while the w.h.o. believes that 20,000 people could become infected before its able to contain the virus, which they believe could take up to nine months. the outbreak has infected four countries so far. the latest information shows 400 people have died in guinea, where the outbreak started this year. and sierra leone, 422 deaths, and nigeria, 6 people die, and that has brought the total death toll to 1,552. let's speak to korsa williams, joining us live from the capital of mon roveio, where we are reporting, corta, and what has the country doing to try to contain the virus? >>> thank you. in liberia, there's a lot of action from different to address ebola. there is definitely an absence of -- it may contribute to the increase in most cases and deaths. our response has been across humanitarian ends, our response to the ebola crisis is to work with volunteers. to work with applies, and support people in the treatment centers. >> how is this being received by the people? lack of trust in institutions, and

now the w.h.o. declared international health emergency with the plea for more international help for those countries affected. >> the economy's conclusions and my decision are a clear call for international solidarity. countries affected to date simply do not have the capacity to manage the outbreak of this size and complexity on their own. >> liberia troops have been setting up roadblocks to try to halt the spread of the virus. the infected countries have taken measures the w.h.o. is calling for like declaring a state of emergency. this is a region that's plagued by civil unrest. the country's health services a weak. they're battling ways to combat the disease. officials say 932 have died in the outbreak so far. that number is expected to rise. guinea, liberia and sierra leone are most affected. there are cases in nigeria too. the w.h.o. wants those neighboring the states to step up surveillance. it's not calling for a general ban on international travel or r trade. for countries beyond the infected

. >> the w.h.o. is calling for the screening of everyone flying out of the affected countries and for international aid to help the containment efforts. >> the death toll from the disease is approaching 1,000. >> it's here in sierra leone where the ebola virus has claimed the most victims. nearly 700 people have died here. and the number is rising every day. the world health organization has declared the epidemic a global emergency and said it would require an extraordinary response to stop its spread. >> emergency committee reached the conclusion that the outbreak of ebola virus disease in west africa meets the criteria under the international health regulations for a public health emergency of international concern. >> this means the organization can now ask governments to take necessary steps to contain the disease, such as closing border or restricting travel. apart from sierra leone, liberia has been badly hit. both countries are working closely with the w.h.o. and have already placed entire citi

officials with the world health organization say a w.h.o. staff member is among the latest to contract the virus. japanese leaders say they are ready to provide a drug to health authorities who ask for it. chief cabinet said in countries hit by ebola they still lack some that they need. he said managers at the company say they are receiving inquiries from many countries. >> translator: japan is ready to cooperate with the firm in providing the unapproved drug if asked by the w.h.o. >> he said the government would respond to requests in individual emergency cases under certain conditions. earlier this month w.h.o. officials approved the use of experimental drugs in treating patients with ebola. we will keep you posted on the latest developments concerning the ebola virus on "newsline." >>> up next is the latest in biz. >>> japanese currency fell to a new low. climbed back to the highest level. the nikkei to 15,613. investors locked in profits from the rally over the past two weeks. taking a look at the overall picture in asia. major benchmarks

the w.h.o. says this is going ostay months to control. doctors without borders says it's a catastrophe. do you think this will get worse before it gets better? >> it's so hard to say. and it really depends on which specific country you look at in west africa. for example in nigeria, the w.h.o. has called that situation reassuring. there have been 12 patients diagnosed with ebola. all linked in some kind of way. but in liberia, there have been violence, conflicts are fueling this situation, so it's really a different situation in a different country. >> let's talk about the u.s. hospital he have been very vigilant over the past three weeks, the cdc has been alerted to a possible 68 ebola cases from 27 states. these are people mostly traveling here from west africa. of that amount 58 were deemed false alarms, seven blood samples tested negative on top of that and results are pending on three others. do you think at some point we are going osee a real case show up before this is all over? >> it's not impossible. but it's highly unlikely and

experts with the w.h.o. emergency committee reacheden conclusion after a two-day meeting. >> this is the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak in the nearly four-decade history of this disease. the emergency committee reached the conclusion that the outbreak of ebola virus disease in west africa meets the criteria under the international health regulations for a public health emergency of international concern. >> w.h.o. officials say a coordinated international response is essential to stop and reverse the spread of ebola. they recommend kuns with disease transmission declare national emergencies and provide adequate information to the public. they say everyone in those countries with suspected symptoms should be screened before leaving airports, seaports and major land crossings. they advise all nations reenforce inspections as well as screen travelers from ebola-infected areas. >>> w.h.o. experts have only declared an emergency twice for a swine flu pandemic in 2009 and for polio earlier this year

the w.h.o. ys it is ethical for unproven medication to be used in this fight against ebola. some are saying it is a highly controversial development. remember the u.s. is sending samples of an experimental drug to liberia. that's in an effort to treat two doctor s infected with the virus there. washington granted the export of the serum. the information minister tells cnn everyone must limit their expectations here. >> i think this represents a glimmer of hope. we want to keep it at that because there's very little that we know about this serum, except that once prior consent is given there is a slim chance that one may recover. >> as a reason not to put too much hope in zmapp. a spanish priest who received the serum has died from ebola. he lost his fight on tuesday morning. he was treated in madrid after contracting the disease in liberia. there are two american missionaries who received the experimental drug here in atlanta. they still appear to be recovering. the world health organization says

plus, as the w.h.o. declares the ebola outbreak a public health emergency, how is the virus actually treated? we find out. >>> and are we amid a market correction? we preview your trading day with a guest who thinks the moves are much ado about nothing. >>> let's get back to our top story. u.s. president barack obama has authorized air strikes against islamic militants in northern iraq to prevent what he called a "potential act of genocide." it comes amid mounting concern over the fate of tens of thousands of members of iraq's yazidi sect. obama said it was time to act. >> i've therefore authorized target air strikes, if necessary, to help forces in iraq as they fight to break the siege and protect the civilians' trap there. already american aircraft have begun conducting humanitarian air drops of food and water to help these desperate men, women, and children survive. earlier this week, one iraqi in the area cried to the world, "there is no one coming to help." well, today america is coming to help. >> o

what does that tell us, the fact that the w.h.o. is saying it's ethical to use things that hasn't been tested on humans, but what does it tell us about how desperate the fight is in west africa right now to try and contain this outbreak? >> i think it's a very good point. it does show the desperation that any tool that is available, is being mobilized to get out there and potentially help this fight. but ultimately, though those drugs might have a small effect on individual people, but on the global sense, not necessarily. the contact tracing and the quarantining of areas is absolutely the most important thing to do to stem this outbreak. you've always seen, as you mentioned, various countries taking different measures. germany saying they want their citizens out. certain air acarriers have suspended flights. others will continue flying into the region. it must be pointed out for those travelers who are considering using these airlines, the w.h.o. says there's a low-risk to business travelers and to travelers to ebola regions, becaus

the w.h.o. saying there's been more than 3,000 cases in these four countries innie ieswest af. e nih starting to test this vaccine with glaxosmithkline. saying that he got a 2.8 million pound grant from the welcome trust and other organizations in the uk which will enable it to build up 10,000 additional doses which it says it will give to the w.h.o. if the trials are positive in case they want to build up this emergency vaccination program. interestingly, there's another name in the vaccination space which is new link genetics. the nih said it will start a trial of that compound in the fall. interesting that stock was down about 5.5% today. some folks are speculating it's because glaxo's trial is up first. i talked to michael at rbc, he think it's probably not going to be taken out but it has other things that folks like. >> 20,000 doesn't seem like a large number in terms of treatment. how big could the market be? >> we would only want to vaccinate the high risk folks. 10,000 seemed to me like kind of a lot. they're talking about doing it after they just potentially complete a

the w.h.o. officials are meeting in geneva. they're discussing the possibility that the virus will spread beyond the west african countries. they'll also recommend measures to prevent it from spreading further. w.h.o. officials say the 2009 swine flu pandemic and the need for polio testing in ten countries in may both constituted public health emergencies of international concern. officials with saudi arabia's health ministry say a saudi man who visited sierra leone has died. he developed symptoms of a viral hemorrhagic fever. if confirmed, it would be the first ebola-related death outside of africa. the plane was shot down last month with 298 people on board. dutch authorities are leading the investigation. government forces and pro-russian separatists have been fighting in the area. the dutch leader says it's too dangerous to continue. >> this evening, the prime minister announced that the mh 17 recovery mission cannot continue at the present time. this means that tomorrow, our police personnel and experts will not be searchin

as the world continues to watch the growing threat of a disease without a cure today the w.h.o. endorse the use of an experimental drug in an effort to thwart a bola artie's manila chan brings us more on this developing story the death toll from the obolus epidemic now stands at over a thousand according to the world health organization and including a spanish priest who became the first european to die in the worst outbreak of the disease ever the world is bracing for a larger scale outbreak and pressure is mounting on president obama and u.s. drug makers to help mitigate further impact of this deadly disease now no proven vaccine or cure really exists yet there is one drug made in san diego california that many hope could help the map a previously untested drug was first tried out on the two americans affected with ebola dr kent brantly and nancy now that prompted the four countries hit with the outbreak sierra leone liberia guinea and nigeria to ask why their countries haven't received the experimental drug in those countries six hundred people are currently suffering with ebo

as the virus spreads through the the region, it is overwhelming resources on the ground. w.h.o. director general dr. margaret chan: >> our collective health security fendz on support for containment operations in these countries. >> reporter: the first 49 cases were reported on march 23, and by june 10, it was already the biggest outbreak ever. since then, the rate of new cases has accelerated, more than quadrupling to 1779 as of today. the two infected americans remain in isolation at emory university hospital. dr. kent brantly released a statement saying he is getting stronger every day. nancy writebol's husband david spoke from monrovia, liberia to a small group of reporters. >> i spoke with my son earlier this afternoon said that she was doing some better. i was just really pleased to hear that. >> reporter: i asked if he was still in liberia because of concern he too, may have become infected with ebola? >> yes i'm taking my temperature every day and reporting that, and just waiting through the incubation period to make sure that i'm not infected, let's say, byter: i asked d

experts with the w.h.o. emergency committee reached the conclusion after a two-day meeting. >> this is the largest, most severe, and most complex outbreak in the nearly four-decade history of this disease. the emergency committee reached the conclusion that the outbreak of ebola virus disease in west africa meets the criteria under the international health regulations for a public health emergency of international concern. >> w.h.o. officials say a coordinated international response is essential to stop and reverse the spread of ebola. they recommend countries with disease transmission declare national emergencies and provide adequate information to the public. they say everyone in those countries with suspected symptoms should be screened before leaving airports, seaports, and major land crossings. they advise all nations reinforce inspections at airports and border crossings as well as screen travelers from ebola-infected areas. w.h.o. experts have only declared an emergency twice, for a swine flu pandemic

the w.h.o. is preparing to build facilities to quarantine more patients and host medical workers. and the head of a nongovernmental medical group says the ebola epidemic will take six months to control. joanne lieu leads doctors without borders. she reported what she had seen during ten days in countries hit by the virus. >> i really had the feeling that it is like a wartime in terms of fear, general fear, all over where you are. nobody not understanding what's going on. >> she said ebola has changed people's social habits. she said they don't shake hands for fear of catching the virus. she also said more workers are needed to track people who have come into contact with patients. >>> ukrainian government officials are inspecting a russian aid convoy. they're checking 280 trucks before letting them cross the border. russian leaders sent the aid for ukrainians affected by fighting between government troops and pro-moscow separatists. residents of the eastern cities of luhansk and donetsk are short of water, food, and medicine. ukraine's military says the trucks arrived on thursday i

>> >> huge warnings out of the w.h.o. and the c.d.c. w.h.o. actually saying that the number could exceed over 20,000 cases in the coming months, that's six times when we know right now. doctors without borders feel the international employment of doctors and aid to the area has been weak at best. they are concerned that there hasn't been enough intensity and focus on trying to rid the ebola virus of west africa. dr. thomas fredon is in africa and made dire warnings. >> the doctor just a couple of weeks ago made a statement saying the c.d.c. knows how to fix this. we know how to get it under control, but that was two weeks ago. things change quickly with the ebola virus as it continues to spread. >> live outside the c.d.c. headquarters in atlanta, thank you. >> new details are emerging about a gun anchorage di that left an instructor dead in arizona, the owner saying the facility and another he owns have operated incident-free for years. he he said the policy of allowing a child to fire a weapon with an instructor is standard practice in the ind

president barack obama said the united states is working with the w.h.o. to contain the epidemic quickly. obama also said that the illness can be controlled if proper resources are provided. >> the ebola virus, both currently and in the past, is controllable if you have a strong public health infrastructure in place. >> obama said he wants more information on the new ebola drugs being developed. >>> russian prime minister dmitry medvedev has announced a food ban on foods items in the west. this is in retaliation for sanctions against his country over the crisis in ukraine. >> translator: taking countermeasures are not so easy. but we are obliged to do this. we have repeatedly said there would be no gain in enforcing their sanctions. >> medvedev said the ban covers all meat, fish, and dairy products from the united states, canada, the european union, norway, and australia. he said the ban will last for one year. japan was among the countries that imposed sanctions against russia, but its foodstuffs were not included in moscow's action. medvedev said that the

meantime, the w.h.o. ng two patients with ebola in the drc to see if they have a different strain of the virus. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is earning countries no the to panic and to keep borders open. >>> two u.s. officials tell cnn investigators are no closer to identifying who killed james foley. that's despite the british ambassador's assertion that officials are, quote, not very far from naming the american journalist killer. the u.s. officials say the killer cannot be determined from the isis video because it does not actually show the murder. >>> now, hundreds of foreign fighters who joined the bloody battle in syria and iraq have actually documented their journeys online. >> yeah, these jihadists may be the clue to finding the murderer of james foley. cnn atika schubert speaks with experts on how they're using social media to find crucial information about the fighters. >> reporter: there are thousands fighting in syria and hundreds from britain. many of them online boasting about battlefie

health minister said her government will donate as many as 1,000 doses of an experimental vaccine to the w.h.o. >>> consumers across japan have been holding on to their money. they have spent less since the government raised the consumption tax in april. government officials are reporting negative growth. it's the sharpest decline since the first quarter of 2011 when the earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern japan. the officials have compiled the numbers for the april to june period. they say in real terms, gdp was minus 1.7% compared from the previous quarter. that translates to an annualized growth rate of minus 6.8%. by category consumer spending plunged 5%. people had rushed out to buy big ticket items such as cars and home appliances before prime minister shinzo abe hiked the consumption tax from 5% to 8%. but consumer spending appetite has since faded. as for capital investment, that dropped 2.5%. business managers have tightened their budgets after upgrading their computer systems. those moves came after microsoft stopped supporting its windows xp operating system. >>> japan's economi

you read the w.h.o.ctor general's comments on this, catastrophic, unprecedented challenges, these challenges are extraordinary, i mean, this is an alarming rober ining rober i. they seem to be raising a real possibility of a spread to other countries. >> it's the largest in terms of numbers and scope. obviously, a lot of people paying attention to it. i'm joined by the director of the centers for disease control. he did a telebriefing on this very issue just yesterday. i want to ask you, doctor, thank you for joining us, i want to ask specifically about this medical evaluation to start. we know a plane left around 5:00 eastern time yesterday on the way to liberia to try to bring back these two american health care workers who have been infected by ebola. we understand the state department oversees this sort of thi thing, but i'm curious who approved this, who looked at the risk/benefit analysis and approved it? >> the decision is really that of the organization that put the individual there. so americans

also the w.h.o. meeting today to talk about the experimental treatment and possibly bringing that out to west africa to try and help the folks that are infected and helping those around them. >> coming up up on al jazeera america, there is a new report that claims the united states is leaving thousands of afghanistan slifnls without accescivilians o justice. >> new allegations today about how the u.s. and 92nd treated afghan civilians during war. thousands are being, quote, left in the dark, unable to pursue claims against american forces or american troops. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> the embassy report says thousands of afghans whose family members have been killed possibly by international and u.s. forces over the years really have no idea whether the cases have been investigated and whether anyone has been brought to justice. the report singles out the u.s. military in particular. it says the u.s. military structure really discourages, has disincentive of reporting civilian casualties

in the face of the current outbreak, the w.h.o. hose to skip those steps. >> if this treatment can save lives, should we not use them to save lives? on the other hand, they have not been tested on humans. so what can we not foresee from animal testing? >> strict ethical criteria would have to guide the provision of the treatment. many other dilemmas linked to the authorization will emerge. for instance, who will get to try the treatment? or even should other experimental drugs be rolled out in africa for other diseases? >> human rights watch is calling for an investigation into mass killings in egypt last summer. 1500 supporters of mohamed morsi were gunned down by the military . the group is calling for an inquiry for the role played by the army chief who is now the egyptian president. more about the accusations being leveled at the egyptian forces. >> indiscriminate use of live fire against civilians, for the entire hour -- siege, no safe cord or was allowed for people who wanted to leave until many hours into the assault. the num

the w.h.o. has published new figures. they show 3,069 people have been infected or believe to have been infected with ebola, and the fatality rate is reaching more than 50%. 1,552 of them have died. the u.n. health agency officials say the number of actual patients could already be several times higher, and they say there could eventually be more than six times as many cases as doctors currently know about. officials are calling for a global response to the spread of the virus. the agency says it needs $490 million to combat ebola as it set out a road map for tackling the outbreak. researchers suspect the first case was a 2-year-old boy in guinea in december. the disease has since spread to liberia, sierra leone and nigeria. health care workers have not hesitated to help those infected with the virus, but many of them have been infected themselves. at least 240 doctors, nurses and other health care workers have been infected. and more than 120 have died. w.h.o. officials are concerned about the shortage of staff and facili

the w.h.o. aration what it means, concerned ak the disease spreading to other countries and is urging international coordination to try to stop it. the w.h.o. didn't recommend restrictions on international travel or trade but did say countries with active infections should screen all travelers leaving the borders emphasizing the virus can be contained since it doesn't spread through the air but through contact with bodily fluids. actions need to be take ton identify all who are infected and those they've come into contact with. still, there's a lot of challenges with the fragile health system in these countries. back to you. >> thanks, meg. incredibly tragic story but hope thanks to some of the drugmakers. >>> get to dominic chu with a market flash. dow ap 76. >> allergan stock is moving higher after analysts at leer ink upgraded from an outperform to a market reform saying a recent pullback in the stock created a buying opportunity, also said the current hostile takeover by val yareant is havi l

the w.h.o. leased an ebola response road map that will cost $489 million over the next nine months. >> it is a big operation. we're talking well over 12,000 people operating over multiple geographies in very, very difficult and high-risk circumstances. >> reporter: another endeavor to stop the virus is tests in people. they are testing 220 healthy adults in the u.s., uk, and african. >> all of the other monkeys -- the control monkeys that were given a looethal dosef ebola died, all of the animals that were vaccinated survived. >>> inspector of ebola will confront some students returning to american colleges and universities this fall. ebola screen willing be in place for west african students including in illinois and georgia. >>> coming up, america moving on from hurricane katrina. the constant reminders of the storm's devastating impact. >>> nine years ago this morning hurricane katrina slammed louisiana and mississippi. it was a catastrophe in new orleans, 80% of the city was underwater after

the w.h.o. issues a coordinated national response against the virus that's killed nearly 1,000. this just a day, though, after the health officials in the u.s. discuss the unprecedented scale of the crisis. dr. tom freeden offered hope. >> we can stop ebola. we know how to do it. it will be a long and hard fight. and the situation in nigeria is particularly concerning, but we can stop ebola. >> today, with afghanistan on the verge of political chaos, secretary of state john kerry will meet with hamid karzai. it's the second day of an unannounced trip aimed at resolving ongoing disputes about who won the presidential election back in june. kerry met with the two candidates vying to seat karzai yesterday. >>> video shows a violent moment of impact. look at that in jacksonville, florida. that coca-cola truck slams into a fish market. five people, including a child were injured. >>> netflix stock, it is surging. ceo reid hastings announced the company passed industry goliath hbo in subscriber revenue. he says they're still behind in profits and emmies but says he is, quote, honored

but the w.h.o. presentative says they did what they could. >> to my knowledge, there's no area agency that could have taken this work differently. i try to think we did the best we can. >> reporter: but doctors without borders say that statements don't save lives and they urgently need help on the ground because they are completely overwhelmed. and they've been warning the world for months. the outbreak began in new guinea in march in an area known as the kisscy triangle where guinea, liberia and sierra leone mitt where they share a culture across borders. in april experts warned that the virus would spread. despite saying its doing what it can the sierra leonen government did what it could to downplay the serious outbreak by then, it was too late. were you then prepared for the level of this outbreak? >> i think one could say we were unprepared for the level of the outbreak. >> reporter: now, ebola is in four countries with nearly 1,000 victims. one aide official told me many died for nothing. david

communities.ed the w.h.o. sub regional coordination center opened on july 23. and is coordinating all surveillance efforts, harmonizing technical support and mobilizing resources being provided to the affects countries. the organization has also launched a $100 million plan toy response search -- to mount a more effective response. we are in continuous discussions new ways to provide assistance. no higherment has priority than the protection of u.s. citizens. sympathies todeep the family of patrick sawyer, a sen who died in nigeria after contracting the virus in liberia. additional citizens affiliated with the response organizations have been infected liberia and are currently undergoing treatment. we are in close contact with the sponsoring organizations of those two structurally deficient bridges and our thoughts and and to go out to them their families. u.s. embassies in the affected disseminatede security messages including the resident andgs to traveling u.s. citizens. we continue to take steps to educate citizens about the virus. and we also take the safet

health organization says the deadly ebola virus is spreading faster than the efforts to contain it the w.h.o. and the west african countries hit hardest by the disease and are planning a one hundred million dollar response to try to contain it more than seven hundred people have died so far and what's been described as the worst of all the break in history easily spread disease kills up to ninety percent of those affected if it's not treated early enough. rescuers say the chances of finding any more survivors from wednesday's landslide that engulfed an entire village in western india. sixty three bodies have been discovered so far and dozens remain missing but weather is hampering emergency crews efforts eight people were pulled out alive in the first few hours but no survivors have been found since. the news that fingertips twenty four seven r.t. talked home after the break here abby martin weighs in on the latest deadly israeli palestinian conflict in the latest edition breaking. sometimes i am baffled by the closed little world that a lot of people in the mainstream media must live in the

the chief of the w.h.o., dr. margaret chen made comments last night. >> it's advised to me, acknowledges the serious and unusual nature of the outbreak and the potential for further international spread, but also, the need for strong, international coordination of the response. >> now, dr. thomas friedan yesterday in a hearing in washington made pretty unbelievable comments about this infectious disease spreading. he said it's going to be a long and hard fight, could be six months to stop the spread, but they think they can do it. >> the u.s. also not taking any chances in liberia, now ordering the families of the u.s. embassy staff there to leave. >> exactly. a small precaution by the united states states department. the employees are going to stay, but they've said this is a fight that's going to go on for a while. why put families and kids at risk, get them out, back to the u.s. or wherever they are going to go, out of the hot zone. >> thank you very much. >> in detroit, a guilty verdict in the murder trial of

he announced the dispatch of 50 or more public health officials in the next 30 days. usaid, w.h.o., the british bank, african development bank, and many others, are joining in in trying to meet this crisis. to those who say we have no plan, i would say planning is definitely underway and is being done so aggressively. still, there is much more that needs to be done. have introduced legislation -- it is known as "end the tropical disease act" which establishes to support a broad range of research activities to achieve cost-effective and sustainable treatment and control and, where possible, the elimination of neglected tropical diseases. ebola is not on the top list of 17 neglected tropical diseases but it does fit the definition of an infection caused by pah -- pathogens that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in eveloping countries. ebola had been thought to be limited to areas where it could be contained. we know that is no longer true. we need to take seriously the effort to devise more effective means of addressing this and all neglecte

tain it the w.h.o. and the west african countries hit hardest by the disease are planning a one hundred million dollar response more than seven hundred people have died of what's being described as the worst break in history the easily spread disease kills more than ninety percent of those in fact that if it's not treated early enough. rescuers say the chances of finding any more survivors from wednesday's landslide that engulfed an entire village in western india are slim sixty three bodies have been discovered so far and dozens remain missing bad weather is hampering emergency crews efforts and eight people were pulled out alive in the first few hours but no survivors have been found since. and after the break here on r.t. international travel back to learn about one of the first world wars bloodiest battles. sometimes i am baffled by the closed little world that a lot of people in the mainstream media must live in they seem shocked and appalled at the fact that around forty percent of the weapons supp

but the w.h.o. acknowledged that emergency workers at the plant who inhaled high doses of radioactive iodine face an increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, and that children exposed as infants in areas closest to the power plant have a slightly elevated risk of contracting leukemia, breast, or thyroid cancer in their lifetimes. critics say that the health impacts of fukushima are far from insignificant and will increasingly be evident over time. one of the harshest of these critics is longtime antinuclear activist dr. helen caldicott, a pediatrician and author. she offered a far more dire view of fukushima's health impact soon after the disaster. dr. caldicott, fukushima--is it possible to forecast the health consequences to the japanese people, and on what scale are they likely to materialize? >> well, it's a guess, really, but i have been following it extremely closely every day since the thing started. and i must say that two days after it began, i got this horrifying, horrifying vision and

so if the trials are successful, stocks could be made available immediately to the w.h.o. vice president of the u.s. public policy at glaxosmithkline described the goal of the studies. >> what we're looking for is any adverse side effects, as well as is it producing the immune response that we need to help control and prevent the ebola disease. that should happen at the end of 2014, and then it will be up to the world health organization what to do after that. will we go into phase two? or will they make the decision to actually use the vaccine in high-risk populations, particularly health care workers. >> any commercial opportunity for a vaccine remains uncertain. one reason few pharmaceutical companies have worked in the space. the nih says it has plans to test a second potential ebola vaccine later this year. for "nightly business report" i'm meg terrell. >>> a nasty earnings report from abercrombie & fitch is where we begin tonight's "market focus." same-store sales fell for the tenth straight quarter as it struggled to attract customers. the company did turn a profit i

today the w.h.o. sued a road map for curbing the spread of the deadly virus and said there is an urgent need to scale up the international response. we're joined with the latest from liberia where quarantines are fueling anger and fear. you visited a quarantine zone. what did you see there? what is it like? >> reporter: a lot of fear, anderson. you're right to talk about that. a lot of anger and just a lot of confusion. this has been going on for so long now. west point where we visited, you have about 70,000 people. they can't go out. no one can go into them. the food supplies are running low. this scaled-up response by that the w.h.o. is talking about, there is time for that to have been implemented and yet nobody is seeing any aspect of that here on the ground and nobody is telling these people what their options are, when the quarantine will end or even how it will end, anderson. >> and one of the things that makes the outbreak so unprecedented is how widespread it is. it's not just this bad in lib

the w.h.o. or faster production of zmapp, it's an experimental drug you'd already on two american ebola victims. they're hoping to have it ready by november because the deadly virus, frankly, is showing no sign of slowing down. well over 1800 confirmed or suspected cases in four west african nations now. more than 1,000 deaths. as for ebola stricken nancy write dol she's recovering in an atlanta hospital. and her son said she still feels called to finish her work in liberia and may go back if she gets better. >>> texas governor rick perry will be meeting with the texas national guard. the program comes at a cost of $18 million a month. at that rate money would dry up by october or so. but a texas national guard official said other states have offered to help share the costs. >>> a big meeting tonight in martha's vineyard, hillary clinton the former secretary of state and president obama will get together at the home of a mutual friend. you may have seen that the secretary of state called the pres