of wild polio virus today 2014 a public health emergency of international concern. 74 cases of polio due to wild polio virus so far this year. 59 of those cases have been reported from pakistan. >> we will look at the link between the outbreak of polio in the cia. polio has been on the rise in pakistan ever since the cia ran a fake vaccination scheme to track down osama bin laden. we will get the latest on the nearly 300 girls kidnapped in nigeria. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the boko haram has released a video showing the first images of the kidnapped nigerian schoolgirls since their abduction nearly one month ago. close to half the nearly 300 girls are seen on the tape, chanting what appears to be a verse from the koran. leader is also shown and appears to offer the girls freedom in exchange for the nigerian government's release of all the groups prisoners. three of the girls are interviewed, saying they have not been harmed and have converted to islam. the nigerian military says it has deploye

>> polio, haven't heard of polio for a small time. small pox is eradicated and hoping polio would join that family and now the w.h.o. is announcing an emergency internationally and public hazard for a lot of people. now, a little background of polio. we haven't heard about this disease for a long time. it really happens in children younger than 5 years old and poliomyelitis, polio in greek means grow, myelo means gray matter. it's inflammation of the spinal cord that causes paralysis and some abnormalities in the extremities in children mostly. we don't see this in this country because we all get vaccination and it was easy and eradicated n.countries such as afghanistan, a big huge part of this is in pakistan, now in syria, a lot of times because of bad sour water and not having clean water, through the fecal oral the bacteria is coming up. 1910 there was a huge epidemic. in 1950 we came up with an vaccination. there's a national day of pole so and we don't see all of this because of all the things going in middle east and pakistan, n

pol pol polio. we don't see this in the country because everyone gets a vaccination and it's easy, eradicated. in countries like afghanistan, pakistan, now syria. a lot of times because of bad sewer water and not having clean water through the fecal oral viruses getting into kids and numbers are coming up. originally 1840 polio started. 1910 was a huge epidemic of polio. in 1950 we came up with a vaccination. also october 24th is the national day for polio. we don't see a lot of this. because of all the things going on in middle east and pakistan, now who says the numbers are coming up. last year we had about 36 patients. this year almost close to 68. that's a big concern. >> any in this country now? >> we don't have any in this country. this is different than mers we talked about last week. we want to be aware of this. now they are saying if you're traveling out of pakistan or syria, cameroon, some of those countries, ethiopia, you should get your vaccine before you leave the country. there's no cu

polio effort.e spoke during a teleconference from geneva. >> while the virus has re- surged, i think it reminds us that until it's eradicated it is going to spread internationally and it's going to find and paralyze susceptible kids, indeed it could become endemic again in the entire world if we do not complete the eradication of this disease. >> brown: worldwide, there've been 74 confirmed cases of polio this year, three times as many as the same period in 2013. they're focused in asia, africa, and the middle east. in all, the outbreak has spread across at least ten countries. the w.h.o. singles out syria, cameroon and pakistan as the main sources of the disease. of those three, the vast majority of cases have been in pakistan. >> this slum in karachi is one of the last places in the world where polio is still a threat. >> brown: the newshour's fred de sam lazaro visited the country last august. he found islamist militants have spread propaganda that the polio vaccine makes boys sterile and violat

soldiers are here to protect health workers offering polio vaccinations. in the past they been attacked by the taliban, accusing them of providing a cover for foreign spies. the government announced a major immunization programme. the prop is getting to the remote areas.

we have sent out 20 polio teams to reach out to every child. >> pakistan was close to eradicating polio 10 years ago and wants to get back to that point. it lost a lot of ground. >>> barristas from more than 30 counties are competing in australia for the title of the level latte artist. here is andrew thomas. >> reporter: barristas as artists, cups as canvases. this is coffee culture in its literal sense. competitors from 32 countries giving their run to the title of world level larta artist their level shot. >> these are guys and girls that represent their skill and knowledge. >> reporter: is this more than a froth of an industry? robert nelson's regular haunts are the haloed hall of the national gallery of victoria. as an art critic he has his favourite artists. >> botta chely collectiveness. clarity. rubens, prolific. sumptuous, general. mona, an analyst, a lirist. >> reporter: can art be compressed in foam. there's a difference between a mona and a macchiato. >> nation me thing of an insignia that be longs to the royal house of a lord, that there's almost tonal value inside. i love

until recently, it believed polio was one that it had contained. through a rigorous global immunization campaign, the organization reduced the infection rate from hundreds of thousands per year to blow 1,000. now, the w.h.o. said it's spreading again and it's become an emergency. >> the international spread of polio to date in 2014 constitutes an extraordinary event and public health risk to other states for which a coordinated international response is essential. >> until the civil war in syria broke out, it had been free of the disease for 14 years. the w.h.o. believes the country has been reinfected from the virus from pakistan. there, immunization teams have been targeted by armed groups who reject western medicine. >> polio is a viral disease that affects children under the age of five. it's spread through contact with tainted food and wore. once inside the body, it attacks the nervous system. it causes paralysis and can kill within hours, although that is repair. >> this is the second time a declaration of a public health emergency has been i

polio is highly contagious. yes, you can die from polio.aybe i'm an alarmist because i travel to those countries and people from those polio stricken countries travel, too. maybe i'm worried, too worried because i have a vivid memory of lining up at a local public school to get the polio vaccine on a sugar cube. by the way, i hated them. when no one was looking, i pocketed it only to toss out later when no one was looking. i have grown up, gotten smarter. i know it's a health crisis and this could be a big one. the united states needs to step up fast and be the leader. stop polio before it stops us. we can't wait. that's my off the record comment tonight. >>> new video surfacing really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? yup. all five of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. low dues... great terms... let's close. new at&t

polio is highly contagious. yes, you can die from polio.be i'm an alarmist because i travel to those countries and people from those polio stricken countries travel, too. maybe i'm worried, too worried because i have a vivid memory of lining up at a local public school to get the polio vaccine on a sugar cube. by the way, i hated them. when no one was looking, i pocketed it only to toss out later when no one was looking. i have grown up, gotten smarter. i know it's a health crisis and this could be a big one. the united states needs to step up fast and be the leader. stop polio before it stops us. we can't wait. that's my off the record comment tonight. >>> new video surfacing of the teen who stowed away in a plane to hawaii. that's next. i'm l-i-s-a and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way of hosting my book club. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. and breo helps reduce symptom flare-ups that last several days and re

believes the country has been reinfected with polio virus from pakistan.mmobilization teams have been targeted by armed groups who reject western medicine. polio is a viral disease that effects children under five and spreads by contaminated water and attacks the nervous system and causes paralysis and kills within hours although that is rare. this is the second time the w.h.o. issued a declaration of a public health emergency in the past five years. the first was during the swine threw pandemic of 2009, the difference now is that the vaccine to stop polio is cheap and ready available. dominick cane, al jazeera. >>> the head of a columbia president's reelection campaign resigned because of a bribery scandal and the president is accused of taking a 12 million bribe to protect a suspected drug trafficker from being expedited to the u.s. and says it's politically motivated. a vote to elect a new president is due later this month. a monday has been arrested in guatemala city after authorities found $2 million in cash hidden in his van. police are investigating

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. >>> officials at the world health organization are concerned about an outbreak of polio. they say it represents a public health emergency. it's the first time since the swine flu pandemic five years ago that they've issued such an alert. >> the international spread of polio to date in 2014 constitutes an extraordinary event and a public health risk to other states for which a coordinated international response is essential. >> polio is a highly infectious disease, particularly among young children. it invades the central nervous system and can cause paralysis. the virus had been nearly wiped out around the world, except for pakistan, afghanistan, and nigeria. but w.h.o. officials say the disease has spread to seven other countries, including syria and cameroon. they say 74 cases have been reported so far this year. that's twice as many as this time last year. officials warn the disease may reappear in other countries with a lack of immunization services. >>> a diver has become the latest casualty in last month's sinking of the "sewol" ferry in south korea. he died while s

national immunization days-- polio days are being held around the world. it is very, very important, particularly for people in the united states and other relatively wealthy countries to understand, that this is one small boat. and we may be in the more affluent part of the boat, but we're still in the same boat, and it's in our interest to help everybody understand their health and deal with their health problems, especially the infectious disease problems. how do public health experts measure the health of a group of people? the two statistics most often cited are life expectancy, and infant mortality. life expectancy is how long we think we're going to live. life span is how long we're actually able to live, and that's a species specific kind of thing. so, for humans, the maximum amount of time we can live is about 120 years. if you live a good smoke-free life, keep your normal weight, exercise, your chances of living longer and living healthier are so much greater now than they were for our counterparts 100 years ago. the average life expectancy of an

recently in the budget compromise, polio got an extra $50 million a year.e progress has been made on something where we have very clear targets. in that case, by 2018, completely eradicating the disease. >> also, it is very self-serving as well. if you cure a disease elsewhere, then you are not likely to catch that disease. and we live in a world where diseases can spread very easily. we want stability around the world. that is self-serving because our safety depends on a world that doesn't start wars and gets along. there is a compassionate part of this. we have an obligation to stop genocide. you come back to right where we started with this interview. things are better. we can make a difference. you are not going to cure everything overnight or even ever, but to sit back and say oh, it is hopeless -- that is not true. one of the things in bill's letter, he points out the better educated people don't overpopulate the world. quite the contrary. a lot of poor people have lots of kids because they don't think they will survive, and there is not going to be a

doctor, first this this warning about polio.is mainly overseas, but how concerned should we be about the disease making a comeback. >> we should vaccine on time. polio is coming back and the vaccination efforts are disrupted by war and other kinds of social disruptions. we have pockets of susceptibles and polio virus can spread and be exported in other countries. it hasn't happen here yet. but it reminds us that it is out there lurking and we must protect your children. >> in this country we can make a choice not having the vaccine disrupted by far. a study came out focused on washington state. there was an outbreak of whopping cough. when there was a outbreak parents did not vaccinate our children. what does that tell us about where we are at as far as the vaccinations and keeping our kids and community safe? >> there are some parents that are dubious and confused and i keep saying, listen to the pedtrician and listen to your family doctors. they are there to help you day in and out and they will give you advice about vaccines.

believes the country has been reiin reinfecth polio from pakistan. polio is a viral disease that mainly affects children under the age of five. it is spread by contact with tainted food. it can kill within hours although that is rare. this is the second time that w.h.o. has issued a declaration of a public health emergency in the past five years. the first was during the swine flu pandemic of 2009. the difference now is that the vaccine to stop polio is cheap and readily available. dominic cane, al jazeera. >> now, in south africa, the amcu union has instructed 70,000 of its members to press on with action against the world's top platinum producers. it's now lasted for 14 weeks, the country's longest and most costly mining strike. the workers want their salaries doubled, to $1200 per month. with one in four south africans out of a job, 20 years since the fall of apartheid. >> government's policy of black economic empower many or bee has helped. it's put some in charge of formerly white owned businesses that used to seclude them. bud under them there

polio is spreading fast. so, the w.h.o.avel restrictions on pakistan, syria and cameroon, requiring residents be vaccinated for polio before traveling overseas. so far, there have been 68 cases of polio this year, almost triple the number seen this time last year. >>> all right, it's tuesday, so how will it look outside? let's get an early look at our weather with chad myers. >> good morning, guys! a pleasant day across the northeast today. probably not still as warm as you would like. the warm weather's still kind of bottled up down to the south, south of this front here. there is going to be a crazy day out west. a crazy day for fires and wind. there are going to be towns that are in danger from these random wildfires that are blowing through with winds 40 or 50, 60 miles per hour blowing from the southwest, desert air as well, too. this is very dry air. relative humidity tomorrow maybe 5% or 10%. red flag warnings, which means no outdoor burning. expect fires, if you see one, to grow rapidly from wichita all the way back

polio is usually spread through infected water.here is no cure but vaccines can prevent the disease. experts are particularly concerned that polio is resurfacing in countries which were previously free of the disease. >>> a single piece of equipment is believed to have caused the horrific circus accident caught on video. for those who have not seen it, the video is disturbing. the crash happened during yesterday's performance by ringling brothers and barnum and bailey at the dunkin' donuts arena in rhode island. investigators believe a steel clip holding up the chandelier-like platform failed, sending eight female performers crashing down. a male performer on the ground was also hurt. the crash was witnessed by nearly 4,000 spectators, many of them children, and the woman who captured the accident on her cell phone. >> many of the children were gripping their families, holding tightly to their parents. it was very shocking. it looked like they had been crushed, at the time. >> two of the performers remain in critical condition toni

polio is a highly infectious disease particularly among young children. it invades the central nervous system and can cause paralysis virus and then nearly wiped out around the world for pakistan afghanistan in nigeria. but kelly jo officials say the disease has spread to seven other countries including syria in camera the sioux city for cases have been reported so far this year. that's twice as many as this time last season the disease may be appear in other countries to collect the united states and overseas. i did. the speaker of the leaders casualty in last month's sinking of the set will ferry in south korea. he died while searching for missing passengers aboard the vessel in the house sits on the seabed off the country's southern coast the country is the perfect contact with the guy who was lost and for the past six pm on tuesday he was about twenty five meters underwater. when he was later found unconscious he was rushed by helicopter to hospital but was pronounced dead. the doctor belongs to a private company and was taking part in the search for

six months ago, polio was isolated to pakistan and nigeria. since then, the world health organization reported they are seeing a global disturbance as civil war and unrest disrupted vaccination campaigns. 10 countries are infected with the virus. one of the countries posing the greatest risk of exporting the disease to other countries. there has been a seven -- 74 cases including in pakistan. this was supposed to be polio's low season, raising concerns cases could spike in the coming months. the world health organization in a statement today declared a global health emergency and that the international spread of polio today in 2014 cost is an extraordinary event and, if unchecked, the situation could result in a failure to eradicate globally one of the world's most serious vaccine preventable diseases. this has been a decade-long international battle. and a personalized priority for bill gates. the program is backed by the gates foundation and set a goal of complete eradication by 2018 and march no word yet on how the current resurgence might

pakistan was close to eradicating polio.t wants to get back to that point, but lost a lot of ground. nicole johnson, al jazeera. >> now that that remark i believe film of frank line roosevelt walking. he lived with polio. some claim he tried to hide his disabilities. here you see roosevelt walking, struggling in front of thousands of people. media at the time rarely filmed him. the secret service did not want to publicise his vulnerability. this was shot by a player at the game. >>> expressions in expresso. baristas serving up art with every drop of coffee. >>> good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. the cannes film festival is underway. movies about africa is the surprise hit. cannes can resemble the united nation, this film festival as international as you getment one continent flying the flag. lots in fact. africa. cannes is associated with all of this, the glitz, the clammer, the good life. it is real life that forms part of the d.n.a. those stories pegged to current events that are harsh, s

. >> i can't imagine life without water polio. it's one of the things that is not even a second guess. i just wanted to get back in the water. >> she was visiting a high school teammate saying they were skateboarding to another friend's house when he plowed into them with his car. >> we're just chatting about surfing. how our days are going and the drive down. and next thing we know, car comes and just hits me into the air. he was hit from friend and says he heard popping sounds before being hit but thought it's firecrackers then on the ground, with two broken legs he heard the sounds again but it was 15 minutes until learning of the deadly shooting. nick says we should mourn the victim buzz stay positive. >> a lot of people are feeling sad a lot of people may be feeling down. i just don't want people to be distracted by that whole side of it that they forget people are still alive ask survived this thing. >> he is a water polio player and getting a lot of support on twitter from fellow athletes and others. you can hash tag pray f

a new and growing outbreak of polio overseas. 80% of the new cases are in pakistan.tn's military correspondent john ray has the latest from that nation. >> reporter: on karachi's streets you can meet many who serve as a reminder of the limbs and lives wasted by polio and understand just how desperate the battle is to prevent its return. at times that battle can seem like a real war. a simple vaccine offers immunity. even the promise of good health comes at the point of a gun. it might seem strange that it takes an armed escort to deliver vaccines, but there are good and disturbing reasons for the guns. in trying to save children, these health workers are themselves risking their lives. the taliban has targeted the team, women like this doctor. >> they're attacking us. >> reporter: religious leaders have issued a fatwa ordering their parents to bring their children for vaccination. but many remain distrustful. it is well known that the program is to hunt osama bin laden. many are murdered administering the vaccine. she died for her country, her mother tells us. >>> jo

in the 20s polio ravaged american children causing tens of thousands of paralysis. measles before the vaccine in 1963 caused 48,000 children to be hospitalized and 500 to di. now we largely don't see those, they are starting to come back a little bit because parents are making these choices because they have forgotten about these disease, not only had we largely eliminated them but we eliminated the memory so people aren't scared. unfortunately they may have to the get scared of them again, which is sad. >> stephen: what if i were to till you sound like you are the-- popular of big pharma. they make the inoculations, they are making money, greasing your palms that is out there now, respond to it. >> yeah, so-- (applause) >> you know, it's amazing to me that we just keep knocking big pharma when in fact you can't on the one hand praise the fact that these vaccines have saved their lives, have allowed our children to live longer, better, healthier lives and then say that just dismiss the people that make it, that make these vaccines safely and effectively. (cheers and

the research holds promise in treating age-related diseases. >>> the disease polio is coming back.he world health organization today declared the spread of polio is now a public health emergency. they said outbreaks in the middle east, asia and africa have created an extraordinary situation requiring an international response. it normally strikes children under the able of 5 who contract it through infected water. there is no cure but vaccines can prevent the disease. it is resurfacing in countries which were priusly free of the disease. >>> organizers of the sprau berry music festival say the city is overreacting in blocking the event. it takes place on city-owned land on the edge of yosemite park. they say last year's rim fire is the reason they won't issue a permit. officials say it created safety issues and the water is too precious to host the people for the traditional event. >>> i think it was misting at my house on the peninsula. >> a little bit of fog and drizzle this morning. it did create some very gusty winds. we'll talk more about windy conditions for tuesday and some

. >> let's move on to another topical question and that the el resurgence of polio in some countries. in truth, in some parts of africa, some strife-ridden war-torn countries, polio has come back. >>> we had it down into the last corners, we were after it, then of course the last countries were the ones that had turbulence. they're also unvac nated and polio can then spread from the corners of the world to new countries once again. all of us should remember, vac nate all your children. >> all right. dr. schaffner, thank you. >> sue, over to you. >> thank you, guys. david faber scoring a big interview with larry robbins. he made a fortune betting on certain health care companies after the supreme court ruling on obamacare. more is culling up next on "power lunch." passenger: road trip buddy. let's put some music on. woman: welcome to learning spanish in the car. passenger: you've got to be kidding me. driver: this is good. woman: vamanos. driver & passenger: vamanos. woman: gracias. driver & passenger: gracias. passenger: trece horas en el carro sin parar y no traes musica. driver: mir

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we'll tackle the issue head on. >> in the last few months around 30 polio workers have been killed or injured. the taliban blocked change. with the military involved the aim is to get as many children as possible immunized. >> the area of khyber agency - 4,000 children are the prime target. we have sent out teams with military organizations to reach out to every child. >> pakistan wants to get back to the point it was at 10 years ago. it lost a lot of ground. >>> coming up later in the programme - an emotional loss that ends a 21-year long career of an n.h.l. star. details coming up in a few moments with farah. >> time for the sports news much here is farah. >> thank you so much. the time of the world's oldest football competition will be held on saturday as arsenal take on hull in the fa cup decider. arsenal has not won silver ware since 2005 when it beat manchester united on penalty. the clear outsiders finish 16th. the players hardly household names even for arsenal squad. this was the response of lucas when asked how matt fryer would be the danger man? >> who. >> reporter: matt fi

today the world health organization called the spread of polio an international public health emergency. outbreaks in ten countries in asia, africa and middle east calling on people in those regions to stop the spread by getting vaccinated before traveling abroad including to the united states. last month 68 confirmed cases. nearly three times as many as last year. >>> we move on to the nba owner trying to hold on to his team. tonight the los angeles clippers back on the court for the playoffs. donald sterling banned for racism. may be forced to sell. when will the other owners decide? here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: the los angeles clippers facing their biggest challenge yet, a seven-game matchup against the nba's number one team, the oklahoma city thunder. nba officials meet again this week to determine how team owners can vote out disgraced clippers owner sterling. beloved coach doc rivers speaking out with espn revealing for the first time his players reaction to sterling's racist rants. >> when i walked in that room and looked at their faces, it was bothering them, they were

he is a graduate and plays water polio for ucsb. he was riding his bike home from dinner and says he had no warning. >> i didn't hear it coming. i didn't hear anyone say look out i wish i can talk to him. before, before he did it. and maybe say something that would make it seem less a little bit >> he was riding home with another water polio player who was noer seriously injured and is still hospitalized but expected to be released tomorrow. >> coming up later in this newscast, we'll be live at uc berkeley to show how students there are remembering the victims. and you're going to hear from two survivors. two students going for burgers at the ivy deli. >> turned out to be a rough evening, rush hour commute a big rig overturned on westbound interstate 80. the interstate off ramp is shut down, but the truck is upright. this happened at about 2:45, no word yet on exactly what caused it. and about a mile to the south, traffic being affected by this grass fire at intersection of interstates 08 and 780, breaking out around 3:00 p.m . putt

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he is a graduate and plays water polio for ucsb. he was riding his bike home from dinner and says he had no warning. >> i didn't hear it coming. i didn't hear anyone say look out i wish i can talk to him. before, before he did it. and maybe say something that would make it seem less a little bit >> he was riding home with another water polio player who was noer seriously injured and is still hospitalized but expected to be released tomorrow. >> coming up later in this newscast, we'll be live at uc berkeley to show how students there are remembering the victims. and you're going to hear from two survivors. two students going for burgers at the ivy deli. >> turned out to be a rough evening, rush hour commute a big rig overturned on westbound interstate 80. the interstate off ramp is shut down, but the truck is upright. this happened at about 2:45, no word yet on exactly what caused it. and about a mile to the south, traffic being affected by this grass fire at intersection of interstates 08 and 780, breaking out around 3:00 p.m . putt

when i was two years old, i contracted polio. it was a frightening diagnosis in those days. my mom responded with uncommon determination. through her patients, tenacity, she gave me what every child wants. the normal childhood. she gave me an example i would never forget. i have tried to bring that same determination and tenacity to every cause i have take up on behalf of the people of the state. whether fighting for people who had been exposed to radiation at the radiation enrichment plant or doing battle with those who want to destroy coal, i learned this from my mom. the only way to fail is to die or stop trying. [applause] when it comes to fighting for the causes and principles i believe in, i never let up. ever. [applause] i fight for good kentucky jobs every single day. i fight for policies that will make us more competitive. that make our state better, safer, more beautiful place to live and work. and raise a family. every day, i fight against policies that make life harder for the people of kentucky. then, there is my opponent. my opponent is in this race because bar

. >> a few years ago health officials say polio was a thing of the past. now a war is helping to develop disease spread at within alarming >> the world health organisation took action to officially declare the spread of polio a global health emergency, saying that the conflicts in countries like pakistan and syria are continuing to the spread of crippling disease. vaccinations disrupted, increasing the risk of exporting the virus to other countries. >> it could be the first step towards reversing the steps towards old age. older mice got stronger, exercised longer and performed mentally better after being injected with young blood. jake ward, science and technology correspondent joins us. what are the implications of the study, i'm getting excited? >> you should be. it's amazing. a researcher, one of the level-trained smartest people used the term insane to describe the findings. they really are that. it's amazing. since 1950 we have known if you stitch together, literally surgically attached on old and young mouse and share a surgical system, there's heal

the world health organization is sounding an alarm of the insurgence of polio.f that crippling disease that affects young children is extraordinary situation causing an international response. they're worried about it cropping up in syria and iraq previously free of polio. that's a warning, extraordinary situation a according to the world health organization in the last few moments. >>> you're watching "gmt" and aaron, what have you got? >> big drugs battle. astrazeneca and pfizer. pfizer acting like a dog way bone at the time moment. hello there. in the last few minutes, pfizer reported the latest set of numbers for the first three months of this year. i've got to tell you, numbers below what wall street expected. down from $2.7 billion from the same period last year. all this as the company is expected to make a new bid to buy the swedish company astrazeneca. the british based firm has rejected pfizer's first two offers. last was priced $106 billion. meanwhile the prospect of the largest take over in british history has sparked political controversy with oppos

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polio an international public health emergency.here are at least outbreaks in ten countries, middle east and africa. polio is spread by infected water. >>> prayer before town meeting. residents of greece, new york. court found prayers are consistent with a 1983 ruling which allows prayer before legislative sessions. target ceo steps down at that massive data breach. greg steinhoff, when the data breach hurt shoppers and damaged the store's reputation. >>> mcmilan admitted to el boag the officer in the eye. but insisted she only did so when the officer grabbed her breast from behind. she face he seven years behind bars but her lawyer says there will be an male. >>> nationwide, 400,000 assault kits containing evidence of possible rapes sit youe unteste. denies victims justice. megan from memphis was raped as a teenager but her kit kit set untested for years while her attacker raped others. "america tonight"'s lori jane gliha, talked to her about her case her cause and the man who raped her. >> the law enforcement response was worse t

. >>> the world health organization says the spread of polio is a public health emergency that couldw. the who described current polio outbreaks in asia, africa and the middle east as an extraordinary event that requires an international response. they are particularly concerned the virus continues to be diagnosed in countries previously free of the disease, such as syria, somalia and iraq. it usually strikes children under 5 and is spread via infected water. there is no specific cure, but several vaccines exist. >>> new concern about baby gates, which are meant to protect kids from household hazards, a study finds 1800 people go to emergency rooms every year for injuries related to baby gates. researchers say injuries jumped significantly between 1990 and 2010. falls downstairs after the gates were collapsed were most common. >>> the owner of the l.a. clippers is about to launch a high power lawsuit against the nba. there are reports that donald sterling has been in touch with several major law firms this week. sterling was banned from the nba for life because of racist comments. al

. >>> the spread of polio now a global health concern, the agency said that conflicts in countries like pakistan lead to the spread of the disease. >>> well, may is stroke awareness month. 75% of americans who suffer from strokes are over the age 65. did you know the strokes are also one of the leading killers of children? diane estherbrook talked to a 10-year-old girl who had a stroke before she was born. >> it's tough telling the ten-year-old twins apart, but they are as different as they are alike. shay is the artistic one, reese is the math wiz. >> i find it strange that i can explain this. >> reporter: but something else makes reese different from they are twin. the stroke she inexplicably suffered inside her mother's womb. >> i thought this happened to people who were over 65, had a heart disease or some other underlying condition. >> reporter: while strokes mostly affect adults they do happen in roughly 1,000 u.s. births each year. half of the children who survive are left with some sort of permanent disability. >> we won't know after the stroke what the outcomes are going to be,

. >>> the "world health organization" has warned that polio is reemerging as a blow threat.of three countries where the disease is still prief of prevalent. afghanistan and nigeria are the other two, and now cases have been reported in syria. >>> al jazeera has obtained the first images of jailed reporter abdullah al shamy. the pictures were taken on saturday while he was being transported to court. he has been bun on hundrede on r 105 days. he has lost a third of his weight. this image taken before his arrest shows him in normal health. al shammy celebrates his 26th birthday today. he has been held without charge, without access to lawyer or medical treatment. >>> journalists were held at a distance by egyptian police, so the recording is of poor quality. take a listen. >> three al jazeera english journalists are also detain in egypt. they have been held for 128 days. they are accused of falsifying news and conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all charges and is demanding their immediate release. >>> media corporations and human rights groups are in pa

the taliban have targeted polio vaccination workers and there has been a resurgence of the disease there. thank you for coming. do we know when the cia actually stopped? >> what we know from the cia is when john brandon made the decision, he made the decision in august of 2013, 8 months after those public health deans wrote a letter to president obama urging an end to this practice. >> if they haven't been doing it for a year and a half and we are still having workers killed, it suggests it has become part of the fabric of pakistani conspiracy theories? even before this broke about the cia using a doctor as a covert operative, they planted, nurtured, and exploited rumors about western backed health projects, that these are sterilization campaigns, tools of spy craft and added a whole a year there. >> the cia was playing into a potentially big problem. >> some parents are declined to have their children vaccinated so they don't look like they're going along with a western plot against the country. >> was this massive incompetence? >> somebody at langley had their hollywood thinking cap on