We are learning more tonight about just how lethal the Ebola Outbreak is, and how much worse it could get. The World Health Organization says that by december, west africa could see as many as 10,000 new infections every week. And right now, its about 1,000 a week. Thats right, john, the death rate in the current outbreak has risen to 70 now. Its currently sweeping across west africa, but nowhere more severe than in liberia. Health workers are particularly at risk because they can be infected from the bodily fluids of the patients or the deceased. This is ground zero. Working for the red cross in liberias capital of monrovia. His job is to remove the bodies of those killed by ebola. The red cross shows him doing his gauges work. He takes bodies from the streets and inside of the homes and takes them to a site. Site. He says he picks upper around 15 bodies a day. But before he does anything, he puts on his personal protective equipment, also known as cpe. And then he uses the buddy syst
Immigration could shift the balance of power. We begin with the warning from World Health Organisation, it predicts west africa could see as many as 10,000 new case, and 70 of the people who contracted ebola died. The total number of deaths reported worldwide reached nearly 4500. One of those cases was in dallas, and now the c. D. C. Is investigating a nurse there, how she was infected. That is where new and disturbing allegations are being raised that the hospital where Thomas Eric Duncan was treated was unprepared to deal with ebola. This is coming from the union that represents registered nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital. What can you tell us . John, this new report from anone nous nurses who say they were close to if not administering Thomas Eric Duncans care is damning. We reached out to the hospital for comment. Id like to share revealing passages from the report. The first says these are nurses asking the highest authority that they have access to for guidance, and r
Please and honor you with our lives. You know our remorse for neglected duties, missed opportunities, and selfish pursuits. Give our lawmakers strength for today and hope for tomorrow. Today, meet the needs of our senators as they confront our dangerous world, providing them with more than human wisdom to accomplish your will. Give them faith to trust that your sovereign providence will prevail in the unfolding events of our world. Remind them that they are never alone, for you will never leave or forsake. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore pleae join me in reciting the pledge f allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid following my remarks and those of the republican leader, if any, the senate will be if a period of morning
Brothers own socalled americans for prosperity organization, or the secretive identity laundering machine known as the donors trust. We dont know how much these groups have actually raised or spent on election activities, but the koch network is expected to spend nearly 300 million on the 2014 midterm elections. The center for Public Integrity reported last week that the Koch Brothers are sponsoring 10 of all ads in Competitive Senate races. Thats more than 43,900 senate ads between january 2013 and last month. Americans for prosperity alone, that Koch Brothers organization, sponsored 27,000 ads. Thats one in every 16 ads in all senate races this cycle. And, of course, those polluterfunded ads make up way more than 10 of just the republican ads. Why is that . Because the focus of this apparatus is on republicans, on buying and coopting the Republican Party as the polluters political instrument. The numbers are staggering. And lets be clear about one thing their intention not to add to
Are proof of this. During a time of war, we ask our troops to give their best even to the point of sacrificing their own lives. When compared against that how much of a sacrifice is it for a president to engage in a possibly contentious debate. How much of a sacrifice is it for a member of congress to debate and vote about whether military action is a good idea . While congressional members face the political costs of debate on military action, our Service Members bear the human costs of those decisions. And if we dhoos avoid debate, avoid accountability, avoid a hard decision, how can we demand that our military willingly sacrifice their very lives . So i await the president s address on the real and significant threat posed by isil with a firm willingness to offer support to a wellcrafted military mission. I believe the American Public and this congress will support such a mission. It is my deepest hope that we have the opportunity to debate and vote on the mission in the halls of co