To combat the spread of the virus. Reporter its going to be a big week at centers for disease control. They have to finish interviewing more than 500 passengers who rode in planes with the patient in florida who has mers, they have to find out, are they feelingic, are they willing to have a blood test. . I was at cdcs Emergency Operation center where theyre handling the response. A map displays 34 states where the passengers live. We are basically trying to reach everybody. Were administering a short questionnaire here, making sure theyre well. Reporter what kind of questions are you asking . Have you had a fever, higher than 10. 4, have you had a cough . Reporter the passengers arent sick, they didnt have close contact with the mers patient. Most at risk, family members and Health Care Workers. Thats why this box was rushed here, it contains specimens from Health Care Workers who came in contact with the mers patient. That box arrived here at the cdcs viral disease lab. Now, were not
And football under fire. The nfl suspends baltimores ray rice for two games for knocking out his then fiancee, then dragging her from a casino elevator. Lots of folks are now wondering whether the league really takes Domestic Violence seriously. And fathers rights. Moms getting maternity leave. What about paternity leave . Ill talk to the head of the Government Agency that just put out new guidelines designed to help dads get a jump start on fatherhood. Good saturday afternoon to you. Im craig melvin. First, breaking at this hour, in the ongoing deadly clashes between israel and hamas, the Israeli Government has agreed to extend the truce in gaza for four hours, until 5 00 eastern time today. The 12hour humanitarian ceasefire between israeli and hamas was set to expire just about an hour ago. But at this hour, reports are coming in of mortar shells landing in israel. All of this happening as secretary of state john kerry is in paris working toward a more comprehensive peace deal betwee
Im scared too. Sharks, theyre scary. No one wants to get eaten. Oh, yeah, just when you thought it was safe to turn on your television, sharknado 2 hits the small screen in the next week and i will talk with the writer about its cult following. Hello, everyone. Its high noon in the east. 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. New details on a dramatic move by the u. S. Embassy earlier today to evacuate all personnel from the American Embassy in tripoli, libya. Secretary of state kerry spoke about it just a short time ago. So we are suspending our current diplomatic activities at the embassy, not closing, but suspending. We have moved people on ground to trunisia where they will disperse to other places. Im joined by Nbcs Kristen Welker whos covering this from the white house. This is something we were all following with great trepidation, considering the history there. What do we know about the threats that are facing people . U. S. Officials have confirmed that all 1
What the nfl decided, and tonight, why the outrage is growing. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a saturday night. And we do begin with that dramatic operation in libya. The swift action to evacuate all americans at the u. S. Embassy in tripoli. At dawn today, all american personnel, more than 150 of them, were whisked away, including dozens of marines who were working security. Driven in a convoy some 250 miles to tunisia, under heavy military guard from the ground and the air and at sea. The move comes amid fierce fighting between rival militias growing closer to the embassy. And there was a tweet from the American Ambassador in tripoli within the last 24 hours, warning of the nearing violence. The tripoli airport, one of the biggest battlegrounds, shut down now for more than a week. Smoke rising from the planes and equipment destroyed there. We have Team Coverage of the secret mission to get the americans out, beginning with abcs Muhammad Lila in london. Reporte
Last several weeks. The around under repeated shelling, the neighborhood where the embassy is, shelling, violence, rival militias battling it out for control. The government had libya growing increasingly fragile, increasingly unable to control the situation. So this somewhat became inevitable, i suppose. There had been a lot talk about it over the last several days, and they decided finally that the americans really had to get out of the country for a while. The state department is making the point, the embassy is not shut down. They say it is relocated to neighboring countries, that the diplomats will continue to carry on their work, but make no mistake, the complex, the compound, is shuttered and the americans will not be going back until the security situation improves. All righty. Barbara starr, thank you so much. Dig deeper and bring in ed royce, a House Republican from california, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Congressman, good to have you with us. Good mor