there are things working very well in guinea that we learned lessons from. and there are things in liberia that guinea learned from. and the fact that liberia is getting on zero put a pressure on guinea and sierra leone. it also put pressure on partners, organizations and countries with larger partners that supported those countries. so there are lessons that we're learning from each other as countries to move forward. but i think the major thing is working together in the community, that community engagement component. so force cannot do it. you have to get a community involved and make sure that they do the right thing. the understand response, somebody asked whether or not it came late. the entire world came late to the ebola crisis. the entire world came very late to the ebola crisis. the world health organization made a mistake. that's one of the lessons that we have to learn as the global health community. disease has no boundaries. if it is in southeast asia, if it is in europe, if it is in america, especially countries that don't have the capacity, developing countries, especially

we had a case of the disease and imagine the entire region, guinea liberia and sierra leone, there was no -- in liberia. so we needed to take the specimen across the border to have it tested and know whether or not we're dealing with ebola virus disease. and before that, liberia was also battling the endemic of fever. the signs of ebola are related to some of the common diseases that we were seeing in our health system like fever headaches, vomiting bleeding from all of the orifice, from your nose, from your ears, from your eyes, those are signs and symptoms of lhasa fever so we could not really distinguish between whether or not it was ebola or lhasa fever. so the first case was that our minister of health pronounced to the world that ebola outbreak was in liberia, we notified the world organization that we had a disease in the region. it was the first time that ebola had leapt since the history of ebola since 1976. ebola had been in east african area. we have no knowledge in west africa of such disease and this was the first time. so the health system was not that equipped to the ext

in the three hardest-hit countries, guinea liberia and sierra leone all schools closed in july last year. about 5 million students were kept home in guinea. the number of new cases has fallen significantly. schools there reopened last month. now some schools in liberia have resumed, too. >> i'm so happy to be back in school. >> some parents and teachers are concerned the virus could spread easily at a place like school. schoolchildren are being told to wash their hands, and have their temperature checked. unicef is training teachers and providing hygiene kits. sierra leone has -- was hit hardest by ebola and officials plan to reopen its schools in march. >>> japan's prime minister wants to make the country more business friendly and taking the first step. ron madison is here with the details on this story. ron? >> yeah, that's right, gene. japan's top effective corporate tax rate is 34.6%. that puts it among the highest in the world's major economies. and the cabinet of japanese prime minister shinzo abe has approved tax reform bills for fiscal 2015 and it's calling for a corporate tax c

we had a case of the disease and imagine the entire region guinea, liberia and sierra leone, there was no -- in liberia so we needed to take a specimen across the border to have it tested and know whether or not we were dealing with ebola virus disease. and before that liberia was also battling with lots of feature. the signs and symptoms of ebola are related to some of the common diseases that we were seeing in our health system, fever, headaches, vomiting bleeding from all of the orphans, from your nose, from your ears, from your eyes. those were signs and symptoms of lots of fever. so we could not really distinguish from whether or not it was ebola or fever. so the first case was that those, our minister of health ebola outbreak was in liberia. we notified the organization we had a strange disease in the region. it was the first time that ebola has left since the history of ebola since 1976 ebola has been in the east african area. we had no knowledge in west africa of such disease, and this was the first time. so the health system was not equipped to the extent of duty with the issu

she summed it up in terms of the disaster management, the emergency management network guinea, liberia, sierra leone, the west african nations, that needs to be established. i think that was outstanding, setting that up the coordination with the stakeholders, and that we will be a a key to rebuilding your healthcare structure especially from the committee level and i want to commend you for the work you have done. one of the things that he mentioned with the response to that command usually response worldwide, how our volunteers get reimbursed. i think you are leading toward that. we discussed that. i did not did not talk to you yesterday, but you mentioned that those plans you have in place, you are at best days to build. that's all i wanted to say. >> why don't we come back. back. we will do a 2nd round, i promise. >> thank you. these are very, very critical and important questions that you all raised. i'm happy to touch on the. the issue of post a bola lessons learned very strong one of the lessons learned that we need to take them to rebuilding the healthcare system is the issue of

there are things working very well in guinea that we learned lessons from. and there are things in liberia that guinea learned from. and the fact that liberia is getting on zero put a pressure on guinea and sierra leone. it also put pressure on partners organizations and countries with larger partners that supported those countries. so there are lessons that we're learning from each other as countries to move forward. but i think the major thing is working together in the community, that community engagement component. so force cannot do it. you have to get a community involved and make sure that they do the right thing. the understand response, somebody asked whether or not it came late. the entire world came late to the ebola crisis. the entire world came very late to the ebola crisis. the world health organization made a mistake. that's one of the lessons that we have to learn as the global health community. disease has no boundaries. if it is in southeast asia, if it is in europe, if it is in america, especially countries that don't have the capacity, developing countries, especially s

that's according to the world health organization which also said guinea liberia and sierra leone had a combined total of 99 new cases for the week ending january 25th. the number of cases continue to fall in liberia and sierra leone but infections if guinea rose from the previous week. the w.h.o. says the focus shifted to ending the epidemic. >>> we are getting an inside look at what it is is like to be quarantined on suspicion of having ebola. it happened to a belgian video journalist who wasn't feeling well following a trip to west africa. well he filmed everything that happened after that. here it is. >> you can tell people keep their distance. there were police officers securing the gas stations where i was waiting for the ambulance. they wouldn't get anywhere near 100 meters. so it really, you know taking precautions. and when i arrived at the hospital there was no one in the hallways. there was nobody anywhere. they have locked down everything so that my bed could get through to the room the isolation room where i stayed for three days. it's weird having people look at you, see

as you can see from thinks charts the number of ebola cases in the most affected countries -- guinea liberiaone -- has decline. according to the w.h.o. a total of 128 new cases were reported this week with only two in liberia. on this side of the world, president obama announced that all but 100 u.s. troops deployed to fight ebola in west africa would come home by the end of april. the president stressed that the american mission was not yet complete that while ebola simmers, it's still a threat. >> it's an ember that can light a new fire. >>> the troops are heading home children are back to school. when will west africa and the world truly be out of the woods? experts say the number of cases must be zero for 42 days twice ebola's incubation period or this terrible epidemic could reignite. we'll be counting and hoping. >>> the correct answer to the gps challenge question is c, a third of the finalists hail from the united states. if only we could get that kind of public interest in nasa. after all, according to the oecd the united states does have the biggest space budget in the world at rou

imf chief christine lagarde announced guinea, liberia and sierra leone will be eased of around $100 million in debt payments. >> the imf is giving debt relief to these three countries through the catastrophe containment and relief trust, which will provide grant aid used to relieve the debt for the next two years. i have actually received already from one major donor the commitment to provide additional funding, and i hope you will not be via -- that there will be more that will follow suit. >> the $100 million figure amounts to about one-fourth of the total the three countries collectively owe. the joint debt is set to jump to $620 million over the next three years because of previously announced loans. in a statement, the group jubilee debt campaign said -- "grants should be given to cope with the impact of ebola, not more loans which leave an unjust debt to be repaid over the next decade." the obama administration says the recidivism rate of guantanamo bay prisoners has fallen since president obama took office. according to the white house just six guantanamo prisoners have engaged in mi

trade in west africa has taken a significant hit because of the ebola outbreak in sierra leone, guinea and liberia. despite this, senegal is reopening its borders. >> it's a long and dangerous journey for him and his men. they've traveled across ebola infected regions carrying two tons of fish. >> we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything, including our trade. >> they're head to go senegal hoping to sell their fish. they are not sure if they'll be allowed in. for the last eight months, senegal has closed its border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing in order to fight a disease. you're causing panic, you're causing a lot of stress on the economy, on people to go through moments of tensions, so there are reasons to criticize the closing of the border. >> measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the virus. there is no temperature checks here, just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal. customs officers do a thorough inspection of

. >>> guinea, sierra leone and liberia have set a 60 day target to reduce the new cases of ebola to zero. 65 new cases were reported in guinea, in the week of february 8th, double the number of the week confirmed before. and in sierra leone 76 new cases were confirmed and in liberia, three new cases and some of the city's schools have repopped dominic kane reports. >> this is the high school in capital monrovia. as of monday it is now open. many health precautions have been put in place. some students remain wary. >> it is not many students are different because it wouldn't be like where is it? >> reporter: the number ever ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week president barack obama told a u.s. audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different phase. >> we're also here to mark a transition in our fight against this disease. not to declare mission accomplished but to mark a transition. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa, logistics have been set up, ebola treatment centers have been built over 1500

the president says 100 troops will stay in liberia that's because the fight against the virus continues. guinea, sierra leone and liberia hit hard. and it's still going on more than a year later. >>> last year a common sight: grave diggers seen here work to provide dignified burials for victims in sierra leone in guinea where the epidemic began. workers suit up. a wife mourns her husband in liberia. claiming more than 9,000 lives in the region. soldiers from the air force set up temporary hospitals. this shelter seen here once sheltered victims. a church in the battle against ebola with people finding faith and hope. >> coming up next on this broadcast oil workers strikes. we ask families how long they can survive if the walkouts is a long one. >>> plus syria's monuments men risking their lives to save ancient art facts. t facts. >> president obama now has ten days to follow through on a promise to veto a bill authorizing construction of the keystone xl oil pipeline. the house of representatives passed the measure today. the senate approved the bill earlier this year. neither house got enough v

the virus killed 8500, mostly in sierra leone liberia and guinea. fewer people are being treated say officials, in all three countries, it's a reason for optimism no one is declaring victory yet. the bill and malinneda gates foundation is believed to be the largest private foundation. it recently committed more than $75 million to find a vaccine for ebola. we speak to the woman who heads the billion dollar foundation and said ebola taught that a health problem anywhere is a health crisis everywhere. >> going into areas like ebola, like polio, like malaria, where the market failed the poor. unlike the rest of capitals and we can't depend on private companies on their own. what we are trying to create is a condition where people may spend other illnesses affecting rich companies will work on projects that impact the poor. in ebola, we want companies that can use the assets on anything else to come in on ebola. and we found companies, important companies, jsk, j&j merk are getting vaccines. clinical trials are expense of. additional capital is needed f

healthworks say the rise in guinea have been shot. liberiathere have been three new cases and some schools have not reopen: >> this is the high school in the liberian capitol of monrovia. for many months it was closed but now it is now open. many health precautions have been put in place. but some students remain wary. >> the number of infections in liberia have slowed markedly. president obama told an u.s. audience he believed the fight against ebola has moved to a different phase. >> we're here to mark a transition in our fight against this disease. not to declare mission accomplished but to mark a new transition. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa. logistics have been set up. ebola treatment centers have been built and 1500 health workers have been trained. >> the "world health organization" say the number of new cases have risen for the second week running. in guinea the number grew from 39 to 65. transmission of the virus is widespread in sierra leone which had 75 new cases. health officials sa

. >> the three countries hardest hit by last year's ebola outbreak guinea, certainly and liberia, want to bring the new cases to zero in the next 60 days. complacency in the last two weeks more than 9,000 people have died in the worst ebola outbreak on record. as the ebola outbreak starts to let up in liberia schools are reopening. classes resume there for the first time in six months. liberia has seen the highest death toll from the outbreak. the doctors there reported only three new cases of ebola last week. >> national park that overlooks a city is fast becoming a safe haven for wild animals. >> and suspicious forest fires are raging in chile. why high winds and weather conditions are not helping firefighters. >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> forest fires are raging in southern chile. thousands of acres have been destroyed since saturday night. local officials say temperatures ab

getty and liberia also saw an uptick. -- guinea and liberia also saw an uptick.nd $550 million, the court once batista's boat and airplane also. but these that went on trial in rio de janeiro accused of insider trading and market manipulations. tom: very good. something special this week. i spoke with peter g peterson. he has spent a lifetime in politics with success on wall street, became a good life for mr. peterson, also a dedication to educating americano debt and deficit. i sat down with mr. peterson on his new book, steering clear. we hearken back to 1986, ronald reagan, and tip o'neill. peter: we can have a world where what we leave to our children is very solid and where we take care of the very poor without a lot of sacrifice, but politically we made the solution to the problem and possible. tom: do we need more tip o'neills? do we need more people cut from a different time and place and fabric? peter: i love what he and ronald reagan did. m how -- tom: how to we get that back? peter: very few of that mode and it is exactly what we need in which politici

of infections and deaths have happened in sierra leone and two other west african nations, liberia and guinean. officials have said ten fewer people are being diagnosed with ebola each week compared to the peak period last year. but they're concerned because the rate of infection has flattened over the past month. they say they need more time to bring that rate to zero. >> you almost have to go door by door. >> reporter: overall the international effort to control the worst ebola outbreak in history is working. liberian leaders lifted and overnight curfew in place since last august. they allowed students to go back to school after a six-month break. and they reopened their border with sierra leone. although their neighbor is keeping its side closed for now. simple but effective measures have paid off. health care workers wearing the right protective gear for example. tracking and isolating patients. medical advances are helping, too. world health organization officials approved the first 15 minute test for ebola. it's not 100% accurate. >> but it's easy to perform, does not require electricit

guinea sierra leone and liberia say they have set a 60 day target to reduce new cases of ebola to zero. that's after the new case rose for second week running. the rise in guinea has been particularly sharp. 65 new cases were reported there, double the number confirmed the week before. in sierra leone 76 cases were confirmed. but it's a different picture in liberia, more from dominic kane. >> this is the william v.s. tubman high school in liberia's capital. many health precautions have been put in place but some students remain wary. >> translator: it is not realistic. many students know the difference because. >> reporter: the number of new ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week president barack obama told a u.s. audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different phase. >> we're hire to mark a transition into this disease. not to declare it ended but to mark a transition. thanks to the thousands of troops that deployed to west africa ebola treatment units have been built over 1500 workers have been trained. >> the number of cases have have

went up for first time this year in all three of west africa's worse worst-hit countries liberia sierra leone and guinea. the rise had ended what had been an encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made but the outbreak still presents a grave threat. and we really hope there will be no complacency in the response. >> unsafe burial practices have contributed due to recent flare-up and there is concern that the battle against the disease will be sidetracked with a lack of funding. >> we will start running out of cash. the one thing we will be sure of is there will still be ebola in the next two or three weeks. >> there are some positive signs. the largest clinical trial with the candidate ebola treatment being run by french researchers are has started to yield positive results but in its early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april which will make it difficult for health teams to reach affected areas. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera journalists boasmedbahermohamed and moasmed mohamed fahmy have spent more than 410 days in prison. al

in all three of west africa's worst-hit countries liberia sierra leone and guinea. the rise ended what had been an encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made. but the outbreak still presents a grave threat. and we really hope that there will be no complacency among anybody involved in the response. >> reporter: the w.h.o. says unsafe burial practices have contributed to the recent flare-up and there are also concerns that the battle against the disease will be sidetracked by a lack of money. >> at the end of february we will start running out of cash already which means two or three weeks from now. the one thing we can be sure of, there will still be ebola in two or three weeks. we cannot be sure we will have the money we need to stop ebola. >> the largest candidate of ebola treatment being run by french researchers has yielded encouraging results and liberia has begun the first vaccine trials but it's in its early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april which will make it difficult for health teams

. >>> guinea, sierra leone and liberia says they set a 60 day target to reduce the new cases to zeroebola. that's after the new cases rose for the second week running. 65 cases were report thread the week of february 8th nearly double the number confirmed the week before and in sierra leone 76 new case were confirmed but it's a different picture in liberia where there were only three new cases around some of the country's schools have now reopened. dominic cairch has kane has more. >> this is the william v.s. tubman high school in liberia. as of monday it is now opened. many health precautions have been put in place but some students remain wary. >> many students are different,. >> the number of new ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week, president barack obama told a u.s. audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different phase. >> we are here to mark a transition into a new phase. not to mark it accomplished but to mark a transition. thanks to our hard work of nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa. over 1500 health workers hav

went up for the first time this year in all three of west africa's worst-hit countries, liberia, sierra leone and guinea. the rise ended what had been an encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made but the outbreak still presents a grave threat, and we really hope that there will be no complacency among anybody involved in the response. >> the w.h.o. said unsafe practices have added to the flare up. >> at the end of february, we will start running out of cash all right which means two or three weeks from now. the one thing we can be sure of, there will still be ebola in two or three weeks. we cannot be sure that we will have the money we need to make sure we stop that ebola. >> there are some positive signs. the largest clinical trial being run by french researchers yielded positive results and the first vaccine trials are started, but it's in early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april which will make it difficult for health teams to reach affected areas. al jazeera. >> the nigeria based armed group boko haram attacked a border town i

this is the viruses killed more than 9000 people in most of those victims were in liberia guinea and eone to new cases reported however in liberia early this month. >>: marty 25: people were killed and 40 union in the capital. it happened on friday. one islamic extremist or read a dispose of vehicle into the gate of the central toe. another went inside the hotel and blow itself up. gov. officials were meeting at the old saw the time the mayor into lectures were among the deaf. it's unclear this morning whether the 25 including those to bombers link militants or do they claim responsibility for the attack. >>: marty parts: celebrate black history month with the special, the ferguson what has changed? were talking so rates and changes to rock the years that is tonight at 7:00 p.m. call by kron for news at 8. we hope you tune in we will <

cases of ebola for the first time this year, with 124 new cases confirmed last week in guinea, sierra leone and liberia. about 9,000 people have died from the outbreak. secretary of state john kerry has arrived in ukraine for talks as the united states considers arming ukraine in its fight against russian-backed rebels. german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande are also traveling to kiev today to float a new peace proposal before continuing on to moscow on friday to meet with russian president vladimir putin. the talks come as renewed fighting has killed over 200 people in the past three weeks. president obama's nominee to lead the pentagon has voiced support for providing arms to ukraine. during his confirmation hearing, ashton carter also said he would consider recommending changes to president obama's plan to draw down troops in afghanistan by the end of next year. carter has a long history at the pentagon, where he once served as the chief arms buyer. in 2006, he backed a pre-emptive strike against north korea if the country continued with plans for a missile test. on w

just over 2,000 from died in guinea, more than 3,400 in sierra leone, and liberia is the country worstith close to 4,000 fatalities. well robin is a scientist at the world health organization, and she joins us from geneva. this is what she had to say. >> the process is that this test can actually be used quite close to the patient, as opposed to other tests that are commonly used at the moment in west africa. the test requires a blood sample to be taken, and this is usually -- it can be done either by finger prick, or by whole venus blood. and with a finger prick, of course this means that you don't need big equipment, you just need a safety set, and cotton and an alcohol swab. the blood that is collected goes straight on a little strip. so where we have cases where we know that there's a high probability that the patients have infection, but we need a test it will give us a very good prediction of whether the patient has ebola or not. if we're investigating maybe a potential flair-up where there may be five people with similar symptoms, this test is going to give us again, a very good

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return home by the end of april. 2800 troops were sent to support health workers in liberia, sierra leone and guinea. 100 troops will stay to run the ebola center set up by the u.s. in case of future outbreaks. >> the obama administration is condemning a move to gaol the main opposition leader. a malaysian court sentenced anwar ibrahim to five years imprisonment. hundreds demonstrated outside the courthouse and they say it's politically motivated. they added support to the argument calling the move disappointing. the united states followed the trail of the opposition leader. the decision to prosecute him and his trial raised concerns regarding the rule of law and independence of the courts. >> anwar was convicted in 2012. this case was launched by a provide individual not the administration, and today's conviction was a matter of due process. the main opposition party is looking for new leadership. >> now for a story off the radar, an usual u that is not getting a lot of media attention. it takes us to nepal. >> they knock them out, steal their organs and steal them on the black market. >> reporter:

we have made the difference, and now there's a huge reduction in the cases, in liberia, sierra leone, guinea, and we're getting not finished, but we're getting to a place where you're not seeing it on the nightly news every day and people aren't living in fear here that they're about to be infected. on aids we're facing the first aids-free generation in history. because of the work that we have done. on the ukraine we've held together europe and the united states and unity to put in place sanctions. the ruble is down 50%. there's been $151 billion of capital flight from russia. there's been a very significant impact on day-to-day life, on food, product availability. the economy is predicted in russia to go in to recession this year. and we are poised yet to do another round potentially depending on what happens with minsk in these next few days. on iran, we've taken the risk of sitting down. of trying to figure out, is there a diplomatic path to solve this problem? i can't sit here today and tell you i know the answer to that. but i can tell you it's worth trying before you go to more extrem

nearly 9,000 people have died across liberia, sierra leone and guinea since the outbreak started. >>>ng cancer now surpasses breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in developed nations. that's according to the american cancer society. lung cancer has long been the leading cause of cancer death among men but because women started smoking in greater numbers longer than men, it took longer for cancer cases in women to spike. >>> the stress is piling up on our nation's teenagers. a new survey out by ucla's research institute says the millennial generation is facing greater pressure to succeed academically and has less time to have fun. this year's results also shows students' sense of emotional well-being is at its lowest level during the three decades of thage survey. >>> late -- the annual survey. >>> later today governor mcauliffe will uponnor community lead -- honor community leaders across the state for tackling homelessness among veterans. they took part in the 100-day challenge aimed at getting veterans off the street into permanent housing. >>> she says if

well, liberia, sierra leone and guinea are making it a goal to reduce the number of new cases of ebola by april 15. the u.n. says community action is going to be key in making that possible. it means among other issues ending unsafe burials and healing practices that involve human contact. >>> back home another virus is causing concern at ucla's medical center. there they say seven people were infected and nearly 200 may have been exposed to a potentially deadly super bug. of those seven confirmed cases of the super bug, two we're told have died. >>> staying out west a florist refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has lost her fight in court. a judge in washington state found the owner of arlene's flowers violated state consumer protection and antidiscrimination laws. the flower shop owner plans to appeal. >>> and secret processors are nervous right now that a new move by the government could impact how you pay for craw fish. the u.s. department of labor is upping the price craw fish farmers have to pay guest workers raising their salary from $7.75 an hour to $12.35 an hou

for the second week running. 65 confirmed cases were reported in guinea in the first week of february alone. sierra leone had 76. liberiach was the hardest hit has seen a significant slowdown in infections. this week it reported just three cases. >>> more than 9,000 people have died of ebola in all three countries, and cross border trade has also been severely disrupted. senegal has decided to reopen its border now with guinea. nicklas reports. >> reporter: it's a long and dangerous journey for mohammed and his men. they have travelled from southern guinea across ebola-infected regions, carrying two tons of fish. >> translator: we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything. including our trade. >> reporter: they are heading to senegal where they hope to sell their fish. they are not sure if they will be allowed in. for the last eight months senegal has closed his border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders out there west africa and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing even to fight against disease. you are causing panics. you are

guinea. more than 3,400 in sierra leone. and liberiacountry worst hit with close to 4,000 fatalities. let's get more on this. we are joined by a scientist at the world health organization. she joins us now from geneva. thank you for being with us. if you could explain what exactly is involved in this test? what is the process? >> all right. the process is that this test can actually be used quite close to the patient as opposed to other tests that commonly used at the moment in west africa. the test requires a blood sample to be taken, and this is usually -- it can be done either by finger prick or by whole venus blood. and this means you don't need need -- big equipment. you then collect the blood -- the blood that is collected goes straight on a little strip. it's a bit like a pregnancy test or a urine dip stick. >> it has been said that it is less accurate. that means that there will be cases that are missed. >> there will be occasionally. in patience with low viral load this may be the case and this will determine where this product

hard lesson is we cannot afford to have a cluster of poor countries like liberia sierra leone, and ginny without having -- and guinea having any capacity in their own health systems to monitor and respond. they need basic capacities created in those countries in order to reserve some modicum of health security. also, u.s. leadership, strategic leadership across the presidency , diplomats, aid workers, the department of defense, cdc, was sterling in this period and there is a lot that americans can be quite proud of. >> senior vice president and director, joining me from washington, it's been a pleasure. thanks so much for your time. up next, the latin america report and a loss by billionaire carlos slim. >> it is time now for today's latin america report. billionaire carlos slim's mobilephone company america bowl model -- america movil misses profit estimates. it serves seven of eight mobilephone users. still ahead, waging war on islamic state. we will have president obama's plan to send ground troops. ♪ >> let's check bloomberg world news. president obama has asked congress to improve -- to approve a tax on islamic

intelligence with sally was this asset francisco was deployed ebola cases are declining in liberia and sierra leone and guinea>>james: coming up on the kron 4 morning news here are the quicklime the outside we have a fair bay bridge approach camera so far so good and commit always about a moving well problems at the seoul plaza itself will let you know what currently in oca 49 degrees should want to seven later on today. >>james: the host of the daily show has decided this time to let alone take his place john stewart will be leaving, the central. >>reporter: is an absolute privilege and honor my professional life during tuesday's daily show he got the wrong he will be leaving his chair before the end of the year. this show does not deserve and he's smiling restless ghost. politicians alike. the same knowledge what john still has done his revolutionized and an unbelievable way for a commune with access to president overfalls some has a large shoes to fill. >>james: he is facing a six months' suspension without pay nbc says to the suspended him they're misleading the public what his experiences covering the ir

rise in guinea has been rather sharp. only three new cases in liberia. >> many months it was closed during the ebola outbreak. but as of monday it is now open. many health precautions have been put in place. but some students remain wary. the number of new ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week president barack obama told an audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different face. >> we're also here to mark a transition in our fight against this disease. not to declare mission accomplished but to mark a transition. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa, loijts have been set up, ebola treatment units have been set up. health workers have been trained. if but the world health organization says the number of new cases has risen for the second week running. in guinea the number grew from 39 to 65. transmission of the virus is also still widespread in sierra leone. which had 75 new cases. health officials say many people are still not taking the proper precautions. >> unsa

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we have made the difference, and now there's a huge reduction in the cases, in liberia, sierra leone, guinea, and we're getting not finished but we're getting to a place where you're not seeing it on the nightly news every day and people aren't living in fear here that they're about to be infected. on aids we're facing the first aids-free generation in history. because of the work that we have done. on the ukraine we've held together europe and the united states and unity to put in place sanctions. the ruble is down 50%. there's been $151 billion of capital flight from russia. there's been a very significant impact on day-to-day life, on food product availability. the economy is predicted in russia to go in to recession this year. and we are poised yet to do another round potentially depending on what happens with minsk in these next few days. on iran, we've taken the risk of sitting down. of trying to figure out, is there a diplomatic path to solve this problem? i can't sit here today and tell you i know the answer to that. but i can tell you it's worth trying before you go to more extreme

two, there's possibility that there would be sporadic outbreaks, because liberia shares a border with sierra leone and guineapicture creates a situation where there's a likelihood that we may be able to reach a clinical point. >>> the security situation in the capital of yemen remains fragile after rebels took fractions three days to agree to a way out of the crisis. they also want their militias to become part of the country's army and police as a precondition to any kind of deal. otherwise, they say they will take over themselves. the crisis has led to the resignation of the nation's president, who is also under house arrest. for more on the situation, let's speak to bbc arabic who joins us live from sunol. what is the latest there? >> reporter: yes. the hope is yesterday evening, gives political sakses three days to come out with a solution. otherwise, they say they will take things into their own hands. but they deny clarify what they exactly mean by that. actually, this came at the end of the a three-day meeting. on the other hand, we have more comprehensive, formal talks spearheaded by the u.n. war reg

it says 65 confirms cases were reported in guinea in the first week of february alone. zero leyon has 76, liberia which was hardest hit has seen a significant slow down more than 9,000 people have died in all three countries. she is joins us now what i see is that ebola is still here. and the figures so the total focus still has tock on stopping this epidemic. however, lit be stopped besong partnerships government led communities very enganged in the behavior changes which have to happen, and then the international partners showing their solidarity in all the ways they can. >> do you find the desire is there, the ability to tackle this is there at the moment. >> absolutely, i have met with all three presidents and many ministers in the country, they are dedicated to eradicating this disease from their countries. because their economies have been knockenned side ways. what has really impressed me is the way the communities have risen to the occasion. the people have come forward to volunteer, to be the case files the contact traces, to senttize members of the community about what has to change to