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aid officials, peace corps, journalists as cover, for covert operations. literally, cia operatives were posing as peace corps workers and aid officials in various third world countries. the criticism was that that endangered all development specialists, journalists and peace corps workers around the world. and then comes u.s. aid itself conducting quasicovert operations they call them quote discrete operations but it is really covert operations. it is amateur hour. >> is u.s. aid supposed to be in this business of espionage of fomenting revolutions? they wouldn't use the last line. i just used it. >> of course not, they're not supposed to be in this business they insist they are not. because if you are in the business of covert operations the agency and the organization are supposed to inform congress. there's no plausible denial that all covert operations have to be sent to congress and authorized by the president. and here you have a whole set of covert operations that are going on in cuba, run by u.s. aid and a very shady office over at u.s. aid called
aid officials, peace corps, journalists as cover, for covert operations. literally, cia operatives were posing as peace corps workers and aid officials in various third world countries. the criticism was that that endangered all development specialists, journalists and peace corps workers around the world. and then comes u.s. aid itself conducting quasicovert operations they call them quote discrete operations but it is really covert operations. it is amateur hour. >> is u.s. aid supposed...
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and the peace corps, look how they spelled this. >> these are two websites side by side. >> correct. >> one is the real thing and one is the fake. >> can you tell which. >> reporter: we were stumped. >> it's really hard to tell. >> reporter: all different websites selling rosetta stone and all of them fake. >> if you go to the real website you'll find this picture from the woman? >> exact picture. >> reporter: just imagine tonight how those american workers on the line feel. we went to find them in virginia. >> there's someone out there that's making their own money off of our hard work. >> reporter: tonight with help from authorities they're hoping to get a handle on this and get some of those jobs back. >> i look at counterfeiting as an obstacle that we're going to overcome. >> reporter: it's a big one. they show us the stacks of counterfeits sent in by customers who thought they were made here. it ancho anchors them to think . tonight they reveal this number. 35% of their business lost to counterfeiters. they want that business and those american jobs back. >> made in america! >>
and the peace corps, look how they spelled this. >> these are two websites side by side. >> correct. >> one is the real thing and one is the fake. >> can you tell which. >> reporter: we were stumped. >> it's really hard to tell. >> reporter: all different websites selling rosetta stone and all of them fake. >> if you go to the real website you'll find this picture from the woman? >> exact picture. >> reporter: just imagine tonight how...
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. >>> tonight, peace corps volunteers evacuated from west africa on their way home. the 300 u.s. volunteers are expected to be reunited with their families as early as this weekend. the peace corps spokesperson said they are following the center for disease control guidelines before bringing those volunteers home. people without a known exposure won't be screened but are told to monitor their health and anyone that was exposed to the deadly virus can only return to the u.s. after getting a full medical clearance. >>> two americans are now headed to emory university hospital in atlanta. transporting the patients requires careful preparation and protection. coming up on nbc nightly news, we'll show you the measures crews will be taking to make sure no one gets infected during the transfer and why those patients are headed to a specific atlanta hospital. that's coming up right after this newscast at 5:30. >>> a fragile truce broken. both hamas and israel blaming each other for renewing the attacks two hours after the start of what was supposed to be a three-day cease-fire. this late
. >>> tonight, peace corps volunteers evacuated from west africa on their way home. the 300 u.s. volunteers are expected to be reunited with their families as early as this weekend. the peace corps spokesperson said they are following the center for disease control guidelines before bringing those volunteers home. people without a known exposure won't be screened but are told to monitor their health and anyone that was exposed to the deadly virus can only return to the u.s. after...
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meanwhile, hundreds of peace corps volunteers are being home after being pulled out of the area.ob mcallister has the story of a volunteer who is back in california but his heart is in africa. >> this man's trip in africa was cut short. >> my family was heartbroken. >> reporter: the ebola virus spread to where dawson was working as a volunteer. he planned to live there two years. >> it is tough to look at them and tell them this is what i want to do and what we can do and then be pulled away from it. >> the man was selected to teach english to school children in the town of 6,000 people. a place where power and plumbing is a luxury. >> you have to get your own water and food all the time. make sure everything is to a sanitary standard. >> reporter: a way of life that is much different from here in the united states. one that makes containing a deadly disease more difficult. >> even though it was an extremely low potential, you could say hypothetically the potential existed for one of us to potentially be exposed. >> the ebola virus made its say to sierra leon. after one thousand
meanwhile, hundreds of peace corps volunteers are being home after being pulled out of the area.ob mcallister has the story of a volunteer who is back in california but his heart is in africa. >> this man's trip in africa was cut short. >> my family was heartbroken. >> reporter: the ebola virus spread to where dawson was working as a volunteer. he planned to live there two years. >> it is tough to look at them and tell them this is what i want to do and what we can do...
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my heroes were people like president kennedy, martin luther king, and i wanted to join the peace corps. i didn't... had no interest in royalty, or in thinking about changing myself. and in fact, to this day, i don't think i'm any different, except in what i have learned and experienced over time. i'm still the young woman who grew up in the united states, and whose life has evolved to encompass other cultures, other societies, and unimaginable responsibilities and love that as a young girl i wouldn't even have dreamt of. >> hinojosa: so you brought it up, love. there is something about your story which i think... people see the power of this love, and when they see pictures of you with your husband, king hussein, this connection that you had... and i think that... i remember thinking when i was a kid, trying to kind of do the double culture thing, because i was mexican, but i was also american, and just seeing you, and i was like, "wow, she was able to do this. she was able to bridge these two cultures." but so much of it was based on the power of love. >> a great deal, and while many
my heroes were people like president kennedy, martin luther king, and i wanted to join the peace corps. i didn't... had no interest in royalty, or in thinking about changing myself. and in fact, to this day, i don't think i'm any different, except in what i have learned and experienced over time. i'm still the young woman who grew up in the united states, and whose life has evolved to encompass other cultures, other societies, and unimaginable responsibilities and love that as a young girl i...
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we know peace corps volunteers -- what is that screening measure? can you demystify that for us?s very, very simple. first of all, this disease, when it does occur, usually starts with a fever and people feel achy and headache and then they go into the more catastrophic expression of the disease. so if a person is going to get on a plane to come over here, someone who, for example, a peace corps volunteer or someone of a similar type of a person, then you would screen them to see, a, do they have a fever, do they have any symptoms, do they feel well. when they get here, perhaps on the plane they may start to feel a problem before they can get off the plane and go into general society you want to screen them and ask them the same thing. are they ill, do they have a fever, do they feel nauseated? those are the kind of very simple screening things that you do when you're dealing with a situation like this. >> and if you're riding on a plane with somebody who's feeling these symptoms, explain again, it's almost impossible to contract the disease if that person is carrying it, correct
we know peace corps volunteers -- what is that screening measure? can you demystify that for us?s very, very simple. first of all, this disease, when it does occur, usually starts with a fever and people feel achy and headache and then they go into the more catastrophic expression of the disease. so if a person is going to get on a plane to come over here, someone who, for example, a peace corps volunteer or someone of a similar type of a person, then you would screen them to see, a, do they...
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the north vietnamese have said in their memoir, we lost the war then because the peace corps said that if there's any violations, i'm paraphrasing, but if there's any violations we will supply south vietnam with everything they lose. peace for peace. if they lose a bullet, we'll give them a bullet. if they lose a helicopter, we'll give them a helicopter. and it went into a whole list of things. but what we promised south vietnam was freedom. we used the bill of rights as the instrument and then expanded. it was everything you could think of. freedom of association, freedom of meetings, freedom of anything. and it was signed by the north vietnamese, south vietnamese, signed by the united states, we won. then what all came about incidentally, president nixon decided to bomb until they came back to the peace table. the media still calls it the christmas bombing. only one slight inaccuracy. we didn't bomb on christmas. we bombed in december and the president asked some on his staff, do you think we should bomb on christmas? i was one of those guys that says, yes, they are not cri christian
the north vietnamese have said in their memoir, we lost the war then because the peace corps said that if there's any violations, i'm paraphrasing, but if there's any violations we will supply south vietnam with everything they lose. peace for peace. if they lose a bullet, we'll give them a bullet. if they lose a helicopter, we'll give them a helicopter. and it went into a whole list of things. but what we promised south vietnam was freedom. we used the bill of rights as the instrument and then...
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it's been a shock foreshore. >> the peace corps will reevaluate in a month. 900 people who have been infected in the worst outbreak in history. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a 6-year-old boy is being treated for serious injuries after being mauled by a dog at a birthday party on the south side. armani mckinnis was at a friend's birthday party in the 74 hundred block of south champlain when two dogs came running down the street monday night. a pitbull, attacked the boy. the boy suffers injuries on his face and leg. police in south suburban park forest say they've taken a serial sexual predator off the streets. monroe akins is behind bars.. accused of assaults on at least six women. police say each of the victims picked him out of a lineup. he's also being investigated in a series of other sex attacks. akins is being held on 750- thousand-dollars bail. he's due back in court today. prosecutors dropped 17 felony counts against state representative lashawn ford. ford pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor tax count instead. the west side d
it's been a shock foreshore. >> the peace corps will reevaluate in a month. 900 people who have been infected in the worst outbreak in history. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a 6-year-old boy is being treated for serious injuries after being mauled by a dog at a birthday party on the south side. armani mckinnis was at a friend's birthday party in the 74 hundred block of south champlain when two dogs came running down the street monday night. a pitbull, attacked the...
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>> started in the peace corp. malnourished myself, and people in the village told me to eat this, and i realized, wow, this is a supered fu, more nutritious than kale, and people eat it in africa, and also in the u.s., so we founded this in order to do just that. >> okay. tell us about this. what is it? >> what is it? it's a tree, and they are more nutritious than kale. it's kind of like a multivitamin in a leaf. we take the leaves and dehydrated them, put in a powder, which is what the powder is there, and that's what we put in the bars too. >> one bar you get a quarter of your daily call see yum, iron, and vitamin a, and you can add the powder to the morning smoothies or make a savory dish from it. it's delicious. >> great. you brought it here, black cherry, dark chocolate, and almond. it's not just a business startup, but making. it's about helping the community where you were volunteering. how is it helping the women and farmers there? >> we work with about 500 women in west africa, mostly in ghana. we work wi
>> started in the peace corp. malnourished myself, and people in the village told me to eat this, and i realized, wow, this is a supered fu, more nutritious than kale, and people eat it in africa, and also in the u.s., so we founded this in order to do just that. >> okay. tell us about this. what is it? >> what is it? it's a tree, and they are more nutritious than kale. it's kind of like a multivitamin in a leaf. we take the leaves and dehydrated them, put in a powder, which...
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creating the peace corp. out foxing the soviets over berlin. carter whose considered by many a failure during the camp david piece afford which still is on the books as the great event in middle east history for the last 100 years since the creation of israel meaning it's not a right/left issue. if you're frustrated with obama's policy. i do think that people think republicans are more hawkish which isn't always true. john f. kennedy was much more of a cold war hawk than say nixon was in some ways. the cold war policy was both bipartisan this anti-soviet deal. let's win the cold war it's just that the wall came down when bush was president and it was a result of reagan's ratcheting rhetoric on policy. >> 1972, 12:55 p.m. porter, kissinger, nixon talking about vietnam and the foreign service and defense department. a bunch of spineless bastards. >> kissinger:well i just gave thoel hell to admiral mccain he said he would have to check into it. i said i'd never seen the president so angry. he is if he wants to stay on the job, nixon said, want him
creating the peace corp. out foxing the soviets over berlin. carter whose considered by many a failure during the camp david piece afford which still is on the books as the great event in middle east history for the last 100 years since the creation of israel meaning it's not a right/left issue. if you're frustrated with obama's policy. i do think that people think republicans are more hawkish which isn't always true. john f. kennedy was much more of a cold war hawk than say nixon was in some...
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and shriver, who is head of the peace corps in the kennedy era, married to one of the kennedys. very much a kennedy person. he sees ben and goes, yea! >> blew the cover. >> ben is just trying to pretend and shriver just wouldn't stop and he just said, oh, i had to be here this night with you. and i think if -- the moment was one of what's happening here? what does it mean, and that was 40 years ago. and to a certain extent, carl and i have spent those 40 years. elizabeth, too, you know, what was watergate? what does it mean? what is its ultimate impact? and what's so fascinating is there are always more and more tapes that come out. in fact, aren't there 800 hours of tapes that the nixon library is going to release in a month or so? >> there's about 800 that they have no plans to release. >> somebody told me they're going to be available. so we'll be back with the headphones. the headphones never go away. >> there are always more tapes, and they never fail to astonish and revolt. elizabeth, did you want to say something about this? >> they don't fundamentally change the story. w
and shriver, who is head of the peace corps in the kennedy era, married to one of the kennedys. very much a kennedy person. he sees ben and goes, yea! >> blew the cover. >> ben is just trying to pretend and shriver just wouldn't stop and he just said, oh, i had to be here this night with you. and i think if -- the moment was one of what's happening here? what does it mean, and that was 40 years ago. and to a certain extent, carl and i have spent those 40 years. elizabeth, too, you...
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peace corps stebt in sierra leone was cut short. >> i was screened by my in-country peace corps doctor vital signs, checking our temperature. we were all aware of the symptoms of ebola. we have been well versed in them. it's part of our training process. >> that was kate snow reporting. >>> a new gun control measure in the state ledgely chur is gaining national attention. they're calling it gun violence restraining order. if approved california may become the first state to allow family members and health care providers to take away firearms from someone who has shown signs that they could harm themselves or others. assembly member nancy skinner represented this after a shooting out page in uc santa barbara. >>> when the session resumes tomorrow state lawmakers will decide several key measures. one bill calls for all smartphones sold in california to be equipped with anti-theft kill switches. another guarantees all people who work 30 days in one year to be siit into med to receive sic leaf. legislation to regulate medical marijuana shops and measure to ban plastic grocery bags statewid
peace corps stebt in sierra leone was cut short. >> i was screened by my in-country peace corps doctor vital signs, checking our temperature. we were all aware of the symptoms of ebola. we have been well versed in them. it's part of our training process. >> that was kate snow reporting. >>> a new gun control measure in the state ledgely chur is gaining national attention. they're calling it gun violence restraining order. if approved california may become the first state to...
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peace corps is evacuating 340 volunteers from the area.r in nigeria where one liberian man is known to have died of the disease, authorities are struggling to deal with the situation. equipment is being installed in major international airports to screen suspected cases. >> we'll be able to [ inaudible ] the airlines to ensure that passengers that are boarding those flights are ebola free. we're also assuring that as soon as those passengers are ready to take off, we also have lists of the manifests which we look at and we have professionals on the ground who look at the passengers especially from areas that are ebola effected. >> reporter: an outbreak in nigeria would have a huge impact across the region. some say dietary habits are helping spread the disease, and ament combination of poor education. and fear that treatment involves complete isolation is adding to the problem. >> they are very concerned with what kind of opportunities they will have to stay in contact with their families, because they know they will be isolated and they u
peace corps is evacuating 340 volunteers from the area.r in nigeria where one liberian man is known to have died of the disease, authorities are struggling to deal with the situation. equipment is being installed in major international airports to screen suspected cases. >> we'll be able to [ inaudible ] the airlines to ensure that passengers that are boarding those flights are ebola free. we're also assuring that as soon as those passengers are ready to take off, we also have lists of...
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>> as a result, the peace corps has evacuated volunteers from the region. >> what i would have likedto do -- help whoever i can. >> her family praised the decision to bring her home. >> a week ago we were thinking about the possible pain and injuries. if we kept our faith. hereoth of her sons are supporting her, and there is a lot of optimism about both patients' recovery. >> coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a woman is pulled out of the rubble days after an earthquake rocked part of china. plus, hackers are targeting your information once again. what you need to know about the attacks. what you need to know about the attacks. >> jacqui denturthan reateeth.fferent they're about ten times softer and have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor-causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter dentu everyday. >> we want to get back to the breaking news out of montgomery county where jurors have reached a verdict in a road rage case. david goldberg was found guilty of attempted involuntary manslaughter and attempted second-degre
>> as a result, the peace corps has evacuated volunteers from the region. >> what i would have likedto do -- help whoever i can. >> her family praised the decision to bring her home. >> a week ago we were thinking about the possible pain and injuries. if we kept our faith. hereoth of her sons are supporting her, and there is a lot of optimism about both patients' recovery. >> coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a woman is pulled out of the rubble days after an...
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side or then senator obama's side out of habitat for humanity, the jazz would volunteer corps, peace corpsxperience is where they had an empathy and understanding for how much they had and how little the world had been in many places given and how much they needed to be of service to others. so of the blue of the white house called and said the president would like to see you. he said, do you know where malta is? and i said, while everyone knows where malta is. it is an island just south of italy. well, you when the jeopardy prize and you're going to malta. i see. you help somebody get elected an incentive to a small obscure island in the mediterranean off. well, it was not obscure at all. one of the things i discovered was this was a country that had been playing a pivotal role even though it was tiny and geographic. and of course he had part of that. again, such a wonderful extension and illustration to me of how local things became national things. he said, want an interfaith dialogue. we need to have people able to talk to one another whether they are muslim or christian or a jew. and
side or then senator obama's side out of habitat for humanity, the jazz would volunteer corps, peace corpsxperience is where they had an empathy and understanding for how much they had and how little the world had been in many places given and how much they needed to be of service to others. so of the blue of the white house called and said the president would like to see you. he said, do you know where malta is? and i said, while everyone knows where malta is. it is an island just south of...
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a sacramento peace corps volunteer. who has just been evacuated back to california from western africa. says, african officials are "not" doing a good job of handling the outbreak. bimah the proper containment procedures have not been taken and there are some very crucial areas with the ball has been dropped. >>pam moore sierra leone is now sending out pleas for help. acknowledging it is "not able to deal" with the crisis. >> rain is approaching from the north. you continue to see these wraparound showers and areas of low pressure including the south and west. there is nothing to have the. it will last through early wednesday morning. i do not think we will see any thing higher than a quarter inch of rain as it will not sit over us long. lightning has been seen well to the north of us but we should not have any locally. the future cast can pinpoint the clouds very well. but it doesn't really pinpoint the rain that might be moving in. as we move to the morning hours thing should dry out and. we see clearing skies first i
a sacramento peace corps volunteer. who has just been evacuated back to california from western africa. says, african officials are "not" doing a good job of handling the outbreak. bimah the proper containment procedures have not been taken and there are some very crucial areas with the ball has been dropped. >>pam moore sierra leone is now sending out pleas for help. acknowledging it is "not able to deal" with the crisis. >> rain is approaching from the north....
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all volunteer staff from the peace corps are being withdrawn from at risk countries and have talked to leaders about how to best stop the spread to their shores. a similar outbreak in uganda was quickly stamped out before it spread into thousands of. constitutional court has overturned a new anti-gay law. the legislation had been branded rebellion by rights groups. the presiding judge told the group the law was no envoy because the process had been unconstitutional. it had been passed in parliament without the necessary quorum of lawmakers. that ruling, in a short while ago. we will bring you more as it comes in the newsroom. underground gas explosions ripped through taiwan's second-largest city. at least 24 killed and 267 injured in the southern city. the blast struck a densely populated area were several petrochemical companies operate pipelines. we have this report from beijing. >> huge explosions in a southern city in taiwan killed 25 people and injured 267. those figures are likely to change. residents have reported huge fireballs leaping into the sky late thursday night. taiwan's
all volunteer staff from the peace corps are being withdrawn from at risk countries and have talked to leaders about how to best stop the spread to their shores. a similar outbreak in uganda was quickly stamped out before it spread into thousands of. constitutional court has overturned a new anti-gay law. the legislation had been branded rebellion by rights groups. the presiding judge told the group the law was no envoy because the process had been unconstitutional. it had been passed in...
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and the united states is better regarded in africa than anywhere else. 50 years after the peace corps, more than a dozen years after president bush and his signature intervention to help fight hiv/aids and with president obama's leadership on power and agriculture. i think we should build on that positive relationship that we've sustained that we've built over the last five decades with africa and take advantage of this opportunity. our competitors in russia n india, china and brazil, they are taking advantage of the opportunity and the united states shouldn't be left behind whin we have a chance to grow jobs here by tying better relationships between africa and the united states. >>> senator, how concerned are you that ebola and the fear over ebola will either cloud the summit or stop peace corps advancement and other health care work in the region, in west africa because of fears? >> we need to take ebola very seriously. i spoke with the ambassador from liberia last night. i spoke with the president of liberia directly by phone last thursday. ebola is currently a serious public heal
and the united states is better regarded in africa than anywhere else. 50 years after the peace corps, more than a dozen years after president bush and his signature intervention to help fight hiv/aids and with president obama's leadership on power and agriculture. i think we should build on that positive relationship that we've sustained that we've built over the last five decades with africa and take advantage of this opportunity. our competitors in russia n india, china and brazil, they are...
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many organizations including the peace corps are pulling their people from west africa. peace corps officials say they are committed to their work in the region and hope to return soon. this week president obama will host a summit of african leaders, at least two have backed out to address ebola crisis back home. the administration say there's no need for concern in the u.s. as travelers from africa will be screened prior to departure and upon arrival. the centers for disease control located next to emory university has helped develop many of the protocols in transporting and treating dr. brantly including the biological containment unit used on the plane. dr. brantly got to speak with his wife who said her husband is glad to be in the u.s. amber released a statement to reporters asking people to continue praying for her husband and also for the nurse, the people of liberia and the people who continue to serve them in that part of the world. >> jonathan, thanks for that. >>> now let's bring in the director of the centers for disease control, dr. tom frieden to talk about
many organizations including the peace corps are pulling their people from west africa. peace corps officials say they are committed to their work in the region and hope to return soon. this week president obama will host a summit of african leaders, at least two have backed out to address ebola crisis back home. the administration say there's no need for concern in the u.s. as travelers from africa will be screened prior to departure and upon arrival. the centers for disease control located...
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you know, the peace corps volunteers are voluntarily leaving west africa. other organizations are now bringing their folks back. how do we ensure they are not unwittingly bringing the ebola virus in? there's an incubation period between exposure to getting sick. they could be on planes heading to the united states or other places around the world. what sort of safeguards do we have in place for that? >> so, as you know, there are two peace corps volunteers who may have been exposed to ebola and they're under observation. what we do with contacts is ensure that their temperature is monitored every day for 21 days. that's the longest period of time someone has ever seen between exposure and illness. if someone begins to get sick, then they're rapidly isolated and tested so they don't continue another chain of transmission. ebola doesn't spread from someone who's not sick. it doesn't spread by casual contact. >> the doctors and you and i are both physicians, but it's remarkable work to risk your own health to care for somebody else. the people who are aboard t
you know, the peace corps volunteers are voluntarily leaving west africa. other organizations are now bringing their folks back. how do we ensure they are not unwittingly bringing the ebola virus in? there's an incubation period between exposure to getting sick. they could be on planes heading to the united states or other places around the world. what sort of safeguards do we have in place for that? >> so, as you know, there are two peace corps volunteers who may have been exposed to...
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. >> reporter: the situation is so dire in western africa, the peace corps is bringing home 340 volunteers. sharayan yun left guinea last week. >> your first reaction is sort of to freak out, to be afraid. we've all heard about ebola. we all know it's a horrible way to die. >> i don't have to tell you that americans are worried. >> we should be able to be very rational about this. you can't catch ebola from someone who is not sick and very sick with it, and you can't catch it by casual contact. it requires really intense contact where there's exposure to body fluids. >> in the meantime, the world health organization has announced a $100 million response plan, and tonight there is a global call for doctors, nurses and epidemiologists to bring your expertise and supplies into the affected areas in western africa, brian. >> and the feds still believe we'll be able to avoid this process of taking people off planes who may be sick, checking people at our incoming airports? >> people are infectious if they are symptomatic. if you look at this outbreak right now in western africa think of it like
. >> reporter: the situation is so dire in western africa, the peace corps is bringing home 340 volunteers. sharayan yun left guinea last week. >> your first reaction is sort of to freak out, to be afraid. we've all heard about ebola. we all know it's a horrible way to die. >> i don't have to tell you that americans are worried. >> we should be able to be very rational about this. you can't catch ebola from someone who is not sick and very sick with it, and you can't...
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or or volunteer work or if you we're really glad you brought that up because the even though the peace corps is being evacuated right now that's just more reason that we need to help them in any way that we can for example samaritans purse which is dr brantley one of the victims that's suffering from this you can check out samaritans purse dot org or you can go to tear dot org dot a you they're doing they're going with the education route distributing thousands of posters about how this virus works to the villagers and they're at their even doing radio campaigns so people can become educated right samaritan's purse is doing great work they've been there in west africa for the last decade or so i really want to thank you for coming on and help us break this down militia in order to correspondent thank you so much thank you. our guys coming up will feature a performance by an israeli and palestinian youth group stay tuned. i marinate join me. for in-depth impartial and financial reporting commentary contributes and much much. only on the bus and only. play. play. play. play play. play. play. l
or or volunteer work or if you we're really glad you brought that up because the even though the peace corps is being evacuated right now that's just more reason that we need to help them in any way that we can for example samaritans purse which is dr brantley one of the victims that's suffering from this you can check out samaritans purse dot org or you can go to tear dot org dot a you they're doing they're going with the education route distributing thousands of posters about how this virus...
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there's some peace corps workers who are going to be evacuated. what kind of screening will there be for people coming back from that region? >> the centers for disease control now has people at about 20 places around the country where flights can come in. people coming out of dangerous areas and people on the ground have been told to look out for certain symptoms, high fever, headache, sore throat, weakness. people in the early stages look sick. and airlines are on the alert to call the herd. and if that's the case, not allow people to have international travel. >> dr. nancy snyderman, thank you. >>> much more on the ebola outbreak on "meet the press." david gregory's guests will include dr. tom frieden and dr. toby cosgrove. >>> turn now to an entirely different health concern tonight. it's a toxic water situation in ohio that prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency today and a warning to hundreds of thousands of people not to use the water. it's happening in and around toledo. nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: the
there's some peace corps workers who are going to be evacuated. what kind of screening will there be for people coming back from that region? >> the centers for disease control now has people at about 20 places around the country where flights can come in. people coming out of dangerous areas and people on the ground have been told to look out for certain symptoms, high fever, headache, sore throat, weakness. people in the early stages look sick. and airlines are on the alert to call the...
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peace corp is evacuating 340 volunteers from sierra leone and liberia. yet in nigeria, where one liberian man is known to have died of the disease, they are being installed in major international parents to screen suspects casings. >> we are ensuring that passengers boarding those flights are ebola free. we are also ensuring that as soon as those passengers are ready to take off, we have lists of the manifests, which we look at. and we have professionals on the ground who look at the passengers, especially from areas that ebola affected. >> an outbreak in nigeria would have a huge impact, not just for the country, but across the region. authorities hope that such measures will help to stop the virus. but they're worried that it will still find its way in through the borders. close contacts with those infected, especially through bodily fluids. some say dietary habits are also helping to spread the disease. a combination of poor education, and a fear that treatment involves complete isolation is also adding to the problem. >> they're very concerned with w
peace corp is evacuating 340 volunteers from sierra leone and liberia. yet in nigeria, where one liberian man is known to have died of the disease, they are being installed in major international parents to screen suspects casings. >> we are ensuring that passengers boarding those flights are ebola free. we are also ensuring that as soon as those passengers are ready to take off, we have lists of the manifests, which we look at. and we have professionals on the ground who look at the...
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his peace corps stint was cut short by the threat of ebola. he landed in san african this morning. >> i was screened by the in country doctors checking a lot of our vital signs, taking our temperature. and we were all aware of the symptoms ebola. we had been well versed in them as part our training process. symptoms cdc is also looking for in people coming around the airport, they're on their way to pick up nancy rightbold and bring her here in the next couple of days. >> kate snow, thanks. >> a water emergency remains in effect tonight in and around toledo, ohio, where high levels a toxin prompt a ban on drinking the water for a second day. nbc's chief environmental correspondent ann thompson is there tonight. ann? >> reporter: good evening, lester. the algae bloom at the center of this crisis caught toledo by surprise. one scientists says it is smaller than in previous years but its location of this algae that has residents here afraid to turn on the tap. this is no way to spend a weekend. the city of toledo for the second straight day is un
his peace corps stint was cut short by the threat of ebola. he landed in san african this morning. >> i was screened by the in country doctors checking a lot of our vital signs, taking our temperature. and we were all aware of the symptoms ebola. we had been well versed in them as part our training process. symptoms cdc is also looking for in people coming around the airport, they're on their way to pick up nancy rightbold and bring her here in the next couple of days. >> kate snow,...
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money or or volunteer work or if you're really glad you brought that up because the even though the peace corps is being evacuated right now that's just more reason that we need to help them in any way that we can for example samaritans purse which is dr brantley one of the victims that's suffering from this you can check out the merits and purse dot org or you can go to tear dot org dot a you there are doing they're going with the education route distributing thousands of posters about how this virus works to the villagers and they're at there even doing radio campaigns so people can become educated right samaritan's purse is doing great work they've been there in west africa for the last decade or so i really want to thank you for coming on and help us break this down militia in order to correspondent thank you so much you. are because coming up will feature a performance by an israeli and palestinian youth group stay tune. for you like you want your comedy news with some. comedy news to be a bear fisted no holds barred fight to the jab. but the truth vampire winding into the next record for
money or or volunteer work or if you're really glad you brought that up because the even though the peace corps is being evacuated right now that's just more reason that we need to help them in any way that we can for example samaritans purse which is dr brantley one of the victims that's suffering from this you can check out the merits and purse dot org or you can go to tear dot org dot a you there are doing they're going with the education route distributing thousands of posters about how...
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and if other aid workers like these peace corps volunteers returning from west africa come down with ebola back home, the cdc is confident american hospitals are equipped and ready to contain the disease. but screening is key. how will those travelers be screened? doctors with handheld thermometers and thermal imaging cameras like these are now at west african airports to catch anyone with a fever. >> we're taking the appropriate precautions. folks who are coming from these countries that have even a marginal risk, we're making sure we're doing screening as they leave the country, we'll do additional screening when we're here. >> reporter: president obama says there will also be screening on this end when delegations from the affected countries in west africa arrive here in d.c. for the u.s./africa leader's summit, starting monday. cecilia? >> bazi kanani, thank you. >>> and now to our other big story making headlines tonight. the city coping with a major health threat after officials discovers toxins in the water supply. tonight, the scramble for bottled water, the restaurants shut
and if other aid workers like these peace corps volunteers returning from west africa come down with ebola back home, the cdc is confident american hospitals are equipped and ready to contain the disease. but screening is key. how will those travelers be screened? doctors with handheld thermometers and thermal imaging cameras like these are now at west african airports to catch anyone with a fever. >> we're taking the appropriate precautions. folks who are coming from these countries that...
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then johnson said i got sargent shriver after his success with the peace corps to move over and start working with the war on poverty and people in the audience are thinking yeah, we just saw that tape. then you hear him, johnson, and they saw some of us in the tape. you hear johnson start to mumble to this man who says he is king about people saying, oh, we of folks something for nothing. and then johnson is saying i always wanted them to be able to carry their own weight by giving them opportunity to stand tall. about head start and food stamps and medicare and lbj isd, all this talking, talking to king. and you here king say -- mr. president, when i left the stage , i was coming to washington myself in 1968. i wanted to start a poor people's campaign. i wanted to pick out on that war on poverty. i wanted to bring it to life yet again. and then you start to hear johnson say that is what i wanted, i want people involved. i want state and local people giving their resources to innovate, to determine and speak to people directly in a way that they can relate to, not from any .rand fede
then johnson said i got sargent shriver after his success with the peace corps to move over and start working with the war on poverty and people in the audience are thinking yeah, we just saw that tape. then you hear him, johnson, and they saw some of us in the tape. you hear johnson start to mumble to this man who says he is king about people saying, oh, we of folks something for nothing. and then johnson is saying i always wanted them to be able to carry their own weight by giving them...
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. >> catherine: a sacramento peace corps volunteer has just been evacuated back to california from western africa -- he says african officials are "not" doing a good job of handling the outbreak. >> catherine: >> the proper process has not always taken place creek and the drop when the ball has all really been dropped. >> catherine: sierra leone is now sending out pleas for help.saying it is "not able to deal" with the crisis. >> catherine: fear continues to affect americans. doctors in new york city are still waiting for test results on a man who checked himself into the hospital with a high fever yesterday. >> catherine: they don't think he has ebola - but they're not taking any chances. and there's been a string of cases which turned out to be false alarms. >> catherine: including a woman in ohio.a half dozen people in new york.and a man in baltimore. >> catherine: the concern is also affecting airlines. british airways has temporarily stopped its flights to and from sierra leone and liberia. >> catherine: saying it doesn't want to take any chances with the safety of customers and crew
. >> catherine: a sacramento peace corps volunteer has just been evacuated back to california from western africa -- he says african officials are "not" doing a good job of handling the outbreak. >> catherine: >> the proper process has not always taken place creek and the drop when the ball has all really been dropped. >> catherine: sierra leone is now sending out pleas for help.saying it is "not able to deal" with the crisis. >> catherine: fear...
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. >> pam: a sacramento peace corps volunteer. who has just been evacuated back to california from western africa. says, african officials are "not" doing a good job of handling the outbreak. >> pam: sierra leone is now sending out pleas for help. acknowledging it is "not able to deal" with the crisis. >> pam: an ebola scare in new york tonight: a plane from abu dhabi. was held at j-f-k airport for awhile - when a baby began coughing up blood. >> pam: officials now think the child was simply dehydrated. >> pam: meantime, doctors in new york are still waiting for test results on a man who checked himself into the hospital with a high fever yesterday.he had been traveling in west africa. >> pam: they do not think he has ebola - but they are not taking any chances. there has been a string of cases which turned out to be false alarms. including a woman in ohio. a half dozen people in new york. and a man in baltimore. >> reporter:there are lots of worries about ebola. you sent us your questions on facebook and twitter. and we wanted to
. >> pam: a sacramento peace corps volunteer. who has just been evacuated back to california from western africa. says, african officials are "not" doing a good job of handling the outbreak. >> pam: sierra leone is now sending out pleas for help. acknowledging it is "not able to deal" with the crisis. >> pam: an ebola scare in new york tonight: a plane from abu dhabi. was held at j-f-k airport for awhile - when a baby began coughing up blood. >> pam:...
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the inspectors general say major answers like the jusce department peace corps and epa are imposing seriousns on access to records simply by claiming the information is privileged. inspectors general writes this poses potentially serious challenges to their authority of every inspector general. they sent that letter to members of over site committees and ice saw says this is the first time anything like this has ever happened. >> i have never seen a letter like this. this is inspectors general saying not just in the examples they gave but government wide it is a pattern making them unable to do their lives. if any one has transparency it should be the watchdogs in the government. >> heather and ainsley just to give you an idea of how in accordance they are remember madoff? the inspector general of the fcc, to show how efficient they were for several years because they ignored the complaints about nato. >> adam shapiro we are not ignoring you this morning. >> it is 14 minutes until the top of the hour. over 1 billion on-line passports now in the hands of russian criminals. the five things yo
the inspectors general say major answers like the jusce department peace corps and epa are imposing seriousns on access to records simply by claiming the information is privileged. inspectors general writes this poses potentially serious challenges to their authority of every inspector general. they sent that letter to members of over site committees and ice saw says this is the first time anything like this has ever happened. >> i have never seen a letter like this. this is inspectors...
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two american peace corps volunteers have been exposed to it also. dr. mike will be open to talk about the virus and what you need to know now. >> and reporting scare we've reported here. time, cia caught spying on americans. direct to have of the agency apologized to the senate committee after admitting the agency spied on senators in 2009. >> cia director john brenen tells intel jeps committee personnel improperly accessed shared computer drive. it was set up for staff to review on cia torture and interrogation techniques and they've been asked to form a panel to see what happens. >> the director has taken responsible steps to protect this situation. he has a difficult job. >> he's asked to form a pap toll explain what happened. >> 4 rooxt 2 19 time. notably more humid this morning, caitlin roth. >> this morning muggy weather is back. we had a nice respite. here it s summer weather is here and that means humidity. along with that, showers, thunderstorms today. not overly hot temperatures in the low 80s. clouds here increase through the day. we may see
two american peace corps volunteers have been exposed to it also. dr. mike will be open to talk about the virus and what you need to know now. >> and reporting scare we've reported here. time, cia caught spying on americans. direct to have of the agency apologized to the senate committee after admitting the agency spied on senators in 2009. >> cia director john brenen tells intel jeps committee personnel improperly accessed shared computer drive. it was set up for staff to review on...
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two american peace corps volunteers have about exposed to ebola. our doctor will be in to talk about the virus and what you need to know. >> 5:18 in health news this morning, there's a new study that shows depression may be a risk factor for dementia. those who had more symptoms of depression at the beginning of time were more likely to have a cognitive decline. research appears in a journal of neurology. >> time 5:19 this friday morning and way you're using over the counter pain medications can put you at the risk of addiction or even death. this is according to a study from consumer reports. the drug the group is warping you about is acetaminophen in 600 products such as tylenol pm. tylenol says 46 people die a day and another 30 to emergency room because of complications from pain pills. >> acetaminophen is winding newspaper so many different products. cold medications, allergy medications, pain medications, even tylenol pm obviously but other medications you can accidentally start to get or even exceed that maximum daily amount f truth while a
two american peace corps volunteers have about exposed to ebola. our doctor will be in to talk about the virus and what you need to know. >> 5:18 in health news this morning, there's a new study that shows depression may be a risk factor for dementia. those who had more symptoms of depression at the beginning of time were more likely to have a cognitive decline. research appears in a journal of neurology. >> time 5:19 this friday morning and way you're using over the counter pain...