. >>> after 42 days without a new case liberia declared ebola free >>> plus waiting to return home - we talk to the men of myanmar forced to work as fishermen in indonesia >>> four planes have bombed areas close to yemen's international airport in sanaa. it comes after saudi arabia offered houthi rebels a 5-day ceasefire that could come in effect on tuesday. for now, the heavy fighting continues on the ground including the province of central yemen. a number of houthis were killed as they tried to capture strategic positions. from riyadh mohammad vall reports. >> reporter: this houthi tv channel shows what it says are areas targeted by the houthi. it includes several government buildings in the stronghold of the north. the buildings are used by houthis as arms depots command and control centers. >> translation: these militias escalated the situation, targetting saudi cities. that is why we need to protect the cities and guarantee the safety of saudi and yemenis. >> reporter: the air strikes coming hours after a 5-day ceasefire was offered. >> the ceasefire will begin tuesday, may 12t

liberia has had no ebola cases for 42 days. we cannot say that it's over until we have active cases. so people are extremely happy. it's incredible for everybody. it's the first step when we have a country that is ebola free. people are extremely affected. so they know that they still have to maintain a lot of measures in the country. continue to be very careful avo avoiding things, be careful and continue to have the safe barriers. it's very happy news and people are extremely happy. but they continue to be extremely vigilant as the problem is still in the region. >> it is good that you put that into context again, the fact that, yes, the country has been declared ebola free, but again, you say there are still many measures that people have to take. i'm also curious about neighboring countries. this has been great news for liberia but for neighboring countries, they have not gotten the same news at this point. >> no. unfortunately no. liberia should be an extremely good example and supporter for guinea and sierra leone. to do

what needs to happen inside liberia to ensure that it stays ebola-free? >> sure. i mean education has been at the heart of getting it to the stage it's at now. and people must just keep practicing these same protocols. if someone's sick, don't touch them. and be cautious. and yeah, like you say our work really is just beginning. the economy's really struggled. children aren't able to go to school because families have been torn apart. they can't afford to send their children to school. we worry that the number of street connected children is going to raise enormously. the work is just beginning. >> as you say you work most closely with street children. they have been affected more by ebola along with the elderly. what can be done outside the country and inside the country to help these two sections of society that are most vulnerable? >> i guess my message is really to the world not to feel that ebola's done, just because the medical crisis is in liberia over and hopefully the other countries, but actually keep funding, keep support and keep the attention on helpi

or the world health organisation declared liberia ebola free. now this is a country hardest hit by the outbreak in december 2013. health officials warn against complacency as new cases are reports elsewhere in the region. >> reporter: these students are the picture of health as liberia is declared ebola free. the virus has not been seen in this country for 42 days, twice the incubation period. >> i lost my father to the deadly ebola virus. now i see my country getting back to normal. i'm happy i'll see my friends play, joke, shake hands. things i have not been able to do for six months. >> the people in neighbouring guinea and sierra leone are still dealing with ebola. the world health organisation says both countries reported nine new cases in the last week. that's the lowest weekly total, this year, but it means ebola is spreading. new cases in sierra leone and guinea puts liberians at risk. >> we know that ebola, on the borders, especially with sierra leone, there are a lot of entry points in liberia from sierra leone, and guinea. >> reporter

. >>> relief in liberia as the west african country is finally declared free of ebola. >>> but first, saudi jets bombed areas close to the international airport in the yemeni capital sanaa. this comes a day after the saudis offered the houthis a 5-day ceasefire starting from views, if the rebels stopped targetting saudi villages. no official word from the houthis, for now heavy fighting continues. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: air strikes in yemen, coalition forces striking command centers, ammunition depots, and the homes of top military commanders. sadr province is a military target and civilians are urged to leave the area. saudi arabian army officers say they will implement a 5 day humanitarian ceasefire starting from tuesday, but warn it will only hold if houthis stop targetting saudi villages. >> translation: these militia escalated the situation, targetting the saudi cities. that's why we need to take the cities and and guarantee the safety of saudi and yemeni cities. >> reporter: fighting is escalating across yemen. tribesmen loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi

. >>> relief in liberia, as the west african country is declared free of ebola, and 70 years on russia shows off its military might as it celebrates victory day against the nazis. >>> hello, the saudi-led military circlition staged more than 100 air strikes in the past 24 hours. saudi arabia jets bombed areas close to the airport in sanaa, as well as areas in other provinces. saudi arabians offered a ceasefire, so long as the houthis took part. there has been no response from the houthis as fighting rages on. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: air strikes targetting houthis in sadr province in northern yemen. opposition forces striking command centers, ammunition depots and the homes of top military commanders. sadr province is a military target and civilians are urged to leave the area. saudi arabian army officers say they will implement a 5 day humanitarian ceasefire starting from tuesday, but warn it will only hold if houthis stop targetting saudi villages. >> translation: these militia escalated the situation, targetting the saudi cities. that's why we need to protect the citi

relief in liberia as the west african country is declared free of ebola. and russia shows off its military might as it celebrates its victory day against the nazis. >> the saudi military said that houthi leaders in yemen have nowhere to hide. the saudi-led coalition has staged more than a hundred airstrikes against houthi targets. jets bombed areas close to the international airport in the yemeni capital of sanaa as well as areas of sadaa and other provinces. saudi arabia has offered a five-day cease-fire starting on tuesday so long as the houthis take part. but so far there have been no response by the houthis and the fighting rages on. >> yesterday the coalition forces and saudi forces conducted more than 130 airstrikes which targeted more than 100 areas inland and near the border of yemen and saudi saudi arabia. it also targeted more than 17 leaders. >> we have more now on the night of sustained hair airstrikes on houthi targets. >> reporter: airstrikes targeting houthi in sadaa province in northern yemen. coalition jets have reported to struck ammuniti

and after 42 days without a new case liberia is set to be declared eebl ebola-free. saudi arabia says a proposed ceasefire in yemen is dependent on whether houthi rebels agree to end the fighting. a five day ceasefire will begin on tuesday. mohamed val reports. >> shows areas targeted by saudi led coalition. several government buildings in their northern stronghold of sadaa. coalition says, these buildings are used as houthi arms depots or command and control. >> these areas targeted saudi cities guarantee the safety of saudi and yemeni citizens. >> after saudi arabia offered a five day hume taken ceasefire. >> the ceasefire will begin this tuesday may 12th at 11 p.m subject to renewal if it works out. the requirements are first and foremost that there is a commitment by the houthis and their allies, including ali abdullah saleh and those forces that are loyal to him to abide by the ceasefire. >> provided that the houthi of houthi agree that there will be no bombing no shooting, no movement for military advantage no movement of heavy weapons or others that it's condi

this time western leaders stay away >>> relief for liberia, as they are finally declared free of ebola >>> former egyptian president hosni mubarak and his two sons have been sentenced to three years in prison. they were also fined in a retrial on corruption charges. hosni mubarak and his seconds were in a caged dock wearing suits and sunglasses when the verdict was handed down. they were already sentenced on the charges but an appeal court overturned the verdict >>> saudi jets bombed the international airport in sanaa, a day after the houthis were offered a 5-day ceasefire. no official word from the rebels heavy fighting continues. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: air strikes targetting houthis in sadr province in northern yemen. >> the saudi-led kurdish announced that sadr is a military target and civilians are being urged to leave the area. saudi arabian officers say a 5-day humanitarian ceasefire will be implemented starting from tuesday, but warns it holds it houthis stop targetting saudi villages. >> translation: these militias escalated the situation, targeting saudi cities

liberia was hit hardest, followed by sierra leone and guinea. liberia was affected. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: these students are the picture of health as liberia is declared ebola free. the virus has not been seen in this country for 42 days, twice the incubation period. >> i lost my father to the deadly ebola virus. now i see my country getting back to normal. i'm happy i'll see my friends play, joke, change hands. >> the people in neighbouring guinea and sierra leone are dealing with ebola. the world health organisation says both countries reported nine new cases in the last week. that's the lowest weekly total, but it means ebola is spreading. new cases in sierra leone and guinea puts liberians at risk. . >> we know that ebola, on the borders, especially with sierra leone, the entry points in liberia and sierra leone, and guinea. >> reporter: the disease killed nearly 11,000 people since it was first detected more than a year ago. people with ebola get fevers, diarrhoea and often bleed internally. the virus spreads through bodily fluids and kills half

but in liberia, it is zero. >>> take a look at the timing that it turned into an an epidemic. it was reported in 2013 and, may of forte there were 0 cases and just three months later, it was out of control. it spread through west africa to see aer era will he own and at times there were 1,000 new cases every week. with a massive surge in the capital. by then the world community had joined the fight against the virus and here's a look at new cases reported from january to may of this year, and you can see it's down in liberia no new cases in 7 weeks. >>> now, the story. these students are the picture of health as they are declared ebola free, and it has not been seen for 42 days. >>> i lost my father to this virus and now i see my country getting back to normal. i'm so happy that i will get to see my frequents and play and things i have not been able to do for six months. >>> the people, in guinea, and see era leon are still dealing with it. both reported nine new cases in the last week. that's the lowe west but it means it is still spreading. >>> new cases also puts liberia at

the healer's niece even took the virus 250 miles to monrovia, the capital of liberia. nobody yet knew it, but the outbreak was completely out of control. for more than a month, the government of sierra leone missed the deaths in its border villages. doctors without borders says it tried to get the government to pay attention. but sierra leone had turned for advice to an american company called metabiota, who had a long-standing presence in the country researching tropical diseases. metabiota had no experience in controlling ebola outbreaks. >> i said, "this outbreak will not last more than a few weeks." and that was after we identified the first week. the first two weeks, we said "okay, that's a normal outbreak. we are confident it will be over in two months." >> we were getting advice from metabiota, and complacency set in. what can i say? yes, it was ebola, but the magnitude had not hit us. so we took steps at that time that were advised by metabiota but we never knew that it was going to be so big. >> narrator: the government decided to treat ebola victims at the st

the world health organization says liberia is now ebola free. the country is gone 42 days without any new cases of the virus. more than 4,000 people, you'll remember, in liberia died during a year-long epidemic. elizabeth cohen reported on that issue from liberia last year and has this update. >> reporter: given how horrific things were in liberia, this is a momentous day. i was in liberia this fall and watched as burial teams roamed throughout the country, burying the dead. in toit total 4716 people lost their lives in liberia because of ebola. there were 10,564 days. the liberian people showed ingenuity in dealing with the outbreak. i was at a makeshift hospital where a doctor pretty much on his own was taking care of many ebola patients. >> how did you feel when you were sick. >> reporter: you can see these are some of the people he saved, this young of young ladies. >> also saw where things weren't going so well. outside of hospitals people with ebola stood in line to get a bed. a new hospital opened with great fanfare. but when patients arr

liberia's president says for some survivor, quote the pain and grief will take generations to heel. the out break started in march of last year and since that time has claimed more than 4700 lives in liberia. the the white house congratulated liberia but urged vigilance to prevent another out break. >>> one of the formally conjoined twin girls separated in texas was discharged from the hospital, just in time for mothers day. natalie left texas children's hospital today after doctors declared her healthy enough to leave. national the lee and her sister addaline were separated during a 26 hour surgery back in february. the the family will a stay in houston until she's able to go home as well. it is expect to happen sometime this summer. >>> from homeless to college graduate today was an extra special day for a student from loyola mar mount in california. kenneth chancey proudly walk across the stage to accept his difficult prom a he lived with his father and sister on the streets in l.a.'s skid row for years and then moved in the shelter when he was 15. despite that chancey maintained

asking you not to, call the phone calls trying to sound is not going to be pushed in liberia pushed out. the democratic national commission, she raised some eyebrows by scheduling of fundraiser at the playboy mansion but that was ultimately moved to another location. >> senator elizabeth were fired up democrats today getting arousing speech. the senator rallied the crowd, think she knows she can count on, california governments. and archie to the draft, war and focus on the calm me. >> the country is working for working people, it's working only for those at the top, that's not the american dream, that the american nightmare. >> we are hoping that she did

>> i think that we felt that guinea, sierra leone, liberia, they're so far away. it's not going to bother us. >> not our problem. >> their problem. we're weary of the world. >> right. >> one of the basic lessons of infectious disease is you've got to stop it early, and we blew that and we -- we should have learned that from aids, we should have learned that from cholera in haiti. once they escalate, it becomes infinitely harder to stop. and i think, we're still making that mistake. we -- you know, right now, in west africa, depending on the country, it's -- the number of cases is doubling every two to four weeks. these countries don't have the resources to stop it on its own. liberia's entire electrical capacity is one-third what the dallas cowboys stadium consumes at peak hours. i mean, it's -- it's -- you know, they just don't -- all liberia only had 50 doctors at the outset -- >> yeah. >> -- of this. and so if it is going to be stopped, it's going to be with international help; and if it's not stopped, it is going to spread to other countries in africa and has

what global officials have just said about ebola in liberia. the news at 11 announcer: you're watching abc 7 news at 11:00 on your side. kellye: the world health organization declared liberia free of ebola. the w.h.o. issued the declaration after 42 days without any new cases. that is twice the maximum incubation period for the disease. ebola is blamed for the deaths of at least 4700 people in liberia. a sea of paint descended on the national mall today for the annual susan g. komen race for the cure. abc 7 sponsored the event which raised money for breast cancer education and research. this year's race brought in more than a million dollars. for those who took part it was a day of celebration, resilience, and remembrance. >> very emotional. i lost a great friend this year. kellye: organizers say 15,000 people took part in this year's race. hulk hogan served as the grand marshal. one couple shared a special moment at the finish line of today's race. he proposed to his girlfriend jenna while her mother a breast cancer survivor looked on. if you

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more than 4700 people have died from ebola in liberia alone. an ebola survivor who was declared completely free of the disease was stunned to learn the virus was still living in his eye. he spoke to anderson cooper about how he found out. >> as the disease progressed i began to have problems with my vision. as my sight started to go bad it became clear it was a different animal. whatever was unleashed in my eye was not going away quickly. one morning as this progress evolved i woke up and realized my blue eye was bright green. this was a surprise. immediately concerned that i had been or i was at risk of transmitting to family members and friends. >> it begs the question, how could the virus be lurking in his eye if he was supposedly completely free from ebola in dr. sanjay gupta explains. >> first question a lot of people asking is how could this virus survive in his eye even though he was declared ebola free? what the doctors typically are saying by that is when they have checked the blood over a couple of days. they check et once and wait a

. >> mostly in liberia, sierra leone and guinea. but cases have been steadily declining since the peak and tomorrow liberia the hardest hit country is expected to declare itself ebola-free. >> while that is good news survivors in west africa have been declaring eye problems on and off. and the other thing that is unclear as i hinted in my report there, why crozier's eye improved on its own why it his immune system kicked in. >> why it went back to its original color. >> exactly. >> abdul, always good to see you. what does this tell us, that ebola is much harder to fully eradicate from the body than we otherwise thought? >> yes, it suggests to us that some of what we call these immune privileged parts of the body may in fact be seeded with ebola when somebody's somebody's infected, and while ebola can get into these compart it fess terse and causes an eye infection as we saw in the doctor, and perhaps stay in the testes and be ejack lated in the semen. even when the blood is cleared. >> seems that the ebola was in one eyeball and joh

sierra leone, liberia and guinea had never experienced a widespread epidemic of this kind. moreover the public health infrastructure presented challenges. a lack of trained medical professionals was a critical problem. for example, before the epidemic started cia reported that for every doctor in liberia, there were 100,000 patients. in the u.s. that ratio's roughly 242 doctors for every 100,000 patients. the affected preponderancelations were large -- populations were large, mobile and urban. local funeral customs included prolonged exposure to the infected deceased personnel. in responding there's a limited -- very limited -- incentive for private industry the proactively develop response tools whether they're diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines or other related equipment. even with therapeutics and vaccines in development, largely with support from are the u.s. government, the path to fda approval is somewhat unclear. and no mass production capability more these materials is readily available. and in the response dod did not lead the response. we were part of massive who

while liberia was able to declare it had eradicated it earlier this month sierra leone has seen a recent jump in new cases. our reporters caught up with an ebola survivor who has now joined the fight to stop the virus from wreaking further havoc. >> he is fearless in the face of ebola. having had and recovered from the deadly virus herself she now visits areas affected by the virus several times a week. the main emphasis here is on prevention. regular hand washing is one simple message she is trying to get across to people. temperature checks are also essential. anyone with the temperature over 38 degrees is sent straight to hospital. sierra leone's capital district is high known for a high crime rate and poor living standards perfect for the spread of ebola. i come here every day and ask people what happened and why they have been quarantined. she will visit three houses today and have contact with ebola patients. the residents are under quarantine. haja is the only volunteer on her team who has had ebola. it means if she gives advice people listen. her messages have helped and we have

then we stopped for a day in liberia, pause because four people from our health access program were there the whole time through the ebola epidemic. they never left, and by the grace of god, they were never infected. but they worked on the front line. i'm really proud of them. ( applause ) so i wanted to help them-- we looked at our programs in the first two countries and then we talked about what's going to happen now in liberia and how they need to build a health care system so they can manage this and they'll never have an epidemic again. and then we went to morocco for a meeting of the clinton global initiative for africa and the middle east. the whole trip was fascinating. put i love going there and i love seeing people make something out of nothing. i met a woman in tanzania who came to a vaccine clinic that we helped to stock. and you have to refrigerate vaccines. and it was way out in the country. the woman still had to walk 12 miles with her six-month-old baby just to get there. but it was the first time she'd ever been able to do that. and then i met some farmers in tanzania, in

. >>> people living in liberia are struggling to rebuild their lives after their country was declared ebola free. the disease claimed more than 4,700 victims in the west african nation and tore apart families. now many of the survivors face a long journey trying to pick up the pieces. nhk world reports from the capital, monrovia. >> reporter: the official declaration that the ebola outbreak was over made by the world health organization brought joy to the people of liberia. the number of deaths by the deadly virus was by far the most of any nation. liberian president ellen johnson thanked the world for helping put an end to the epidemic. but even though the country is now ebola free the impact can still be felt in every corner of society. this was one of the treatment centers for ebola patients. at one point, there were a few hundred patients receiving treatment here. now the government has closed it. officials will keep the center for now. they say they will use it if another outbreak occurs. but many who survived infection with ebola are now suffering from aftereffects of the diseas

the world health organization says liberia is free of ebola. the announcement came yesterday after 42 days without a new case in the west african country. the outbreak peaked between august and september of last year and claimed more than 4,700 lives in liberia. >>> hundreds of migrants arrived in italy after being rescued from the mediterranean sea. 200 ships two ships dropped off nearly 400 of those people. just last month, more than 800 might rapts sranthtrants died during a ship wreck in the mediterranean. >>> the pontiff helped to renew diplomatic ties between the u.s. and cuba so after this morning's private meeting, castro told reporters that he thanked the pope for what he did. pope francis will visit cuba in september before his u.s. trip and his stop in philadelphia. you can count on nbc 10 to bring you updates as the papal visit gets closer. you can receive alerts delivered right to your smartphone or tablet with the nbc 10 news app. >>> a police officer killed when a driver going the wrong way hit his patrol car has been laid to res

the world health organization says liberia is free of ebola. the announcement came yesterday after 42 days without a new case in the west african country. the outbreak peaked between august and october of last year and claimed more than 4,700 lives this liberia. >>> today, churches in the diocese of camden are calling on parishioners to donate supplies for earthquake relief efforts in nepal. it's been just over two weeks since the quake hit, killing more than 7,900 people and damaging more than half a million buildings. the most needed items are blankets, water, food and medical supplies. as nepal struggles to recover from the devastating quake, we have news from our delaware bureau about some volunteers from the first state who are traveling there to ate. nbc 10 caught up with a few members of the delaware medical relief team before they boarded their flight at philadelphia international airport yesterday. they will treat those in need at two locations near kathmandu. with them they're bringing food, water, and medicine. >> the main problem th

ebola clinic is closed in liberia. this comes after nearly all of the u.s. troops fighting that virus were withdrawn in february. that's because there was a sharp decline in the number of victims. right now liberia is conducting a 42-day countdown to be officially ebola free. >>> well voters in new jersey appear to have made up their minds about embattled senator robert menendez. their verdict, guilty as charged. a new poll finds that more than half of the people surveyed believe menendez is guilty of corruption. 28% say it's very likely he's guilty. last month a federal grand jury indicted menendez and a friend on corruption charges. he's accused of accepting nearly $1 million in bribes in exchange for political favors. >>> just about 5:16. another candidate has thrown his hat into the ring officially in the decision 2016 presidential race. vermont independent senator bernie sanders announced yesterday he'll make the run for the white house as a democrat. he joins hillary clinton in a race in which she is the heavy favorite. sanders kicked off his campaign

liberia paid a heavy price in the ebola outbreak there were more than 3,000 confirmed ebola cases in the country. 7400 suspected cases, and more than 4700 estimated deaths of those 189 were healthcare workers. >> after nine months. [ inaudible ] the feeling it's hard to describe. largely emotional. it's hard to think. it's hard to breathe. >> doctor say many of those became ill with ebola are still facing serious complications from the disease. those include eye troubles, debilitating joint and muscle pains, fatigue and also hearing loss. >>> today russia bought 70 years as a victory over nazi germany with a massive military parade. many leaders from asia, africa and latin america were in attendance. the many western powers did not send representatives to protest of russia's alleged military involvement in ukraine. putin paid tribute to those who died in the conflict and not the concentration camps before holding a moment of silence. or than 26 million people in the former soviet union died during world war ii. >>> the six baltimore police officers charged in connection with the deat

ebola killed almost 5,000 people in liberia. but there are still new cases just across the border in syria leone and guinea. >>> north korea claiming it test fired a secret ballistic missile from a submarine. the operation increasing tensions with south korea which confirms the launch. the state department spokesman telling fox news that the u.s. is aware of the firing, adding it would be, quote clear violation of multiple u.n. security resolutions. the "wall street journal" reporting that leader kim jong-un personally ove the whole thing. >>> isis now claiming responsibility for a deadly jail break in iraq. at least 40 inmates escaped from a prison in eastern iraq. that followed a riot there that reportedly killed at least six police officers and 30 prisoners. an iraqi official saying some of those escapees were wanted on terrorism charges. isis had described that jail break as a quote coordinated operation. >>> the controversy surrounding hillary clinton not going away as the former secretary of state faces mounting pressure t

word from the world health organization that liberia is now officially free of ebola. the report touched off celebratory dancing today in the capital city of monrovia. liberia has now gone 42 days without a new case of ebola being detected-- twice the length of the incubation period. nearly 5,000 of the 11,000 who died of the disease since march of 2014 were liberian. the disease is still present in the neighboring countries of sierra leone and guinea. a weapons breakthrough for north korea. the country announced today that it successfully test-launched a ballistic missile from a submarine for the first time. official photos show the country's leader, kim jong un, observing the underwater launch from the deck of a ship. security experts warn that missiles launched underwater are more difficult to detect than those launched from land. syria's chemical weapons program was apparently more extensive than the assad regime let on. diplomatic sources quoted by reuters say traces of sarin and vx nerve agent were discovered at a military research site that had not been disclose

. >>> a welcome announcement in liberia as they were declared three of ebola. some health care workers sang after hearing the news while others cried. liberia paid a heavy price in the outbreak with over 4700 deaths from the disease. >> after nine and a half months of fighting this disease, the feelings are hard to describe. largely emotional, it's hard to think, it's hard to breathe. >> doctors say many of the those who become ill are still facing serious complications from the disease that include eye problems, debilitating joint and muscle pain, as well as deep fatigue, and hearing loss. >>> today russia marked 70 years since the victory over nazi germany with a massive parade. many world leaders were in attendance, but many western powers didn't send representatives in protest of russia's alleged military involvement in ukraine. putin paid tribute to those that died in the conflict and in concentration camps before holding a moment of silence. more than 26 million people in the former soviet union died in world war ii. >>> and the the first stage of the men

the ebola outbreak in liberia has officially been declared over. the world health organization says liberia has gone 42 days without a new ebola case, the threshold for deeming the outbreak at an end. war than 4700 people were killed in liberia the most of any , country. some 300 to new cases were being 400 reported each week during the outbreak's peak last year. the two other countries worst hit by the outbreak, guinea and sierra leonne, continue to report new cases, but at their lowest levels this year so far. rival militias in the central african republic have reached a peace deal with the government after two years of fighting. the country has faced a crisis since march 2013 when muslim sÉlÉka rebels seized power sparking a backlash from christian armed groups. thousands have died and nearly a million have been displaced. the peace accord calls on the 10 main militias to disarm, integrate into the military, and potentially face charges of war crimes. president obama was greeted with protests against the proposed keystone xl pipeline on friday

liberia now free of ebola. the african nation has not seen any new cases for 43 days, the maximum incubation period for the deadly disease. at the hofstra north shore lij school of medicine and a member of the fox news team we are so glad to have you here. >> thank you, uma. >> the world news organization has declared liberia ebola free is a huge move forward. it's a huge stand. >> 14 months after we first heard information about this oobl virus, we're getting great news. it's time for people to celebrate but still be vigilant. it only takes one case to change the statistics. clearly the other two countries are being affected by this. we see more ebola in there. this is a great achievement. it shows us how the world has come together with all the doctors without borders and the entire national international doctors coming together to stop this virus. as a result of this we still lost about 11,000 people. 200 health care workers died as a result of this virus. but today, world health news is announcing a very go

more than 4700 people died during the crisis in liberia alone. the outbreak hit that west african nation the who are hardest. the president called on authorityies to renew their efforts to oar rather indicate the deadly virus in neighboring guinea and sierra leone. >>> back here in the us nebraska prison back under state control after a prison riot kills two inmates and injures two others. authorities at the correctional institution say a riot broke out sunday afternoon. officers were not able to take back control of that prison until early yesterday morning. they found two inmates dead inside a housing complex and a second inmate hurt from rubber bullets. president obama is getting support from republicans on a potential trade deal but finding himself at odds with members of his own party. today all but one democrat in the senate voted to block his request for fast track trade authority. the bill would essentially allow president obama to present trade agreements that congress could reject or ratify. republicans and other supporters say it would

but i do have some familiarity with what is going on in africa right now, in liberia, because i have had many opportunities to speak with those who were at one time in favor of colonization, as i was. and there continues to be intercourse between the tribal groups around liberia with any -- and many of them are the mohammed and -- mohammedan nations, who trade in these poor black victims with other black tribes in africa. now, of course, before some of the international barriers were enforced against the slave trades, and which the united states finally joined, european powers were participating as well. and there are still -- we have had in the last four years some that are participating in legally in the slave trade. but it is a multifaceted trade and it has gone back for eons. the children of israel were slaves in egypt, as we all recall. how about this young soul back here in the glacier? -- the gray shirt. speak loudly. >> where did you learn how to write? lincoln: back when i was in the log cabin, i would see the letters in the book and get a stick and draw on the dirt floor of

the officials confirm he has lasso fever and was flown from liberia from morocco to jfk if new york. it's most common in nigeria and liberia and sierra leone unlike ebola the risk of dying is much lower and there is no risk to the general public, and they are trying to loebt people that may have had contact with the man, he flew on may 17th the next day he went to the hospital feeling tired with a fever and sore throat but did not say he was travelled to west africa and then his symptoms got worse and he was admitted to the hospital and the cdc confirmed lasso fever yesterday but the man did not survive, the virus is spread by rodents, there was a case in new jersey in 2004, the victim then was in trenton, there is no word of where in new jersey this patient was from or what hospital he visited but we expect to learn more information in the coming days. >>> in other news today this is a common sight people walking and texting at the same time a new stud yes shows the number of people getting hurt while walking and texting and talking on the phone doubled from 2005 to 2010, and the nu

but i do have some familiarity with what is going on in africa right now, in liberia, because i have had many opportunities to speak with those who were at one time in favor of colonization, as i was. and there continues to be intercourse between the tribal groups around liberia with any -- and many of them are the mohammedan nations, who trade in these poor black victims with other black tribes in africa. now, of course, before some of the international barriers were enforced against the slave trades, and which the united states finally joined, european powers were participating as well. and there are still -- we have had in the last four years some that are participating in illegally from this country in the slave trade. but it is a multifaceted trade and it has gone back for eons. the children of israel were slaves in egypt, as we all recall. how about this young soul back here in the gray shirt? speak loudly. >> where did you learn how to write? lincoln: back when i was in the log cabin, i would see the letters in the book and get a stick and draw on the dirt floor of our little

relief in liberia as the west african country is declared free of ebola. and russia shows off its military might as it

he flew from liberia to morocco to jfk to new york then went to the hospital two different times in new jersey help died last night. public health workers are creating a list of people who had contact with him. the cdc says the infectious disease is rarely seen in the u.s. outside right now, plenty of sunshine in washington but rain showers across the mountains of virginia and west virginia along and to wet of interstate 81 la ray, shenandoah counties stanton, harrisonburg. showers drifting to the north and east. rain chances increase towards front royal, have your umbrella ready to go. warm and humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms western sides of the metro by 4:00 5:00. around town there will be a possibility of a shower between 5:00 and 8:00 this evening. you may want the umbrella ready to go. rain chances today highest towards shenandoah valley and i-81. seven-day forecast minutes away. >>> maryland governor larry hogan departs for a 12-day trip to asia to strengthen maryland's economic ties to the region. hogan says one of his goals to persuade koreano offer services to bwi.

the world health organization says liberia is ebola free. the announcement came after 42 days without an outbreak in the country. the disease claimed medicine 4,700 lives in liberia. >>> hundreds of migrants have arrived in italy after being rescued from the mediterranean sea. two ships dropped off more than 400 of those migrants tlrng. number of people risking the journey from north africa has risen in recent weeks. in fact, last month, more than 800 migrants died during a ship wreck in the mediterranean. >>> back here in the u.s. a police officer killed when a driver going the wrong way hit his patrol car has been laid to rest in western pennsylvania. quite a showing. fellow officers remembered the police officer. hundreds of residents, colleagues, and police from other communities lined the streets or took part in the funeral procession. fire and rescue teams also paid tribute to his service as a volunteer firefighter. >>> in indiana this weekend, a state trooper camed to the rescue of an animal in need. take a look at these photos. the t

the 55 -year-old man is said to have gotten more traveling to liberia's. return on may 17 many at jfk one day after landing he checked himself into a new jersey hospital. we don't know we don't know which hospital but he reportedly had a sore throat and fever fatigue. a hospital is said to have asked for his travel history and he chose not to reveal he went to west africa. bill: why are we not being told who he is and where he is? >> well, i don't know. we know this person's name. why don't we know as much about this person's history and why don't we know which hospital. i wasn't really given too much information. i can tell you that i spoke to one dr. here who said that this should absolutely be public knowledge. everyone should be taking their own precautions. this is deadly at the end of the day. >> the public should be aware of this so that we can decide what to do. bill: described as a close cousin. bill: i guess i guess the question is why the secrecy? if it is fatally -- >> the secrecy in some ways makes sense. maybe the family hasn't been informed.