. >>> a desperate plea for thousands more health workers to fight ebola in west africa, as it becomes more divisive in the u.s. defence secretary says the syria policy is at risk of unravelling >>> why was a rocket that exploded on takeoff using a soviet engine from the '60. i'm antonio mora, this is "consider this". those stories and more ahead. >> this disease can be contained and defeated. >> is free of the virus. >> nurse kasi hickox heads to main. >> the governors of new york and new jersey stand by their mandatory quarantine. >> it is commonsense, we are not moving an inch. >> is this about politicians appearing tough at the expense of individuals. >> a private, blunt memo. >> taking exception with the president obama's administration own strategy. >> regarding syria. >> this is a complicated issue. >> big bang reverberating through the catholic church. >> pope francis says evolution and the big bang theory don't reflect. >> the magic religion you say we are part of - that's not what we are. >> oh, god. >> n.a.s.a. officials are trying to figure out what caused an unmanned comme

>>> a desperate plea for thousands more health workers to fight ebola in west africa, as it becomes more divisive in the u.s. defence secretary says the syria policy is at risk of unravelling >>> why was a rocket that exploded on takeoff using a soviet engine from the '60. i'm antonio mora, this is "consider this". those stories and more ahead. >> this disease can be contained and defeated. >> is free of the virus. main. >> the governors of new york and new jersey stand by their mandatory quarantine. >> it is commonsense, we are not moving an inch. >> is this about politicians appearing tough at the expense of individuals. >> a private, blunt memo. >> taking exception with the president obama's administration own strategy. >> regarding syria. >> this is a complicated issue. >> big bang reverberating through the catholic church. >> pope francis says evolution reflect. >> the magic religion you say we are part of - that's not what we are. >> oh, god. >> n.a.s.a. officials are trying to figure out what caused an explode. >> we begin with president obama firing back against states requiring

. >>> a desperate plea for thousands more health workers to fight ebola in west africa, as it becomes more divisive in the u.s. defence secretary says the syria policy is at risk of unravelling >>> why was a rocket that exploded on takeoff using a soviet engine from the '60. i'm antonio mora, this is "consider this". those stories and more ahead. >> this disease can be contained and defeated. >> is free of the virus. main. >> the governors of new york and new jersey stand by their mandatory quarantine. >> it is commonsense, we are not moving an inch. >> is this about politicians appearing tough at the expense of individuals. >> a private, blunt memo. >> taking exception with the president obama's administration own strategy. >> regarding syria. >> this is a complicated issue. >> big bang reverberating through the catholic church. >> pope francis says evolution reflect. >> the magic religion you say we are part of - that's not what we are. >> oh, god. >> n.a.s.a. officials are trying to figure out what caused an explode. >> we begin with president obama firing back against states requi

but 5,000 had have now died of the virus in west africa. with wall to wall news coverage oour collective experience of what might have happened here been more virulent than the disease itself. joining us is william schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at vanderbilt, and past president of the association of infectious diseases. doctors, while we're still concerned about ebola, we have no known cases in the united states. the question is did we overreact, especially those in the news media? >> it's nice that we can take a deep breath and look back a little bit. yes i think there was some hype, in fact i think there was a great deal of hype but we did have a small outbreak of ebola if you will and a large outbreak of ebola anxiety. ebola-palooza if you will. and both had to be attended top. and glad tto.and the ebola and a have stopped, makes me feel good. >> new york and other states say they learned from the issue in dallas. and there was little doubt that most hospitals were not that well prepared to deal with an epidemic of a dise

at the source of the ebola outbreak in west africa. thank you. [applause] >> he plays the banjo and they let him play the banjo in the room once he was feeling better. there is no word if dr. spencer is going back to west africa. but if he does, he's immune of getting ebola again. we checked with new york today, under 300 alone in this city. around the country there are hundreds more and those numbers fluctuate as people come in and out of west africa. >> that is a lot they're keeping track of. in south korea family members of those who died in the ferry. the ship's engineer was sentenced to 30 years in prison. 13 other crew members received sentences of 5 to 20 years. >> india's sterilization program is facing harsh criticism after eight women died from the procedure. and others are in critical condition. it's aimed at controlling the population but critics say that it unfairly targets the poor and uneducated. >> the women were taken to hospital in critical condition after complaining of severe pain and fever. all had sterilization procedures at

but 5,000 had have now died of the virus in west africa. with wall to wall news coverage oour collective experience of what might have happened here been more virulent than the disease itself. joining us is william schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at vanderbilt, and past president of the association of infectious diseases. doctors, while we're still concerned about ebola, we have no known cases in the united states. the question is did we overreact, especially those in the news media? >> it's nice that we can take a deep breath and look back a little bit. yes i think there was some hype, in fact i think there was a great deal of hype but we did have a small outbreak of ebola if you will and a large outbreak of ebola anxiety. ebola-palooza if you will. and both had to be attended top. and glad t to.and the ebola and ebola-palooza good. >> new york and other states say they learned from the issue in dallas. and there was little doubt that most hospitals were not that well prepared to deal with an epidemic of a disease like ebola.

after returning from west africa. her quarantine sparked debate and outrage about the stigma cast on those treating ebola. there was in reminder from dr craig spencer. >> my case has garnered international attention. it's important to remember that my infection represents a fraction of more than 13,000 reported cases to date in west africa > >>> that's a view our guest echoed. he has helped "america tonight", an expert on public health preparedness and hoped the nigeria government to fight ebola. is the crisis not over in west africa, gavin? >> this is important, that we look at what is happening on the ground in the three countries in west africa. yesterday i heard from the world health organisation, that there was 111 new cases in liberia, it's a big decrease from what we have seen in the last couple of months. 111 new cases is a bad day in the office. we need to focus on and ensure that the international community mobilizes more community, rapid response teams and hit ebola hard in west africa to ensure that those

after returning from west africa. her quarantine sparked debate and outrage about the stigma cast on those treating ebola. there was in reminder from dr craig spencer. >> my case has garnered international attention. it's important to remember that my infection represents a fraction of more than 13,000 reported cases to date in west afric >>> that's a view our guest echoed. he has helped "america tonight", an expert on public health preparedness and hoped the nigeria government to fight ebola. is the crisis not over in west africa, gavin? >> this is important, that we look at what is happening on the ground in the three countries in west africa. yesterday i heard from the world health organisation, that there was 111 new cases in liberia, it's a big decrease from what we have seen in the last couple of months. 111 new cases is a bad day in the office. we need to focus on and ensure that the international community mobilizes more community, rapid response teams and hit ebola hard in west africa to ensure that those are

so -- >> for the region. >> for west africa. >> for the region, all of west africa. if we are talking about west africa, slightly higher, but we're talking about 1.9% impact. >> so the impact isn't as dramatic, and yet other organizations has been talking about a lot worse than that. what is the discrepancy there. >> what the world bank is doing is looking at three scenarios. if you look at the worst case, they are saying it is having an impact of about $32 billion. they are not saying the impact of these three countries, but rather the perception impact. the panic, still ma, can provoke incredible damage. they have done that so many times in the past. and you create this situation where it's a self fulfilling prophecy. if you look at the pledges announced by the key players in this game. we are talking about 3, $3.2 billion already announced. but then when you look into the ground, and we have been talking to the leaders of these three countries, you don't see even close to that. i think we are now about 15 to 20% of disbursements taking part on the ground. the mone

are still monitoring closely folks coming in from west africa in to the u.s. airports. and recently as of just this morning, monitoring people coming in from the country of mali as seven people have become infected there and the cdc is trying to stop and prevent an epidemic in that country. robert ray, al jazerra, atlanta. >>> some of the biggest names in pop music are trying to raise money to fight bola. they have updated a song used to help feed the hungry in africa in 1984. julie mcdonald has more from london. ♪ it's christmastime ♪ there is no need to be afraid >> reporter: same studio, same tune, just slightly different lyric this is time. 30 years after the original do they know it's christmas, the band-aid team are resurrecting the christmas anthem. ♪ we can spread our joy >> reporter: it's called band 830, and most of the artists boy bands one direction, singer elie golding. weren't even born when the original was released in 1984 to raise funds to fight hung never ethiopia. you two's bono and bob geldof organized the original group and they are still the

more than 5,000 have died from the virus in west africa. still, we saw a lot of anxiety here, and wall to wall news coverage. could or collective concern about what might happen with ebola in the u.s. be nor virulent than the disease itself. earlier this week i spoke to dr william schaffer, a professor of medicine at vaneder built university, and a past president for the foundation of infectious diseases. my first question, did we, as a county, including those in the news media, overreact to the ebola crisis in america? >> it's nice to take a deep breath and look back a little. yes, there was hype, a great deal of hype. we did have a small outbreak of ebola, if you will, and a large outbreak of ebola anxiety. ebola-palusa if you will. both had to be attended to. i'm grad to say the ebola-palusa has also. >> after the debacle in dallas, did the attention help to wake us up to what needs to be done to stop the spread of the disease like ebola. there is little doubt that most of our hospitals were not well prepared to deal with an epidemic of

are still monitoring closely folks coming in from west africa into the u.s. airport. and recently as of just this morning monitoring people coming in from the country of mali, as seven people have become infected, and the c.d.c. is trying to stop and prevent an epidemic in that country. >> coming up next - a look at what is called the new cold war in the battle over billions in untapped oil reserves between the u.s. and russia. plus, the senate will vote on the keystone pipeline tomorrow after nearly six years of delay. a look at the pros, the cons and the science behind it. our special report coming up. >>> united states will be getting a visit from the pope. pope francis will visit philadelphia in september for a conference, celebrating the importance of family. the pope may visit new york and washington d.c. now to what some are calling the new cold war, from the arctic ocean to the south pacific global tension with russia is wising and the confrontation between the west and russia is spreading beyond ukraine. ali velshi reports. >> it's 10:00a.m. on an autumn morn

are still monitoring closely folks coming in from west africa in to the united states airports. and recently, as of just this morning, monitoring people coming in from the country of mali, as seven people have become infected there and the cdc is trying to stop and prevent an the december anything that country. robert ray, al jazerra, atlanta. >>> pope francis is coming to the united states next year. he will visit philadelphia in september for a conference that celebrates the importance of family. the pope is also expected to visit new york and washington, d.c., the pontiff's trip will mark 50 years after pope paul xi made the his papel visit to united states. >>> hundreds of people in kenya took to the streets to protest after a woman was attacked for wearing a mini skirt. while many rally her support. others are angry about the pro-women campaign. katherine soy has more from nairobi. >> reporter: they take their frustrations to the streets. women wearing short cloths and carrying placards, they are demands getting their their right to dress however they choose be respected. t

more than 5,000 have died from the virus in west africa. still, we saw a lot of anxiety here, and wall to wall news coverage. could or collective concern about what might happen with ebola in the u.s. be nor virulent than the disease itself. earlier this week i spoke to dr william schaffer, a professor of medicine at vaneder built university, and a past president for the foundation of infectious diseases. my first question, did we, as a county, including those in the news media, overreact to the ebola crisis in america? >> it's nice to take a deep breath and look back a little. yes, there was hype, a great deal of hype. we did have a small outbreak of ebola, if you will, and a large outbreak of ebola anxiety. ebola-palusa if you will. both had to be attended to. i'm grad to say the ebola-palusa has re-seeded, along with ebola also. >> after the debacle in dallas, did the attention help to wake us up to what needs to be done to stop the spread of the disease like ebola. there is little doubt that most of our hospitals were not well prepared

the president thanked spencer for his service in west africa. john terrett has more on the day's event. >> hello. my name is craig spencer. >> smiles all around as the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in new york becomes the first in the city to be declared free of the deadly disease. >> i am a living example of how the protocols work, and how early detection is critical to surviving ebola, and ensuring it is not transmitted to others. >> dr spencer picked up the virus while working with doctors without borders in guinea, he had no symptoms wept about his life, eating, bowling. six days later he recorded a temperature of it 100.3 and was admitted to bellevue. mayor bill de blasio was on hand to introduce 8 million new yorkers to a fully fit dr spencer. >> it is a good feeling to have a hero. >> reporter: comparing him to a returning veteran on veterans day. >> dr spencer deserves our gratitude for what he chose to do to serve others, to help fellow human being, and to protect people around the world with people at home. >> there was conde

of the 13,000 reported cases to date in west africa. the center of the outbreak, where families are being torn apart and communities are destroyed. >> and today spencer's fiance became the last person released from quarantine in new york. tomorrow morning, ebola survivor and freelance cameraman joins us live to talk about his recovery. and you can see that interview at 7 a.m. eastern time. >>> we want to update you now on this winter storm dropping record-breaking snow in the northern plains, and meteorologist, kevin corriveau is here. >> across wisconsin, i want to show you video that has come up from the upper peninsula of michigan. let me show you this. this is from this morning, and we're talking about almost blizzard-like conditions. gusty winds across the region, and some of the schools are closed as well. the snow is continuing this evening, and we could see totals of 30 inches and higher as we go through the next couple of days. it's not just the snow, but we're dealing with the temperatures right now. look at this. rapid city,

in west africa. thank you. he seems like a great guy, doesn't he. there is no word if he will go back or not, but if he does, of course, as a previous sufferer, he is now immune to getting ebola himself. a quick word about the people being monitored. it ones into the hundreds. so multiple hundreds but obviously dwindling as each day goes by. >> indeed. terrific piece as always, john, thank you. across the united states, today americans pause to honor those who have served their nation in uniform. vice president joe biden layed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. here in new york city, thousands of people line fifth avenue for the annual veterans day parade. veterans were also honored at a pay raid in louisville kentucky where three medal of honor recipients were among those who participated. in new orleans, veterans and share families took part in a ceremony at the national world war ii museum. who have promised to hire veterans. starbuck's has pledged to hire 10,000 veterans over five years but the program has experienced a slow start. judging us

>>reporter: like many women in west africa, she is the primary care giver in the home which is one within the u.n. is saying women are most vulnerable to this disease. >> partly because of their role >>> take you straight away to istanbul where joe biden, the u.s. vice president and the turkish prime minister are holding a press conference. >> and one of the great advantages of being back in turkey with a friend and a m may -- nato al lie -- ally. >> i can remember our discussions when we were pushing the effort for us to get engaged in bosnia and kosovo. we have tackled a number of very contentious issues regionally and internationally and we've always eventually come out the same side. >> our military values greatly the competence, capability, and the partnership with the turkish military. baas knosn one thing i'd like to point out, the last time i saw the prime minister, he was merely the foreign minister. echkos thank you. thank you. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> that was a fairly brief press conference there between the u.s. vice president joe biden who's on a

but the focus is to try to bring it under control in west africa. the big issue that nick was talking about there which has a real role and congress has a real role is the iran talks. i was there next niem jeefn, ti, the bigger question, can president obama sell a deal domestically, can he sell it to israel, can he sell it to the fulfill states. >> so many stories affecting the politics, israel and gaza, and russia how will they play on the mid terms? >> i don't know if they will play in the mid terms but after the mid terms. this is normally when a president starts to look for their foreign policy legacy. so much to do with the crisis, emergency security council meeting, the israelis have called that, and on ukraine, perhaps you didn't hear as much about it as a few months ago but a very shaky ceasefire, affecting all international relations because russia isn't able to do any proper business with the west. >> james bays, thank you. coming up next, a tale of two economies, "real money"'s ali velshi. and guns on the ballot in washington state, the c

protests by nurses in 15 states are planned for later today. >> in west africa, the ebola virus has infected more than 13,000 people. five have died. the volunteers have the grim task of removing the bodies. >> >> a group prayer before they begin another difficult day. this red cross burial team based on the liberian capitol has been called to a house in the outskirts of the city. the body of a young man called robert has been left in an outhouse. >> this is an infectious disease. we are concerned if you don't follow the protocol, you could be infected and be a victim of the situation. >> around 500 trained burial teams are needed to bring the epidemic under control. in the three worst-hit countries, there are only 140, and many of those doing the difficult and dangerous job are volunteers. >> i love my people, seeing them die there has terrified me he a lot. >> the truck is full by the end of the day. the bodies aretain to acre ma tore yum and disposed of without ceremony. specialist treatment centers are another line in the fight against the virus. recovering from ebola, she now works as a

what does the epidemic look like outside west africa? twenty cases have been treated, a dozen fully recovered, two are still being treated, five people have died. >> we really, really gave it everything we could. >> monday marks the second ebola death in the united states. the doctor, a permanent u.s. resident who contracted the virus while working at a sierra leone hospital, doctors say his symptoms were too far advanced when he arrived for treatment. they could not save him. >> they are deeply saddened right now and grieving this loss. the. >> one house committee will hear from international experts fighting ebola in africa, another will ask u.s. ebola experts about the domestic response to the disease. >> they believe the doctor had been suffering for almost two weeks. >> pope francis is making new comments about children and marriage, speaking at a vatican conference. he said families are facing a crisis. he said children have a right to grow up with a mother and father. >> an increasing number of people renounce marriage. in reality

. >> the surgeon's family is expected to pay for the evacuation from west africa. that's about $200,000. the reason why? he he's not a u.s. citizen or u.s. government aid worker. >> what can you tell us about this new health scare this morning that emerges from mali, screenings ramping up on people traveling from the united states. what can you tell us about that? >> first, the centers for disease control and prevention has about a half dozen workers in mali right now. they are ramping up their folks over there. they're going to send some more in in the coming days and as of today, any travelers coming in from mali will be screened for fevers, the same way any travelers who have been coming in from sierra leone, again knee and liberia have been. it's not an epidemic in mali but they are monitoring enough people in that country so the big airports here where some of those people come in every single day, 150 passengers daily from those west african countries will be monitored. >> thank youvich. >> in ferguson, missouri dozens braved freezing temperatures to protest

she called on leaders in west africa w.h.o. to become more response i have to their need. >> the casey hick cox can travel freely but has to monitor her own health. she said she won't go into the town where she lives, even though she said she is allowed to do so. >> the polls are open and the voters casting ballots across the country. michael shure is here breaking down important legislation on the mind of many voters today. >> before it any maynard's decision to end her own life over a terminal illness is drawing reaction from both sides. we'll look at the day bait over persons choice to die. >> good samaritans racing to the rescue after this accident. the story behind it after the break. >> good morning. welcome to al jazeera america. police are fighting back over a report of what was behind the no fly zone in ferguson, missouri. we are live in chicago tracking all the details. >> a megasized fight in california over new homes not only changing the view but also the makeup of entire neighborhoods. >> first a look at the headl

philippine peace keepers leading the west africa liberia will be sent to an island on manilla to see if they have ebola and they will withdraw the troops because of the outbreak and liberia is the country that is worst hit by ebola with more than 2700 deaths and as our diplomatic editor reports the peace keepers are likely not to be replaced. >> reporter: keeping the peace in liberia but not much longer, the troops have been in the country as part of the u.n. mission for over a decade but now because of the threat from ebola they are pulling out, no other country is offering to take their place. liberia is the worst hit country, 6500 cases of ebola, about half the current 13,000 cases across the worst effected parts of west africa. for now other troops in liberia are staying put but they are concerned. >> we have more than 500 troops right in liberia. and we have a hospital there so we are not alarmed the way we are not panicked because we have taken measures to keep our troops, you know, so they remain safe. >> reporter: all the three countries most effected by ebola are places that

. >> he's ill, possibly more ill than the patients transported from west africa to the united states to be treated for ebola >>> and talk about the fight of his life - a surgeon stricken with ebola under going treatment here in the united states. >> and the police chief in ferguson, missouri adjusting his words concerning officer darren wilson, as the community awaits word from the grand jury >>> welcome to al jazeera america i'm morgan radford. we start with breaking news. the white house says it's working to confirm the authenticity of a new video released by i.s.i.l. reportedly showing the beheeding of american aid workers peter kassig. a statement was released saying: peter cassig has been held captive for about a year. the 26-year-old from indiana was an iraqi war vet who returned to the region to start an aid group for syrian refugees. reports of his death comes hours after president obama and other world leaders spoke on the growing fight against i.s.i.l. at the g20 summit in australia. imran khan has more from bag dad for us this morning. what more do we know? well, we know t

local radio stations across africa, across west africa, on tv, online, on youtube and so forth. really the message goes across and we help change behaviors associated with these transmission of the disease. >> time for all the sports. andy. >> thank you so much, martine. the man in charge of cricket has been cleared of crungs charges,n charges, associated with indian premier league. report does say that shrinavasan knew about voilting the cod viof conduct but took no action. >>> 243 to 3, tom laver finished the day unbeaten on 137, this his second consecutive 100. pakistan one up in this series. >>> now the world's best two footballers are getting ready for a rare international game. face each other in manchester. old trafford, only the second time a pair have met in an international. previous meeting was 2011 when both scored a 2-1 victory for argentina. the oldettes feature in international football is getting ready for its 112th edition. england will play scotland for first time in 15 years. england have won all four games, while scotland have a decent chance to make their wa

the migrants from from all over west africa and the middle east. the main points are morocco, tunisia and libya. they are trying to reach spain, malta, italy and the island of lampedusa. 165,000 migrants made it to europe. 300 would-be migrants are known to have drowned to make the crossing. that number may be higher. the foreign ministers are wheating. phil lavelle is in the capital for us. another meeting on migration, what is difficult about this one. what are they hoping to achieve. >> there are 58 participants for the meeting, from across europe and africa. it's part of something bigger, a series of meetings looking at the issue of migration conducted between european and african officials. the reason today is getting attention is talks have been held in italy, which is dealing with the issue of mass migration, and the new e.u. high representative for foreign policy has said that as far as she is concerned, this is a priority, and something that she'll raise as a priority here today. these people, despite the dangers that they know about, they

if we are talking about west africa it's slightly higher. but we're talking about 1.9% impact. >> so it isn't as dramatic, and yet the world bank has been talking about a lot -- i'm not going to say dooms say scenario, but like that. >> the world bank is looking into three scenarios. if you look at the worst-case scenario, they are saying it can have an effect of about $32 billion. they are not saying it is having an impact in these three countries, but rather the perception. the panic, hysteria, stigma, can provoke incredible damage. they have done that so many times in the past. and you create this situation where it's a self fulfilling prophecy. if we look into the pledges that have been announced by the key players in this game. we are talking about 3, $3.2 billion already announced. but then when you look into the ground, and we have been talking to the leaders of these three countries, you don't see even close to that. i think we are right now at about 15 to 20% of actually disbursements taking place on the ground. it's obvious that pa

samantha power just returned from west africa, and she tweeted this picture getting her temperature taken when she landed. medical providers should wear three pairs pair of gloves. more from melissa chan in los angeles. >> california has decided its u.su.c. hospitals, training has begun, at ucla health care workers learned how to put on and stay off protective gear even roll-playing a scenario where a mock patient comes in with symptoms of ebola. >> we only have one chance to get this right and so we want to make sure now when we don't have a patient to make sure sour protocols are effective. >> reporter: while state officials have declared these hospitals ebola ready, the union representing nurses at these five medical centers says the training has not been adequate. >> before you say this is an ebola treatment center you should have prepared it as such. you should are given the rights to the registered nurses and should have the protocols laid out to do that care. >> training takes weeks which means now hospital he top of the line ones aren't truly prepared. >> the fact is, the message

, across west africa, online, youtube, and facebook. really the aim is that the message goes across and we help change behaviors associated with the transition of the disease. >> time for sports news. here is farrah. >> martine, thank you so much. police have arrested 16 croatia fans for throwing fireworks. the game was stopped after flares were thrown out on the pitch. the players were taken off the pitch as the police restored order. >> i was afraid that the match would not continue. i saw the referee was very convinced after the last suspension. it was quite clear that if the croatian fans would launch other fireworks the referees would probably suspend the match. it was right to resume the match because it would have been an end to a show of two squads pursuing victory. >> the 68-year-old netherlands coach said that he would quit if his team lost. after three losses and four games the world cup semi-finalist they were 6-0. they opened up two goals a piece. bad news for manchester united fans. their midfielder picked up a serious kne

a classic case of he said-she said. >> more than 5,000 people have died from ebola in west africa. the who agency said transmission of the disease continues to be a huge problem in getting liberia and sierra leone. and four people have died in mali. >>> parents of michael brown are in geneva. the committee is reviewing compliance against torture. there have been two days of testimony. brown's father explains why they made the trip. >> we came here to get justice for our son. i think that there wouldn't an better place where we could start it. >> meanwhile, back in missouri, a grand jury will decide whether to indict officer wilson for brown's death. >> three u.s. navy soldiers are assaulted on a street. the teamers yelled yankees go home as they roughed up the sailors. the attackers were part of a left-wing turkish revolutionary youth group. >> because we define you as murderers, as killers, we want you to get out of our land. >> the navy said it's working with the turkish national police and the u.s. embassy staff to investigate what happened. they're reviewing measures in turkey.

department of defense is now cutting the number of troops headed to west africa in the fight against ebola. the pentagon is going to send 3,000 troops to liberia instead of 4,000. president obama's request for $6 billion in aid republicans senator richard shelby of alabama criticized the president's handling of the ebola cases in the united states. >> the cdc's guidance to hospitals has been a moving target. this uncertainty may have exposed healthcare professional toss unnecessary risk. the administration also has sent mixed messages on the issue of quarantine. while the president has discouraged strict quarantine rules secretary hagel has put in place a 21-day mandatory quarantine for troops returning from west africa. >> president obama said that the question for these emergency funds should be one of the top priorities for congress to compete this year. the family of the own personal to have died from ebola in the united states has reached a settlement. thomas eric duncan was treated. the hospital sent the librarian matheththe liberian home. the hospital apologized for its makes.

ebola continues to spread in west africa. sierra leone is now the area of biggest concern. nearly 5,000 people have died across the region. john joins us now from outside bellevue hospital in new york where dr. spencer is set to leave today. his release is a pretty major milestone for this countries handling of the virus. >> you're absolutely right. this man under three weeks ago was admitted to this hospital in a haz-mat suit and today will walk out a healthy man and able to blend back into the city of new york once more. of course he is notching up the first here. he is not only the first new york person to be diagnosed with ebola, but he's now the first person to be free of ebola and also he becomes the last american to have ebola, so the country we know is free of ebola at this time, but there are still plenty of people being monitored just in case over the individual 21 day periods to make sure that they don't have the illness, either. bellevue hospital said in a statement this morning that dr. spencer poses no public health risk. today is a good news day, stephanie. >

ebola, how to deal with the outbreak in west africa, and the bulk is about global growth, things like infrastructure, countries organize their tax so big company can't get away with paying nax low tax countries -- tax in low tax countries, that sort of things. >> the thing, vladimir putin got told off by leaders and said, i'm leaving early. >> that's right. nobody else was cuddling him. in fact it was much more than a snub than that. most leaders turned their back on him. it was more of a same, a brief handshake and seen in the canadian prime minister when he shook vladimir putin's hand, he said get out of ukraine. he wanted to deliver a snub of his own, having been snubbed. and leader after leader condemned him in their ervetions conference. the president called vladimir putin isolated. david cameron, said, he said that the leaders demand russia fully cooperate with the investigation into mh 17. therfrancois hollande also was giving his press conference, i haven't had a chance to see that. and their complaints about him and his country's actions, i don't think the things are totally

west africa president pushes for civilian rule in burkina faso but no election until next year. >> tonight they said we can have real change in washington. >> and republicans sweep to victy in the united states. taking control of both houses of congress. ♪ >>> a palestinian man has been shot dead by israeli police after he deliberately drove his vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians in occupied east jerusalem. at least one israeli police officer was killed. this is the scene right now. the incident came after a morning of violent confrontation with security forces when palestinians were denied access to one of islam's most holy sites. these are the latest pictures to come out of parts of east jerusalem. as you can see there, a bit of smoke. fires burning. as far as the tensions which have boiled over on this day. let's go straight to our correspondent live for us in west jerusalem. what is going on right now. take us through the events. >> reporter: well, a very tense day in jerusalem, starting in the morning at the compound when a number of far-right jewish activists tried to access the c

we've seen ebola in west africa. we've seen a military reaction to that as well. it's a completely different climate, but you have to look at the big picture here. this is very unusual. we saw president obama's predecessor president bush, the second term, midterm after he was wiped out by democrats, they took over the house of representatives. there goes donald rumsfeld, and he finally left. chuck hagel was drawing down the military. now the situation calls for something different. mike, thank you. nick schifrin, did this demand in the case of isil? >> what you hear from this region is an echo of what secretary hagel tried to deliver to the white house. jamie and mike were talking about how thisser there is a notion that white house has meddled in the isil situation in iraq. it was echoed by the very allies who the u.s. has signed up in order to fight isil inside of syria. you talk to commanders on the grouped or head of the syrian national coalition, who we sat down with in turkey a couple of weeks ago. everyone says the same thing that none of the u.s. airstrike

for west africa? this >> for the region, all of africa. if we are talking about west africa it's slightly higher, but we are talking about 1.9% impact. >> so the economic impact isn't as dramatic, and yet the world bank has been talking about -- i'm not going to say booms day scenario, but a lot worse than that. where is the discrepancy. >> the world bank is look at the three scenarios. if you are looking at the worst case scenario, they are saying about $32 billion. they are not saying the impact of these three countries, but rather the perception impact. the panic, stigma can create a great deal of damage. if we look into the pledges announced by the key players in this game, we are talking about three -- $3.2 billion already announced. >> right. >> but then when you look into the ground and, you know, we have been talking to the leaders of these three countries, you don't see even close to that. i think we are right now at about 15 to 30% of actual disbursements taking place on the ground. it's obvious part of this money that has been p

predicts a three-degree rise in temperature by 2050. 100million people around the region of west africa could suffer food shortage as a result. >> we arwe cannot overcome the challenge, and they're coming in need. >> the population of burkina faso's capitol is agreeing because of the rising temperatures. back in the village the rains have come, but it's too late. people are already on the move. al jazeera, at the burkia faso border. >> you remember the bombardment of gaza by israel that lasted 50 days. more than 2,000 people were killed and 11,000 injured. one of the people working to help the gazaens was a norwegian doctor. he witnessed great suffering and he was outspoken by what he considered to be going on. now the israeli government has banned him from life from entering the gaza strip saying he pose as security risk. >> first of all, why should the occupier israel have the right to define and decide who is allowed to go in to gaza? themselves they say they're not occupying gaza. number one. number two, as a medical doctor i cannot only sweep the floors of blood and stop the bleedi

. >> there has been a significant rise in the death toll from west africa's ebola outbreak. the "world health organization" latest figures show that the virus has killed nearly 7,000 people. that's a jump of 1200 from the previous set of figures, which were only released on wednesday. >>> the head of the catholic church has prayed along side the grand musfi. we have repo istanbul. walking into the mosque pope francis did what many before him have done. he paused to take in the impressive architecture. he walked in and prayed along side the grand mufti. presenting the pope with a gift of a blue tile the mufti told the pontiff we are in need of prayers. the world really needs prayers. outside curious tourists and a few turkish christians waited for a glimpse of the world's leader of catholics. >> we all very glad that the pope is visiting us. >> security has been tight. local media reporting that 7,000 police officers were on duty during this visit. >> francis' every word and gesture closely scrutinized as the pope tries to build bridges between islam and christianity. then on

the west africa nation is under pressure to return to civilian rule after protesters forced president compaore from power earlier this month. leaders met to discuss the details of the transitional government. we have more. >> reporter: ththe president is in mootings in the building behind me. it will contain elements of the military and elements of the opposition and the former ruling party. now opposition parties and other groups met over the weekend, and they put together of our this interim government will look like. they seen have the power to take away things and make changes and hand back the opposition if they all agree then maybe some kind of name will come forward. they are very adamant and say if they do not sit down they will impose sanctions. people are waiting to see what comes out of this meeting whether the e.u a.u. wins this battle or if they'll hang on to power a little bit longer. >> philippines announced it will withdraw its troops because of the outbreak. james bays reports. >> reporter: keeping the peace in liberia, but not for much longer. for the filipino troops

mali has become the sixth west africa country to report ebola when a 2-year-old girled in november. >>> the world health organization says not enough resources are being into the safe disposal of bodies. al jazeera joined the burial team in liberia. >> reporter: a group prayer before they begin another difficult day. this red cross burial team has been called to a house in the outskirts of the city. the body of a young man, called robert has been left in an outhouse. >> this is not just any kind of dead body. this is an infectious disease. those taking the bodies, we are also very concerned about them, if you don't follow the protocol properly, you yourself can be infected and a victim of the disease. >> reporter: around 500 burial teams are needed to bring the epidemic under control, says the w.h.o. many doing the dangerous job are volunteers. by the end of the day, the burial team's truck is full. the bodies are taken to a crematorium and disposed of without ceremony. it's another front line in the fight against the virus. this woman has recovered from ebola. she now works as a volu

. >> now this disn't happen often, but we do have good news, and it is about west africa's ebola outbreak. liberia's government is lifts a state of emergency which imposed to help contain the virus. around half of all the deaths from the ebola outbreak have happened in liberia. for the past three months it's been in a state of emergency. they say that is no longer needed. her country has seen a big drop in the number of new cases. the news comes on the date of the aid agency doctors without borders and plans for clinical trials in three treatment centers. one will concentrate on a therapy based on blood drawn from survivors while the other two will focus on drug treatments. >> there is no other way to diminish the mortality in the context where we are. -- so the only way we have to diminish mortality, in the centers where we work is to find new therapeutics. the only choice we have is to look at trucks that have been given promising effects. >> one of which is the general antidrug, it works by preventing the virus spreading from one cell to another. so far it has been tested on mice that

. >> now to their politics, and we take you to a tiny west africa nation of burkina faso. the country's president set fire to the parliament building, and the citizens were infuriated at president compaore at trying to extend his 27-year rule. at least five people were killed, and president blaze has now resigned. >>> in the ukraine seriously a candidate changed his name to darth vader and dressed that way throughout the campaign. on election day he went to the polls representing the internet party. poll workers didn't know if he was luke's father for an i am poster. when they asked darth aggravated for take off his mask, he said--no. >> even in a language that we don't understand it was funny. he was denied a ballot. he told reporters the fact that he did not vote does not mean that the empire will not win. but the ukraine elections the force was not with darth vader. he and his party did not get enough support to gain a seat. >>> in the united states americans have long been interested in dynasties overseas like the british monarchy. but there is a growing class here at

while a lot of resources are going to syria, south sudan, ebola-effected countries of west africa, you're seeing significant humanitarian needs in refugee camps in kenya which at this point are not being met. >> a surgery who contracted ebola has been moved to the united states for treatment. the doctor, an u.s. permanent resident, is said to be critically ill. at the g-20 conference in australia the charity ox fam has been pushing for a stronger commitment. >> there is an urgent need of response and from all the g-20 countries to contain the ebola virus. that means mental services on the ground. it means the ability to open up bids and only 22% of bids can be utilized at the moment. it means safe burials. so the first issue is where is the commitment that is commemorat commiserate with the need? >> hong kong democracy activists have been blocked from traveling to beijing to talk with top officials. they were turned away at hong kong airplane. airport. >>> at least 15 women who died after sterilization surgery in india might have been given antibiotic pills contaminated with rat poison. t

on the frontline battling myths that are still rampant across west africa. >> it's there for you to make the opportunity to believe that ebola is real. >> reporter: it's hoped that they'll prove an effective weapon. kim vinnell, al jazerra. >>> still to come, we'll bring you the latest from istanbul where the head of the roman catholic church is trying to heal an age-old religious division. this is the scene right now at the church where pope francis is. >>> and government workers in kenya pack their bags for fear of further attacks from el that back fighters from somalia. stay with us. for a historic meeting with kubli kahn, leader of the mongolian empire. relive this epic odyssey. people encountered. discoveries made. and now, questions answered. al jazeera america presents "marco polo: a very modern journey". the series continues. tomorrow. 9:00 eastern. >>> hello again, you are watching al jazerra. quick reminders of the top stories. the unites nations a saying the fighter in ear gentleman and iraq a attracting foreign fighters. on a large scale. most is done by isil. >>> in egypt, t

but moves to vaccines for use in west africa will be expensive. some specialists say large pharmaceutical companies will need to help. >> they have the infrastructure to develop the vaccines quickly and if deemed successful and safe and effective, they will also have the ability to mass produce the vaccines when the time comes to administer them to the general public. >> reporter: the next stage will take place in liberia, where the number of new cases of ebola has stabilized, but that is not the position in neighboring sierra leone. the world health organization says the capitol freetown remains an intense area of transmission, and the rate of new cases is still rising. >> we still believe that people are engaging in practices that are not necessarily conducive to breaking the transmission, so although the beds that is the most physical manifest indication of where we are short, there are other aspects also that will be useful. >> reporter: but perhaps the most useful thing would be a working vaccine. >>> brazilian football legend has been admitt

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on the frontline battling myths that are still rampant across west africa. >> it's there for you to make the opportunity to believe that ebola is real. >> reporter: it's hoped they will prove an effective weapon. kim vinnel, al jazerra. >>> and coming up in just a minute. why voter in mal moldova can't t m.p.s from a pro-russia party. >>> plus how singapore is trying to make its mark worldwide. >>> hello again, you are watching al jazerra. the top stories. the united nations is warning that the fighting in syria and iraq is attracting foreigners on an unprecedented scale. most of the recruiting is now done by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >>> and in egypt, two people have been killed after security forces tried to di disperse thousands of protesters that were rallying in cairo after the court threw out the murder case against former president hosni mubarak. and he was also acquitted of corruption charges. >>> the cheap of the resigned. the decision follows a series of attacks in kabul. the most recent was on saturday when taliban gunmen stormed a guest house killing three sou