A year after the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republ of congo, 1800 people have died and neighboring countries are worried the disease may spread. The second night of ic debates is full of sharp attacks, most of them aimed at the front runner, joe biden. Mr. Castro it looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and onof us hasnt. Laura plus, President Trumpre sl tariffs on chinese goods. Four americans already in need, n the trade war is a burdeey just cannot afford. Laura for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. It has been a year since the democratic republic of congo declared an outbreak of the ebola rus. Since then, 2700 people have become infected and 10 have died, making it the worst unoutbreak in the ys history. Neighboring nations are taking more precautions, fearing the disease may spread further. The world health orgization has declared an International Health emergency. Our south africa correspondent anne soy reports.
So, why didnt they activate it . Those stories, plus, selena gomez gets candid about the Health Battle she waged in secret. I needed to get my mind right, be healthy. More of our exclusive interview. A first look at the iphone 10 before it hits stores. And costume foolery. Its time for our annual halloween reveal. And this one will have you seeing stars youll never be able to unsee. Today, tuesday, october 31st, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. So nice to have you with us on a halloween morning. I want to take one good look at you as you used to be before the transformation. Ive been preparing for this moment my whole life. And im ready. Thats what im afraid of. We have a fun morning planned. Well get to that later on. First, lets go to our top story. The fallout from the indictments of the special investigation of the Trump Campaigns alleged ties to russia.
In a moment it will be time for sports day but first lets take a look at what else is coming up tonight on bbc news, in 20 minutes we will talk to the union of senior Civil Servants about the challenges for the Civil Service in implementing the queens speech. After eight oclock we will be live in salford to get an idea on how some of the policies in the queens speech will affect the north of england and 1030 we will look the papers. Well be joined england and 1030 we will look the papers. Well bejoined by the whitehall corresponded from the sun and the news editor of the financial times. Before we go to the sport a brief update on another story breaking in this hour, three people remained trapped after a crane lapsed in crewe. A spokeswoman for the police say they are dealing with the police say they are dealing with the incident. Emergency Services Including hazardous Response Unit from northwest and the driver has been airlifted to safety. Any more on that and we will bring it to you
June, its biggest drop ever on record, as a separate weekly report shows another 1. 4 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. Meanwhile in washington, lawmakers have 24 hours to reach a deal before millions of americans lose federal unemployment and other critical benefits, but thats looking less likely by the hour. Negotiations are at an impasse on capitol hill. The white house admitting they are nowhere close to a deal, and we are live on the ground in hot spots across the country. The situation in the three most populated states, california, texas and florida, getting more dire each marking recordhigh average daily deaths this week. Our team is spread out across the country covering it all. Garrett haake is on capitol hill and jo ling kent on the economic reports as well as and Shannon Pettypiece at the white house. Garrett, where do negotiations stand right now . We know theyre nowhere close but give us an outline of what are some of the sticking points. Report