as the president of the republic of equatorial guinea. we struggled during his statement of the general debate of the 69th session of the general assembly. i quote him. in fact this session of the general assembly has a great responsibility of finding solutions to the problems of poverty and hunger in the world. violence and armed conflicts, terrorism, piracy, and major pandemics to which ebola as just been added which ravages some african countries. because of its lethal effects and lack of means to combat ebola, the government of the republic of equatorial guinea, on occasion of granting second international prize of -- equatorial guinea in research in life science, has donated $2 million to the world health organization to finance the programs who struggle against this disease, end of quotation. allow me to conclude this brief statement by expressing our entire solidarity with the countries currently affected. appreciation to the countries which are giving the greatest support to combat this pandemic to the secretary-general of the uni

columbia university which has a team in guinea. we will also speak to john hopkins university professor nancy kass about the use of experimental drugs to treat ebola patients. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. 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 prote

he completed his work in guinea on the 12th of october and left guinea on the 14th of october via europe, where he arrived in the united states at jfk airport on the 17th of october. at the time that he departed guinea throughout his journey home to the united states, he was well with no symptoms. when he arrived in the united states, he was also well with no symptoms. and he, being a medical doctor undertook to check his temperature twice a day, which he has done since he departed from guinea. on the 21st, he began feeling somewhat tired, but the first actual symptoms that the patient displayed were today sometime between 10:00 and 11:00 this morning when he experienced a fever and contacted msf who rapidly contacted the health department, and the process of bringing this patient to bellevue hospital, as a person considered at high risk for ebola began. we know that during the time that the patient was home before he became sick that he did leave his apartment. we are aware he went on a three-mile jog. a sign that he was feeling quite well and he also took the subway system. we know he'

it was believed he was infected in the west african nation of guinea. we were told he was working to fight the ebola epidemic alongside the heroic international medical organization called doctors without borders. new york officials said dr. craig spencer felt some mild fatigue in the last couple of days but nothing serious. he has been self monitoring by taking his temperature twice a

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he completed his work in guinea on the 12th of october and left guinea on the 14th of october.where he arrived in the united states at jfk airport on the 17th of october. at the time that he departed guinea throughout his journey home to the united states, he was well with no symptoms. when he arrived in the united states, he was also well with no symptoms. and he, being a medical doctor, undertook to check his temperature twice a day, which he has done since he departed from guinea. op the 21st, he began feeling somewhat tired, but the first actual symptoms that the patient displayed were today sometime between 10:00 and 11:00 this morning when he experienced a fever and contacted msf, who rapidly contacted the health department, and the process of bringing this patient to bellevue hospital as a person considered at high risk for ebola. >> bellevue has been preparing for this and we as a city and state have been prepearing for this for a while. all the processes involved in making sure that he's being monitored, taken care of here at the hospital, i'm mention that in a minute.

her mother reportedly died in guinea a few weeks ago.her family brought her to mali to take care of her. more than 40 people have been in contact with the girl including 10 health workers. they are being closely monitored. ebola has killed more than 4800 people in west africa. the e.u. has just announced it would boost its aid to one billion euros. but more help is needed on the ground. take a listen. >> where we are still having difficulty is getting enough health workers in the field. of all the challenges and difficulties, this remains the most basic challenge and the greatest difficulty. so whether it is getting people who are from a country itself were getting international help -- or getting international help, this is still the biggest challenge. >> tunisian authorities say six people have been killed as security forces launched an assault on a house. suspected islamist militants had been holed up there since thursday along with several women and children. police negotiators tried to convince them to surrender following a heavy gu

a new york city doctor treating patients in guinea.returned, he found he had a fever so he self-quarantined himself in his apartment on the west side on 146th street. here is what the statement from the new york city department of health is. today, hazmat units transported a patient to bellevue hospital who represented a fever. this is new here, gastrointestinal symptoms as well. the patient is a health care worker who returned to the u.s. within the past 21 days from one of the three countries facing the outbreak of ebola. the patient was transported wearing personal protective equipment. so they apparently did put on the equipment. props to the doctor who locked himself inside his apartment. he didn't want to spread this to anybody. after consulting with the hospital they decided to conduct a test for the ebola virus. we are waiting on the test results, they will come in 12 hours and market has lost -- i want to say, charlie, markets lost about 80 points on the rally, but holding on. >> clearly, there's obviously an algorithm tied to

spencer left guinea ten days ago where he was working with guinea patients.y jfk a week ago. on wednesday, that was the first day he reported feeling tired. he still ran errands, even went bowling. then yesterday he developed a high fever and diarrhea and taken to hospital in manhattan where jesse gary is live this morning, outside of that hospital. >> you nengsed in the last half hour how close philadelphia is no new york. we're trying to calm fears, separate fact from panic. should people be worried now that we have this case in the northeast? >> reporter: there is no concern of ebola moving south to gill defl based just off this case. dr. expenser is in isolation, along with his fiancee and two friends who he came in close contact. . official i say the virus is not airborne. it can only be passed person to person. dr. spencer returned from guinea last friday, traveled around the city but didn't develop symptoms until yesterday and then was rushed here and placed in an air-tight room. >> reporter: >> from the public health point of view, i feel confident we

the doctor was treating ebola patients in guinea.t is in west africa and returned to new york only 10 days ago. with more on this, dr. mark jarrett, the chief quality officer at north shore long island jewish hospital. that is one of the hospitals that has been prepped and ready to take ebola patients if they are arrive, if and when. doctor, thanks for being with us by telepho

he completed his work in guinea on the 12th of october and left guinea on the 14th of october via europere he arrived in the united states at jfk airport on the 17th of october. during -- at the time that he departed guinea throughout his journey home to the united states he was well with no symptoms. when he arrived in the united states, he was also well with no symptoms, and he being a medical doctor undertook to check his temperature twice a day which he has done since he departed from guinea. on the 21st he began feeling somewhat tired but the first actual symptoms that the patient displayed were today sometime between 10:00 and 11:00 this morning when he experienced a fever and contacted msf who rapidly contacted the health department and the process of bringing this patient to bellevue hospital as a person considered at high risk for ebola began. we know that during the time that the patient was home before he became sick, that he did leave his apartment. he -- we are aware that he went on a three-mile jog, a sign that he was feeling quite well and he also took the subway system. w

spencer returned from guinea working with doctors without borders at an ebola treatment center. according to "the new york times" he was monitoring himself for signs of infection after his return and the hospital where he works in the emergency room, new york-presbyterian said he has not been on duty since he got back from guinea. new york officials said that he exhibited signs of not feeling well to bellevue earlier today, although he did not exhibit a fever according to health officials until this morning. he had been checking his fever twice a day and when he saw it this morning that's when he contacted his employer doctors without borders who contacted the health department and called 911. as we saw in dallas people who had extensive contact with duncan did not become infect. it is not especially contagious early on. dr. spencer was out in public last night traveling on the subway from manhattan to a bowling alley in williamsburg, brooklyn and taking a taxi back to his home in harlem. it wasn't until today that he reported a temperature of 103 degrees. joining me now dr. pet

this one with the president of guinea. she wants to pressure other countries to do more than appreciate the u.s. response. >> they, themselves haven't taken the responsibility to send doctors or beds or a reasonable amount of money so i want to check out the situation on the ground assess the situation. >> reporter: guinea needs the help. it is one of the poorest countries on the planet and already lost about 900 lives to ebola. so at every stop, health protocols for all of us, including the ambassador who got a shot of hand sanitizer and had her temperature taken three times today. billboards warn of the dangers of ebola but a majority of the people here can't read them. that is where religious leaders come in. the grand imam is sending instructions to the 12,000 mosques. but now this growing concern, that if american health care workers have to be quarantined when they go home, they will stop going. >> it will hurt getting volunteers and i have a community of families here that would like to go home safely and securely.

am bassor now in guinea. we'll go live to the white house next. >>> plus flowers line fences as the town mourns a school shooting in washington and the community is wondering why a popular teen went on a rampage. t with five vital nutrients. [ aniston ] because beautiful skin goes with everything. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results™. aveeno®. tastes better when marie cait's homemade.s dinner like chicken blanketed in golden breadcrumbs and wholesome sides with her signatures touches. marie callender's. . >>> u.s. ambassador to the united nations, samantha power, arrived in ebola-stricken guinea this morning. >> it's the first stop on her visit to the three countries in west africa that have been hardest hit by the deadly virus. cnn's erin mcpike joins us from the white house and candy crowley is also live in washington. let's start with you. what message does ambassad baba power hope to send during this visit? >> reporter: first it's largely symbolic just like it was for president obama friday when he was s

a 2-year-old girl who arrived from guinea. the world health organization is now sending a team of experts to mali. it is the sixth west african country to be affected by ebola. more than 4,800 people have died, mainly in guinea, liberia, and sierra leone, and more cases are being seen outside africa, too. a doctor who returned to the u.s. from west africa has now tested positive for ebola. dr. craig spencer. he treated ebola patients while working in guinea. and in the liberian capital monrovia, doctors have been forced to turn away suspected ebola patients. our correspondent gabriel gatehouse witnessed the difficulties firsthand, and you may find some of his report distressing. >> reporter: this is the epicenter of the outbreak. in a city of a million, almost 50 new cases are reported every day. liberia's tiny band of health care workers are throwing everything they have at ebola. this is maureen. she's a mother of four. she's collected hundreds of highly contagious patients since the start of the outbreak. she and her crew h

the doctor is 33 years old and his name is craig allen spencer, he was in guinea, africa working with doctors without borders treating patients affected with ebola, he returned last tuesday, october 14th, his flight path was from new guinea to brussels and into new york. the doctor called 911 and was transported from his upper manhattan apartment just before noon by an especially trained hazmat unit. it's equipped with personal protective gear to treat hazardous situations, he was taken to bellevue hospital in manhattan and that is where he is being evaluated and treated and the commissioner of health issued a statement saying that this hospital is prepared to handle a case of ebola if this is to be confirmed as such. in this release it reeded in part, that bellevue hospital is designated as the designation and treatment of possible ebola patients by the city and state. new york city is taking all necessary precautions to assure the health and safety of all new yorkers, we could know as early as this evening, tonight, if this is a confirmed case, for sure in the next 12 hours, they ar

i now give the floor to the distinguished representative of guinea. mr. president, mr. deputy secretary general champ d de cabini, ladies and gentlemen, my for the inc.itiave you have taken to organize this meeting which comes from the will of the international community. to spare no efforts in order to find an urgent response to combatting the ebola virus. mr. president, i would like to thank your excellencies, the ministers of health liberia and sierra leone. as well as mr. anthony bambury, for the firsthand information that they have just provided. through very he had figedifying on the scope and the complexity of the multi-dimensional crisis. the health crisis, and the socioeconomic crisis being faced by the affected countries where the illness is found. of course, the gravity of the situation has been described by panelists leaves no doubt about the vital needs for the international community to undertake urgent action in order to reverse the current trend. as you said, mr. president, it will the time has come for specific actions. we need to act quickly, not only

they said he completed his work in guinea october 12th and left on the 14th. via europe, but he didn't arrive at jfk until october 17th so there was some lapse or layover where he spent time in europe. i guess if he was not symptomatic there, there is no concern. i imagine. >> that 's right, don. i think it's a really important point that you're not a threat in terms of transmitting the virus until you're symptomatic and also i'll try to explain this. it's not a binary thing. it's not like as soon as you have symptoms all of a sudden you're fully infection now and before that you are not. as they get sicker that's when they become more and more infectious that is part why people who are health care workers and taking care of the sickest time are going to be at the most rick. mr. duncan, i know it's one patient but people he was living with when he was starting to become ill did not become infected. on the other hand two nurses who took of him when he was very ill contracted it. >> this was just last night where he took the train and went to this bowling alley

witch hunts in papua new guinea. a barbaric practice that simply won't go away. and moving to the city -- we visit chinese farmers happy to have left traditional life behind. we humans have left our mark on the world we live in. under 20% of the planet is still largely untouched. one of these rare areas is in the east of peru. there the manÚ national park is home to an estimated half a million plant and animal species. but it will take some effort to keep it that way. this raises the question, of course, whether humans always have to be a spanner-in-the works when it comes to nature... our reporter explores a project looking to see whether we can reconcile our needs with those of nature. >> peru is one of the five megadiverse countries, those are the most biodiverse countries on earth. and peru is like that because it has got a very arid coast with a very rich offshore current, the humboldt current, then you've got the andes mountains with lots of deep valleys up to snow-capped mountains, and then you go down into the amazon rain forest. and that creates a whole

guinea one of the most affected countries in west africa. e.u.ders try to compromise to tackle climate change. they have agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions but 2030. for activists it is a good step forward but not enough. parliamentary key

>> and megyn we have learned doctor spencer got to guinea in mid september working in guinea treatingebola patients. he says hecuvs# does not believ protective gear had been breeched he left guinea october 14th, arriving at jfk airport october 17th. new york authorities say he came in direct contact with very few people, but that could be largely unknown. here is why. dr. spencer says he began feeling sluggish tuesday of this week. he says he did not have a fever but yesterday, went for a three-mile jog. later took the subway. three different trains to brooklyn. he went to a bowling alley he says at the time he felt fine except for some fatigue. he took uber back home, uber says the cdc and new york health department told them that neither the driver or subsequent passengers were at risk. it's important to note he may not have come into contact with many people, but on dry surfaces ebola can live several hours. in body fluids can live several days and the disease can be transmitted by sweat. the cdc said that people being monitored for ebola should not be on airplanes well, what about

craig spencer, a 33 year old who recently returned from guinea.ealth -- officials say he wouldn't have been contagious before he went to hospital. >> we have a team of disease detectives who have been at work tracing all of the patient's contacts. and we are me paired to karn teen contacts as necessary. >> and mali has a two year old girl who traveled from neighboring guinea and now has ebola. the worst affected countries remain, liberia, sierra leone, and guinea. nigeria and senegal also had cases of ebola, but the world health organization has now declared these two countries free of the disease. mali's health minister says the government has been fully prepared. >> translator: we have already put into force the emergency response to ebola. we were ready from before the case was diagnosed. this morning we have had a rehearsal. we have always taken the threat of ebola seriously, and that is why we have been making sure that we can respond quickly. we are now ready to face ebola. >>> authorities in [ inaudible ] are looking for solutions as they d

spencer flies from guinea to brussels, belgium.hree days later. showing no symptoms during his journey. on tuesday, spencer feels tired and fatigued. he was self-monitoring for symptoms, taking his temperature twice a day. but without a feeling, he goes out in public. wednesday, he goes on a three-mile run. eats at a restaurant and visits the popular park, the highline. he then travels from manhattan to brooklyn on the subway. he later takes an uber taxi to go bowling in williamsburg, brooklyn, at an alley called the gutter. thursday morning spencer develop as fever and immediately contacts doctors without borders, who calls the health department. that afternoon he's rushed to bellevue hospital and put directly in isolation. later testing positive for ebola. authorities reiterated thursday that careful protocols were followed smoothly at every step. and for new yorkers, the risk is quote close to nil. >> he was not symptomatic at that time. he had no fever. and so he did not have a stage of disease that creates a risk of contagious

he came back from guinea where he was treating people with ebola. he is in a bellevue hospital and in isolation. his fiancee and at least two others are quarantined. >> he had been monitoring himself for ebola symptoms but also traveled around the city in recent days. we are live outside bellevue hospital where he is in isolation this morning. it appears new york city officials were that well prepared for this initial case. >> that's right, stephanie, according to city leaders, this all went quite seamlessly. new york mayors said the officials followed clear and strong protocols fans dr. spencer realized he had a fever. the chain of action fell zoo place immediately. the health department was contact and within a matter of minutes, dr. spencer was in quarantine here at bellevue hospital. >> the first person to test positive for ebola in new york now quarantined at bellevue hospital. >> at the outset, we want to state there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. ebola is an extremely heart disease to contract. >> craig spencer was working with d

guinea was the first place in west africa where the outbreak was identified. spencer left that country on fttober 14, traveled to brussels, and arrived in new york city on october 17. from that point forward, the doctor self-monitored, taking his temperature twice a day. on tuesday the 21st, he started to feel fatigued, but visited friends and traveled throughout the city. he went to a meatball restaurant in downtown manhattan and had coffee at a popular outdoor park. on wednesday the 22nd, he ran three miles in his neighborhood, and that evening, took the subway from his apartment in harlem to a bowling alley in brooklyn. after bowling with his fiancee and two friends, he then took an uber car service home. the next morning, between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m., spencer developed a fever of 100.3 and contacted health officials. thursday afternoon, ambulance crews rushed him to bellevue hospital, a scene captured by the "new york post." the hospital is a designated ebola treatment center. new york city mayor bill de blasio: >> in the last few weeks, the protocols have

by then, the disease had traveled across new guinea to sierra leone and liberia.an american with ebola who had flown in. thanks to a massive emergency response, tracing those who had contact with the patient, monitoring their condition, nigeria managed to keep the virus in check. there have been no new cases in over a month. of course, nigeria, economically, is a different story, mali, senegal or the ivory coast, which has borders with the ebola-affected countries. it must not forget to look beyond where ebola is now to where it could well land next. diana magnay, cnn, johannesburg. >>> an exchange of gunfire between north and south korea. the south korean defense minister says gunners from the north shot at balloons, carrying leaflets, criticize iing. the leaflets were timed for an important north korean anniversary which kim jong un apparently missed. he hasn't been seen in public since early september. kim's absence is fueling a lot of speculation in international community. some say he's sick. others wonder if he actually lost power. in seoul, south korea, joi

in guinea where the latest out break began 778 people have died. and 8 people have died in nigeria.ncies in sierra leone say the international community needs to invest far more money and resources into fighting the ebola out break and sierra leone doesn't have enough resources to treat ebola patients, on average there is only one doctor for every 50,000 people. dominick kane reports. >> reporter: this is an ebola treatment center in western free town and cares for people who have tested positive for the disease. those suspected of incubating the virus are placed in a separate ward. those with the full-blown disease are treated in special tents behind steel fences. >> in this moment there are nurse staff inside one tent that they are providing care to one patient and there is always another person outside following the activities that we are doing in the risk area. >> reporter: in this outbreak many of the people treating patients have themselves become infected from accidental contamination. that is something the healthcare workers here take very serious ly. >> translator: and the

at this point we know he is 33-year-old craig allen spencer, in guinea, africa, working with doctors without boarders, treats patients affected with ebola, he returned last friday, and his flitd path was from guinea to brussels and into jfk new york. he was transported from his upper manhattan apartment just before noon, from an especially train trained hazmat unit. precautions were taken on that front and take and to bellevue hospital in manhattan, that is where he is being evaluated and treated. we received a statement this afternoon, this statement reading in part, this coming from doctors without boarders, at this stage there is no confirmation that the individual contracted ebola, doctors without borders is in the interest of public safety and we immediately notetived the new york city department of health and hygiene who is directly managing the individual's care. we could know as early as tonight if this doctor has a confirmed case of ebola, 12 hours is the time span it takes and officials are working to trace all the people that this doctor had been in contact with. just to b

this ebola outbreak started in guinea last december. the world health organization said the disease has killed nearly 5,000 people and infected 10,000 people. the family of the ebola patient who died in dallas says they may file a lawsuit. he was from liberia and visiting his family in texas. he showed up to the hospital in dallas but was sent home with antibiotics. texas law could make it difficult for a lawsuit. plaintiffs have to prove malpractice and willful negligence in the emergency room. and there is a $250,000 cap on pain and suffering. you'll find links to it on our home page. >>> we are learning the possible dna link between two sexual assats dating back to 2005. the suspect in a uva student's disappearance is charged in one of those cases. according to the richmond times dispatch, police say a t-shirt connects a 2005 fairfax rape to the murder of virginia tech student morgan harrington. the search was last believed to be worn by harrington. she disappeared in 2009 after attending a conce in charlottesville. no one has been c

the epicenter of the outbreak remains in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. over the past week guinea diagnosed 106 new confirmed cases, liberia added 17 new cases and sierra leone added 374 confirmed cases. the ebola outbreak is over in senegal and nigeria and we learned the one new case reported in mali a two-year-old girl she has died. >>> tracking the ebola patient's movements in new york, a unique investigation, we will find out how they do it. >>> now to the fight against i.s.i.l. iraq's government said the group has targeted police officers with chlorine gas, north of baghdad. i.s.i.l. has been accused of using chemical weapons before in syria. the u.s. officials believe i.s.i.l. could have taken the weapons from syrian government stock piles. reports are unconfirmed. >>> meanwhile iraqi soldiers are leading an offensive to take back land lost to i.s.i.l. iraq is trying to cut off the group's supply license and isolate them -- lines and isolate them. the group has made fast advances in anbar province. for the city of kobani, i.s.i.l. threaten to the ta

we know he came to new york back from guinea, he came here october 17th. on the 21st, he began to feel sluggish, but that's all we're told. thursday morning between 10:00 and 11:00 am eastern time, he started to develop that significant fever, nausea, pain, fatigue, those symptoms of ebola. he immediately contacted authorities. he was transported by ambulance with full protective gear, the premiere hospital in this city set to deal with any possible ebola cases just like this. we're told by the mayor of new york city it went smoothly, seamlessly. he was taken directly into isolation, where he has been ever since. some significant developments we can tell you about. officials say he was in direct contact with just four people, one his fiance, two very close friends of his. all three of those people are in quarantine at this time. also in contact with a cab driver, who drove him at one point. they do not think, though, that that cab driver needs to be in isolation at this point. we also know as recently as wednesday evening, he was out and about in new york

guinea has been one of the hardest hit. it is home to 11,500 people. half of them live in poverty. the government spends $67 per person per year on health, meaning there's is 1,100 doctors in the whole country. >> in guinea, in the forest region, to make sure this is a disease, it's survivable, treated and isolated and managed. and together we want to destigmatize ebola, and ensure that we can as friend and partners overcome the disease throughout the region. >> the u.n. released an urgent appeal for the u.n. to donate money to a trust fund separated by ban ki-moon. on the front line against the disease in south africa, aid agencies say that money alone is not the answer. we need more people to work here. not money, we need people. we need arms and legs. >> reporter: health workers are among the most at-risk people, as shape by the case of the u.s. nurse, who became infected from treating a patient, who wept on to die. she has been moved to a specialist unit. >> police in hong kong raided a key protest site, removing barricades, and clearing out demonstrators. officers arrived in t

-- guinea, sierra leone, anyone who shows signs of ebola will be taken to a nearby hospital. but three lawmakers in virginia want more. they want the governors to ban all travel from those countries. >> unfortunately, there's no cure here, the only way to stop this is prevention. >> reporter: democrats are blasting conservative virginia delegate bob marshall and cosigners senator dick black and mccullen. to ban air and sea travel from ebola-infected countries. >> 13 african countries have done this already, 13 more in africa have severe restrictions on internal travel, it is not fear monger, it is working in nigeria and senegal. if you stop the source of the infection, you won't get it here. >> reporter: but tina espinoza disagrees, her husband is a naval research scientists in liberia, and working to stop the spread. >> we have so many volunteers from our country, if we did that, we'd be stranding them away from their families and away from their home country. that would just make fewer people willing to volunteer over there. but the real thing, the issue is if we try to clo

had no fever at the time that he left guinea, which was on the 14th. he continued to feel well with his onward travel from europe to the united states where he arrived in jfk on the 17th, and continued to check his temperature daily. the first time he experienced fever was on thursday morning sometime between 10:00 and 11:00. he measured his temperature at 100.3. this is a low-grade fever. when i was an intern, 1 104 -- 100.4, was the sort of only -- above that we trigger the idea that somebody had a fever. so he a low-grade fever. we know the most common symptom is fever. and muscle pain, diarrhea. all of these are associated with the on set of contagiousness. >> you have been wavening a press conference out of brooklyn, new york. we got a lot of new information about dr. craig spencer. so let's go straight to our erika pitzi who is live outside bellevue hospital in manhattan. erica the patient is stable and in in -- intensive care. what else can you tell us? >> reporter: something else she brought up was the time line of events. a few more interestin

guinea needs around 260 beds. but has just 150. and sierra leone needs 1,200. but right now, it only has about one quarter of that. that's concerning, because about there's no room in hospital, people are left to die at home where they can spread the virus. supplies are coming in from the international community, but it's stilled not enough. the w.h.o. has predicted that the number of new cases is likely to increase up to 10,000 a week by december. the world needs to act now or suffer the consequences later. erica woods, aljazeera. >> the w.h.o. has just held a briefing on how the countries can keep the disease from a spreading. >> coordination, and rapid response teams, public awareness, and training on infection prevention and control. healthcare workers are on the front line, we can never say that enough. they need to be protected and well trained. and they need to identify a group of people who have the huge responsibility to take care of the first patient and make sure that the patient is treated correctly. and those taking care are also protected. proper

the patient, a 2-year-old girl who came over from guinea. she's now dead. dr. nina radcliff is going to join us later to talk about the virus. >>> new york city's police commissioner calling thursday's hatchet attack on four rookie officers an act of terrorism. one officer was hit in the head and remains in critical but table condition. the other was hit in the arm and is now out of the hospital. the suspect was shot to death by two other cops on the streets in queens, new york. investigators are examining the suspect's computer to find a possible motive. they say there have been no clear ties to international extremists. canada's parliament hill reopening to the public after a fatal shooting on wednesday. a gunman killed a soldier at the national war memorial in ottawa and stormed the parliament before he was shot and killed there. >>> an intense battle between isis militants and kurdish troops continues in the syrian town of kobani. the fighting is concentrated on the eastern edges of town as the u.s. military continues to conduct air strikes against the terr

earlier this -- in the late morning today, and he did not have a fever for the whole time since he left guinea until this morning. my understanding is that out of an abundance of caution that the bowling alley has closed and we, of course, will be sending health department staff on site

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craig spencer had returned from guinea. he's been placed in isolation at bellevue hospital after that pretty dramatic rush. the authorities held a late night press conference to assure the public there was no cause for alarm. >> i know it's a frightening situation. i know when you watch it on the news and it was about dallas, it was frightening. that it's here in new york, it's more frightening. new york is a dense place. a lot of people on top of each other. but the more facts you know, the less frightening the situation is. >> that may be the case in new york, but you know, the main focus of the ebola outbreak is still very much in west africa, where more than 8,400 people are now known to have died since march. mali's confirmed its first case. a 2-year-old girl contracted the virus. she recently arrived in mali from visiting neighbors in guinea. i mean relatives, of course. it's putting an enormous strain on health services on the region. the liberian capital of monrovia has been forced to turn away suspected ebola patie

what we see, a few strains, sequenced in guinea, a number in sierra leone, likely a child in guinea.al transmissions. we can actually trace the transmissions through the sequence of the virus. we can see who is likely to have transmitted to who. >> fast cinating work. >> there is word the cdc might add ebola patients to, not only patients, people who have had connection with ebola patients to a no fly list. is that a good idea? does that make sense? >> i think it probably does make sense. i think dr. frieden eluded to that in his comments. he said patients who are being monitored, either self-monitoring, taking their own temperature thousands, or being actively monitored. some one comes in and takes their temperatures. record that. he said they shouldn't be flying. shouldn't beep getting on xher sthal flights. get on charter flights. they could get in their cars. drive around. but they should not be on commercial flights. so, the way he describes it, andersen. it sound like that was already, their recommendation. so, enforcing it. giving it teeth through a no fly list. it does seem t

there's also been some stigma attached if you're from liberia, guinea in communities. especially as the ebola crisis gets politicized and the national elections, it's really tragic. >> you say politicized. there are those who want an an out ban on anyone from those countries coming to the until. but you can understand why people are afraid that if they come in and don't go through one of the five airports which they must now but it could spread and the whole idea is containment which is the difference in nigeria and other countries. >> i think we're all scared to death. so long as they're not a cure, you can get it through so many different ways, through touching. we understand it's not through air but still you can get it. i have to listen to the experts. the experts say if we do do a ban on air traffic going in there, then health care workers be get in, that it's counterproductive, we're not going to be able to control it. it needs to be controlled there. nigeria, what a great example. 9,000, 13,000, 15,000 people contacted and only a minimum of -- that heroic doctor

authorities in guinea report 87 suspected cases of ebola.ne week later, liberia confirmed two cases of ebola. the country of sierra leone also reported cases. on april 1st, the organization doctor without borders warns that the ebola contagion was "unprecedented." on the same day, april 1st of this year, the obama administration should have been begun formulating a strategy to deal with west africans coming to the usa from the ebola regions. the obama administration did not do that. in fact, the first public mention, the first one from the feds came months later on july 28th. >> on ebola, we continue to closely monitor the outbreak of the virus. we're taking every precaution. of course, as would be expected. >> a month earlier, june 23rd, doctors without borders declares ebola out of control in west africa. on august 2nd, american doctor kent brantly, who was treating ebola patients in liberia, was flown to atlanta for treatment of ebola. he gets the disease. on august 5th, a second u.s. citizen, christian missionary nancy writebol, flown to

meaning there are just 1100 doctors in the whole country. >> in guinea especially in the forest regionure the people this is a disease but it's survivable. it can be treated and isolated and managed and together we want to de stigmatizstigmatized ebol. >> reporter: appeal for countries to donate more money to a special ebola trust fun but on the front line against the disease in west africa aid agencies say that money alone is not the answer. >> we need more people to come to work here. we don't need money. we need people. we don't need head, we need arms and legs. >> reporter: but health workers are among the most at-risk people in this outbreak as shown by the case of the u.s. nurse who became infected after streeting a patient in the states who went on to die from ebola. the nurse has now been moved to a specialist unit, dominick cain, al jazeera. >>> we are crossing over to oxford and going to speak to camilla deputy humanitarian director from oxfan and thanks for being with us on al jazeera news hour and i'm sure you are aware senegal could be ebola free and nigeria following that

. >> say we're giving away a guinea pig. >> keep talking the way i'm talking to you. >> everyone withsting story for a chance to win a guinea pig. >> they just told him the other host has died. >> it would appear bernard o'shea passed away today. >> jennifer decides to make it even more awkward. >> i would like to pay respects to bernard and do an impression of him. >> you want to do an impression of him. >> well, i'd like you to do it. >> i didn't know bernard that well. >> hello, i'm bernard o'shea. welcome to bernard's news. on this week in bernard's news. >> just as he is doing an impression of the dead man, he walks in. >> we have bernard o'shea. >> finally, they let him know he is being pranked and the relief is palpable. >> that's going to do it for us here on "right this minute." see you next time. >>> a man runs back inside to save his dog. >> look at that home engulfed in flames. >> the agonizing wait as nervous neighbors watch for him to come out. >> this is one of those instances where they are both at a barbecue. >> how a couple of roos are bringing down the hood. >> tryi

from nigeria, or cameroon, or senegal, guinea, or sierra leyon to make sure they didn't really get here from any of those countries. >> medical experts say that many of these are actions based on fear. >> so reducing traffic travel bans all that sort of in my view naive thinking about the situation, that's 19th century thinking in my view, all the modeling and all the predictive tools that are the best in the world now say this is only going to delay it and may even make it worse in the long run. >> but fear is spreading especially after amber vincent board add plane from ohio despite having a temperature of 99.5. something she says the c.d.c. told her was okay to do. >> and none of us can understand how a nurse who treated an ebola infected patient, and who had herself had develop add fever ever was permitted to fly across

journalist who visited guinea about her reaction. the case of a doctor in new york, are you surprised. >> reporter: these are some of the images captured on carolyn gundsberg trip to guinea. >> you look at the flow of people from west africa or the global flow of people, it's not surprising that something popped up. >> reporter: gunsberg didn't meet directly with ebola patients in guinea. >> i did meet with some bowl survivors who had been -- ebola survivors who had been brought together by unicef. >> reporter: she captured this image. the survivors have their backs to the camera out of fear of being shunned if they showed their faces. one held small briefings with an armed guard in tow and held a town hall meeting to help change the ways of the villagers. >> doing so means changing custom. >> reporter: gunsberg week's long journey to capture images and stories for voice of america she admits did come with family and friends cautioning here, some telling her not to go. she did not give into that fear, but she kept on top of her perso