In droves. The storm hit virtually all of the nations 83 islands located hundreds of miles off of the coast of australia. Our linda kin candidate has more. This is the sound of wind gusts of up to 200 Miles Per Hour as cyclone pam slammed into the Pacific Island of vanuatu endangering the lives of nearly 250,000 people. Its absolute devastation here. Theres uprooted trees. Roovs have been ripped off everywhere. Roads are blocked. It looks like an absolute it is devastating. Im just driving around where you can drive through because there are a lot of roads that are blocked off. Trees havent just fallen across the road here they have fallen across in some places you barely see over the top. The water is incredibly rough. There are some villages that have just been absolutely decimated. There are local huts which are native thatched roofs and walls as well. Theyve been absolutely blown away. Most of us in the hotel ended up sleeping underneath the facilities in the bathroom. Ive been thr
In syria. Those attacks and continued support of the kurdish fighters on the ground specifically in kobani, now gaining the upper hand in the battle for the key Syrian Border town. Hello, welcome to americas news headquarters. The pentagon says isis has been pouring major resources into the area near the Turkish Border which gives u. S. Pilots some big targets. Meanwhile the general in charge of the u. S. Led effort are tempering expectation saying not to expect overnight success in what the military sees as a Long Term Mission on the road to ultimate victory. Greg is reporting live at the turkey syria border. Greg . Reporter arthel and eric, the latest word from centcom, there have been 25 air strikes in the past 24 hours throughout this region. Two of those air strikes hit in kobani as the fight continues. Our latest word from our contacts is that there have been street battles in the center of the town between terrorists and kurdish militia, exactly where some had said that isis had
Dallas hospital has been downgraded from good to fair after being transferred to the National Institutes of Health Clinical center in maryland. An email from the ceo of Frontier Airlines says this woman, amber vinson, may have been at a more advantaged stage of the illness than first thought when she traveled on Frontier Airlines flights between dallas and cleveland. The email to employees says crew members on the flights are at a very low risk of exposure. And the doctor who treated all three ebola patients in dallas is speaking publicly for the first time talking about how those two nurses caught the virus from Thomas Eric Duncan. Dr. Gary weinstein says, quote, i think these two nurses took care of a critically ill patient at a time when he was not in control of his body fluids. And at a time when the recommendations from the cdc that we were following did not include the full respiratory mask. I dont know that. But thats what one person thinks. Thats me. Joining me now, msnbcs sara
Response initially by local and federal Health Officials to this ebola crisis, and under intense pressure to do something, the president today appointed an ebola czar. Official title, Ebola Response coordinator, his name is ron klain. Hes a lawyer, Democratic Party veteran, former chief of staff to al gore and joe biden. Hes got his work cut out for him as the government makes a push to restore calm. We begin our reporting once again tonight with our national correspondent, kate snow, in dallas. Reporter the announcement at the white house was unexpected. Ron klain will be the administrations ebola czar, a former chief of staff for two Vice President s, but not a medical expert. What we were looking for is not an ebola expert but rather an implementation expert. And thats exactly what ron klain is. Reporter Texas Governor rick perry cut a trip to europe short. Today he called on the president to enact a ban on air travel to the u. S. For countries infected by the ebola outbreak. Air tr