ebola is the "inside story." hello, i'm ray soares. ebola is a disease caused by a virus. it's very easily spread from person to person. up to nine out of ten people who contract the disease die of it. people who have been incubating ebola shed bodily fluids through vomiting and diarrhea, and contact with the bodily fluids is how the disease spreads. there's no cure, no vaccine, rapidly the viruses spread. with cases reported now in four west african countries, the world faces the frightening prospect of a widening outbreak. today's ebola outbreak in west africa is the worst in history. and as there a race to control it. since march, the world health ocean has confirmed that 670 people have died in liberia, sierra leon and guinea. there have been 400 reported cases, including two americans working if those countries. now a cause for concern. patrick sawyer died of ebola after flying on more than one plane. while sick, he got on a flight in liberia, and then it's believed he had a stop over in ghana. he changed planes in towingo before ending his trip in liberia. now his ca

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two americans we've now learned are infected with ebola. >> this is the largest ebola outbreak we'vee friends and colleagues serving on the front lines of this epidemic and they tell me it's spreading faster than we've ever seen. the key is to isolate people as soon as they show any signs of ebola. that can be really challenging in these situations. there's so much fear and distrust. we're hearing about doctors being attacked. so that really stops them from being able to do their job properly and isolate people early on. >> i was just reading a "new york times" article that talked about that how, you know, residents in these three nations where we've seen ebola are now blocking the aid workers, superstitious of them, thinking they're the ones spreading this disease. we have seen in the past ebola outbreaks controlled. what will it take this time around, doctor, give be tn the that it is covering such a large area across three nations? >> the scary thing is in the past we've had outbreaks before but they've been smaller and in remote villages in central africa. the worrying thing this

. >> ebola came this close to coming. it missed us this time. it might not miss us next time if we don't do something now. >> reporter: now officials in nigeria say they are tracking 59 people so far who may have had contact with sawyer, who flew through two airports. just an example of the outbreak jumping borders in the air, and raising concerns here in the u.s. there are 84 flights a week leaving these affected countries that fly to cities with direct connections to the u.s. >> i don't think it's realistic to expect that nothing is ever going to slip through the cracks. the issue to global health security is a shared international responsibility. >> reporter: directors here at samaritan's purse say they're going to closely monitor their staff and family for any signs of ebola over the next few weeks. they will be on the lookout for fever, headaches, and ax and pains. brian? >> stephanie gosk in boone, north carolina to start us off tonight. stephanie, thanks. >>> the health news story that's making news in this country

the problem is the current tests dete detect ebola after they show symptoms.evers, chills, muscle aches and nausea. and unlike the flu, it's only spread through contact with bodily fluid, not through the air, and officials here say because of the way it's transmitted, there's very little risk for the u.s. population that said, wolf, the cdc has officials working at 18 different entry points in the u.s. so they'll be on hand to help in case a passenger is exhibiting symptoms of ebola, wolf? >> what a frightening story that is. ramifications clearly, clearly enormous. pamela brown, thanks for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. stay with us. the israel and hamas situation very dangerous. dangerous right now. we'll be back tomorrow, in the meantime, erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> next breaking news, hamas says no to a cease-fire. israel says it was on board. so what will it take to get people to agree? plus, commercial planes flying over war zones right now and every hour of the day. an out front special report. and the deadliest ebola in world

weeks earlier without them knowing she had ebola. because it has symptoms of other illnesses like malaria. and so he helped to care for his sister and that's how he contracted it. and didn't know that she had it, not until after she died. and her body was tested positive for ebola. >> his widow. the bbc health correspondent has been to southeast guinea where the outbreak started in march and spoke to a 41-year-old who had ebola and survived. >> translator: when i was sick and given the rumors that were flying about that ebola had no cure, i was terribly afraid. i was asking myself all the time, am i going to survive this? am i going to come out of this alive? i went on my own accord to the treatment center. i went to the center where i was well received, and i was tested and i was put into a room where other ebola suspects were. the next day i was told clearly that i had tested positive for ebola. while i was at the center, i had diarrhea for four days. dysentery for three days and fever that var aried between 39.6 and 38 degrees. an

they're frightened to consult medical facilities to treat ebola or recognize ebola, it's one of the big challenges we're facing in responding to this outbreak. >> another growing concern for health experts and governments across west africa is a combination of a highly infectious, highly lethal virus, insufficient resources. already one of the biggest airlines in the region has stopped flights to sierra leone and liberia as a pre-sensitive measure because people who are incubating ebola are well enough to travel. but when symptoms develop they expose their friends and relatives to the virus. medics and emergency crews seem to be particularly at risk. that is how two u.s. aid workers are believed to have contracted it. two of the men hundreds of people that this outbreak has now touched. it's already the worst ever recorded, and there is no sign that it's under control. dominick cane, al jazeera. >> an explosion at a college in nigeria has killed at least three people today, seven others were injured. police say a female suicide-bo suicide-bomber blew herself up outside of an administrat

the spread of the deadly ebola virus in africa, the teams now change their strategies. >> a growing ebola outbreak that has claimed 700 lives in three countries. sierra leone said it would use it's military to enforce a quarantine. >> reporter: these are the protective measures that medics in liberia have to undertake before they can treat ebola patients. in order to treat them they're pickerly at risk of infection. but now the ebola is spreading to the wider community, it has forced the government to institute it's own measures to protect the whole country. the president has ordered the closure of all schools. all public buildings on friday and one month compulsory relief for all non-essential staff. she emphasized how important it is for people to act responsebly. >> protect yourself. >> out and carry the message. >> reporter: ebola is transmitted through infected bodily fluids. if a healthy person comes into close contact with a sufferer they're at risk. >> the most efficient way it's transmitted when people are taking care of people who are infected and they get directly exposed to bo

they didn't know it was ebola, because ebola displays other symptoms like miliaria symptoms, so theyhought she may have malaria. if he known, he would have definitely taken better precautions. >> reporter: liberia shut down some boarders and closed all of its schools and health officials in certain west african countries are screening in bound and out bound airline passengers and the cdc is working with them to show people how to protect themselves from ebola. the cdc with these isolation pods should it need to transport anyone that needs to be brought back to the u.s. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> now, the current ebola epidemic is centered in west africa. but the disease was first discovered elsewhere. >> one of the scientists told us how the outbreak began. >> reporter: it was here in the democratic republic of congo, then zaire, that the ebola virus was found. >> we looked at the register to look through it in the periods when the outbreak was occurring, to see if could find any patients with the diagnosis that might be compatible with the diagnosis of ebola. >> reporter: pro

in this half hour, fears in west africa that the ebola virus is spreading. bring you a special report from guinea on how the killer disease is affecting communities there. >>> and later, the last surviving crew member of enola gay, the plane that dropped the atomic book on hiroshima has died. we'll talk to a filmmaker about how it affected his own life. >>> aaron is back. the uk joining the driverless revolution. >> lucy, it is the big race and it is a big ambition. today, the uk government announced it was the driverless cars on our roads here in britain by january of next year. really? question is are our roads ready and are drivers ready to sit back and let this do all the work? >>> welcome back to "gmt." ebola, one of the world's deadliest diseases, with up to 90% of cases resulting in death is spreading across west africa. some airlines have stopped flights into liberia and sierra leone as concerns grow about the outbreak. but health officials say patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. and they're traveling now to rem

ebola kills 90% of those infected.uthorities worry many others could be infected and not know it yet. two americans have tested positive for the virus after treating ebola patients. we are monitoring their progress. both of them alive and fighting tonight. and now officials on alert after an american boarded a flight last week not knowing he had ebo ebola. he died just days later. is ebola truly just a plane ride away from the united states? jean casarez is out front. >> reporter: naturalized u.s. citizen patrick was hoping to fly home next week to celebrate his daughters' birthdays. the ebola virus changed everything. >> it's hit our front daughter. he was well known in the community. everyone knew him. everyone feels like they've lost their best friend or their brother. >> his wife decontee and their three children left mourning and wondering how it could happen. after visiting his infected sister, sawyer flew from liberia to nigeria and became violently ill. >> he departed on the plane with no symptoms. and he repor

and all it takes is a plane ride to bring ebola here. without warning freak storms hit coast-to-coast, tornadoes tearing through areas where they're rarely seen out east. and on the west coast, deadly lightning strike on a beach. >>> raging attacks, a strike on a hospital, the fight over who fired the shot as israel warns it's preparing for the long haul. >>> and as little as five minutes a day, that's all they say it takes to cut your risk of stroke or heart attack in half. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. the deadly ebola virus is spreading rapidly in africa. it has so far infected two of the americans who have gone there to fight it. and here's the problem for americans, in the jet age the spread of a dangerous illness like ebola is no longer someone else's problem. in a world linked by air, a case of ebola is only a plane ride away from coming to this country. so far there have been over 1,000 confirmed cases. over 600 patients have died. public health officials here in the u.s. are moving fast and issuing warnings. it's

-- of ebola. nearly 700 have died. it requires direct contact with bodily fluids, unlike the flu. >> we're pretty confident that normal isolation protocols in u.s. or western-style medicine, would prevent transmission. >> still the c.d.c. urges all doctors here to be on the watch for anyone traveling from that region that may show symptoms including fever, rash, vomiting and diarrhea. >> the american widow of a libeerian government official who died of ebola last week is sneaking out. she said her husband planned to travel toway next month. >> we don't need -- to iowa next month. >> they plan to put 340 volunteers out of liberia and guinea and sierra leon. but they say at this point they have no travel restrictions for the region. >> there's a push to stop sexual assaults on university campuses. >> how virginia senator mark warner is hoping to make that happen next. >> if you have missed the hot, sticky july weather, don't worry, it's coming back. doug's full forecast is next. >> coming up in spor

dedication in the face of the deadliest ebola outbreaker.ince march, more than 1,000 cases have been reported in guinea, sierra leone and 660 of them have died. there's no sign the epidemic is slowing down. >> it's probably going to be several months before we're able to get a grip on this epidemic and redo you understand the number of cases. >> growing fears that the virus could spread beyond the three tr

ebola. that's very interesting, don. the reason that's done sometimes, not commonly done, but someone who has recovered from ebola, in their blood can be the antibodies to help fight the virus. if you give some of the blood from a recovered patient to, for instance, a doctor here, it might have some benefit. they're both trying things, right now the doctor and nancy, both of them, trying things not commonly done but may provide some benefit. >> certainly frightening. we wish the best for them. sanjay will be on top of this for the network. we'll continue to tune in to sanjay. two infected american aid workers dr. kent brantley and missionary nancy wrightbol are continuing the fight for their lives. her son speaking to cnn today. >> mom continues in stable condition, but it's very serious and she's still fighting as my dat dad told me. she's weak but working through it. one piece of good news is that yesterday they were having a very difficult time getting an iv in to her for proper fluids. d

and tpeers part of the problem is the fear and misinformation surrounding ebola. >> reporter: we are talking about a region with conflicts. it is more terrifying than war. many parties won't go for treatment and refuse to go into isolation wards believing that is where people go to die. in some instances families have broken into treatment centers to free their relatives. there have been reports of health workers being attacked accused of bringing ebola into the country rather than trying to treat it. and, of course, it doesn't help that aid workers often wear full protective gear, which only adds to the fear. >> brown: and, debora, what are the governments of these countries doing? >> reporter: in sera leone security forces are going door to door looking for infected people and encouraging them to go for treatment. in liberia, ebola survivors are doing much the same thing trying to get the message across that going into an isolation ward is not a death sentence. both countries have declared public health emergencies. some schools are closed. there are also some border crossings clos

but doctors say the risk of ebola spreading in the u.s.is remote, in part because it's not airborne. it can only pass from person to person through physical contact. >> even if we had a case introduced in the united states, the likelihood of extensive spread is extremely small. >> reporter: but even a small chance the virus could spread globally has many health officials concerned. fin ola sweeney, cnn. >>> turning back to the crisis in gaza when cnn's special coverage continues. next, an in-depth look at hamas. how it came into being, and what it hopes to accomplish in the future. >>> plus, angry backlash in the europe and u.s. against israel's military operation in gaza. >>> you're watching cnn special coverage. i'm max foster in london with a look at the hour's stop stories. as israeli air strikes and artillery pound gaza, militants continue their rocket fire into israel. palestinians say more than 1,300 people have been killed. israel reports 59 deaths. the u.s. and united nations are demanding more be done to protect civilians. israel

ebola is not an airborne disease. erin burnett asked dr. ian lip kin about how worried he is about the virus reaching beyond the african continent. >> it's not like influenza or sars, it's not like mers. we are concerned about it, but i think it's going to be easier to contain ebola, at least in the developed world than it would be if we had something that was airborne. >> for more on the symptoms of ebola and how it's spreading, here's dr. sanjay gupta. >> ebola can start off very vague, you might have a headache, fever. people often develop redness in the eyes. it progressively gets more severe. they have abdominal pain. they may feel really tired. that's one of the signs that raises people's suspicions. a lot of times they have a clotting disorder, where they start to bleed because their blood is not clotting. the way you end up knowing for sure is to do a blood test. the thing with ebola is that you might see symptoms very quickly within a day or so, or it could take up to three weeks. >> we know of people who were fine early in the mor

didn't know it was ebola. ebola displays other symptoms like malaria symptoms.o they thought she may have malaria. had he known, he would have definitely taken better precautions. >> reporter: liberia has shut down some of its borders and closed all of its schools. health officials in certain west african countries are screening in-bound and out-bound airline passengers and the cdc is working with them to show people how to protect themselves from ebola. the cdc ready with these isolation pods should it need to transport anyone stricken with ebola that needs to be brought back to the u.s. >>> we move to this development out of the u.s. now. u.s. house republicans have cleared the way for house speaker john boehner to sue u.s. president barack obama. over claims that he abuse d his powers at the expense of congress and the constitution. the resolution was approved. >> mr. boehner's legal action is expected to focus on the president's handling of the affordable care act, also known as obamacare. this fight comes four months before congressional mid term elections.

they didn't know it was ebola. because ebola displays other symptoms like malaria symptoms.they thought she may have malaria. so he was helping. had he known, you know, he would have definitely taken better precautions. >> reporter: liberia has shut down some of its borders and closed all of its schools, and health officials in certain west african countries are screening inbound and outbound airline passengers and working with cdc to show people how to protect themselves from ebola. the cdc ready with these isolation pods should it need to transport anyone stricken with ebola that needs to be brought back to the u.s. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> oh, boy. pam brown, thank you very much. i'm joined now by dr. jorge rodriguez, a board certified internist and gastroenterologist. doctor, welcome. >> thank you. >> so far this virus hasn't entered the u.s., as far as we know. but as we heard it in pamela brown's story, there two peace corps volunteers are in isolation, and 340 are being moved out of west africa. should these workers be allowed back to the united states, or sh

didn't know it was ebola because ebola displays other sifrm toms like malaria symptoms so they thought may have malaria, so he was helping. had he known, he would have definitely taken better precautions. >> already, the virus has spread across several nation's borders, with cases in sierra leone and liberia. more than 600 people have died. they're screening inbound and outbound passengers and the cdc are working with people to show people how to protect themselves from ebola. flights can radio ahead to the cdc's emergency center if they suspect a passenger is infected. >> i think it's very hard for someone to speculate that we're going to see ebola in the united states. i think it's extremely unlikely. of course, there is a possibility of somebody flying in from africa or some place. >> right now the cdc is working with authorities in west africa to contact and test anyone who may have had direct contact with patrick sawyer, the american who died over there. a passenger was quarantined, but tests came back negative. the rick of ebola actually spreading in the u.s. is low because it is

however, just walking by someone with ebola is not going to give you ebola because it's not airborne.seen it spread within this area, we have not seen a global spread. so i think there's a lot of concern about health care workers. i don't think there is a huge concern that this is somehow going to spread to the united states. and you mentioned coming to the united states and think about it this way. when someone has ebola, they get so sick quite quickly that it would be difficult for them to get on a plane and travel. >> if caught early, how treatable is ebola? >> it's not treatable. ebola has up to a 90% fatality rate. some people survive them but most people do not. there's not much we can do about ebola. >> elizabeth cohen, thank you so much. for more on this story and other news of the day, head to cnn.com. >>> it's not just israelis and palestinians fighting, it's americans, too. coming up, we'll hear about americans fighting in the israeli army. on. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential

the largest outbreak of the ebola disease in history. over 1200 cases, over 670 deaths, with no known cure. the fatility rate is at high as 90%. so far it has been limited to countries in western frick but has already touched americans. patrick sauer, an american citizen, born in liberia, came down with ebola after caring for his sister with the disease. he died last week traveling to nye year ya. dr. kent brantley and other woman working with a charity are seriously ill with the disease. while brantly wore protective gary there are concerns for his family. they were with him a week before he was sick. they're now on 21-day fever watch. the disease is spread through blood. countries are making huge care to minimize contact. screening borders, educating a very worried population, and so is the united states. the white house saying it is monitoring the outbreak and is offering assistance. crucially the centers for disease control now says the risk of this deadly virus spreading is remote as long as care is taken. back to you. >> our physic

turning now to the west african ebola outbreak that has the whole world on edge. today officials from the u.k. and hong kong are quarantining airline passengers who have shown symptoms of that disease. cases in both countries reportedly tested negative for ebola, but understandably, no precautionary step seems too extreme. at the same time, pan-african airline has suspended flights in and out of that affected region after patrick sawyer, a u.s. citizen who worked for the finance ministry of his native liberia, con tracked the disease there and later died after flying to nigeria. according to the world health organization, at least 670 people have died in this year's outbreak. and now liberia has shut down several border crossings to try to keep that deadly virus from spreading further. close calls like sawyer's are fueling fears that the often deadly disease could arrive right here at home in the u.s. as "the l.a. times" reports, sawyer had made plans to be stateside in early august to celebrate the birthdays of two of his three young daughters. >> ebola came this

to all sorts of locations around the world, how do you catch ebola? let's be clear. >> ebola is not something transmitted through the air, like the flu. this is something that typically is transmitted from someone who has ebola and is very, very sick. at the time they're very, very sick, that's when most of the virus is in their body and is in their bodily fluids. in some of those bodily fluids get on somebody else, often health care workers, because they're taking care of these sick people, some of the bodily fluids can transmit the virus to the other people. so if that -- that's typically the transfer. close contact, bodily fluids and typically the person transmitting it is already very sick. >> so why has this particular outbreak been so bad? >> well, you know, i think there's a few things, hala. first of all, you know, we move around more than we have in the past. just movement. and typically in the past, ebola was relegated to the small villages in remote africa. and when i was there in guinea and the capital city, you had people there, city of 2

. >> the deadly ebola virus is spreading across west africa, what u.s.ased organization are doing to fight the growing threat. >>> new this morning, a teen set himself on fire because of that's going viral on the internet. >> we have choices to tell you about, let's go to meteorologist david murphy for the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: good morning, guys, we have a little bit of cloud cover to the west, but it could be a dry day. there's a possibility of a passing, spotty thunderstorm. best chance is in the northern and western suburbs. dry for now, 66 in philadelphia. cool and comfortable again. nobody in the 50s outside the poconos and millville right now, but still cool in places like trenton and allentown and reading. 68 in sea isle city along the boardwalk in ac. 64 by 6:00. and 68 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 71 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 83 by 3:00 p.m., i think we may hold off until 4:00 when we hit that high of 84. a chance of a spotty thunderstorm we'll look at future tracker's play on that, we know we have higher humidity returning tomorrow. it's in th

>>> plus, ebola patients coming back to the united states.ne of them to doctor san ja gupta's hospital. >>> breaking news, a temporary cease fire in the middle east. the u.n. announcing that all sides have agreed to lay down their arms for a short period of time. it's a humanitarian lull. our foreign affairs correspo correspondent elise labert is there. >> reporter: they're looki ininr the parties to show commitment to a longer-term arrangement that addresses many parts of this problem. all of them trying to piece this together. listen to secretary kerry speaking just moments ago. >> they've agreed they are prepared to implement a 72-hour, unconditional cease-fire. so, starting later this morning, 8:00 a.m., august 1st, the parties are expected to cease all offensive activities, and neither side will advance beyond its current locations. israel will be able to continue its defensive operations for the tunnels behind its lines. and the palestinians will be able to receive food, medicine, and additional humanitarian assistance as well as to be

to the ebola cases first.eases are discouraged in africa but the americans got it and they were trying to help the population avoid the disease. >> ebola has a roughly cure rate of ten percent and almost no treatment for. it back when we had the ebola epidemic people here in the united states were asking, could it be ebola and then we forgot about it. now 672 people in west africa died from ebola outbreak in the last 6 or 7 months. there's never been a case in north america. but these are the first two americans infected with the ebola virus. and god bless the folks who do, mission and charity work. serious is one notch below critical and they are hang nothing there. it is something fascinating going on in the public health community. >> is there a possibility that an ebola carrier could come on to the country and start it here? >> by the time public health catches up with. it look at symptoms, fever and cough, nausea and diarrhea and sore throat. they are generic symptoms and a lot of folks are asking, how wo

they weren't there for ebola-related projects.sequently that person died of ebola, and they went back and found all the contacts. two of them were these peace corps volunteers. so the process right now is that they into isolation. so in case they have the infection, they don't continue to spread it. and they have their temperature monitored every day. if they go without a fever for 21 days, then it's unlikely they have the infection. but even as their colleagues are leaving the country, jim, some 340 peace corps volunteers, they are staying behind for this isolation process. also, those two health care workers in liberia, we've heard a couple days ago they were quite sick, even deteriorating in terms of their physical health at that point. a little bit of good news. they may have stabilized, even had slight improvements. although it is still very much touch and go with regard to their health. but it does raise this question, jim, that you and i had talked about. could they be evacuated? and if so, how would that all happen? take a

we're worried about ebola. these are folks who are uninspected. >> so sanjay, how likely is it these kids coming in from latin america are infected with the ebola vir us? >> that's not true. they're not infected. the cases have been in west africa so far. there's a couple things about that i think are worth clarifying. first of all there's no evidence that there's ebola in mexico and so getting it across the border that way doesn't make sense. the other thing is that people who are sick with ebola and likely to transmit it, to make other people sick, they are already really sick, meaning that they're not up walking around typically, shaking hands with people on an airport or coming across a borer it. they're usually in bed in a hospital, if they can be in a hospital but they're just not able to get up, they're that sick, before they become contagious at all. that didn't make sense on a lot of different levels, but the idea again that someone could get on a plane who has been exposed and then arrive in a country

tonight, breaking news, the american missionary stricken with ebola suddenly coming home. being medevaced to an american hospital. we'll take you inside the race against time. >>> and this just in, a possible breakthrough, a new three-day cease-fire in the middle east. >>> the nfl football star at the center of the firestorm speaking about his wife and that video of her lying on the ground after abuse. >>> and tonight we catch up with the young woman who became a worldwide symbol of hope and inspiration. >>> a good evening to you on this thursday night. we begin with the breaking news about those americans fighting the deadly

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some tested already for ebola. flew with him have been contacted. with more than 100 ebola deaths, liberia closed some boarders and set up screening check points at airports, the cdc warned health care workers to watch out for any patients that may have recently traveled to west africa and could have contracted the virus. the cdc sent guidance to american air carriers how to identify and deal with passengers and disinfectant aircraft after an infected passenger leaves the plane. >> airline carriercarriers, air crew members can be important in the front line. >> reporter: the disease spread with more than 1,000 cases being report in guinea, sierra leone and liberia. more than 6,000 died. the problem is current tests detect ebola only after a patient shows symptoms. fever, sore throat, chills, muscle aches and nausea. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> two other americans infected with ebola are fighting for their lives tonight. nancy writebol and kent brantly of texas are both working on the front line of liberia's c

you look at ebola outbreaks. the group that's at highest risk of getting it is actually health care workers. that's because to get it, you have to be in close contact with patients. you get it from their secretions or a contaminated surface. you try to provide health care workers with all the equipment. you saw that he had all that gear on. but i've worn that gear. after about 15 minutes, you're so hot in that gear, you either have to get out of there or you're going to get dehydrated, or there can be lapses. they're going to want to see if there was a break in the procedure. >> doctors take extreme caution every day. talk about the air travel spread. >> this is very concerning. when you have ebola, you're only going to transmit it if you're symptomatic, if you're already sick. when someone is boarding a plane, one of the things they do in addition to looking at your passport, they are looking at, are you sick? can you get on that plane? this individual flew from liberia to nigeria and died a couple of days later

it is the largest recorded outbreak of the deadly ebola virus. how the peace corps is responding to this medical emergency. >> and what's cool about your school or perhaps your summer camp? you can email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school or camp on the show. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, be quarantined to contain t ebola outbreak. an ports some americans >>> in liberia schools are being closed and communities could be quarantined to contain the ebola outbreak. david begnaud reports some americans have the disease and others are being evacuated out of an area. >>> reporter: the largest recorded outbreak of ebola is spreading in africa. some 340 u.s. peace corps volunteers have been evacuated from three west african countries out of an abundance of caution. two volunteers from the group had contact with the person who died from the virus. they have not shown any symptoms so far but are isolated and under observation. two american missionaries a man and woman are in serious condition but improvi

ebola is not spread through the air. you only get sick through close contact with body fluids like blood or touching contaminated services. hospitals in the u.s. on high alert. the door to one e.r. in charlotte shuttered today after a visit from a high risk african country. it was a false alarm and the patient was discharged. hospitals are asking every patient their recent travel history. that's a good idea for not just ebola but many infectious diseases. >> thank you so much, rich. our thoughts are with all those families tonight. thank you. >>> now, a bloody day in the middle east, at least 37 people killed in two attacks in gaza. before dawn a united nations school supposed to be a safe zone hit by artillery shells. thousands of people, including children, sleeping inside. hours later, another strike, this time on a popular shopping area filled with palestinians. israel insists it was not targeting the u.n. facility but responding to fire from palestinian militants nearby. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran

it is the largest recorded ebola outbreak in history. since the first cases were reported earlier this year more than 1,300 have been infected and at least 700 died in guinea, sierra leone, liberia and nigeria. this is the first time i treated an ebola epidemic of this size. there have been hundreds of deaths. it is getting out of control. we can not get a handle on it. with the few resources we have. >> health workers in guinea warn locals of the deadly virus and americans to -- measures to take. but some villageers seeing loved ones die blame the health workers themselves. the red cross and world health organization are trying to set the record straight. and ensure locals seek treatment. >> we are counting on you. we understand your concerns and we need you to help us continue our work in and around the village without any further resistance. >> on wednesday the liberian president announced a decision to close schools and quarantine a number of communities across the country. the toughest measures yet imposed by a west african governme

. >>> on the front lines of the fight against ebola. two americans sick with the virus. >>> also legalize it, "the new york times" editorial board says it's time to drop the pot prohibition. let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with a growing crisis in the middle east. the united nations security council held an emergency midnight meeting. the plea an immediate and unconditional cease-fire. also the latest setback, a temporary truce crumbles with israel and hamas trading accusations of who is to blame. the death toll climbs more than 1,000 palestinians killed along with 45 israelis. we heard from u.s. secretary of state john kerry who just returned from the region. >> the biggest challenge is trying to get many factions to cooperate, to reach the same aim. let me tell you something, as somebody in the middle of trying to get many people, just get seven days of a cease-fire in the middle east, i know what you are talking about. it's never easy, but that do

didn't know it was ebola. because ebola displays other symptoms, like malaria symptoms.malaria. so he was helping. of had he known he would have definitely taken better precautions. >> sawyer is not the only person who recently died from the virus. a doctor leading the charge to fight the outbreak died just yesterday from this. also two american health workers got infected with ebola in africa. they're being treated currently. but just to give a bigger picture, bigger perspective, the world health organization says at least 672 people have died from ebola. now the virus has spread across, as we mentioned, these three west african nations, guinea, cier sierra leone and liberia, and 1,200 cases confirmed since march. symptoms, a fever, headache, muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea and vomiting. i want to bring in psychologist anna field setter, joining me live from london. and anna was just recently in sierra leone as recent as two weeks ago, providing counseling and support for these patients and their families. and anna, first, this is risky work. what you do. tell me why y

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news ebola striking two aids workers in africa. can ebola be stopped from reaching the u.s.? >> a case of ebola is only a plane ride away from coming to this country. >> it's one of the deadliest diseazs on this planet. >> the centers for disease control is closely monitoring what's become the largest ebola outbreak in history. >> the lancasterest ever. >> there is no cure for it the symptoms can be frustratingly vague, fever and headaches, vomiting, weakness and stomach pain. at the end kidney failure and then hemorrhage and death. >> two americans are fighting for their lives. >> the spread of a dangerous illness like ebola is no longer someone else's problem. >> and the "wall street journal" jason be bellini joins us. jason, is there a risk that this deadly virus is going to come here? >> hi, greta. is there a risk? , well, there is a risk because now, we have seen at least one person travel out of this infected area in west africa. who to nigeria. one of the real difficulties here is that you can be without symptoms for many weeks, caring this carrying virus. travel abroa

he tested negative for ebola.consider his death a mystery. >> i'm feeling hurt. >> trapped in a whirl wind of emotion for a memorial for his brother. the 24-year-old was in a coma for over a week in liberia, stuck in ongoing ebola quarantine and died last night. >> at the same time, i'm feeling relieved because i know my brother is no longer suffering any more. >> news 4 first told you about nathani dennis last night. he died after our newscast. his family was raising money to bring him back to the u.s. >> we are devastated. we don't feel defeated because we tried as hard as we could. >> the family tells me the liberian government wouldn't allow him to be driven to the hospital because they didn't want the deadly virus to spread. but nathanial tested negative for ebola. he was visiting his family and suddenly started having seizures. >> tonight, his friends hosted a fund-raiser at lima lounge, raising more than $10,000 to help pay for the funeral. >> we would like to bring his body back and bring him a proper buri

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in part they don't want to expose more people to ebola for obvious reasons.d walking around a city or doing things a typical traveler may do. but in the situation where you may be injured yourself or need hospitalization, could you be coming in contact, then, with patients who have ebola? that's a possibility. and that was enough of a concern for the cdc to issue that recommendation. again, nonessential travelers no longer go to west africa. they talked about several different things including a question that comes up quite a bit with with regard to vaccines, some sort of treatment for patients with ebola. and dr. freeden who's the head of the cdc says he believes that's still a year away before something like that's approved. it doesn't mean things like that won't get used in an experimental standpoint, but the idea about having a vaccine available for mass vaccinations, that's just not going to be available for at least a year, probably not during this particular outbreak. so there are lots of different considerations. the cdc is sending 50 more personnel a

across west africa, 672 deaths have been blamed on ebola.ears are growing the outbreak could spread to other continents. >> there is currently no cure for the virus, which is spread through contact with bodily fluids. >> the first symptoms of ebola are high fever and headache. they are examining patients. they are endangering themselves in the process. this week, the disease took the life of sierra leone's top ebola specialist, sheik umar khan. he and his colleagues were working hard to stop the spread of the disease. 1100 people have fallen ill since the epidemic began in march. more than 670 have died. nigeria confirmed its first death from ebola this week, an infected man from liberia. >> we -- he had contact with over 30,000 people. any and everybody who has contacted this person is going to be treated as a suspect. >> there is still no known cure for ebola. experts also bemoaned the lack of cooperation from victims. they say many turn to healers instead of medical doctors when the first symptoms occur, thus increasing the risk of spread

they didn't know it was ebola, because ebola displays other symptoms like miliaria symptoms, so they she may have malaria. if he known, he would have definitely taken better precautions. >> reporter: liberia shut down some boarders and closed all of its schools and health officials in certain west african countries are screening in bound and out bound airline passengers and the cdc is working with them to show people how to protect themselves from ebola. the cdc with these isolation pods should it need to transport anyone that needs to be brought back to the u.s. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> as pamela mansioned, two american aid workers are among those infected. john monroe is a friend and pastor. he joins me tonight. >>> pastor, i understand you spoke to nancy's husband david. what did he tell you about her condition? >> it's a devastating situation, dreadful condition to be tested positive for ebola. i spoke with him this morning. she's holding her own very, very tired, very, very weak. in all of the circumstances, in good spirits if one can be in good spirits in that tough si