and crimedam am murder charges for -- crime drama murder charges for a tycoon as a mike captures what could be an admission of guilt. >> helloalth hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm john vause. this is "cnn newsroom".." voters are heading to the polls in israel. what's considered a critical national election is now underway. it's expected to be a close fight. >> closer than many had expected. isaac herzog seen here cast his ballot half an hour ago in tel aviv aviv. the leader of the zionist coalition. he hopes to reopen talk with palestinian officials and to bring social reform. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu voted a little earlier in jerusalem. he's made last-ditch efforts the past few days to secure more right-wing votes and continues to stress national security. for more on the election let's go to orrin lieberman live

in jerusalem now. orrin, it seems netanyahu really making that last-minute appeal to right wing voters doubling down on what he has focused on throughout the election. >> reporter: absolutely. the last few days and especially these last hours before the election he's made a push for the right wing. in an interview yesterday with local media, he suggested that if he were prime minister there would be no palestinian state. under his leadership he insists a palestinian state would simply be a base for attacks on the state of israel. he's really making a push for right-wing voters. here's what he had to say shortly after voting this morning. >> translator: there will not be a unity government with the labor party. central government is not -- possible. i will form a national government. one must vote likud. there is no other vote. >> reporter: meanwhile, isaac herzog voted a short time later. he said that if you were the

same thing, if you. the status quo, vote for netanyahu. if you wanted different leadership if you want change he insisted that you vote for isaac herzog and the zionist union party. it's a close race, and both know it. >> interesting that netanyahu would take that moment to rule out a unity government with labor. there was speculation that that might be the outcome of this. this is not the position that netanyahu thought he would be in when he called the surprise election three months ago. >> reporter: right. when netanyahu called the elections three months ago, he really thought this would be an easy fight. he thought he would run away with found out that's not the case. pretty much all of the polls leading up to the final few weeks, its neck in neck. netanyahu was in a political fight. then in the final round of polling on friday before the elections, netanyahu found himself four seats behind herzog and the zionist union. not a big gap, but it's the biggest gap so far.

netanyahu knows he's falling behind in the final few days. perhaps that's why we've seen the final push. he's made so many media appearances and has made a push for his right wing supporters. >> israel may or may not end one a new prime minister. it will almost certainly end up with a new coalition government. can you briefly and simply explain how it complicated process work? >> reporter: there's almost nothing brief and simple about it. but the biggest party almost certainly won't win the majority of the knesset seats won't win 61 seats. the zionist union party if polls hold up will win 2 seats. it comes down to who can wheel and deal in the right way and get other parties to join the coalition. that coalition will almost certainly be different than the coalition we saw just two years ago. in the last round of elections. that's what we've been hearing in the last few days. both politicians trying to court parties, to support them. to give them the opportunity to be prime minister. and to create a coalition government in the knesset. all of that starts pretty much

after 10:00 when we see the first round of polls after the election. we get the official results. we see where the parties stand. then we see who makes the right deals. >> okay. the only thing certain about this is the uncertainty. we pressure your live report. thank you. orrin lieberman live in jerusalem. and what is interesting about the likud party is that in the past they've polled better than they actually had the result on election day. so the opinion polls are doing better. dip quite do so well when the results came in. so that is why netanyahu is so worried about that last poll which came out on friday. no opinion polls for four days before they vote gives people a chance to make up their mind without being influenced. >> it's going to be extraordinary to watch. you lived there and worked there. a number of years. it is an incredible point now. a fork in the road for israel to sort of see what direction it takes. this is the -- >> it's the security route which is what all the economic and social reform that herzog is going on about. >> mr. netanyahu has been in the spotlight for years.

we don't know much about his opponent. >> isaac herzog a career as a politician in the knesset began in 2003 with the labor party. he knows what he wants for israel and those if his party wins. >> reporter: at israel's holiest site for jews isaac herzog said a prayer to fulfill what he calls his destiny. in a country used to warriors-turned-politicians, he seem an unlikely candidate for prime minister. >> i've always suffered from a certain underestimation. >> reporter: even his high- pitched voice has become an issue. something the mild-mannered u.s.-educated lawyer has acknowledged when he poked fun of himself in this campaign ad using someone else's voice. [ speaking native language ] >> reporter: he comes from political royalty. the israeli version of the kennedys. his grandfather, one of israel's

first chief rabbis. his uncle, a revered prime minister, and his father is israel's sixth president. benjamin netanyahu, falling behind in the polls, dismisses him as a lightweight who can't stand up to iran or the palestinians. in a recent campaign ad portraying himself as a baby the story herzog. israeli voters for the first time in years, are more focused on social and economic issues than security. something netanyahu was not counting on when he made his high profile and controversial speech to congress this month. herzog has gotten the boost from a growing get out the vote movement with one goal -- get rid of b.b. the group's secret weapon is jeremy bird a former obama campaign strategist who schooled the group in grassroots tactics that helped propel obama to office. netanyahu is calling foul pointing to a worldwide effort to unseat him. >> there's a lot of

disappointment from benjamin netanyahu. i think his era is over. >> reporter: if elected prime minister herr says he would reignite peace talks with the palestinians and instead of picking a fight with the u.s. would work with washington and its allies on a nuclear deal with iran that's better than the one currently being negotiated. >> security's not only the barrel of the gun. security's got much bigger than that. it has to do with regional alliances. it has to do with strategic alliance with the united states. clearly i'm ready for all of this. >> reporter: herzog calls netanyahu's security platform an empty brand. pointing to an iranian nuclear threat stalled peace talks with the palestinians and deepening tensions with washington. he says israel is no safer than when the prime minister took office. herzog says netanyahu has failed and he is now calling his bluff. cnn, jerusalem. about 20 medical workers are

now captives of isis in libya. a hospital official says more than 0 gunmen -- 30 gunmen attacked the hospital while a bus was waiting to take the workers to tripoli. most of the workers are from the philippines. >> the official believes isis did not want the workers to leave because they're the only medical team in sirte. isis took control of the city including the hospital late last year. there is no agreement so far as nuclear talks with iran resumed in switzerland. six world powers and iran are trying to reach a ten-year deal to lift sanctions in exchange for a freeze on sensitive aspects of tehran's nuclear program. the deadline for a framework agreement is the end of this month. a possible complication is the open letter republicans wrote to iranian leaders complaining about the talks. the white house says iran's negotiators raised it but u.s. officials believe the letter will only be a distraction. >> that letter is not finding a

lot of favor among americans. a new poll shows 49% believe it went too far. 39% said it was appropriate given the way the negotiations have been heading. 12%, though, were unsure about it. aid workers and residents in vanuatu are struggling to recover from tropical cyclone pam. in the south pack country's capital -- in the south country's capital, many thousands are home will. >> the death toll is 11. earlier, we said 244 died. regardless -- 244 died. regardless the number is expected to go up when damage is assessed on the remote island. >> one of those remeet island-- remote islands is tana 200 miles south of the capital. >> ivan watson has a look at the dire situation inside tana's only hospital.

>> reporter: this is the ward and only real hospital on tana island now. we've been listening to a girl whimper in pain. she's 9 years old and suffered a head wound when the roof collapsed. it also killed her mother and brother. that's the storm four days ago. we have spoken to the head doctor here. there's extensive damage extensive damage in this hospital hospital. they haven't been able to communicate with the out world because the radios and telephones are down to tell the capital city and out world the damage here and help that they need. the doctors says this little girl need to be medivaced. she could lose her life if she doesn't get taken to an intensive care award. >> what do you need most now?

>> water and food for the patients and some medical supplies. to deal with injuries iv fluids oral rehydration fluids for dehydration and i think water would be number one on the list. >> reporter: this used to be the maternity ward. as you see, unusable still flooded under several inch of water. the only doctor here says that all of the medical machines that this hospital was equipped with have all been damaged by the storm. over here you see the improvisational nature of what's going on here. and some good news -- this is a little baby who was born one day ago. the mother is elena lohman how are you you? congratulations. and the baby is holiday right now. but as you can see, since the

storm, there are new medical problems and challenges that are coming up. and this is not a facility that is equipped to deal with them. ivan watson cnn, tana in vanuatu. doctors are closely monitoring the condition of singapore's first prime minister. >> the current prime minister posted a statement on his facebook page saying mr. li's condition has worsened because of an infection. he's now on antibiotics. the 91-year-old has been in hospital since the beginning of february. we'll take a short break on "cnn newsroom." when we come back jurors hit the road in the boston marathon bombing trial. find out what they saw and what one court watcher says of the most compelling testimony. [ male announcer ] you wouldn't leave your car unprotected. but a lot of us leave our identities unprotected. nearly half a million cars were stolen in 2012.

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eight machines of sheer terror. that's what -- eight minutes of sheer terror. that's what police officers revealed in detailed testimony on a shoot-out with dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> at the trial they said with his brother tamerlan they shot at them and tried to run them over. jurors saw photos of bullet-riddled police cars. and they saw the spot that tamerlan tsarnaev was run over during his brother's getaway.

>> they also took a trip to see the boat where police arrested dzhokhar tsarnaev four days after the bombing. they saw the words he scrawl inside that boat. some of which were hard to read because of all the bullet holes. >> if all, three people were killed. more than 260 wounded in the boston marathon attacks. a police officer was also kill ded in the days after the bombing. a 20-year-old man accused of shooting police during a protest in ferguson, missouri says officers beat him up while in custody. >> jeffrey williams is charged with assault after the shooting. police deny roughing him up. williams' attorney his client has been you bruised. you see what appears to be an abrasion in the mug shot. not clear how that may have happened. williams' lawyer told us what his client says happened. >> he's scared. this has been pretty traumatic for him. one thing that is clear is that he has a large moon amount of bruise -- large amount of bruising on his body that i

noticed that i'm concerned about. it appears that whatever statements he made he was without the advice of counsel. and when i look at the bruising it's hard for me to assess if these were voluntary statements that he made. people have been protesting the ferguson police for more than 200 days now since the deadly shooting of an unarmed teen in august. an eccentric real estate heir is expected in the louisiana courtroom tuesday. robert durst is behind bars right now charged with a los angeles murder. >> he's also facing weapons and drug charges. durst of carrying a gun and marijuana when police arrested him in new orleans. authorities say he was about to flee the country. >> instead, durst is expected to be transferred to california to stand trial for murder. >> this is a case which has been unsolved for 1 years and has -- 14 areas and has odd twists and turns. >> it include what may be a strange confession of sorts caught on video in a

documentary. miguel marquez has more. >> reporter: robert durst mumbling to himself in the bathroom seemingly admitting to murder. >> killed them all. of course. >> reporter: all of them could be a reference to the death or disappearance of three people close to durstment the son of a multimillionaire real estate magnate. first his young wife kaeth disappeared in 1982 after arguing with durst. her body never found. when investigators reopened the case in 2000 and requested an interview with durst friend susan berman, she was then murdered execution style inside her l.a. home on christmas eve. soon after, durst moved to far off galveston, texas, claiming he wanted to escape his new york notoriety. he went so far as to pose as a woman mask raiding in a wig and pretending to be mute to hide his husky voice.

in texas he was soon arrested for the murder of his neighbor morris black, whose dismembered body was found floating in pieces in galveston bay. >> not guilty. >> reporter: unbelievably he beat the charges by claiming self-defense even though he admitted to cutting the enjoyed pieces. all three cases back in the spotlight after durst agreed to talk to filmmakers for a new hbo series. during their interview, the director confronts dwufrt a letter telling police in 2000 the location of the body of his long-time friend susan berman. the filmmakers in their exhaustive research found another letter durst had previously sent to berman. the address on both envelopes written in nearly identical block letters and the same misspelling of "beverliment" when confronted durst become nervous and burping uncomfortably on camera. >> would conclude they were both

written -- >> reporter: durst's lawyer call the bathroom admissions ramblings and that his client admitted nothing. >> bob durst didn't kill susan berman. he's ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have v a trial. >> reporter: the filmmaker told "gma" the critical interview of done over two years ago but didn't realize durst's off-camera admission until more recently. long before durst's arrest he went to police and said "you might want to hear this." >> it was chilling it was disturbing to hear it. makes you uncomfortable it hear it. >> and to find out more about the bizarre case and get details about durst's colorful past visit our website at cnn.com. still to come on "cnn newsroom," he's been out of the public eye for ten days. now russian president vladimir putin, he's back responding to rumors and making a few military moves, as well.

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team coverage egypt where the leader of the banned muslim brotherhood and 13 other have been sentenced to death. >> muhammad bahdi and other top member of the group were found guilty of planning attacks against police and the armi. the case has been referred to egypt's highest islamic legal official. the court will issue a final verdict next month. >> egypt has ritaed thousands

linked -- arrested thousands linked to the movement since the army ousted islamist president morsi in july 2013. russian president vladimir putin is back after more than a week out of the public eye. >> he joke good all the rumor that were swirl being his absence. you now he's back to business with new military shows of force. barbara starr reports. >> reporter: vladimir putin reappeared for the first time in ten days making light of his absence saying it would be boring without gossip. gossip that captured world attention, not seen since cold war days when ousted soviet leader failed to appear. did this russian leader have the flu, back trouble? even reports he went to switzerland to be with his girlfriend for the birth of his baby. publicly russia and the u.s. making light of it all. >> of the president pleased to vladimir putin resurface?

>> reporter: behind the scenes the u.s. says it believes putin of -- putin was ill but was niagara falls charge. not so fast say some experts. >> in a normal country, had you had this kind of situation they would have had a photo op with the president. why didn't they do it with mr. putin? >> reporter: is putin you always wanting to be seen as a strong man in a weakened political position? >> i think that there may be something going on inside the kremlin that we don't fully understand. >> reporter: what we do know putin has been under fire by protesters after the murder of his opponent, boris nemtsov. and more trouble as russians realize they are losing troops in the battle for eastern ukraine. according to a you new report from britain's independent royal united services institute, some russian units are so decimated by casualties that new ad hoc front line units are being formed in the field. the interior ministry has sent in special teams to keep russian

soldiers from retreating. some russian con scripts are being tricked into signing long-term enlistment papers. still, putin making more military shows of force. u.s. military official say he's sending increasing numbers of nuclear-capable aircraft into crimea for known nuclear weapon. he's ordered snap military exercises of the northern fleet in the arctic according to state-run media involving some 40,000 troops. the pentagon warning the arctic is being militarized. >> thrive activated six brigades and four will be in the arctic. >> reporter: if all of this wasn't enough vladimir putin now acknowledging in a new documentary on russia's state tv that last year he thought about putting his nuclear forces on high alert over the crisis in crimea. the u.s. doesn't think that russia's about to attack any

time soon but it's just another indicator, officials say, of the tension and stress that vladimir putin likes to stir up. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. we'll keep watching that closely. coming up it is a busy week for britain's royals. we'll talk about prince harry's decision to leaved the armed forces this year.

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i'm rosemary church. >> i'm john vause. let's check the headlines this hour. about 20 medical worker are isis captives now in libya. a hospital official says more than 30 gunmen attacked the hospital in sirte whale the workers tried to board a bus to leave. the official believes isis stopped them because they're the only medical team in sirte. doctors are closely monitoring the condition of singapore's first prime minister. the 91-year-old's condition has worsened due to an infection. he's been in the hospital since early last month. li served as singapore's prime minister for more than 30 years. israeli prime minister in the the netanyahu and his main opponent have cast their ballots. israel's parliamentary election is underway, expected to be a close fight. may take some time to determine who will be able to form a government. we do want to take a moment to break down how the israeli elections work.

voters will select 120 members of israel's parliament, the knesset knesset. people cast ballots for a political party rather than a candidate. >> then seats are assigned in proportion to each party's per acceptage of the total vote. a party that gets 15% of the vote would get 15% of the seats in the knesset. after the vote the prime minister is selected from among knowsity members. tip -- knesset members. typically the party leader is able to form a coalition government. >> earlier we heard from a fellow at the brookings institution about the different parties at the center of the election. >> reporter: in a sense these elections were a competition between two agendas. netanyahu wanted to pull it toward national security and foreign policy where he's stronger. where the median israeli voter in the submitted closer to netanyahu than to herzog. herzog tried to pull it for domestic affairs where netanyahu is weaker. after six years as prime minister and nine years in

total, israelis are angry at netanyahu partly for his fault, partly for thing that are structural on the economy and especially the cost of living. you mention the cost of housing. that's a central concern. this is where the center parties in particular are gaining a lot. they are talking very clearly and consistently about domestic issues the cost of living the price of housing, the banking monopoly a host of issues that don't usually make the international press about israel. >> okay. 25 parties, a raft of candidate. we'll be following this all day. poll close at 4:00 p.m. eastern, about 10:00 p.m. in israel. that's going to be a long day. >> it is. of course, we see there benjamin netanyahu and isaac herzog. they have cast their ballots. we're waiting to tzipi livni co-leader with isaac herzog. she is yet to cast her vote. once she does we will take you threw live. >> she's agreed to give up her rotating position as prime

minister should the zionist union be able to form a government a big development in the last 24 hours. another way that they want to get voters away from netanyahu. a number of priceless antiquities have been destroyed as isis militants battle iraq's army for territory. in the fight for tikrit the tomb of the former leader saddam hussein was flattened to rubble. >> though most iraqis mourn the senseless destruction of ancient shrines, churches and mosques, the soldiers didn't shed any tears for this wreckage. one fired shot toward the grave site. >> british authorities are stepping up efforts to prevent would-be militants from joining isis. three london teens are on bail but are facing terror charge. >> they were deported from turkey and they're parity part of a disturbing trend. >> reporter: a tense moment at the airplane in istanbul. three teenage boys from northwest london grabbed by turkish intelligence. they were moments away from trying to make their way to

syria, the british say to commit terror. >> it was fortunate that the families realized quickly what had happened. that we had time to understand and work out the travel route. >> reporter: it appears the boys had help from someone officials call suspicious. >> it's a good chance that the individual is a fixer. they're known by people who run the checkpoints on the road. that's what it comes down to. you know a fee is of course passed off to the people on the checkpoints, and they're able to make tli wa. it happens every day. >> reporter: in recent days intelligence had apprehended this man who they said of a fixer for three british schoolgirls who made it to syria to allegedly join isis. it turns out the man was a double agent, the turks say. also working for a coalition country fighting against isis. what attracts teenagers to this vicious, murderous band of terrorists? analysts say for boys the lure is adventure and the jihadist ideology mixed with some grievance they may have in their

home countries. >> for girls, increasingly we're seeing romance. they make a dash for figures and some girls have wanted to marry these warriors on the battlefield. >> the parents of these kids are often first-generation immigrants. they don't not the internet that well. they certainly don't, you know ins and outs of youtube and facebook and twitter. >> reporter: the flow of teenagers from britain is disturbing. an 18-year-old happen of arrested on suspicion of preparing to join isis. he was picked up before trying to leave his hometown of birmingham england. and there were three teenage girls seen at the turkish border who got from britain to syria without their parents' knowledge. british officials say in the past year 22 women and girls have been reported missing by families who fear they traveled to syria. >> the british definitely have a problem. they've been trying to look at ways that you can find the danger signs. >> reporter: british officials wouldn't comment when we asked

them about the idea that they may have a specific problem stopping teenagers from defecting to isis. they are admitting they need help from parents. police there have just launched a radio and tv ad campaign targeting mothers and in immigrant communities pleading with them to talk to their children especially their daughters, about the dangers of defecting to syria. cnn, washington. the u.s. is clarifying its position on negotiating with syria. in a sunday interview, secretary of state john kerry was asked whether washington would be willing to negotiate with the syrian leader. kerry answered "we have to negotiate in the end." >> the state department and white house emphasized secretary kerry was not referring to al assad. >> secretary kerry was saying that he does believe that it's appropriate for representatives of the regime to sit down with members of the moderate syrian opposition to try to make some

negotiated decisions about the political transition in syria. the secretary kerry of referring to assad as a -- essentially a proxy for the regime. he did not envision a scenario where assad would himself participate in those conversations. >> regardless of what he may or may not have metropolitan the president of syria, assad, dismissed kerry's remarks altogether. >> translator: whether they say i remain or not, the southeastern people have the final -- syrian people have the final say. whatever's been said since the first day of the crisis up until today after four years does not concern us. >> syria's conflict has given rise to extremist militants like isis, and it's also taxed neighboring countries' resources as they cope with huge numbers of syrian refugees. >> we will change gaers you now and move on to britain. prince harry has decided to leave the armed forces. he'll do this later this year. the prince announced he would like to retire head to civilian life in june after serving nearly ten years with the

british military. >> he served two tours in afghanistan and rose to the rank of captain in 2011. let's bring in royal correspondent max foster. he joins us live from london with more details and a look at what the rest of the royal family is up to. so mac, harry says leaving the armed forces was a tough decision. so why is he doing it now? and what are his plans as he return to civilian life? >> reporter: well he had those two tours in afghanistan. that's what he loved doing. and basically the job ahead of him of a desk job in london. that's not for him. he's decided to leave. it is a big, bowl step for him simply because he is particular particularly hesitant about appearing in public life. he's got a particular problem in the media, a particular problem with the public role and pressure that comes from that. what the military did for him, it provided him with a sanctuary, somewhere where he could go be one of the guys. he pressured that. that was his normality. and he needed a sense of normality in his life.

he obviously feels he got to a point where he doesn't necessarily need that as much anymore testimony's not giving him what he used to get. it is interesting that he's confident enough to you move away from the military. but he doesn't know what he's going to do next. he's effectively job hunting, although he says he will keep the connection with the military because it's close to his heart. >> yeah. heir to the throne looking for work has experience in the military. he will continue with his royal duce. william and kate doing that celebrating st. patrick's day. this is a traditional event. i think was it last year kate suffered a high-heeled malfunction? >> reporter: you've done your research. yeah. her heel got stuck in a grate in the floor, unfortunate. obviously she's a proviinitial these situation, carried -- professional in these situations carried on regardless. made the front page.

we think the two events involving the duchess this week they will be the last ones before her baby due next month. a lot of eyes on her to measure the baby bump. not long now. everyone's hoping it's a girl to complete the fairytale. >> didn't we do this last year when it was a whole thing of she, wasn't she, two years ago? and we will -- >> reporter: i don't know. feels like yesterday. >> all right. max foster thank you for staying on top of it. >> appreciate it. as we're continuing the fight against ebola. the there's good news. beds that once held hundreds of patient? liberia are hospital -- hundreds of patients in liberia in hospitals are empty. ♪ ♪

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cash laptops, and other items. one lawmaker vowed more than march its people keep getting -- marches if people keep getting hurt. >> i need to share something that's been very difficult for the last few days because this is a pattern. we've discussed this, we've brought it up in parliament. this is not the end. we will -- if you hurt us we will go beyond candlelight marches. >> at this time no one has been arrested in the attack on that nun. american health care worker being treated for ebola is in critical condition. >> the patient who has not been identified contracted the virus while working for a medical aid group in sierra leone. the worker was evacuated and is being treated at the u.s. national institutes of health. ten other aid worker who may have been exposed were flown to the u.s. where they're being monitored for any signs of ebola. there is gallonood news in

liberia, one of the countries hid hartest esthardest by the epidemic. >> they are one step closer to being ebola free. >> reporter: turning a corner in the battle against ebola. in the liberian capital of monrovia beds that once held hundreds of patients sit empty. treatment centers once crowded with the infected now stand virtually abandoned. it's been more than three weeks since the country has had a confirmed case of deadly virus. and health officials are cautiously optimistic. >> as of today, we have no new confirmed cases of ebola in the country. we don't have any contacts that are followup as a result of that in any case. we're at zero. >> reporter: liberia was once the hot spot of the epidemic. six months ago, the country saw more than 300 new cases each

week. now liberia's last confirmed ebola patient is out of the hospital. other survivors are getting back on their feet as well. >> for me i feel so happy -- >> reporter: liberian official credit improved communication and the massive influx of international aid in helping turn the tide against the virus. while the number of ebola cases has dwindled officials with the world health organization say it's too early to assume the outbreak is over. >> in terms of the risks, the single biggest one probably at this point is the risk that the world stops looking at this disease, stops looking at these countries. >> reporter: who officials say new ebola cases are concentrated around the capitals of guinea and sierra leone. they're hoping both countries can learn from liberia's success. if liberia can reach 42 days without a new case, it could be declared ebola free.

cnn, atlanta. the world health organization cowens more than 24,000 confirmed or suspected cases of ebola in west africa. more than 10,000 have been fatal. official say recent cases are concentrated around the capitals of sierra leone and guinea. okay the coast of the northeastern part of australia, they're on alert now. pam am has all the details -- pedram javaheri has all the details of the slow-moving tropical cyclone that's been threatening the last couple of days. >> since last wednesday. went to sea. currents in the atmosphere competing -- >> went out. >> and an australian boomerang. oddly enough, it was nine years ago today we had cyclone larry that made landfall here. a category four. you may recall -- >> wiped out all bananas. banana prices went through the roof. i remember it well. >> i don't remember that part. but it did cause quite a bit of damage. john loves bananas. okay. >> could not afford bananas in

australia. >> that's nine years ago. i'm sure bananas are easier to afford now. we'll take a look at the storm. this particular storm has been offshore for the past week or show. literally want to show you, wednesday of last week pushing back to sea. look what happened saturday sunday monday. it goes out and boomerangs toward the australian coast. as it's done this it's produced rainfall in extreme spots off shore across the great barrier reef. some cities toward townville have seen significant rainfall. in excess of 150 millimeters or six inches has come down in a few cities. the soil's fully saturated. any gusty winds that we expect the next couple of days could bring down trees. the forecast makes landfall thursday into friday. south, winds upwards of 110 kilometers per hour. equivalent to a category one hurricane or shy of that.

again, a small feature. so models have had a tough time pinpointing what will transpire. you see the core of the system winds certainly could gust significant moons, then a significant -- amounts, then a significant swath of moisture as well. flooding going to be a probability. we know some roads have been damaged the past couple of days. repair had started, and then the storm turns back and heads toward the coastline. we'll follow that toward the latter portion of the week. and a weaker tropical storm named bobby sitting about 500 kilometers east of the philippines. at this point it weaken further as it pushes toward the coastline late this week. bringing rainfall toward manila and to the east. at this point this particular storm did not look like it's going to cause significant damage across the philippines. look john has done his homework. >> prices went up 400% to 500%%. i remember it well. >> we'll have to look it up. >> i wanted make sure i had the facts right. i wanted to confirm. >> yeah. you're easily impressed.

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all of those life-sized dolls may keep the bird away -- birds away but they are starting to attracts something else. >> reporter: some of the faces in the village may lack emotion or any motion at all really. most of the resigns here are -- resigns here are stuffed and sewn. scarecrows have overtaken the town outnumbering living resigns in this rapidly begin dilling village. >> translator: when i was 20 there were over 150 people. now there's 30 or so maybe 1/5. >> reporter: this man makes the new towns did people by hand carefully stitching together their stories. the first scarecrow of made to resemble her father. >> translator: this here is my father. this is him sitting between work taking a rest. >> reporter: at first the scarecrows were meant to protect her crops.

then she kept making them. pale stoic faces crowd classrooms and hallways. the town's only school, once occupied by children's laughter was closed years ago. and ayano takes requests, making dolls that look like young people who have left to find jobs in the big city. after making 350 scarecrows over the years, ayano says she's not about to stop. >> translator: from here on out as well, as long i'm healthy i plan to keep making scarecrows. >> reporter: and people seem to like it. some tourists have popped up. clearly not scared away from scarecrow village. >> proof that everyone needs a hobby. >> there it is. last ten days there's been speculation about what has been going on with russian president

vladimir putin. was he sick was there a love child involved, a coup? >> he's since reemerged. question remains, where has vladimir putin been hiding? jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: as if coming up for air, vladimir putin has resurfaced. he didn't look bad considering all the things he was rumored to have suffered. >> being dead having a stroke -- >> in bed with the flu. >> of at the bedside his alleged girlfriend while she had their love child? >> a coup. >> reporter: the disappearance had people pointing or wiggling finger. >> where? >> reporter: the macho man who rides shirtless, tracks tigers hang glides with cranes was back facing nothing more deadly than the firing squad of cameras. the only thing he had to say about all the rumorses swas it would be boring without gossip. he might enjoy seeing his

missing mug on a mix carton or his bare-chested body on display in shocking footage from putin's secret funeral. and here he is being carried into the photo op by kyrgyzstan's president. but instead putin's still alive makes well moisturized appearance. just watch how he sits down sort of gingerli. one report said he was being treated for back pain. maybe he slipped a disc riding that woodpecker he's been seen on. maybe it was the unicorn. would the kremlin hide a bad back just to maintain his tough guy image? you betcha. >> i come from strong gene. president obama, he come from bum genes. >> reporter: one of the most fantastical theories about putin's vanishing act was illustrated by ukrainian kids. in an animation workshop they drew president putin being beamed up by aliens.

a spacecraft took off after putin of abducted by the ufo, peace and calm cape over the earth. knowing putin, he would have been riding that spaceship. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> he was beamed up. thanks for watching cnn. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm john vause. "early start" is up next for viewers in the u.s. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything.

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