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first the headlines for this hour. new york city officials say a doctor has tested positive for ebola. >>> canadian leaders promise tougher security laws as authorities reveal the man behind a fatal attack in ottawa was a radicalized muslim who planned to go to syria. >>> and another mass kidnapping in nigeria. suspected boko haram militants have taken at least 25 girls away, despite a cease-fire announced last week. >>> officials in new york city say a doctor there has tested positive for ebola. they say the man had recently returned from working in west africa. nhk world's michio nishikawa explains. >> reporter: new york city mayor bill de blasio spoke at the news conference on thursday. he said there was no reason for fear. >> today, testing confirmed that a patient here in new york city had tested positive for ebola. the patient is now here in bellevue hospital. we want to state at the outset there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. >> reporter: city officials say the man was working for doctors without borders in guinea. one of

the u.s. he had no symptoms. officialsore the doctor developed a fever he took the subway in new york and also went to a bowling alley. if it is confirmed the doctor has ebola, he will be the second person to develop symptoms in the u.s. after contracting the virus in west africa. once again, officials say a doctor has tested positive for ebola in new york city. new york city mayor bill de blasio says there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. we'll have more details on this developing story at the top of the hour. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. >>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. tonight with less than two weeks until the midterm selections, a conversation with senator patrick leahy of vermont, chair of the senate judiciary committee about how new voting rick may keep hundred of thousands -- riekzs may keep hundreds of thousands from casting their ballots this year. over a year ago, the supreme court struck down a key provision of the voting rights act of 1965, opening the

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the officials say u.s. banking giant j.p. morgan and ubs and credit suisse manipulated the prices of derivatives and libor. that's the interbank lending rate on the london market. european regulators in december handed out fines totally more than $2 billion to six other financial institutions for their role in the scandal. >>> executives at some of japan's small firms are adopting a new approach to solving their labor shortage. they say more and more graduates are declining job offers under influence of their parents and aspiring to work at a larger corporation. so now the executives are make the hiring process a family affair. >> reporter: this venture firm designs and creates store signs. it currently employs 70 people. to expand its business further the firm gave 17 young job applicants offers for work this year. but the company's president -- received some troubling news. four of the applicants turned down the job offers. they said their parents were against the idea because the company is small. >> translator: in the fina

at the bank of japan want. b.o.j. officials are on their way to achieving that goal. families, though, they are struggling to keep up with the higher prices. interior officials ahave announced prices rose by 3% compared with the same month last year. the index increased for 16 months in a row, but it's a slight dip from the previous month's rise. that's mainly due to the fall in prices of gasoline and electricity. the index doesn't factor in the cost of fresh food. policy makers at the b.o.j. say the increase in the consumption tax is partly responsible for the latest figures. without the tax rise the cpi is believed to have gone up by about 1%. but government officials say household spending marked the sixth straight month of decline. they say households of two or more people sment an average of about $2,500. that's a fall of 5.6% in yen terms from the same month last year. to fishlz said people spent less on electricity and recreation due to bad weather. officials are painting a mixed picture for jobs too. they say the unempl

of the national police agency. government officials in tokyo sanorth korean agents kidnapped at least 17 japanese nationals in the 1970s and '80s. 12 of them are still missing. japan's finance minister has suggested that the leaders of japan and china meet for some talks next month. foul was arrested on suspicion of secretly distributing bibles. christian evangelism constitutes it hostile conduct in korea. they reported the release of foul who was referred to as a u.s. criminal. it said kim took into consideration the repeated requests of u.s. president obama. observers say pong yonge tried to use it as an opportunity to start negotiations with washington. >> we remain focused on the continued detention of kenneth bay and matthew miller and called on the uk to release them. the u.s. government will work on both cases. >> two other u.s. nationals are detained in north korea serving sentences of hard labor. kenneth bay was arresteded in 2012. pyongyang said bay committed hostile acts. matthew miller was arrested in april on charges of di

the government came under fire at home and abroad. officials in hong kong and mainland china seem to have learned a lesson, taking tough steps will only deepen the turmoil and invite more criticism. but it's unclear whether the situation will return to normal. two years ago hong kong officials wanted to introduce mandatory patriotism classes at schools but they canceled the plan after strong opposition from students. some protesters are saying they should fight to the end of time, again. >> translator: i hope the government is sincere about pursuing dialogue, and helping to resolve the situation. >> translator: the agreement to hold talks is just the first step. dialogue is necessary, but i'm not hopeful that it will achieve the result we need. >> reporter: government officials will need to make considerable concessions to satisfy the protest leaders. but that is likely to be difficult. representatives of the two sides are meeting tonight for a third round of talks. they're trying to set the terms for starting an official dialogue. but it's too

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the patient can go either way. we heard as well officialsere, the special commission in spain that is overseeing the ebola crisis says the hospital does not have adequate space for the treatment of this illness. they say the area where they set aside for putting on and taking off protective equipment is not big enough. we heard from the european center of disease control believe the same thing, christine. >> nick roberts robertson in sp us. thank you. >>> a passenger with flu-like symptoms started vomits on board a flight from jfk to l.a.x. >> the patient has been assessed by the los angeles fire department and los angeles county public health officials. there is no reason to believe this person has been exposed to an ebola virus. >> a miscommunication fueled this incident. officials believed the sick passenger had been to west africa. turned out that passenger was in south africa. >>> fear of an ebola outbreak also rattling nerve in boston. workers and patients at harvard vanguard medical quarantined for hours after a man recently visited l

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the officials say radiation levels at the compound have not changed significantly, but they've suspended work as a precaution. they've notified central and local government officials, and they're discussing how to fix the problem. >>> it's time now to check world weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. jonathan, it was a beautiful autumn day here in tokyo. how is it -- how long is it going to last? >> miki, i think i have some good news for you. i think it's going to last a little bit longer. we're talking about high pressure that has brought some very sunny conditions from western japan even into the kanto region over tokyo. a different scenario, the same type of instigator that brought the nice weather here is causing a little bit more of a different weather scenario further up north. video from sapporo and hokkaido, and you can see here that the first snow of the season fell in the area tuesday morning. cold air typically experienced in late november is covering northern japan. more snow is expected into wednesday morning. and authorities are advising people to stay on alert for l

the protesters. lam is hong kong's second highest official. the representative of the student group issued a statement saying its leaders will meet the officials but it warned the protesters will completely besiege government buildings unless their demands are met. i talked to some protesters -- >> all right, well so that's exactly what i wanted to ask you. what are protesters on the streets saying about the government's response? >> i talked to some protesters earlier. most of them have been here for five days. some are sleeping on the streets looking really tired. they say the talks are likely to take place within two days. they're not too optimistic that any major change will happen, but at least it's a small step forward. the talks are sure to be the center of attention. there is still a strong police presence near the chief executive's office. it is not yet known when and how the talks will take place. >> estella mak in hong kong. >>> turkish leaders have made a decision that will shift the dynamic in the war against islamic state. lawmake

leung is the second highest official. the representative of the student group said leaders will meet with officials but warned the protesters will completely besiege government buildings unless their demands are met. >> really trying to open up room for this. >> the demonstrators are protesting beijing's limit on voter choices in a newly observers say they want to resolve the situation because it will affect parts of china. >>> turkey's parliament approved a motion that could help join the campaign against islamic state. also allow foreign troops to use the own tri's territory for the operation. the resolution passed with a strong majority. the legal framework will allow the turkish military to send ground troops across the border if necessary. the united states and other nations can also station troops at military bases in the country. officials expressed concerns about the safety of turkish hostages held by the militant group, but the hostages were released last month. islamic state group is occupying villages in norther

the officials will not conduct their own probe. it will include the head of the foreign ministry's asian and oceananic bureau. and they're expected to reiterate the government's position that resolving the at ducks issue is the top priority. delegations were sent to north korea in 2002 and 2004. they visited locations and facilities believed to be associated with the abductees. this time the delegation is expected to discuss the matter with a senior member of the north korean special investigation committee. the officials are likely to stay in pyongyang for a few days. both sides are arranging their meetings through the embassy in china. japanese government officials say at least 17 people of their nationals were kidnapped in the 1970s and '80s by north korean agents. 12 of them are still missing. >>> officials from japan, china and south korea have met for the first time to discuss ways to respond to cyber attacks. they agreed to make efforts to advance confidence-building in this field. china's foreign ministry hosted the meeting.

first a look at the headlines. officials in tokyo are expressing regret over the indictment of a japanese journalist in south korea. some fear the move may harm ties between the two countries. >>> officials in hong kong have called off talks with pro-democracy student leaders, dealing a blow to moves to resolve a political standoff. >>> and people are checking out the latest technology on wearable devices. the gadgets are getting smaller, lighter, and thinner. >>> officials in tokyo fear the indictment of a japanese journalist in south korea could harm relations between the two countries. prosecutors in seoul indicted the journalist on charges of defaming the country's president. japan's chief cabinet secretary calls the action extremely regrettable. tatye okato wrote an article questioning the whereabouts of president park geun-hye on the day of a deadly ferry accident. wrote about rumors in the local media that park had been with a man. more than 300 people died in the accident. japanese government officials say the indict

first, the headlines for this hour. government officials in japan say they will send a delegation to pyongyang to discuss the abduction issue. >>> japan's economy trade and industry minister has resigned over a funding scandal. and the justice minister has followed suit. >>> and joko wido dough has been inaugurated as the president of indonesia, three months after being elected. japanese government leaders say they'll send officials overseeing the abduction issue to north korea. and they expect the delegation will be given a detailed explanation about the north's probe into the fate of japanese abductees. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga told the group will visit pyongyang soon. he says they're still working with their north korean counterparts on a timetable for the trip and he says they haven't ruled out the possibility of a visit this month. >> translator: we want to make the investigation go forward. we would like to express our stance that resolving the abduction issue is the most important task. we will directly ask questions to

the ebola virus. they described it as a spectacular success story. officials say there have been no new cases reported in 42 days. that's twice the maximum incubation period. an infected man brought the virus to nigeria from liberia in july. it spread to 20 people and eight have died. official says health authorities kept track of who came in contact with the infected people. when day confirmed someone had the virus they isolated them and treated them. authorities say they are screening people at ports and airports. w.h.o. officials declared senegal free of ebola last friday but health workers are still battling outbreaks in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. experts say there could be more than 10,000 people infected by the end of this week. >>> indonesia's new president has pledged to narrow the economic gap in between living in urban and rural areas. joko widodo is now leading southeast asia's biggest economy with a population of 250 million. and he promised to extend welfare programs. joko spoke to thousands of people gathered in jakarta following his inaug

first the headlines for this hour. japanese government officials have adopted standards on the handling of state secrets. critics say the new law may infringe on the public's right to know. >>> an experimental ebola vaccine is ready for testing to help stop an outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people. >>> and police officers in hong kong have torn down barricades set up by pro-democracy protesters. japan's government has adopted standards for implementing a state secrecy law, and decided to put the law into effect in two months. the law gives the government the authority to designate certain national security information as special secrets. leakers of such information would face a maximum prison term of ten years. the cabinet approved the law's operational standards on tuesday. they say state secrets can be designated only by the heads of 19 government entities, including the foreign and defense ministries. 55 types of information will qualify as special secrets. they include classified information provided by foreign governments, and detail

the details from our business desk. good morning, what do you have, ai? >> every quarter, officials at the bank of japan conduct a survey called the tankan. they ask thousands of companies how they're feeling about the direction of the economy. now, the officials have just released the results of this closely watched survey, which was conducted just last month. it says sentiment among business managers is mixed. the data marks little improvement from june. it shows sentiment at many manufacturers was at plus 13 points, up one point from the previous survey. the tankan measure short-term business confidence among managers at about 10,000 companies. at non-manufacturers, they said sentiment worsened. the index fell six points from the previous survey. in the coming quarter from october to december, large manufacturers are predicting plus 13, unchanged from before, non-manufacturers also expect little improvement. >>> let's see how the markets are reacting. for all the details, we go to ramin who is standing by at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, ramin. how are stocks starting t

and the search for survivors continues. disaster management officials stated over 100 are still missing, and the hopes of finding any survivors continue to dwindle. over 150 homes were buried in the mud. heavy rainfall continues to hamper search operations, making the already slick soil slicker for the heavy equipment. the soil is so loose. so the, on top of the saturated ground, we're likely to see 150 millimeters of additional rainfall into the next few days. it could happen in one day with about 100 to 120 millimeters of rain. it is their secondary rainy season that the residents are experiencing in and around sri lanka. and it's going to be an on and off event with the heavy showers. but meanwhile, across northwestern india, we have been following this very severe cyclonic system which has downgraded now to a cyclonic storm. but it looks like it's going to be dissipating before it makes any kind of impact. it will be yes, ma'am panting these areas with some drizzle and windy conditions. but luckily, looks like it will be dissipating over the water,

i'm rajo pradhan with the news from tokyo. >>> officials from the world health organization say the ebola outbreak is the most severe health emergency in modern time. the virus is killing 70% of people infected and doctors in west african nations could see 10,000 new cases in the two weeks of the coming new month. >> 8,914 cases are the number today. we will go over 9,000 cases this week. this trend, as you can see, the number of reported deaths are 4,447, as of this morning. >> they're calling for the strengthening medical systems to protect the medical workers from the virus. reports are that hospital staff in the u.s. and spain became infected while treating patients with ebola. he said health authorities in each country must find out how the infections occurred. and he says medical institutions will have difficulty insuring thorough preventive measures if they do not have enough personnel. >>> u.s. health officials say it's still unclear how a health care worker contracted the virus at a hospital in dallas, texas. they say other employees at the facility are at risk, and say they're n

we now have the official st. louis county autopsy report that's been leaked and speculation has been running wild in the media about what that report means. >>> and another report from a single anonymous source in the st. louis post dispatch reads as if officer darren wilson's lawyer dictated his version of why he killed michael brown to that newspaper. but "the st. louis post dispatch" would never take dictation from a criminal defense lawyer. would they? automotive innovation starts... right here. with a control pad that can read your handwriting, a wide-screen multimedia center, and a head-up display for enhanced driver focus. all inside a newly redesigned cabin of unrivaled style and comfort. ♪ the all-new c-class. at the very touch point of performance and innovation. ♪ they all lost their lives because of preventable medical errors, now the third leading cause of death. only heart disease and cancer take more lives. proposition 46 will save lives with drug and alcohol testing to make sure impaired doctors do

the two u.s. officials will next stop in tokyo to draw up an interim report on the defense review wtih japanese foreign affairs and defense officials. >>> u.s. military leaders have added their most advanced stealth fighter. they're testing u.s. readness as china continues in the asia pacific region. nhk world's charmaine deogracias reports. >> reporter: members of the u.s. forces combined for a joint exercise known as valiant shield. they conduct the drill every two years to prepare for an emergency in asia. we're aboard "u.s.s. george washington" in the pacific ocean. it's just one of two aircraft carriers participating in exercise valiant shield. with 18,000 troops jointly training for air-to-sea combat. military officials expanded the exercise this year so that it was more than twice as big as last time. they included two aircraft carriers and more than 200 fighter jets. the officials are responding to china's increasingly assertive maritime activities. beijing has been expanding its reclamation work on

measured on the coastal side of the plant. officials at plant operator tokyo electric power company say heavy rainfall from a typhoon may be the cause. they say water taken from a well contained 190,000 becquerels of cesium 137 and 61,000 becquerels of cesium 134 per liter. and they say that's more than three times the level of the sample taken from the same well four days earlier. the well for observing groundwater is located on the coastal side of the number 2 reactor building. highly contaminated water that flowed into an underground tunnel in the 2011 accident seeped into soil in the area. tepco officials say the heavy rainfall from the typhoon last week likely caused radioactive substances in the soil to flow into the groundwater. they're planning to increase the frequency of water sample tests to monitor the effects of the heavy rainfall. they say it will be difficult to take drastic steps because they don't know how far contaminated water seeped into the ground after the accident. >>> health authorities in the japan say the count

hosting the olympics is never easy. officials planning the 2020 olympics are facing many obstacles but they are sure the signing success of the 1964 games will help light their way. noriko okada, nhk world. >>> archaeologists in indonesia have re-examined an old find and are making a new conclusion. they say prehistoric cave drawings may be the oldest in the world. the first stencils of hands and drawings of animals were discovered in the 1950s. up until now, scientists believe the cave art was no older than 10,000 years. the team of archaeologists from indonesia and australia measured dates of minerals covering the surfaces of drawings in seven caves. they calculated the age of some of them to be at least 39, 900 years old. they say they could predate cave drawing in spain thought to be the world's oldest. the new findings have been published in the british journal "nature." scientists around the world are paying close attention as the study could change the common belief that cave drawings originated in europe. >>> it's time no

a cable car became stuck over the rhine at the height of 40 meters. officials believe the strong winds from the ongoing storm caused the wheel of the cable car to become dislodged. well, unfortunately, the system is still strong, so we are expecting more severe weather to cover a wide area over central europe and parts of the northwestern balkan peninsula. we actually have red alerts, that's the highest alert, for winds posted for parts of this location like croatia and slovenia, and we are expecting snow to fall in the alpine regions. still that will be accompanied by gusty winds making for very, very treacherous road conditions. as we go into thursday the conditions will reach the south of the balkan peninsula. so staying sunny on wednesday near athens, but stormy conditions are expected to come in athens. so do be prepared for the stormy conditions. and the system is actually dragging cooler air from the north, so temperatures are going to be quite chilly. take a look, only 10 degrees in vienna, and 10 degrees in berlin. that's more like early november, and

declared nigeria free of the ebola virus. officials say there have been no new cases reported in 42 days. that's twice the maximum incubation period. an infected man brought the virus from liberia in july. it spread to 20 people. eight have died. health authorities kept track of who came in contact with the infected people. when they confirmed someone had the virus, they isolated them and treated them. they're still screening people at ports and airports. senegal was declared free last friday, but health workers are still battling in guinea and sierra leone. the u.s. military has dropped arms and other supplies to help curd issue militants in northern syria. they are depending -- a town in northern sierra on the border with turkey known as ko bani against the advancing sunni militants. the islamic state could capture the strategic city. u.s. forces have carried out 135 air strikes on the group. another measure to help curds fighting on the ground. the u.s. central command said american aircraft delivered weapons, ammunition and medical

the official morning low is down to 39 degrees. the coldest morning in six months. this officially ended the growing season and a lot of our suburbs were colder. allentown dropped down to 32 the freezing poison i point in alle. wildwood 34. the temperatures this afternoon recovered nicely. a mixture of sun and high clouds. wilmington 63. and sea isle 63. there are showers getting close to us associated to the low pressure over the northern great lakes. what it does is slowly take the track with the arrow. it's cut off from the jetstream. there is nothing to push it along. this brings us unsettled weather. it's a good idea to find the umbrellas tonight. the best chance is on wednesday. tuesday and thursday is unsettled. not as much rain. a 60% chance of rain. fortunately the time something good for the weekend. i'll talk about that monica. >>> it's rick, cecily. we'll see you later. the reduced marijuana penalties are in effect in philadelphia. they no longer will end up with a criminal record. the new law signed by mayor michael nutter was in effect at midnight. anyo

the u.s. sometimes american officials think the canadian officials aren't as aggressive as they should be and there are rivalries in the canadian domestic intelligence service. but they are very good and competent. that border is very well coordinated. >> do you need a passport to go back and forth? >> you do, either a passport or passport card. some sort of identity which is officially issued. and that was actually something that the canadians fought for some time. complaining about the thickening of the border. there's enormous incentive to have that border be free and open for economic trade and tourists. pushed to make it increasingly difficult to cross to ensure people can come over, but we know who they are. and we can do intelligence checks on them. >> now, we should emphasize there is no known connection between what is happening now in canada and isis or isis sympathizers. but that is certainly a very large undercurrent. for top of mind, in fact. pete williams, three american teens, three young women underage from the colorado, denver, colorado, area, were stopped by the help by offic

they are the same officials that said it would never come here in the first place. well, it has. and the official response is enough to make anyone want to stick a syringe in their eye. our guests are here to break it down. ben stine is out there week. >> keep it out of arm's reach, i guess. i agree. i don't think anyone would disagree. lack of faith in government. it's been coming for a long time. >> give me my chance. there's no way in the world to face the government. not a lot, that's for sure. >> i think one of the things people have to understand, we have to be more individual lent ourselves, more demanding as citizens. i worry when it creeps into our lives and we lose faith in our own abilities. separate the country from those running the country. the secret service can't keep a guy with a loaded gun off an elevator with the president. >> that was scary enough. people keep telli'g me to calm down. stay calm. automatically, i detault, i'm not going to stay calm. >> with the cdc, this ebola patient had contact with only a handful of people, now we are looking at 100 people.

but they're the reason that officials at the japanese agriculture ministry have chosen three sites as candidates for special recognition by a u.n. body. agricultural ministry officials chose the sites because of their traditional eco-friendly farming and beautiful rural scenery. the upper and middle reaches of the nagara river in central japan are known for clear waters and ayu sweetfish. farmers in the minabe and tanabe areas in central japan have been producing high quality japanese plums for more than 400 years. they grow the fruit on mountain slopes that are unsuited for other types of agriculture. and the mountainous terrain of the shiibayama and takachiho areas in southwestern japan is known for terraced rice paddies and traditional slash and burn agriculture. the people at the food and agriculture organization, the fao, every two years add new sites to their list of globally important agricultural heritage systems. the fao will name new sites next year. japan currently has five on the list. >>> all right. that is going to do it for biz this hour. let's see how things are lookin

the border. pentagon officials today said several u.s. point militant targets inside the syrian city of kobani. human rights activist say coalition bombings have failed to push back the militants but u.s. officials say for now the kurds still control most of the city, and just across the border, turkish forces are monitoring the fight but have not yet joined in. u.s. officials tell the "associated press" they're worried turkey's military might target kurdish fighters. the kurds have been fighting former independence inside turkey. the'x turkish government and militants agreed to a cease fire but tensions have been flaring lately. greg palkot is near the border in turkey. greg? >> centcom might be saying that the kurdish militia have the town of kobani under control, burt the view from the ground is quite a bit different. take a look at what we saw today. >> this is a look tyco back any battlefield today in the east it's quiet. isis in control. the center, quiet. we saw a lot of fighting yesterday. maybe isis in control. to the west of ce

and spouses who moved to the north with their korean partners. officials say they plan to take up the abduction issue during the afternoon session. >>> american health authorities say a second nurse who contracted ebola in the u.s. has been released from hospital. they say that tests show she's free of the virus. the nurse contracted the disease at a hospital in dallas, texas, after caring for an infected liberian man who later died. amber vinson was isolated on october 14th and received medical care. and she was discharged on tuesday from a facility in the state of georgia. >> i'm so grateful to be well. while this is a day for celebration and gratitude, i ask we not lose focus on the thousands of families who continue to labor under the burden of this disease in west africa. >> doctors say vinson was administered unapproved drugs and blood plasma of an american doctor who had recovered from the disease. they say it's difficult to determine what was ultimately effective for her recovery. another nurse who contracted the disease at the dallas hospital was

the officials said demand for steel used in houses is also down. and they said japanese automakers are looking to produce more cars in factories overseas. >>> well, electronics developers in south korea are giving people the ability to run their homes remotely. they're connecting more appliances than ever now with the internet. nhk world's kim chan ju exchains. >> reporter: refrigerators and washing machines line the home appliances sales floor. ordinary, but not quite. so what if i'm out grocery shopping and wondering what to get. i can simply text my refrigerator, and the refrigerator will send me the picture inside, and what's in there. the service is called home chat, developed by the consumer appliancemaker lg electronics. a camera inside the fridge takes a photograph of what was inside the last time the fridge doors opened and saves it. if you register your fridge as a friend on the app, you can control the appliance remotely. and not just a fridge but the washing machine, too. just tech start washing cycle from wherever you are, and the machi

the smell also forced officials to dismiss students early from all public schools in the area. pg&e is still checking the source of that leak. >>> a woman is suing oakland mayor jean quan saying her driving habits are vile and despicable. quan and lakisha lovely collided in june at 26 and market in oakland. lovely's suit claims quan was using her cell phone at the time of the crash and failed to stop for a red light. quan denies she was on that phone. a police report was inconclusive. >>> an ebola quarantine right here in the bay area. the stanford doctor behind closed doors talks about his self-imposed quarantine. >> paying tribute with your posterior. the giants souvenir that keeps your loyalty private. >> what street dealers tell our consumer reporter about their wares and counterfeiting. under quarantine after trea ebola patients in africa. dr. colin bucks spent a mon >>> today we got another chance to speak with the bay area doctor in quarantine after treating ebola patients in africa. dr. colin bucks spent a month helping in liberia. that involved direct contact with infe

the boat was spotted on monday morning 1,000 kilometers south of tokyo. coast guard officials boarded the vessel after the crew attempted to flee. they arrested the 31-year-old chinese captain. and they are also questioning 11 other crew members. japanese officials say poaching in the area has increased as a result of the high price coral fetches in china. and on sunday, 102 boats were spotted in the seas near the islands. japan's coast guard is attempting to statue out the poaching but has only five patrol vessels in the area. >>> people at a seniors daycare in northern japan are trying out a new kind of rehabilitation exercise that's paying off. they are being encouraged to help themselves and others while visiting the facility and they are now seeing the benefits. >> reporter: a cafe, a game center and other businesses line the hallway at this daycare center in hirosaki city. there's even a spa. and a movie theater. the facility is home to a main street. the shop workers are elderly. they are receiving rehabilitation by working behind the counter, cooking or doing other job

the it's designed to remove radio active substances. officials for tokyo electric power company say it can treat 750 tons of water every day. workers switched on the first unit in march last year. they had to deal with the strength of breakdowns. they showed the media their second unit. they're also building a third, with higher performance. 300 tons of ground water flows in every day and gets contaminated. they need to process over half a million tons. >> we're using a variety of equipment to try to decon tame nate the water quickly. >> workers also showed up another new tool. it decontaminates ground water complete from wells around the reactor buildings and discharges it into the ocean. over 40 wells surround the four reactor buildings. workers stopped pumps up ground water after the nuclear accident in 2011 because they found it contained radio active substances. they started testing the system this august. they say it cuts most radio active substances to low to detect. they claim the systems gave authorities to local fishermen, but couldn't

the war. but they do not know where all of them are. senior japanese and north korean officials met in may in stockholm. they agreed to work together to repatriate the remains and they said they would arrange visits for the families of those who died. >>> the head of the u.n. mission to fight ebola says the next 30 days will be crucial in bringing the crisis under control. anthony bambery spoke with nhk ghana's capital. >> the month of november is when we have to put all those capabilities into the fight against ebola and aim to achieve these ambitious targets of 70% of people with ebola in a treatment facility and 70% of burials being done safely. we have a hard, difficult job ahead of up. >> the world health organization reported this week that confirmed or suspected ebola infections has now topped 10,000. the majority of cases are in west africa. >> anywhere from 40% to 70% of new cases of ebola are caused by unsafe burial practices. >> members of the u.n. have launched an effort to contain the virus. they are storing supplies in acura. team members transport the goods to lib

as to the actual treatment, that is classified. officials will not reveal the drug protocols or treatment that she willing getting. we can tell you the nih, the facility is now on the frontlines of the fight against ebola on two fronts. number one, treating nina pham here, but this facility is testing out an ebola vaccine. one of two places in the united states testing the vaccine out for the first time on humans. >> brian, thanks. contradictory reports of when the second nurse infected with ebola, amber vinson started to feel sick. her uncle said she was fine the whole time in cleveland, but an official with knowledge of the case, said vinson felt fatigued in ohio. that led officials to reach out to the passengers on her flight. a bridal shop vinson was in while in cleveland is closed for precautions. >>> and the texas hospital being slammed for treating those with the disease. brianna aguilla said the hospital failed to protect the employees with the equipment and training they needed. >> if you are in there with an ebola patient and your

we do not have the official condition. we will continue to be on the scene working to find out more information. >>> with the heat wave mike mentioned firefighters are not getting a break, these years of drought made brush dry as a bone and now hot heat and hot weather. officials are asking people to be exceptionally vigilant the next few days and use extreme caution with any sort of fire. >> yes, yes, yes san francisco giants fans see their team playing at home headed to washington, dc to take on the nationals for the quest of a third world series title in five years, beating the pirates in pittsburgh. the intermediate of foothill high school in pleasanton game bum garner all he would need and bumgarner dominated and final was 8-0. >> what is it with the team and october and even years? here we go again. look at this video from at&t park from last night. the team was in pittsburgh fans showed up to watch. the team put it up on the big scene and finances said it was so much fun to watch they were bursting with pride. a woma