four countries in west africa are fighting an outbreak of ebola virus. it's highly contagious and deadly. and the countries with the largest number of cases, beginy, liberia and sierra leone, including conflict zones in poor countries. and could even the heroic volunteer staff make up for the lack of spending on health in this part of the world? still with us, dr. robert quigley, regional director for international sos, dr. anthony fauci, director of the national substitute of allergies and infectious diseases, and dr. daniel lucey at georgetown medical center. dr. fauci, already suspended flights to the infected countries, and the contact tracing team is in west africa trying to put together a timeline for this patient in nigeria. just how worried should the rest of west africa and the world be about a wider outbreak? >> well, rather than use the word, worry, ray, i would say be alert. certainly, the possibility more so in the countries surrounding the three or four countries that you mentioned because the borders are rather porus there. and when people

however -- >> people do travel between west africa and the u.s.needs to be prepared for the very remote possibility that one of those travelers could get ebola and return to the u.s. while sick. >> reporter: at this point, the ebola infection is confined to the african continent. with more than 670 confirmed and suspected deaths. two american health care workers are currently fighting the infection. >> thanks to our jean casarez. we're joined now by dr. anthony fauci, head of allergy and infectious diseases at the national institute of health. also a long history in handling the outbreak of the aids virus. thank you for take the time today. >> good to be with you. >> i want to start -- because the cdc told reporters yesterday, i'm going to quote from their statement, the likelihood of this outbreak spreading outside of west africa is very low. we have talked to other experts, our own dr. sanjay gupta among them who spent time in these countries where the outbreak began. he says the scenarios are actually, you know, not likely they're very credible

so far the deadly virus has killed more than 650 people in west africa. two americans have tested positive for ebola and are being treated in liberia right now. officials say the risk of the virus spreading to the united states is remote, but the cdc is urging vigilance for travelers returning from affected areas. i'm joined now by nbc's tracie potts in washington, d.c. tracie, good morning, and how concerned should americans be? >> reporter: if you haven't traveled to west africa and you have no contact with anyone who has, you probably don't need to be so concerned. but the u.s. is still watching this very closely. the ebola outbreak that started in west africa has left two american health workers in liberia fighting for their lives. liberia quickly shut its borders, but the virus spread to neighboring countries. >> this outbreak highlights the need for us to enhance our efforts around global health security everywhere in the world. >> reporter: despite airport screenings in west africa, the cdc and state department are concerned. the next outbreak coul

ursncois hollande to west africa. the country experiencing an economic revival post civil war. ♪ our top story this hour, monitoring a temporary cease-fire agreed between hamas and israel. the israeli air force has put air raids on possible stop hamas was supposed to seize rocket fire until 3:00 p.m. look at -- 3:00 p.m. local time. go live to jerusalem. what can you tell us about these latest mortar rounds and where's does this leave the truce? cease-fire.nitarian three mortar rounds landed in the south of israel in open territory, causing no damage or injury. i have spoken to the israeli military spokesperson, they say the humanitarian cease-fire, from israel's point of view, continues. they take as being a rogue cell, hamas has signed up for the cease-fires and a road militant cell fired those. came across, it would be different. the cease-fire holds. in gaza, running about doing business, going to the bank or market and stocking up on food and getting medical supplies in lull betweenr battles. >> hamas gunmen trie

aid workers in west africa. but doctors say the risk of ebola spreading in the u.s.is remote, in part because it's not airborne. it can only pass from person to person through physical contact. >> even if we had a case introduced in the united states, the likelihood of extensive spread is extremely small. >> reporter: but even a small chance the virus could spread globally has many health officials concerned. fin ola sweeney, cnn. >>> turning back to the crisis in gaza when cnn's special coverage continues. next, an in-depth look at hamas. how it came into being, and what it hopes to accomplish in the future. >>> plus, angry backlash in the europe and u.s. against israel's military operation in gaza. >>> you're watching cnn special coverage. i'm max foster in london with a look at the hour's stop stories. as israeli air strikes and artillery pound gaza, militants continue their rocket fire into israel. palestinians say more than 1,300 people have been killed. israel reports 59 deaths. the u.s. and united nations are demanding more be done to protect civilians. israel

in west africa, it is the first time it hit the area, and people do not know anything about it. information is crucial. people have to know that hiding people and not seeing health specialist is dangerous. they have to be precocious and hygiene and funeral preparations, so this is important, being fully transparent on all levels. we do everything we can to inform the populations and to get the right knowledge about this disease. otherwise, it will not stop. >> a ship carrying toxic chemicals from syria has started transferring them to an american cargo vessel at a port in southern italy. >> this is the start of the final phase of the international effort to destroy syria's chemical weapon stockpile. the mustard gas arrived and 78 containers before they were offloaded to a specially equipped american naval vessel. they will be neutralized in the middle of the mediterranean. the treated chemicals will bid -- will then be returned to land. what is oscar pistorius' mental state right now and at the time he shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp? those are some of the questi

we have more about the spread of the virus in west africa. seem to be a very worrying picture as the virus is spotted further and further afield. >> it is a worrying picture indeed and medical agencies as you said have warned that it might take another six months before we can contain this outbreak. the problem is that the health workers on the ground where as it is in guinea, in liberia or sierra leone, are facing huge challenges to which the villages where infected people are. a lot of people in those remote areas are reluctant to go to treatment centers, very defiant towards the authorities because it is never really provided health care to the population, and this ebola outbreak is scaring people off. and so people think that the health workers are trying to recount to them and are spreading the virus, the complete opposite of what they want to do exactly because they want to help them and want to take them to isolation wards which people think is a death sentence. huge challenge there. the fear is that a lot more cases are still to be di

an emergency response to the worsening ebola outbreak in west africa. the world health organization is hosting talks with 11 of the region's health ministers as the worst ever outbreak of the virus is now confirmed to have killed more than 450 people. well, the virus causes internal bleeding and organ failure. it has a 90% fatality rate. it can be spread from one person to another through direct contact and its symptoms include bleeding, diarrhea and vomiting. this growing outbreak in west africa was first confirmed in march over new begunguinea. the latest figures from the world health organization say the virus killed 302 people across that country. it also confirmed in liberia, where 67 people were killed. it is also spreading to sierra leone killing 99 people there. the global health report tells us more. >> the reason this is spread is mainly due to fear. it is not necessarily complacency, though governments have been accused of not doing enough. what happened when it first came to west africa, when it first left off in the south, east of guinea, i

looking at west africa, it is cats and dogs here as well. lots of rain feeding in on the easterly ways and huge amounts of rainfall totals in parts of west africa. 17 millimeters in the space of 24 hours. looking to the west, in ivory coast after a half meter of rain in the past 8 days and bear in mind that the monthly rainfall for the month of june expecting to see 529 millimeters of rain. a month's worth of rain in 8 days and caused wide spretd problems in the region. this is what it looks like, the roads are flooded and the homes are also flooded. more rain is coming in over the next few days. big downpours across west africa. pushing across the ivory coast to liberia. the wetter weather is confined to the southern parts of west africa go on through friday. so a little dryer towards the far west there. but i think we are seeing further problems across a similar area in the next few days and indeed it is a problem here. >> thank you very much. now to brazil 2014 world cup. you are interested to find out about the star of the show, at the w

>> right now there are no travel warnings from the state department, so you can still travel to west africa, but the cdc has put out a level two alert, which is they want people to be extremely careful if they're americans in these west african countries. don't have any contact with anyone who even may have had contact with the virus. bottom line, it's bad, but it's bad in africa right now. they don't want people bringing it home. >> we have to say it that way. tracie potts in washington d.c. >>> you got a little more than six weeks to win money. put on your scientific simulation modelling hat. consider peak hours, flight schedules, and staff hours. don't forget, special lines, class fires, or preapproved low risk travellers. submissions can be sent on-line. you have time to do this. august 15th is the dead lien. >>> the los angeles clippers could be one step closer to finalizing a new order. a judge ruled in favor of co-owner shelly sterling saying she was within her rights to sell the team. the whopping $2 billion sale to former microsoft ceo steve balmer back in may was quickly contested

. >> the deadly ebola virus is spreading across west africa, what u.s.ased organization are doing to fight the growing threat. >>> new this morning, a teen set himself on fire because of that's going viral on the internet. >> we have choices to tell you about, let's go to meteorologist david murphy for the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: good morning, guys, we have a little bit of cloud cover to the west, but it could be a dry day. there's a possibility of a passing, spotty thunderstorm. best chance is in the northern and western suburbs. dry for now, 66 in philadelphia. cool and comfortable again. nobody in the 50s outside the poconos and millville right now, but still cool in places like trenton and allentown and reading. 68 in sea isle city along the boardwalk in ac. 64 by 6:00. and 68 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 71 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 83 by 3:00 p.m., i think we may hold off until 4:00 when we hit that high of 84. a chance of a spotty thunderstorm we'll look at future tracker's play on that, we know we have higher humidity returning tomorrow. it's in th

health ministers from across west africa meet to discuss the dev list -- the deadliest ebola outbreak in history. hundreds have already died. those are the headlines. also coming up over the course of the next half hour, we will have a look at the driving habits of french ministers in france. trackgazine reveals the record of a number of leading ministers. who respects the law and who needs to take their foot off the pedal or even go back to driving school? we will find out a little later in the program. also looking ahead to tomorrow's big match. mozilla is to play colombia in the world cup quarterfinals. brazil is to play colombia in the world cup quarterfinals. we visited to see how the temperature was among the fans who waited hours outside of the camp just for a chance of a sneak peak of their idols ahead of the match. this hour, the funeral is to be held this afternoon for a palestinian teenager killed in east jerusalem yesterday. palestinian authorities have ,lamed israel for the murder calling it a revenge attack for the killing of three israeli teenagers. he was kidnapped a d

west africa people sprayed with disinfectant is spreading through west africa in the worst outbreak in history. sierra leone is sending in its army. the president declared a public health emergency and cancelled his upcoming trip to washington. there are fears infected people travelling out of africa may spread the virus to other parts of the wortd. in hong kong the health ministry stepped up surveillance. a person from kenya tested negative. hospitals in the u.k. in isolation units and airline crews are trained to watch out for signs of infections. the u.s. should be on alert, although the chances of an outbreak there are low. let's talk to amanda mclelland, an emergency health officer for the red cross, joining me on the line from free town in sierra leone. nice to have you with us. the reality of the disease transferred from continent to continent - is it a myth, could it happen, should we be worried? >> obviously with air travel we have cases in three capital cities, so the chances of air travel and people who have had contact with ebola or in incubation moving between continents i

they've lost their best friend or their brother. >> reporter: right now two american aide workers in west africare fighting for their lives, undergoing treatment at an isolation center there. since march it's spread across nation's borders in south africa, with more than 1,000 cases reported in liberia and guinnea. the centers for disease control in atlanta has issued an alert to health care workers in the u.s. to watch out for any patients who may have recently traveled to west africa and could have contracted the virus. the cdc sent guidance to american air carriers on how to identify and deal with american passengers displaying signs of ebola and how to disinfect aircraft after an infected passenger leaves the plane. >> airline carriers, crew members, airports can be a very important partner in the front line. >> at least one international airline has suspended all flights to monrovia and liberia. liberia is closing some borders and screening all incoming and outgoing passengers for ebola at the airports. the problem is the current tests dete detect ebola after they show symptoms. fevers, chi

this is a a super virus in west africa. nearly 700 died. lie bore i can't where the biggest outbreak is has closed its borders to try to slow the spread. the virus has already spread to four other countries. >> breaking news now. water is still gushing out of a broken water main that blew open a sink hole on the campus of ucla tonight. from the air you can see water pouring an an t.o. athletic fields. water is rushing into an under ground parking garage. several inches of water ended up on the court at historic pauly pavilion that went through a $136 million renovation. crews are shutting off the water slowly to avoid more damage to 100-year-old water pipes. they will have the latest on the cleanup on news 4 today at 4:26 in the morning. also new a former d.c. council member reported to the federal prison camp in montgomery alabama. he'll serve 39 months after pleading guilty to bribes from an fbi agent while in office. brown is one of two former council members who called the prison home. harry thomas is serving a sentence there. >> a bomb

been other cases of lab workers perhaps come out of west africa, but it's always originated in west africa. >> and the reason i'm asking you these questions, because there is a lot of fear out there around the ebola virus, but that certainly does not mean every immigrant coming into this country might be infected with ebola, especially those coming from latin america. hear something said on fox news yesterday. listen. >> nevermind that we can't interview them, never mind there's no resources to do a proper investigation, no matter that last week was the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 commission report and the 9/11 commission to which i provided testimony was very clear about the nexus between immigration and national security. >> and our porous borders. >> you're talking about the ebola virus do, we know they're coming in? it's not undocumented. these are people uninspected. let's remember why we have immigration laws to keep out criminals, terrorists, dangerous communicable diseases. we're worried about ebola. these are folks who are uninspected. >> so sanjay, how likely is it these

the cdc has had response teams deployed in west africa since april.luding fever virus scientists and epidemiologists, those are people who chase down and identify patients. >> we know what works to control these out breaks and that is active identification of patients. getting them in to proper isolation and treatment as soon as possible. and then importantly, following up all of the people that they have had contact with to monitor for symptoms to determine if they will become patients. >> people are crying town. they need help. they need the international help. everybody is. [ inaudible ] everyone, even the children. >> reporter: as the death toll rises the world health organization is urging drastic action and the dcd says a massive effort of multiple people on the ground is required and each of the affected regions to help identify the infected and slow down the spread of the ebola virus of which there is novak seen and no cure. robert ray, al jazerra, atlanta. >>> remembering a major milestone in american history coming up on al jazerra america.

treated at a local hospital the incurable disease it's claimed six hundred seventy two lives in west africa since february. and japan's a hot summer has taken at least ten lives the victims died of heat stroke on the west coast where temperatures were nearing forty degrees celcius of eighteen hundred have been treated in hospital for heat exhaustion many of them elderly and weather forecasters are expecting the temperatures to become even more extreme. the u.s. embassy in libya has been evacuated amid intensifying rebel clashes in tripoli the mission's stock has been transferred to a military escort the last time the u.s. shut down the embassy was two thousand and eleven during the uprising which toppled moammar gadhafi and the new libyan government is outgunned by various rebel groups and is struggling to prevent the country breaking up. let's bring you some live pictures right now from genoa italy where the costa concordia cruise ship has arrived to be scrapped concordia struck a reef and site near the italian island of giglio in two thousand and twelve thirty two people died in the accid

citizens are among those stricken with ebola in west africa. there are reports that efforts are under way to the doctor an and a missionary back from liberia. another is a three-day meeting of african leaders that is scheduled to begin in washington on monday. yesterday, they say the summit is still on despite fears of ebola still spreading, but they have canceled their trips to help deal with the health crisis in their country. the cdc issuing a travel warning for three west african nations dealing wit dealing dealing with ebola, ginea, liberia, and sierra leone. >> meteorologist: looking at the national forecast here. this is a visible satellite picture here. the circulation out over the atlantic. this is an area of low pressure. the planes are flying and giving all this information about how the storm may develop. not all that organized yet. still forecast. and it could become a tropical cyclone in the next three to five days. it could go over the caribbean and then turn to the north just east of the u.s. coast here. what's impacting this is

it never has come to west africa before.t has up to 90% death rate and this particular outbreak, more like 60%. starts off as diarrhea, vomiting, then developing a fever. that he's when you're most contagious. later on you go into the virus, the more contagious you are, that's when family will try to lock after you and that's how lots of family members catch it. the end stages, it is organ failure, internal, external bleeding and that's when you die. >> can i ask you both about precautions? there must be some. i assume both of you have taken some kind of precautions. what can be done ? >> we had to take precautions before going out and we are hon terring ourselves when we come back as well. the first thing to say is you catch ebola from touching an infected person's body fluids. so sweat, urine, vomit, diarrhea. and so if somebody is clearly showing that they're unwell, you wouldn't go and shake their hand or touch them. generally, you know, our team sort of very much kept to ourselves, we were able to talk to people, hear a

some developing news out of west africa.ls and borders in liberia have been closed as the deadly ebola virus spreads uncontrollably. david begnaud reports 1300 people are sick and more than 700 have died. >> reporter: the outbreak of ebola in west africa led to an ominous prediction. >> this is a global pandemic. our government has declared this now as a humanitarian crisis that is above the control of the government. >> reporter: some 340 u.s. peace corps volunteers have been evacuated from three west african countries out of an abundance of caution. two of the groups volunteers had contact with someone who died. and now they are being monitored. two american missionaries, dr. keith brantly and nancy writebol are in serious condition but improving after they were diagnosed while volunteering in liberia. nancy's husband told the church group holding vigil for her in north carolina last night she is doing better. >> she is sitting up and she was talking with us and she is able to move about. >> reporter: ebola is spread throu

in charge of residents living abroad has flown to west africa to be with families there, people whoay be impacted by this disaster. reporting from the french foreign ministry. we will return to that story later on in the bulletin. exactly a week has passed since the malaysia airline crash to eastern ukraine killing all 298 aboard. it is assumed the boeing triple seven was shot down. some the for more aunties arrive -- 74 more bodies today. 194 of the passengers were dutch. investigators in the united kingdom are examining the content of the airplane's lack boxes. the pro-russian rebels handed over the talks is to officials on tuesday. ukrainian foreign minister says the key is investigators have full access to the crash site. authoritiesion signed an agreement a couple of hours ago. moment priority at the and our common priority is to ensure the full access to the a fullite, to ensure investigation and of course to recover all the possible remnants at the crash site. with the ukrainian people in shock, the prime minister announced he is resigning blamed parliament for his decision s

would you go to west africa?it depends where you're going, doc. >> they won't tell us where we're going. but it's in west africa. >> you know, to be quite honest, if it's just a vacation, no, i would not go. now, we all have responsibilities that come with our jobs. and maybe that's different. as a physician, i'm probably going to come face-to-face with this one day. so a leisurely vacation in west africa, no, i would not go. >> it's not a leisurely vacation. it's with ancestry.com, and they won't tell us where they're going because they're revealing genealogy. she asked me today. so thanks for answering that question. we'll reassess in the morning. the world health organization has confirmed 800 cases and 456 deaths. but suspects there are many, many more or both. why this strain of ebola? why is it so aggressive, and what scares you about it? >> actually, don, it's kind of lucky, because this appears to be a different strain, believe it or not, than the most aggressive, which is the zaire strain. that kills 90%

experts say the disease could very well spread beyond the borders of west africa because screening in the affected airports is limited and inadequate. >>> a walk along the venice florida beach ended tragically for a young father that when a small plane makes an emergency landing. the plane lost power and landed at the oechlk the surf on sunday. investigators are trying to determine whether the plane or debris struck the man, killing him. his daughter was critically injured. >>> coming up on the "morning news," airport security beach. l hear from the kayakers whoe alleged robbers with a skill he learned at his other job. this is the "cbs morning news." [ yodeling plays ] worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! ♪ jeans and hoodies, kicks, jeans and hoodies shop your way members will be getting all the goodies jeans and hoodies, kicks, jeans and hoodies shop your way members will be getting all the goodies kids' jeans are now just $10 for back to school. plus, shop your way members earn points on qu

they look like other diseases that are common in that part of west africa, such as malaria and typhoid fever. so as long as the victims are aware, i think any cases where a patient is asymptom county, boarding a plane, gets off and comes down with ebola might be isolated and diagnosissed more quickly than if the doctors are not aware. >> it's possible people flying from africa would exhibit no symptoms and exhibit them later so there's nothing to do to isolate them because there's nothing they're showing that would hint of them having this. >> that's correct. the good news in that department is that patients are not particularly contagious until the do begin to show symptoms. so, again, early recognition of ebola cases and isolation of them afterwardses are critical to containing an outbreak. >> we're not banning flights from africa to this country. i think in liberia we are, doctor. is that risky -- not that you would recommend air travel one way or the other but should we be a little more vigilant tracking those coming from the african continent? >> i think that will sort of depend o

the front line of this outbreak in west africa. doctor kent brantly works for a north carolina based evangelical christian charity that says they will evacuate all nonessential personnel from liberia. >> he knew endanger he was -- the danger he was placing himself in and willingly and voluntarily decided to do that. >> experts are calling this the largest outbreak ever ebola -- of ebola. nearly 700 have died. it requires direct contact with bodily fluids, unlike the flu. >> we're pretty confident that normal isolation protocols in u.s. or western-style medicine, would prevent transmission. >> 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

security, you referenced narc oe trafficking is a major concern for me and many off the coast of west africa. could you explain the extent of the cooperation between the u.s. and them in combating both narc oe trafficking and illegal fishing in the western coast of africa. >> happy too. we'd have a lot of engagement between different agencies. they're naval assets regularly conduct exercises and ship visits down there. over the years we've given them three shicps including a 51 footer that they put to good use. their problem is obviously in the sea lanes between them and west africa. traf ific coming over from sout america and reading towards europe. we also helped them start a command center called cosmar which they have formed an inner agency group to start to get control of their own water. as you know sometimes the problem is narc oe traffickers or illegal fishing or other economic losses from their waters. with a small and very abled coast guard type navy command center we worked with them on. our state department bureau of narcotics and law enforcement also have programs with them. the

. >>> still ahead for you, the current ebola epidemic in west africa is the deadliest. but this disease has struck dozens of times. find out how the first outbreak started when we come back. ♪ in the nation, the safest feature in your car is you. add vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance and get $100 off for every year of safe driving. which for you, shouldn't be a problem. just another way we put members first, because we don't have shareholders. join the nation. nationwide is on your side. it can help your business save money. false. the truth is when you compare our fastest internet to the fastest dsl from the phone company, comcast business gives you more for your money. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. >>> welcome back. liberia is getting more aggressive about containing the ebola outbreak ravaging parts of west africa. it's closed schools and put nonessential government staff on leave. it's suspended flights out of liberia

non-essential travellers from the united states to west africa should not go. they're saying there's enough of a concern that they should not go. they don't want them to possibly be exposed, but also if they were to get sick for some reason, need hospitalization for some reason, they could end up at a hospital where ebola is present. they're trying to avoid that situation. they did talk a little bit about the idea of evacuations. we don't know of any imminent plans for evacuations. you showed the possible plans for those planes should those americans become stable enough to actually move. >> i told you in the lead-in about nancy wrightbol got the one experimental serum and the doctor turned it down and said she should get it. tell us about the serum, where it came from and why so little? >> there's a few different companies around the world working on vaccine-type medications, medications that would teach your immune system to basically fight off this virus. these vaccines are typically given before an illness. these are the types of vaccines that could be give

. >>> plus, new numbers just released in the last hour about the ebola outbreak in west africa. it's growing >>> new developments this morning in the israel/gaza conflict. israel's prime minister is vowing to dismantle the hamas tunnel network in the gaza strip. benjamin netanyahu says he will not accept any truce that won't allow israel to complete its mission of destroying the sophisticated tunnel network which he says has been used to carry out deadly attacks inside israel. in the meantime the israeli military is calling up another 16,000 reserves. the move will bring the total israeli offensive to 86,000, more than 1300 palestinians have been killed since the fighting began 23 days ago. almost 60 israelis have lost their lives. >>> a team of international investigators has finally reached the crash site of mh-17, the malaysia airlines plane that was shot down two weeks ago in eastern ukraine by a missile. heavy fighting between the ukrainian government and pro-russian separatists around the wreckage has kept investigators away until now. the team of police and forensic exper

in west africa, evacuating volunteers from iberia. folks.bout that, it 13-year-old is in custody and another is recovering from gunshot wounds. police say the shooting was sparked by a fight. diane, is there any information about a motive in this case? >> and he robbed a victim and stole personal items. at one point, the 13-year-old was standing over her while she was on the ground and he continued to pull the trigger. video from the hospital. they did not want to talk on -- the 14-year-old jumped out from behind the street. that's when she says he started shooting. >> [inaudible] screaming and i was like, oh my god, it's done. >> [indiscernible] [inaudible] >> is kind of a shock to hear that somebody was shot. i have been here 17 years. >> [inaudible] >> i don't even want to step foot outside. >> family members say the victim was shot several times. police say the suspect is now facing attempted murder and armed robbery charges in this >> congressional republicans are upset with president obama tonight by a partyline vote, authorizin

if a patient walks in exhibiting any flu like symptoms and has recently been to west africa, they'll immediately little be put into the an isolation room like this. the room is sealed off. access to the patient is extremely restricted. it is equipped with a special ventilation system though ebola is not spread through the air. >> forget that history of coming from west africa. our antenna is going to go up. think about ebola. >> the doctors and nurses treating the ebola patient would suit up, an impermeable gown, macks and gloves but the aid workers in west africa with ebola were also wearing protective gear. how they were able to contract the deadly disease remains a mystery, a stark reminder to health care workers on the front lines of this widening epidemic. pamela brown, cnn. >> joining us now is the preds of liberia ellen johnson-sirleaf. thank you so much for joining us. first, you have an update on the two americans it battling ebola in your country? >> we understand they're still under treatment. they still have not yet been cured of the disease but they're being treated very

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

on wednesday, the world health organization urged drastic action in west africa to fight the world'srst known outbreak of the ebola virus. health ministers from across west africa traveled to a crisis meeting in ghana. >> our biggest challenge is denial here. people are very much afraid of the disease. >> the highly contagious virus people in over 460 guinea, liberia, and sierra leone since early this year. the death toll has risen by 38% in just the last week, triggering alarm across the region. ministers agreed to boost their surveillance to detect cases earlier and to improve public awareness. >> how much has the nsa been spying on germany? that was the question lawmakers in berlin began asking on thursday. parliamentary commission heard from a former senior employee of the nsa. he said the nsa wanted total information control over citizens. committee members were stunned by what they heard. complete mastery of information all over the world. they don't distinguish between friend or foe. they spy on their own citizens. and they don't have any qualms about buying on foreigners, whi

. >> reporter: the americans were part of a team fighting a fast-moving outbreak of ebola in west africa that killed 672 people since february. the disease is fatal in up to 90% of cases and has no known cure. but disease experts say the risk of contracting ebola through casual contact is low. >> you have will have to intimate contact with people's bodily fluids that put you at risk. >> reporter: experts say the disease can spread beyond the borders of west africa because screening in in the country's airports is limited and inadequate. back to you. >> one of the high profile doctors died of ebola just yesterday. >>> the united nations continued to call for a cease fire between israel and hamas. the latest came during a rare meeting of the u.n. security council. the two sides have been firing at one another even as they trade proposals. there was a 12 hour humanitarian cease-fire yesterday. hamas rejected israel's request to extend it now hamas wants a 24-hour truce. the war that is about to enter the third week killed 1,000 palestinians in gaza, more than 40 israelis died, most of them

across west africa, 672 deaths have been blamed on ebola.ears are growing the outbreak could spread to other continents. >> there is currently no cure for the virus, which is spread through contact with bodily fluids. >> the first symptoms of ebola are high fever and headache. they are examining patients. they are endangering themselves in the process. this week, the disease took the life of sierra leone's top ebola specialist, sheik umar khan. he and his colleagues were working hard to stop the spread of the disease. 1100 people have fallen ill since the epidemic began in march. more than 670 have died. nigeria confirmed its first death from ebola this week, an infected man from liberia. >> we -- he had contact with over 30,000 people. any and everybody who has contacted this person is going to be treated as a suspect. >> there is still no known cure for ebola. experts also bemoaned the lack of cooperation from victims. they say many turn to healers instead of medical doctors when the first symptoms occur, thus increasing the risk of spread

. >> ebola in west africa is worsens, we're responding by surging the cdc response to help country find patient, isolate them, stop spread and prevent future cases but it is not going to be quick or easy. >> reporter: they warned it could take 3 to 6 months to get the epedemic under control, at same time, u.s. charity, is working with the cdc and state department to bridge hom bring . kent brantly, and nurse. according to the director. >> it is possible, the logistics of carrying this ho out, in pros today, of carrying it out, so, hopefully within you know next few days, we will be able to get them back. >> reporter: medical center in atlanta will receive at least one of the ebola patients. >> we will support them in that, we're confident that can it be condition doubt risk to people -- can be done without risk for those transports them or caring for them here. >> reporter: and they played down concerns about leaders traveling to washington for a white house summit next week, white house spokesman confirms that some leaders from hot zone will not be attending. >> they were tending to th

doctors about the ebola outbreak in west africa, the largest ever. since march more than 1200 people have been affected be the ebola virus, more than half, 672, died. dr. jon lapook tells us two americans are now infected. >> reporter: dr. kent brantley from forth worth texas and nancy writebol an aide worker from charlotte, north carolina are both in isolation and said to be in serious condition. since march, the outbreak had been confined to three west african countries but friday a man died from ebola after taking a commercial flight from liberia to lagos, nigeria. today the c.d.c. said lack of confidence in foreign doctors is a serious issue. two months ago dr. william fischer treated a brother and sister in west africa who sought help too late. d they were so dehydrated and lost so much through diarrhea and vomiting they were so sick and despite aggressive efforts to bring them back, we weren't successful and they died. r reporter: the incubation period is anywhere from two to 21 days. the c.d.c. says there is little risk to america's public but

again, nonessential travelers no longer go to west africa. things including a question that comes up quite a bit with with regard to vaccines, some sort of treatment for patients with ebola. and dr. freeden who's the head of the cdc says he believes that's still a year away before something like that's approved. it doesn't mean things like that won't get used in an experimental standpoint, but the idea about having a vaccine available for mass vaccinations, that's just not going to be available for at least a year, probably not during this particular outbreak. so there are lots of different considerations. the cdc is sending 50 more personnel at least to try and stem the tide. and they reminded people that every outbreak in the past has ultimately been controlled, but this one's been really challenging. >> it certainly has been. what do we know about those two american patients, sanjay? >> well, it's interesting. a few days ago we heard that their conditions had deteriorated a bit. yesterday we got a little bit of good news saying that the co

obviously a lot of worries across the west africa region. have been coming in tremendous pressure from the world health organization. medical agencies put in place tough plans to curb the spread of the disease. >> you're watching bbc world news. still to come, argentina falls into default. that's the second time in 13 years. >>> also we rediscover lost cull curl phenomenon from the 50s. join us for a look into tiki pop. (daughter) i'm really tired. (vo) the transfers. well, that's kid number three. (vo) the co-pilots. all sitting... ...trusting... ...waiting... ...for a safe arrival. introducing the all-new subaru legacy. designed to help the driver in you... ...care for the passenger in them. the subaru legacy. it's not just a sedan. it's a subaru. >>> this is bbc world news. i'm david eades. the latest headlines. israel's prime minister says with or without a cease fire, the military is determined to destroy hamas tunnels in gaza. 16,000 reservist have been called out. >>> ukraine says it's halting the offensive near the crash site of flig

. >> an algerian passenger jet with more than 110 people on board has crashed over molly in west africa. -- mali in west africa. >> the plane left in the early hours thursday morning from the capital, heading to algiers. contact was lost somewhere between two towns in mali. >> nearly half on board are thought to be french. >> it was an agonizing wait and algiers airport. friends and relatives of the planes 110 passengers and six crew hope for news of their whereabouts. but in the afternoon, and air official confirms their worst fears. the plane had crashed. air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane. visibility on the root was said to be poor -- on the route was said to be poor. but there were fears it might have met the same fate as mh 17, shot down last week over eastern ukraine. >> there have been three plane crashes in one week. that is a little bit much. >> everybody dies on the roads and in other types of transportation as well. >> the twin jet was one of two least to algiers. it was in service since 1965 and has an excellent safety record. the state-owned airline also ha

. >> woodruff: plus, as ebola spreads through west africa, so does fear, the death toll climbs, with leading researchers killed and two americans now infected. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: a brief pause in violence between israel and hamas came to an abrupt end today. a palestinian park and a hospital were hit by israeli strikes. among the dead were nine children. the overall death toll from three weeks of fighting grew to 1,050 palestinians and on the israeli side, 52 soldiers and 3 civilians. >> ifill: hamas-run al-aqsa t.v. showed a frantic scene outside gaza city's shifa hospital. the woun

also ahead, health workers in west africa struggle to check a deadly outbreak of the ebola virus. >> we have widespread fear and rage building in the population against the health care systems because the system is afraid to take the contaminated patients into the facilities. >> brown: and on this fourth of july, ruth marcus and michael gerson, substituting for mark shields and david brooks, are here to analyze the week's news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> united healthcare-- online at uhc.com. >> and with th

. >> we move to the ebola virus now, and it continues to ravage parts of west africa.ountries around the world are taking steps to stop the spread of the disease. >> and liberia, for example, authorities have closed all schools. shut down markets along its borders and put all non-essential government staff on leave for a few weeks. >> hong kong has not received reports of ebola, but hospitals in the densely populated city are on high alert right now. >> over in the uk, officials held a high-level meeting on wednesday to discuss how to deal with the virus if it hits the country. >> well, the u.s. peace corps says it's pulling out hundreds of volunteers from the three west african countries where ebola has spread. >> this comes after two of the aid workers were found to have been exposed to the virus. pamela brown looks at now how the virus has touched americans so far and what u.s. authorities are doing about it. >> as the deadly ebola virus moves across west africa, concern about it spreading further mounts. two volunteers are in isolation and under observation before

it says that death toll from the evil of virus outbreak in west africa has now topped 600 that the death toll -- the death toll from the ebola virus in west africa has now topped 600. >> ebola -- it's a disease that strikes fear into people's hearts, and that's with good reason. only discovered in 1966, the virus rampages through organs, tissues, and cells in the human body. once there, it can cause hemorrhages, and in up to 90% of all cases, death. >> it is pretty horrifying. anytime you have an epidemic that has a case for talladega rate -- case for talent he -- case fatality rate above 50%, it is horrifying, and that is why we are increasing our efforts. >> the current outbreak again in guinea and spent two neighboring liberia and sierra leone. the world of organizations as almost 1000 cases have been confirmed with 600 deaths -- the world health organization says almost 1000 cases. it's not to a begun with people eating bush meat, game from wild animals sold at market. the virus onto other people through blood, saliva, or even sweat. quarantines, hygiene, and treatment are essential.

. >>> west africa's deadly ebola outbreak has claimed the first american life. patrick sawyer became infected in liberia before travel to go nigeria where he died. as pamela brown reports, the case is raising grounds of the possible spread of ebola on planes. >> reporter: right now u.s. health officials are seeking anyone who may have had contact with this u.s. citizen, patrick sawyer. he flew to the nigerian city of lagos and became violently ill. >> he arrived in lagos i understand by plane. he left -- he departed initially on the plane with no symptoms. he reported being symptomatic on arrival so i understand he was vomiting and he then turned himself over basically, made it known that he wasn't feeling well. >> reporter: when sawyer landed in lagos he was quarantined. his wife said he was supposed to fly home soon. >> it hit hard because he was well known in the community. like everyone knew him. everyone feels like they've lost their best friend or their brother. >> reporter: sawyer's wife telling cnn he came this close to our girls. we all could have been