We begin tonight with the controversy of ebola. Enenenenenenenenen we with know now there may have been probables in terms of how, protective gear, was worn or already removed or the additional procedures, may have impacted potential exposure. I also spoke to governor perry today about making sure that dallas and the state of texas has the resourced that it needed in order to respond effectively if additional workers at the presbyterian are determined in fact to have been exposed and have contracted ebola. They have legitimate concerns in terms of making sure that the federal government is asserting the kind of resources that they need to handle anything there, to make sure that their folks not just presbyterian, potentially over facilities have the training they need. so mike, the president canceled trips two days in a row, and is speaking for the second day in a row, which is going on in the white house. A lot of this there is no question about it. The president had political travel
Protect Health Care Workers on the front line. City streets blocked in hong kong. Hawaii gets soaked but avoids a direct hit from Tropical Storm ana. Another storm poses a threat to europe. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. We have breaking news out of back dad. 17 people are dead after a suicide bombing at a knee i cant mosque. No one has claimed responsibility. It is the 30th bombing across the country this month. Well have a live report in baghdad in a few minutes, but first, the u. S. Is stepping up its efforts to protect kobane, syria, against isil fighters. The u. S. Military has air dropped weapons and medalliccal supplies to the kurds trying to defend the town. Libby casey joins us live from washington. Why did washington decide to help arm the syrian kurds now . The u. S. Said these drops serve both a humanitarian purpose, because u. S. Officials say the kurds under siege in kobane could be slaughtered if isil manages to take control
Front line workers getting the right information to stay safe, and at the heart of the stone, are they getting a handle on ebola before more of it spreads. And america tonight special focus on this modern plague, and the threat to all of us in this hour. As america tonight puts special focus on the questions about the ebola outbreak, it is both fear and fact driving new action to contain the spread of the virus, and to save more people from it. The president brought in his top ebola advisors for a second late evening session, the white house releasing a new fact sheet about how ebola should be handled. Colleagues of the first dallas nurse who became infected while treating another patient, gathered to show support, as she was transferred from that hospital to the bio containment unit. And authorities in ohio and texas are tracking down more people who might have been in contact with the second infected nurse, who is now being treated at emery hospital in atlanta. America ton has delive
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Special focus on this modern plague, and the threat to all of us in this hour. As america tonight puts special focus on the questions about the ebola outbreak, it is both fear and fact driving new action to contain the spread of the virus, and to save more people from it. The president brought in his top ebola advisors for a second late evening session, the white house releasing a new fact sheet about how ebola should be handled. Colleagues of the first dallas nurse who became infected while treating another patient, gathered to show support, as she was transferred from that hospital to the bio containment unit. And authorities in ohio and texas are tracking down more people who might have been in contact with the second infected nurse, who is now being treated at emery hospital in atlanta. America ton has delivered in depth reporting on the facts about ebola from the very first signs this hour, our special focus begins with america tonights sheila mcvicker. One of my main concerns is