africa has to build africa. it's almost to a point where as -- because we have -- even though i was raised in st. louis, my mother and my father and all my family are senegalese and were born and raised in senegal. we were the only generation that came to the united states. you know, my dad made sure we were all born in the states so we wouldn't have to deal with immigration issues with how he dealt with trying to get over to the states. so, surely after we were born, he sent us back to africa. and then senegal is where i was raised up until later elementary and moved into junior high, middle school and from there just stayed in the states. you know, frequently came back and forth. but i noticed the more i went back, i could never understand that after so many years spent in the u.s. and then i would go back to visit, that nothing would change. it was kind of mind-boggling that i would leave a place for five years, come back in the same corner and that same coca-cola bottle is sitting right by that sewer. and it

>> to keep showcasing the best of africa.r standing on the corner corner a couple years asking when you hear of africa what is the first thing that comes to mind? and i heard famine and starving babies. poverty, and my next question was why do you think this of africa? and the response was it is what i see on television and what i read in the newspapers. it is about changing that perception. and when i interviewed the hillary clinton i asked how to we change stereotypes. and she said the only way to change them is create an alternative form of media. and that is where we are and the space i would like to be able to play in. and it's important to have a team that believe in that vision to keep creating that content but can connect with our audiences. that is the future that i see. >> okay. well we wish you much continued success. >> thank you so much. thank you for having us. >> up next, she transformed her olympic experience into a pool of knowledge to help children learn to swim. >> when i made the olympic team and brought h

our region has a very specific, to africa and to north africa is our young people.d our young people is our capit capital. morocco, we don't have many natural resources, and we definitely have young people that are looking definitely and desperately for jobs. we have an employment trade of 9%. which is not much, but still, but we have a 17% of youth unemployment, which is high. and i will not talk about the gender today, but it's even higher. i think it's almost 20%. and so what i would like to share with you is the will of our king, mohammed vi and he showed his vision and how to integrate within our regions. we have the mina region but also the african region. his majesty the king visited tunisia weeks ago. united arab emirates, saudia, and always with business community. not only major players in morocco, but also smes, young entrepreneurs and that have, that have interests in those, in those countries. lately, one back has been included, including the unmaterial -- i don't know how to say that in english, but unmaterial capital, and morocco has been ranked withi

or outside of south africa is two levels. he offers a level of inspiration and be good to south africa very young people and there are people who are disaffected or disillusioned who see mandela something that they have lost and the a and c lost the vision of nelson mandela and they would like that vision to be returned and to be retained. they find inspiration in what mandela has done like squatter movements. and the forum of the former anc leader that broke away from the anc they see mandela as an inspiration. on the other it's in the way that people look at the shortcomings of the new south africa. they see mandela and this is where mandela has old mixed legacy in south africa. some people see him in those negotiations that he conducted with the apartheid government that he may have given away too much to the people around him. not just him but the whole crew around him slovo and others that they may have way too much in the agreements made and the agreements that they made with the apartheid government in terms of retaini

west africa we are surging the response.here we have more than 130 people in the field, but throughout the u.s. government, the president has leaned forward to make sure we are acting very proactively there, and the defense department is on the ground already strengthening the response we are working with u.s. and other parts of the government as well as with a broad global coalition to confront the epidemic there. but ultimately, we are all connected by the air we breathe. and we are invested and ensuring that the disease is controlled in africa, but also in ensuring that where there are patients in this country, who become ill, there are immediately isolated and we do the tried and trues core public health interventions that stop the spread. thank you, doctor. i'd like to next introduce our second speaker, dr. david lakeky, commissioner of the texas department of state health services. doctor. >> good afternoon, everybody, and thank you, thank you for your support, the support of the c.d. dr., as we work through this curre

the economic implications of ebola in west africa, not just west africa, not just for africa, but for the world are quite substantial. who, in the publication yesterday, raised the possibility of ebola becoming endemic in africa, and that would mean, for those of you who are not in the public health world, that it would continue on an ongoing low or medium level indefinitely. we think that's not inevitable. we think if that were to happen, it would be an enormous problem, not just for west africa and africa, but for the world, because we would always have to be thinking about the possibility of ebola. anyone who had been in any region that might have a case of ebola -- i would reiterate the approach that president obama has outlined is exactly what we need , and we need to get to scale and speed that will match the exponential growth of the outbreak to ensure that we have an immediate response, sustained , and prevent this from happening both where it is not happening now and from happening again anywhere, whether it is ebola or any other health threat. thank you. >> thank you for the

what's going on in southern africa is not what's going on in eastern africa, western africa.st to get americans to think about it as many different places would be valuable. >> absolutely. i mean, it's kind of like saying, you know, there's problems in ferguson, missouri. therefore, i'm not going to go visit new york city. that would be crazy to an american. but, you know, i've heard of people canceling their trip to ken, yeah a saf farry in kenya because of ebola outbreak thousands of miles on the other side of the continent. there are still problems in africa, absolutely. but most of the continent is actually doing extremely well right now. >> i'm sure, todd, as someone who loves the continent of africa, it must be frustrating to you that the only time it seems like americans think about the country is when they're thinking about a terrorist threat or an ebola outbreak. what would you want folks to know about the africa that you know and love? >>. >> it's remarkable how quickly the narrative on africa is changing. i think just in the last couple of years, we're seeing a lot

that took up much of the 1990's when africa was going through the transition. that was substantially delayed. 2002 and 2003. but with a authoritarian from 2,008 was to struggle so as to talk about unsettled political context with a rebuilding effort. you have the odd juxtaposition with it at the same time it is still an incredibly limited. the 2008 article notes that it is in reverse that the national level to be induced by civil war but the cost of the war keeps accumulating. it estimates 14 years to reach the counterfactual narrative. so you can see this scenario with these protracted conflicts although resolved through the gdp basis was 14% last year. that was pretty impressive of nine or 10%. over five or six% over the last decade but some was incredibly low. we are broadly familiar with the conflict and the aftermath that these are devastating political economy is./a so like mozambique is taylor as the fastest growing country and the world but it has taken in a generation to begin to rebuild that country and similar here. we're still looking among the lowe

the u.s.rly for military in africa, africans and u.s. often criticize the for being singularly focused on terrorism. this demonstrates the u.s. is more focused on saving lives, african lives and that is an important step forward. is an important point because the un security council will be discussing this. why isn't it a security threat as well as a health crisis? threatuse the underlying that the spread of the disease poses to the economic infrastructure in west africa makes it more difficult. we have seen some countries but barriers up. the health risk has already overloaded the national health care systems of liberia, sierra and others.a, i think it is an international crisis and it is wise for the u.s. and others to help. >> general, thank you for talking about a wide range of subjects today. >> thank you, jane. >> it has been an historic day for ukraine as the european parliament has ratified a controversial association agreement severing -- establishing economic ties with the country. in separate measures, ukraine also granted lim

more than 1900 people have died in west africa. we have president barack obama has vowed to baltic allies that what happened to ukraine could happen to their countries. following a meeting with his counterparts in estonia and latvia. he is now on his way to a summit. we're in newport for the summit. take a wild guess, i'm expecting ukraine to top the subjects there. >> reporter: because of the dispute o dispute of the election there, there will be a lot to discuss. the situation in iraq, syria, so many conflicts. the one that overshadows everything in regards to this summit is the conflict in ukraine. n.a.t.o. officials say that everything changed in terms of this summit and n.a.t.o.'s role last march when the russians went into crimea and took control of crimea. the efforts at the summit will be trying to stop further what they say is putin's aggression. >> reporter: on his way to the may toe summit president obama on a visit to estonia, an assess tin nation deliberately chosen to send a message. there are deep concerns about secu

today thousands of people in west africa are infected.t number could rapidly grow to tens of thousands. and if the outbreak is not stopped now, we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of people infected with profound political and economic and security implications for all of us. so this is an epidemic that is not just a threat to regional security, it's a potential threat to global security if these countries break down, if their economies break down and people panic. that has profound affects on all of us, even if we are not directly contracting the disease. that's why two months ago i directed my team to make this a national security priority. we're working this across our entire government, which is why i'm joined by leaders throughout my administration, including from my national security team. and we have devoted significant resources in support of our strategy, with for are four goals in mind. in number one to control the outbreak. number two, to address the ripple effected of local economies and communities to prevent a truly

this coming from a courthouse in south africa.viest charge actually that he has been charged with the culpable homicide. he was released yesterday of the actual murder charge and with this we're going to check in with duncan golestani in pretoria live in front of the courthouse. can you tell us what's going on outside the courthouse right now? >> reporter: hey, dara. massive crowd gathering outside, everyone wondering if pistorius will at some point emerge. we imagine they're inside dealing with issues of bail which will need to be renewed. dara, i want to bring in nbc legal analyst aura grewen an expert on south of acab law a defense attorney watching it with us throughout. we knew which way the judge was going. two charges found guilty of. what do you think he's likely to actually be snebsed to? >> if one looks at the main judge he was acquitted on the murder charge but he was convicted of culpable homicide. there is no prescribed minimum sentence for culpable homicide but he could /írgeuz a sentence from up to correctional supe

we now have ten, including three in africa. we need one in every country africa. it is these centers that are now deploying trained epidemiologists and other staff to help in areas and we'll have more discussion on that when we get to our witnesses with the cdc. i hope and expect that in the ex-day for two the senate will vote in favor of the $88 million we are trying to secure. this is a crucial investment that will enable 100cdc scientists to continue working inest africa. it will keep the zmap and vaccine candidates moving quickly through clinical trial us but it's just a first step. i hate to say this but ebola will not be conquered in at the ten weeks of the continuing resolution. when we come back to negotiate the fiscal year 2015 appropriations bill the fight to contain ebola must continue be an urgent priority. the subcommittee passed a senate labor hhs bill that includes a new $40 million global health security initiative. you must carefully consider the size and goals of this initiative in light of the ebola outbreak, while maintaining our commitment to

we now have ten, including three in africa. we need one in every country africa. it is these centers that are now deploying trained epidemiologists and other staff to help in areas and we'll have more discussion on that when we get to our witnesses with the cdc. i hope and expect that in the ex-day for two the senate will vote in favor of the $88 million we are trying to secure. this is a crucial investment that will enable 100cdc scientists to continue working inest africa. it will keep the zmap and vaccine candidates moving quickly through clinical trial us but it's just a first step. i hate to say this but ebola will not be conquered in at the ten weeks of the continuing resolution. when we come back to negotiate the fiscal year 2015 appropriations bill the fight to contain ebola must continue be an urgent priority. the subcommittee passed a senate labor hhs bill that includes a new $40 million global health security initiative. you must carefully consider the size and goals of this initiative in light of the ebola outbreak, while maintaining our commitment to

the economic implications of ebola in west africa, not just west africa, not just for africa, but for the world are quite substantial. who, in the publication yesterday, raised the possibility of ebola becoming endemic in africa, and that would mean, for those of you who are not in the public health world, that it would continue on an ongoing low or medium level indefinitely. we think that's not inevitable. we think if that were to happen, it would be an enormous problem, not just for west africa and africa, but for the world, because we would always have to be thinking about the possibility of ebola. anyone who had been in any region that might have a case of ebola -- i would reiterate the approach that president obama has outlined is exactly what we need , and we need to get to scale and speed that will match the exponential growth of the outbreak to ensure that we have an immediate response, sustained , and prevent this from happening both where it is not happening now and from happening again anywhere, whether it is ebola or any other health threat. thank you. >> thank you for the

much will end up in africa. in kenya the idea is to manage the waste and make money while doing so. >>> time for sport with joe. >> as africa continues to bat 8, the spread of ebola, part of the culture is badly effected. in july, the worst affected suspended all football. in august, sierra leone's players refused entry to the say chels, the seychelles choosing to forfeit the game and with it a chance to make the final. a team has not been allowed to travel to nigeria. and the match against congo, fans under went ebola screening. the confederation of football banned matches in guinea and liberia, as well as sierra leone, where football was suspended. those countries strawingled to find mutual fen use, some complained of being treated like pariahs. joining me on the line is the confederation of football, general secretary. what is being done about in? >> well, we are monitoring the situation constantly. not only with football medical experts, but the world health organisation, and we had advised last month that t

troops to west africa to battle the deadly virus. really a serious threat right now to the united states? >>> ferguson deadline, a grand jury gets more time to decide whether a police officer should be charged for the shooting at the time of teenager michael brown. >>> and raging wildfires. thousands have been evacuated with fires destroying a church and burning more than 1 h

all through africa and latin america and asia and europe and america.all have very similar problems. some of them are different magnitudes. some involve different diseases. but you don't have to go very far from right where we are sitting. just go to haiti and look at the terrible tragedy that has taken place there. the world pledged all this money and yet they are still there with diseases that i thought were eradicated, and they are still living in tents and not having the ability to be in charge of their own destiny and feed their families. we have to get together and do things about it. >> many people watching this interview are big admirers of your work. i am curious to know who you admire. are there thought leaders that you look up to? >> well, we learn from each other. we are both early members of a group called the giving pledge where a lot of philanthropists sit and share mistakes. there are people like george soros who has done really innovative work. we get to meet the scientists working on this stuff. maybe the most amazing are the people ou

it's happening a lot in west africa, as dr. frieden pointed out.oint, this is historic. >> and it's very worrisome. those people who had contact -- i want you to define contact, what that means. because it's not easy to spread ebola but they are going to be put in isolation now, as you point out, for three weeks themselves. >> that's right. and when we talk about ebola again, terms do matter here, it's not a particularly contagious disease. it doesn't spread through the air, for example, like a flu virus but it is infectious disease which means a small amount of the virus that you get >> let me interrupt. you shake hands with this individual during those four days between cement 24th, the time the first symptoms showed up and september 28th last sunday when he was finally admitted into a hospital. if he shook hands with you, you would have to go into isolation for three weeks? is that right? >> that is right. and i want to be very careful in how we describe this. keep in mine, this is something spread through bodily fluids. once somebody starts to

tom and his team gave me an update on the ebola outbreak in west africa. our efforts to help the international community to fight it and the steps we are taking to keep people here at home safe. tom and his team are doing outstanding work between the specialists on the ground in west africa and here at headquarters. hundreds of professionals working tirelessly on this issue. this is the largest international response in the history of the cdc. after this i will meet with some of these men and women, including some who recently returned from the front lines of the outbreak. they represent public service at its very best. i want them to know how much the american people appreciate them. many of them far from their families, doing heroic work and serving in unbelievably challenging conditions, working through exhaustion day and night, many have volunteered to go back. we are very, very proud of them. their work and our efforts across the government is an example of what happens when america leads in confronting major global challenges. faced with this outbrea

and west africa as a whole.need a general organization of the international community. resolution 2177 which we have just adopted, as an initiative of the united states, which luxembourg had the honor of co-sponsoring, conveys the commitment of the security council to counter this to peace and security. to better put a halt to the epidemic, we must use all means, public and private, civilian and military, at our disposal. in our view, the united nations have a key role to play to coordinate this world effort. it is here that the united nations mission, for the emergency response to the ebola epidemic which has just been announced by the secretary-general has its role to play. we fully support the launching of this mission, as quickly as possible. the mission on the one hand should support the efforts of countries stricken by the epidemic, in attempt to contain it. on the other hand, it should also assist countries in the region which are not yet affected by the ebola virus to prevent its on set. this health keep

africa will be good for investors both from within africa and from the international community. >> arespecific for investors in uganda? >> yes. they would like to see tourists a lotbecause they bring to sayurces, and i want that africa has a larger and it has a, rising middle class, and for investors. from within africa and abroad. take advantage of levels of literacy and education that exists. uganda is 75 to 85 sent literate, and people have acquired skills, but they would like to see jobs, and jobs can only be meaningfully created with this, so i am calling on the westernin world, the united states, in particular, to come and invest in uganda and invest in africa, make money, but also create jobs , to help africans and ugandans make their own money, as well. >> i want to thank you for spending time with me. the prime minister designate ruhakana rugunda of uganda. this is "taking stock". ♪ onthis is "taking stock" bloomberg. i am pimm fox. with derek jeter, mother nature might have other ideas. the final home game. anddetails on derek jeter what it costs to wave goodbye, here is an a

army africa. the command headquarters is being established in monrovia, in addition to a regional and intermediate staging in senegal that provides a lot of logistical support to ensure the flow of personnel, equipment, and material for this very large area of west africa. and in addition the united states this week will send to more and diagnostic laboratories some of our best scientists and microbiologist from the medical research center will deploy with the units to liberia and one in liberia and they will be associated with ebola treatment unit so we can have the diagnostics. and the department is providing a hospital that will be staffed by international health workers and medical personnel. the department of defense will not be involved in direct patient care is a part of this. we are going to construct 17100 bed ebola treatment units in liberia. and the planning and preparation and contrasting for that activity is under way. and that should start to show results on the ground in the next fe

. >> in west africa, ebola is now an epidemic. the of the likes that we have not seen before. if the outbreak is not stopped now, we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of people infected. so this is an epidemic, that is not just a threat to regional security, it's a potential threat to global security, if these countries break down. the world has a responsibility to act. to step up and to do more, the united states of america intends to do more. >> it's stopping ebola more important than combatting terrorism. the sources briefed on the president's program say countering it say violence extremism as africa becomes number one priority. how can that be, bob? >> i think that even that statement by those people on the hill is so -- >> africon said that. >> it's just disgraceful to me. just as george bush did what he did with aides in africa, when the clinton administration didn't do enough. it has nothing to do with isis, it has everything to do with -- it's exactly the right thing to do. and let's not have a situation like we had when the clinton administration did not act,

there are 6700 identified cases in west africa. haveose, more than 3000 ended fatally. said they believe the number could be twice as high as that. 13,000 cases, and that that number will double every 20 days. it spreads at an alarming rate. healthtor from texas made sure to say that this is not an airborne disease. in lori, an bring expert in ebola, she joins us from the council of foreign relations. she has discussed that she has been in west africa. can you comment on what we knows o so far? no surprise. it was inevitable that we would have more cases. is the sixth individual in the united states who has been treated for ebola in this country. in the first one diagnosed after coming to the united states. it looks like the individual was here for a week before developing symptoms acute enough that the possibility of any bowl and diagnosis -- and ebola diagnosis was reached. we are in a global world, it is inevitable that people are going to travel, including people who of terrible diseases and do not know they were sick. the individual has behaved very properly. theyo

troops headed to west africa.ther front. and once again, it's up to us, the united states to meet and beat a monumental challenge. >>> plus, more problems for the nfl. the governor of minnesota said the vikings should suspend star running back adrian peterson until accusations of child abuse are resolved. so far the team's owners are letting him play this sunday. the question is, should they? >>> and they're being called the bad boys of congress. with legal and ethical issues or both, and they're all poised to win re-election this november. why are voters so soft, willing to give these guys a pass? >>> finally, let me finish with the nfl thing about child beating. this is "hardball," a place for politics. >>> that race in kansas could be one that decides which party controls the u.s. senate this november. democrat chad taylor is suing to have his name removed from the ballot. the supreme court is hearing that case and must decide friday. taylor dropped out of the race in a move that could help greg orman beat pat

the africa summit which was here, participated and some of that was west africa leaders. they were begging -- not begging but wanting so much american knowledge, cdcnih, all the technology, but seemed very -- even the bordering countries seemed like they were willing to provide manpower but badly needed leader palestine terms of health care. >> yes, sir. we have made quite a bit of progress in that regard over the last month or so, and are working very closely with the african union to have them deploy staff to the area. >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. before i recognize senator casey, you mentioned all these different entities now addressing this. cdc, usaid, state department, world health organization, doctors without borders. can you tell white house is in charge of coordinating our government's response? effort in africa? >> yes, sir. in terms of the u.s. government, in each of the countries, there is the disaster assistance response teams, the dart. this is the usaid umbrella under which all of the u.s. government efforts are coordinate

in west africa. five countries in the region are infected and 2,000 people have been killed as a result of the dea deadly virus. the virus has a mortality rate of 50%. cal rain what exactly is the african union hoping to achieve with this summit? >> reporter: let me first start by telling you the delegates are still behind closed doors. they've been deliberated all day. they'll have a couple more hours to go with what exactly they decided. but the phone of this meet something that there needs to be more collaborative efforts in africa. there needs to be a common approach, common strategy of how to battle this disease they're talking about putting more resources, compelling member countries to put in for mounds to the emergency that is required to deal with this crisis. they're talking about mobilizing resources and mobilizing human resources as well. i must tell you that a fast team of military and health personnel under the a.u. is being deployed to effected countries. but a lot of people will tell

a lot of the work i do is in eastern and southern africa. in some ways the state is in the same difficult condition that scott talked about but they are also very weak. they have lots of problems in dealing with basic public health issues. but the story that sharon just gave about the hotlines in some ways reminds me of the challenges of the health system at least in the places that i'm very familiar with. the brain drain cannot explain the fact that there are people on the spotlights. this is not a high-tech -- it doesn't require five years of medical school to do this. this is about managing health personnel and there is quite a little research from many parts of iraq and certainly parts we are familiar with that suggest that this is a big challenge. getting people to actually show up to do their work is quite a challenge. on any given day and at least the places i work with, 30 to 40% of health workers are not way there are supposed to be. that's not even including whether they have gloves in the facility or treatment for particular medic

many of you traveled to africa as have i.am away with the challenges many people and challenges face. these have never been more evident. each day of the past several months i have been in contact with the teams in the field. they e enforce the stories and faces on a tragedy. these stories enforce the role that cdc and the partners are playing and the sense that with an intensified focus you can make a real difference. thank you again for making cdc possible. >> members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to be able to speak to you about the role of the national institute of infectious diseases and research with the ebola disease. i have handouts that your staff put in front of you and it's on divisionals there. the involvement of the nih and ni aid dates back to the tragic events of 9/11/2001 followed closely through the mail to letters to the united states senators as well as to members of the press because this led to a broad multiagency endeavor to develop what they called biodefense against threats not only de

aid for the ebola outbreak in west africa.plan is to deliver up to $1 billion to contain the disease that has killed 2500 so far. scotland votes on independence, the polls are showing a slight lead for the no campaign. both sides are out in force to try to sway undecided voters. the prime minister of ukraine says government forces are on full battle alert as new gunfire ck

today, thousands of people in west africa are infected. it could rapidly grow to tens of thousands. >> president obama is sending troops to the area, committing $500 million to the effort. it's a move that the president says puts the effort to the forefront. >> in liberia, one of the worst-hit nations - there are questions about why troops are needed. >> what kind of troops - are they armed men or medical personnel. if it's an armed troop, i'll question whether it will hep. if it's medical people, great. >> the toll is severe. there's a population of 4 million in this country, but only 50 doctors. the u.s. plans to build field hospitals and train staff at the rate of 5 hunds a week. >> this -- 500 a week. >> the epidemic will get worse before it gets better. the world has an opportunity to save countless lives right now. it has the responsibility to act, to step up and to do more. the united states of america intends to do more. we'll keep leading in this effort. >> at a congressional hearing in washington, experts are appealing for more c

south africas are reminded it's the justice system at its best. and the defendant can afford the best layers. the media has put too much focus on the legality intricacies, and not enough on issues like domestic violence and gun control laws. >> in south africa there's almost an immunity to some violence. if it surrounds you on an every day basis, many accept it, many say violence is benign in south africa. it is exceptional to make us think "maybe we need to look at this." . >> reporter: whether viewed as entertainment, many await the outcome. >>> monsoon floods killed 450 people. thousands are stranded. among those helping victims in pakistan is a man with a $10 million boundary. one man is wanted in india for masterminding the 2010 terror attacks. >> we meet in the northern pakistani city of waziristan, where people are the first to arrive and rescue people by boat. >> they cause flooding across the region. the banner leads there's no god but god. the group is popular and takes a front-line role helping those affected by the disaster, as they ha

president obama commits our troops to fight the deadly ebola virus in africa.nds of people are dying here in america of other deadly pathogens. we have a bigger health care we have a bigger health care epidemic right here at whenwork with equity experts who work with regional experts who work with portfolio management experts that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. ♪ lou: our next guest, former lieutenant governor of the state of new york, currently senior fellow at the london center for policy research, syndicated columnist. good to see you. according to the world health organization and number of ebola cases of those every week. >> that's right. i am glad the president is responding. many of his critics have said he should have responded sooner. one issue, the enormous amount of money he said today he would be committing in the first six months, 760 million. as you just mentioned, there are about two dozen 500 deaths so far from ebola. compare that to the 23,000 americans who die in hospitals each year from sup

he was south africa's golden boy. and was about to meet one of south africa's up-an-coming models, reeva steenkamp. she was known as one of south africa's sexiest women. this video shows reeva posing for the cover of a monthly magazine. the editor of the south african edition. >> she had beauty and intelligence which is the double whammy. >> hi. this is reeva steenkamp. lovely tangerine number. have a good christmas. >> she got the magazine cover and that gets you noticed. gets you a bit more commercial work. tv work. >> her life was becoming more and more glamorous. going from magazine cover girl. >> my name is reeva. i am a model. >> to starring in a reality tv show. >> it is a really, really fun production. it is in its fourth season now. yeah, watch this space. >> a mutual friend would introduce the cover girl to pistorius at a motor racing event. there, reeva steenkamp accepted pistorius's invitation to accompany him to the south african sports award ceremony. >> the impression i got from messages we exchanged an

they want a disaster response team going to africa. they are saying that the world is losing the battle to contain the virus. the health workers are struggling to cope. >> as of this week, more than 3500 cases reported. and more than 1500 deaths. the outbreaks are racing ahead of the control efforts in these countries. >> the number of medical workers are on strike and saying it is a lack of proper equipment to deal with the ebola patients. at least half of those contacted have died. >> a protest against the conditions out of a medical center. these health workers are on the front line in response to ebola and risking their lives daily. they are saying they are not paid enough and don't have the right equipment. before returning to work, we need a higher salary, we need proper equipment to work with and we need insurance benefits, we need -- because our lives are at risk. >> the ebola outbreak pussing the pressure on the health systems. where the first cases of the outbreak dedeathed in march. ten doctors per thousand people. just two

raging conflicts in africa, east africa and the west of africa, so it's very difficult to say that theyl be able to do that at the moment given the challenges that are in different countries in africa. >> and some of these countries tactics to fight terrorism have come under criticism from human rights organizations in kenya for instance who said the military in the name of terrorism has been committing abuses and this basically leads to radicalzation of the people, should this be an issue that they also address in nairobi today? >> sure, but i think also to address issues in africa and publically demoralize army. many of the young recruits who join organization of al-shabab do so because there is nothing else to do. so until you address those kind of issues, basic issues like that it's difficult to really stop radicalzation of people, them joining militant organization like al-shabab and boko haram. >> and we talk about al-shabab and boko haram, what we call al-qaeda linked groups now we hear about another group in syria, iraq and islamic state, what do you think the islamic state move

troops to west africa in the coming delays. the united states will build treatment centers and train health care workers. meantime, the defense secretary, chuck hagel, tells congress isis could pose a direct threat to the u.s. homeland. and the joint chiefs chairman is now raising the possibility that u.s. combat troops could take part in ground combat missions against isis. our correspondents, our analysts, our guests are all standing by with full coverage. let's begin with our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. jim? >> today joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey put an option on the table that the president seemed to have taken off, putting u.s. military advisers who are now confined to joint operations centers in baghdad and erbil much closer to combat if not in combat situations. he's not requested such a move, but he did specify missions where if circumstances change he might ask for them, including ground controllers if the air campaign is failing. within moments of starting his testimony today, jo

aid for the ebola outbreak in west africa. plan is to deliver up to $1 billion to contain the disease that has killed 2500 so far. one day before scotland votes on independence, the polls are showing a slight lead for the no campaign. both sides are out in force to try to sway undecided voters. the prime minister of ukraine says government forces are on full battle alert as new gunfire rocks donetsk one day after a peace deal was put into place granting temporary self-rule to parts of the east. also coming up for you this hour, monaco may have gotten off on the wrong foot in the french league but that didn't stop them from beating bayer leverkusen last night in the champions league. paris' welcomes [inaudible] niki de saint phalle. we start in the united states, a country offering up to $1 billion in aid to try and stop ebola. some 2500 people have already died in the outbreak so far. the u.s. response includes a pledge to send three thousand troops to west africa. president barack obama has called the growing outbreak a threa

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let's start out with group 360 and the ebola virus in west africa. what happened?> we deal with 40,000 charities in this country and charities around the world, and we built a technology platform that allows aid workers on the ground in west africa to upload to us what they really need, and what they need right now is rubber gloves, and, sadly, body bags, because it is transferred through bodily fluids, and disinfectant and cleaning supplies. we also know that there are now children who are quarantines. imagine a child in a darkened room with diseased relatives. now we are shipping toys. what we're doing is calling on the business community to help meet these needs. we have a great shipping partner in ups, and we have medical supplies, quest diagnostics, toys with hasbro, and we encourage people to go on our website to find out what people actually need. >> and this is not an issue of contributing money. this stuff already exists. in a warehouse, or they don't even know where. >> exactly. now, if people want to give us donations, that can help defray shipping costs

brit hume -- ebola in west africa. but we begin with chief white house correspondent ed henry and ground troops against isis terrorists? >> reporter: white house officials are stressing that general dempsey today was just laying out options that are not needed right now, but the runup to this war is marked by mixed messages to the white house and raise a new question about whether there's a divide here between the pentagon and the white house. >> despite president obama repeatedly vowing he would not send u.s. ground troops to syria, general dempsey left the door at least ajar stating that if the president's strategy to defeat isis does not go as planned or the coalition of allies does not come together, things could change. >> this coalition i believe is the way forward, but if it fails to be true, of course i would go back to the president and make a recommendation that would include the u.s. of military ground forces. >> carl levin quickly downplayed it by noting military leaders always say if circumstances change s