>> many of these invold >> more breaking news overnight, a second health care worker who treated thomas eric down can testing positive for ebola. the latest from dallas, plus we talk to the sister of kent brantley, who's blood is being used to help other patients. >> u.s. airstrikes increasing in kobane in order to prevent the town from falling. this as president obama talks military strategy with defense chiefs from around the world.

>> pro democracy protests in hong kong heating up overnight as police are caught on camera badly beating a handcuffed demonstrator. >> all of a sudden, we heard like a jet plane or a freight train just coming across the back of the house. >> a tornado touches down in georgia, crashing trees into homes. the other severe storms that tore a path of destruction across the country. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. it's good to have you back, mr. walters. a second health care worker in dallas has been diagnosed with ebola. officials have not identified the person who is now in isolation. we do know the worker helped care for thomas eric duncan at presbyterian hospital. >> a nurse now said she's doing better. nina pham is being quarantined as the hospital administration

admits it doesn't move fast enough when the patient showed up at the emergency room. >> another texas health care worker who took care of an ebola patient has now tested positive for ebola. the health care worker had a fever tuesday and was immediately placed in isolation. already in isolation at the same hospital is 26-year-old nina pham, a nurse who provided care for duncan. pham is in good condition and grateful for the sport, saying i'm doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. i am blessed by the support of family and friends and blessed to be cared for by the best team of nurses and doctors in the world here. meanwhile a stunning admission from the head of the c.d.c. dr. thomas frieden said pham

might have a voided the disease if they had sent a team. >> i wish we had put a team on the ground the day the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. >> now a team of experts will be sent. >> our teams have been working very hard to cast a wide net and identify everyone who might have been exposed. >> meanwhile, the world health organization would the number of ebola cases in west africa is growing rapidly. they fear there could be 10,000 new cases a week by december. president obama said the world is not doing enough. >> there are a number of countries that ever capacity that have not yet stepped up. those that ever stepped up, all of us are going to have to do more. this disease obviously directly is a threat to all our populations. >> there is good news for some people being watched after coming in contact with thomas eric duncan. >> that's right.

the 48 original individuals in the community who had contact with him prior to his hospitallation have been monitored all this time. they have not shown any symptoms, not any of those 48. the c.d.c. is hopeful as it continues to move away from the critical period when symptoms would typically appear, eight to 10 days after exposure, the further away they get from that time period, the risk decreases even more. >> duncan's nephew speaking out about his uncle's medical care. >> he's being very critical. understandably, he did lose his uncle to this disease, the first person to die of ebola in the united states. the nephew spoke to us, saying he is very frustrated with this hospital, with the lack of answers, lack of transparency and he calls what's going on here incompetent. we expect a press conference from local health authorities within the hour hopefully with

more answers. meanwhile, we have a third diagnosis of ebola now in dallas. this is the second health care worker in addition to the nurse who has been hospitalized. >> do we know anything more about this new case and we still don't even know how the first case contracted ebola. >> that's right. the c.d.c. said while this is unfortunate, it warned this could happen, because it has not identified what this breach was to nina

nina pham in the first place. >> there seems to be a possible protocol problem. >> which is why new plans were announce said for a more row bust response to future ebola cases. yet here we are today with a brand new case. we know this new health care worker was in contact with thomas eric duncan, presumably wearing protective gear. nothing nurses united, which represents nurses at the texas presbyterian hospitals released this statement, saying: the nurses say there was no protocol in the hospital. the hospital responded saying it provides a safe working environment. there's been scrutiny on health care workers to use extreme caution taking off the suits. jake ward demonstrates how to do that correctly, first taking off the pair of gloves, then the suit, always grabbing from the inside, then takes off a second

pair of gloves. >> putting these gloves on over sweaty hands is really difficult to do. you could see why somebody would skip this step especially if not told how important it is, and the facemask. now at this point, i dispose of these third pair of gloves again. >> keep in mind, all that gear is considered bio hazardous waste, so has to be either sterilized or incinerated on site. as for a breach of protocol in this latest case, i'm sure we'll be hearing from the c.d.c. or health department later today. >> months later, more questions. >> lets bring in dr. gounder, an infectious disease specialist. what does it say about this country's preparedness that a second health care worker in a first world hospital has contracted ebola? >> i think this entire ebola epidemic has been about too

little too late, too little too late about our response in west africa, with our response to thomas eric duncan at the hospital in dallas. i think it's great the director of the c.d.c. is now offering ebola response teams to be sent to hospitals if they have a patient with ebola, but there should have been more planned and prepared in advance of this. we knew this was probably going to happen with the way things were spiraling out of control on the ground. >> for months we have been asking the question is the system ready and for months told it was. now we're hearing the nurses say we don't know what we're doing and the c.d.c. saying the nurses are prepared. who's right and who's wrong? >> the c.d.c. is not a clinical treating organization. they issue guidelines, recommendations, but it's really on the hospitals to then take those guidelines and recommendations and adapt them to local settings. c.d.c. doesn't have authority.

they can provide assistance, which they do now. we exist in basically a private health care system in this country and to get individual players in the private sector to all do what they need to do is a very difficult thing. >> there are so few experts on ebola in the world and most of them are in west africa. who needs to be held accountable for these lapses? do we really know so little about these disease that we have to form protocols on the fly? >> i think the protocols that we have are based on what doctors without borders has been doing, so i don't think it's fully on the fly, but at the same time, hospitals do need to adopt them, because there are differences in personal protective equipment that is not the same, so that affects the protocol for putting them on, ticking them off. we should be standardizing that personal protective equipment so that protocols could be the same everywhere. >> standardizing protocols would seem to be 101.

>> world holt organization saying there are now 8,914 confirmed ebola infections worldwide. 4,447 have died. the majority of those cases in liberia. more than half of those infected have died. he are expecting to hear from officials in dallas at 8:00 a.m. eastern time. we'll bring that you news conference live. coming up, we'll talk to the sister of dr. kent brantley, the doctor who survived ebola and is now donating his blood plasma to help treat nina pham. >> the u.s. is stepping up efforts to degrade and destroy isil. u.s. forces increased airstrikes against fighters near the turkey-syria border after president obama told coalition leaders on tuesday to prepare

for a long-term campaign against the group. the president also expressing concern about isil's progress in iraq's anbar province. let's go to mike viqueira in washington. the talk at the meetings was the airstrikes have done little to slow isil. is there a change in strategy? >> no change in strategy, but plenty about the strategy in place right now. after meeting those military chiefs from 22 countries around the world just outside washington at joint base andrews they said isil has the tactical momentum. those chiefs insist that the coalition does have strategic momentum, are gaining the upper hand. the problem is that's not apparent to anybody but those military chiefs. isil is making high profile gains laying siege to kobane on the turkey-syria border, sweeping into anbar province,

just miles away from the baghdad airport. there is a great deal of concern and that is growing. president obama visiting that meeting just outside washington at j.b.a. and had this to say about the long-term prospects against isil. >> this is going to be a long-term campaign. there are not quick fixes involved. we are still at the early stages. as with any military effort, there will be days of progress and there are going to be periods of setback, but our coalition is united behind this long-term effort. >> later today, president obama will convene a video conference with top european leaders, as well as the united kingdom, on the agenda there, the fight against isil. >> is there any sense we'll see and increased actual presence from the other coalition nations moving forward? >> the white thousand, the administration continues to talk about the varied nature of this

coalition, talking time and time again about the participation, the first time participation of arab nations. the question still resolves around turkey, obviously they have a potent military, have a lot of skin in the game here, over a million refer gees ever poured into their country. they share a border with syria itself. so much at stake and yet turkey continues in the view of many u.s. policy analysts and policy makers to drag its feet. that is the central question now, the out standing question of what makes up this coalition. >> of course their only nato partner in that region, as well. mike viqueira in washington, thank you. >> amnesty international saying shia coalition in iraq have killed sunnis in retaliation for attacks by isil. amnesty saying tens of thousands of militia men are wearing military uniforms without oversight, a spokesman denying those allegations. we'll talk to former army major

mike lyons about the fight against isil and whether they can be stopped. >> a bomb went off in cairo near egypt's high court of justice in central cairo near a busy subway station. it happened as the court recommended death sentences for seven men convicted in the killings of 25 police officers last year near the israeli border. >> egypt's government said it arrested 30 people as security forces clashed with students at alexandria university. activists on social media put that number at 40. the students are protesting new laws cracking down on political dissent. >> it has been 291 days since aljazeera journalists were imprisoned in egypt. the state department said secretary of state john kerry discussed their case with egyptian officials during this week's visit to cairo. aljazeera rejects it is charges against them and calls for their

immediate release. >> new clashes overnight in hong kong and now there are accusations of police brutality. hundreds of officers trying to clear protestors from a tunnel they blocked near government headquarters. more than three dozen people have been arrested, among them a prominent activist who was shown on video being beaten. we are live in hang congress this morning. these clashes overnight pretty violent. have things quieted down? >> the police presence here today was by far the highest we've seen in at least a week. having said that, the number of students today dwindled. once again at nighttime, they rallied again. at the moment, there are a few thousand, but certainly the clashes last night were the most violent we've seen since the initial clashes when police used pepper spray and tear gas on the

demonstrators. >> what is happening with the claims of police brutality? >> the government has launched an official investigation. the seven police involved were undercover police. they have set up a team to investigate where this happened. the police won't say who is on that task force who they set up to investigate and won't say where those police officers who have been identified have been transferred to. they've been transferred from their initial post. the nine people arrested last night are still detained, including the man at the core of this discussion that sparked outrage in this televised footage from last night. >> this beating caught on camera, will it escalate the situation and the protestors say they are not going away. >> they're not going away, as you can see behind me, there are

thousands there now. there are five or so student groups rallies outside the main police headquarters, about two kilometers behind me. those groups are going to marsh down here and they rally simply in the wake of the incident's last night. they are calling for the police chief to resign as a result of the incident last night and want the pleases to stop using brutality. the police chief won't appear tomorrow at a city council meeting for security jeans new revelations in the sentencing for oscar pistorius. prosecutors say he's been given money every month -- he's been giving money every month to the family of ree reeva steenkamp. the prosecutors say his parents rejected a lump sum payment and plan to pay back the money they've received.

>> there was gunshot residue on the hands of a black teen shot and killed last week by an off duty police officer in st. louis. the residue was also on the waistband. the officer who shot him said that myers was reaching for a gun before he fired back. police allege he fired three rounds at the officer. >> a cleanup underway in atlanta after two tornados touched down. a twister damaged more than a dozen homes in georgia. free limbs crashing down on to houses, leaving residents to cover their roofs with tarps. people say it took them by surprise. >> woke from a dead sleep to this sound, very, very scary. >> all of a sudden we heard like a jet plane or freight train coming across the back of the house. >> a second tornado touched down in east point, georgia. despite the damage, no injuries were reported. >> that severe weather continues to make its way up and down the

east coast. >> let's bring in nicole mitchell. what can we expect today? >> much calmer, not as much severe weather, heavy rain. what we just watched highlights to me why you need a weather radio in your home. we were watching that line of severe weather all night long, there were watches up. if you had that weather radio, no one would have been caught by surprise as that weather came in. this is a damage that you're looking at. high wind damage was our biggest problem as this moved along. it wound down a lot. two days ago, 30 reports. we'll see this moisture move allege. as we continue across the country, it's going to be some heavy rain. here are all the pings, all the oranges, that's high wind. that was really our biggest problem. of course we had the tornadic activity, too. this is continue to go clean out the south, places like north carolina, still heavy rain.

all of this has pushed into the mid atlantic now and thunderstorms possible, not as likely for the severe weather up and down the coastline. start to go make its way mid atlantic, today, northeast, overnight and into the day tomorrow, and then eventually clearing late through the day tomorrow with some cooler air behind it, a lot of places drop about 10 degrees. we also have some tropical activity. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. >> as we've been reporting, new concerns this morning about the spread of ebola. >> a second health care worker has tested positive for the virus in texas, stay with us for the latest on this breaking story. >> the president saying the fight against isil is going to be a lange-term campaign. we're going to talk about the strategy to stop the fighters. >> a dramatic stand out of in brazil, inmates take guards and other prisoners hostage on the roof. >> 1,670,000, that is our big number. >> another big car recall, involving toilet at a.

>> dazed big number is the number of vehicles being recalled worldwide by toyota. >> this involves toyota and lexus models, 802,000 need a rubber sealed ring replaced in the brakes. >> others need their fuel pipes radar and 190,000 need an emission united fixed, about a third in the u.s. >> we are following breaking news, a second dallas health care worker tested positive for ebola. police say that worker's apartment is now being decontaminated. the worker has been placed in isolation at texas presbyterian hospital after coming down with a fever. the c.d.c. said its lab is now working to confirm the diagnosis. coming up, we'll speak to krista brantley, the sister of ebola survivor doctor kent brantley, now donating blood to help treat infected dallas nurse nina pham.

>> the fighting against isil intensifies with more airstrikes along the syria-turkey border. president obama telling coalition leaders to be prepared for a long term campaign. there is concern the area could all fall to isil. mike lyons joins us. there has been report of another iraq military united fleeing the isil advance. why does it seem that the coalition seems to be more concerned about isil than the iraq's and the syrians? >> i think it's because of the threat that isil has to the united states, especially inside syria. you're going to have terrorists roam free and come back and attack europe and the united states, that's our concern. until iraq decides it's going to fight -- >> what does it take? >> it's now approaching threat at this point, coming closer to

baghdad and with shia militia's there, it's almost like they're at the last siege right now. >> is isil regrouping in anbar province in iraq? and why does it seem that the u.s. military tactics are so reactionary versus making sure they don't gain another foot hold? >> we've got to go back on the offense. we've had the iraq security forces try to go on the offense and it's proven they can't. isil has momentum now. the question is what are they going told as they approach baghdad. i don't think they'll ever frontal caught. they're going to go in there with an insurgency suicide bomber, wreak havoc and make people fear the government. >> is the military strategy against isil a war of attrition, in other words, making them fight so long sooner or later they run out of ammunition and could that be the case? >> it is a war of attrition, but

what we're not doing is a massive military fight against that. we're not bombing 24/7. we're not doing things we could be to make them attrit faster. we're not doing that. we're just pin pricking away in iraq and syria and thinking that's going to work. >> mike lyons, as always, thanks for being with us. >> in yemen, shia rebels have taken another major city. they now have control a day after they over ran a key port city on the red sea. both were captured without fighting. yemen's newly appointed prime minister is expected to establish a new government in coming days. >> a major hurricane is blamed for one death in saint martin. >> let's go to anymore mitch.

>> this is now a major hurricane, a category three, so very intense storm. you can see in the final frames with well-defined eye, that circle of convection around the storm and sign of development. as it grades the virgin islands, puerto rico, causing some damage and now is headed to the north as a stronger entity. here's how that looks in the big atlantic picture. by friday, this could be a concern for bermuda, still is a major storm. bermuda is right at the tip here, so as it passes that direction, still potential for a landfall. bermuda has fabulous housing codes. the other thing we're watching, a tropical storm headed to hawaii could be a hurricane by this weekend when it impacts the islands. back to you guys. >> we are following breaking news right now, a second health worker in texas has been diagnosed with ebola. >> ebola survivor dr. kent brantley has helped three

patients by donating his own blood. we'll talk to his sister about the act of kindness and how her brother is recovering since he's been treated. >> the u.s. supreme court puts a stop to new regulations and abortion clinics. what it means for the clinics already forced to close. >> dozens of sharks brought right up to the shoreline in north carolina.

>> haz-mat crews are on the scene at the home of the second holt care worker in dallas diagnosed with ebola. we are in dallas, as well. what do we know about this new case of ebola in texas? >> we know this worker of course

was also working at this hospital and treated thomas eric duncan, the man who passed away from ebola a week ago. this man developed a fever yesterday. the hospital said this person was taken into isolation immediately and the ebola confirmation, the positive test results were returned around midnight. the c.d.c. is also performing tests to confirm the diagnose. it has interviewed this worker, trying to assess what contact they may have had in the community and that is why you are seeing local authorities in the community where this worker lived, wimp is only two and a half miles away from the first nurse, nina pham who has confirmed ebola and now being treated at the hospital. now health authorities are passing out flyers to the residence there and of course haz-mat crews are entering and leaving that amount as we speak to do decontamination. >> this new case comes a day after registered nurses at presbyterian hospital expressed

frustration about the training and the lack of protocols there. what are they saying? >> the national group, national nurses united said that this group of anonymous nurses approached them with this list of very concerning complaints, including that no one knew what the protocol was when thomas eric duncan first came to this emergency room and that nurses had to interact with duncan while he was in their word woppously expressing symptoms of ebola, diarrhea, vomiting and that these nurses at the time had to use just whatever was available, that means permeable gowns, no neck covering whatsoever, and they were forced to interact with him. also, saying that duncan had been left not in isolation but for hours where other patients were also present. nurses were very concerned about that. in addition, samples taken from duncan were put into what they call a hospital tube system,

where everyone's samples goes and that his were not specially sealed. we're expecting a press conference here from health authorities in the next half hour or so. hopefully it will address these concerns. >> we are seeing trickle out picture like these from dallas authorities, these are pictures we believe of the haz-mat crews at the home of the second person who has now contracted ebola, if confirmed, from this patient that was from lie about her a i can't. can you give us an update on the condition of the first patient that contracted ebola, nina pham? >> sure. this nina pham, 26-year-old intensive care unit nurse, now if there's any good news to share, it's that she remains in good condition, which is very great news for her family and friends, of course and for the community, really willing for her to pull through. good condition is defined as having vital signs within the

normal range and exceptionally good markers. she appears to be on the road to recover. she, of course, was treated with a flood transfusion from dr. kent brantley, the first ebola survivor in the united states, and doctors believe his blood now contains antibodies that fight against ebola, and at the moment, it appears to be proving effective in ms. pham. >> part of the treatment was blood from dr. kent brantley. he was successfully treated for the virus and has donated his blood to three ebola patients. we are joined by his sister, christa. our infectious disease specialist also joins us. how do you feel knowing your brother may be helping others?

>> i admire kent. in liberia, he was doing everything he could to help ebola patients. it's ban roller coaster ride. it was a devastating diagnosis, but we're so thankful that kent has recovered and is going to be able to make a full recovery, and there have really been a lot of blessings that have come out of the experience or the events, and one of those is the opportunity for kent to be able to help raise awareness about the crisis in west africa, and try to send more supplies and personnel and resources to help

over there. >> doctor, on that note, do we know why dr. brantley's blood has been so successful'mingly in treating other patients infected with ebola? >> using serum, which is the part of the blood that has antibodies and just to remind everybody, antibodies are the proteins that neutralize the virus and recruit the immune system to fight ebola, this approach of using serum to treat infectious diseases is not a new one. this is something that's been used even prior to the use of antibiotics. it's an approach we still use today for treatments of hepatitis b. in certain situations. >> i want to get your reaction to the fact that now another patient has been infected with ebola in dallas. your reaction to that and the fact that health care workers putting their lives at risk to help save those like your brother. >> i'm really sorry to hear that. i'm sorry for that new patient's family and those close to that

person. i think people who choose to go into health care are compassionate people and there are risks that come with that profession. i hope that everything will be done that can be down protect those people who are doing everything they can to treat the ebola patient and give them the best chance at survival both here and in west africa. >> what do you see to those that would ing that the ebola patients themselves should be quarantined in west africa and not brought back here? what is your reaction to that? >> you know, i would hate for that to have been the case for my own brother. he likely would not have survived if he had not been allowed back into the united states, and i think that we shouldn't spread panic and fear. we should love our neighbors. you know, jesus told us to love our neighbors and that's not very loving, to, you know, try

to ban people from coming here where they can get better health care. i think, also, we need to do whatever we can to give the people in west africa the best care and best chance at survival, but we need to focus on loving our neighbors and not spreading fear and panic. >> the prior ebola outbreaks in west africa were much smaller. the number of those infected and died under the number 500. why is this particular outbreak so virulent? >> prior outbreaks occurred in very isolated rural villages. the village would die out, but it wouldn't spread beyond that geographic area. the difference here isn't so much the virus. it's the fact that it's spreading in urban slums in liberia, sierra leone and guinea. it continues to spread. it's not dying out with just a

small cluster of cases. >> thanks for being with us and krista, we're glad that your brother is doing well today. >> thank you very much. >> we are expect to go hear from officials in dallas at 8:00 a.m. eastern time and we will bring you that news conference live. >> a suburban elementary school is closed after a student tested positive for enterovirus. it is not the same strain which has killed two children and sickened others nationwide. the c.d.c. has a new lab test to diagnose cases faster. >> secretary of state john kerry will discuss iran's nuclear program today in vienna, meeting with the iranian foreign minister, hoping the meeting paves the way for a final agreement. iran's president said a nuclear deal is certain with only the fine details in dispute. >> surprise talks today between

north korean and south korean officials to diffuse recent gunfire. its military shot down propaganda balloons from activists. >> outrage in the philippines after a u.s. marine is accused of murder. crowds demand he be turned over to face charges. >> private first class joseph penderton is accused of killing a transgender man. >> the issue of behavior of service personnel on bases overseas is always an issue for local people. seldom does it make national headlines, but this has and could cause a diplomatic row. this marine met a victim at a bar on saturday, according to the charges. they've not actually been filed against him. for now, he is held onboard a u.s. naval vessel and that is not going down well with many

filipinos. protestors are gathered outside the department of foreign affairs. they want him turned over to face charges in the death of jeffery loud who also goes by the name jennifer. he is accused of strangling the 26-year-old to death at a hotel near the bar where they met. protestors say they are not only wanting him to be turned over, they also want u.s. and philippines to end their joint military operations. >> we demand that all negotiations, current negotiations regarding the conduct of future military or exercises between the u.s. and philippines be suspended. >> officials say they won't allow this murder case to derail the relationship of the two countries. the visiting forces agreement with the philippines allows the u.s. to retain custody of service members who are charged with crimes while on duty there. it is unclear if that right will be invoked, if and when p.m.

bell to know is officially charged. >> prisoners are holding guards hostage. one guard has been released, but 11 are still held. the inmates demand better food and more humane living conditions. >> the man charged with murdering and kidnapping an arkansas real estate agent is speaking out. eric lewis was arrested when beverly carter disappeared after showing him a home outside little rock. her body was found a week later in a shallow grave. lewis said carter had gotten into his car willingly. >> the kidnapping's false. if somebody goes with you of their own free will, they are not being kidnapped. it's not as clean cut as their wrapping it up to be.

this woman died, and well, we've got her in contact with this seven time felon, so lets wrap it up all nice and neat. >> lewis does have a criminal history in utah and kansas and was on parole when arrested in september. >> the supreme court stepping into the abortion debate in texas, blocking two provisions in the state's tough abortion laws, governing who can perform abortions and where. almost every clinic had to close when laws took effect. they could reopen today. >> voters in texas facing strict voter i.d. requirements this november, the supreme court reinstate ago state law requiring voters show photo i.d. before they vote. the lower court ruled that law unconstitutional. >> the national basketball association is going to experiment with putting on a shorter game to see if it makes it more fan friendly.

john henry explains why in 60 seconds. >> make it fast. the league thinks shorter games may appeal to shorter attention spans. there would be potentially unintended consequences. >> the nba said sundays exhibition matchup between the boston celtics and brooklyn nets will have a running time of 44 minutes instead of the usually forth eight. to do that, the league will reduce each quarter by one minute and call fewer t.v. commercial timeouts during the game. this is the latest attempt from innovation from the league that introduced the 20-second shot clock. of the four major sports, baseball and football average three hours per contest, while basketball is the shortest at just over two hours. miami heat coach erik spoelstra said i don't think it's a matter of how long the game is.

i think there's too many games, to be frank. the nba place 82. dallas mavericks owner are said jobs are the reason the schedule won't be shortened. more games are always a risk, cuban said, but we play in facilities and employ a lot of people who benefit from those games. >> proponents for 44 minute games say stars like carmelo anthony and lebron james will be on the floor more, making it more entertaining. critics said that would lead to less need for bench players, resulting in fewer nba player jobs. for that reason, the nba players association would seem certain to resist efforts to shorten games. >> the nba said sunday's game is just an experiment. it has no plans to introduce shorter games for regular nba season action. >> the kansas city royals are one win away from their first world series in 30 years. the team won its seventh straight game with a 2-1

victory over the orioles. game four of the american league championship tonight in kansas city. >> much closer race in the national league, the san francisco giants taking a 2-1 game lead. on tuesday, they beat the cardinals 5-4. it was an error by the reliever that allowed the winning run to score. game four tonight in san francisco. >> let's look at other stories caught in our global net. a new documentary said adolf hitler was actually a meth addict. his drug habit continued of taking a cocktail of 74 different drugs, including what's now commonly known as crystal meth. it should be noted that meth was given to armies on both sides of world war ii during that time for use as a stimulant. >> the hit t.v. series, breaking bad inspiring a lot of halloween

costumes. that costume is making a comeback. this time making light of ebola. yes, this could be knocking on a door near you. it is being widely condemned by a lot of people who say that it's just in poor taste. i guess the easiest way to respond would be to quarantine the candy after the kids get home and see if they want to wear the costume. >> that would be one way to deal with it. >> apple and facebook announcing a new benefit that could attract more women to the tech world. the tech giants are now offering to pay for women to freeze eggs. this has become increasingly popular for women. these two companies offer $20,000 in benefits for that. >> another controversy, school dress codes nothing new, but there's a growing number of parents to say they are sexist. >> parents say young girls are too often punished for what they

wear. >> how quickly scientists estimate the north and south poles could be trading places, turning the earth upside down. >> we are continue to go follow breaking news this morning. this is a live look over a dallas amount complex where haz-mat crews are at work. it's the home of the latest health care worker there, diagnosed with ebola. the latest coming up.

>> we're following breaking news this morning. haz-mat crews on the scene of this dallas apartment complex, the home of the second health care worker diagnosed with ebola in that city. the mayor of dallas on the scene this morning. these photos being tweeted. the patient had treated thomas duncan, the man who died after returning from liberia, infected with ebola.

>> there's a school yard fight brewing in some suburban school districts and it involves more than what's taught in the classrooms. some parents argue that students dress codes and the way they're being enforced are unfair and discriminate against girls. one such debate is happening right now in new jersey south orange maplewood district. we are joint by two parents from the district. you began having an issue with the dress code, specifically last spring, your daughter was about to start middle school. what about it made you think that girls were being unfairly targeted? >> girls were being singled out. the messaging from the schooling in the morning announcements, in emails that came out, it was specifically girls that were being told to mind the dress code, be aware of their dress, not mention of boys. >> is that by nature of the fact that girls were wearing more provocative clothing?

>> i mean, so, i -- it's hard to assess the student body that way, but they were wearing shorts. it was hot. it was spring time. there is not air conditioning throughout the school, so they were wearing weather appropriate clothing. >> you have concern about the messaging that boys are serving as these dress codes are enforced. why? >> i do. thanks for having me here this morning. i saw the same messages, the same email blasts coming from the principal saying mind the dress code, we are concerned about our young ladies. i look at it from the perspective of boys, as well. my son, jacob is in the middle school and i think the same messages that are saying girls, you're being a distraction, when boys hear that, i think they're hearing, you're boys, you're going to be distracted from girls, making it a problem. >> they are making presuppositions about the boys. they're just assuming all boys are bags of hormones. >> i think this is a time for

kids to be learning about who they are and how we're going to move in this world and we're going to be working next to it and next to women and women have legs and showed and this is a time when the messaging they should be getting from authority figures, from schools and the administration isn't that hey, you are going to be distracted from girls and that's the way it is in this world. >> dress codes have been around forever. there is clothing appropriately for school and clothing that might be distracting. >> it's interesting to you said that. you would think the messages going out were a reaction or response to the fact that many girls were dressing outside the dress code, but they weren't. that's why it was alarming, also. we thought they were for instance looking at the length of shorts a little too close i in terms of the administration when these girls were not really dressing outrageously or trying to express themselves. they're middle schoolers. that has a lot to do with it.

in the middle school is not a time so much that kids are trying to, you know, push the envelope. that happens more in high cool. those messages, i think were confusing for kids. i know they were confusing for the girls. >> how is this going to end? i know there have been talks with the school district. are you finding compromise there? >> it's a play ground battle, but i'm happy to report we're thrilled with the reaction from our district, taking a very progressive look at things. we have a group of parents, myself and lisa and others, their daughters were involved in a group of girls, middle schoolers and high schoolers starting a movement with a hash tag i am more than a distraction. >> the children are taking action. >> we have the kids taking ownership of the issue. they've shown that they can be involved in the discourse on this. the administration has really been receptive to our group of parents, total kids.

we had a meeting with them on monday, because we started writing letters. >> so there's -- >> they're working with students representative to get input from it is students and getting involved in rewriting the dress code. i'm very hopeful. >> it's a debate happening around the country. thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. thanks for having us. >> country music legend glenn campbell offering a heartbreaking farewell to his fans and wife, kim. kim. ♪ i'm still here, yet i'm gone." >> the song is called i'm not going to miss you, a sad reference to the fact that he misses from alzheimer's and is losing his memory. he recorded the song in 2013, two years after he was diagnosed. he's 78 now and now in a special care facility in april. he checked in in april. >> singer alicia keys calling

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>> welcome to al jazeera america. >> a health care worker in texas is the newest case of ebola. nina pham said she might not have been infected if they would ever reacted faster from the c.d.c. >> that contamination of this person's apartment unit just wrapped up, the mayor still on the scene there in forming neighbors about what's been happening, that there is a person diagnosed with ebola living near them. this worker helped to treat thomas eric duncan. he developed a fever yesterday and put in isolating. the test found positive for ebola, the results came in

around midnight. the c.d.c. is confirming results with its own set of testing. >> we take you live now to dallas. >> the next few minutes. these tests will be confirmed by the c.d.c. in the next few minutes. like nina pham, this is a heroic person -- i'm sorry, like nina pham, this is a heroic person, a person who dedicated their life to helping others and is a servant leader. this is a person with their life

before them dealing with this diagnosis with the grit and determination that nina has dealt with this diagnosis. the protocol to find the virus worked well, in that within 90 minutes of her temperature taken she was in isolation in the hospital. we hope that, and pray that, like nina, she will get on a good track. as you know, nina has moved from stable to good, and the doctor may have some information on her health when he speaks this morning. the fight against ebola in dallas in a two front fight now. we have 48 contacts that we focused on in the community that were contacts with eric duncan.

the good news about those 48 people is they are asymptomatic and have no fever and we are at the tail end of their monitoring period. sunday will mark the end of that monitoring period and the chance of those people becoming symptomatic at this point or getting the ebola view us is extremely remote. however, at the hospital, we have a situation involving 77 people, two of which have tested positive for ebola. we are preparing contingencies for more and that is a very real possibility. you can imagine the anxiety of families of these 77 people. you can imagine the guts shot

that this is to the family that is presbyterian hospital that has done a great job of taking care of this community for many, many years. i hope this community will rally around the human beings that are suffering and worrying now, even as they go about their calling of serving others. is dr. varga, executive vice vie president of the hospital. mayor mike rollings will speak and we'll take very limited questions after that time. we're giving you the very limited information that we have at present. we are continuing to get information and will update you throughout the day in a variety of ways. we have some very important work that i need to get to quick,

that the mayor and i need to get to at the conclusion of this, so dr. varga. >> thank you. good morning, i am the chief clinical officer for texas health resources. i want to thank the mayor, judge, c.d.c., state health officials and dallas county health department as we manage this unprecedented crisis. today's development, while concerning and unfortunate is continued evidence that our monitoring program is working. currently, we continue to monitor 75 health care workers in conjunction with the state. while i cannot discuss patient specifics, i can tell you this new patient was involved in the care of mr. duncan, the original patient whose passing we still mourn. our interest at this time, first and foremost is making certain that both our current patients receive the care they need.

that will rehe main our focus. the health and safety of our patients and employees remains our highest priority and we will continue to coordinate with officials at all levels to meet the challenge that ebola presents to our hospital, our community and our country. a lot is being said about what may or may not have occurred to cause some of our colleague to say contract this disease, but it's clear there was an exposure somewhere, sometime in their treatment of mr. duncan. let's be clear, for a hospital that serves this community incredibly well and we have for nearly half a century, we're a hospital that may have done some things different with the benefit of what we he know today, that makes no mistake, no one wants to get this right more than our hospital. the first to diagnose and treat this insidious disease, it's now attacked two of our own. after several weeks of great

emotion and effort, our team spirit is tried and tested, and the support of so many is really helping everyone to rise to continue to meet this challenge. thank you. >> good morning. another long evening and morning for many, many people. we rallied together and we he skied that we he needed to move quickly like we did sunday morning to make sure two things happen. one that effective cleaning is done as soon as possible and neighbors in the community communicated. we decided to do that at 7:00 in the morning, so when folks get up, they know the facts. it is a concerted effort not only with the county and the

state and the city, but individuals out there. this morning, chief brown, chief bright, our city manager were all working coordination to accomplish goals for this morning. dallas fire and rescue went to the 6,000 block of village bend drive, where they began phase one of decontamination of the common areas and the areas outside the apartment. our patient lived alone and with no pets. state of texas has hired protect environmental for phase two, that inside the apartment, and the cleaning of the car and the movement of the same, removing the same.

that hopefully will be done early this afternoon. i personally was at the apartment complex this morning and talked to citizens as they were waking up and moving about, wimp leads us to the second part of our strategy, communication. we work closely with the apartment managers in creating a strategy that i think is working. each apartment in their complex, the door was knocked on and we talked to as many people that came to the door as possible. same time, the apartment complex will be handing out flyers and information to apartment complexes nearby, so we cast the net a little wider. then we had reverse 911 calls

that went out at 6:15 this morning. meanwhile, we continue to not only monitor the 48 individuals that came in contact with mr. duncan, but we take care of louise and her family, who are still in isolation. they are asymptomatic and they are doing well, and as you know, we moved nina's pet yesterday, and are making sure that that pet is well and taken care of at the same time. there are two things that i hearken back to this. the only way that we are going to beat this is person by person, moment by moment, detail by detail. we have those protocols in

place, the city and county working closely with the c.d.c. and the hospital. the second is we want to minimize rumors and maximize facts. we want to deal with facts, not fear. i continue to believe that while dallas is anxious about this, and with this news this morning, the anxiety level goes up a level, we are not fearful. i'm pleased to -- and proud of the citizens that i talk to day in and day out, knowing that there is hope if we take care and do what is right in these details. it may get worse before it gets better, but it will get better. with that, i'm -- we will take a few questions. there are a lot of questions we can't answer, because either we

don't know or because testimony and discussion is going to take place later this week, but we will try to give it a go and give you as much information as we can. we'll start on this side, go ahead and we'll take a couple of questions here and then we'll move to that side. >> this is for dr. varga. can you talk about hospital view of how -- one case to look at as a breach, the second case might be a systematic problem. >> i don't think we have a systematic institution at problem. i think the biggest challenge we have right now is obviously first and foremost the care of the two patients we have and the on going screening of folks in the community, our emergency department has continued to have folks come in.

it's a tribute to the information that's been out there in the community about folks to be a ooh wear of this symptomatology around ebola. i think the case of this patient here tonight again shows that the ability to intake those folks, get them into isolation and manage them has been very effective. we are looking at every element of hour personal protective equipment, and infection control inside the hospital. we don't have an answer for this right now, but we're looking at every possible angel around this. >> thank you. right down here. >> was this person a nurse? >> that is private information. it was part of the health care group that helped. >> it is a woman, right? he, she is a woman. >> yeah. over here and then we'll come back. >> are you awaiting test results on any other employees?

because obviously this one was in the work shift yesterday. >> that's the state's decision and i'll let them speak to that. later today, there will be a discussion owe throw will be a joint conference call as normal with the c.d.c. and the state. >> of this case or about another case? >> about this case. >> i'm not sure what briefing you're referring to. which was at 1:00 in the afternoon? 2:00, there was no test as far as i know that was pending at 2:00 yesterday. >> when did the person come forward? >> that's -- i don't have the medical records. i've been up all night, but i don't believe there was a blood draw then. >> we can't speak about any ofus of the patient's case, presentation, et cetera, because it's protected health

information. at this time, so i'll to have leave it at that. >> the hospital said two staff members were admitted to the hospital and checked out a couple of days ago. is this one of those two? >> pardon me? >> the hospital told employees that there were two staff members that had been admitted a couple of days ago and were being checked out. was this one of those two? >> no. thank you. >> there's three isolation units at the hospital. what's going to happen when there's more patients? you want to take that last part? >> sure. >> that's something that -- that's one of the reasons we'll be leaving here pretty soon. that's something that the c.d.c. and state public health commissioner and r.e.o.c. are

looking at along with the hospital and the c.d.c. will and the hospital will answer those questions later, after the data is looked at. >> let me just speak to your capacity question. we have at presbyterian an emergency room isolation step. we have an i.c.u. isolation setup where we let folks in the community know we can manage up to three patients. we've opened a new area within the hospital to expand our capacity for e.d. screening. i would emphasize our biggest focus in addition to the care of these two patients that are in the hospital is trying to keep our arms around the number of folks who come into the emergency department with concerns about whether or not they've been in contact with folks, et cetera and then rapidly getting through a screening process for those folks. >> two questions, right here, right here and then i'll come

over here. >> can someone give us a sense of the time line overnight of what happened when the results came through, and then when dallas police went out, sort of a time line of that? >> so, i got confirmation at about 1:00. judge had gone up to the hospital. i got in the car, met with hill. we met with our city individuals and planned this out. the press -- we knew that the press release was going to be happening at 4:00, so all the police and fire were there before that. once the press release happened, we implemented the plans and they've been working this morning. ok? thank you. >> right there. >> there are strong allegations that not proper protective gear for the nurses group. your comments on that? >> i can't comment on the -- on

any kind of allegations. >> do they have proper protective gear? >> we do. >> the question now, are -- isolated -- >> ok, that was one of my key questions was whether they were going to respond total texas nurses who put out a statement yesterday saying there were sloppy protocols in that hospital. you were just watch ago press conference of dallas authorities updating us on the second ebola patient that has been diagnosed with ebola. they said there is as very real possibility that there will be more. >> that was the thing that seemed to cause all ears to perk up, saying 77 people are now being looked into, two positive cases. let's go to dallas right now. the judge there, clay jenkins, the dallas county judge saying this has been a gut check for the public. describe this gut check, the mood taking place in dallas right now. >> i think the public authority

here, judge clay jenkins and the mayor, their priority right now is to really calm these fears that are swirling in the public. you heard the mayor say that dallas is not fearful, but that it is anxious. i beg to differ, speaking with people on the streets. everyone from convenience store clerks to mothers walking down the sidewalk have told me ether very concerned about what's happening, and that was before even this case of the second health care worker broke, which came in late yesterday morning, or this morning, rather. we heard again that this person's test results were confirmed as positive for ebola at 1:00 this morning. the news went out around 4:00. since then, city officials have been knocking on doors for every person who lived in this apartment complex shared by the second health care worker, trying to ease fierce by communicating that yes, this person may be a neighbor, but here are the symptoms and the hospital assuring this person was put into isolation

immediately after developing a fever yesterday. as to stephanie's question about the hospital, whether or not they would address some of these concerns we heard about from the nurses anonymously bringing these to light through the national nurses united, we heard some very general remarks from the chief clinical officer here, he did say that there was some concerns. he acknowledged it, coming from employees inside this hospital. he did not address them specifically at this press conference, not at the beginning when he made remarks. he said that this hospital is still a good hospital and that it cares for the community and that of course no one wants to get down to the bottom of this, stop the spread of this disease especially since it struck two in the hospital itself. >> this fear that you're talking about in dallas, is it because -- is it from ebola or is it from the fact that the narrative in dallas seems to be

changing on a daily if not hourly basis? >> absolutely, it's those two things combined, del. it's one thing when you have this disease that's really a mystery. everyone understands people are doing their best, the most knowledgable people doing their best to fight it, but then when knowledgable people make assurances to the public, stating on day one when thomas eric duncan was diagnose that had ebola would stop there and when those assurances obviously are not played out, then there's a sense of self confidence that people are sensing in their officials and c.d.c. i don't think they're faulting anyone for it, but it's obvious they have not gotten a grasp on this disease as much as they have claimed to. >> let's bring in dr. gounder.

the facts of the case right now are that there are two health care workers at dallas presbyterian hospital where it is still not clear whether there are protocols that will keep the other health care workers treating these two health care workers safe. >> if i were nina pham and her family, i would want to be transferred to another hospital, frankly. that said, we now have a systems coming in from the c.d.c. finally in the form of these ebola response teams. they will be assisting with infection control and management of these patients. things should be getting better. >> are they on outlier that's had the unfortune of getting the first patient ebola, the man from liberia that came in or is there a national concern that other hospitals are not prompt with clear protocols? >> one thing people don't understand in this country is

there is tremendous variability among doctors, hospitals and the standard of care with ebola and numerous diseases. i think this is not an outlier. i think there are many other facilities that would behaved the same way, that would have missed the diagnosis in duncan when he first came to the emergency department. >> i want to put things in perspective. more than 40,000 people die every year because of the flu. if i am a patient in this hospital, a parent of a patient in the hospital, should i be concerned about moving my loved one? >> i think what i would want to know and i would think this is what's happening now is that the team of health care providers caring for the two ebola patients is not caring for anybody else and that it's a limited number of people assisting in their care. if they're not taking care of other patients in the hospital, i think they can limit the exposure. >> just to that point, one of the statements in the anonymous

nurses statement was that they were not immediately isolated and when duncan came in, the health care workers addressing him were also addressing patients. we'll to have continue to look for a response and press dallas authorities for a response on that. thank you so much for your expertise this morning. >> my pleasure. >> turning to another controversy, the fight against isil. the president telling coalition members on tuesday that the blastle is going to be long. the president expressed concern about isil's progress in anbar province. how concerned are u.s. officials about the effectiveness of the airstrikes against isil? >> the military police can see that isil has tactical momentum on the battlefield, though insist they have the right overall strategy he. president obama warned yet again that the fight against isil and

victory will take time. >> i thank the chairman. >> periods of gains and setback, that's how president obama expects the war with isil to play out. so far, the two month long u.s. led air campaign hasn't stopped the group from advancing in both syria and iraq. >> this is going to be a long-term campaign. there are not quick fixes involved. we are still in the early stages. we are united in our goal to degrade and destroy isil. >> meeting with more than 20 defense chiefs from around the world tuesday at joint base andrew outside washington, mr. obama pointed to successes, iraqi forces taking back mosul dam in august. he expressed concern over isil gains. >> we are deeply concerned about the situation in and around kobane, which underscores the threat that isil poses in both iraq and syria and coalition airstrikes will continue in both these areas. >> this morning, u.s. and coalition jets continued

pounding isil targets outside kobane. more than 21 airstrikes were launched since monday. isil claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in baghdad tuesday, killing at least 24, including a shia member of parliament. the militants surrounded another army base abandoned by iraqi troops in an bar, leaving the region in their control and that much closer to baghdad, which the state department insists is not in danger of falling. >> we do not see eminent threat to baghdad at this time, but are convicted to work with the enemy of iraq to strengthen the capability of its security forces. >> leaders of major european powers, germany, france, italy and the united kingdom are going

to be talks about ebola and isil, what they can do to stem the tide of battlefield gains isil is making in syria and iraq. >> once again, a lot on the plate in washington. mike, thank you very much. >> coming up, a closer look at president obama's message for the coalition fighting isil. prepare for the long haul. we'll speak with a former ambassador to iraq and turkey. what it will take to prevent this battle from dragging on indefinitely. >> the vatican backtracking on the reports that the church is becoming more open to gay members, conservative bishops vowing to close the door before it is ever fully opened.

>> you are looking live at an apartment complex in dallas, texas, where haz-mat crews are on the scene. this is it is home of the second health choir worker that has been diagnosed with ebola. they are trying to decontaminate her apartment at this hour. >> taking aim as isil, the u.s. coalition hitting targets near

the turkey-syria border after president obama sat down with coalition members. he said the fight will be long-term. he expressed concern about isil's advance in anbar province. mr. ambassador, isil is now on turkey's border, yet turkey not sending ground troops. explain to the american public why this is an american problem when most of those affected don't want to get involved. >> it's an american problem for two reasons. first, our entire security, the well being of the american economy and our trade partners around the world since after world war ii has been dependent upon a minimal level of stability in the very dysfunctional, very unstable middle east. isis is threatening that entire construct in a way that is

absolutely dangerous to us. secondly, it's dangerous to us because of the terrorist threat to the homeland, and we've seen this before, obviously in 9/11, we've seen it in europe and we're going to see it again if we don't stop these people. >> turkey wants a no-fly zone by are they just stalling and hoping bashar al assad gets weaker? >> the problem with turkey and with most of the members of the coalition, which president obama brought together at andrews air force base yesterday is that at least turkey and the sunniar rather states that make up most of the regional coalition belief that bashar al assad and his regime are as much a problem and danger to the region as is isis. i frankly agree. we need to do more. if it takes a no fly zone to get turkey more active, let's do it. >> is the fact that this is so confusing to so many perhaps ammunition for the administration to say that this is why it didn't want to get

involved for so long? >> every conflict that we've been involved with in the middle east has been complicated and confused. as i said, it is a dysfunctional, unstable region, but vital to america's security and economic interests, so we have to stay in there and we have to struggle to try to keep it as stable as possible. isis is a particularly dangerous threat and we have to deal with this as best we can. i think the administration is trying their best. >> ambassador james jeffery, we thank you for being with us this morning. >> we continue to follow breaking news from dallas. a second health worker has been infected with ebola. health leaders warn of more cases in africa. we're talking with a member of save the children who recently returned from liberia about the rapidly growing problem of children orphaned because of the

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>> haz-mat crews are on the scene of an apartment complex in texas. a second health care worker has been diagnosed with ebola. they are trying to decontaminate the scene. >> we are live in dallas. the news conference with city and county officials just wrapping up, what are they now saying? >> i think one of their main priorities right now is to calm the public anxiety that's really evolving around this second diagnosed case of a health care worker in dallas. as you mentioned before, haz-mat crews were at this worker's apartment earlier in the day. they have finished phase one of that decontamination where they cleaned the common areas. phase two will happen this afternoon. listen to what clay jenkins, the county judge in dallas is saying about this patient. >> within 90 minutes of taking her temperature, she was in

isolation in the hospital. we hope that, and pray that like nina, she will get on a good track. as you know, nina has moved from stable to good. >> it really is -- it's really more an emotional roller coaster here in dallas. as you heard it mentioned, nina pham, first diagnosed days ago appears to be on the road to recovery. this is a rude awakening in dallas. >> he calls it a gut check. we've heard about the response to the first case in dallas, thomas eric duncan. what do the c.d.c. and nurses now say about how they handled that case? >> the nurses here, anonymous group made some claims public yesterday that were very

disturbing, saying that duncan when first admitted was left not in isolation, but where other patients were present for several hours. these nurses say that there was no protocol, no one knew what to do, what to wear when duncan first walked in. listen last specimens were shuttled through the hospital tube system without properly sealed as the c.d.c. would have recommend. the hospital and c.d.c. said they are addressing those measures. >> beginning our covering in dallas, thanks, very much. >> taking a live look at that dallas apartment complex, again, we don't know much about this person, other than that she is a woman and that she did treat pom mass eric duncan. while these new cases pop up in the u.s., we cannot forget that the real outbreak is in africa and there the number of ebola cases now tops 8900, more than half have died. many of them are parents, and their children are now or fans.

amy richmond is a child protective advisor for save the children and she recently returned from working with or fans in west africa and joins us now from washington. thank you so much for your time. you wrote that it was possibly the most challenging assignment of your career. what kind of scenes did you encounter? >> >> it was the most challenging assignment of my career, because basically in liberia, we are dealing with a major humanitarian crisis that keeps occurring every day. people are still passing away, contracting the disease. i was primarily concerned with children separated from their families. children who are orphaned by ebola, also children who go to the health care facilities with their parents, their parents tested positive, have entered the health care facilities but left their children outside because they tested negative.

we are working with the department of social welfare to set up systems to find these children family care environments to stay in. on a daily base, we found children who were orphaned and unaccompanied without care. >> in fact, you write about an 8-year-old boy. i've got your blog right here. you write about an 8-year-old boy named david who when you got into his home, you found him surrounded by the bodies of his entire family. what did you do when you saw this child? >> well, this is a common story that we found. we found many children in the village who have witnessed the death of their parents or loved ones. some children who didn't have the information about where thor loved ones were when they were seeking care, as well. when we come across a child like david in the village who has been orphaned and experiencing distressing events, we link them up to a social welfare assistance and we provide the appropriate psychological first

aid needed for them and then we also start tracing their extended family. the first thing that a child like that needs is to be in a home with people that know him and that love him to help him get through a tragedy like this, so we are setting up family tracing. >> is it hard to find families that will accept these children? is there a stigma attached to them? >> we are finding that it is increasingly hard to find extended family members to take in these children. as the fear and distress is growing in liberia, people are scared to take in children. this is becoming one of the biggest challenges of our work, because children who have been orphaned and also children who have survived ebola themselves have already experienced distressing events, and now they're further being isolated due to the stigma and fear. >> are you planning to go back? >> i am planning to go back. i'm just taking rest right now and still supporting the liberia

country office. it's difficult to disengage, because it is a major humanitarian cries and i will go back to support them and check in on the programs, as well. >> amy richmond with save the children, thank you. >> the country was devastated by 21 years of civil war, so the family unit is gone. >> catholic bishops pushing back after doors were opened to the gay community. some saying not so fast. >> this is not just about homosexuality, but also divorce, co habitation. what are the bishops upset about? >> they are upset about the feeling that is out there that the catholic church is taking the first steps towards changing its doctrine and i don't think that is true, because the conservative bishops, the vast majority don't like any move against the long time teachings

of the church. there was an olive branch yesterday to come out of the gathering in the vatican known as 16 nod, which focused on family issues, saying divorced catholics, gays are welcome. this morning, the vatican is backtracking. >> talk of acceptance making headlines at the cat convenient. >> this 16 nod for the first time is saying that we can look at gay unions not at sack are mental marriage, of course, but to find something positive in them, to find something to build on if we want to reach these people and include them in our church. now this is revolutionary language for the vatican. >> is the catholic church really ready he to welcome gay people with open arms? one south african card them said not so fast. he believes the words coming out of a gathering of church leaders

in rome is being taken out of context. the conservative backlash forcing the vatican to back pedal. while it welcomes gay members, it doesn't condone relationships. same sex unions offer the tail, and that's a view shared by this italian couple. >> i don't want the union, but the people, yes. the people are a people as me, as she, as you, as everything, everyone. >> the debate will continue as an ancient religion grapples with modern times. >> the draft faces more scrutiny before the final is issued and is sure to be one that catholics gay, straight and otherwise will closely be watching. >> we knew that was only the beginning of the conversation, the first document.

>> i did tries to that. it was a good jump that we started a note of caution yesterday. >> the vice president biden holding a white house summit today to address long term unemployment, meeting with top executives from apple, visa, wal-mart and bowing, companies creating opportunities for workers. >> toyota this morning is recalling more than 1.6 million cars, about a third here in the u.s. a wide range of toyota and lexus models need brake and fuel system repairs. toyota is not aware of crashes, injuries or deaths resulting from the defects. >> congress filing suit against 31 companies alonging that trademark infringement took place, converse claiming counterfeit verse of shoes took

place. >> two of the countries biggest tech firms are offering a new perk to women, paying for them to freeze their eggs. >> the companies hope it will encourage more women to jump onboard. >> you've got things to do, goals to accomplish and you may not have found the right partner yet, but you want a family somebody. >> fertility centers are encouraging women to freeze their eggs. >> you can literally stop time and preserve your fertility for when you are ready. >> the procedure is rarely covered by insurance around it's expensive. an average of $20,000 for two rounds of treatment. now facebook is helping its female employees potentially covering most of that cost and apple is making a similar offer starting in january. a company spokeswoman told aljazeera we want to empower women at apple to do the best

work of their lives as they care for loved ones and raise their families. >> it takes some of the financial burden offer so the woman can -- it's almost a no-brainer decision to do this and feel great about having that sort of insurance policy to pursue a family later on when they're ready. >> the perk is an unusual one for companies to offer and may help facebook and apple attract more women in the male dominated silicon valley. men far outnumber women on the tech teams. managers are mostly men, too, those are roughly in line with google, yahoo and linked in. >> it sends a message that our work is the main priority that we should be focusing on. >> they say it would be better for companies to offer other ways for women to find a balance between work and personal life.

>> it's not the only unique benefit offered by facebook. it gives parents $4,000 in what they call baby cash to spend however they news to do so. >> if only you could just sign up to work at facebook. i don't think it's that easy. >> it's one of the most closely watched contests of the mid term elections, pulling their money out of the kentucky senate race. >> we have the motive behind it and we're going to be talking it. >> big money being pumped into the mid term elections with nearly a billion dollars spent on ads. >> an elected official said politics is not a game, it is an earnest business. >> who had that to say? we're going to tell you when we come right back.

>> who said politics is not a game, it is an earnest business?

>> our big quote comes from the late british prime minister, winston churchill. it is fitting, given the big money that's gone into mid term elections in the country. >> some democrats seem to be giving up on trying to unseat mitch mcconnell. advertising money pulled out of kentucky where he has battled allison grymes. the race is still considered close. tonight, hillary clinton is going to campaign there for grymes. basil michael was a former aid to hillary clinton. the race in kentucky considered for a long time too close to call. did grymes blow it when she was asked a question who did you vote for in the presidential election? >> asked and refused to answer more than once. i'm not going to say that she blew it, but the fact that the senator yell campaign committee

decided to pull all advertising and put it in races they feel they have a better shot, for instance, georgia, tells you that they feel this race is going to go mcconnell's way. she did make a huge gaffe refusing to answer that, but this was always a very tough race. to unseat an incumbent like that is -- >> gene knee is being politically correct. >> i will say that she blew it. you're a democratic, it's ok to say that you vote ford a democratic president, and then go out and say well, you know what, i disagree with him in these particular instances. that's fine. when up start hedging, that's when voters look at you and say what are you trying to hide, what are you -- >> it's not the fact that she voled for him, it's the fact that she's hiding something. >> i think so. you can say look, i voted for him, supported him, but disagree

with him. i think voters will actually appreciate that. the reality is the fact that the clintons had been going there to campaign with her or for her means there was a chance at one point. now the fact that she's been wolfing, people are saying if you're not willing to stand up for us, why should we stand up for you. >> most of the states the democrats are losing are states that mitt romney won in the presidential election. all along, has this been the republicans campaign to lose and not the democrats to win? >> absolutely. if they don't pick up the six seats or more, given all the advantage they have, president obama's approval ratings are 30%, hence grymes reversal to even admit that she voted for him. [ laughter ] you know, the fact that the math is very red, favors republicans, that always in a second term, the sixth year of a presidency, the party out of the white house usually picks up seats and wins, this definitely the republicans have the wind at their back. they should be doing better than

they are. we have democrats hanging on there. it is a really perplexing race that they're not doing even better. >> your old boss hillary clinton going to kentucky, bill clinton has been there time and time again. they're watching. can they pull it out for grymes? >> it's going to be difficult for them to take her over the top. i think republicans believing now that they can take the senate back, that's the narrative, so why lose the guy that could be the majority leader in this house? i think they're going to try to create a network that may give them leverage in the south in 2016, but in 2014, i'm not sure they'll be able to do it. >> is the big winner in this election going to be apathy in the sense that the american public now believes there is a pox on both houses and regardless who wins, nothing is going to get done in washington? >> yes, and independent

candidates are doing far better than expected. south dakota was not supposed to be an issue and cans. apathy and independent voters, anything that's not democratic or republican. >> thanks for being with us. >> a rare sea creature washed ashore in australia. the specie lives in deep water far from shore. the whale's head will be sent to a sydney museum for further tests. >> it's an up-close look at a comet called 67p., two and a half miles wide. next month, a spacecraft will try to land on the comet. the probe is now just 10 miles from the comet. >> some strong storms continue to push across the u.s. and a lot of damage left in the wake. >> let's bring in nicole

mitchell. what are we looking at? >> yesterday was a better day than the day before. this is damage out of north carolina, but about 30 some severe weather reports versus 200 as we started off the week. still a lot of damage to clean up this morning from that powerful storm. you can see the little pings. those are all wind damage for the most part with a couple isolated tornadoes. today there could be isolated spots, more widespread thunderstorms and heavier rain as this continues to move along. through today, already by tonight into the northeast, more heavier tonight and tomorrow and clears out later tomorrow from the northeast. behind that, weaver had big temperature drops. dropping 10 degrees in atlanta as this front has gone through, so a lot of changes in store behind this. we have two tropical entities we're watching, one a major hurricane heading toward bermuda, watching that for friday. another storm could impact

hawaii as we get toward saturday as possibly a hurricane, so a couple of things to watch. >> we've been following breaking news this morning, that second health care worker diagnosed with ebola in dallas. haz-mat crews are on the scene of that new patient. she's a woman who was part of the team that treated thomas eric duncan. the patient who died after returning with ebola from liberia. she is not necessarily a nurse. we do know that she south treatment within 90 minutes have showing symptoms. >> tomorrow on aljazeera america, keep ago close watch on developments in dallas. we'll tell you what state and federal officials are doing to get ahead of ebola. >> that's it for us here. >> we'll see you back here thunderstorm morning. >> have a great day.

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