Confirmed the first case of ebola has appeared in the united states. The patient is in the dallas, texas, area. Confirming just moments ago that the man traveled to liberia in west after but was considered healthy when he returned to the u. S. More than a week ago. He returned on the 19th of the september, and arrived on the 20th of september. Had no symptoms when departing liberia or entering this country, but four or five days later around the 24th of september began to deaf symptoms. I have no doubt that we will control this case so it does not spread widely in this country. This case of ebola will be isolated and treated and wont have lasting effects anywhere in the u. S. He does appear confident. In a has been his m. O. Over the past few months as he has come out and talked regularly to the country in the world about ebola. But you know what, after listening to that, i think there are a lot of questions. A significant amount of number one, we did hear that this patient did not com
Its a different location, well get to robert ray and natasha in a couple of moments the reason why i wanted to come to ferguson, i wanted to see this environment, and see what what this city was dealing with for myself. Weve been in ferguson, month, for just a few hours now, but it didnt take long to run into the frustration that youve been seeing on Television Sets in your home and on devices for day. Well show you video. Minutes after we came to this area, the quarter mile stretch of road, the main drag of ferguson, i got to tell you, it only took a matter of minutes, maybe 15 minutes at the moment. Weve been talking to people and generally getting a sense of the people and the community when we heard raised voices. We turned in that direction and what youre seeing now is what we encountered. It was a confrontation between a white motorist and a young black man. The young black man was being interviewed by a film crew of another way, of all places, the world has descended on ferguson
He did not know that he was offering up a divine prophecy at that time. He did not know how his name would be remembered, but were here today remembering the name of Michael Brown. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im michael yves. Youre looking live as family and friends say good buy to Michael Brown. Funeral services are going on for the teen who was killed bay police shooting. Other top stories were following at this hour. Freedom for journalists who had been held in syria for two weeks. And cleaning up after the quake. Napa valley residents assess the damage. More than two weeks after being killed Michael Brown is laid to rest today. Thousands are gathered at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church this afternoon paying their respect to the teenager. He was killed by a Police Officer sparking violent protests. Robert ray is in ferguson, robert, we just heard emotional words from the family. I wonder what is it like where you are . Yes, michael a celebration of life at the church
President obama meets with military leaders of more than 20 countries looking for a new strategy to take on isil. And our series five days in alaska continues to look at the high prices and the wage debate this fall. Good evening, im michael yves in new york. Changing treatment protocols to protect nurses and doctors. This is fears that bobble will spread faster and hit harder than ever before. West africa could see 10,000 new cases per week in less than two months. Currently there are fewer than nine cases. Thomas eric done ca duncan is the first die in the United States from ebola and now his nurse has been infected. What changes will the c dc implement . One of the biggest changes announced today is that theyre going to limit the number of healthcare workers that will go into a room and care for someone who has contracted the ebola virus. Thats pretty new news considering the fact that up to 70 healthcare workers treated Thomas Eric Duncan who is now deceased in dallas. Thats a sign
Contain the border town. Good evening, the first person diagnosed with the ebola virus has died. Thomas erik duncan passed away in dallas success coupling to what a spokesman called an insidious disease. President obama said it will add another layer of protection for our country, and the pentagon said that the military will play an Important Role in the battle against ebola. Well build an infrastructure that does not exist to transport personnel and equip and supplies to deal with these deadly epidemic and disease. The president said there is little margin of error in fighting this disease. What has been the reaction to the news. Reporter doctors here had always cautioned i did speak with a member of the dallas local Ebola Response team who offered the family condolences. In this situation its likely that the organs were just not keeping up with the infection, and its very tragic as to what has happened. Now there will not be an autopsy. Thats coming from the coroner because the body