does the cdc keep losing samples of deadly plus our social media producer, hermela aregawi. , what is trending? >> it was supposed to be for good but a scavenger hunt in california had unintended consequences. i'll tell you coming up. join us in the conversation >> wednesday syrian president bashar al-assad walked the red carpet receiving enthusiastic representation, third seven year term as president. in a speech assad refused to characterize the conflict as a civil war. displaced millions, foreign fighters recruited to support an islamic state in syria iraq and beyond. the islamic state group formerly i.s.i.l. continues to gain ground on the battle field with a social media campaign. joining me from washington, d.c, brian fishman, formerly director of research at combating terrorism center in west point. brian glad to have you there. syria has been in focus of defeating the islamic state group. how concerned they are about western recruitment. this is an example of what they're hearing about. check it out. >> i was like any other regular canadian. i watched hockey. i went to the

. >> and extraordinary kids. in the present. why won't congress allow the cdc to conduct a study on gun violence. a members of congress and of -- a member of congress and a spokeman joins us. i'm antonio mora, here's more of what's ahead. >> former president jimmy carter,ing advocate for the treatment of women and girls. >> i've seen tangible examples of how horribly women and girls are treated. >> gender violence, he brings an extremely important voice to the conversation. >> studying and memorizing the gettysburg address. >> gluten are free. why do you enjoy it? >> it makes you fat. >> we begin with a call for action from former president jimmy carter. , the deprivation and abuse of women and girls. false interpretation of religious text almost exclusive by powerful male leaders, to proclaim the lower status of women and girls. growing tolerance of violence and warfare following the example set by the u.s. has also played a role as violence has encouraged more violence. for that i'm honored to welcome the 39th president of the united states and the 2002 noble peace prize winner. good

immigrants. congress sends a message to the cdc about safety standards. >> philippine officials who have been surveying the damage caused by the typhoon, thousands around manila are still without power. the typhoon is now moving towards china. kevin corriveau is here with that. kevin. >> we started watching it last week as it was in the western pacific. the storm system is moving away from the philippines. we're still getting some rain showers here. but i want to take you to manila, the storm as its was there. schools, government offices shut down, businesses shut down and as john said we have a lot of power outages across much of the low lying city. flooding was a major problem. tomorrow when things get better we are seeing a lot of people cleaning up across the region. the biggest problem over the next couple of days is where is this system going to go? it's over the south china sea, picking up a lot more energy there. the waters over south china sea is very warm, that is one of the items you need to energize the storm. we think it is going to be equivalent to a very strong category 1 or ca

small pox have gone missing. >> the cdc director called them events that never should have happened. >> i'm disappointed, and frankly i'm anger about it. the american people depend on us to protect them. >> reporter: dozens of cdc employees might have been exposed to anthrax. now the cdc said it also accidently shipped a dangerous strain of the bird flu to another lab. >> for this to happen and put our workers potentially at risk, i'm angry and i've alost sleep and i'm doing everything i can do to stop. >> they list mistakes at many levels like scientists failing to follow safety requirements but it does not name those responsible. >> we need to stop reassess, fix, and make sure that we do everything humanly possible to make sure that events like this never happen in the future. >> the cdc says no one has been infected as a result of these failures. the head of the cdc said those responsible will be disciplined but has not said how. >> there is warning from the u.s. government that migrants will be sent home if they try to enter the u.s. illegally. more detention centers are being b

to international pressure. the cdc shuts down two labs after accidents involving dangerous viruses and bacterias, and lebron james returns home leaving the heat to play once again in cleveland. >> michael: despite the criticism, prime minister benjamin netanyahu will not bow to international pressure regarding gaza. [ sirens. ] [ explosions ] >> reporter: they could decide soon whether to begin a ground invasion. >> reporter: as the sun went down the number of airstrikes went up. that's the pattern we're seeing with airstrikes increasing during the evening meal where people break their fast in ramadan and again during predawn breakfast. the death toll crossed the threshold of 100 and kept going. including five people in a home on the egyptian border. a home that was destroyed by an israeli airstrikes. the hospital was also targeted here in gaza city, and then the salam mosque was targeted. 22 people are said to have been injured in that airstrike. in talking to people in the streets of gaza we have heard a mix of determination to continue on with the fight, and also a hope that thi

have more on the efforts to study this deadly virus. >> in atlanta the cdc is saying that this is the most serious they have faced. >> what's happened over the past few months is that the infection spread to a number of areas in all three countries and sustained transmission. >> the cdc doesn't have e-boli specimens and they are studying the fruit bat that could be the host for the virus and other fever based diseases. the cdc has had response teams deployed in west africa since april. those are people that chase down and identify patients. >> we know what works to control the outbreaks and that is active identification of patients, getting them into proper isolation and treatment as soon as possible and following up all the people they have had contact with them to monitor the symptoms. >> as the death toll rises, the wto is urging drastic action and the cdc says efforts of the people on the ground is required in each of the affected regions to identify the infection and slow down the spread of the virus, which there is no vaccine and no cure. >> 50 years ago this week, two whites an

there are new concerns about the spread of the deadly ebola virus. we'll talk to the head of the cdc. ♪ >>> officials in gaza saying at least 100 people have been killed in israeli air strikes and tank shelling today. the plo proposing a 24-hour ceasefire, but hamas has yet to sign off. meanwhile the palestinians are burying their dead. among them ten members from the same family. secretary of state john kerry says both sides should consider a ceasefire. >> president obama has it right, and the international community has it right, when we say it is more appropriate to try to resolve the underlying issues at a negotiating table than to continue a tit-for-tat of violence. >>> meanwhile the death toll is rising, the numbers are changing by the minute. 1,191 palestinians have been killed more than 6900 injured. on the israeli side, 53 soldiers, 56 israelis all told have been killed, three are civilians. kim vinnell reports from the west bank. >> we have spoken to a palestinian senior official whom we can't name because he is closely involved in the negotiations with hamas, and he said

an age where a deadly disease could be only one plane ride away, the cdc has cautioned people returning from west africa. ebola and other diseases come roaring out of the tropics. can you stop a disease in its tracks before it affects larger and larger numbers? in countries with underfunded public health systems, already over burdened. joining us with this deadly disease, dr. robert quigley, for international sos. dr. anthony fourchee, for the infectious diseases at the national institutes health. and dr. lucy, from georgetown university medical center. dr. quigley, is there any intelligence coming out of west africa that gives us an idea of why there was a sudden spike in the number of cases. >> well, certainly the media has propagated a lot of the information that's available locally. i think the fact that as your report indicated, some americans have been contaminated, has heightened the awareness, and it's difficult to sort out fact from fiction in some of these circumstances, and it's companies like our own that are sorting the details to get to the bottom of your questio

transmission. >> reporter: the cdc headquarters here in atlanta does not have any ebola specimens from this particular out break in west africa. though what they are doing is they are studying the fruit bat which they think could be the host or reservoir for the virus and other fever-based diseases. the cdc has had response teams deployed in west africa since april. including fever virus scientists and epidemiologists, those are people who chase down and identify patients. >> we know what works to control these out breaks and that is active identification of patients. getting them in to proper isolation and treatment as soon as possible. and then importantly, following up all of the people that they have had contact with to monitor for symptoms to determine if they will become patients. >> people are crying town. they need help. they need the international help. everybody is. [ inaudible ] everyone, even the children. >> reporter: as the death toll rises the world health organization is urging drastic action and the dcd says a massive effort of multiple people on the ground is required and

here with more, and it sounds a little scary 2347 i. >> reporter: it is a little scary and the cdc has said as much. today the cdc director admitted some mistakes were made he called them totally unacceptab unacceptable. >> reporter: they said it should never have happened. >> i'm disappointed by what happened, and frankly i'm angry about it. the american people defend on us 24/7 to protect them. >> reporter: the agency handles bacteria safely. it also accidently shipped a dangerous strain of the bird flu to another lab. >> to have this happen and put our workers potentially at risk is totally unacceptable. so i'm upset, i'm angry. i've lost sleep over it, and we're working around the clock to do everything possible to resolve it 2347 the flu and anthrax labs have shut down as a result, and they have stopped the shipment of all infectious agents. they list mistakes at several levels, but it doesn't name those responsible. >> there is a problem, and it's a some of of a broader--it's a symptom of broader laboratory safety. we need to fix and do everything humanly possible to make sur

fever-based diseases, cdc has been going to africa. people who chase down and identify patients. >> we know what controls these outbreaks. active identification of patients. getting them into proper treatment as soon as possible. and importantly following up with all the people they've had contact with, to monitor for symptoms to determine if they will become ill. >> they're urging drastic action and the cdc say a massive effort of multiple people on the grouped is required in each of the infected areas to identify the infected and slow down the spread of the ebola virus in which there is no vaccine and no cure. >> hundreds of thousands had gathered for the city's biggest pro-democracy rally. the organizers were accused of obstructing police. under the current system china will have to approve of any candidates in the position. >>> in austria, a new round of talks began with six new world powers. the negotiations ended with little progress. the u.s. is leading attempts to make significant cuts to that program. iran said they won't accept excessive demands. and in indonesia human

global migration and guarantee at the cdc. he said not enough is being done to control the epidemic. >> this epidemic is not under control. the international community is fully engaged. who is assisting coordination with many non-governmental organizations and partners as well as cdc deploy teams. more needs to be done to get the epidemic under control. identifying cases early and make sure that contacts are on fever watch and not move and cross borders is a very critical aspect of the control of this epidemic. >> more than 700 people have died since the outbreak began. >>> coming you up on al jazeera america, we look at how bad the numbers are. and there is the latest photo op. so we're all set? yyyup. with xfinity internet your family can use all their devices at once. works anywhere in the house. even in the garage. max what's going on? we're doing a tech startup. we're streamlining an algorithm. what's grandpa doing? hi... sssh, grandpa you don't want to be an intern forever. sorry dad, we have to get back to work, we have a deadline. we're going public! [cheering] the fastest i

somehow ended up sick. right now there's great concern with the cdc and w.h.o. because those two organizations created the policies and guidelines that these doctors were evidently following according to the organization they're following, yet they're sick anyway. they're looking at those policies now. >> a passenger died on a flight to nigeria to the country's largest city. what possibility is it that other passengers contracted the disease from him? >> nigeria hasn't seen much of the infection and this passenger turned himself in to the airline authorities. because he was sick and had die rethroughout the flight. you have to physically touch bodily fluid and then transfer it to the mucous he membranes. who did that infected patient come into contact with? they evidently can't account for two dozen flight members on that flight to nigeria. that is crucial to stem the tide. >> these patients that became infected what is their health status? >> one is showing signs of a fever which doesn't necessarily mean that person is in grave danger. but the other one, the doctor is evidently

for the virus and other fever -- based diseases. the cdc has had response teams deployed in west africa since april including fever virus scientists and epidemiologists. those are people who chase down and identify patients. >> we know what works to control these outbreaks, active identification of patients. getting them into proper isolation and treatment as soon as possible and then more importantly following up all the people they've had contact with to monitor for symptoms to determine about they will become patients. >> people are crying down, they need help, they need our help. everybody is free, everybody, no one. >> as the death toll rises the world health organization is urging drastic action and the cdc says a massive effort of multiple people on the ground is required in each of the affected regions to help identify the infected and stop the spread of ebola which there is no cure and no vaccination. >> give us an idea of the customs and cultures that may help spread the ebola in west africa? >> preparing bodies for funeral and burial, there is direct contact with peopl

. >> reporter: the cdc headquarters here in atlanta does not have ebola specimens, but they're studying the fruit bat which they think could be the host reservoir for the virus and other fever-based diseases. the cdc has had response teams deployed to west arching since april. people who chase down and identify patients. >> we know what works to control these outbreaks and that is active identification of patients, getting them into proper isolation and treatment as soon as possible and then importantly following up--following the people they've had contact with to monitor for symptoms to determine if they will become patients. >> as the death toll rises the "world health organization" is urging drastic action, and the cd said a mastiff effort of multiple people on the ground is required in each of the effected regions to help identify the infected and slow down the spread of the ebola virus of which there is no vaccine and no cure. robert ray, al jazeera, atlanta. >> there is new hope of another cease-fire in iro ukraine. the fighting continues on the ground. ukraine military

of disease control or cdc african-americans between 11 and 12 years old drown in swimming pools ten times more often than their white peers. not knowing how to swim is a key reason. the cdc said lack of access to swimming pools may also contribute to the racial difference in drowning rates. kaelyn and her seven-year-old brother kirk are taking advantage of free swimming lessons at this public pool. through a 5,000-dollar grant the city hopes to provide kids with what it calls a life-saving skills. >> by providing people with that comfort zone saying this is what it's like when you take swimming lessons. it takes away the fear. >> reporter: in many african-american families that fear keeps generation after generation from learning how to swim. >> the parents are afraid of water, so they don't allow the kids. now when i grew up my mother would always say don't get into the water until you learn how to swim. you can't swim unless you get into the water. >> reporter: the swimming lessons have already shifted kaelyn and kurt's attitudes. >> i love swimming. >> reporter: you didn't love s

all three countries. >> reporter: the cdc here in atlanta does not have ebola specimens from this outbreak in west africa. what they're doing is they're studying the fruit bat which they think could be the host or reservoir for the virus and other fever-based diseases. the cdc has response teams deployed in africa since april including fever scientists and epidemiologists. those are people who chase down and identify patients. >> we know what causes the outbreak. getting them into proper treatment as soon as possible and then following up with all the people they've had contact with to monitor for symptoms to determine if they will become patients. >> they need help. they need international help. >> reporter: as the death toll rises, the "world health organization" is calling for drastic action and multiple people is required in each of the affected regions to help identify the infected and slow down the ebola virus of which there is no vaccine and no cure. >> in hong kong more than 500 protesters were detained today. hundreds of thousands had gathered for the city's biggest pro d

. >> and extraordinary kids. in the present. why won't congress allow the cdc to conduct a study on gun violence. a members of congress and of -- a member of congress and a spokeman joins us.

cdc recently released a report that the number of phone calls to poison control related to e-cigarettes have been involving children age 5 and under who are most exposed to the cartridge. linking cigarettes to disease, health warnings are required on every pack of cigarettes. dr. lauren dutra sees the same need on e-cigarettes. >> how is this different than caffeine? >> the body thinks that nicotine is something naturally occurring and the addictive potential of this drug is higher than other substances that people use that are considered less harmful. >> several cities and states have already banned or restricted the use of e-cigarettes in public places. >> it's a semantic debate whether you call it harmful or not. >> e-cigarettes have been around since 2003. and the makers of e-cigarettes can see change coming. >> we're prepared for that. >> the blue e-cigs website is prepared. >> come on guys, rise from the ashes. >> i understand you brought us something. >> i did. so i -- i have two examples here and i want to see if you can tell just from looking which one is the strong

for the fight against aids and hiv in the united states. the cdc says the rate of infection fell over a third in this 61. as al jazeera's jake ward reports. >> antiretroviral drugs have down graded hiv positive to a once a day pill. >> suddenly it became a chronic manageable illness and that's a whole differently perspective. because now they tell you, when you test positive, that you can live a normal, healthy life expectancy. i know people in their 70s who are survivors. >> but with roughly 50,000 new hiv infections in the united states each year, scientists want to do better. this week's conference in melbourne seeks to build on the success of these miracle drugs by discussing various ways to make the virus permanently dormant in the body. dr. warner green is pursuing this idea that the drugs could permanently assemble fear with the pathway -- intersphere with the pathway to death. >> we are going to take advantage of the fact that specific enzymes in this pathway to cell death and there are already safe and well tolerated drugs that have been in humans that interfere with this pat

concerns about the spread of the deadly ebola virus. we'll talk to the head of the cdc. ♪

stories. israel said it will not bow to international pressure. the cdc shuts down two labs after accidents involving dangerous viruses and bacterias, and lebron james returns home leaving the heat to play once again in cleveland.

help deal with the health crisis in their country. the cdc issuing a travel warning for three west african nations dealing wit dealing dealing with ebola, ginea, liberia, and sierra leone. >> meteorologist: looking at the national forecast here. this is a visible satellite picture here. the circulation out over the atlantic. this is an area of low pressure. the planes are flying and giving all this information about how the storm may develop. not all that organized yet. still forecast. and it could become a tropical cyclone in the next three to five days. it could go over the caribbean and then turn to the north just east of the u.s. coast here. what's impacting this is an area of high pressure keeping the storm to the south as it moves across the caribbean, and then an area of low pressure in canada with a front associated with that. it will help turn this thing and how far west it goes before it turns. and how intense it is could really impact the forecast over the next five days. we're continuing to monitor. this is the monsoonal moisture there. a landslide, and that was just ye

quarantine at the cdc. he said not enough is being done to control the epidemic. >> it's not under control, and the international community is fully engaged. w.h.o. is assisting coordinating with many non-governmental organizations and partners as well as cdc's deployed team, and more needs to be done to get the epidemic under control. identifying cases early, managing those contacts, and making sure the contacts are on fever watch and not able to move and travel across borders is a very, very critical aspect of the control of the epidemic. >> officials in liberia success sended ought flights to the city hit hardest by the outbreak. more than 700 people have died since the outbreak began. >>> kurdish officials in northern iraq ask the west to help in the fight against the islamic state. it is a tough battle that could drag kurdish forces into a wider war. omar has a report. >> reporter: heading to the front line. it's a battle kurdish forces cannot lose. their enemy is the islamic state group and other rebels. south of kirkuk the fighters have fortified their positions. a gas field

. he'll join us. >> and extraordinary kids. in the present. why won't congress allow the cdc to conduct a study on gun violence. a members of congress and of -- a member of congress and a spokeman joins us. i'm antonio mora, here's more of what's ahead.

places. researchers looked at a huge on going study from the cdc. some results are surprising, st. joseph, missouri and south bend, indiana follow new york. why are people so unhappy around notre dame? overall the south is pretty happy, the happiest places in the country are the ones you see in blue and green on that map. orange isn't good, red is the worst and you see a lot of that in the northeast, chicago area and parts of michigan, including detroit among others. it's not just an urban problem. not all big cities are unhappy. lafayette, louisiana is the happiest american city. it might help that louisiana is the happiest state in the union. the top five happy cities come from cajun country, but money doesn't buy happiness, the average medium in come is less than $41,000, about $12,000 less than the national average. in general, researchers found women are more cheerful than men, married people are happier than single or diversed people and retirees are slightly less joyful than working people. there is one bright side, the more unhappy the place, the lower the rent. one except

operation will continue in gaza despite international pressure. the cdc said dangerous strains of the flu and anthrax was sent to different labs. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> the death toll could be much higher than anyone known. >> posing as a buyer... >> ...people ready then... >> mr. president >> who should answer for those people >> the world cup has gripped america, but will it hold after sunday's final match? 15 years ago this week randy won for the mental kick. it helped fuel women' soccer and women's sports. brandi chastain has won two gold medals. we'll get to the world cup in a moment, but i want to address something, traumatic head injuries among kids who play sports. you have pushed for important changes for kids who play soccer so they're safer? >> absolutely. i think what we have banded together for was to leave a legacy of soccer and for soccer that was--it's going in a better place than it was when we found it. and as mothers, we know the importance of keeping our kids safe, and as coaches we understand that it'

cdc says the recent increase in those births could have an impact on hospitals, clinician training and health care costs. coming up how run being for only five minutes a day could lower your chance of dying early. we'll have the details, next. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> with concerns the ebola outbreak in west africa could go global, quarn teeng individuals who show signs of the disease. killed more than 660 including one american who had stopped in nigeria on his way home to minnesota. two medical workers are in serious condition in liberia. isolated for exposure to someone who died of the disease. neither of those peace corps workers have shown signs of the illness. so just how worried should we be in the u.s? as the disease does arrive as many will predict, what is the chance that we could experience a full blown outbreak here? abdul, epidemiology, i can't say that, ab dull. we now have hong kong and britain quarantining passengers if they show any signs of illness when they come in. and emergency meetings in britai

babies were born out of the hospitals. by 1969, out of hospital births had fallen to just 1%. the cdc says the recent increase in those births could have an impact on hospitals, clinician training and health care costs. coming up how run being for only five minutes a day could lower your chance of dying early. we'll have the details, next. >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader. @ real understanding... >> where you scared when you hear the bombs? >> al jazeera america real... news... >> with concerns the ebola outbreak in west africa could go global, quarn teeng individuals who show signs of the disease. killed more than 660 including one american who had stopped in nigeria on his way home to minnesota. two medical workers are in serious condition in liberia. isolated for exposure to someone who died of the disease. neither o

harvard and vancouver school of economics looks at a huge ongoing study from the cdc. some results of surprising. new york is followed in unhappiness by st. joseph, missouri and south bends, indiana. why are people so unhappy around notre dame . over all the south is pretty happy. the happiest places in the country are blue and green, orange sunday got. red is the worse, you see a lot of that in the northeast, chicago, michigan, detroit among others . it's not just a urban problem, not all big cities are unhappy. lafayette, louisiana is the happiest city. louisiana is the happiest state in the union. the top five happy cities come from cajun country, but money doesn't buy happiness. the average medium income in those towns is less than $41,000, about 12,000 less than the national average. in general, researchers found women are more cheerful than men. married people are happier than single or divorced people. and retirees are slightly less joy. than people who are working. there is one bright side for the more downtrodden cities, the more unhappy the place, the lower the rent. one

bacteria, 13 died. the cdc recommends people with open wounds and compromised immune systems avoid the sea water. >> we'll talk about a video looking to raise the awareness of a serious issue facing one of nation's greatest predators but first a warning from a top doctor in the u.s., stop worshiping the sun. his advice comes after a spike in skin cancer cases. we have the details. stay out of the sun. >> this is going to be a hard sell to beach lovers, as well as tanning bed addicts, but vital, cases of deadly melanoma have increased 200% since 1970. nearly 5 million people in the u.s. are treated for skin cancers each year. the treatment for all forms of the disease cost $8.1 billion. the acting surgeon general is calling on states to help people cover up with more shade at parks and sporting events. kids should be encouraged to wear hats and sun vein. he said americans need to change their mindset about being tanned. >> there's a flawed perception, look how nice you look, you're tanned. how relaxed you look. no, the answer is how damaged you look. that's the reality. that's what goes

of the cdc on the hot seat, lawmakers want to know how deadly bacteria could have been sent out by labs. >> efforts underway to save a polar bear in a zoo, conditions causing it to go insane. >> $13 billion, keep the numbers going, that is our big number of the day. >> settling a federal lawsuit over bad mortgages. >> the justice department is holding out for a bigger settlement from bank of america, $13 billion. >> that is the bank's latest offer to settle it's case but federal regulators want more. the offer is a quin combinationf cash and relief. >> on wednesday, the bank settled a similar suit with a.i.g. buy google is now hiring hackers. >> a former act stress who sent letters laced with ricin has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. shannon richardson pleaded guilty in december, admitting sending the letters to the president and former new york mayor michael bloomberg. she blamed her estranged husband. >> a series of security lapses putting the c.d.c. under the microscope, facing questions from congress. a string of recent lab actions could be a sign of unsafe practices for