peace corps is a great brand. people love peace corps. many people feel it's the best face of america overseas. this is just really exciting? >> the application process, what do you look for? you talked about skills. but what overall do you look for as far as if a person is a goods candidate for it ort: not? >> we look a lot at their motivation for service. the way we look at that is whether or not they have ever done community service, if they have studied a language, have d indicated an interest in helpin others. to see evidence that they are resilient, that they were able to work through a tough problem.ce can b peace corps service can be illse tough. and then we look at whatever skills they bring. did they have any turterring experience, have they served ine a food vibank? we're just looking for evidencee that they would ber. successfuls a volunteer. i would also say that we have ae excellent training program, very strong. even mor e rigorous because of the reform effort that we have been under going over the last few years.aboratio i

i always wanted to be in the peace corps. host: we're talking about the peace corps.dan, ohio, republican line. yes, good morning. thank you for taking my call. question one, if i want to go to macedonia as part of the peace farming skills, how much money would it cost me to join the peace corps? money-wise, i am talking about time away from my family. do you get to go home for vacation? is it two years solid? question.at thank you for that. if you want to be a volunteer in macedonia, go to our website and click on the europe, mediterranean, and asia but in, and then you could explore the opportunities in macedonia. you can see if you qualify for those programs. if you are a farmer or a businessman, i think you said skills you ever life offer, we would evaluate that and see whether or not you qualify. if you go to our website, you will see exactly what is needed for each country program. it is a 27-month commitment for the regular two-year peace corps program. it involves three months of training and then 24 months of service. calleds another program these response, w

but the peace corps has been on the decline, as fewer people apply, and wait times for acceptance increasesterday, the corps announced plans to reverse that trend. director carrie hessler-radelet joins me now. >> thank you. it's a privilege to be here. >> ifill: tell me, 53 years, what are the changes you've announced? >> we actually started this four years ago as part of a planned reform to upgrade all aspects of our operations and really modernize the peace corps. we focused the first four years on improving support we provide to volunteers -- so health, safety, technical and program support so they can do their jobs effectively. so we strengthen our base first, and now we're ready to ramp up our application numbers. >> ifill: let's talk about the application numbers. i read today there were 30,000 incomplete applications made in nine months. why were the applications not completed? >> the former process was cumbersome and long. it used to take eight hours to apply for the peace corps. >> ifill: eight hours? f you printed it out, it would be 60 pages. now we have a process that takes les

. >>> life as a peace corps volunteer isn't always easy.icans it is a life-changing experience. one that offers a chance to live and work in communities around the world, tackling some of the most pressing challenges of our time. so if you're looking for for a to serve, think about joining more than 200,000 americans who have worked as peace corps volunteers in more than 100 countries. >> we're back. that was, of course, president obama in this case telling americans who want to serve their country to volunteer for the peace corps. got to agree with that. it was another president who inspired us all and how disappointed he was with the people representing america abroad in the didnplomatic service. that's the big reason why john kennedy in march of '61 announced the creation of an army of volunteers to live and work with volunteers just like the people they're working with. here he is announcing the peace corps. >> will not be easy. none of the men and will wiomen be paid a salary. they'll live at the same level as the citizens of the count

. >>> life as a peace corps volunteer isn't always easy.any americans it is a life-changing experience. one that offers a chance to live and work in communities around the world, tackling some of the most pressing challenges of our time. so if you're looking for a way to serve, think about joining more than 200,000 americans who have worked as peace corps volunteers in more than a hundred countriesment . and the 20th century, the house has generally moved left or right in unison. now the houses are moving in opposite directions. it's true. the house of representatives has moved farther to the right than the senate has gone to the left so it's not symmetric. we'll be right back. average age of 28 right now, are working in 65 countries around the world and we have now the new leader of the peace corps, carrie hessler-radlet. she, herself, served in samoa as a volunteer. she joins us now. this is a cause i believe in but don't push all the time. carrie, congratulations. >> thank you. such a privilege. >> great honor and responsibility. look in

peace corps. moved people away as two peace corps.unteers are placed in isolation after having contact with a person who died of the virus. we are hearing from the son of an american woman infected with ebola. she contracted the disease helping as a missionary in liberia. >> dads visits with mom right now are through a window at the home where mom is isolated. he's in a containment suit. the ebola virus, in terms of mortality rate, right now, is about 64%. so, that's good news for us. we feel like that's -- mom has a chance. >> mom has a chance. we wish her well. the virus killed 670 people and sickened hundreds more. >>> a jihadist blew himself up outside a restaurant in may. he left behind a chilling video tape. it's appearing on an al qaeda website. it shows him chewing up his u.s. passport and warning all americans, we are coming for you. there's also video of him making a bomb and strapping it to his body, saying, i want to rest in the afterlife. >>> the republican led house voting to authorize a lawsuit over president obama clai

this time, peace corps workers. dr. jon lapook reports agency is pulling hundreds of volunteers out of africa. the death toll in gaza rises sharply as israel hits a street market and another school. reports from barry petersen and don dahler. chip reid with peter lerner's e-mails. the former i.r.s. fors calls republicans crazyies and worse. nancy cordes on house republicans suing the president. >> no president of either party should ever abuse their power. >> brown: and his rebuke. >> stop being mad all the time. >> brown: and bill plante on america's forgotten heroes. >> it needs to be a beautiful place for people to understand the sacrifices made and the impacts on families. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> brown: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm james brown. the deadly ebola outbreak has now touched americans who put their lives on the line every day as peace corps workers. two of them in liberia have been exposed to the disease, now blamed for 672 deaths there,

jon lapook reports, two peace corps workers are being closely watched. >> reporter: the peace corps said the two volunteers had contact with a person who later died from ebola. they have no symptoms and are currently isolated and under observation. 340 peace corps volunteers are being removed from sierra leone and new guinea out of an abun dance of caution. the outbreak has affected nearly 1,200 and killed nearly 700. >> almost certainly the numbers will increase in the coming days and they probably represent an underestimate of a true number of cases because there's a complete unreporting of most of the cases in most of the districts. >> it has an incubation period of up to 21 days so a person can become infected, feel perfectly fine, travel elsewhere, and then become sick and contagious. theoretically could the virus come over here to the united states? >> theoretically the virus could arrive in the united states. and one of the things we have done is remind our health care providers in this country that if someone presents with symptoms that are compatible with ebola virus to ask them

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 improving after being diagnosed with ebola while volunteering in liberia. nancy's husband spoke by phone at

evacuates hundreds of peace corps workers from west africa as the world ebola outbreak in history grows, but two volunteers stay behind after coming into contact with someone infected with the deadly disease. >>> republicans say it's the smoking gun in the irs scandal. e-mails from the former official accused of targeting conservatives referred to the gop as crazies and worse. >>> and highway hazard. a driver and passenger escape injury when an ax smashes through their windshield. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, july 31st, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning is reality is broadening its offensive on the gaza strip, calling up more troops and expanding. what appears to be a deadly israeli attack on a crowded u.n. school has triggered worldwide condemnation. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. today there's not even a sign of a lull in the fighting. israel's attempt at a limited cease-fire on wednesday failed. the death toll keeps on rising. through the night an

tonight two american peace corps workers in africa are in quarantine, possibly exposed. we also have news about those two other americans, the missionaries who were infected and are fighting for their lives. here at home anxiety created a scare at a hospital in north carolina, and abc's chief medical director has the news around the globe. >> reporter: tonight the peace corps pulling out 340 american volunteers as two were quarantined after come into contact with an ebola patient. they are slowing slight improvement. dr. ken brantly from texas and nancy writebol in strict isolation. staff communicating through windows. staff wearing full protective suits. tonight we spoke with writebol's son jeremy who is texting his mother every night. >> she's resting as much she can. >> reporter: the urgent question now, will the american patients be evacuated to the u.s. for emergency treatment. the cdc uses special isolation pods like these to transport patients without skoezing the crew. air travel leading to global fierce of contagion. flights from the outbreak zone carry passenge

thank you, sharply. -- >> thank you, sharply. >>> the peace corps -- ha thank you, charlie. >>> the peace corps is pulling its volunteers. 340 of its workers will temporarily leave liberia, sierra leone [ inaudible ] >> a peace corps spokeswoman says volunteers are not showing any symptoms. both will return to the united states once they receive medical clearance. the world health organization has confirmed more than 800 ebola cases in the region. officials suspect there may have been as many as 1200 cases. >>> a growing number of 9/11 first responders and rescuers are now falling victim to cancer. the number of cancer cases in this group has doubled just since last year. there are now about 2500 confirmed cancer cases among the more than 37,000 world trade center workers and rescuers who have been screened. cancer researchers warn against drawing any significant conclusions from this increase, though. a doctor with the american cancer society says cancer rates go up as people age and firefighters tend to have higher cancer rates in general. >>> this summer officials in florida are warnin

peace corps isn't taking chances.s taking 350 volunteers out of liberia, guinea and sierra leone because of ebola. it has killed an american citizen who was planning a trip home and two other american aid workers in liberia are also infected. it's one of the most gruesome ways to die. there's no cure and it kills moef of the people it sickens, but is it time for those of us the in u.s. on start worrying? our pamela brown has more on how to stop it. this move from the peace corps may have come too late. >> two peace corps volunteers are in isolation right now after being exposed to someone who died from ebola. so far we are told by the peace corps that they are not showing any symptoms but in the wake of this ebola outbreak, peace corps is removing volunteers from the countries where earning bowla was detected and the cdc is considering making changes to its travel recommendations. >> reporter: as the deadly ebola virus moves across west africa, concern mounts about it spreading even further, the cdc is considering rai

two of them were these peace corps volunteers.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 look at these images. this is sort of one of the evacuation-type pods and infectious disease pod, if you will. this is the sort of th

the peace corps pulling out of areas, caught in the largest outbreak in history. and the scare at one hospital here in the u.s. >>> outrage, another civilian shelter hit in gaza as our terry moran takes us into the battle with israeli forces. >>> and limits of forgiveness. kelsey grammer, his murdered sister and the decision about the murderer tonight. >>> a good evening to you on this wednesday night. as we come on the air there's urgent new concern about the deadly ebola virus. tonight two american peace corps workers in africa are in quarantine, possibly exposed. we also have news about those two other americans, the missionaries who were infected and are fighting for their lives. here at home anxiety created a scare at a hospital in north carolina, and abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser has the high alert around the globe. >> reporter: the deadly ebola outbreak tonight causing the peace corps to pull out its 340 american volunteers from guinea, liberia and sierra leone as two were garn teened after coming into contact with an ebola patient. they are

coli outbreak in west after -- the ebola outbreak in west africa forcing the peace corps to pull hundreds of volunteers from the affected country. the disease has already killed a minnesota man, two other peace corps volunteers exposed to the virus are now in isolation. >> and more pumps we bring online the more issues we have with carbon monoxide. >> six workers suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while cleaning up at ucla. a water main break on tuesday spilled more than 20 million gallons. those workers were overcome beat fumes from a generator. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." >>> good morning. it's thursday, july 31. i'm juliette goodrich. >> and. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 6:00. >>> san jose police have a drone. the city used a federal grant to buy it for $7,000 similar to this one. they say the first department in the bay area to have that drone. they say it's strictly for the bomb squad to use, although they will be sharing it with other agencies because of the federal funding. >> basically in a bomb sit

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peace corp is pulling hundreds of volunteers from syria leon and guinea.ee bola spread through contact with bodily fluids. in liberia they are checking customers two leave. >> the public health infrastructure here is excellent in the u.s., i'm not concerned about ebola coming from africa and causing an outbreak. >> reporter: hospitals are on alert and emergency rooms are asking patients their recent travel history. child chances of ebola coming to the u.s. is low, they say it needs swift action. leaders across africa head to washington for a summit with obama, twig on as scheduled, but several officials from other countries including liberia will skip the meeting. >>> "good morning america" will continue our coverage of the ebola outbreak at 7:00 a.m. >>> you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. box! now at h.h. gregg, you can save up to 25% off store-wide. plus, get another 5% off instantly with your h.h. gregg card. get this whirlpool stainless steel three door refrigerator no

two peace corp workers may have been exposed to the virus are in isolation, ebowl will a has no -- ebola has no vaccine and no treatment. >>> israel said it has demolished most of the 32 tunnels found between gaza and israel. hamas uses them to sneak across the border. hamas is fighting a seven year block aid. conditions for cease-fire would include disarming hamas. >>> a house that was the subject of a controversy for decades is going on the auction block. trump offered coking a million dollars but she wouldn't sell. the starting bid is is one $99,000. residents were divided whether or not she should sell to trump, many say she missed her chance to cash in. >> when you have something worse a dollar and you get offered 20, it's stupid not to sell. >> years ago one of the properties next-door sold to trump for $2 million. >> the mlb trade deadline is at 4:00 p.m. u.s.a. today is reporting that a blockbuster phillies trade is in the works exit could involved ryan howard and many hours. the him team is proposing a mega trade. the paper said the dodgers could be nibbling on making a deal for

now the peace corps says it is temporarily withdrawing volunteers from three countries at the center of the outbreak. the russian foreign ministry has accused the u.s. of introducing destructive and shortsighted sanctions over its actions in ukraine. it comes as fighting continues in the east of the country. jonathan beal reports on the latest developments. >> it is the ukrainian army that started the war. in it town 10 miles north of the rebel stronghold. we watch the army moving ever closer to the city. so is the sound of heavy fighting. the twisted wreckage and the appended checkpoints of the russian backed separatist. those not killed but clearly left in a hurry. it is the local people who had been hiding in the sellers for safety that were left to pick up the pieces from the war. they are still unsure as to who is really winning. we are sick of being liberated by one side and then the other. how much more of the liberating can we take. the fighting still hampering the investigation into how many 300 people lost their lives. the passengers of mh 17. >> now almost two weeks since

of widespread ebola outbreak. 3 40 workers will leave liberia and guinea two peace corps volunteersg evacuations. so far two volunteers don't show any signs of up infection. >> it's possible somebody could go over there and help in medical care and comma infected to the united states and become sing here. >> c d c says even if sigh russ made it to u.s. it would be unlikely to be spread because of stronger healthcare systems. >> technology is not always to blame were distracts factory. how a small device and app can help remove some of the distractions and still keep you connected. >> it's a terrifying moment parent's life. seeing your child get behind of wheel of a car. in some ways technology has your back and your kids, truvlo is a small device that turns car into connected car by plugging into diagnostics port. >> every time you start a car the car goes to diagnostic check we can tell you something is wrong before check engine light. >> is that the sent via bluetooth to app on smart phone. >> we have a system that tells you how hard you're driving your car. >> it also provides al

have been exposed after coming into contact with an ebola victim who died forcing the peace corps to pull 340 volunteers out of west can. two american missionaries are now showing some improvement. >> still ahead heightened yosemite with a massive water file near an important area. >> expected change on the golden gate bridge and what you will not see for a while when driving into san >> at ucla they are assessing the cost dams from the broken water main that flooded six campus facilities and created a huge sinkhole on sunset police department. last night crews were finally able to completely shut off the 93-year-old pipe that was still gushing a thousand gallons a minute yesterday. officials now say more than 20 million gallons of water flowed from 9 ruptured pipeline and 950 vehicles are still trapped underground in the parking garages. half of them were probably submerged and suffered major damage. repairs are expected to take until tomorrow night or saturday morning. >> cruise are making progress this morning in trying to protect a treasure grove of giant sequoia trees at yosemit

two peace corps volunteers exposed to the virus are in before they can return to the u.s. peace corps announced it is pulling out hundreds of its volunteers from the three west african countries affected by ebola and returning them to the u.s. and cnn has learned that the centers for disease control is considering raising the travel warning to affected countries to the highest level, advising americans against any nonessential travel. >> of course there is a possibility of somebody flying in from africa or some place. >> reporter: as two american aid workers stricken with ebola in liberia are showing signs of improvement, the christian organizations they work for are evacuating all nonessential personnel out of that country. the son of one of those infected aid workers spoke on the "today" show. she is fighting through it and continuing to express a few symptoms. but she is able to move around on her own. and they're getting lots of fluids into her. >> reporter: the disease has already claimed the life of a minnesota father of three, patrick sawyer. sawyer flew from liberi

. >>> hot zone - hundreds of peace corp volunteers in africa ordered home as the ebola outbreak spreads. >>> the bigger picture. tonight we talk to columnist charles ellis tonne who says the issue goes deeper. >>> wonder boys - brooklyn 8th graders signing a record deal for $2 million - taking the industry by storm. you'll meet them tonight. >>> you're looking live over gaza where it is now day 25 in the fighting between israel and hamas. the last 24 hours have been brutal. [ gunfire ] >>> israeli strikes hit near a market. a united nations shelter in gaza was hit. most of the people were still sleeping. since the fighting began 1,363 palestinians - mostly civilians - died. in israel 63 soldiers and 6 civilians. israel decides to continue the ground offensive, after uncovering hamas weapons and tunnels shown in this video. nick schifrin is in gaza city. >> good evening. for gazans the war is defined by two things - the dead and displaced. those two things combined at shifa hospital. in this hospital this is a quiet night. this man checks on a woman with shrapnel in the shoulder. he mobi

two peace corps workers are in quarantine outside of the u.s. after being exposed.oiman is live with the details. >> good morning ainsley. officials now saying this is the largest ever reported outbreak of the disease. those two american peace corps workers came in contact with an individual who later died from the virus. they will likely be brought to the united states once doctors clear them. we are learning they are under close observation and are not showing symptoms yet. the peace corps decided to evacuate 34 volunteers from three african countries out of precaution during this deadly out break. in liberia schools are shut down and employees have been ordered to stay home. high alert around the globe reached north carolina yesterday. an ebola scare shutting down a section of the hospital for hours. doctors thankfully determining the patient is not infected. >> we acted out of abundance of precaution making sure all appropriate precautions were in place to protect our patients as well as healthcare workers. >> the ebola virus spreads through close contact with b

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. >> reporter: that's caused the withdraw of peace corps. volunteers. the possibility that air travel could help the virus cross continents can worrying governments. in nigeria, health officials are monitoring those who came in contact. there is a liberian man who died in legos. >> the people with contact and depending on the level of contact they had, and we're advising them to restrict their movements. all of them have temperatures to monitor their body temperatures on the morning and the evening, and of course, avoid all full contacts. >> reporter: the man who first identified the virus in the 1970s believes the risk of infection through cattle contact is remote. >> spreading in the population here, i'm not worried about it. i would not be worried to sit next to someone with the ebola cyrus as long as they don't vomit on you. >> reporter: in west africa this is the worst outbreak ever reordered and aid agencies say it is now out of control. >> the peace corps. say it's among the organizations forced out of west africa because of the ebola outbreak. b

peace corps announcing it's pulling hundreds of volunteers from liberia, syria leone and guinea. the state department says there are no plans at this point to issue travel restrictions to any of those countries. ebola is different from other viruses like the flu. it spreads only through close contact with bodily fluid. at airports in liberia, they are using handheld thermometers to check passengers leaving the country. 20 u.s. airports have quarantine stations to isolate anyone showing symptoms of the virus. >> the public health infrastructure here is excellent in the u.s. so i'm not very concerned about ebola coming from africa and causing in he sort of outbreak here. >> reporter: hospitals are on alert and emergency rooms are asking patients their recent travel history. while health officials say the chances of ebola coming to the u.s. are low, some say there's still need for swift action. >> if we don't fight it and contain it there, we will be fighting it and trying to contain it in other places. >> reporter: leaders from across africa will head to washington next week for a

neither of those peace corps workers have shown signs of the illness.just how worried should we be in the u.s? as the disease does arrive as many will predict, what is the chance that we could experience a full blown outbreak here? abdul, epidemiology, i can't say that, ab dull. we now have hong kong and britain quarantining passengers if they show any signs of illness when they come in. and emergency meetings in britain, here in the u.s. we are not quarantining anyone. prict sawyer died of the disease. -- patrick sawyer died of the disease. he was coming through nigeria when he ended up dying. is there much doubt that at some point somebody will come to our shores with ebola? >> this is a theoretical risk. in subsaharan architecture africa, the spread has been horrible. somebody might board a plane, come and bring ebola to the united states. the likelihood is really high, once in medical attention the algorithms about dealing with this would almost ensure that it wouldn't happen. but it is a theoretical risk but the movements in hong kong and u.k. has

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new tonight the peace corps is pulling volunteers from african nations hit hardest by an outbreak of the ebola virus. 340 workers temporarily leave liberia, sierra leone and guinea after two peace corps volunteers came in contact with someone who later died of the. bowl la virus. so far they showed no signs of the infection. >> it is possible that somebody would go over there for, for example torque help in medical care become infected and then come to the united states and become sick here. >>> the cdc says even if the virus did make it to the us, it would be unlikely to spread here because of stronger health carry system. >> new at 11:00 o'clock a brownie bust. two teenagers are now charged with breaking into a home all to bake drug laced brownies. the burglary happened in the 100 block of lincoln road in colle collegeville, montgomery county. police arrested those two back on july 22nd inside of that home. they allege that the two had more than 2 pounds of the controlled sub substance with them at the time. investigators have not said specifically what that substance was. >>> well

the deadly outbreak is forcing peace corps to pull out mission yarys in africa. the son of one patient says the family is staying positive. >> this right after thissing is about 64%. it's good news for us we felt like he had a chance >> abc news learned liberia's president will not be attending a summit of leaders next week in order to focus on on the outbreak. >> a positive economic report does not do much to excite investors. nasdaq and s and p were up, but only slightly. hyundai is announcing two separate recalls involving 880,000 sonatas. if you own one, you shoulding notified. netflix streaming speeds may soon be faster. for faster streaming by connecting to at and t. the service reached a similar deal earlier this year. and google glass in the o.r. doctors training to be surgeons are now we'ring these computer head sets allowing them to transmit to instructors. >> radio shack's stock has been dropping two straight days now at a all-time low. but there is a fix in the works and it starts here in the bay area. >> it goes really fast. so when it's on display,

this time, peace corps workers. dr.apook reports agency is pulling hundreds of volu of africa. the death toll in gaza rises sharply as israel hits a street market and another school. reports from barry petersen and don dahler. chip reid with peter lerner's e- mails. the former i.r.s. fors calls republicans crazies and worse. nancy cordes on house republicans suing the president. >> no president of either party should ever abuse their power. >> brown: and his rebuke. >> stop being mad all the time. >> brown: and bill plante on america's forgotten heroes. >> it needs to be a beautiful place for people to understand the sacrifices made and the impacts on families. captioning sponsored by cbs

we're also getting word that the peace corps is temporarlmporari removing volunteers.s as two peace corps volunteers were isolated after someone they came in contact ended up dying. these two americans are not symptomatic. let's hope that stays the case. joining us chief medical correspondent sonnier gupta. is this getting worse and what will it take to get health officials out in front of it? >> i think it is getting worse, as you know, john, the worst ebola outbreak in history. if you take all of the ebola infections in history, now a third of them in the outbreak alone. as far as what makes them better, you know, when we were in guinea, there are specific things that are needed. health care workers need to have protective gowns to take care of the patients, enough of the iv fluids and blood-clotting factors to help people stop bleeding. but being a doctor and a journalist this is one of the areas where they really intersect. as doctor you want to treat the root cause of something and that's the same thing here. the root cause is in the smaller remote villages where

sanjay gupta with an update on the peace corps zol tier.wo who may have to stay behind? >> they appear to be doing fine now. the story is that they were doing work out there unrelated to ebola, and they came in contact with somebody who subsequently died of ebola and they went back and found everything that that person may have been in touch with and two of them were the peace corps volunteers. what happens is they go into isolation. obviously trying to stem any spread of this, and they also have their temperature monitored every day for 22 days. if you don't develop a fever within 21 days it's unlikely they contract it had but that's sort of the process for them, and as you mentioned, chris, rest of the colleagues, 340 of them are now being taken out of the country. >> we were talking to the son of one of the two americans that were infect saying look, you know, we eawaare aware, 60% of people succumb to the virus. what about the two americans? >> doing a little bit better, and you want to be cautious as you give these reports. they were q

. >>> overseas now new developments in the ebola outbreak in africa, two peace corps volunteers are in isolation after having contact wtd man that died from the disease. neither is showing symptoms but they are withdrawing volunteers from liberia and sierra leone are pulling out. >> he told me that he wants everyone to understand that he knew when he went to liberia, that there were many diseases for which there are no cures. >> an american that died of ebola while working in liberia, he contracted it while caring for his sister there. >>> world news with diane sawyer will have more on ebola, and what officials are doing to keep it from spreading to the u.s. >>> a patient thief targeted a woman having dinner with friends in a kensington restaurant and it was all caught on tape. this is surveillance video from the tap bar and grill on north 2nd street, it was on july 19th when the suspect walked in and cased the area and chose a victim and then the man carefully grabbed her purse from the back of the chair and then waited another few minutes and stuffed the bag under his shirt and walke

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the deadly outbreak is forcing peace corps to pull out mission yarys in africa.f one patient says the family is staying positive. >> this right after thissing is about 64%. it's good news for us we felt like he had a chance >> abc news learned liberia's president will not be attending a summit of leaders next week in order to focus on on the outbreak. >> a positive economic report does not do much to excite investors. nasdaq and s and p were up, but only slightly. hyundai is announcing two separate recalls involving 880,000 sonatas. if you own one, you shoulding notified. netflix streaming speeds may soon be faster. for faster streaming by connecting to at and t. the service reached a similar deal earlier this year. and google glass in the o.r. doctors training to be surgeons are now we'ring these computer head sets allowing them to transmit to instructors. >> radio shack's stock has been dropping two straight days now at a all-time low. but there is a fix in the works and it starts here in the bay area. >> it goes really fast. so when it's on display, people not

the peace corps is pulling hundreds of volunteers out of west africa. more than 670 people have died drop the outbreak. >> israel called up 16,000 reservists to help with it's offensive in gaza. another round of airstrikes killing five people. 59 israelis have died since that conflict ban. james bays joins us live from jerusalem. prime minister benjamin netanyahu speaking just a short time ago. what are we gasolining now from his comments? >> well, you ever mounting criticism of israel, you have the u.s. president and the u.n. secretary general calling for an immediate ceasefire. the israeli foreign minister uncompromising. these were his words at the start of the cabinet meeting: >> i won't agree to any suggestion with or without a ceasefire that won't allow this operation to be finished for the security of israeli citizens. >> the u.n. continues to lash out -- >> those are the words of -- >> i was saying and we apologize, because there is a terrible satellite delay, but the u.n. continues to lash out at israel over the latest attack. >> the latest com

the peace corps is pulling out 340 volunteers from the region as part of precaution.eak could spread to the u.s. >> we are pretty confident that the normal isolation protocols in the u.s. or western style medicine would prevent transmission. >> as a precaution though a number of emergency rooms in the u.s. are asking every patient his or her recent travel history. >> mr. -- more warnings this morning about bacteria in waters around florida. public health investigators in sarasota say one person died and another person became ill with a flesh-eating bacteria. they say both of the victims had pre-existing medical conditions. but they are warning people not to eat raw oysters and to avoid the water if they have open cuts. >> steady rain in the southwest is finally starting to let up after days of dangerous flash flooding and mudslides. the storms are being blamed for at least one death in colorado. many families are now digging through their muddy belongings. here is more from abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: the rivers are rising in the tiny colorado town of lyons an