talking to foreign governments and right now no alerts other than health care workers going to western africa. but a real reminder that this is the time regardless of who you are, doctor and patient, when you see each other and one of you doesn't feel well, you must discuss where you've traveled and in this case western africa has to be the top of everyone's list, brian. >> all right. dr. nancy snyderman starting us off tonight. nancy, thanks as always. >>> we continue to monitor reports of severe weather across our country. watches and warnings after a pair of freak storms hit including a deadly lightning strike at the beach in southern california and a rare tornado near boston. we get our report on all of it tonight from nbc's joe fryer. >> oh my god! >> reporter: this is the heart stopping up-close view as a tornado tears through revere, massachusetts, just five miles north of boston. the first twister ever recorded in this well-populated county. >> i never seen that before in my life. i mean, i've seen on tv but not in revere. >> reporter: the ef-2 tornado came without warning and left a

health officials are keeping a close eye on the ebola virus in western africa. o far, 670 people have died and we've learned this morning that three americans working in africa have been infected and one of them has died. despite this news, ktvu channel 2 reporter brian flores joins us live to explain why this is not stopping a san francisco woman from traveling to this region. good morning, brian. >> good morning. natalie of san francisco will fry fly out of -- will fly out of sfo to be reunited with her son she adopted a few months ago. she's also nervous because of the ebola virus that's killed hundreds and is spreading. the virus which has only been pinpointed mainly in western africa has infected more than 1200 people including three american aide workers there. it's killed more than 650 people in guinea, liberia. the virus is spread by direct contact with a sick person's blood or body fluids or contaminated on jebts. u.s. officials are keeping a close eye on the situation. the cdc has sent out how to pinpoint symptoms. they are checking international passen

continuing to follow breaking news this morning a plane disappeared from radar during a flight over western africagerian plane vanish to algiers which is on the mediterranean. >>> good morning everyone. authorities lost track of the flight 50 minutes after take off which means the plane was missing for hours before the announcement. it flight plan went across the country of mali where is there unrest near algerian border. we will keep you updated as it comes in the news room. >>> we have an update on the mid east crisis, faa lifts ban on air travel to and from israel's main airport in tel aviv. secretary of state john kerry says progress is being made towards a cease-fire between israel and hamas. >> but that has not stopped bombs from going off in gaza this morning. the "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao covers the the story at philadelphia international airport, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and natasha. faa lifted it flight ban right around midnight so that means first flights leaving from philadelphia to tel aviv is scheduled to depart here at philadelphia international ai

so that's part of the reason going into western africa. if you develop any illness while you are there and you're concerned that for some reason you've come in contact with ebola, you need to get checked out very quickly. >> all right. dr. sanjay gupta, thanks very much for joining us on this special edition on "the world right now." when we come back, why the majority of israelis say they support the gaza offensive. we'll be right back. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. >>> welcome back, everyone. a special welcome to our viewers in the united states. this day we'll be with you all this week, because, really, of the state that the world is in right now. simultaneously, we're seeing so many crisis areas and hot spots. and we return to the middle east, the conflict between israel, its operation in gaza, and what's going on

an outbreak spread across western africa killing 700 people and infecting two american aid workers. >>> is the nsa a threat to freedom of the press? that's what human rights claim in a joint report after interviewing 90 journalists and senior officials. the report says government officials have concerns of dealing with the media because any interaction leaves a digital trace that can be used against them. the justice department criticized the report saying it relied too much on opinion than fact. >>> work permits to allow some undocumented citizens to stay in the u.s. legally. president obama says he will take executive action if immigration reform continues to stall in congress. later today, they will hear testimony from the director of citizen zip. >>> european stocks are mixed. shares in asia ended higher. here in the u.s., futures are pointing lower this morning. stocks barely moved yesterday ahead of big economic news slated for today. today is the first of a two-day federal reserve meeting. investors look to bankers for hints about the time line in terms of raising interest rate

it disappeared over north western africa. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is following the story for us, kris, plane just vanished mid-flight. >> reporter: right, no disstressed calls that we can report this morning, but we know it was about 50 minutes into what was supposed to be a four hour flight when it disappeared from radar and communication with that crew stopped near the algerian border. now the burkina faso transporter said the pilots asked for a change of course because of a storm. the flight was departed from burkina faso when communications stopped it. goes over the shah hair ra desert and mali. the plane is an md 83 that looks like this one. it's competitored to be a workhorse of a fleet operated by air algerie, but owned by swiftair. this morning, that airline, swiftair put out a statement reading up to now, there is no communication with the aircraft. on board the plane are 110 passengers and six crew members of which two are pilots and four are flight attendants. at this time, company emergency personnel are

particularly western africa.he distance people travel today after being exposed, their fear of the virus and unwillingness to cooperate with government or public health officials and lack of adequate medical resources, today the brunt of the outbreak response is really carried by the nine governmental organizations such as doctors without borders so all of those contributed to making it a very, very different kind of outbreak we have ever seen in the past. >> to that point, the mobility of the populations, they can also get on a plane and get to jfk. it's one or two hops. so, doesn't that spread the risk of infection to the united states, as well? >> well, actually, spreads it to the world and like that original answer, how dangerous is this? there's a context here. in africa, transmission occurs because of just the inadequate control and in the moon suits and makes it very difficult to provide medical care. if someone were to fly to kennedy airport and they could, noting that the incubation period, period from t

lucy, there are ebola cases ongoing in central and western africa. what set of circumstances conspires to have a sudden jump like this? not necessarily in the case of ebola, but in any disease? >> so ebola is a case of zoo naughtic diseases, they come from the animals, and bird flu is another. but ebola is on everyone's mind today. in general, it will come from one or more species, bats or gorillas, and it comes from eating bush meat or animals, and ebola can be transmitted from person to person through contact with those who have had the virus, not through the air. this is a very high mortality disease, and almost everyone dies, and that puts a roadblock in the way of continued spread. but now we're seeing in urban areas, and people coming into the hospital with the early symptoms, and how does something like this breakout? >> yeah, so it's a very important question that's not easily answered. but in this particular instance, the largest outbreak ever since the first one in 1976, of ebola various disease. it seems that people have come into cities,

. >>> they found the black box of the plane that went down in north western africa. there is a crater and outside of it, a few pieces here and there. the plane looks like it dissent grated there are no seats, no luggage, no bodies. 118 people were on board that air algieri flight. >>> buses and taxis starting to get red carpet treatment tonight in san francisco. crews just started installing the new red zone. where are the cars supposed to go? andria borba shows us. >> reporter: there are already signs all over market street warning drivers to stay out of the left lane. it is for transit only. bus and taxis. they are about to get more obvious markings. the paint job will look like the like lane paint job only bright red. the painting starts tonight and it is set to end in november. >> the red lane project is going to cost about $2 million. next spot to get the red carpet treatment, judas street. >>> we got our hands on the new menu for the levi stadium. >> betty, how much is a burger nor. >> reporter: well a house ground angus beef burger will cost you $11. and for t

>> certainly it is conceivable that someone will get on a plane from western africa and come here, but we have the health care capability that even if someone does come and has ebola if taken care of properly this should not be spread. >> there are vaccines in the pipeline, some of which have been described to us as promising. so much so they might be available as early as late next year. but for now the only way to save lives is to recognize those symptoms early and to start effective treatment. and, brian, that means iv fluids and to bring fevers down. >> and we need to hope he's absolutely right. >> i've always believed in him. >> all right. dr. nancy snyderman starting us off again tonight. thanks. >> you bet. >>> now overseas, the ongoing war between israel and hamas. more dead and wounded on both sides. as israel pushes to neutralize the threat from hamas militants in gaza including terrorists tunnelling into israel, palestinian civilians have once again paid a heavy price including many killed at a u.n. school being used as a shelter. the white house condemned the school attack

and because of fear and people fleeing, the security situation in western africa is now dangerous. the other americans who are ill are aide workers in grave condition. we begin tonight at the headquarters of their organization in north carolina, where they've ordered the evacuation of some of their own people. nbc's stephanie gosk is there. >> reporter: a lead organization fighting ebola in liberia says the situation on the ground has become too dangerous. the disease is spreading, civil unrest is growing. >> when the disease progresses, people get afraid. they can get afraid and it can be manifested by relief agencies vehicle going up the road and being attacked. >> reporter: roughly half of samaritan's purse 50-person staff will be pulled out. nancy and kent cannot leave. now in isolation, fighting the deadly virus hour by hour. the 33-year-old doctor's condition has worsened. >> last night wasn't a good night for him. >> reporter: dr. brantly's mother jan says she's doing the only thing she can. >> we will continue to focus on praying for kent. >> i had to tell eva, my 5-year-ol

. >>> breaking news, a plane out of western africa disappears mid-flig mid-flight, more than 100 passengers on board. we'll tell you what we're learning in a live report. >>> man is killed while allegedly trying to steal copper from a vacant building. what police think happened coming up. >>> we've been spoiled with unseasonably cool weather for the past ten days. the heat is going to surge as we get into this afternoon, peek heat tomorrow, temperatures up to 105 degrees in some spots. and we're going to hold on to that heat through the weekend. we'll tell you just how long this heat wave could last in your microclimate forecast this morning. >>> and a live look outside at san jose, it is thursday, july 24th, and this is "today in the bay". >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> well good morning, thank you for joining us, scott mcgrew. >> and i'm

. >> that deadly ebola outbreak which has killed 660 people in western africa has now spread to the continentsmost populace nation, nigeria, that nation's health minister said today all ports of entry into nigeria, including airports, seaports and land borders have been placed on what he called red alert. a liberian man whose sister died of the disease got sick on a plane to nigeria early this week, he died in a hospital there yesterday. the official chinese news agency reported today that a food supply based in china forced production can dates forndle production dates on meat and sold them in restaurants in china after their expiration date. american restaurants chains, including mcdonald's, pizza hut and kfc all said they stopped using product from the firm. subway sandwich says its restaurants do not use meats supplied by the shanghai company. >> word twice as many homes as previously believed, about 300 have been destroyed by the biggest wildfire in the state's history. the fire was triggered by lightning have burned in a mostly recreational area a few hours northeast of seattle. hundreds

and in western africa, the current outbreak is spreading. we learned this week that the virus reached nigeria, the african conttinent's most populous nation. the world health organization spokesman gave an indication of how fast ebola can work. >> he apparently arrived to lagos by plane and departed on the plane with no symptoms and he reported being symptom m eed upon riva upon arrival. >> later an autopsy confirmed ebola in the traveler. on wednesday we learned the lead doctor fighting the virus has himself contracted the virus. a 32-year-old patient who had tested positive for ebola was forcibly removed by her family in the capital of freetown. population there about 1 million. here's a doctor at that hospital on saturday. >> this is in the hands of authorities and i believe there are leads. definitely be able to locate and we ehave information and we followed the leads and we are still not able to get a hold of the patient. >> the bbc reported saturday night the patient died shortly after turning herself in. and now there is this report.

. >> officials are warning you to be extra cautious if you travel to western africa. the virus is so contagious, one of the worker's husbands is not allowed in the same room. >> he obviously prefers to go over so he can go in and talk to her and hear and see her even though he can't touch her. >> right now the u.s. is not at risk. more than 670 people have died in the outbreak in africa so far. >> police are looking for whomever killed a man in northeast washington. this happened early sunday in a parking lot near the capitol. a security guard found the body. he was 30 years old and attending college online. his brother said he hopes someone comes forward. >> do the responsible thing. let the police know and then the police will take it from there. i'm sure that will give my mom some closure. and my sister and myself. >> if you have any information, call dc police. >> the man would hand a teller a note claiming he had a bomb. fbi agents tracked the suspect down with dna evidence. a new hampshire woman is accused of leaving a child in a 140 degree car for hours so she

. >>> and from western africa, the ebola virus is spreading. two americans are not coming home at least for now. they have been exposed and have been put into quarentine for 21 days. they are actually showing signs of improvement and the centers for disease control may soon warn travelers not to make nonessential trips to new guinea and sierra leonia. >>> every year nearly 5 million people are treated for skin cancer. >> between one and five americans will develop skin cancer. we harp on uv exposure and the sun and that's one of the few things we can control. >> the surgeon general said 90% of melanomas are from exposure. they also asked communities to provide more shade and recreational areas for tanning beds. the survival rate for melanoma is high when it is caught early but it is a different story when it is at a different stage. >>> and the signs are as easy as abcde. it is a sent mist trick call. -- asymmetrical. or has it all changed in reason months. >>> the city of oakland will introduce the new directser of the citizens review board. h

. >> two american medical workers are battling ebola after contracting the virus in western africa. kent brantley and nancy reinboldt were part of a team fighting an ebola outbreak in liberia. both are being treated in the u.s. the virus is fatal in up to 90% of cases. it is unlikely the virus will video in the u.s. >> you have to have very intimate contact with people's bodily fluids that puts you at risk. >> brantley and reinboldt are connected with a north carolina group called samaritan's purse, which says the two are in stable condition but not out of the woods. >>> three israeli air strikes followed a lull that lasted almost 12 hours. the united nations security council met in the middle of the night and called for both sides to put down weapons. >>> the action gets a little too real at a southern california zombies walk. the incident that landed one woman in the hospital, coming up. >>> more than 25,000 people ran in this weekend's marathon. coming up, meat the runners who took home the gold. >>> and the delays are expensive, backed up all the way into downtown tracy. all the

. >> wreckage of a flight that disappeared over nornl western africa was found today heavy rain reported when the plane disappeared from radar over just west. the plane like this one, had 116 people on board, half french. it's the third commercial air disaster in seven days the plane went down but they don't have weapons capable of shooting down a plane. >> a man has ton tajis tuberculosis and hasn't complied with medical orders. >> he has tuberculosis. this is his last address. >> we went where the tuberculosis patient was last seen. he had tuberculosis. >> management would not disclose information but several knew he was sick. >> i can't get near him at all. >> small guy. yes he used to sit outside. >> angelina says she would see cruz and wave to him. >> does it concern you? as far as, it's very contagious. >> yes. i don't know if owners say the people in that room. >> that was two months ago. . >> i thought maybe he's going home. i don't know. >> gone without a trace. that has hnl officials concerned. >> his disease may grow agn he may become contagious we don't know if he is or is no

. >> wreckage of a flight that disappeared over nornl western africa was found today heavy rain reported when the plane disappeared from radar over just west. the plane like this one, had 116 people on board, half french. it's the third commercial air disaster in seven days the plane went down but they don't have weapons capable of shooting down a plane. >> a man has ton tajis tuberculosis and hasn't complied with medical orders. >> he has tuberculosis. this is his last address. >> we went where the tuberculosis patient was last seen. he had tuberculosis. >> management would not disclose information but several knew he was sick. >> i can't get near him at all. >> small guy. yes he used to sit outside. >> angelina says she would see cruz and wave to him. >> does it concern you? as far as, it's very contagious. >> yes. i don't know if owners say the people in that room. >> that was two months ago. . >> i thought maybe he's going home. i don't know. >> gone without a trace. that has hnl officials concerned. >> his disease may grow again he may become contagious we don't know if he is or is

these are places like afghanistan, pakistan iraq, some parts of western africa and a handful of other places where the bulk of the revolutionary islam thus using terrorist methods are located. turn to the united states, how many are there in the united states? well, after 9/11 the fbi director went to congress and said he suspected there were several hundred al qaeda related militants in the united states, and he was concerned that the fbi needed to find those people before they create havoc in the united states and do something on the order of an attack of the scale of 9/11. there has not been anything nearly like that. we have found a handful of al qaeda related terrorists in the united states. really about a dozen, and most of them were not very effective. the hang airs on who are really not ready for the big leagues. we know this because they opened up very easily in most cases to fbi informants. almost every case of a terrorist plot in the united states related to his like revolutionaries abroad, if there were two or more people in the room one of them was an fbi informant. we ha

medical workers are being treated for ebola after contracting the virus in western africa.ept brantley and nancy reinboldt were part of a team in liberia. both are being treated now in the u.s. the rice is fatal in up to 90% of cases. one expert says it is unlikely the virus will spread into the united states. >> you have to have intimate contact with people's bodily fluids. >> they are connected with a north carolina group called samaritan's purse, which says the two are in stable conditioned but they are not out of the woods yet. >>> two discount chains are about to become one. >> good morning you good morning brian and juliet. dollar tree is buying family dollar for $8.5 billion. this will make the company the leading discount retailer in north america. more than $18 billion. the boards of both companies already approved the deal here on wall street all eyes are on the monthly jobs report. the dow lost 123 points friday, which means it finished below the 17,000 mark. the nasdaq was down 22. >>> jetblue is look into the charging passengers a fee to check their first bag.

first of all talk about what is happening in western africa. there countries are mobilized to try to contain the disease. travelers are being checked and screened. borders sealed. hospitals quarantined. increasing pan anybodied population is made aware of the disease. the government here says the disease represents a threat. they checked one traveler coming from the area. as for the united states the white house yesterday has said president obama is monitoring the situation. he is offering assistance to affected countries. the centers for disease control is issuing warnings to its doctors to look out for the symptoms. first it is fever. and then it is a lot worse. critically, they say if precautions are taken the chances of it coming united states are remote. but chances are watched closely. bill: greg palkot watching that from london. martha: situation in gaza growing increasingly violent. [explosions] israeli military launching another round of airstrikes overnight. late this morning israel announced a temporary humanitarian cease-fire to all

. >> and ebola, peace corps takes its volunteers out of three countries in western africa.now what i have to do to get it. >> 15 stories one incredible journey edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america >> house republicans took a strong shot across the political aisle shortly before congress leaves for its august break. on a party line vote the house passed a resolution granting itself authority to sue president obama and other members of the executive branch for allegedly abusing their executive powers. the main focus of the lawsuit involves the president's delay of a key obamacare provision that requires most employers to provide insurance to their employees. michael surer is an al jazeera political contributor, always good to see you. white house says it's about executive overreach, the obama administration so far has been pretty dismissive of all this republican talk but is there danger from the white house in underestimating the gop? >> i don't know. they have been playing the same gaining for a while. congressman steve powell tweeted that he thinks

. >> reporter: more than 1200 people have contracted the ebola virus in western africa.ling this the largest outbreak ever. nearly 7,000 people have died. the disease isn't spread like the flu. it requires direct contact with bodily fluids. >> we're pretty confident that normal isolation protocols in u.s. or western style medicine would prevent transmission. >> reporter: still, the cdc is urging all doctors here in the u.s. to be on the watch from anyone traveling from that region that may show symptoms including fever, rash, vomiting and diarrhea. the american widow of a liberian government official who died of ebola last week is speaking out. she says her husband had planned to travel from africa home to minnesota next month. >> we've already lost patrick and we're losing tons of people there. we don't need that killer to come here as well. >> reporter: the peace corps says it plans to pull its 340 volunteers out of sierra leone, liberia and guinea. but today the state department says at this point it has no plans for any travel restr restrictions for the region. karen

. >> woodruff: the ebola outbreak in western africa has now killed more than 600 people. the world health organization reported the new toll today. it said 68 people died in the last week alone in sierra leone, liberia and guinea. health workers also confirmed 85 new cases in that same period. >> ifill: more americans have alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than ever, 5.4 million. but boston university researchers reported today, the overall incidence of dementia in the population has actually dropped 44% in the last 30 years. they credit better education and health care. >> woodruff: pulitzer-prize winning historian and author james macgregor burns died today at his home in williamstown, massachusetts. he was active in liberal democratic politics and wrote biographies of then-senator john f. kennedy and franklin roosevelt. his second volume on roosevelt won the pulitzer for history. james macgregor burns was 95 years old. still to come on the newshour: what the federal reserve bank says about the state of the u.s. economy; plus, could brooklyn hipsters help

. >> a commercial jetliner flying to algiers with 116 people on board crashes in western africa. >> inon u.s. airliners into israel has been lifted. >> officials are blaming bad weather for the plane crash that killed at least 48 people. >> two more planes carrying the victims of malaysian flight 17 have just arrived back in the netherlands today. the safety board has given crews permission to move wreckage from the crash site. >> with all 116 passengers aboard the plane presumed dead, a total of 462 people have now died aboard commercial airliners in the last seven days. there were 210 commercial air travel deaths in all of 2013. the united nations has called a meeting for next week. joining me now is bruce oppley of the law institute at depaul university and anthony roman, a former pilot and flight instructor and president of roman and associates, a global investigation firm. anthony, these two jet crashes this week, which were crashes, there's nothing particularly new about those. the issue of the week is, airline security over embattled regions. what have we learned this week based

>>> international focus is centered on the conflicts and gads saturday and ukraine, western africa isworst ebola virus, the current epidemic which dates back to february is focused in three countries. on the ground a lack of public awareness and inadequate medical resources are ham perring efforts to contain the deadly disease is so are internal politics. a number of factors combined to make this the most deadly outbreak in history and most are political rather than biological. the world health organization says over 1200 people have been infected resulting in 672 deaths. that includes one american, patrick sawyer who died after getting off a plane innigeria, two other americans contracted the disease and remain quarantined and in serious condition in liberia. while the cdc ebola poses no significant risk in the united states, the white house is monitoring the outbreak closely and deploying resources to combat the crisis. >> we're very much present and active in trying to help the countries of the region and the international authorities like the world health organization address and

meantime, as the death toll rises in western africa, officials warn this epidemic will get worse beforegets better. already at least 729 people have perished in what is now the highest death toll ever in an ebola outbreak. now, the peace corps is evacuating some 340 volunteers from the region. this is two peace corps volunteers remain isolateds after coming into contact with someone who ended up dying of ebola. cnn's dr. sanjay gupta joins me now with the very latest. >> jim, what we know about these peace corps volunteers, two of them, they seem to have come in contact with someone who was sick with ebola without knowing it. they weren't there for ebola-related projects. subsequently that person died of ebola, and they went back and found all the contacts. two of them were these peace corps volunteers. so the process right now is that they into isolation. so in case they have the infection, they don't continue to spread it. and they have their temperature monitored every day. if they go without a fever for 21 days, then it's unlikely they have the infection. but even as their colleague

right now health officials say this disease is spread across four nations in western africa, guinea,ierra leone, liberia and algeria. those officials say one person has died in nigeria, and that person was an american. the world health organization reports this is the biggest ebola outbreak ever. and the virus has killed almost 700 people. let's get to trace gallagher who's live this afternoon in our west coast news hub. tell us more about these two americans. >> well, they're both with a missionary group treating ebola patients in liberia. dr. kent brantley from fort worth, texas, was diagnosed last week, and they're saying that his condition is improving slightly. but his prognosis is still very grave. his family was actually in liberia around the same time, but they came back before he was diagnosed, and they say their christian faith will guide them through this. nancy rightball was helping disinfect. she is also showing some signs of improvement, but all the members of that group, samaritan's purse, have been evacuated except for the doctors remaining behind to treat those patie

two of those cases involve american aid workers in liberia in western africa working with the samaritan's purse charity. they are dr. kent brantley and marry an price. americans are likely improved but there is discussion whether they should be medevaced out of country to be helped elsewhere. their condition remains serious and the disease is contagious. other workers are being evacuated from liberia, as you just mentioned american peace corps volunteers being brought out of the area as well. one of the countries affected, sierra leone, declared a national state of emergency. they're sending troops to quarantine ebola hot spots. with no known cure for the disease, and high death rate, officials in liberia are on emergency footing. they're closing schools. they're closing government offices. airports across africa and around the world are on high alert. flights from the ebola region reach as many as 35 other countries including three cities in the united states. they are new york, atlanta, and houston. but uma, authorities in the u.s. are still cautioning that the there is no real risk of

second american has tested positive for the ebola virus while working with infected patients in western africa after we learned a u.s. doctor, 33-year-old consistent brantley, also tested positive working in liberia. he's now undergoing treatment. the current outbreak in africa has killed more than 660 people so far. it's being called the deadliest ebola outbreak ever. >>> meanwhile, in eastern ukraine this afternoon, more complications in the effort to recover evidence and remaining bodies from the crash site of malaysia flight 17. a team of international forensic experts say the escalation of violence in the area has forced them to cancel their trip. all of them comes as u.s. intelligence is releasing some new satellite images supporting claims russia has been firing artillery shells over its border into ukraine. >>> right now a manhunt continues in philadelphia for two carjackers who police say mowed down a family selling fruit on a street corner. three children are dead. their mother is in critical condition this afternoon. nbc's kristen dahlgren is in philadelphia with the latest. >> repo

now the peace corps is pulling more than 300 volunteers out of western africa and the world health organizationays the number of people who have died from the outbreak has now topped 700. nbc's stephanie gosk has more from outside the charlotte medical center where that patient arrived late tuesday. >> reporter: the cdc has asked u.s. health officials to watch out for ebola. including tells nurses that he had recently travelled to africa, they isolated him and cordoned off a section of the er. for seven hours charlotte medical center was concerned one of its patients may have ebola. it turned out to be a false alarm. cmc's infectious disease specialist says the hospital's response was the right call. >> after we learned more information, it's easier to back off than put measures into place later on down the road. >> reporter: but balancing protecting the public with trying not alarm the public is tricky. in sierra leon, they believe it's just the tip of the iceberg. >> to look behind this fence and look at the patients and you know their chances are very small, it's horrible. >> reporter: the p

it disappeared over western africa.ay have been a factor. >>> two more military planes carrying remains of victims from flight 17 landed earlier in the netherlands. the flight with 298 people on board was shot down last week over ukraine. most of those on board were dutch. now back to "hardball." >>> we are back. here is a story from iraq you may not have heard about. the persecution of oh christians at the hands ofs i miracle extremists. christians in iraq occupied by isis are being warned to have are a choice. convert to islam, pay a steep price or face death. that was the message playing over loud speakers at iraq's second largest city mosul. isis launched an offensive last month and seized control of sunni regions with the goal of capturing baghdad. the offensive has crested for now. christianity which came to iraq in the first century a.d. remains under constant threat. iraq was home to 1 million christians prior to the 2003 u.s.-led invasion. ever since are christians have been the target of brutal violence, facin

an aviation official says the al algerie jet crashed from the -- from western africa to the capital city of algeria on the northern coast. the plane is actually operated by a private company, swiftair, that is based in spain. cnn's joe johns is in washington with more information on the crash. good morning, joe. >> hi, carol. that's right. the report is that this plane has crashed. it is flight 5017, an air algeria plane that left burkina faso, disappeared apparently over mali. we know very little about this right now. we do know there was a visibility problem, some reports that there were thunderstorms or thundershowers in the area, the pilot was told to change course when this plane lost contact with the tower. according to what we know there were 110 passengers aboard, two pilots, four crewmembers and people have been watching all this very closely because not only are there issues of flying in this part of africa, there's also a bit of unrest there in mali. so the report now is that plane, flight 5017, an air algeria plane, md-83, has crashed with 110 passengers on board plus crew. g

does this outbreak pose a threat outside of western africa? >> oh, of course. i have no doubt.my way of looking at this, it isn't if ebola is going to reach europe or the united states. it's a matter of when. so definitely with today's transportation, it's a risk for anywhere in the world in any opinion. >> describe that scenario. >> well, the scenario is, for example, mr. sawyer, who was on a plane, he didn't know he had symptoms. he died within 24 hours of disembarking. on that plane, did he cough into his hands? did he shake somebody's hands? did he go to the rest room? and, you know, perhaps there was some feces. it's hard to talk about, but you really don't know, you know, if anybody on his flights, and i know that they're tracking them down, could have caught ebola. are they now in paris? are they now in new york? >> so many people travel, right, from america to africa. i'm supposed to go on a trip with my mother in a couple of weeks to africa. 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 afr

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about the crisis as far as it could affect people traveling from africa, from various places in western africad states. should there be travel restrictions as we hear hong kong and the uk and other countries have been placing on air travel. >> well, the cdc right now has a level two alert which means that you can travel but you really have to stay extra alert, particularly to avoid people who are sick. one of the things people need to understand is that this virus is transmitted from one person to another when a person is really quite ill and gets into direct contact with bodily fluids, be that vomit, flood, feces, urine or what have you. the chance of being affected just by being in a place in which you aren't exposed to sick people is very, very low. heads-up, take extra precautions but not any significant restrictions on the actual travel. >> you can imagine, though, how people, especially in this summer travel season might say wait a second. i'm not sure i'll want to be in a middle seat an a 12-hour flight next to someone who is coughing and sneezing. >> that's not a lot of bodily fluid, b

how did it pop up like this in western africa? >> i don't think in this specific situation we really know. but we have seen ebola outbreaks that usually probably originate in an animal reservoir of some sort. and of course, they're effectively spread through contact with secretions and body fluid from infected persons. also possibly infected corpses can spread. so burial practices and other things can contribute to spread. but the reservoir in this particular outbreak has not been clearly defined. >> and one of the things that this has also brought attention to with dr. brantly and another missionary worker there on the ground being hospitalized, having contracted ebola themselves is the incredibly brave and incredibly vital work that these doctors and nurses and aid workers are doing on the ground in places like west africa. >> yeah, this is something that is done every day, 365 days a year, humanitarian efforts around the world. and the doctors are coming -- a lot of them are coming from our country because we have that altruist

that's a northbound route in western africa off maly. there are no details wa wha caused the crash or whether the passengers and crew members survived. we'll be continuing to monitor for updates. let's turn to the first focus. an investigation under way in arizona after it took two hours for an inmate to die last night provoking discussion on the lethal injections. joseph rudolph wood is a convicted double murder. his guilt not in dispute. but witnesses say he gasped 600 times in two hours. like a fish taken out of water said one. it took so long for wood to die, his lawyer had time to file an emergency appeal to state and federal courts to stop the execution. the arizona department of corrections says he was deeply sedated throughout the two hours and that its medical team checked on him eight times. arizona governor jan brewer appeared to be cautious in her statement saying in part "i'm kbernd the length of time it took for the administered drug to complete the lawful execution of the double murderer. one thing is certain, he died in a

tonight the ebola outbreak in western africa has taken a frankly terrifying turn. has sent a team of officials to nigeria to track down anyone who came into contact with this man, patrick sawyer, an american man who died shortly after flying on a regional carrier to nigeria. he is the first american fatality. he became visibly ill during the flight, showing a number of symptoms. ebola does not spread through the air, but it only takes a tiny amount of the virus to infect someone there was a layover in ghana and a change of planes in togo before it touched down at lagos. it's a sobering development in a health crisis that has already claimed hundreds of lives. joining me tonight dr. sanjay gupta who has seen up close what workers are dealing with. also with us a nurse who works for doctors without borders. she has been treating patients on the front lanes of the outbreak, recently returned from guinea. the fact that this man who died was able to get on a plane, how big a concern it is right now that this outbreak could potentially spread throughout the region? >> i

with 116 people on board crashes in western africa. we'll get the very latest from nbc's tom costello on the third major aviation disaster in just a week. >> it disappeared from radar 50 minutes into the flight. the burkina faso transport minister saying the plane asked to change its route because of a bad sandstorm in the area. >>> cycle of death. today israel hits a ump.n. operated school in gaza killing at least 15, injuring dozens being sheltered there. >> the u.n. says all of the school's coordinates, all of the u.n. facilities here, their gps coordinates have been given to the israelis. they know where these schools are. they should not be targeting or hitting anywhere near them. >>> in tel aviv, the faa drops the ban on u.s. flights. was there political pressure? >> the airport was never under any real danger according to the israelis who complained when the ban was enforced and are very happy it's now been overthrown. >>> and one hour and 57 minutes. that's how long it took for arizona to execute double murderer joseph wood aft

the deadly virus has killed 729 people in western africa. withdrawn their volunteers from west africa with as many as 300 now leaving the area. doctors without borders says it's an unprecedented crisis. joining me from new york is nbc chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. dr. nancy, hi. i know you are all over this. tell us, what is the latest, especially from samaritan's purse, the north carolina group that had two victims. >> they have two patients who are currently stable but grave as described. so two patients who are being treated within liberia. we've now had a confirmed, not only from international sources but also from the nih, the cdc and various nongovernmental organizations that this is, quote, out of control. it is now the worst ebola outbreak in human history. and it's never really hit western african countries like it has right now. sierra leone, guinea and liberia. so the world health organization is now talking about a major infusion of cash. countries coming in an unprecedented way. i do not believe we are looking at get

a commercial jetliner flying from burkina faso to algiers with 116 people on board crashes in western africa get the very latest from nbc's tom costello on the third major aviation disaster in just a week. >> it disappeared from radar 50 minutes into the flight. the burkina faso transport minister saying the plane asked to change its route because of a bad sandstorm in the area. >>> cycle of death. today israel hits a ump.n. operated school in gaza killing at least 15, injuring dozens being sheltered there. >> the u.n. says all of the school's coordinates, all of the u.n. facilities here, their gps coordinates have been given to the israelis. they know where these schools are. they should not be targeting or hitting anywhere near them. >>> in tel aviv, the faa drops the ban on u.s. flights. was there political pressure? >> the airport was never under any real danger according to the israelis who complained when the ban was enforced and are very happ