i remind you there is still an ebola outbreak in africa in the democratic republic of the congo. in congress we have to work well and quickly across the aisle to provide financial support for a robust response. >> something we talked about yesterday in terms of this white house and some of the incompetence that some say has been revealed over the years but incompetence literally can be a killer in this case. >> in this case it can. so senator with the president saying he'd even accept chuck schumer are $8.5 billion budget for this, would that fund things to a degree where some of those spaces could be filled? >> yes. we ultimately appropriated roughly $5 billion in response to ebola, an outbreak largely contained in three west african countries but preparedness and research and response here in the united states cost quite a bit. this is an epidemic now, a pandemic that has hit. i think it's at 47 countries now. and last night the cdc was reporting what may be the first case of transmission in the united states that's unrelated to someone who's returned from china. so i think we

hari sreenivasan: nearly three times as many people havdied from measles in the democratic republic of congo than from ebola. it's the world's worst epidemic of the disease. more than 6,000 are dead, with over 300,000 suspected cases from every province of the country. poienne mwengisa (throu translator): measles is a very serious disease that attacks children, and we parents do not know how to defend ourselves against this disease. that's why i wanted him to get the vaccine, so that his bodyp can develoimmunity. hari sreenivasan: and military conflict can prevent everyone who wants the vaccine from getting it. matutina lobve (through translator): we have fled our villages becausehere is no peace here. if we also lose peace of minds and in our heacause of our children's suffering, because of measles, that is a really bad thing for us. we want the vaccine. hari sreenivasan: not everyone in a community has to have the vaccine for protection. if 95% of a group gets immunized, there's what's called herd immunity, whenuthe high er of vaccinated prevent the spread of an infection. but in the

. >> sreenivasan: arly three times as many people have died from measles in the democratic republic of congo than from webola. it's tld's worst epidemic of the disease. more than 6000 aov dead, with er 300,000 suspected cases from every province of the country. >> ( translated ): measles is a very serious disease that attacks children and wnts do not know how to defend ourselves against this disease. that's why i wanted hie to get ccine so that his body can develop immunity. >> sreenivas: and military conflict can prevent everyone who wants the vaccine from getting it. >> ( translated ):e have fd our villages because there is no peace there, if we also lose peace of mind and in our hearts because ofur children's suffering because of measles that is a realus bad thing for we want the vaccine. >> sreenivasan: not everyone in ea community has to have vaccine for protection. if 95% of a group gets immunized, there's what's called herd immunity, when the high number of vaccinated prevent tho sprean infection. but in the congo, only 57% of the population is vaccinat according to unicef. ther

the democratic republic of congo. >> and what we found was that there re very few survivors. very few, d that indeed that what we call case fatality rate was over 90%. >> the patients fled the hospital. >> reporter: jean-jacque muyembe, then a young doctor and now the d.r.c.'s head of ebola response, was also part of that first investigation. flash forward to 1995. muyembe had to contain ebola in kikwit, a city of almost00 40 to stop the spread, traditional funeral rituals had to be discarded. >> ( translated ): we didn't have coffins. we'd put them in trus.an we'd dig a holthrow them in. that shocked people. >> reporter: in 2014, came the worst ebola outbreak in history. >> the ebola outbreak that started in the west african country guinea has now spread. >> our people know nothing, there is no cure. >> reporter: witho a preventive vaccine or a treatment, the virus spread across six west african countries even jumping to europe and the u.s., soka mosa physician in beria, recalls the sense of desperation. >> the patients are vomiting, bleeding, meanwhile, there were still pat

in the democratic republic of congo a powerful vaccine is stemming the spread of tbola. re is no doubt in anybody's mind that the outbreab would han much, much worse and much, much more extensive had it not been for the use of the vaccine. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newr. >> major funding for the pbs newshour haseen provided by: >> on a cruise with american cruise lines, you can experience historic destinations alonthe mississippi riverriver and across the united states. american cruise lines fleet of landmarks, local cultures and calm waterways. erican cruise lines, pro sponsor of pbs newshour. >> twins. >> we'd be cler to the twins. >> change in plans. >> carnegicorporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this prograwas made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank u. oo >>uff: sen

the democratic republic of congo. more than 3000 pple have fallen sick, with more than two -- dead. 2000 much of d.r.c. is also at war. at the outbreak's epicenter, attacks against medical teams have left the vital response at a near standstill. in partnership with the global health reporting center, special correspondent monica villamizar has the first of two stories on this crisis. reporter: the outbreak zone is also a war zone, which makes fighting this disease and increasingly difficult battle. stepping off, in butembo, our first stop is outside the medical tent. temperature check.washing, and a i'm fine, but a sudden fever coulmean ebola, a disease th typically kills more than half its victims. the first ebola cases in north kivu province in northeastern democratic republic of congo were reported in the summer of north kivu is densely populated and shares heavily trafficked border routes with uganda and rwanda. the people of drc have suffered more than two decades of war with at ast hundreds of thousands dead, an

on the ground, in the democratic republic of congo. last night, six democratic candidates for president met on the debate stage in iowa, the last debate before the iowa caucuses. it was the smallest, and it was the whitest group of candidate so far. our amna nawaz brings us this report. >> nawaz: the debate ended on an awkward note, wit massachusetts senator elizabeth warren seemingly rejecting a handshake from vermont senator bernie sanders. that was after moderators brought up a disagreement between the two over a privatenv coersation in december of 2018, in which sanders reportedly td warren he didn't believe a woman could win the election. >> why did you say that? >> well, as a matter of fact, i didn't sayt. in 2015, i deferred, in fact, to senator warren. there was a movement to draft senator warren to run for president, and you know what, i stayed-- stayed back. senator warren decided not to run, and i then-- i did run afterwards. hillary clinton won the popular vote by three million votes. how could anybody in a million yes not

tembo yumbu t hair for 14 years in his native democratic republic of congo. aw, he's transformed this patch of pavement intooutdoor barber shop. >> ( translated ): most of my clients are congolese, cameroonian, angolese, guinean and malian bthers. >> reporter:umbu's razor and pair of scissors have given him ans to subsist and carry on the long journey from congo. it's tan him seven months so far. >> ( translated ): but this is the kd of trip that never ends. in order to not overthink and eel a lot of pain, that's why i'm here and doing this. but we hope that one day, we will find so open doors. >> reporter: extra-continental migrants trying to resolveheir status say they come up against administrative delays and confusion at the immigratione cer. >> ( translated since we've been here, migratioid authorities they had no solution for us. >> repor ater: the few interpreters, meaning they often can't understand their options. so, they're shfled, week after week, month after month, from one government office to another. >> ( translated ): you think that thewill gi

republic of congo. i'm curious why you chose to speak with us five years ago? >> murad ( translated ): at the beginning, rape was a big shame for me and for others to speak about. because it would have remained a shame on you, on your family and on your people. the biggest incentive that made me talk was those left behind, including my mother and sisters. i knew what was happening to those in the captivity of isis. >> pelley: nadia murad was captive nine days when the last man who bought her left a door unlocked. kind-hearted strangers smuggled her across the islamic state line. she became a u.n. human rights ambassador, began learning english, wrote a memoir, and vowed to see isis in court. but for that, she needed a lawyer. >> amal clooney: i met nadia after a colleague called me and said, "i have a new case for you." and i said, "no thanks. i'm busy." and he said, "there's just an extraordinary young woman i want you to meet. give me an hour." >> pelley: it didn't take an hour for leading human right

. >> go to pbs.org/frontline for the latest on the current ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo, and find out more about the difficulty of stopping ebola. >> there are gonna be moref these, no matter what we think. >> visit the frontline archive where you can stream more than 200 frontline documentaries. connect to the frontline community on facebook and twitter, and watch frontline anytime on the pbsvideo app or pbs.org/frontline. contributions to your pbsible by station from viewers like you. thanyou. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. the ford foundation: working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. additional sport is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john andelen glessner family trust. supporting trustworth

here at least, hope remains, david mckenzie, cnn, beni, democratic republic of congo. >>> you are watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin, thank you for being here. we begin this hour with those internal conversations between the white house and the pentagon. the conversations that led the president to call off a pending military strike against iran, after a massive u.s. drone was shot down in the region just one day ago. first, the president's own candid explanation on why he pulled the plug with only 10 minutes to spare. >> they came and said, sir, we're ready to go, we'd like a decision. i said i want to know something before you go. how many people will be killed? in this case, iranians. i said, how many people are going to be killed? sir, i'd like to get back to you on that. great people these generals. they said, came back, said, sir, approximately 150. and i thought about it for a second. i said, you know what, they shot down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it, and here we are sitting with 150 dead people that would have taken place probably within a half hour after i s

. >>> cnn is getting a rare look at an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. a look at u.n. teams on the front lines. >> this doctor enters this exhausting battleground. where transparent barrier isolates a highly contagious ebola patient from the outside world. his team rushes to stabilize a young woman who lost a young baby and her husband to the virus. the death rate in this outbreak, nearly 70%. >> sometimes you forget even for myself, this is my third ebola outbreak. the terror that this strikes into people, when people come here, they feel they might die. in fact they believe there's a good chance they will. but if they're inside there, they're able to see the eyes, the emotions, the care of the doctors and also for the family members coming in, they'll be able to interact with them. they're no longer isolated in the same sense. >> they call these new units the cube. the family can begin to trust us as they see with their own eyes that they're caring for their loved ones. the design, a hard lesson learned from the 2014 west of a ka epidemic. this team ar

the epicenter of the democratic republic of congo in central africa. david, i thought that health experts thought they had figured out how to control and stop the spread of ebola. >> jake, that's what people thought, but the u.s. is stopping top scientists from ed hadding into the outbreak zone. we have been there. we found that modern medicine just won't be enough. a transparent barrier ice laid a highly contagious patient from the outside world. his team rushes to stabilize a young woman who lost her baby and her husband to the virus. sometimes you forget, even for myself, this is my third ebola outbreak, the terror that this strikes into people. when people come here, they feel they might die. in fact they believe there's a good chance they will, but if they're inside there, they can see the eyes, the emotions, the care of the doctors, and also for the family members coming in, they'll be able to interact. they're no longer isolated in the same sense. >> they call his new units the cube. the family can begin to trust es, uss the doctor, because they

. >> reporter: 27-year-old divine mushiya is from the democratic republic of the congo. >> all i knew to say was "hi" and "good morning!" even when you go out and peoplen trtalk to you, you cannot answer them, because you don't un that was really hard. >> reporter: she starts work in4 a factory 0 in the morning, so she can come to classes at night she's slowly getting more fluent. >> wheyou learn english outside, you don't know vocabulary, how to use correctly thword. so coming here was very helpful for me. when my english get better, i get a promotion! it was really great. >> he has a backache. >> reporter: st. onge says h students say they want to feel more integrated into the fabrice of social >> once you learn english, you can participate in a much more meaningful way. you can participate in community meetings and neighborhood associations. the people who came to portland goadult ed ten, 15 years are some of the pillars in our mmunity. >> reporter: advocates also say giving adults a second chance aa an eon makes economic sense. better jobs, more taxes, less reliance on social serv

republic of congo, officials say there are now more than 2,000 re cases of ebola, mostly in the o eastern regithe country. fighting between rebel and government forces have limited health workers' access to the ea and slowed efforts to contain the spread of the disease. the world health organization also warned this week that the number of cases may be much higher, saying it is only detecting about 75% of all ebola cases. nearly 1400 people have died of the disease since the outbreak began last august. for more on the g-20 summit and alled trade negotiations between the u.s. and china visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: after a disqualification in the kentuckd derby, aless horse in the preakness and different winners in both races, there will be no triple crown winner after this evening's belmont stakes. but in horse racing this year the focus is not on the winners, but on a tragic statistic: nearly 10 horses a week, on average, died at american racetracks in 2018, a fatality rate that is 2.5 to five timesgr ter than in the rest of the horse racing world. joining me now is new yorkor

just rushed from the democratic republic of congo where his organization has over 150 people toworkinombat ebola. david miliband, welcome back to the "newshour". the tmbersmselves are staggering -- 1,000 dead, 1600 infected -- but did you see a situation that's worse than the numbers suggest? >> yes, i think it's ver important that people understand that, although this is already the secoeb biggesta outbreak in history and it's the first ebo outbreak to take place in a conflict zone, which is what the east of drc is. the real situati on the ground is far more troubling. it's not just the number of cases are probably much higher, it'shat the level of violence, including violence directed against health centers, three international rescue committee health centers have bn rgeted and they have had to have services suspended, that means that there real danger of the disease spreading, of the number of cases spiking, and of the kind of upsurge in ath rates that we've seen in previous outbreaks. >> that's alarming, fm 2013 to 2016, three countries, we've seen over 11,000 peoyoe die. aru suggestin

the democratic republic of congo. so you're talk about a significant sum of money by d.r.c. standards, relatively limited sum of money by internat.nal standar >> david miliband, president and c.e.o. of the international rescue committee, thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> woodruff: it is perhaps the most controversial issue facing the country, but this weekend democratic candidates for president did not shy away from the aissue rtion-- and neither did the president. amna nawaz brings us up to speed. >> reporter: in birmingham, alabama: >> make no mistake about it. these laws are dangerous, they are regressive, and they are blatantly unconstitutional. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: vermont senator bernie sanders criticized the just-passed alabama law that bans abortions after eight weeks. meanwhile, in new hampshire, during a fox news town hall, south bd, indiana mayor pete buttigieg said the next president should noo nate judges omise to uphold roe v. wade. >> i believe in the right of the woman to ma

republic of congo. the disease is spreading in part because of violent attacks on health clinics and suspicions about vaccines. "national geographic" recently published a new article and photographs about the congo outbreak in connection with its upcoming tv series "the hot zone" based on the best-selling book about ebola's first appearance in the u.s. in 1989 at a research facility near washington d.c. i recently spoke with "national geographic" contributing writer nadia drake via skype from charlottesville, virginia about her reporting and the outlook for containing this deadly disease. >> it is only one country that hasn't jumped the border yet but the region that it is occurring in is basically an active conflict zone there ia lot of political turmoil. there are armed militias running around that are attacking the ebola treatment centers and e time a stern is attacked that hurts the response effort so the teams in the area are finding it very, very difficult to follow up with the victims of eboladi

ebola is on the move again, this time in the democratic republic of congo. the w.h.o. says there's been 1,500 cases of the virus since august. two-third of those infected have been killed by the disease, and it has recently been picking up speed. why? well, in outbreak is centered in the war-torn and isolated eastern part of congo. the security situation on the ground stymies the reach of aid organizations as does distrust of international responders whom the locals view as players in the area's strife. gunmen have reportedly attacked treatment centers and crisis response teams, even killing a w.h.o. doctor. treatment efforts are further hampered by misinformation. a study published in the "lancet" medical journal found that a month into this outbreak a quarter of those surveyed in the affected area doubted that the disease was even real. despite all this active interventions are under way and more than 100,000 people in the country have already been vaccinated. but remember this. when the only ebola outbreak bigger than today's was finally tamed three years ago, it wa

military support and the neighboring democratic republic of congo freed the pair on sunday. the kidnappers are still on the run. >> they knew they were being hotly pursued by the joint team of security agencies. >> today, president trump tweeting, uganda must bring the kidnappers to justice openly and quickly. neither the united states nor uganda pay ransoms. it was the safari tour company that paid in this case. though we don't know how much, there are fears it will only encourage more kidnappings in the area. >> that's the quickest way to get out of a situation like this, get somebody back, is pay the ransom. but again, it sets a bad precedent. >> ugandan police said the most likely reason for this kidnapping was, in fact, that ransom money, meaning this looks to be more criminal related than terrorism related, especially considering how easy the handoff of those kidnapped appears to have been. security experts will tell you, that's only incentive for more kidnappings. of course, you can't fault that safari company or endicott's loved ones for wanting to do all they could

by chance, the newly-elected president of the democratic republic of congo was meeting with secretary pompeo yesterday but he wouldn't answer any questions about the kidnapping. in a separate meeting, pompeo met with families:americans that were detained a broad. he made it clear that one of president trump's main policies was to bring back loved ones being held a broad and reminding everyone that the u.s. does not pay ransom. again, 48 hours has passed. the next 24 hours will be critical, shep. >> shepard: thanks, benjamin. a teenager says he escaped kidnappers after eight years. the extraordinary story, the tests that could reveal the truth and what happens now. welcome to the place where people go to learn about their medicare options... before they're on medicare. come on in. you're turning 65 soon? yep. and you're retiring at 67? that's the plan! well, you've come to the right place. it's also a great time to learn about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. here's why... medicare part b doesn't pay for everything. only about 8

this part of uganda is closer to the democratic republic of congo, which has been in the throes of a vicious civil war for decades. four other tourists were part of the group. they were left behind by the kidnapping. the police issued the following statement. they say we believe this ransom is the reason behind the kidnap. their vehicle was left parked and their kidnappers went away with the key. an elite squad was sent in to pursue the kidnappers. we have more from that area, shep. >> shepard: thanks, jennifer. so this you had to figure was coming. new breaking news. this is brand new now on vice president biden. former vice president biden. he's now responding to multiple women's claims that they felt inappropriately touched by him. he tweeted a video. here's what just happened. the former vice president has responded to this. he's done so himself in a video. we had nothing to do with this video. this is his video and we're going to play it now. we're trying to play it. it's -- listen. >> i always try to be in my career, always tried to make a human connection. that's my responsibi

. >> thank >> woodruff: eastern parts of democratic republic of the congo are struggling to contain the second worst outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in history. congo's neighbors are on high alert. from the border with uganda, special correspondent fred de sam lazaro has this report for our leading edge series.>> eporter: this red cross intpost is uganda's frontlin trying to contain the spillover of ebola infections from theli democratic repc of congo. every day, thousands of congolese cross into ua, some fleeing violence and .onflict, others simply coming to trade or shop in theown of kisoro just inside ugaa near the border with congo is a typical market that could be anywhere in sub- saharan africa, a bustling free trade zone of fruits, vegetableseven flip flops made from recycled tires. it's never felt like an neternational crossing for the locals, who don' passports or visas and have come and gone freely. but now, there's a mandatory stop. >> what we are doing right now is to emphasize the practical bit of it,hat is hygiene promotion. >> reporter: hygiene promotion means congoles

ebola infections from the democratic republic of congo. every day, thousands of congolese cross into uganda, some fleeing violence an colictotheimplcoming to trade or shop. in the town of kisoro just inside uganda near the border with congo is a typical market oat could be anywhere in sub- saharaafui vegetables, even flip flops made it's never fellike an international crossing for the locals, who don't need passports or visas and have come and gone freely. but now, there's a mandatory stop. >> what we are doing right now is to emphasize the cal bit of it, that is hygiene promotion. >> reporter: hiene promotion means congolese visitors must h now wash theirands in chlorinated water, decontaminate their feet and have their tempature taken before being thlowed into uganda, says red cross' ronald kanyerezi. those with high temperatures must rest for a while before a new reading taken. how often during tve day do you o quarantine people when you take their temps at the border points here? >> sometimes it can be le, ten, 15. if the temperatures

an attack on an ebola treatment center in the democratic republic of the congo left one police officer dead and several health workers injured. armed assailants stormed the clinic in the town of bumbo in the heart of congo's deadly outbreak zone. the same treatment center was attacked last month, forcing t aid group doctors without borders to suspend its operations in the area. as of march 5, the world health zation reported 897 ebola cases and 563 deaths in the current ebola outbreak in congo. >> sreenivasan: while the court case on family separation continues at the u.s.-mexico border, the flow of migrants seeking asylum, many arrivin with their children, continues to grow. how those families get to the border and manage to cross is a money-making enterprise for smugglers and for mexico's powerful cartels. a recent investigation from "the texas tribune" and "time" documented the intrirete infrastruchat's part of this border hustle. >> la technica is one of the big off points for migrants who are passing through guatemala, mostly from honduras, enoute to mexico. you're not going to be

republic of congo. the humanitarian group blamed continuing violence and attacks on two of its treatment centers. tack o the latest at wednesday, armed assailants set fing to a clinic before enga police in a shootout. the current ebola outbreak began wost august. thd health organization reports more than 870 confirmed and probable cases of ebola in congo, and more than 540 deaths. doctors without borders said it will continue to provide patient care in other less violent areas in congo. >> sreenivasan: just before 3:00 a.m. today a spacex rocket carrying a capsule known as crew dragon lifted off from the kennedy space center in florida. the capsule is designed for astronauts-- but on this mission it's carrying only a so-called" smart dummy" namley, designed to gather data about how the flight might affect human occupants. the crew dragon is now in orbit and will attempt to dock with the international space station tomorrow. if successful, it could mean nasa will use privately blt spacecraft for future m

before that the democratic republic of the congo cut off internet access for 20 days after a contested election. in 2018, 188 full or partial shutdowns of the internet were ordered by governments around the world according to the advocacy group access now. that's up from 75 in 2016. these shutdowns ranged from blocking certain websites or social media sites to full internet blackouts. and it's the crux of the great paradox of the internet today. more and more people all over the world are coming online and that's obviously progress, but governments are increasingly controlling online spaces and the easy optimism about a free and open internet that marks its inception feels a bit misplaced. according to an october report from freedom house, 2018 marked the eighth consecutive year in which internet freedom declined worldwide. now there's been one big exception to the idea of a free internet from the start, china. there the internet always has been a world garden. the 800 million users are protected from the corrupting influences of google, facebook, "the new york times." the authorities

republic of congo is growing. stacey mearns, the ebola response program the international rescue committee joins us now via skype from the democratic republic ofo o. thanks for beint with us. so w it about this particular part of this outbreak. this has been going on since august, that is of concern to you now. >> i think the situation on the ground remains cplex and vry allenging. we're currently at 733 cases with 446 deaths. and the biggest challenge is that this outbreak is occurring at what is a very dynamic and volatile security situation. over the last month inpa icular we've seen election-related unrest and protests.n we've stacks on health facilities and the ebola response and we've se ongoing active conflict and attacks from armed rebel groups, this is directly impacted the response. over the christmas period several agencies including the c had to temporarily suspend programming and evacuate staro. the response we had a ehree to four day compl shutdown of response activities. and we're currently now seei

the democratic republic of the congo's constitnfional court med the election of felix she'sakadie as president today. the court found no evidence of runner-up martin fayulu's claims of fraudnd turned down his request for a vote recount. fayulu called for npron-violent ests against the court ruling but there were no demonstrations today. yesterday, we aired a story out iraq's forgotten war heroes and stated that an estimated 30,000 iraqi soldiers died in the war between 2014- 2017. we should haveaid an estimated 30,000 soldiers died or were wounded in the war during that time period. a catholic school and its diocese apologize for the behavior of some students toward native americans at the lincoln memorial. see our extended conversation about it, including some of your questions on the newshour facebook page.iv >> srean: according to the world bank, one billion people, that's 15% orlf the s population, experience some form of disability, with one-fifth experiencing snicant disabilities. as the population continues to age, this number will rise, and so willno demand for tegy that allo

-u the runnin the democratic republic of the congo's presidential election is s.ficially challenging the resu martin fayulu has filed an appeal in the constitutional court to contest fellow opposition candidate felix tshisekedi's victory. fayulu said yesterday that his camp'sally showed that he won 61% of the votes to tshisekedi 18%. congo's ectoral commission announced that tshisekedi won with 38% of the vote to fayulu's 34%. fayulu's supporters believthat the election was rigged to protect members of former presjoseph kabila's outgoing administration and continue his influence. read about the first-ever openly transgender military recruits on our website at pbs.oshour. >> sreenivasan: yesterday, during a closed door session, the supreme court did not act on the trump administration's request to intervene in the legal fight over the proposed ban on most transgender people serving in the u.s. military. so, the year-and-a-half-long court battle over the ban lifted during the obama administration will continue in lower courts. since president trump attempted to reinstate the ban in 201

voterse democratic republic of the congo will have to wait to learn who won the december 30 presidential eection. the announcement wected to be made today, but officials say that compiling the votes has taken longer than expected. to slow widespread specuvetion, the goment cut internet access throughout the country. the united states deployed troops to protect u.s. embassy employees and facilities in case violence erupts. congo is hoping for its first peaceful transfer of power since the country gained its pendence from belgium in 1960. thousands marched through sudan's capital of khartoum today to demd that president omar al-bashir step down. the demonstrators chanted "freedom, peace, and justice" as rcthey battled security fo. the protests started weeks ago over poor economic conditions, and authorities have since resorted to using curfews, tear gas, stun guns, and l ammunition to break up the demonstrations. at least 40 people have reportedly beeprkilled in the ests. the u.s. military confirmed today that an air strike in yemen on j al-badawi.led jamal he was an al-qaeda operative acc

in the democratic republic of congo several major cities had their internet shut down today as ballots were counted for the long-delayed presidential election. opposition candidates accused the government of trying to prevent social media speculation about election results in the central african country. in the capital city of kinshasa- - an opposition stronghold-- residents worried about the elections' legitimacy. >>'t translated ): i dhink the elections were credible because too many people couldse not vote becf problems with electoral lists. many people did not find their names registered and were told to go many people didn't vote yesterday. id>> nawaz: the current prt, joseph kabila, is stepping down after being in power for 17 years. the election marks tst peaceful, democratic transfer of power sie the country's independence from belgium in 1960. official resul are expected to be announced january 15. back in this countrywall street closed out its worst year in a decade. but stocks ended the day in positive territory, boosted by ins in the technology an retail sectors. the dow jo

it's in the democratic republic of the congo not a terriblnt wed there is risk that it will sped, i'm quite concerned that attention on the world agenda, because these viruses don't pay attention to borders they move very quickly. they kill whole lot more people. >> brennan: you've also been saying there needs to be more attention to the aids crisis, many people we've moved past the crisis point. you're saying, no. >> actually, what is really interesting is that i think a lot of people feel like we've succeeded, we've won that fight. and in part, we've made huge progress. the world joined together and pushed back against this epidemic with great success. now what we're finding is also complacency, we've done that, we don't need to worry about it. there are still a thousand girls and young women being infected every day. >> brennan: a thousand? >> a thousand. and as long as we're moving tig against aids.rus, but if it starts moving faster than we are, we're in real trouble. the world is not paying attention, there have been proposed cuts to the aids budget here in the united states and

an american medical worker just back from the democratic republic of congo, being monitored for possible exposure to the ebola virus. efficient officials emphasize it's just a precaution. so far, the person has shown no signs of the illness. >>> from overseas, a brewing confrontation in paris. thousands have been taking to the streets to protest the government. and tomorrow night, the champs elysees will have holiday celebrations as well as protests. here's jennifer eccleston.eport disorder in paris. protesters taking over the streets once again. but it was in other french cities this time that the yellow vest protests took a violent turn. in toulouse, police firing tear gas. trying to disperse the crowds. in nantes, the clashes getting physical. this person, wheeled away in a stretcher. these social media driven protests were originally over new proposed gas taxes. but french president macron conceded, after protesters vandalized iconic landmarks. fires and tear gas, clouding the champs elysees. turnout at saturday's latest march was a fraction of the hundreds of thousands in paris in p

woodruff: now, we turn to the democratic republic of congo, in central afca. the eastern part of the country has been wracked by decades of instability, and since this past summer, it has been wracked also by a deadly outbreak of the ebola virus. more than 500 cases. as nick schifrin reports, managing this crisis is provi more challenging than any previous outbreak because it's not just a public health challenge-- it is spreading in a warzone. and a warning: images and accounts in this story will upset some viewers. >> reporter: in northeastern congo, the dead are left on dirt roads, and at the grassy edges of remote villages.re familiesargeted, and homes d e burned to the ground, in a conflict that starfore many victims were born. >> ( translated ): they arrived in the village and immediately started shooting, loote shop and setting fire to the shop. they asked me and my aunt to d,me out from under the bend if we refused, they would burn us alive. ( gunfir) >> reporter: for a quarter century this region's residents have fled from armedmist groups, and local m

this crisis spreading beyond the eastn rt of the democratic republic of congo? >> certainly. orytime you have an ebola outbreak, you're wed about it getting into dense citoies r urban areas of that particular current and certainly very concerned about it cross inger into borders. >> quickly in the time we hav left, we've heard the urn basically say that this is going to be an outbreak for at least another six months but possibly it cout worse before it coulttget beer. is that your fear? >> it's definitely ou fear. we think that it will get worse, and it won't be r lack of trying. we're working with all our partners at the table, trying to do their part, but what we dot have in the eastern congo is a political solution. there e between 4 and 100 rebel groups operating in the eastern kong o and we are -- congo, and we r re doing oubest to support the minimu minisy of health, but because of the fighting, we have a tremendous concern and fear that thing will get worse. >> nancy aossey with the international meancal corps, you very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: as

of congo. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. i'm hari sreenivasan.or thanksatching. have a good night. pt ning sponsored by wnet captioned by media acce group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekess is made le by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. ton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. thj.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retireme company. ditional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewee you. thank you. announcer 1: "tastemakers" was fundnded in part by... ♪ announcer 2: what does a craftsperson look like? ♪ announcer 2: is it this? ♪ announcer 2: or this? ♪ announcer 2: or is it this? ♪ announcer 2: is it possible a craftsperson

n t now, an ebola outbreak is aglling people, this time in the democratic republic of congo; more than 200 are confirmed dead, and officials hell it the worst-ever outbreak ination's history. it comes more than two years since the world health organization declared an end to the ebola virus that killed 11,000 people in three west african countries: sierra leone, guinea, and liberia. but the end of that outbreak brought a new struggle for survivors: mental illness. and unlike the response to ttola, this crisis attracts far lesstion. in partnership with the pulitzer center, newshour special correspondent molly knight raskin reports from liberia. >> reporter: here in rural liberia, mentaillnesses are considered a curse. and caring for people who suffer from the most serious hesese illn from depression to schizophrenia, is often left to traditional healers who resort to the oy treatments they know. >> this is an african handcuff. whenever he tries dewith mentally ill patients who is so ag and could hm anybody, as you can seeyou put your foot here,nd he nails it. >> reporter: mental illness

the democratic republic of congo is now facing the worst ebola outbreak in its history. last night, thcountry's health nister said an estimated 198 people he died since august, and there are now 319 confirmed and probable cases.re onse efforts have been complicated by the current conflict in congo, where aid workers have been threatened and attacked by militants. u.n. peacekeepers say they will increase efforts to protect aid workers. the health minister noted that despite the grim figures, more than 27,000 people have been vaccinated against ebola. the death toll fr a suicide bombing at a hotel in somalia is now more than 50 people, including seven terrorists. the attackers stormed the building after detonating multiple car bombs near the hotel's protective wall. al-shabab, the islamic extremist rebel group, claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack. more than 100 people were wounded. captioning sponsored by wnet capytioned media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii

democratic republic of the congo. as we reported in our signature story yesterday, the fighting is preventing medical workers from treating and vaccinating people in the city of beni. the conflict between the rebels and the cgolese army forced aid workers to suspend ebola containment efforts last month. since then, the rate ofew ebola cases has more than doubled in the region. 100,000 florida panhandle residents are still making dund with s, flashlights, and generators in the aftermath of hurricane michael. gulf power which serves several countiayes in the regionthat more than 7,000 utility workers from 15 states are working to restore power. and in north carolina, fema disastviervor assistance teams are continuing to make personisal vits to many towns where homes were damaged and destroyed during hurne florenntce last h. >> sreenivasan: as election day nears, much attention has gone to high profile senate and coressional races. but across the country, voters are also weighmeg in on ballot ures that can bring big chan

beni, in democratic republic of the congo, doctors are treating a new patient. it's a 13-year-old girl who recently tested positive for ebola virus disease. ebola can cause headaches, fever and severe hemorrhaging. without treatment, it's nearly always fatal. so, time is of the essence. >> i'm in the process of helping >> ( translated ): i'm in the process of helping my colleague in the cube regulate the patient's i.v. drip. we areorking together. i can help from the outside. >> reporter: nearby are more patits. janine in the white shirt and her two sisters have been here for three weeks. seven memberof their family e already dead. >> ( translated ed when mother f ebola, we didn't know what it was. we thought she was poisoned. my uncle died, my cousin, my aunt, my mom, my own brother, and my own sister. they all died. r:>> reporte treating janine and other ebola patients is difficult. they need to be closely monitored. doctors and nurses need to be able to help without putting themselves at risk. before this outbreak, most hospitals in this region didn't have fa

ten years ago, anderson cooper traveled to the democratic republic of the congo, where a civil war had become a war against women. the weapon used to destroy them: rape. >> cooper: dr. denis mukwege, a gynecological surgeon, operated on and treated thousands of women who had been victims of sexual violence. all these women have been raped? >> dr. denis mukwege: yeah. >> cooper: they've all been patients of yours? >> dr. mukwege: yeah. >> whitaker: four years ago, in northern iraq, scott pelley reported how isis also used sexual violence as a weapon against women. >> pelley: nadia murad, a young woman from the yazidi religious minority, with her face disguised in fear of retribution, told us how she was forced into sexual slavery by the islamic state. >> ( translated ) nadia murad: isis used local villagers' trucks, started loading up 16 to 20 women at a time and taking us away. >> whitaker: nine days ago, nadia murad and dr. denis mukwegi jointly won the nobel peace prize for their work combating mass rape. i'm bill whitaker. we'll be back next week with another edition of "60 minutes.

thousands of female victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic ofongo mukwege learned of today's news just after he'd finished surgery at t hospital he heads in eaern congo. this longtime advocate for human rights celebrated the achievement with his colleagues and their patients. >> ( translated ): i dedicate this nobel peace prize to the women of all the countries ofun the world d by conflict and confronted by violence every day. dear survivors around the world. i want to tell you that through ris prize the world is listening to you auses indifference. the world refuses to stand immobile before your suffering. t>> brangham: in addition treating victims, mukwege has spoken out publicly against the congolese governwhnt for turning he says is a blind eye to the rampant sexual violence in his country, which has flourised amid congo's decades- long conflicts. many of his patients were brutally gang raped. safi kungwa is one of them. >> ( translated ): my problems started with rebels from rwanda. they grabbed me when i was carrying my twins. my children were holding onto me and my hus

republic of congo while nadia murad has revealed the abuses perpetrated against herself and others by isis and other groups. last year's peace prize went to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. and now this story something missing from today's "the washington post" opinion section. readers will see a large blank space in a spot usually reserved for the thoughts of saudi journalist columnist and author who entered a saudi consulate in istanbul to take care of routine paper work on tuesday afternoon. he has not been heard since. his criticism of saudi arabia's leadership over the past year has surely rankled the crown prince who is leading a campaign to silence dissent. we will be following this closely with our friends at the "the washington post". >> it's so important right now, obviously when you look at press freedom across the globe, it is so important to follow this story closely. i'm glad, so glad "the washington post" did what it did today. made a very powerful statement. the saudis right now are at a pivotal moment in their history. they are at a turning point

the democratic republic of congo has more alleged victims than any other country. it's here my investigation begins. (people speaking indistinctly) almost 20 years ago, u.n. peacekeepers were stationed in the democratic republic of congo amid a bloody civil wa (gfire rattles) in 2004, valerie says, she met a member of the u.n. mission in the city of goma. (valerie speaking): >> navai: didier bourguet was working at the u.n. peaceeping mission in goma, in charge of transport and logistics, earning $7,000 a month. he was 40 at the time. (valerie speaking): va >> navairie says she only told her mother about bourguet, and they never reported it to e u.n. do you know if didier was doing this to anyone else? >> navai: investigators wouldsc later er bourguet paid go-betweens to provide young girls for him. he was arrested by the congolese lice in goma after a sti operation in october 2004,an before beingd over to french authorities and charged with rape. bourguet was not the only u.n.ee emplccused of sexual misconduct. there were 72 allegations of exploitation and abuse i