Thanks for joining us. We begin this morning with the worsening ebola crisis in africa. More than 700 people have died and the u. S. Now warning against travel to three countries, liberia, guinea and sierra leone. And now two american missionaries battling the disease are flown home for treatment. Abcs preeti arla has been following developments overnight. Reporter the death toll from the largest Ebola Outbreak in history continues to rise. Two americans infected with the virus will be brought back to the u. S. One of them to Emory University in atlanta for treatment in a special isolation unit. The ebola virus in terms of mortality rate right now is at about 64 , and so thats thats good news for us. We feel like thats mom has a chance. Reporter the efforts to control the spread of the virus are ramping up. U. S. Immigration officers and pilots are looking for passengers showing signs of illness. The centers for Disease Control issued its highest alert for travel to the affected countr
Sease alo i vnr er t. He t latce. Igrationff a en onoltsst art ngt infrastructure to handle the response and moreover, they dont have any experience with these kind of outbreaks in the past. Reporter the cdc is sending 50 more specialists to africa. Some of these experts will work at airports to screen passengers before they Board International flights and prevent the virus from spreading to other countries including the u. S. The World Health Organization plans to spend 100 million to help keep the outbreak under control. I would not be surprised if we see isolated cases arrive here because you can be have no symptoms for three weeks after youve been infected but those cases would not spread it around the current. We have good hospitals and good infection control. Reporter the cdc says it could take up to six months to get this outbroke under control. One official calling the fight a marathon, not a sprint. Reena and devin. Okay, preeti arla live in washington, thank you. Frj in break
Everybodys attention. Today, there were some positive signs for the sector which has lagged the overall economy since hitting a speed bump more than a year ago. Single family home fell only slightly in january despite all that snow in the northeast. While supply which has been tight, rose to its highest level since 2010. The pace for sales for december was also revised higher. Tight inventories and a lack of wage growth had been holding housing back but now the labor market seems to be gaining steam and Home Builders gain more traffic. Not just home build ns but Home Improvement retailers. Today, lowes reported better than expected Fourth Quarter results driven by homeowners taking on big and not so big renovation projects. Shares did fall a fraction after the company expressed concern about rising Interest Rates, potentially impacting prose home buyers. Still, the company does expect existing homeowners to continue to invest in projects anhouses. Diana olick now on whats behind the su
Today, there were some positive signs for the sector which has lagged the overall economy since hitting a speed bump more than a year ago. Single family home fell only slightly in january despite all that snow in the northeast. While supply which has been tight, rose to its highest level since 2010. The pace for sales for december was also revised higher. Tight inventories and a lack of wage growth had been holding housing back but now the labor market seems to be gaining steam and Home Builders gain more traffic. Not just Home Builders but Home Improvement retailers. Today, lowes reported better than expected Fourth Quarter results driven by homeowners taking on big and not so big renovation projects. Shares did fall a fraction after the company expressed concern about rising Interest Rates, potentially impacting prose home buyers. Still, the company does expect existing homeowners to continue to invest in projects anhouses. Diana olick now on whats behind the surge in remodelling. Re
Today, there were some positive signs for the sector which has lagged the overall economy since hitting a speed bump more than a year ago. Single family home fell only slightly in january despite all that snow in the northeast. While supply which has been tight, rose to its highest level since 2010. The pace for sales for december was also revised higher. Tight inventories and a lack of wage growth had been holding housing back but now the labor market seems to be gaining steam and Home Builders gain more traffic. Not just Home Builders but Home Improvement retailers. Today, lowes reported better than expected Fourth Quarter results driven by homeowners taking on big and not so big renovation projects. Shares did fall a fraction after the company expressed concern about rising Interest Rates, potentially impacting prose home buyers. Still, the company does expect existing homeowners to continue to invest in projects anhouses. Diana olick now on whats behind the surge in remodelling. Re