today, africans solving local african problems rather than the united states intervening. >> is this a small or big victory against al shabab? >> i call it a tactical victory. it's important for operational reasons. this is a port that al shabab used both to acquire man power and material from abroad and to export chore coal, which is one of the ways they've been able to keep functioned. it's important to remember that organizations like al shabab tend to lash out and can often be much more violent when they've loft territory or lost grounds. we shouldn't look at this as the end of the conflict with al shabab, just the ebb and flow that is normal in these internal conflicts. >> they were behind the malattack in nairobi last year. was that a precipitating event in the offensive against them? >> i don't think it was. there's been a concerted effort to deal with al shabab for the better part of a dec

after the african union made a plea for members to send more medical staff. >>> president obama calledor calm in his weekly address on saturday, and health care professionals around the globe are volunteering to fight the virus home and abroad. some, cleaning crews, had to decontaminate the ebola victim. the chief foreman of the corporation - you are here, we are hearing heavy breathing in the background tell us what the suit is, and how it is involved in the decontamination process. >> this is what you would use. this will guarantee that you are saved from pathogens or back tear yms. >> we have hands government. this is heavy. >> over 100 pounds of gear. he can see in there. >> i don't know if you can hear us. he has a mask on the inside. explain what is going on. >> this is specially made material that chemicals can't pent trait. there's multiple seals, one that is deeper, another is vapor and vel crow on top. this is the best gear on the market. the gloves are built in. there's to space here. >> 100%. >> can we turn around. what is all this. this is air, oxygen. there's tanks built

facing justice, the kenya president is occurring at the criminal court. african union forces are gaining fight in the fight and taking back the port city. 24 people killed in a city after air strikes hits a residential area, plus... >> the old city where the first time in years palestinians have been given permission to visit to mosque. the kenyan president is becoming the first sitting president to appear before the international criminal court in the netherlands and travelling on tuesday and face the judges and the massacres killed 1200 people. he addressed a special sitting of parliament and announced he's going to delegate authority temporarily. >> to protect the republic lick, i take the extraordinary and unprecedented to invoke article 173 of the constitution and i will shortly issue the legal notice necessary to appoint the deputy president as acting president while i attend the state of conference in the netherlands. >> we are going to malcolm and joining us, this is a not a trial, but a like a pretrial hearing and what is going to happen him there, coming back

. >> they are scared there may be a danger to the public safety. >>> african union forces in somalia expect to take over al-shabab's stronghold on the south coast within hours. the army group held barrawang since 2006. katherine soy is in barawe with troops fighting alongside the forces. >> we are at the edge of barawe. african union forces and somali troops are preparing to get in. we are told that al-shabab is retreating, running. joining me is the brigadier general, leading the ugandan forces. thank you for joining us. we are hearing reports that your troops have dean barra we. tell us the true position. >> as you know this is definitely, as a command of sector one, this is the authority over the mission. barawe is soon to be taken, at the moment it is not. >> reporter: do you expect resistance. >> yes, but barawe is the economic center, the tactical command, headquarters. we know there'll be resistance from the foreign fighters staying in barra we. >> fighters are running some of them. we are told others are melting into the civilian population. how concerning is this to you. >> a

the european union is organizing medevac capacity and contributing 140 million euro, and the world bank and i.m.f. have committed more than $678 million. the african union is moving to send trained emergency responders to west africa. no matter what we have already committed, it is clear every one of us, that we have to do more and we have to do it quickly. so of the one billion in needs that are estimated by the u.n., i regret to say we are barely a third of the way there. if we don't adequately address this current outbreak now, then ebola has the potential to become a scourge like h.i.v. or polio that we will end up fighting, all of us, for decades. we shouldn't kid ourselves. winning this fight is going to be costly. it is going to take all of our efforts. and it is not risk free. nobody knows that better than the health care workers on the frontlines right now. whatever the differences there are between us in this room on one issue or another, on one attitude or another, the fact is everyone i know respects and admires the courage of any health care worker who is undertaking this challenge. so let's make sure that those health care workers ar

the w.h.o. and african union. the two groups of mobile biosafety labs that china sent to sierra leone are already in operation. and more than 30 chinese medical personnel and 20 epidemiologists are hard at work in the labs for screening and patient observation. we are implementing the third round of assistance china is the new situation and new needs actively considering providing the fourth round of assistance. this round of assistance will be more ambitious with a bigger figure and the assistance will also be mortar getted. china will also actively participate in other international assistance efforts and stand ready to give priority to health cooperation and free market of china as the cooperation with foreign and help african countries to improve their disease prevention and control systems. thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the distinguished representative of china. i now give the floor to the distinguished representative of equatorial guinea. >> translator: mr. president of the general assembly, deputy sec

a discussion of the history and -- one of the first african-american labor unions in the united states. then iowa state university professor talks about king george's war, which took place in the 1700 in north america between european and colonial powers. next on american history tv, a panel discussion on the history and legacy of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters, one of the first african-american labor unions in the united states.

the south. we are told that african union forces and somali government troops surrounded the town. it's a major economic hub for al-shabab. the group uses it to bring infullies. this will be the first time in decades that the tonne it under the control of governments, so we are taking to the streets to witness a significant moment history. several towns and villages are under government control. some of the roads are dangerous, possibilities of ambushes. there are roadside becomes as well. we pretty much have to keep moving in armoured vehicles and convoys. we are hearing that most of al-shabab's fighters have left this area. elders there are reaching out to the joint forces, trying to negotiate a peaceful handever. everything is fluid and everywhere is being careful about how it plays out. >> the president of niger says he will not be intimidated pulling peacekeepers out of mali. >>> the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. is in a critical condition. the man travelled from liberia to texas in late september. the center for disease control and prevention are continu

when i was in liberia the force from the african union was coming. they have already sent dozens of workers. they want to send dozens more. they are very helpful. but, their response was delayed by about a week. because senegal stopped flights. that delayed the response and ironically that probably increased the risk that they will have imported cases in the future. we are committed to protecting americans. we have to ensure that whatever we do doesn't inadvertently increase that risk by making it harder to stop the outbreak in africa. >> our final question is with amanda from the huffington post. >> thank you for taking my questions. first i just wanted to clarify the patient he said were high risk. three were community workers and seven were health care workers. from my understanding relatives are being quarantined. wouldn't they be for relatives? markur relatives question how long do symptoms have to sit you to test for ebola? >> you cannot spread ebola unless you have symptoms and you cannot test for it accurately. until there are symptoms. on, t

something that we can offer to other governments, you know, regional groupings around the world like the african union or the organization of american states or aussie on as an example of how they can go about doing this. one thing we do see increasing across our embassies is a real growing interest why essentially every country that we have diplomatic relationships with in discussing cybercom particularly cyprus crime and subsidy cooperation. i just came from a dialogue with the bangladeshi government a few minutes before this, and it was yet the latest example, say this week, every time we have a bilateral discussion with another country now, whether it's political military affairs, security, economic development, it is a desire to talk about the role of cybersecurity, i.t. developer. so there's a huge interest out there. one of the things we've done in the department is we focus a lot on our internal capacity building. so training our diplomats to be able to engage on these issues and to understand, particularly with a focus on the economic development aspect of this fact taking the right approach,

and the other point which i think margaret was pointing out is that the african union itself has come and together with the w. h. o., have cut plans to integrate traditional african health systems into the normal health systems. it varies from country to country, the platforms that are given and the message really, one of the lessons is that this traditional former assistant secretary-general, this is one of the lessons, to integrate the traditional health systems with western systems so that they are one system. [inaudible] >> yes, yes. >> can i give you an example of myself? we were given a report of three months of traditional medicine. that meant we sounds alongside the traditions and we try to understand. this was intended to change our own attitudes towards and so don't look at them like and a siebel people that we should get rid of. and, therefore, and that needs to happen. when you talk of integration is also integrating into the education system so health workers can actually be able to work alongside, will be able to refer to each other. >> the question she's asking is do th