News Wrap: Russian violation of Turkish air space ‘unacceptable,’ says NATO chief

JUDY WOODRUFF:

In the day's other news, the head of NATO stepped up his war of words with Russia for violating Turkey's airspace. Russia maintains that its planes twice strayed into Turkey accidentally, as they were on bombing runs in Syria.

But, in Brussels, NATO's chief rejected that explanation, and charged that Russia's actions are — quote — "unacceptable."

JENS STOLTENBERG, Secretary-General, NATO:

This is a serious violation of the airspace. And, actually, there were two violations during the weekend. So, that just adds to the fact that this doesn't look like an accident.

JUDY WOODRUFF:

Meanwhile, the Russians said their latest targets were towns in northern Aleppo province that are under Islamic State control, as well as militant bases in Palmyra.

Turkey is warning that three million more refugees could flee the fighting in Syria. The new estimate came today at a meeting of European officials in Brussels. E.U. nations, in turn, offered Turkey more than $1 billion in aid, plus other incentives, in a bid to stem the flow.

The European Union's highest court has handed privacy advocates a major victory. Today's decision struck down an agreement that lets Facebook and others transfer consumer information to the U.S. unimpeded. The court said revelations about U.S. surveillance shows the information is not being adequately protected, and European officials echoed the point.

HEIKO MAAS, Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection, Germany (through interpreter): The verdict of the European Court of Justice is a strong signal for more data protection and greater protection of privacy in a globally interconnected world. That will only be possible if the data of European users which is saved in the U.S. is better protected in future than before.

JUDY WOODRUFF:

The ruling could make it far more difficult for thousands of companies to do business, in the face of consumer complaints.

A Chicago company could face a record fine, nearly $2 million, for flying drones in Chicago and New York without permission. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed the penalty today for SkyPan International. The FAA says the aerial photography company made dozens of drone flights into restricted airspace over nearly three years.

Scientists from Canada and Japan have won this year's Nobel Prize for Physics for explaining how neutrinos fit into the universe. Working separately, Arthur McDonald and Takaaki Kajita proved the subatomic particles have mass. In Tokyo today, Kajita said the research is just one small step toward understanding the complexities of the cosmos.

TAKAAKI KAJITA, Co-Winner, Nobel Prize in Physics (through interpreter): The universe we live in is filled with things that have yet to be discovered. Such enormous questions are not resolved in research that is done in a matter of one day or two days, but it takes many people getting involved over the course of many years to unravel the mystery. So, I really hope young people will participate in solving these mysteries.

JUDY WOODRUFF:

Most neutrinos that reach Earth were created by nuclear reactions inside the sun, and trillions of them pass through the human body every second.

There's word the Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past year than at any time since 2006. The Associated Press reports that 231,000 people were sent home in the 12 months that ended in September. That doesn't include Mexicans who were caught at the border and quickly returned.

This was a lackluster day on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 13 points to close at 16790. The Nasdaq fell nearly 33 points, and the S&P 500 lost seven.

And, horror of horrors, pumpkin pie could be in short supply come Thanksgiving. Crop experts in Illinois say record rain in June washed out crops in the state that grows 90 percent of U.S. pumpkins. They say there should be enough jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween, but canned pumpkin is liable to run low before Thanksgiving.