jon lapook questions the head of the c.d.c. >> how can you assure the country the c.d.c. is doing its job here? >> pelley: children perish in the bomb apartment -- bombardment of gaza as rockets rain on israel. holly williams is in gaza city. after the decision comes a revision -- lebron james reveals his next move. dean reynolds reports. and steve hartman on the road with joe cymers, restoring dignity with a little off the top from the bottom of his heart. >> they're my family. they really are my family. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's called the centers for disease control, but there are serious concerns tonight about how well the c.d.c. controls dangerous germs at its own labs, after yet another safety lapse. today the c.d.c. says it mishandled a shipment of deadly flu virus. this comes after a mishap involving anthrax and the discovery of smallpox virus that was misplaced at the national institutes of health. the head of the c.d.c. today, dr. tom frieden, said, -uote, he was astonished at the l

and the c.d.c. is encouraging lab directors all over the country in labs not controlled by the c.d.c., to make sure nothing in their labs is there that shouldn't be there and making sure what should be the proper lab procedures. >> pelley: thank you, jon. today, benjamin netanyahu vowed there would be no letup in israeli air strikes on gaza, and he would not rule out sending ground troops into the palestinian territory. since the latest fighting broke out on tuesday, islamic militants have fired more than 600 unguided rockets at israel; many have been shot down by israel's iron dome missile defense system. israel says it has hit more than 1,000 targets in gaza. more than 100 palestinians have been killed, including dozens of civilians. holly williams is in gaza tonight. >> reporter: in rafah this morning, five members of one family were killed by an israeli air strike. even as they search for survivors, missiles pounded the gaza strip. israel says it's targeting terrorists, and two of the dead were p

so in early june, some scientists at a very high-level lab of the c.d.c. ed the bioterror rapid response and advance technology lab were preparing an experiment using anthrax. they thought they sterilized the anthrax before sending it to a lower security lab but turned out they hadn't and they only discovered this eight or nine days after they sent the anthrax to this laboratory. so that raised the process some workers were exposed to it. >> sreenivasan: frieden said he was more concerned about the incident with the avian flu. why? >> two priors there -- one, they didn't find out till months after the incident haened and, two, this strain of avian flu is very dangerous. i believe it's lethal in about 50% of the people who contract it, as opposed to anthrax, which is also dangerous if you're infected but it can be treated with antibiotics and you also can't transmit it to anybody else. i think that's really one of t overriding concerns here with this anthrax incident. it's not so much that anthrax got loose in the c.d.c. labs, it's what else might get loose

the c.d.c. report on the anthrax incident you announced you are imposing a moratorium on c.d.c. transferring any biological samples out of any b.s.l. 3 or 4 labs until they had conducted a lab by lab assessment and you closed the rapid response and advanced tech noling and announce it i will will remain closed until it is approved to reopen under conditions. and can undertake a comprehensive safety review and ensure that the proper procedures and protocols are in place moving forward. how long do you anticipate this moratorium lasting? and the brat lab being closed? . at the c.d.c. i'm impressed with everything that is happening there. for the high containment biological laboratories, to have these lapses is not acceptable. so it's really troubling that although numerous government agencies over the past few years have warned c.d.c. about problems at the high , it appears bs c.d.c. has not heeded those warnings. h.h.s. nchtor general that documented a series of safety lapses and lack of oversight

the c.d.c. report on the anthrax incident you announced you are imposing a moratorium on c.d.c. transferring any biological samples out of any b.s.l. 3 or 4 labs until they had conducted a lab by lab assessment and you additionally close to the bioterrorism and rapid response and advanced technology, or the brat lab, and announced it i will remain closed until it is approved to reopen under safer conditions. this is so the cdc can undertake a comprehensive safety review and ensure that the proper procedures and protocols are in place moving forward. dr. frieden, how long you anticipate this moratorium lasting, and the brat lab being closed? >> the short answer is so they can open safely. the long answer is that some can resume. proficiency testing for those agents in the laboratory response network, and that is something we will look at very carefully, but i am committed we will not open them until we can open them safely. >> what steps are you taking to lift the moratorium, and when will you kno

the c.d.c. report on the anthrax incident you announced you are imposing a moratorium on c.d.c. transferring any biological samples out of any b.s.l. 3 or 4 labs until they had conducted a lab by lab assessment and you additionally close to the bioterrorism and rapid response and advanced technology, or the announced it i will remain closed until it is approved to reopen under safer conditions. this is so the cdc can undertake a comprehensive safety review and ensure that the proper procedures and protocols are in place moving forward. how long you anticipate this moratorium lab beingnd the brat closed? >> the short answer is so they can open safely. the long answer is that some can resume. proficiency testing for those agents in the laboratory response network, and that is something we will look at very carefully, but i am committed we will not open them until we can open them safely. >> what steps are you taking to lift the moratorium, and when will you know, or how will you know when it is saf

and according to the centers for disease control or c.d.c. the vials have been there since one nine hundred fifty four and before this discovery of the only known samples of smallpox left in the world were at high security labs in atlanta and russia now thankfully because the vials were sealed it's extremely unlikely anyone was exposed material but the fact that a live smallpox virus was just sitting there for decades without anyone's knowledge begs the question of just how secure the known stockpiles of these potential bio weapons really are not to mention the unknown to those smallpox incident comes on the heels of eighty six workers at the c.d.c. possibly being exposed to anthrax after a mistake and release of dangerous spores in the air although anthrax exposure is not contagious the disease can cause fatal respiratory collapse with an days just weeks after the incident the c.d.c. announced that a flu sample was accidently contaminated with the h five n one bird flu strain that has killed nearly four hundred people over the last ten years

the c.d.c. issued a report on its investigation into the recent incident where anthrax was mishandled, possibly exposing lab workers to the dangerous organism. now a separate report by the united states department of agriculture has new details about procedures at what is supposed to be a highly secure bio-safety c.d.c. lab. among the problems cited in the u.s.d.a. report, potentially dangerous materials were transferred using ziploc bags that did not meet standards for holding dangerous pathogens. anthrax was stored in unlocked refrigerators in an unrestricted hallway. at the time of the u.s.d.a. inspection containers of anthrax were missing and had to be tracked down. disinfectant used to decontaminate vials and bags was expired. asked about today's disclosure the c.d.c. said: "the report identified some procedures which we've already eluded to as being unacceptable and we're moving swiftly to correct." the findings were released as a congressional committee prepares for a hearing this wednesda

the c.d.c. has four labs capable of running at the highest b.s.l.-4 safety level but there are nine other labs capable of this level and they are not directly operated by the c.d.c. >> pelley: and to be clear the man testifying today was the head of the c.d.c. dr. tom frieden, thank you very much. the president is meeting this evening with congressional leaders on the surge of illegal immigrant children on the southern border. today, a pew center poll found that 53% of americans support accelerating the legal deportation process while 38% want to stay with the current policy. there are nearly 9,000 illegal immigrant children in u.s. custody now waiting for a hearing on whether they can stay. those children were part of a surge of more than 57,000 unaccompanied minors who have come from central america just since last october. manual bojorquez went to el salvadore to find out why so many children are headed north. tonight he has raul's story. >> here if you don't do certain things, your life is go

the c.d.c. said lack of confidence in foreign doctors is serious issue. two years ago, a brother and sister were treated in south africa but too late. >> despite aggressive efforts to bring them back, we weren't successful and they died. >> reporter: the incubation period is from two to 21 days. the c.d.c. says little risk to the american public but we're to consider the virus when encountering flights from other countries. fischer is shaken by the experience. >> typically, when we're sick, we're surrounded by loved ones. with ebola, patients usually die in a treatment facility without friends or family or even the comfort of a human hand. >> the c.d.c. says the family of dr. brantley left liberia before he developed symptoms. >> with efforts to work out a cease fire going nowhere, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned his country to prepare for a "prolonged conflict in gaza." more than 1,000 palestinian killed in nearly three weeks, the vast majority civilians. 51 israelis died, all b

jon lapook questions the head of the c.d.c. >> how can you assure the country the c.d.c. s doing its job here? >> pelley: children perish in the bomb apartment -- bombardment of gaza as rockets rain on israel. holly williams is in gaza city. after the decision comes a revision -- lebron james reveals his next move. dean reynolds reports. and steve hartman on the road with joe cymers, restoring dignity with a little off the top from the bottom of his ar

jon lapook questions the head of the c.d.c. >> how can you assure the country the c.d.c. is doing its job here? >> pelley: children perish in the bomb apartment -- bombardment of gaza as rockets rain on israel. holly williams is in gaza city. after the decision comes a revision -- lebron james reveals his next move. dean reynolds reports. and steve hartman on the road with joe cymers, restoring dignity with a little off the top from the bottom of his heart. >> they're my family. they r

the c.d.c. says there is little risk to america's public but the agency is alerting u.s. health r health workers to consider the virus when encountering travelers with flu like symptoms from other countries. fischer is now at the university of north carolina as a critical care physician. the experience left him shaken. >> with ebola, patients who die often die by themselves in a treatment facility without friends or family or even the comfort of a human hand. >> reporter: theres good news about the family of dr. brantley. the c.d.c. says they left liberia before he developed symptoms. unlike other viral illnesses, ebola is not cop stages untill symptoms develop. >> brown: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned his country today to prepare for a "prolonged conflict in gaza." in nearly three weeks of fighting, more than 1,000 palestinians have been killed, the vast majority civilians, 51 israeli died, all but three soldiers. don dahler begins our coverage ninight in tel aviv. >> reporter: mortar fire from gaza today killed 5 israeli soldiers and wounded several mo

from that moment, the c.d.c., n.i.h., f.b.i., f.d.a. and world health organization worked closely to develop a plan of action. the white house was immediately informed that a potential agent of bioterrorism had been found. what was the security involved in moving the samples from bethesda, maryland, to the c.d.c.? >> the security involved the cooperation of the f.b.i. as well as local law enforcement and so there was ground transport to the appropriate air assets that were provided f.b.i. >> reporter: monroe says the trickiest part was making sure nothing happened to the fragile glass vials that had likely been stored for 50 to 60 years. how could this have happened? >> i think is one of those flukes, it's sort of the trunk that's in the attic that nobody has looked at for many, many years. >> reporter: are you asking lab directors to go through their inventory, look under the tables, look in the closets? >> certainly one of the lessons learned from this episode is that laboratories around the world should have a firm idea of what they h

jon lapook questions the head of the c.d.c. >> how can you assure the country the c.d.c. ng its job here? ( explosion ) >> pelley: children perish in the bombardment of gaza as rockets rain on israel. holly williams is in gaza city. after the decision comes a revision-- lebron james reveals his next move. dean reynolds reports. and steve hartman on the road with joe cymers, restoring dignity with a little off the top from the bottom of his heart. >> they're my family. they really are my family.

>> scott, the c.d.c. and the fbi are investigating why the samples of smallpox have been lying around for so many years unaccounted for. on july 1, an fda researcher cleaning out a cold storage close it in a lab on the n.i.h. bethesda, maryland, campus found a number of vials appearing from the 1950s, some labeled "flu" and "mumps." but some were labeled "variola," the scientific word for smallpox. smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980 and samples of the virus are only supposed to be stored in two places-- the c.d.c. in atlanta and a lab in russia. the vials were first moved to a safe location on the n.i.h. campus. then, late yesterday, the fbi oversaw air and ground transport of the virus to c.d.c. headquarters. overnight testing confirmed the presence of smallpox. it will take up to two weeks to determine if the smallpox virus has any ability to grow. in any case, the plan is to destroy it. a c.d.c. spokesman said a fascinating discovery for scientists, the equivalent of finding a babe ruth card in th

some of the new tools, some of which congress funded c.d.c. to expand the use of called advanced monthly he can collar detection, allows us to sequence the genomes of microbes in real time. they're teaching us new things about the microbes that are helpful, as well as harmful. in fact, there are new treatments that involve providing microbes that fight against cdif as a way of battling microbes with microbes. after all, if you go back to the first drug developed against tuberculosis, sheldon waxman and his graduate student figured out that there had to be things in nature that fought tuberculosis, otherwise you'd have to tuberculosis everywhere. so they went into the soil of statin island, and they figured out that there were bacteria there that produced chemicals that killed the tuberculosis bacteria. so there are ways that we can use fire to fight fire, if you will. >> can the c.d.c. or the h.h.s. take any regulatory steps to enforce responsible use of antibiotics in hospitals? >> we have to work in collaboration with the healthcare system. o

. >> the c.d.c.'s director calls them events that should have never happened. >> i'm disappointed, and, frankly, i'm angry about it. >> american people depend on us to protect them. >> the cases raise questions about the ability to handle materials safely. in the case we heard about dozens of c.d.c. employees could have been exposed to antlach. it says it shipped a strain of the bird flu to another lab. >> for this to happen, and put our workers potentially at risk is totally unacceptable. i'm upset, angry, i lost sleep and working around the clock to do everything possible to resolve it. >> the flu labs have been shut down as a result and the c.d.c. stopped shipments. it doesn't name those responsible. >> there's a problem, and it's a symptom of a border problem of laboratory safety. we need to stop, re-assess, fix and make sure we do everything possible to make sure event like this never happen in the future. >> the c.d.c. says no one has been infected. the head says those responsible will be discip

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we want our bush meat back. >> in atlanta, the c.d.c. id the outbreak is the most serious they have ever faced. >> what's happened over the past few months is that the infection has spread to multiple areas in all three countries and there's now sustained transmission. >> the c.d.c. headquarters in atlanta does not have any ebola specimens from this particular outbreak in west africa. what they are doing is studying the fruit bat, which they think could be the host or reservoir for the virus and other fever-based diseases. >> the c.d.c. has had spans teams deployed in west africa since april, including fever virus scientists and epidemiologists, people who chase down and identify patients. >> we know what works to control these outbreaks and that is active identification of patients, getting them into proper isolation and treatment as soon as possible, and then importantly, following up all of the people that they've had contact with to monitor for symptoms to determine if they will become patients. >> people need help. they need internat

the c.d.c.'s director calls them events that shouldn't are happened. >> translation: i'm disappointed by what happened and i'm angry about it. the american people depend on us 24/7 to protect them. cases have raised questions about the agency's ability why to handle deadly material safely. in the case we knew about last month, dozens of c.d.c. employees may have been exposed to antlach. in a new report the c.d.c. says it accidentally shipped a dangerous strain of anthrax to another lab. >> it's totally unacceptable. i'm upset, angry, lost sleep and am working around the clock to make sure we were doing everything. the flu has shut down as an as a result. the c.d.c.'s equipment lists smacks at many levels, like scientists failing to follow safety requirements. >> there's a problem, it's a symptom of broader safety. we need to stop, re-assess, fix and make sure we do everything humanly possible to make sure event like this never happen in the future. >> reporter: the c.d.c. said no one was infected

stephen monroe of the c.d.c. >> almost certainly those numbers will increase in the coming days, and they probably represent an underestimate of the true number of cases because there's incomplete reporting of cases in most of those districts. >> reporter: the virus is spread through direct contact and has an incubation period of up to 21 days so a person could become infected, feel perfectly fine, travel elsewhere, then become sick and contagious. theoretically, could the virus come over here to the united states? >> theoretically, the virus could arrive in the united states, and one of the things that we've done is to remind our health care providers in this country that if someone presents with symptoms that are compatible with ebola virus, to ask them about recent travel history. >> reporter: the c.d.c. says even if the virus came to the united states, it would be unlikely to spread here but in west africa, mistrust of doctors and lack of health care infrastructure are hampering efforts. >> the outbreak is definitely at the point where it's difficult to control. but it is true th

in the meantime c.d.c. officials say they are confident travelers can come in and out of african countries and if there's any ebola brought from outside the united states the c.d.c. says they are confident they will be able to contain it. >> the ebola outbreak is already affecting americans. american missionary nancy ripaul is being treat would an experimental serum after contracting the virus in liberia. doctor kent brantly is also sick with the virus. he's undergoing blood transfusions from a boy who contracted the virus but did survive. >> there is breaking news from the middle east where israel and hamas have agreed to a conditional 72 hour humanitarian cease-fire. word of the cease-fire comes hours after israel's army activated 16,000 reserve troops. more than 1500 people have been killed in the more than three-week long military offensive. this temporary cease-fire is set to begin tomorrow. >> two weeks after a missile brought down malaysia airlines flight 17, a team of investigators is finally getting

we will continue to monitor the c.d.c.'s response to ensure all necessary corrective action is taken and that when work resumes at the laboratories, it will be done in full compliance with the health and safety of the employees and the public at the forefront. usda was designated as a partner with cdc in the oversight of select agents because of our expertise and experience safely working with select agents over the past entry through our efforts to prevent diseased agents from impacting u.s. agriculture ap the environment. for decades, it has safely operated high containment laboratories that handle select agents including those for concern for human health. our personnel and experts in the effective of high containment laboratories. to ensure objectivity, we signed a memorandum of understanding in october of 2012, which makes aphus is the lead agency. -- lead inspection agency for cdc entities. since the m.o.u. was finalized, aphus has carried out 11 inspection of the four c.d.c. laboratories. aphus takes any potential re

making mistakes. >> the c.d.c. says the handling, the mishandling of deadly pathogens should never have happened. but it did. now what. >> if you can't beat them, join them. why google hired a bunch of hackers. >>> in washington, a fierce debate on the immigration crisis. congress fighting over a bill to tighten border security. stopping the flow of thousands of underaged, undocumented migrants. i hope that we'll act immediately in order to change that. nothing will improve until the plane loads of children return to the country that they left, thereby costing their parents and families thousands of dollars. then they'll stop coming to the united states. >> i also remind people of a time in the past, around world war ii, where this country unwisely closed its borders to people fleeing the holocaust in germany. they came here, they were turned back, september back, many of then, to certain death. >> republicans have been trying to kill efforts, but they support doing something immediate about the flood of children c

in fact, dozens of people here at the c.d.c. and other labs were told to get on medicine right away in case the infection spread. turns out no one was infected. the bird flu, that actual strain was contaminated by a higher strain of bird flu. the scientists here didn't realize that that occurred. they sent it off to the department of agriculture, believe it or not. they discovered that the bird flu was active, then told the c.d.c. c.d.c. said we don't know how that happened. these guys are totally on the hot seat now. >> have they made the moves to make these labs any safer? >> they claim that they're making the moves, claim they're looking at overall safety changes, sweeping changes in the system. they admit failures inside the building there and at other labs across the country over the past decade. doctor thomas freidan said they are looking at the issue with the anthrax and burden flu. the general consensus is let's get it together, we're the biggest group of scientists that look at infectious diseases in the united states an

new the facade of the luzhniki is set to remain which means that it's not really good by more case the c.d.c. . says neil harvey reporting for r.t. . more the big stories of the week next relations between germany and the u.s. took another blow this week when burley kicked out his cia chief assigned their itself to two high ranking german officials were on masters allegedly american spies sparking some angry words the german interior minister dismissed the information obtained by the alleged buys as laughable of the week but said the political damage is disproportionately serious because of it a left party member was outraged meantime saying there's no longer blind trust in the united states and the justice minister to say as well demanding that u.s. spying in germany be stopped once and for all here's our europe correspondent peter all over. sent packing with a flea in his ear and. i just want to say that if you see it was human common sense in my opinion spying on allies and friends is a waste of energy. germany has now told the cia contact at the us embassy in berlin to get his things and

new the facades of the luzhniki set to remain which means that it's not really good by more case the c.d.c. . says neil harvey reporting for r.t. . an air crash mystery may have been solved after four years it could be down to a crocodile on the loose in the cabin that caused the deadly crash in the congo and find out more about it on our team dot com. to get a feel for formula one with the grand prix in sochi fast approaching moscow fans have been getting a taste of what's in store. elations between germany and the us took a hit this week when berlin kicked out the cia station chief assigned there after two high ranking german officials were unmasked as alleged american spies sparking some angry words the german interior minister dismissed the information obtained by the alleged spies as laughable but said the political damage is disproportionately serious a left party member was outraged saying there's no longer blind trust in the u.s. and the justice minister is demanding that u.s. spying in germany be halted once and for all here's our europe correspondent peter all for with more. sent

the c.d.c. put out a warning urging them to watch for anyone in that this travelled to that area. >> there are processes in place. >> in charlotte part of an emergency room was closed after a traveller who had been in africa arrived feeling ill. doctors say the early tests shows the person had malaria. >> this has infected americans. 40-year-old patrick decide. travelling from liberia. two american missionaries in liberia were quarantined, both working with ebola patients, both in serious condition. >>> next week president obama hosts 40 african leaders in washington, ipt cluing some -- including some from countries struggling with the outbreak. for the moment the white house has no plans to cancel the meeting. >> a report says the cia kept former secretary of state colin powell in the dark about harsh interrogation techniques used after 9/11. according to the aca, a report says that colin powell and ambassadors were not told about the secret prisons. a former senior c.i.a. official says that th

new the facades of the luzhniki set to remain which means that it's not really good by more case the c.d.c. . says neil harvey reporting for r.t. . that's to come back to the present keeping up to date up to the minute in fact on the fee for world cup final can report germany still deadlocked on mil mil with what and when it's not of money and second. coming up next after the break or not international. truth seeker if you're watching us in the u.k. a u.s. air force veteran tells us what it's really like to be a writer is the program's coming up on national. if there's anything we're afraid of in the modern western world is al qaeda or aids or something like that it's words just words especially on the internet morning radio shock jock the cumia from the opie and anthony show has been fired for a massive twitter rant that he made against a woman who believe that the radio host was taking mocking photographs of her and got aggressive with them who may claim to just be taking pictures of time square now normally what you do outside of work shouldn't matter but with public personalities i can

. >> the c.d.c. lawyers does not have ebola specimens from that outbreak. what they are doing is they are studying the fruit bat which could be the host or reservoir for the virus other fever based diseases. >> the c.d.c. had response teams deployed in west africa, including fever skype fists and endeemiologist, people that chase down and identifies patients. >> we know what works to control the outbreaks. active identification of patients, getting them into isolation of treatment and following up all of the people they had contact with to monitor for symptoms to determine if they had become patient. as the death toll weezs, drastic action is urged. a massive effort of multiple people is required, and each of the affected regions to identify and slow down the spread of the virus of which there is no vaccine and cure. >>> a carnival plain crashed in kenya killing all four on board. it came down after take off from an airport in nairobi. it crashed into a commercial building >>> nicolas sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation over allegations of cor

. >> still the c.d.c. urges all doctors here to be on the watch for anyone traveling from that region that may show symptoms including fever, rash, vomiting and diarrhea. >> the american widow of a libeerian government official who died of ebola last week is sneaking out. she said her husband planned to travel toway next month. >> we don't need -- to iowa next month. >> they plan to put 340 volunteers out of liberia and guinea and sierra leon. but they say at this point they have no travel restrictions for the region. >> there's a push to stop sexual assaults on university campuses. >> how virginia senator mark warner is hoping to make that happen next. >> if you have missed the hot, sticky july weather, don't worry, it's coming back. doug's full forecast is next. >> coming up in sports, the nats reel in the fish for a first and head home. a local legend calls it quits at prep and horace holms sits down with one of the new d.b.s who >> a push by more than half a dozen senators to stop sexual assaults an cam

indeed it is, the c.d.c.eadquarters behind me here in atlanta is abuzz this morning, because yesterday, dr. thomas friedan testified in front of a congressional hearing for two hours. it's fair to say that they gave him quite a shellacking and probably fairly. anthrax and bird flu, two words that you hear are quite squarey for the entire world, actually active anthrax samples were transferred from the lab behind into other labs, unbeknownst to the scientists, a complete safety breakdown. they are looking at a complete overhaul of the safety precautions inside the laboratory behind me. we received an email from the doctor to the c.d.c. staff. aljazeera obtained that email. yesterday, he noted to the staff that he is ceasing all of the transfer of biological materials out of the facility behind me to any other facilities in the u.s. or word until they get their hands really on the fact safety questions that they are trying to fix. congress is asking them to look into it. their own people are looking into it, an

. >> reporter: the c.d.c. says even if the virus came to the united states, it would be unlikely to spread here but in west africa, mistrust of doctors and lack of health care infrastructure are hampering efforts. >> the outbreak is definitely at the point where it's difficult to control. but it is true that this is going to be a long haul to bring this outbreak under control. >> reporter: two americans in liberia have ebola. the doctor and the hygienist we told you about earlier this week. they are slightly improved but remain in serious condition. the organization they work with is evacuate all nonessential personnel from that country. >> brown: the u.n. secretary-general called today's israeli's talk on gaza outrageous. the white house said the u.s. is deeply concerned after bombs and shells struck a market and a school during what was supposed to be a cease-fire. in all 129 palestinians were killed today, mostly civilians, according to the gaza health ministry. the toll after three weeks of fighting now top

we wanted to show you the questioning with the f.d.a. and c.d.c. senator alexander, republican from tennessee. >> where do you come on this difference of opinion on e-cigarettes? david adams at the legacy foundation. make the cigarette obsolete. many kids are starting out with e-cigarettes and going on to smoke conventional cigarettes. do we know enough what the impact of e significance relates is? >> i need to answer as a regulator. we have proposed to extend our jurisdiction over electronic cigarettes that meet the statutory definition of a tobacco product. we are funding literally dozens of studies to answer all of the questions we have about e cigarettes and we have far more questions about what is in the product and what's in the vapor. we have questions about who is using the products and how they are being used. >> so you don't come down on either side yet as to whether it's a tool for more important as a tool toll help those who already smoke cigarettes to stop smoking or more dangerous, as a tool to encourage kids to start smoking. >> the

. >> reporter: the c.d.c. alert is directed at u.s. residents with nonessential travel to the three countries battling the outbreak. there are 20 quarantine stations at airport airports and other pf spre staffed with health officers responsible for deciding if a sick person can enter the country. infectious disease experts be the u.s. has the resources to control the spread of the virus should it come here. dr. stephen monroe is with the cdc. >> we're fairly comfortable if a patient were identified here in the u.s. that the normal kind of barriering precautions that would be in place would prevent spread even before the person was confirmed to be a case of ebola. >> reporter: late today, emory universitied announced it is preparing for an american aid workers who contracted ebola in africa to arrive in a special containment unit in the coming days. >> brown: jon, that truly has the potential to cause real concern here by people in america. give us some perspective here. >> reporter: any kind of transfer will be done with a strict protoc

the facade of the luzhniki is set to remain which means that it's not really goodbye more a case the c.d.c. . says neil harvey reporting for r.t. . good bye certainly applied to our next story relations between germany and the us took another blow this last week when early in kicked out a cia chief assigned itself to two high ranking german officials for marsters alleged american spies sparking some angry words then the german interior minister dismissed the information gleaned as laughable but went on to say the political damage is disproportionately serious comment to far left party members outrage saying was no longer blind trust in the united states and the justice minister also added that the u.s. spying in germany should be stopped once and for all here's our europe correspondent peter oliver. sent packing a with a flea in his ear. i just want to say that if you see it with human common sense in my opinion spying on allies and friends is a waste of energy. germany has now told the cia contact at the us embassy in berlin to get his things and leave. for the first time after a series o