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and ban ki-moon announced earlier this evening. >> israel and the palestinian factions have agreed that they are now prepared to implement a 72-hour unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. so starting later this morning at 8:00, august 1st, the parties are expected to cease all offensive military activities. and neither side will advance beyond its current locations. >> again, with explosions seen in gaza city and a rocket spotted by the idf, the officials started the 72-hour ceasefire, still a little less than three hours away. talks between the parties could begin tomorrow in cairo. we have correspondents tonight in gaza city, as well as jerusalem and washington city. elise labott, what is the latest on the details of telephone deal? >> anderson, egyptian officials tell me israel and hamas have

both agreed to come to cairo. obviously, on the palestinian side, it will also be led by palestinian authority officials. and the next 48 hours, for longer discussions on some of the underlying issues surrounding the conflict. now the hope is that once these parties are talking, this will create some momentum, some trust to keep the negotiations going and extend the ceasefire. anderson, really the result of intense diplomacy by secretary of state kerry, who i'm told put an intense amount of pressure on the israeli prime minister netanyahu to accept this ceasefire. egypt obviously involved. but also the foreign minister of qatar who officials tell me played a key role in convincing hamas to sign on. >> what has been the reaction of the white house? >> the white house is obviously saying this is an important step, and it hopes that this will build some momentum to keep it going forward. but obviously, looking ahead to say that the really only way out of this is a negotiated solution. >> and the israeli operation to destroy the tunnels below gaza

in the areas they currently are in, that's going to continue even during the ceasefire, right? >> well, state department officials say while israeli forces will kind of freeze in place, that israel will be able to act defensively on the tunnels that are behind the current battle lines. now that fits with what prime minister netanyahu said earlier today when he said we're determined to complete this mission, with or without a ceasefire. and he is not going to agree to any proposal that didn't allow the idf to complete this work, important for the security of israeli citizens. i'm told this was a very bitter pill, anderson, for hamas to swallow. but the qataris told hamas they didn't have a choice. >> and new information on how the negotiations are supposed to proceed. a lot of these sides won't talk directly to each other. >> that's correct. you have here the palestinian authority led by prime minister abbas coming. they'll be sitting at the table with the israelis. hamas, all the other palestinian faction also be in cairo, and

there will be those kind of side talks. but the palestinians will be the one negotiating. and the hope is, again, that this could extend that ceasefire and get those talks going on some of the real humanitarian issues that are surrounding gaza right now and on the israeli side, dealing with the ultimate issue of demilitarizing hamas. >> elise labott, appreciate it. let's go to gaza city where explosions have been mixing with the early morning calls to prayer. john vause is there for us. what have you been seeing and hearing? >> well, anderson, just moments ago, yet another flare lit up the night sky just to the south of here. that's been happening off and on for the last couple hours which fits in with what else we've been hearing from here, which is automatic weapons fire. sometimes those flares are used for air strikes. but sometimes they're also used to light up a part of the battlefield for israeli troops who are on the ground there. we've also been hearing this steady explosions, one just then

of what seemed to be artillery fire. we haven't seen any hamas rockets launched from where we are right now. that's not to say they haven't been launched from other parts of the gaza strip. but nothing which we've seen from here. we're also being told by the gaza health ministry that about an hour or so ago, an israeli air strike killed eight members of the one family in the town of kh khan yunis there could be repercussions as far as the palestinians are concerned. anderson? >> obviously, the power plant was hit. we don't exactly know by who. we can't firm at this point. so there is most folks don't have any power at all. they're running generators and stuff. how desperate is the situation for people? and what are they going to be doing if the ceasefire holds for the next 72 hours? what are families going to be doing?

>> well, i think most families are going to get out of their houses to start with. we spoke to 'nam of families. some have come down from the north for safety. one family, 17 of them in this tiny two-bedroom apartment with about eight children. and they're stuck there. and they're stuck there day in and day out. no television, no radio, no internet. they just talk to each other about the war and everything that is going on. others, they need to get medical treatment, they need to restock their supplies, whatever supplies are left here. and hopefully there will be more humanitarian aid coming into gaza. others will seek medical treatment. essentially it will be a chance for everybody here to go out and breathe, and to maybe ease up on the tension here right now, anderson. >> all right, john vause, appreciate it. be careful, john. let's go next to jerusalem, martin savidge. martin, what you hearing from israeli officials about the ceasefire? >> not a whole lot, actually, other than the two-line statement that came from the prime minister's office saying israel is going to abide by the

ceasefire, there is not a whole lot more that has been said that came at around 12:35 this morning local time. most israelis, unless they're up, are going to wake to the news of the ceasefire. right now i think people are just going to be monitoring the skies to see whether there will be more incoming rocket fire out of gaza, and whether there will be more artillery or air strikes being conducted. these are always the tense hours before the ceasefire goes into effect where you could see a last-minute burst of violence, anderson. >> and there were strong words from netanyahu this morning before the ceasefire was announced, saying this was the first phase of the demilitarization of gaza. certainly makes it seem like this operation could last a while if the israelis want it to. >> correct. i think that a lot of israelis will wake up. hearing of a ceasefire is going to be good news. but surprised at the timing of the hearing of the ceasefire. because as you indicate, the tough words that came from the prime minister, on top of that, there was the additional call-up of 1600 more reservists. and on top of that, the information leak that supposedly

israel was going to buy more weaponry from the united states. all of which seemed to indicate this was campaign that was not only going to continue for some time, but possibly could expand. now it is word that there is a 72-hour ceasefire. many are going to be skeptical on the israeli side of this. >> in terms of the tunnels, though, israeli officials have been saying over the last day or so that the destruction of those tunnels could be nearly complete? >> correct. and that is why some see this as perhaps kind of a natural pausing point for the campaign. because it is believed that israel has found about 31 tunnels and is effectively in the process of destroying all of those that they have found and that they know of. and patiently they believe under the terms of the ceasefire, they can continue with that operation. those tunnels have really dominated the conversation of israelis and their fears about gaza now. so they really have jumped to the forefront even above the rocket fire. >> all right, martin savidge, appreciate it from jerusalem.

thanks. i want to go to sara sidner who is in ashkelon. sara, what is the situation now? >> we've just gotten new information for you. five more israeli soldiers have been killed that is according to the idf. we do not know the circumstances, but we do know that it happened in gaza. so that is the latest breaking news right now, the israeli military announcing that five more soldiers have been killed there in gaza during this mission. and you mentioned that the mission continues of trying to get rid of the tunnels, even though a ceasefire will be in place or is supposed to be in place, is agreed upon, it's supposed to happen in the next three hours or so. we do know there are about 100 rockets that were fired according to the israeli military from gaza towards israel. some of those falling short. the very last one happened about an hour ago. and we reported that of course on your show.

that last one over karam shalom that is a border crossing that egypt and israel and gaza share. so basically, that is a place where much of the supplies, for example, that would go into gaza, whether bit humanitarian or just supplies going back and forth into israel would go through that area. but that rocket also falling short, not making it into israel. the iron dome taking care of ones that were going to be hitting populated areas there is one that got past it and landed in a neighborhood. we went there to see what happened. it blasted away from cars, literally sending them to the other side of the street. and it hurt one person, anderson. >> sara sidner in ashkelon. again, that's a live picture of gaza city you saw flare, one of those illumination flares that we've come to see so much in the last several days. it's now gone out. we'll continue to monitor the situation there. we're going to be covering developments throughout this hour. a special live edition of 360. also of course on cnn throughout the night.

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have automatic of the palestinian factions now agreed to this ceasefire, including both the political and military arms of hamas, even islamic jihad? >> it seems so, anderson. i think this agreement enjoys the support of all the palestinian factions, president abbas spent the last 48 hours exerting intensive efforts with different factions, with regional players in order to arrive at this truth or humanitarian ceasefire to allow for the political negotiations to take place in cairo. >> what is different this time? as you know, last time hamas rejected proposed humanitarian ceasefire and said israel's agreement to it was basically just for show. >> well, i think, you know, each side for tactical purposes did not believe that the other side was serious. hamas thought that israel wanted to provide the humanitarian short period. they were look for longer

period. they accepted. they rejected. i think this time around, it's different. and this is a very important step forward. but a lot is needed -- a lot is needed to be done when they meet in cairo. the difficult issues will be discussed when they engage in cairo. >> the agreement says, and i quote that the forces on the ground will remain in place. as you know, israeli prime minister said emphatically today earlier today that no matter what, the idf would continue their mission to destroy the tunnels that hamas has dug into israel. that something that is acceptable to you, to all the parties? >> you know, the political level, especially in israel, will try to, you know, give the impression that the israelis are still in control and in charge. i think i wouldn't give so much significance to these statements. i think on the ground we will hopefully witness quiet to enable the parties to go to egypt and to discuss the underlying causes. hopefully, that will lead to a

longer term agreement to maintain quiet and to lift the blockade on the palestinians who live in the gaza strip. >> for you what, is essential? i assume lifting the blockade, as you say? >> absolutely. i think gaza is an open air jail. 1.8 palestinians for seven years, israel controlled land, sea, and air. it is time that the people of gaza live in dignity and freedom. and there has to be certain arrangements that will also make sure that this kind of violence is not repeated, and that israel should not be allowed to have a free hand on targeting innocent civilians the way they targeted them the last 23 days. >> do you see a role for the palestinian authority in gaza? >> very, very important role. i think the fact that president abbas brokered this agreement with working with the palestinian factions, the palestinian delegation that will go to cairo will be a unified palestinian delegation that will include all factions.

and the fact that these negotiations will focus on opening the crossing points, the palestinian authority will play an important role. keep in mind, anderson, there is a national consensus government that has been approved by fatah and hamas was formed on june 2. and this consensus government was planning before the israeli onslaught on gaza to create arrangements in gaza for the palestinian authority to return to the gaza strip. >> secretary kerry has said that he wants to try to build some momentum, some good will on each side. obviously that's an extraordinarily different difficult thing to do. the israelis have said they will insist on the complete demilitarization of gaza as part of a long-term solution. is that a non-starter for hamas, a non-starter for the palestinian authority? >> absolutely. any talk of demilitarization, the palestinians have said repeatedly that they will accept the demilitarized state once

israel ends its military occupation. the palestinians have the right to defend themselves. they are the ones who are under occupation, not the israelis. they are the ones who are subjected to continuous israeli violations. and therefore, any talk about demilitarization, maybe israel should offer also to take certain good will gestures by saying once peace is achieved with the palestinians, we will also abandon our nuclear arsenal, and we will also abandon our offensive weapons. once peace is achieved, there is no reason for either party to be concerned about the other attacking them. but the end of the occupation is a key element. >> but as you know, liz say look, hamas itself does not accept the existence of the state of israel. so to say that there will be no concern, that really reasonable for the israelis to trust hamas? >> well, hamas is saying that while the israeli occupation continues, they're not willing to recognize ordeal with israel. i mean, that's their political

decision. it's not the plo position, but they believe that this is a correct position. they want israel to show willingness to end its military occupation of the palestinian people, allow the palestinian people to have their independent state. i believe in due time hamas will join their mainstream political position of the palestinian people and will be able to sign on just comprehensive deal that will end the israeli occupation and allow for the palestinians to live in freedom and dignity. >> ambassador, i appreciate your time. thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you, sir. >> the agreement came just hours after the u.n.'s top human rights official gave a sharply critical assessment of israeli operations in gaza, namely incidents, some acknowledged and others deeply disputed in which large numbers of sieve yarns killed. listen to what she said. >> none of this appears to me to be accidental. there has been clear warnings issued to israel by these very

eminent commissions of inquiry, plus follow-up commissions of inquiry. and therefore, i would say that they appear to be defying, deliberate defiance of obligations that international law imposes on israel. >> israeli officials say they are not just honoring their obligation to prevent civilian casualties, but have been taking unprecedented measures to do. so i spoke earlier with the former israeli ambassador to the united states. ambassador, thank you so much for being with us. you heard some of the statements made by the ambassador for the plo i'm wondering if you have any comments on that. >> well, first of all, israel has welcomed repeatedly ceasefires. we do not want to hurt anybody, least of all civilians. it was hamas who broke and and never accepted the ceasefires. hamas the one who actually

provoke and instigated the entire crisis. and i would like to remind the previous speaker, ambassador that israel has left completely gaza in 2005, seven, eight years ago. we have uprooted all our communities over there. we gave gaza to the palestinians till the last inch. since we did that in the hope that this would change their attitude towards peace we have received more than 15,000 rockets indiscriminately on our civil populations. so of course we would appreciate the ceasefire. as i observed, the government of prime minister netanyahu, they really are reluctant warriors. they do not want to start. they did not want to continue. but what we see, i think the lesson from this latest operation is the deterrence vis-a-vis hamas is not enough. hamas is a very, very radical islamist terror organization, and there is no difference in

its ideology nor in its practice between the hamas and isis or hezbollah or islamic jihad or al qaeda. this is why deterrence here is not enough. because they're not deterred as they sanctify death, especially death of civilians. so we need to see not just deterrence, as they're not deterred by death, as i say, but we need to see neutralizing their offensive capabilities. this is why we israel insist now on complete demilitarization of gaza, disarming of hamas so they will not be able at will to target our civilians again. >> when you say you have completely pulled out of gaza, that's true in terms of your force on the ground there. you did that years ago. but you do control the borders to gaza. you do control the sea-lanes to gaza, fishing rights. you control who comes in and out of gaza. >> only as a response to the hamas and before that the fatah as well. the plo were smuggling and

actually creating a launching pad of attacks on israel from gaza. if the gazans or if the palestinians over there would accept an effective, a reliable monitoring regime, it wouldn't be a problem. but you see, they always accused us for not understanding. they imported a lot of cement for building. but we find out now most of the cement was put in underground for all these tunnel warren, attack tunnel warren from which they wanted to attack and indeed attacked and kidnapped one of our soldiers. so we see this is a regime over there, a terror regime which cannot be trusted. this is why we need to make sure everything that goes in is inspected. and we would like very much gaza to flourish. this is why we left in the first place. >> so how do you see this being extended beyond a 72-hour window? what is -- there has to be

confidence-building measures. and as you said, there is a lack of trust frankly on all sides here. how do you even go about something more permanent? >> well, probably now we will go into this phase of negotiations in cairo, indirect negotiations, where israeli negotiators will speak to our friend and allies the americans and egyptians. they will speak in turn to the maybe abbas people, the plo and through them to hamas. and hopefully the equation will be prosperity to gaza. but for security for israel. and to do that, there is a very special formula. everything that comes into gaza should be inspected. it shouldn't be a problem to do in a real effective way. then i think israel can feel secure, and we would really benefit from prosperity in gaza. the only maybe faction that will

not benefit maybe is hamas, because maybe with prosperity, maybe with more participation of the palestinian authority, this may diminish their grip over gaza. but for the gazan people, we would wish very much that they would live as we would like to live, without terror, without violence, without aggression. we have to remember, hamas, and i must really correct erakat before me, hamas charter is benton destruction of israel. and it has nothing to do with the borders of israel. it's the very existence of israel that they want to abolish as well as the right to do anything, which -- >> when he says he believes hamas will ultimately sort of come on board with the palestinian authority in terms of their attitude vis-a-vis israel do, you ever believe that, or do you believe to your core they have this desire to see the destruction of israel?

>> anderson, i will believe in what they do, not in what they say. and so far they have really been attacking civilians and using their own civilians as human shields. you know, it is not israel who has set this principles. it was set by the united states and the quartet, the u.n., russia, eu and the u.s. who said for hamas to be a legitimate interl int int interlocutor. if this is the case, i would very much accept them as interlocutors. but they have to do that, not only in english or hebrew but arabic as well. >> mr. ambassador, ambassador ayalon, i appreciate your input tonight. calls to prayer echoes. moments ago we heard another explosion. a ceasefire about two and a half

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a lot more explosions in gaza city within the last few minutes. a ceasefire coming, but clearly not there yet. today israeli officials said they're nearly done destroying the tunnels that palestinian militants built under the board were gaza. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it the first phase of the demilitarization of the gaza strip that israel is demanding.

here is what he said at the beginning of a cabinet meeting in tel aviv. >> translator: we've neutralized dozens of terror tunnels and we're determined to complete the mission with or without a ceasefire. i will not accept any ceasefire proposal that prevents the idf of completing the task of demolishing the tunnels which is crucial to the security of the people of israel. >> now, as more on the tunnels, why prime minister netanyahu is intent on destroying them and what hamas says their purpose is. >> reporter: it's called lower gaza by the israeli military, the network of tunnels built by hamas that snake their way from gaza into israel. and one by one, israel is destroying them. the idf says it's identified at least 36 tunnels and destroyed about half. the tunnels stretch as far as two miles. some are as deep as 100 feet. some are big and some are small.

just two and a half feet wide and about six feet at their highest point. they are fortified with cement and powered by electricity, all supplied by israel. the idf says the concrete and supplies were supposed to be used in gaza to build homes and schools. the idf suggests some tunnels take as long as two years to build. and when they're done, they provide passage for masked militants like these. this terrifying attack airing on hamas's al aqa tv shows hamas militants attacking israeli soldiers after surfacing from a tunnel in israel. according to the idf, they shoot and kill five israeli soldiers. then disappear into the same tunnel. the idf is using every means possible to take these tunnels out -- bulldozers, drones, and explosives.

tunnels like these are not new. back in 2006, extremists use a tunnel to kidnap israeli soldier gilad shalit. he was held for five years before israel freed more than one thousand palestinian prisoners in exchange for his safe return. hamas says the tunnels aren't used for kidnapping or to harm israelis, but simply to ferry basic supplies like food and medicine, things that are hard to get since in 2007, israel put a strict blockage on goods coming into gaza. israel says the blockade is to limit hamas's access to rockets and other weaponry. but the blockade only moved the ferrying of weapons underground to the tunnels. >> hamas has used them on various occasions and has planned on using them again for major terror attacks on communities in the south of israel. and therefore it is essential that we destroy all of them. >> reporter: a search and destroy mission in the name of peace. randi kaye, cnn, new york.

>> should make a distinction also between the tunnels that are used to ferry supplies from egypt, many of which have been closed down, and these tunnels which are going into israel. again, looking there at gaza city. early morning flares being dropped. explosions just minutes ago. we'll keep the pictures up a while as we continue the traditional tides of alliance may be shifting in arab nations when it comes to israel and hamas. this is really interesting. earlier i spoke with "new york times" cairo bureau chief david kirkpatrick who wrote a peete piece about this in "the new york times." and aaron miller and distinguished scholar of the woodrow wilson center. and author of the book why america can't have and doesn't want another great president. david, your article in "the new york times" makes a fascinating point, certainly no friend to israel over the years right now seem to prefer israel to hamas. can you explain why that is? >> well, the main reason is ironically enough because of the aftermath of the arab spring.

the surge of political islam in egypt especially and across the region in the aftermath of the arab spring has triggered an ensuing crackdown, surge janse of more secular allies in the gulf. and right now they're concerned most of all to kind of beat back and stamp out political islam, much more than they're concerned about israel. and by political islam, they certainly include hamas. the militant islamist palestinian group that now governs gaza. >> and aaron, you were quoted in david's article saying the arab country mace have an allergy, to use your word, to benjamin netanyahu, but it's nothing compared to how they feel about hamas. do you agree it's in the wake of the arab spring that this has occurred? >> i do. there is a natural tension and always has been between key arab states and the plo and the issue of palestinian refugees. with the exception of egypt, every state that shares contiguous boards with israel, syria, lebanon and jordan have all had violent confrontations

with the plo over the years. even though the palestinian issue still resonated. i find it remarkable, anderson, that egypt, the most important arab state, the one that has put itself in the forefront of championing the palestinian cause now finds itself aligned much more closely with israel. military, security, intelligence contacts. and there is an implicit understanding that hamas shall not be allowed to emerge from this confrontation stronger. in fact, both cairo and jerusalem want to fundamentally weaken it. that's quite remarkable given arab softwaensitivities on the palestinian issue. >> so where is hamas getting support from? public rhetoric, logistics and weaponry? >> we believe that iran is still willing to provide weapons to hamas. certainly it's done so in the past. and that's another reason why some of the gulf states in particular may have an animosity towards hamas right now. but they've never been without

donors in the gulf, even though i can't name individual states. i think there are other actors that would provide them with money. but it is as your other guest said, it is remarkably striking. i think in subsequent conversations around cairo today, i believe that some parts of the egyptian government may be more hawkish than israel in their desire to stamp out hamas. >> that's extraordinary. >> has traditionally thought hamas is bad. but if we got rid of it, what comes next could be worse. i think the egyptians are much less fearful of that. and parts of the egyptian government just want to drive it out of existence. >> in terms of turkey, qatar, those are states that still voice support for hamas, yes? >> the qataris like to stick to it everybody, the saudis through al jazeera. we have a close relationship with qatar. we sold them billions of dollars in military equipment. well use the military air base

there. so john kerry was not wrong in looking for an interlocutor to try to use and exploit in order to find out where hamas is to see whether or not we can get them to negotiate some sort of ceasefire. it's just that the qataris and the turks don't have the kind of influence over hamas that the egyptians do. and right now cairo's agenda is fundamentally to reduce hamas in stature and in size. >> it's fascinating. aaron david miller, david kirkpatrick, thanks so much. >> pleasure. up next, the ebola crisis deepening. travel warnings rise. american hospitals go on alert as a special isolation plane is preparing to fly them safely out of africa and into the united states. we'll tell you where they're going to go to be treated. captain obvious: i probably wouldn't stay here tonight. man: thanks, captain obvious. captain obvious: i'd get a deal for tonight with deals for tonight from hotels.com. and you might want to get that pipe fixed.

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breaking news tonight in west africa. right now at this hour, a medical charter flight is on its way to liberia from the united states to bring home two american aid workers infected with ebola. in the last 24 hours, they have gotten even sicker. one patient, nancy writebol got a dose of an experimental serum there wasn't enough for her and the other patient, dr. kent brantly who insisted she receive it. they're among author than 1300 people who have contracted the virus in guinea, sierra leone. the cdc is warning against traveling to the countries to the highest possible level.

the death toll has climbed to 729. the relief group doctors without borders not mincing any words saying the outbreak, the worst ever is absolutely not under control. dr. sanjay gupta has reported from the ebola outbreak from the front lines in guinea. he has seen firsthand what the health workers are up against. we spoke earlier tonight. sanjay, this evacuation has got to be very difficult in terms of containment and care. >> yeah, that's probably the biggest challenge, obviously. you have patients who are highly infectious, meaning even small amounts of body fluid with the virus can cause infections. and you want the keep everyone on the plane safe. so the people who are actually responsible for that transport. so imagine you have seen some of the images here. imagine a tent-like structure almost within the plane where you can still provide care through some specially created passageways, but it really keeps the people safe. >> are there trained people who have actually done this before who are going to be dealing with these people who are sick? >> what i'll tell you, anderson,

with regard to infectious diseases, diseases that you're worried about, it could be things like multiple drug resistant tuberculosis, marberg, ebola, the way they're treated from a macro standpoint pretty much the same. these patients need to be in isolation, and that isolation needs to be pristine from the way the air circulates, the way people are allowed to enter, the anterooms so people can gown up. all of that is necessary and quite effective. some of those resources just aren't available in some of these remote places in africa, places that you and i have visited. they don't have this technology. >> and the experimental serum that one of the workers received, do we know a lot about it? >> no. there is a few different vaccine sort of trials that have been ongoing. people trying to develop a vaccine for ebola. and this would be a vaccine that could be given either before an infection or even after an

infection to try to help the person recover. this particular one that we're not exactly sure who created it. but it is an experimental thing because there is no approved vaccine or serum to give. but i should point out, you may know as well, anderson, dr. brantly, dr. ken brantly, he had helped take care of patients with ebola. and a 14-year-old boy he cared for recovered. and they actually took some of his blood, this boy's blood to give to dr. brantly. and the reason -- >> wow, that's incredible. >> it really is extraordinary. as far as how effective it's going to be, we don't know, because this is a rare circumstance. but the idea is that that boy's blood probably contained antibodies to help fight the ebola virus. >> sanjay, finally, where are they going to be treated, do you know? >> yeah, we've just been able to confirm this. emory university hospital in atlanta. it's a hospital where i happen to be on faculty, is going to receive this patient, you know, and they have a isolation ward that is physically separate from

where they care for other patient areas. so this is obviously it's big news within emory in atlanta. a lot of people are sort of anticipating this. but emory is sending out some alerts. they sent out alert to the faculty some time ago. and basically saying, look, we know how to take care of this. we have the isolation ward in place. it's one of only four such facilities in the country. and they're anticipating taking care of this patient. >> sanjay, thanks. >> you got it. thank you. >> as you might imagine, moving a very sick person who is infected with one of the deadliest viruss on the planet is extremely risky. the plane that will be flying the two americans back to the united states is no ordinary plane. tom foreman has more. >> reporter: anderson, it's possible to transport somebody with ebola, but there is very real risk involved, and this is likely how medical experts are going to mitigate that risk, by using a special plane with special equipment to keep the contagion away from the people on board. let's talk about how that likely plays out. essentially, what you're talking is about a structure inside the plane that is put together and

surrounded with plastic on all sides, sealed, so nothing can get in or out there. is negative air pressure that means the pressure outside is greater than it is outside. so if any tear were to happen, the air would flow in. this doesn't matter in some ways because this is not an airborne disease. but it is standard protocol to make these chambers in this fashion. let's get rid of the plastic and talk about who is inside. in all likelihood you have a doctor, a nurse, you may have an anesthesiologist and you may have an infectious disease specialist on board for consultation. layers of protection. first of all, the chamber itself. second, the protective gear that all these medical professionals will wear. and third, the covering that will be over the bed itself. because the patient will still be enclosed even in this environment. inside here, they will monitor pulse and respiration and temperature, and all the standard things that you would get on an ambulance, for example. but here is a big difference. even if there is some sort of distress, even if they start

having violent vomiting or bleeding which can come from ebola, they must treat the patient with special gloves, reaching in through these sealed walls so there is no contact between them and the patient. this is difficult work to pull off. and waste fluids must be contained and kept inside. that's because this disease is simply so virulent, they cannot take a chance that in trying to save one person, they endanger a lot of others. anderson? >> it's incredible to see. tom, thanks very much. up next, reports that this guy joined al qaeda, trained for jihad and then came home before blowing himself up in syria. he is just one of many westerner there's learning how to kill. wondering what that is?

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>> reporter: it is a chilling warning from a terrorist born and raised in america. >> we are coming for you. mark my words. >> reporter: in this video posted online this week, an american jihadist destroys his passport and warns his home country is not safe from attack. >> my name is abu salha from america, 22 years old. >> he is moner abu salha, a college drop-out from florida who travelled to syria to join in the fight against syrian president bashar al assad. and this may he died a suicide bomber, detonating a bomb-laden trunk. >> allahu akbar! >> you think you have won? you have never won. you'll never defeat us! >> reporter: thousands of foreign fighters like abu salha

have flocked to the syrian battlefield, among them one thousand westerner, including more than 100 americans. u.s. and european officials are now gravely concerned about what could happen next. intelligence has found these fighters are now being trained to carry out attacks when they return home, including to america. >> they go there for one purpose. they're motivated and recruited for another extremist purpose in the west, come back to their country and then may think about coming to ours. >> reporter: more than three years into the bloody civil war in syria, as many as a 160,000 are now dead. to bring attention to a conflict he says the world has forgotten, today a syrian army defector appeared before a congressional committee in disguise and under the code name cesar, he displayed startling evidence of brutality, including starvation and torture by bashar al assad's regime. these photos just some of the more than 50,000 he took and

then smuggled out of the country and made public this year. together, a grim chronicle of a brutal war. in the case of abu salah, u.s. officials are concerned that he was able to return to the u.s. after fighting in syria, possibly after receiving terror training before then returning to syria to carry out his suicide attack. it's an indication of the difficulty in tracking the more than 100 american fighters who have fought in syria and who may attempt to return home to carry out terror. jim sciutto, cnn, washington. >> we'll be right back. ♪ [music] jackie's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen.

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gaza city coming up on 6:00 a.m. the ceasefire some two hours away. it's not been a silent night. we've seen rockets launched, small arms fired, flares dropped, explosions felt. five more israeli troops have died. not a silent night, not the end to this far from subtle conflict. don lemon picks it up. see you tomorrow. this is a special edition of "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. breaking news. we're just hours away from a temporary ceasefire in the middle east. both sides are on board. but how long will it last? we have reporters all across the mid east. two americans infected with the deadly ebola virus are about to be airlifted out of liberia and brought back to the u.s. as always, we want t