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employees. >> an american doctor infected with ebola has now arrived in the united states. doctor kent bradley left west africa this morning on a specially equipped private plane a short time ago. that ambulance transported him from dobbins air force base outside of atlanta to emory hospital. this is the first time that a person with ebola has been brought to the united states. dr. brantley will be treated at emory hospital. what is the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon, the latest is that they did arrive in an isolation plane at 11:20 a.m. as you said he was transported in an ambulance followed by six

or seven vehicles. it appeared that the vehicles brought over to the university. i was standing right there when the special ambulance came by. he is being placed into the special isolation you want here at emory university right now. dr. kent brantley is a doctor with samaritan's purse, the aid organization he works for, and they were the catalyst for making all of this happen. samaritan's purse contacted emory hospital who then contacted the cdc, which is next to the hospital, and then they began to alert the state department and create the evacuation. we were told that the other aid worker is expected to be here in the next couple of days. the private jet that landed, that's already gone and has taken off again we're told it's on its way to maine where it will refuel and then head back over to liberia to pick up nan

nancy. a lot of moving parts. this is the first time that anyone infected with the ebola virus has stepped into the united states of america, and emory officials here believe they can maintain his health. they think they can manage the situation and get him back to fully 100% recovery. >> robert, it was interesting to see the video of the ambulance arriving at the hospital. it appeared that the doctor was wearing a hazmat suit, and he was able to walk in under his own power. any update on the beginning of his treatment phase? >> reporter: it was very interesting to see that. not quite what you had in your mind or expected. he is in stable condition, we're told. stable can mean numerous things. clearly it's very serious, he

has ebola an infectious disease. but that's why the emory officials think that they can treat him and get him off to a healthy life. i know that they're working with the fda and looking at some experimental protocols. what at a means, experiment drugs or perhaps some sort of outside of the box treatments that they're working on, we're not quite sure. we can't confirm any of that yet. yesterday in the press conference the doctors did say this isolation unity has been around for 12 years here at the hospital. they worked with the cdc do design it. they have treated people, those with avian flu, but no one with the ebola victims. there is a team of nurses that they claim a couple of them are about to take vacation this coming week. they said no, we're on board and we'll help this patient get back to his healthy life and the doctors feel totally confident

to make that happen. another thing to note is that with these kinds of isolation units like here at emory, which is one of four in the united states, they think this gives people who have ebola a fighting chance to get healthy and get rid of the ebola virus. in africa there is a 60%-90% mortality rate, but that's because the medical system is not up to par and they cannot treat people the way they should. if there is anyone who is concerned ebola is here to the united states, doctors say you should not be concerned. it is not airborne. it is not an easy thing to transfer. for those who are voicing concerns, there should be none at all.

>> robert ray covering the situation for us. the first patient with ebola has now arrived. robert will keep us posted throughout the day. robert, thank you very much. according to the "world health organization" along with the ministries of health, there are a total of 1,323 suspect and confirmed cases of ebola which resulted in 729 deaths of the 1300 cases, 109 cases have been laboratory confirmed for the ebola virus infection. now to gaza, a suspected cease-fire is off the table for now. officials say they will not participate in negotiations today in cairo. earlier today the shelling in gaza was intense. 66 israelis have now been killed and a month of fighting. more than 1600 palestinians are dead. the united nations says 80% of them are civilians.

229,000 palestinians have been displaced. earlier we spoke with nicole johnston who has been reporting from gaza. >> reporter: they're starting to get reports in from all of our sources in gaza along the borders. we're hearing they're pulling back from the area east, areas that have been heavily hit over the last few days as well as the area north o. some of the tanks are firing as they start to pull back. they're moving closer and closer to the israeli border. today the israeli army told the people in the area this is in the north of the gaza strip that they can return to their homes. we went up to that area to see where people decided to go back and went to an united nations school just on the outskirts of it. there were 4,000 people there desperate to go home living in a school that only had enough room

for 1,000 people at most. they said as much as i wanting to home and they're desperate for it, they're not going to home right now they still don't think it's safe. there is false starts and stops and cease fires and problems as we know in gaza over the last few weeks. even though we're hearing word of tanks pulling back, telling people to return to the area, at this stage people are sayin staying with they are. >> is there still firing? >> that's difficult to answer. sometimes you'll have a couple of hours where it will be very heavy and then there will be a bit of a lull. it's difficult to detect a pattern. the activity usually picks up at nighttime having said that we have had a number of airstrikes in the central part of gaza

city. the danger in daylight hours including a hit on an university and a number of mosques, and we know in the southern part of gaza, ther down near rfaf, palestinian fighters taking on soldiers from the israeli army. a lot of tank shelling is being carried out in that area as well. journalists have not been able to get to it. ambulances have not been able to move around, and it is where the israeli forces have been concentrating for the last 24 hours. ever since this report of a missing israeli soldier came out. >> nicole, we can hear the muslim call to prayer behind you. what is it like for average folks where you are in gaza, what are they feeling? what are they talking about right now? >> reporter: it's been a

difficult and terrifying few weeks for people. it's been a long war, longer than they're used to, remembering this is the third war that people have had in gaza in seven years. people are exhausted. they're warn down not only from the war but from the siege. you remember the bigger picture of what the people of gaza have been going through over the last seven or eight years. all of the borders are closed. the israeli borders, the egyptian borders. people are stuck inside here. at least 45% of gaza has been in combat area and people say that the remaining area that israel has said go to its safe has not been safe, and we can see that even from what we've seen. we've seen shelling and airstrikes from one end of the gaza strip to the other. people want to cease-fire that changes on the ground. they'll travel and development their economy, study abroad. export their goods and they say living in gaza under siege while

it's not a war situation is like a slow death. that's how people describe it. so while people have been supportive of the palestinian factions here, they're certainly exhausted. >> nicole johnston live in gaza. the news there that it appears that some israeli tanks are start to go pull back and perhaps out of gaza. still u.s. and israeli leaders in the midst of all of this continue to apparently butt heads over the conflict in gaza. according to the associated press prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the white house to stop calling for a truce and not second guess him again on dealing with hamas. john terrett joins us from washington. have the united states government responded to this report? >> reporter: good afternoon, david no, response from the administration in washington yet. we're hearing prime minister benjamin netanyahu is going to make a statement on television,

but these are extraordinary comments coming from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they are direct. they are unfettered and stern. in these comments which we think took place in a telephone call that may have involved dan snyder, the u.s. ambassador to israel, and we're told secretary kerry and another leading administration official, as you said, he said don't ever second guess me on hamas again. stop calling for a truce. trust me on this issue. there is no point in a truce with hamas, and i won't send negotiators to cairo. that at a time when palestinian negotiators are on the ground in cairo waiting for peace talks to begin. this all begins 24 hours after president obama took part of an impromptu news hour that lasted 5005 mints in front of the white house which made it clear that the u.s. stands behind israel

and israel has a right to defend itself but which he also said that it was heartbreaking to see women and children killed in such large numbers and he urged israel to do more to avoid civilian casualties. now as you know its unusual for the united states to criticize israel in any way much less than to name trail bu israel, and now 24 hours direct criticism coming to the united states from the israeli prime minister. >> even if the report is accurate or inaccurate, maybe it's off or dead on and prime minister netanyahu telling the obama administration saying i told you so, i told to you trust me on hamas, does this really matter? >> well, i think there are so many quotes in this there is more than a grain of truth in this report. we're going to find out more in the course of the next hour if we hear from prime minister netanyahu himself. the problem is the united states

has probably done all it can. yesterday the president said look, there is nobody else out there trying to sort out this situation, only secretary kerry. the problem is both sides have got to want peace. the ball is in their corner. secretary kerry has returned last night for a well-earned break after shuffling around the middle east and europe trying to resolve this situation. and in many ways president obama put it best yesterday in that news conference when he said they've got to want it meaning both sides, the israelis and the palestinians have got to want peace. no amount of diplomacy can account for that. >> john terrett, thanks as always. coming up on al jazeera america, there was a horrific explosion in china. dozens of people were killed while we'll have the latest on that. and we'll tell i couldn't some companies want you to know just how much your coworkers are

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>> an explosion at a factory in china has left 160 people dead and others injured. it happened not far from shanghai. most of the victims suffered burns over 80% of their bodies. al jazeera's adrian brown has been following developments. >> reporter: earlier today local government officials gave a media conference and they said a preliminary investigation has shown that perhaps the explosion was caused by a flame being ignited in a dust-filled room which made it highly combustible and it was enough to see a huge fireball tearing through the workshop. there was a huge explosion that was heard several kilometers away. the bodies of many of the dead have been charred beyond

recognition. the bodies of many of the survivors have 80% burns over them. that is testimony to the power of this explosion. now many of the dead were poor migrant workers from far-away provinces. they were working a saturday shift to earn extra money to send home to their families. now china's president has ordered a full-scale investigation. he sent his vice premiere here to oversee the rescue operation and oversee the inquiry and it's said no stone will be left unturned to find out what truly happened here. >> in washington, d.c. house republicans have passed investigation slowing the flow of illegal migrants crossing the border. if passed in the senate, it would provide emergency funding to manage the migrants with provisions that would allow the government to deport migrant children without a hearing. it also would allow them to be

removed if they grew up in the united states and are now adults. there is a trend in open companies to gecompanies for open salary information. >> he has no qualm telling you how much he makes. >> i make $145,000, the top band for our organization. >> for atkinson and employees, knowing each other's salaries is just part of working here. it produces what he calls the evils of traditional hiring. >> i've never been in a company where salaries have not leaked out at some point and cause a huge amount of damage. in the past when i meet with a woman and man and they offer themselves up at salary ratios and i would take what it is that they were looking for, and in the end you create damage and in

their salaries that will haunt. >> you some employees can access a list with everyone's salary on an internal which canny document. it's part of a growing trend of companies who say transparency is king. yours and governments in 40 u.s. states make a regular habit of posting employee salaries onli online. >> governments do it, sports teams, lots of companies in the world do it. it works. >> tech startups are doing it, too. social media company buffer goes as far to list staff salaries on website. the company said it was inundated with resumés. a study on pay transparency for the advance human resources studies found that pay transparency worked much better than pay secrecy in keeping employees engaged and productive. but a transparent salary isn't for everyone. >> i'm sure conversely we gain

far better people. >> it was both uncomfortable and uncomfortable at the same time. >> reporter: scott started there may first. he said having open salaries changed the dynamics in the office. >> it removes a layer that can be frustrating. >> reporter: the larger strategy is fundamental. they say it builds trust. there are down sides as well. atkinson said he has had to have tough conversations with employees about why they are not paid as much as a colleague. >> most companies you can lean on the fact no one knows anything to get around awkward moments. here you have to express what is happening and communicate across the board which is a lot more work. >> reporter: mary snow, al jazeera. >> tropical storm bertha is making it's way to puerto rico.

we'll explain why folks living along the east coast will want to keep an eye on this weather system. and thrill seekers at one amusement park got more than they bargained for.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm david shuster with the day's headlines at this hour. an american doctor infected with ebola is back in the united states. he arrived by ambulance just before noon today. there he is getting out of the ambulance and walking to the special quarantine unit at emory hospital in atlanta. israel is pulling tanks back away from some areas but there has been intense shelling today. israel said it will not attend cease-fire talks in cairo. as 2014 marks 100 years since the start of world war i

there were far more consciencous detecters from the war than thought. we go to meet a community of quakers who refused to fight. >> reporter: a focal point for opposition to war, david robson's ancestors were at the center of it. >> so there were at least eight ro robsons here. >> yes. >> it was an important thing to have done and i'm very pleased to be a part of the--to be a quaker who is following in that tradition. i owe what other people ahead of me started. >> reporter: the men who refused to fight, the quaker community who helped persuade military tribunals of their case are now

a part of what is emerging to a larger opposition to the floor than previously recognized. a thriving mill town at the time of the 20th century but the crushing poverty here politicized many people. the story persists that the war was universally supported. it wasn't here. from the start of the industrial evolution this part of northern england had been a part of protest. and so by the time 1914 arrives there was already a sizable body of opinion prepared to make a direct equation between the excesses of capitalism at home and the reasons for war. this nearby village looks as peaceful as can be, but in 19th 17 the streets look like this. hundreds of socialists railing against imperial yoism his grandfather felt that soldiers

were being sacrificed for capitalism, and for that he would do hard time. >> it wasn't in any way a class vehicle. >> this is a list of all the men who refused to fight as conscripts. not only is it thousands more than originally thought it includes those who hid the men from authorities. >> their moms, daughter, families, fathers and mothers, too. we're deal with more than a movement which deals with objectors, but a movement in certain parts of the world that reflects and grows from a local, radical community which took it's own view on the war. >> reporter: jailed and accusations of cowardice always threatened those who wouldn't follow the line that it was a patriotic duty to find. others would see it a treachery, but here they regard it as a

source of heroism. al jazeera, had you haddersfield. >> the second named storm of the season is headed to puerto rico. >> meteorologist: yes, they're bracing for it, and they're welcoming it in puerto rico because they're in a moderate drought that continues across a southern portion of the area, and there have been crop losses. they were about to ration water. watch the storm this could help break the drought there were granted there is heavy rain and widespread power outages but the rain could be beneficial to see where the rain is coming down. the storm is south of the island and continuing to move north. wind at 50 mph and continuing to move west-northwest 22 mph. then we watch it turn to the north-northeast. this is the area of the tracks, so it's a bit off the coast. it could go on the western side of this and impact the areas that are seeing heavy rain now. that would be tuesday and wednesday. do not want to see that because we're not dealing with a drought

here in north carolina. we have too much rain coming down. the satellite plus the radar shows an area of heavy rain moved up the coast this morning. more moisture coming in to the front that has stalled. that equals a bit more rain coming down on top of areas that don't need the rain. right here in eastern north carolina. areas in virginia could see an additional three inches over the next three days. glad watches are in effect and the rain will push its way to the north over the next few days. the southwest need the rain in southern california. we don't see much today but we could have thunderstorms developing and that could lead to flash flooding happening across the southwest later this afternoon. >> thank you very much. apparently the worse fear was realized by some in a theme park in new jersey. a rollercoaster lost power and was stuck on its ascent. riders had to walk downstairs along the track in order to get down. the coaster called nitro is

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