Deciding on a new president. Its 6am on monday in hong kong. Prodemocracy demonstrators have been told they must clear the streets. Many are blocking the main roadway linking the government district and the financial center. Yesterday protesters agreed to remove barricade around government buildings, and others say theyll remain defiant. Adrian brown has reaction from the street. Chinas government says hong kongs prodemocracy protesters are on a road to nowhere. The one to the Central Business distribute is blocked. At first the students refuse to let that driver through. But he is so angry they eventually give in to his demands. Now the government is demanding those blockading the Office Complex relent. A monday deadline for them to remove the area is looming. If its tear gas, well stay here. If its blood, well find an evacuation plan and then come back. Hong kongs chief executive warned the city could be onned eve of disruption. Leaders of the movement insist buildings are still acce
142 million registered to vote in the tightest president ial election in decades. And a crackdown in hong kong for the protesters to leave is hours away. The words from the United States is that it has hit a number of i. S. I. L. Targets in the last 24 hours, both in iraq and syria. Air strikes northwest of raqqa have destroyed a large unit, and further east i. S. I. L. Tanks were hit and artillery destroyed. Across the border near the iraqi city of pham uma, u. S. Planes destroyed two fallujah, i. S. I. L. Planes destroyed targets. Despite the air strikes, the group fought to the nearby town of fallujah. We explain why that is significant, imran khan. This furious exchange of fire shows the battle against i. S. I. L. Is not showing down. Backed by tanks and heavy weapons, Government Forces are in the town. This is a strategic town linking anbar with baghdad in the south of the country. Holding it against i. S. I. L. Fighters means they can reach anbar province. Translation well never
Ready to deal with a possible american crisis. A stunning reversal for brazils president Dilma Rousseff forced into a run off election with rival aecio neves. Plus. In hong kong you are looking live. Protesters appear to have heeded the governments warning. The chief executive threatening to take all actions necessary to make sure schools and government offices open monday morning, and they have. A different scene, a handful of protesters remain. Adrian brown joining us in hong kong. Its 11 00am monday morning. Im hooking at live images, this is a busy area with a lot of traffic. There seems to be little activity. Can you set the scope for us. Yes, there has been a bit of activity in the last few minutes. The barricades were pushed aside by the police station, and vehicles carrying more plain clothed officers drove into the complex goodnight me. This is where the hong kong chief executive has his office. A significant development, Civil Servants able to return to their deaths. Ordinari
Protesters call off talks with the city leaders. Well be live from there. Heading back to the negotiation table north and south korea resume formal high level talks. We begin this newshour with developments in syria and iraq. The Syrian Border town of kobani has been the focal point for weeks as radical fighters close in, driving thousands away. The Syrian National coalition is warning of a genocide of the kurdish population. Overnight u. S. Led Coalition Air strikes struck two targets, providing support for the kurdish fighters on the ground. The turkish government said this will not hesitate to protect troops guarding a shrine to the otto man empire inside syria. Tens of thousands of muslims flee violence in iraq and syria. We have reporters in iraq and turkey. Monica is in erbil in northern iraq. First, lets go to Bernard Smith. He is on the syriaturkey border for us. Bernard smith, firstly, what is the latest on the fighting in kobani . Another morning of exchange of gun fire. We h
International criminal court, first to do so. I. S. I. L, there are reports of i. S. I. L. Entering kobani. 43 missing students for the first time, promising to go after the perpetrators. A spanish nurse who helped treat an ebola victim in madrid is now tested positive for the disease. The first case of one person transmitting the disease to another person outside of west africa. A spanish priest died of the disease in august, the five u. S. Citizen diagnosed with the disease has arrived in nebraska. Ashoka mukpo had been working in liberia, hired by the network nbc he fell in. Mukpo was able to board the plane on monday and will be treated at a specialized medical unit in nebraska. An ebola clinic in liberia, doctors in the center of the capital monrovia, have been working in this specialized center, filled up be within 24 hours of its opening. So far the virus has killed more than 3400 people in west africa and infected about 7500. Just to report, we are expecting a press conference