only one day after west africa was announced ebola free, the virus returned. a student died in sierra leone. the country has quarantined more than 100 people. the case is a reminder that the world's fight against the deadly disease may not be over. that fact never far from the mind of dr ian crow who travelled to west africa to help fight the disease only to find himself in the fight of his life. >> reporter: ebola, one of the deadliest viruses known to man. this man, infectious disease specialist, knows that better than most >> reporter: had someone you your own charts with the outcome left off and you had read everything that happened to that person, would you have expected that person to have survived? >> probably not. if you had told me on one day one that a week later i would develop multi system organ failure, brain failure, respiratory failure, kidney failure, and asked me to predict my survive, it probably would have been zero. >> reporter: he survived one of the worst ebola infections american doctors say they've ever seen. 16 months ago he was treati

the world health organisation announced that west africa is officially ebola free. there may be a false sense of security attached to that sigh of relief, even though no new cases emerged in 42 days, something else has. a debilitating set of health problems known as post-ebola syndrome. lisa fletcher with a survivor, a doctor that fought the virus at ground zero. >> it was the height of west africa's ebola outbreak. a medivac plane rushes another american healthcare worker home and into a bio-containment facility. the fate of the doctor was uncertain, as was the care he would receive. there were no proven drugs, no cures. just the grim statistic that ebola can kill up to 90% of the people it infects. three weeks later, the doctor emerged. 25 pounds lighter, physically weaker, but free of the ebola virus. >> the c.d.c. declared me safe and free of virus. thank god, i love you all. >> reporter: after 15 years of practicing medicine in liberia, with a christian military group, saik ra found himself in the largest outbreak on record. >> reporter: was the ebola outbreak

is announced that west africa is announced that west africa is officially ebola free. officially ebola free. officially ebola free. there may there may there may be a false sense of be a false sense of be a false sense of security attached to that sigh security attached to that sigh security attached to that sigh of relief, even though no new of relief, even though no new of relief, even though no new cases emerged in 42 days, cases emerged in 42 days, cases emerged in 42 days, something else has. something else has. something else has. a debilitating set of health a debilitating set of health a debilitating set of health problems problems problems known as post-ebola known as post-ebola known as post-ebola syndrome. syndrome. syndrome. lisa fletcher with a survivor, a lisa fletcher with a survivor, a lisa fletcher with a survivor, a doctor that fought the virus at doctor that fought the virus at doctor that fought the virus at ground zero. ground zero. ground zero. >> it was the height of west >> it was the height of west >> it was the height of west africa's ebola ou

the world's worst ever outbreak in west africa is over. as liberia gets the all clear. he second wave of aid trucks roll into syria. people trapped without the necessary things to live. also coming up this hour, shares in french carmaker renault plunge after reports that fraud investigators raided their offices last week. we will have the details in our business update. taking leftovers home has long been frowned upon here in france. in is out to change that. the government trying to cut food waste thanks to doggie bags. -- a new law is out to change that. the government trying to cut food waste thanks to doggie bags. the islamic state group leader claimed a series of coordinated attacks today in jakarta. they set off explosions near a starbucks cafe in a busy district in jakarta. those attacks ended in a shootout with police that left five of the assailants dead. a canadian man has been confirmed dead, along with one police officer. latest?the say, the confirmation of the killing -- also come a is among those who died. so far, the 24 victims, 13 injured, seven have die

he was one of the victimsmshat was killed in that terror attack in west africa. from hollywo community church honored. good morning, michael. >> reporter: good morning. this morning mike riddering not only being remembered by his family, his church here but churches across south florida. he was one of more than two dozen victims on friday murdered by terrorists that are linked to al qaeda militants. they stormed a cafe as mike was sitting there waiting on another arrive. they stormed the cafe, opened fire and unfortunately he was one of the victims. now, his w we -- he andd his wife went to west africa in 2011, they have been over there fii years, she said in a facebook post you can see on there on your screen that she would always love mike and described him truly as a best friend, partner in crime and love of her life. yesterday we heard from a pastor in hollywood who said riddering was at the cafe and as far as that group, the 15 missionaries who he was waiting for we're told their flight was diverted. put in a safe place and were waiting on a flight back home

it is official, the ebola your in west africa is over.a became the final occur country to be declared ebola-free. the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a series of blasts in indonesia's capital of jakarta. seven were killed, including all five attackers. thank you for joining us. we'll see you again at the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >>> this week on "wealthtrack," part one of our annual exclusive new year outlook with champion economists ed hyman, ranked as the number one economist for a record 35 consecutive years. he's joined by dennis stattman, star portfolio manager of blackrock global allocation fund, next on "consuelo mack wealthtrack." >>> new york life along with mainstay's family of mutual funds offers investment and retirement solutions. so you can help your clients keep good going. >> additional funding provided by -- luma sales.

it is not the end of the ebola response in west africa. >> then last week, tests on a person who died in northern sierra leone proved positive for ebola. >> clearly a sense of disappointment, but also, there was -- i was encouraged that the case was identified and the response happened according to plan. >> dr. morgan from the c.d.c. arrived back in atlanta from sierra leone, saying health investigators are focusing on the 150 people who came in contact with the woman who died and are working closely with government officials, doctors and border authorities there. the world health organization and c.d.c. warn that more flare-ups are expected. over 4,000 people have died from the ebola virus since the beginning of the outbreak in sierra leone. one of the biggest concerns is the lingering effects that many survivors are experiencing. >> it does appear at this point at least for male survivors, ebola virus can exist in the semen for quite a number of months. >> without a proven vaccine yet, many scientists and c.d.c. say rather than thinking of beginnings and the ends of outbreak there i

a job easier said than done in a vulnerable west africa. robert ray, al jazeera, atlanta. >> and the cdc has confirmed another case for ebola, a woman has tested positive for virus. >>> discontent in tunisia, security forces, why this could be a key moment for government and the future of the country. >>> and shedding light on germany's complicated history with nazi looted arts, why it's still difficult for families to get paintings returned. >> water is a human right! >> flint in a state of emergency. >> this can cause death... all kinds of health effects. >> we're already having trouble, but now what little i have has to completely go towards water. >> only on al jazeera america. welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, cuban immigrants who have been struggling to make it through central america for months are reunited with their relatives in the united states. but first, the american minute. recovery and salvage efforts are underway after the search for 12 marines were suspe

. >>> good news in the fight against ebola, the major milestone for west africa. >>> plus making their to the u.s., how one city is getting ready for thousands of cuban migrants. >>> the u.n. is launching an investigation into allegations that its peace keepers sexually abused children. they reportedly paid as low as $0.50 to have sex with girls. >>> west africa officially ebola free according to the world health organization. it has now been 42 days since the last confirmed ebola patient in liberia tested negative. the outbreak in liberia, sierra leone, and guinea killed more than 11,000 people. an infectious disease physician told me that after the latest outbreak there is a silver lining. >> a bit more about how the ebola virus can linger in the human body. so this is precisely why the world health organization is warning we could still see flairups. we have seen patients like the nurse who came back, who had a relapse, months later about the disease, and ian who still has the virus in his eye. we know that about 20% of men will still have virus in their seaman. >> when does africa

venture from his ome, as i say, about 11, and from him over 1,000 miles the interior of west africa down to the gold coast where he's put and he will ultimate ly rode out. venture was bought by one of the officers officers. this gives you a sense of what a worth.being could be he was bought for four gallons calico, nd a piece of and transformed from being a commodity to to a be bought, sold and traded to the great horrors of the atlantic slave trade. this rhode island slave ship omabu and heads back, and sails across the atlanta to barbados, the eastern most of the british sugar plantation islands. one ofthat time in 1739, the very richest places on the venture he earth, ortunately is being raised by robinson mumford to become his steward or man servant. so at this point, he's already on the ship being given some education. once the ship makes it back to newport, rhode n island, venture, this 11-year-old, is put with the ister of his owner to learn english, to learn how to be a man servant, how to live in the olonial culture, and he spends a year or so there, and then is island where r's

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the group of south florida missionaries who were arriving that day, they are still in west africa, we're told as soon as word got out of the terrorist attack their plain was diverted, they were able to safely land and now they're being taken care of in another location. coming up at 5:30 we will tell you where they are in morning, how they are doing plus youill hear from mike's wife who as you can imagine is grieving e loss of a man who -- you can't find man. for now we're live in hollywood, michael spears, nbc 6 news. >>> devastation in the sarasota area, an ef-2 tornado swept through the area and destroyed everything in its path in the city of duette the powerful storm yesterday morning ripped killing them. siesta key also suffered major damage including people without roofs. we will have more on this for you and what homeowners are saying about it coming in the next half hour. >>> closing to home in broward calm county a calmer scene. the storm downed a few power lines in west broward, flooded streets in west hollywood. fortunately the storm moved out to sea quickly, the worst of it t

give you background, this particular movement al qaeda and islam in december called for muslims in west africa to wake up for jihad. this is a clear calling to those

in the third foliage documented in these lawbooks, dudley used in an area of west africa that today we would call ghana is in a place called cape coast castle which was a slaveing warehouse and fortress that was also recently agreed in's home office for slaves in west africa. this was in the summer of 1758. a time when great britain and english colonies were exchanging harassments with the fringe. this was during the 7 years' war and dudley and his commander, william taylor, think they see a shift in the distance and they know who it is that then they discover that this is a man of worship, and the same florentine, the account st. florentine overtakes them, overtaking other new england ships, the men aboard the same florentine take the cargo which at that point included human beings from the new london ship and the king of prussia which was the ship from rhode island and eventually the men were allowed to, and a commander from rhode island named captain joseph london, they were freed. i don't know what happened to their cargo because it was not returned to them that their ship the fox

. >> reporter: that passion helped to push the cooper city native to perform missionary work in west africa where he moved his wife and two non-biological children there and where mike was having coffee, mike was killed with 28 people, who have awaiting a volunteer group to arrive from pembroke pines. >> they were 1500 feet from landing when there was the terroist attack on the capital the pilot was notified and took back off. they did not land there. >> reporter: tha group now safe and preparing to head back home to south florida. mike's wife, amy, is said to be coping. faith is keeping her strong, as well as the tremendous positive impact that their missionary work has left o o that impoverished nation. >> we feel that mike because modern day martyr. he lost h life doing the work of jesus. >> reporter: and amy is now packing up her four children, her two biological kids and also the two adopted children, as well, to return back here to return to south florida. we know a memorial service will be held here at the church over the next few weeks, but mike's body will be buried in west africa.

gunmen storm a hotel in west africa. dozens are dead.e been taken hauvenlg we have new reports. >>> also, donald trump renewing his fight against ted cruz calling him a liable. that's not all. trump cold cnn about cruz's birthing dilemma. >> the security minister in burkina faso says the siege at the luxury hotel is over this hour. at least 23 people, though, you were murder overnight, many at point plank range. after a person stormed a west africa hotel. >> security forces say they killed four of the attackers. two of them were women. cnn's david mackenzie is live in johannesburg with the latest. david, good morning. >> reporter: victor, good morning. yes, this is a horrific terrorist attack that unfolded throughout the night. signs of explosions, chaos. blood on the floor, witnesses saying the attackers went to a cafe, killing people, taking them as if they were alive, if they were, shooting them in the being of the head. eerily similar to an attack in mali by the alleged al qaeda-linked group to spread terror striking western assets a

>>reporter: mike will be laid to rest in west africa. a memorial home will commence in the coming week. >>reporter: three of the americans released from an iran prison -- they were released from prison yesterday. the negotiations were conducted outside the confines. both admit the agreement paved the obama emphasized the world diplomacy ayed. >> when they are reunited with their families, that is something we can all celebrate. we achieved this through diplomacy, without resorting to another war in the middle east. >> a fourth american was released and we're told is already on his way home. >>> it's aeady cool. a drastic change. >> maybe you can borrow his jacket. >>> it is windy tonight. here's a live look outside miami looking so pretty. you can see all the city lights. you definitely want to have on at least a layer if you're headed out there tonight. the northwest breeze is lighter. definitely adding a little more chill in the air depending on to believe that we actually made it up to 80 today in ft. lauderdale. almost there in miami

more than 11,000 people died over two years. 29,000 were affected in west africa. sierra leone was hit especially hard. food was scarce and entire swaths of land is evacuated. quarantine zones had to be set up. meanwhile, the economy was collapsing. companies stopped working in schools were closed. >> these places have been abandoned and have been some restrictions in terms of movement. movement of goods, trade, commercialization that has had an impact on the prices. >> the international community helped. training doctors and educating the population. in july, donors agreed on a 3.1 billion euro aid package. at the end of last year came the news that sierra leone and guinea were ebola free. finally, life seems to be getting back to normal. never has an epidemic disease caused more damage than ebola. if the government and foreign partners succeeded in beating this disease, i can only thank god. it's a very good thing that gives us hope. hope that is desperately needed. this epidemic may be over but it will take the people of west africa years to recover from the sho

jason: shock and horror, still setting in after terror attack in west africa. one of the two dozen people killed was a missionary, who used to be a member of the congregation in ocala. only on wesh 2 matt lupoli spoke with the pastor. >> mike ridde hearts in ocala. his congregation remembered him. >> he knew who he was. >> the missionary was gunned burkina faso. that is where he did mission work in an orphanage with his wife amy. four militants opened fire at a hotel and cafe. he was among two dozen killed. >> mike was about caring for kids, helping them get medical care, food in the belly, clean >> before locating to ocala, mark was mike' s pastor. >> took my wife, took my kids. to do together. >> s wife amy posted on facebook just after identifying his body. >> heaven has gained a warrior . i know god has a purpose in all things. mike was an example in the way he lived and loved. >> pastor mark tells us that many who attend the church in ocala were speaking with him -- speaking with mike about joining him for missions in africa. a memorial fund has been set u

>>reporter: mike will be laid to rest in west africa. a memorial home will commence in the coming week. >>reporter: three of the americans released from an iran prison -- they were released from prison yesterday. the negogoations were conducted outside the confines. both admit the agreement paved the way for the release. president obama emphasized the world diplomacy played. >> when they are reunited with something we can all celebrate. we achieved this through diplomacy, without resorting to another war in the middle east. >> a fourth american was released and we're told is already)on his way home. >>> it's already cool. a drastic change. >>>> maybe you can borrow his jacket. >>> it is windy tonight. here's a live look outside miami looking so pretty. you can see all the city lights. you definitely want to have on at least a layer iff you're headed out there tonight. the northwest breeze is liter. definitely adding a little more chill in the air depending on where you are. probably hard to believe that we actually made it up to 80 today

majority of countries in west africa you heard in the clip the one about bakino-faso changing coursest that and two countries in west africa that have more than two terms and that is togo and that is the gambia and last year the west african states tried to get a no third term rule that was blocked but i think that will change in time. i do think it's worrying in central africa and the great lakes area with the tribes what is going to happen in the democratic republic of congo where there is an election this year will be really important too so i don't think we can generalize is my point. there is variability and some parts of africa continue this patent and in part seem to be pulling away. >> looking at pictures of the former president of bakino-faso and blaze who sparked a great deal of unrest here but could you say that is -- what happened here since is a triumph of constitutionality if you like and democracy? >> well, yes. what happened in bakino is important and is a deterrent especially for an election in 2016 and the current incumbent is stepping down and not going for a third

west africa was effectively free of ebola saying all known chains of transmission has been dropped. it which would 11,300 people over two years. >>> michigan governor rick snyder has asked president barack obama to issue an emergency following a drinking water crisis in the city of flint. people have been queuing up for bottled water being handed out by the national guard after high levels of lead had been found in the city's drinking water. >>> troops have been killed in an attack in somalia. it happened where kenya has given no indication of the number of casualties but al-shabab said it has killed 63 troops. >>> america's anglican church is to be excluded in the decision over policy regarding guy marriaggay marriage. paul brennan reports. >> sir francis of assisi church in sueto is a long way from canterbury, england. on gay marriage they aren't sure what to believe any more. >> this thing of being gay and being lesbian, really, i don't understand it. because when you are born you are told that you are a girl or you are a boy. >> in the olden days it was not proper. but now in to

mike ridderring will be laid to rest in west africa. a memorial will happen weeks. >>> e arriving from a virginia. the three men were released from prison on saturday. the negotiations were conductedutside of the confines of the iran nuclear deal but both sides admit it paved the way for the rls. >> when americans are freed and reunited with their families, that's celebrate. historic progress through diplomacy without resorting to another war in the middle east. >> a fourth american was also released has alady headed home. >>> and a dangerous mlk holiday tradition is starting to pop up on the streets of south florida. >> coming up we'll tell you about all the to watch out for today. >>> good morning. >>> a dangerous sight on the streets of south florida. a group of motor bikers on the streets. local 10 news viewer popping wheelies. a highway patrol warning drivers to keep an eye out for any of these stunts during the holiday weekend. >>> there's a cleanup reported on a number of aisles. surveillance cameras showing this car nearly hitti

americans are among the survivors of a terror attack in west africa, but some are still missing. the water crisis in flint, michigan. movie director michael moore returns to his home town calling for the governor's arrest. >> 10 people were killed here because of a political decision. >> that's right. >> to save money. >> l.a. rams! >> axelrod: and the tale of two nfl cities. >> l.a. rams. >> axelrod: homecoming party for the los angeles rams, a fight in san diego to keep the chargers from bolting. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, and this is a western edition of the broadcast. in a major diplomatic breakthrough today, the united states and iran conducted a prisoner swap. four americans held in iran, including "washington post" reporter jason rezaian, were exchanged for seven iranians held in the united states. a fifth american, a student, was released separately. hours after the exchange, the u.s. and five other world powers-- russia, china, britain, france, and germany-- lifted sanctions on iran and released

. >>> terror attack, the deadly siege of a n west africa by al qaeda militants. >>> toxic water. president obama a federal where tens of thousands were exposedrous levels of >>> oh, bei the debut of washington's biggest night now. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with what appears to be a turning point in this untry's relationship with iran. the u.s. confirming late today that iran is come plying theagreement reached last summer on reaching its nuclear capability and that paved the way for the lifting of westerns of iran. it comes hours after the regime released five american s. the release of four of them, part of a prison swap. we start in >> reporter: good evening. the breakthrough was diplomats here are calling this implementation day. it seemed like asweetener in a nuclear deal worth billions to iran and for five americans, it was sweet indeed.e finally freed. >> we have received confirmation that five americans who had been unjustly detained in iran have beenreleased from custody. >> among those released amir hekmati, saeed abedini, and jason "the washington post" in a st

it's not west africa's problem. >> the a-listers were all here to help raise money to fight ebola and to show their appreciation. >> god bless. god bless america to help us. thank you very, very much. >> one performer taking part in rapper. >> i personally feel that being african-american, i have african roots, and, you know, i can't allow somebody else to just die off of a sickness that can be such easily avoided. that's where my heritage comes from. >> nico gave us an impromptu preview of his rap song. >> as a people, we are here to survive the pain that we feel lets us know we're alive you can't stop now turn the will into drive have the will of the lord with your hands to the sky >> the concert was held in the giant room where the u.n. general assembly usually meets. >> ebola, the silent killer, raging so high in west africa >> this group is called "one voice." although comprised of musicians from several different african countries, the message is the same -- ebola can be beaten. all the people in the world, in the nation, hope for our soul and the light that we bring tomorrow's

several americans are among the survivors of a terror attack last night in west africa. at least 28 people were killed in the assault on a hotel and cafe in burkino faso. as jonathan vigliotti reports, the failt of some other americans is still unclear. >> reporter: video captured the moment burkino faso security forces, guns drawn, moved in saturday morning. the target-- the splendid hotel, a luxury building in the capital inside, a group of heavily armed terrorists, their hostages, and many others hiding for their lives. the hotel and a neighboring cafe came under siege the night before. the attackers stormed in with guns, planted explosives, and reportedly debtinated car bombs. witnesses say they yelled allahu akbar" while opening fire. "people were lying on the ground, and there was blood everywhere. they were shooting people at point-blank range" said yannick sawadogo. three americans were rescued, four escaped, and eight sheltered in place until the battle was over. two remain unaccounted for. local police, supported by french commandose and two members of the unit

west africa isn't as much of a problem, although nigeria is. north africa certainly is. there's a lot of instability in the region. isis with its control of a good part of libya and all the arms that had been under the control of moammar gadhafi from more than four decades are now spread out throughout that region. so al qaeda and isis are very much on the run with the capability to do things that no terror group had had in the past. this is a very daunting task for any civilization to deal with. and you look at the situation in this hotel, hopefully there are assets that can be responding there quickly. again, i don't mean to belabor the subject of benghazi, but i happened to see the movie the other night and just seeing the heroism of the american men and women, cia assets that were there, and the military, we have the capability, we have the know-how. unfortunately most of the local countries do not. >> i do want to just give an update here. as we are talking, we are now hearing reports, we have not confirmed here at cnn, but reports of at least 20 are dead already. a

at least 11,000 people died in the most recent outbreak mainly in west africa. >> we have to be clear that although today is an important milestone, it is only a milestone. it is not the end of the ebola response in west africa because what we've learned is while we've stopped the original trains of transmission, we're also seeing small flares, one to three cases occurring. >> reporter: there's no cure for ebola, but two vaccines look promising. they could be ready for clinical use soon. there are new vaccines such as dengue fever kills more than 20,000 people every year. a vaccine that prevent all of the dangerous forms is now available in the philippines, brazil and mexico. >> translation: the relevance this vaccine could have in terms of prevention could have great benefits, not only in mexico, which was the first country to approve the vacuum ian, but also diabetes-- vaccine. >> reporter: malaria kills a lot of people every year. some forms. virus are resistant to drugs, so a new vaccine that is on trial could soon save many lives. the world melodists organization says the number

a hostage situation in a hotel in west africa. heavily armed fighters.orming a luxury hotel and fox newsñyáz chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here. catherine? >> greta, what really matters about this attack is that it is the new signature or flavor for terrorism. it's what they call a low tech high impact attack. that means that they're using traditional firearms, grenades, they are lighting hostages. but it has a big impact. it's a big commercial impact. and if you look at the terrorist attacks over the last 10 days, whether it's istanbul, jakarta, or now this very small land locked country in west africa, you see they are focusing on soft targets and targets that are likely to have european and american citizens. >> >> the a.p. is now reporting that 20 people are dead from this attack on this hotel. >> well, just in the last few minutes, al qaeda in the islamic known as aqim has one of their social media accounts. this is significant because this group is extremely active in north africa, but they is somewhat of a power struggle i

we'll have more on the american killed in a terror attack in west africa. we get the story of another's harrowing escape. in south carolina, presidential candidates clinton, sanders and o'malley face off tonight. global markets sirng further as wall street prepares for another queasy week. plus heavenly harmony. monks bring music back to a century olds monday stas-- monastary while tapping into something very special. >> if you thought the music was di vien, you should try the beer, trust me. >> this is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor, and this is a western emission of the broadcast. three americans released by iran are in germany tonight. president obama said this weekend's prisoner swap with iran was a victory for american diplomacy. part of the exchange but was not on the same plane with the others. a fifth american, a student, was also released separately yesterday. following the exchange, the united states and five other world powers lifted economic sanctions on iran and freed billions in