>> this is al jazeera america. with a look at today's top stories. as many as 10,000 new cases of ebola, every week. the new warning from the world health organization if progress doesn't move more quickly. the nurse in texas infected with ebola, says she is doing well, but how she got the virus has raised a lot of questions about the proper protocol.

now six months after 200 nigerian school girls. ♪ the world health organization expects the virus to spread faster and hit harder than ever before. new estimates say west africa could see 10,000 new cases per week. that's a huge jump, currently there are fewer than 9,000 cases. some 3400 people have died so far. a nurse who treated him has now been infected. it has led hospitals to change treatment plans. i outside the headquarters changes to the way they will happenle these cases. what exactly are the

specifics. >> well, the cdc came out and made a couple of statements about these changes. they did a three part plan, one of them being a single site manager that will oversee a situation at a hospital, where someone is infected with ebola in the united states, and then they talked about increasing training canning we have already heard that. 40 number three, is having a limited amount of healthcare, worryingers take. there is a site manager there who is overseeing aspects of infection control. in fact, in our work, stopping ebola in africa,

is the single most important position to help protect health workers. he expects every hospital in america to be prepared for someone with ebola, or at least showing symptoms to come into the hospital. he expects every healthcare worker to be able to identify a person like that, and ask the right questions so that another scenario in dallas doesn't occur. >> as you might imagine, healthcare workers are very worried about getting sick in terms of treating patients. that do they suggest. they want more training with this young nurse becomenninging infected. they want that training,

whether or not it's in person, whether it's online. the basics everybody understands in the healthcare industry right now, the fact transfer only with body fluids but it is the tedious way that all of the garb -- the equipment is put on, and it is taken off. that people need help with. we witnessed it last week in alabama, 20 minutes to get a suit on, nearly 15 minutes to get it off, and no room for error. >> large quantities of money to deal with this outbreak, specifically in west africa, there's big names here in the u.s. who pledge support to this fight. can you tell us who they are and how much money are we talking about here. >> well, $25 million was just donated by mark zuckerberg and his wife, the founder and c.e.o. of facebooken. they have given that money, 25 million-dollar evers to the center of disease control and prevention, here, where exactly that money is going to go, we aren't

100% clear yet. because it just went down today, but we with do know that in a statement that he put out, he says that he hopes the money will help with resources and relief over in west africa. you know what that means probably equipment, supplies, purchasing of body suits to which can cost up to $1,000. more money is needed michael, that's where the issue is. and the american media is bouncing all over this. of course, as we should, but the problem is in west africa, containing it there is what needs to be done. >> robert gray, reporting live in atlanta. as we said earlier, nurses are concerned about the lack of equipment and training. address how it's memberrens are are trying to keep up with ebola.

>> ebola itself is new to us, and i think its appearance has caused us to look at all of our processes, our protocols, and there's a lot of training going on, with this infection as a nurse, cdc has gone back, and reare looked at the whole process, to identify may there be something else that we need to be doing. >> we are are hearing from the first time today, from thomas eric duncan in dallas. tell us more about the nurse, her condition, and how she is doing today. >> while the hospital has released 26-year-old nina sam, and intensive care unit nurse, who just had that license, or that specialty, two months ago. she graduated from nursing school in 2010, and grew up in nearby

fort worth, and reare lease add statement through a hospital spokesperson, saying she is doing well, and she wants to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. she goes on to say, i am blessed by the support of my family and friends and blessed to been cared for by the best team of doctors and nurses here in the world here. certainly expressing confidence in her coworker whose are treating her. now, the c.d.c. says there is good news, she is not expressing severe symptoms earn now the hospital stay, and in fact she was given a blood transfusion from dr. kent brantley. he is the first ebola survivor, and he was treated rat emery are hospital. and now it is believed that his blood contains antibodies and that is now cruising through the veins of her. >> is there a update of others that may have been exposed to this in the

dallas area? >> it was just boosted to within hundred went five people in the dallas area. now that jumped by 76 people overnight, michael that's because these 76 are other healthcare worker whose also treated thomas duncan. the man who passed away from ebola last wednesday. and, of course, these people are are being monitored now for ever signs and symptoms so far none have developed and it is notable that the reare maining 48 people on that list, who were originally identified as being duncan's contact prior to his hospitalization, they have passed the critical period of eight to ten days and symptoms for ebola typically appear. that's already in the path as great news and none of them have shown symptoms either. this exposure period, for this virus can stretch as long as 21 days.

but the more days that we go, theless risk are that they will ever develop symptoms. >> heidi joe castro. ebola is one of the deadliest in the world, and the more sick a person is the more contagious he is. the average person loses before five and ten-quarts of bodily fluid a day. the number of particles in the blood is through the roof. patients can have as much as 10 billion particles in just one gram of blood. compare that to hiv, or hepatitis c, at five to 20 million particles and you get a sense of how potent ebola is. the thousands of ebola cases in west africa there's a growing need for aid workers. here is one worker trained by the international red are cross talking about the work he is doing, his word evers untillerred. >> .

>> aid organizations say the international response has not kept pace with the virus. right now with more can be done to help west africa. james bays is live at the united nations. james, what are their hearing today? underway, and verystill worrying language from the u.n. official whose have are been briefing the security council. less than a month ago, then 20004 sun hickssy one deaths now the death toll stands at 4,151, so a 40% increase in less than a month.

>> trying to deal with ebola, he said that ebola was a moving target, if they didn't get it under control soon, it would get more and more difficult. if we don't reach are these targets and the numbers fight. more many people will die. this is what we are are fighting for now. we are are fighting to prevent unavoidable deaths. >> at 60 days that's december the first, this is the deadline. he says by december the first, we are definitely going to need 7,000 beds to treat ebola currently.

nowhere near the right number of medical personnel trained to deal with them. >> that 10,000 new cases per week would emerge if they don't get a better handle on this. does the response have the capacity. based on hospital beds it would suggest that they don't. >> more international support, to try and help those in west africa. to stop the spreading even faster, one of the probables is another

figure that came out, and this is a shocking one, at the beginning of this epidemic, they had a figure of 50% survival rate, so if you have ebola, there's about 50% you survive, and 50% you die, now 70% you die. >> startling numbers to say the least. he is meeting with defense leaders to discuss the air strikes. for isil. in the u.s. question the strategy to degrade and destroy isil. what do they hope to come out of these meetings can we expect to hear some kind of change in the current strategy. it brings together more than 20 of his counter parts from around the world, military leaders president obama was

just -- he just touched down here a few moments ago in marine one. and his message at that meeting was that this may be a prolonged campaign. that it is going to take a unified effort. now the goal is to get everybody on the same page. or major head lines or news, but just that coordinate, the white house says is a valuable exercise, and something that needs to be done. the back drop happening -- the pentagon says the air strikes to try to keep that city that syrian city near the turkish border out of isil control, something that's very tenuous right now, and the biggest campaign that they have been a part of. so that is happened over the air now another white house, spokesman today said that both are are looking successful, but he said with ideal is to have that in partnership

with a ground campaign. >> that ground force doesn't exist, but we are actingively working. in saudi arabia, and turkey. where we can provide additional training and expand the capacity. and so after they are equipped they can be used or they can go and fight for isil in their own country, and they can do so with the strong backing of coalition air strikes in a way that will make them we think effective. coordination, air strikes but had to train these forces and what that ground force should look like. they have gone wac and forever other turkey's role in the volition.

>> yeah, this has been a point of contention. between the u.s. and turkey. the white house saying earlier this week, that turkey has offered it's territories and bases to help train syrian rebellings. now the story got pushed further. sited unnamed sources siting that specific bases can be used in which to launch air strikes. wait wait not so fast, we haven't are agreed to that. now john kerry are, just spoke a few moments ago, he down played that discord, and friction calling turkey a valuable member of the coalition, one that has a very important role. instead, the big news out of turkey this week, is

they have been attacking cutterrish forces. many different goals here and the question is can they all come together, the coordination that can get everybody on the same page. at the strategy took place, the u.s. and coalition partner stepped up air strikes against isil targets near the border down, and turkey carries out air strikes in the south eastern part of the country, as libby casey just reported. on tuesday more air strikes than we have seen, also according to sources inside the down, those are are the kurdish fightingers they have made an advance to push isil back to the west.

having said that the battle is still on going to the east, trying to focus on the border gate. they see that as a key victory there has been shelling there. the acting ed looker has said that the cease fire, in place, in the last two years shaky, of course, with the development. that troops had gone into turkey, this perhaps is a message, but i think what is significant, we will be hearing from the actual leader on wednesday. he is a man who is revered by the curds, his previous message has been

one of calm, so we will have to see what he says on wednesday, but it is clear that they are very upset what is happening and the majority of those we with have are spoken to will tell you if they fall to isil, there could be a kurdish uprising here. shiite militias are retaliating for attacks by abducting dozens. they also said that the government supports the groups so they don't prosecute them for these crimes. i have seen them in the capitol and in other parts of the country, and notably, they man check points they wear uniforms. >> a spokesman for a pair military group issued a statement saying the amnesty report is lacking in any sense. his international coalition, they want to

undermine the efforts of the islamic resistence, we have fought and won, and sunni areas and while doing so, we have not violated any human rights. >> well, back here in the u.s. most of the 49 protestors had been reare leased. the arrest followed a weekend of reare sis tense following thing death of unarmed teenager michael brown. the demonstrations including a march of the police department, and a protest at an independent game in st. louis. activists from across the country participated. police in hong kong tearing down barricades and opening roads. many vow the demonstrations will continue. and through the biggest tech companies in the country offer a new incentive for women, paying for employees to freeze their agendas but it isn't without controversy.

took protest barricades on a major road today. officials are encouraging police officers to use a little more gentle approach to end the demonstrations after the

use of tier gas for the protestors. thousands have been occupying the road demanding elections. in hong kong with more. it was a well planned operation, it took police less than two hours to tear through the barricades which have brought this highway to a standstill for nearly two weeks. they use power tools to take down obstacles. and the final barrier made from anything the students could get their hands on. protestors but more bamboo and even cement. that makes it more difficult for the obstacles to be moved. it will not only make more people get injured but also more difficult for emergency cars to pass through. they were warned it would with happen, but none of them were prepared for the emotional toll. >> i am becoming more and

more disappointed with the government, and more disappointed with the police, and i am very disstressed that hong kong has become like this. >> in stark contrast, it's business as usual, as the main protest sites which surrounds the government offices. >> well, we with have to reare zigs, and it depends on -- what it means to reare cyst. reresist. we will not fight. and that's a value. >> this is the biggest challenge to the student protestors. police have made it clear they will be continuing to take down barriers of both sides of the harbor. traffic is now running smoothly. the students may not have

reare cysted when they opened up the highway, they say that doesn't mean the result are has weakened. al jazeera, hong kong. many healthcare workers concerned and growing anxious about ebola, after nurse became infected while carrying for thomas duncan, we will talking about the training and why there's new scrutiny over protocol in u.s. hospitals. plus, a new round of storms causing a lot of probables in the south, wind with and tornadoes still posing a threat.

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>> our teams have been working very hard to cast a wide net, and identify everyone who might have been exposed. in that circumstance. that ink colludes anyone that went into the room, and people that may have are handled specimens of blood that were taken at this point, the team has identified 76 individuals who might have had exposure. of those individuals all will be monitored for fever, or symptoms. on a daily bay islamic actively. >> reare lease add statement today, she says she is feeling better and thanks everyone for their kind words and prayers. first of all, thank you for ever joining us this afternoon. i wonder from your standpoint the nurses you speak to, do nurses feel they are getting adequate training as well as equipment in the wake of these cases.

in a room of about 500 nurses we asked if they felt comfortable being able to provide the screening and the isolation for these patients. and the answer was a overwhelming yes. there's a lot of question about are there things we can be doing differently in the emergency department to be able to make sure that we are are keeping ourselves safe. >> so with with that being said, do you feel there's make a lack of consistency as it relates to the training. >> i think how we have done training inning the past, is through email, or through demonstrations. what we need to do now is really the just in time hands on education, where we are getting a chance to practice the

procedures. making sure that we have someone with us that's an expert this doing it so that we are are doing it correctly. maybe my understanding as well. i think as we see healthcare workers we see people in full dress, and protective gear. we are are talking act emergency room nurse whose may be dealing with someone who is feeling symptomatic, those nurses are not already dressed in full gear, am iraqi correct. >> how are they prepared to deal with someone who walks in off the street, suffering from ebola. >> asking the questions about fever, about travel, in the last 21 days and symptoms that are consistent with ebola, those are are the three things we should be doing on arrival to the emergency department, but you are are right, not having that information when those patients come

into the department, potentially could put us at risk. we understand that it is spread through body fluids. contact with body fluids. so most of the time, patients that come in, if i ask those questions i am not necessarily putting myself at risk. we are are looking to work and identify if there's other things we should be doing at the door of the emergency department. to make sure we say safe. >> was able to contract the virus, and she was evidently wear protective gear during her contact is that frustrating for nurses not to know how this particular nurse contracted the virus. >> yes. the short answer is yes. we look at the processes around making sure that we are protecting ourselves. how she became infected

isen canning so in order for ever us to do better, in order for us to look at the systems and make sure they are as safe as possible, we have understand what happened. so the sooner we can figure that out, the sooner we with can make sure the processes that we are are following are as safe as mobil. >> you were on the call today, with the cdc i believe, your response to the discussion about policies protocols going forward. >> the call that i was on, to help us understand how the barriers. we need to have a conversation about is understanding that putting that personal protective equipment on can be challenging and there may be alternatives that are are easier for us to get on and off safely. that we may not be using right now.

>> we are understanding that we are the front line, we need to do an incredible job, we need to make sure to partner with all of our colleaguings and make sure we are watching out for potential patients that may screen positive, and then preparing them to been isolated until we can figure out what is going on. >> the emergency nurses situation. the midterm elections are 21 with days away, and alaska plays a crucial role. is healthcare, and it's rising costs. allen shoff her has more on that story, as part of our sery ares 2014, five days in alaska.

is geographically the state is huge, with far flung centers and that is a big part of why healthcare costs so much, prices are are through the roof and still going up. some think that obama cash is just one of the factors in the already overpriced medical care on the last frontier. >> in the 1950's, pray for their employees healthcare, and today this is costs are soaring. about 18,000 a month, for healthcare for 25 people. so few employees club paris is not legally required to provide health insurance, under the affordable care act, but they do it anyway,

because that's the way stan's dan would have wanted it. and the restaurant pays more than $200,000 a year. one of a declining number of alaska businesses still providing insurance for workers. >> i just keep putting one foot in front of the other, keep paying the bills and right now we are doing all right. >> in alaska the word outside is often capitalized. capitol o is a proper noun, a place name that's place where the rest of us live. and the rest of us pay a lotless it can be so expensive here that many insurers will pay to fly patients to the lower 48 for treatment rather than having it done here. >> it is just cheaper that way. >> specialty care can cost four times the u.s. average, primary chair is 30% higher. basic hospital costs 50% higher. as club paris waitress discovered after major surgery. >> you get that itemized bill, and it is $25 for aspirin.

they rent you a blanket for 12-dollar as day. it's just -- it adds up and adds up. >> alaska is one of the 19 states which chose to let the federal government manage the government under the affordable care act, and in a tight race, between inadult democrat and republican challenger, both candidates are bashing the other over healthcare. >> mark cast the deciding vote for obama-care. dan sullivan would limit choices for women. >> in races sullivan links his opponent whenever possible to obama-care. and in this campaign appearance. his occasional disagreements with the administration. >> sheila says she will make ballot decisions based on what is best for her family, and count her blessings that for her, work means healthcare

coverage he hopes he can continue to afford that cover rack for his employees. >> we are a small family owned business. i feel like you can only sell a piece of meat for so much money. >> as a city, anchorage ranks fourth. the only three where it is more expensive, fairbanks, juno, and code yak. all in alaska of course. >> allen reporting coming up at 6:00 p.m. eastern, part two of five days in alaska, a look at the issue of minimum wage there, voters will decide next month if it should be raised with everything in that state it's unique and interesting debate. a lot of other stories making news, maria is here with those. >> a ten-year-old boy in

pennsylvania has been charged as an a adult, accused of killing an elderly woman. when they saw the bus weaving in and out of lanes on the highway. >> my heart is mounding. >> pounding. >> what happened. >> she almost hit the van next to us. >> okay, i am honestly shaking at this mountain. >> the driver failed to aubrietia test after police pulled her over, they found four bottles of painkillers and blood pressure medication in her purse. tornadoes and damaging winds still posing a

threat as the severe line of storms heads into the carolinas. illinois sheds and dumpsters were thrown around, holding traffic lights were bent in half, and roofs were ripped off. and american airlines flight made an emergency landing today after some of the interior wall panels came apart. the flight was on it's way from san francisco to dallas, when they heard popping in the walls. men airline say it may have been a update. birthday cake is now banned. that's because it changes it's wellness policy the school's principal said the new rule is meant to maximize instruction time, and encouraging kids to eat healthy.

several are unhappy about the ban. >> parents will be allowed to send gifts instead of food, to school on kids birthday, but i bet you the kids are bummed about that. >> not like they are eating it every day, come on. give the kid as treat. >> there may be a lot of kids. >> there may be. >> california's drought has been bad news for most people in the agricultural business, but there is one with winner, and that's wine. experts say warm dry days and cool nights will make this year an extraordinary one, for wine. melissa chen has more. >> california's drought has been a disaster for most of the state's farmers.

they have produced an incredible vintage this year. >> so it is very refreshing on the palate. it has nicely ripe flavors but not overripe. there's a lot of kind of black cherry, little spice almost like five spice in there. >> grape growers need less than others. may produce chardonnay and rosea. >> so it is looking good. >> and co owner is very excited. for 2014. >> we didn't have rain during the growing season, which promotes

rot, and mildew. >> you know, our team has covered this story, the drought story all year, there's been so much bad news, but at least here, we finally come across one happy outcome. they call it water stress. when vines reare lease less walter, but that also means a higher concentration of sugar and grapes. it does lead to greater concentration, greater flavor. >> for consumers to look forward to. the unexpected consequences of the drought, proving thatting in wine countriry, the glass is indeed half full. and never half empty. al jazeera, napa valley, california. >> a new perk if you are a woman who works at facebook or apple the company will pay for you to freeze your eggings but critics say it

encouragings women to put work first.

citizen opened fire in the city capital, killing one american. the gunman was fired from his jobben at a u.s. defense due to drug related issues. the suspect was hurt following gunfire exchange, he is now in custody. one of columbia's biggest ports and also one of the poorest and most violent cities. it is al jazeera some residents have succeeded in keeping the gang war off their streets. >> i will hear screams

people yelling for help, but no one with can say a thing. we have to pretend to been deaf, blind, and mute, or we would suffer the same fate. >> when a woman was butchered in broad daylight, the community decided the horror has to stop. with the help of local and international groups, they set up an urban humanitarian zone. >> we started making contact in secret, and on sunday april 13th they cake and made the move, it was something so beautiful and something we had never seen here, we were only use to fear and solitude. we were able to push the gangs out and keep them out. since then life changed for the better. demanded by the gangs, kids are free to play on the streets, and some have left in return of fear.

and they actually closed the door at 10:00 p.m. every night. this has helped the community to keep all the gang violence outside of their street, but many wonder if this experiment could be replicated in other parts of the city. >> while the humanitarian zone is now free from violence, the on going turf war between gangs has continues to rage all around it. >> some question whether the zone provide the solution to the city's problems. and we can't often a permanent presence everywhere, we need first to firm up the zone and once the community can stand on it's own feet, we can expand. >> the success is substantial, but fragile. violence is never far from the horizon, but the zone has spread some hope

in a community once gripd in fear. al jazeera. >> to now the move comes as many companies try to increase diversity in a mail dominated industry. egg freezing is a relatively new practice, facebook told us it decided to help cover the cost after several employees requested it. but critics say it will encouraging women to put work in front of children. >> goals to accomplish, you may not have found the right partner, but you want a family some day. >> fertility centers are encouraging women who can't have kids now to freeze their eggings. >> by freeze your eggings you can stop time and preserve your fertility. >> the procedure is rarely covered by insurance, and it is

expensive. an average of $20,000 for two rounds of treatment. now facebook is helping the female employees cover the costs. a company spokeswoman says we want to empower women with to do the best of their lives. it is great, it takes the financial burden off. and then feel great about how that sort of insurance company. the perk is an unusual one. it may help them attract more women. men far outnumber, managers are mostly men too, those ratios are mostly in line.

an and facebook are encouraging women to focus on work. on one hand, it gives women and their partners an opportunity to decide at some point in their life that they would like to have children. at the same time, i think it also encouraging women and people in the company to be working very long hours. to get ahead. the best thing these companies can be doing is providing an environment where people can thrive and have a family. apple says it also offers women what it calls extended lead, and facebook tells me it gaves mothers four pays months off.

still the number of women with freezing their eggings has nearly doubles. it is quite costly. >> it is very expensive, thank you. >> well, it's been six months since nearly 200 girls were abducted from school, now a new push to bring them home. >> 15,000 people have flocked to iraq and syria from all over the world, to take up arms with isil insure eligibilities. why? for one with thing, isil is adept at using social media to recruit new people, what buttons are they pushing and how does this threat. coalition, join us for inside story.

escape.ave managed to today, demonstrators gathers near the presidential building hoping toking get the president's attention. reports. bring back our girls campaign, they want the

more than 200 girl whose were abducted six months ago, they want to know where they are, what the government is doing, to try and find them. they are saying it's been a nightmare for parents who are asking for answers to find out where their children are. the group has come this far, but they are being stopped by the police that say they can't go any further. they want to know what the capitol punishmenten cullan is. they say to us that there is a plan, that they just can't go charging into the area, and say that they are trying to avoided the girl whose are are still there, they believe, from being killed by boko haram. that's why they are taking their time, they are saying they are being strategic, as you can see and hear, they are not impressed they want answers. they are getting tired and say they want the girls to been brought home. >> reportin reporting froma for us. people are also rallying

on social media to demand the girls be released. >> michael, the messages on social media are the asking the world not to forget about the missing girls, they want voices to been raised even louder asking the government of nigeria and the international community to redouble their efforts to rescue the girls. you have seen the # bring back our girls and today people are using it again to mark six months since the girls were kidnapped. and also, global advocate for women and children, sara brown writes six months agoing these 219 girls were abducted from school, no more waiting to bring back our girls. there's been several rallies. here in front of the nigeria consolate. she was there with this sign saying bring back our girls now.

immaterial to remind you, in this darkness bring back our girls now. it is a petition, asking the federal government of nigeria to bring back the school girls. that's what a lot of people are wanting to do more. they said they were going to get the girls back, and most of them have not returned thank you so much. >> thank you. >> well, a surprise for people taking the subway today. wrapped up their training camp, and decided to have fun afterwards. who doesn't love that song, sweet georgia brown. stretch middleton and t time led the surprise filled with basketball tricks the globetrotters have been entertaining crowds across the country and around the world for

89 years. and they will have a tour stop probably coming to an area near you, if you haven't seen them, it is worth it, especially if you have kids. thank you for watching this edition, inside story is next. >> who is ready to drop everything to fight? that's inside story.