i'm amy goodman. a nurse in dallas, texas has become the first person to contract ebola inside the united states. the nurse helped care for ebola patient thomas eric duncan, who died last week. thomas frieden, director of the centers for disease control and prevention, said the exact cause of transmission is unknown. >> we don't know what occurred in the care of the index patient, the original patient in dallas. but at some point, there was a breach in protocol, and that breach in protocol resulted in this infection. >> the case has raised concerns hospitals are not adequately protecting workers from ebola. the union national nurses united says 76% of 2,000 nurses surveyed said their hospitals had not communicated any policy to them regarding admission of potentially infected patients. the union has threatened to picket hospitals if nurses are not granted protections including hazmat suits and hands-on training. meanwhile, a top u.s. health official says an ebola vaccine would likely be ready if it we

i'm amy goodman. the islamic state to be on the verge of capturing kobani along the turkish border. isis has taken major parts of kobani after weeks of heavy attacks. speaking in geneva, he was special envoy to syria urged international intervention to prevent kobani's paul. >> the world has seen with his own eyes the images of what happens when city in syria or in iraq, is overtaken by the tourist group called isis. massacres, humanitarian tragedies, rapes, horrific violence. the city of kobani on the northern border of syria close to turkey has been under siege now for three weeks. they are fighting with normal weapons, whereas the isis has tanks and mortars. the international community needs to defend them. the international community cannot sustain another city falling under isis. >> and neighboring turkey, at least 12 people have died in kurdish led protests calling for turkish intervention to prevent kobani's fall. thousands of demonstrators clashed with police and the predominant kurdish areas

i'm amy goodman. israel has reopened the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem's old city after its closure sparked protests and calls to reopen from countries including the united states. muslim men under the age of 50 are barred from praying today over supposed security concerns. israel shut down the compound thursday for the first time in years following the shooting of far-right activist yehuda glick. hours after glick was shot and wounded, israeli forces shot and killed a palestinian man suspected in the shooting, accusing him of opening fire when they sought to arrest him. but the palestinian ma'an news agency gave a different account, citing eyewitnesses. they report the suspect, mutaz hijazi, was shot and injured but still alive when israeli soldiers entered his home and went to the rooftop, where they dropped a water tank on him, killing him. the fatah movement in jerusalem has called for a day of protest today over the killing. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has publicly blasted the unnam

i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from vienna, austria. new york city has reported its first case of ebola. dr. craig spencer tested positive after returning last week from guinea where he was treating ebola patients with doctors without borders. new york city mayor bill de blasio said spencer is in isolation at bellevue hospital in manhattan. >> the patient in question is a doctor who is worked with ebola patients in west africa. and when his symptoms emerged, he was taken by workers who followed all transport protocols to bellevue. the patient is now in isolation. the health department has a team of disease detectives who have been a work tracing all of the patient's contacts and we are prepared to quarantine contacts as necessary. >> mali also reported its first case of ebola on thursday. the patient is a two-year-old girl who was brought from neighboring guinea. her father died of ebola. african countries are pledging to ramp up their response to the record outbreak of ebola, which has official

i'm amy goodman. pakistani education activist malala yousafzai and indian child rights activist kailash satyarthi have jointly won the nobel peace prize. the chair of the nobel committee, thorbjoern jagland, made the announcement this morning. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning. the norwegian nobel committee has decided that the nobel peace prize for 2014 is to be awarded to kailash satyarthi and malala yousafzai for their struggle against oppression of young people and children and children 's right to education. children must go to school, not be financially exploited. >> at age 17, malala yousafzai is the youngest person ever to win a nobel prize. in 2012, she was shot in the head by a taliban gunman who boarded her school bus. she survived and continued to campaign for the right of girls to go to school. kailash satyarthi, age 60, has been a leader for decades in the international movement against child slavery and the exploitation of child workers. in a statement, the nobel committee said it -

i'm amy goodman. concerns about ebola in the united states have grown after the second texas nurse who contracted the virus reported the centers for disease control had allowed her to board a plane from ohio to texas the day before she was diagnosed. the nurse, amber joy vinson, complaining of symptoms but an official day for the ok to fly. two schools in cleveland will remain closed today because a staff member may have traveled aboard the same plane. on wednesday, vinson was transferred to an isolation unit at emory hospital in atlanta. president obama has canceled two days of planned travel to stay at the white house and oversee the government's response. the cdc director thomas frieden is set to testify before congress today at hearing on what u.s. officials are doing to contain the spread of the ebola virus. the head of texas health presbyterian, the dallas hospital where the two nurses were infected and thomas eric duncan died, is also expected to testify and issue an apology. meanwhile in west

i'm amy goodman. the islamic state militants have reportedly made advances in both iraq and syria despite the escalating us-led bombing. in iraq, militants are said to have seized control of the town of heet and bar province. turkish, advanced on temps forcing tens of thousands to flee in recent days. united nations meanwhile says over 1100 iraqis were killed in violence last month. the actual toll is far higher because it does not include deaths in areas controlled by the islamic state. the u.n. says from the islamic state carried out mass executions, abducted women and girls as sex slaves, and used shuddered as fighters. the yuan also says airstrikes by the iraqi government have caused significant civilian deaths and injuries. including 40eople 17 have died in 20 outside of no homs. school in the attack at a neighborhood mostly inhabited right numbers of the second president bashar al-assad belongs to. more on iraq, syria, and u.s.-led bombings after the headlines. in hong kong, protest leaders have

i'm amy goodman. pentagon spokesman john kirby shows a video on youtube. it appears to show a cache of weapons. >> they are certainly the kinds of materials that were dropped. it is not out of the realm of the possible in that regard. we are taking a look at this. we just do not know. when we have something definitive, we will do that. i do want to add that we are very confident that the vast majority of the bundles did end up in the right hands. we are only aware of one that did not. admiral kirby said the us had targeted the one bundle that went astray with an airstrike. the obama administration had previously said kobani was not a part of its strategic objective, but the wall street journal reports the u.s. was actually working very closely with syrian -- kurdish commanders in secret to defend kobani. islamic state militants have renewed their assault on yazidi religious minorities around sinjar mountain in iraq. the world health organization has announced trials for vaccines without the people in

i'm amy goodman. i am juan gonzalez.elcome to our listeners and viewers from around the country and world. jon kyl duvalier has died at the age of 63. , he ruledaby doc haiti from 1971 until 1986. he took power after the death of his father who had ruled since 1957. his death came months after a portion -- haitian court ruled that he could be charged with crimes against manatee and could be held responsible for abuses by the army and pillar military forces under his rule. watch,ng to human rights his rule was marked by systematic human rights violations. hundreds of political prisoners held in a network of jails died from their pro-treatment. his government repeatedly closed independent newspapers and radio stations. journalists were beaten and tortured and forced to leave the country. one of his most vocal critics in the 1980's was a priest known as jean bertrand aristide who would later become the first democratically elected president. >> despite his human rights record, duvalier was a close ally of the u.s. after yea

i'm amy goodman. the united nations children's fund says the ebola outbreak is creating vast numbers of orphans in west africa. at least 3700 children are said to of lost at least one or both errands. at the united nations, sarah crowe of unicef expressed shock at the inadequate global response so far. >> there were 45 doctors in liberia for a population of 4.5 million. you can get a sense of the scale of what is needed. health officials are needed. medical professionals are needed . of course, finances. i'm quite stunned to come back and see that we are still with this really sense of a global concern, there -- it is still so poorly funded, the ebola efforts. the only real way to stop ebola spreading is to support the efforts on the ground. >> the u.n. has been providing emergency food aid to some 260,000 people in an ebola-stricken community near the liberia capital. in an open letter to the world, the library arne -- liberian president said because of the ebola crisis -- nigeria, meanwhile, has bee

i'm amy goodman. the first patient diagnosed with ebola in the united states has died more than a week after being hospitalized in dallas. thomas eric duncan's condition had taken a turn for the worse in recent days. he had been placed on dialysis and was receiving an experimental drug. dallas mayor mike rawlings announced his death. >> this hurts deeply and we're hoping this was not going to happen. but on behalf of the city of dallas, i extend our deepest sympathies to the families and the friends of mr. duncan. i remain confident in the abilities of our health care professionals in the medical advances in the united states, and reassure you we will stop people -- the ebola virus in its tracks from spreading until our community. >> duncan had come to the u.s. to marry his fiancÉe. he had contracted the disease in liberia while helping a pregnant ebola victim to the hospital. his family has voiced fears he was given inferior treatment because he is an african, not a u.s. national. duncan, who had no

i'm amy goodman. cuba is sending 91 additional medical staff to west africa to help combat a record outbreak of ebola. the teams of doctors and nurses are departing today for liberia and guinea. cuba has already dispatched 165 health workers to sierra leone, bringing the country's total contribution to 256 people. more than one third of all medical staff there. leaders from latin american and the caribbean gathered for an ebola summit in havana on monday. speaking at the summit, cuban president raul castro offered to work with the united states. >> we believe that any politicization of this great problem should be avoided. the divorcement from the fundamental objectives, which is to help this epidemic in africa and prevention in other regions. following from what the sick terry general of the united nations -- secretary-general said september 5, we have representatives participate in events held at the world health organization and the united nations, confirming that cuba is willing to work closely wi

i'm amy goodman. the governors of new york and new jersey are facing federal pressure to reverse new quarantine rules on medical workers returning from west africa. under the policy, arriving passengers with the risk of ebola exposure will be placed in a 21 day quarantine. illinois hasn't limited a similar policy. white house officials lobbied new jersey governor chris christie and new york governor andrew cuomo over the weekend, saying the rules would discourage workers from joining the ebola response in west africa. on sunday night, new york governor cuomo announced a slight easing of the restrictions, saying the workers can be quarantined at home. at a news conference, andrew cuomo said he is try to balance the need from -- containing the ebola with the protection of new yorkers. >> i understand some people may believe the 21 day home quarantine is a burden. i would ask for their cooperation and understanding. remember what we're trying to balance. we're trying to balance aid to protection and the

i'm amy goodman. the obama administration has released new protocols for handling people who have been in contact with ebola patients amidst global condemnation of quarantines imposed by some states. the new policy from the centers for disease control and prevention requires a checkup and phone call with a local health authority but does automatically place workers under confinement. the update came after new jersey governor chris christie agreed to release a nurse who was placed in an isolated tent outside a newark hospital after returning from sierra leone. kaci hickox had denounced her treatment publicly after she was confined despite having no ebola symptoms. in a statement read by a spokesperson, united nations secretary general ban ki-moon criticized the state measures. >> their exceptional people who are giving up themselves to humanity and should not be subjected to restrictions that are not based on science. those who develop infections should be supported, not stigmatized. the secretary-gene

i'm amy goodman. military chiefs from the us-led coalition fighting the islamic state are meeting today in washington as the militant group continues to advance in iraq and syria. isis militants have reportedly claimed nearly half of the embattled town of kobani, along the syria-turkey border, despite three weeks of us-led airstrikes. on monday, security sources told agence france press the city of heet on the edge of anbar province was entirely under isis's control after iraqi government troops withdrew to another base. heet is about 115 miles west of the iraqi capital baghdad. the violence in anbar province -- united nations, as many as 180,000 people have fled the area in and around heet. speaking monday, british foreign secretary philip hammond said iraqi forces must take the lead on the ground. we're looking with cola can bestalition forces on how the needs of security forces for retraining, technical support, and assistance. and we absolutely are prepared to provide personnel for specialist role

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i'm amy goodman. the u.s.-led bombing campaign in iraq and syria has seen its biggest day so far with british warplanes joining the attack. at least 24 strikes were launched between the two countries, where the islamic state controls a vast stretch of territory. britain took part in the strikes for the first time since its parliament voted to authorize the campaign on friday. the strikes today have hit towns including syria's ain al-arab, which has come under sustained islamic state assault that's forced tens of thousands of syrian kurds to flee. the white house has confirmed it's relaxed standards aimed at preventing civilian deaths for the u.s. airstrikes in iraq and syria. according to yahoo! news, the obama administration has acknowledged that a policy announced last year calling for "near certainty" of no civilian casualties in drone strikes will not apply to the current bombing. the admission came in response to queries about a strike that killed up to a dozen civilians in the syrian village of kafr dary

i'm amy goodman. the nurse freed from a mandatory quarantine in new jersey says she won't obey a new confinement order in maine. kaci hickox had been forced to live inside a tent at a newark hospital after returning from west africa, despite testing negative for ebola. on monday, hickox was released to her home in maine, where she now faces a 21-day home confinement rule. hickox's attorney says she will followhe federal guidelines requiring constant self-monitoring and a checkup with a local health authority. she remains asymptomatic as she has been from the beginning. in his first comments on the state quarantine rules, president obama said medical workers traveling to west africa deserve support. >> we can make sure when that come back, there being monitored in a prudent fashion, but we want to make sure that we understand that they are doing gods work over there, and they're doing that to keep us .afe i want to make sure that every policy we put in places supportive of their efforts. because if the

i'm amy goodman. >> on juan gonzalez. welcome to our listeners and viewers around the country and world. we begin by looking at the spread of ebola worldwide, and here in the u.s. on tuesday, the world health organization said nearly 9000 people have now contracted the virus, mostly in west africa, and now has a death rate of 70%. they estimated there could be up to 10,000 new cases per week in the coming months, up from a current 1000. this morning, authorities announced a second health care worker at texas health presbyterian hospital has tested positive for the disease after caring for patient thomas eric duncan in dallas. what ithas identified calls a large group of other workers involved in duncan's care who could be at risk. this comes as the country's largest nurses union, national nurses united, say hospitals have failed to protect workers from the virus. in a conference call tuesday, the unions president said nurses at the dallas hospital described how they had to use medical tape to secure openings in their flim

i'm amy goodman. we are on the road in denver colorado, broadcasting from the studios of the open media foundation/denver open media. denver has been plagued by a string of police brutality cases, and this week a federal jury awarded a historic $4.6 million to the family of a homeless preacher who sheriff's deputies used excessive force against him. marvin booker was a homeless street preacher from a prominent family of southern preachers. in 2010, he was killed by deputies in the booking room of the denver jail. surveillance video of booker's death shows what happened. a warning to our tv viewers as we show the video now -- it contains disturbing content. it shows marvin booker being grabbed by an officer, then piled on by a team of officers who then restrain him in handcuffs, and put him in a chokehold. after he appears motionless, he is then tasered. eventually deputies carry him out of sight of the camera. booker was pronounced dead hours later in what the coroner ruled a homicide. prosecutors dec

i'm amy goodman. australia has become the latest country to join the us-led military campaign against militants from the islamic state in the iraq and syria. prime minister tony abbott said australian planes will take art in air strikes and special forces would be deployed. turkey's parliament has also authorized the government to order military action against the militants. the news comes as the iraqi defense minister claims iraqi forces have made gains against isis. the united nations has released a report detailing possible war crimes and an accelerating death toll in iraq. since january, more than 9000 have been killed, more than half the isis offensive began in june. the u.n.sperson for high commissioner for human rights unveiled the reports findings. report,is a devastating it covers just nine weeks. just a huge array of a appalling human rights abuses, mostly by isil. this includes rape, murder, exution, sometimes large numbers of people, abduction, recruiting of children, making them into figh

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i'm amy goodman. the world health organization says liberia, the country , rise of over 30%.the rice has been a treated to underreporting. but the world health organization also says liberia, the country worst hit by the epidemic, may be seeing a decline in the virus. world health organization assistant director general dr. bruce aylward said he is cautiously optimism. >> the actual number of newly reported cases is beginning to decline in liberia and the government is really driving a multipronged investigation, looking at multiple strands of evidence to try and understand is this real, is this a reporting phenomenon, or is it even a case -- you know, a care seeking phenomenon that is changing. so far, based on the information received today, and again most of you somewhat are aware of this, it appears the trend is real in liberia. >> a nurse who was quarantined in new jersey after returning from sierra leone has said she will not obey quarantine restrictions in her home state of maine. state officials are seekg a court order to force kaci hickox to remain in her home even t

i'm amy goodman. >> welcome to our listeners and viewers around the country and around the world.eone is pleading for more international help despite the ebola outbreak in west africa. recorded 120 deaths on saturday in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared more than four months ago. the president spoke on monday. we should be this, mindful that ebola is still around. we need more treatment centers. we need 1000 treatment centers in the whole country. what we are doing is our responsibility. as a government, it is our responsibility to do it. but we need the partners who want to help us to come as fast as possible. we need them yesterday. if it until today they are not here, they should not wait for another day. >> at least 678 people have died in sierra leone. says at least 3404 have died of a cola in west africa. the actual title is believed to be higher. president obama said his administration is working on fortional protocols screening airplane passengers to identify people who might have ebola. without a travel ban on africa. protocols to do additional p

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