Tested positive for ebola after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan. We will speak with the copresident of the countrys Largest Nurses Union, national saysurses united, who hospitals have failed to protect workers from the virus. Dallas nurses told them they had to use medical tape to secure openings in their garments, were read they were exposed as they. Ared for a patient protests continued in the southern mexican state of guerrero over the disappearance of 43 students who have been missing for more than two weeks following a Police Ambushed. They will move heaven and earth to find them. We are going to do whatever it takes to find them and we will not rest until we do. We will go to mexico. All that and more coming up. Democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The World Health Organization says 9000 people have now contracted ebola virus. Mostly in west africa with a death rate of 70 . On tuesday, assistant directed general bruce were estimated there could be 10,000 new cases in the coming month. It is 8009 hundred 14 cases is the number today. We will go over 9000 this week. This trend, the number of reported deaths, our 4447 as of this morning. We anticipate the number of cases occurring per week by the time will be somewhere between 5000 and 10,000 the week. It could be higher, could be lower. It will be somewhere in that ballpark. Second Texas Health Care worker has tested positive for ebola in the u. S. After treating the first person diagnosed with the disease here on u. S. Soil. Positiver follows a diagnosis of nina pham, he said to be in good condition. Both treated Thomas Duncan last week. Largec has identified a group of workers involved in his care who may be at risk. The nations Largest Nurses Union, National Nurses united, has accused hospitals of failing to protect workers from the virus. Tuesday, the cdc acknowledges shouldve reacted sooner to the duncan case, saying it could have prevented infections. They also announce the establishment of new units to respond to ebola cases. Today, we will establish a Cdc Ebola Response Team for any hospital anywhere in the country that has a confirmed case of ebola. We will put a team on the ground within hours with some of the world leading experts in how to take care of and protect Health Care Workers from the ebola infection. We will speak with the covice president of the Largest Nurses Union in the u. S. The United Nations continues to warn of a worsening crisis for iraqi civilians displaced by isis advances in iraq. A spokesperson said that 180,000 people had fled one town. After the capture of the town over the weekend, we estimate that 180,000 people have fled from that town. This is located just 180 kilometers from baghdad. The citys residents are mostly sunni but it was also home refuge to a large number of displaced people who fled there from other parts of and bar province. It is an absolute tragedy to see these people uprooted and the iraq that was once home to such people beingy of segregated and pushed away and lumped together. On tuesday, president obama fromith governor ministers various nations. Peeking at Andrews Air Force base, he said the defensive offensive against isis will be a long one. One thing that has emerged from discussions both before i came in during my visit here, is that this will be a longterm campaign. There are not which fixes involved. As with any military effort, there will be days of progress and there are going to be periods of setback, but our coalition is united behind this longterm effort. The Obama Administration says it continues to hold talks with turkey and hosting u. S. Troops in the fight against isis. Susan rice has said turkey would provide its military bases, a claim the turkish government then denied. The White House Press secretary said the talks are ongoing. This issue of military bases in turkey continues to be discussed tween american and turkish officials. At this point there is no formal agreement on that front . This is something that we can continue to discuss. Obama administration has pressured turkey to take a more active role against isis while turkey has requested a buffer zone along the border with syria. The Turkish Military says it acted in retaliation to pkk attacks. The strikes of the first flight, turkey against the pkk, since the truce was reached in 2012. The u. S. Supreme court has overturned key antichoice restrictions that have gutted Abortion Access in texas. A decision by a federal Appeals Court allowed hospitalstyle building requirements to go into effect, shuttering all but eight abortion facilities in texas, which previously had more than 40. Providers reported a massive spike in phone calls and wait times for abortions as women were faced with long travel times to the nearest provider. According to advocates, tuesdays rulings mean thatdays ruling means some locations will be able to open up. The center for reproductive rights said a federal Appeals Court has restored texas is controversial voter id law days after he was struck down. A judge overturned the law last week calling it an unconstitutional poll tax that discriminates against voters of color. On tuesday, a threejudge panel said texas could enforce the law because dropping it would cause confusion. The panel did not rule on whether the law should permanently stand. In hong kong, police in riot gear have launched a crackdown on prodemocracy activists who have been protesting for weeks to demand ridder political freedom. Police used rubber spray and batons arresting 45 people. The protests have been further galvanized by video footage from a local tv broadcaster that shows a group of Plainclothes Police dragging a man behind a building and then beating and kicking him. Hong kongs security chief says the officers have been temporarily removed from current duties. Protesters are vowing to defy the crackdown and continue their call for free elections without intervention from china. In nigeria, demonstrators mark six months and the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by boko haram. On tuesday, dozens of people with the bring back our Girls Campaign rally in the capital. Citizens and we had written the president that week ago, defying him that we were coming to see him, to inquire why our girls are not yet back. It is no longer about dates about what is going on, which we never get any way. There here today to demand immediate and urgent return of our girls. We are angry nigerians. It has taken too long. 183 days today. Sixmonth. An American Military contractor has been killed and another wounded in riyadh, saudi arabia. The two are employees of the subsidiary northrop grumman. The government says it has arrested a suspect who formerly worked with the to the ends. In washington, state Department Spokesperson jen percent the sack he has issued a travel advisory to americans in saudi arabia. We have to adjust our posture when incidences occur. We will take appropriate steps to ensure that all u. S. Mission personnel are safe. We typically issue our embassy is issuing a memo to u. S. Citizens. Says the busht administration concealed the discovery of chemical weapons in iraq that had been developed with u. S. Support in the 1990s and then denied medical care to the Wounded Soldiers involved. 5000troops secretly found chemical warheads, shells, or bombs after the 2003 invasion. All of the weaponry predated 1991, just a year after Saddam Hussein stopped eating a u. S. Ally and incipient of a which help to build his arsenal. At least 17 americans and six iraqi troops were wounded in their handling of the munitions in six separate incidences. The weapons existence was kept from the troops entering those areas and officials deny the victims the care they needed. One soldier talked about his Health Problems as a result of chemical exposure. Residual blisters, trouble breathing. I have a constant headache. I havent not had a headache since 2008. The only thing i can think of his politics. It does not jive with the story they wanted. In addition to raising new questions about the neglect of soldiers health and the bush administrations false pretext for going to war, the disclosure also carries implications for the ongoing crisis in iraq. The Islamic State now controls most of the territory where the chemical weapons were found. Sayissouri, Police Ballistic evidence shows a man fatally shot by police opened fire first. An offduty officer killed Vonderitt Myers after approaching a group that he was standing with on the street. Myer family insists he was unarmed, but only a sandwich. The missouri Highway Patrol says residue tests and ballistic evidence supports the officers claim that myers fired at least three times before the officers shot back. The killing has sparked new protests as demonstrators rally for justice two months after the Fatal Shooting of michael brown. A top labor leader and champion for Public Education in chicago has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Karen lewis, the president of the chicago teachers union, has led the struggle against School Closures and privatization of chicago culminating in a teachers strike that made National Headlines two years ago. Her medical condition will prevent her from running against chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel in next years mayoral elections, a move she had been strongly considering. A recent poll had placed lewis ahead of emmanuel by nine points. In a statement, a spokesperson said the 61yearold union leader has been a longtime advocate of Chicago Public schools and was held up by many as a National Figure in the fight against the privatization of public schools. She has come up against emanuel on numerous occasions, most notably in september 2012, during the future strikes. Those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On juan gonzalez. Welcome to our listeners and viewers around the country and world. We begin by looking at the spread of ebola worldwide, and here in the u. S. On tuesday, the World Health Organization said nearly 9000 people have now contracted the virus, mostly in west africa, and now has a death rate of 70 . They estimated there could be up to 10,000 new cases per week in the coming months, up from a current 1000. This morning, authorities announced a second Health Care Worker at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital has tested positive for the disease after caring for patient Thomas Eric Duncan in dallas. What ithas identified calls a large group of other workers involved in duncans care who could be at risk. This comes as the countrys Largest Nurses Union, National Nurses united, say hospitals have failed to protect workers from the virus. In a Conference Call tuesday, the unions president said nurses at the dallas hospital described how they had to use medical tape to secure openings in their flimsy garments and were worried that their necks and heads were aposed as they cared for patient with explosive diarrhea and projectile vomiting. Burger outlined how the hospital lacked the proper protocol to handle ebola cases. When mr. Thomas eric duncan first came into the hospital, he arrived with a temperature that was tested with an elevated temperature but was sent home. On his return visit to the hospital, he was brought in by ambulance under suspicion from amongst his family he had ebola. Mr. Duncan was left for several hours not in isolation in an area where other patients were present. Subsequently, a Nurse Supervisor arrived and demanded that he be moved to an Isolation Unit. Yet, face resistance from other hospital authorities. Lab specimens from mr. Duncan were sent through the hospital to system without being specifically sealed and handdelivered. The result is that the entire to system, which all the lab saps specimens are sent, was potentially contaminated. There was no advance preparedness on what to do with the patient. There was no protocol, no system. The nurses were asked to call the Infectious Disease department. The Infectious Disease department did not have clear policies to provide either. Initial nurses who interacted with mr. Duncan wore generic gallons used in contact drop isolation front and back, three pairs of gloves with notetaking around the wrist, surgical masks 95 facee option of an n shield. Some supervisors said that even the n95 masks were not necessarily. That was National Nurses united copresident deborah burger. They conducted a survey of 2000 workers in 46 states and found more than 70 said they were not given adequate training about ebola. More than a third said their hospitals lacked supplies and face shields and fluidresistant gowns. Today the union has organized a National Telephone conference timefor 3 00 p. M. Eastern with more than 6400 nurses already registered to participate. Announcedday, the cdc it is setting up an Ebola Response team for hospitals with ebola patients. This is director Thomas Friedman. Bestarting today, we will establishing a Cdc Ebola Response Team for any hospital anywhere in the country that has a confirmed case of ebola. We will put a team on the ground within hours with some of the world leading experts in how to take care of and attacked Health Care Workers from ebola infection. We go to boston where we are joined by Karen Higgins, copresident of National Nurses united. She works as an intensive care unit nurse in boston. N, you are also covering this. Todays column in the new york we are not ready. I participated in the call that was held by National Nurses united late yesterday some of involveds who had been in the dallas hospital where duncan died. They were not identified because the union said they did not want any repercussions on them, and only communicated by email to the union members, but they participated in the phone call and there was an astounding litany of lapses at the hospital that these nurses claim. I am glad that we have Karen Higgins here, the copresident of National Nurses united. About could talk to us how the unions decision to have the press conference and to bring these front line caregivers, to have their voices heard in the National Debate and the press coverage of what is going on with ebola. Themthink we need to bring forward and im glad that they did. I know it was not easy for them to do it because across the country as we heard from dallas we are ready, we can take any patient that comes in. Then the fingerpointing that the nurse must have broken protocol in this is why it had been. No, you were not and are not prepared to take these patients. There is a higherlevel of what these patients require or care as far as protective equipment and training and we did not do it. The concern we have is, dallas hospital,eated in any and especially the vast majority of hospitals in this country who will continue to say they are ready and will put us into the same situation unless we take this on and make sure that everybody is trained in getting the best equipment we can possibly give them. After news emerged that nina pham had contracted ebola, Thomas Friedman said the transmission was the result of a breach in protocol. Occurrednot know what in the care of the index patient, the original patient in dallas. But at some point there was a breach in protocol, and that breach in protocol resulted in this infection. Friedman later apologized for suggesting the nurse was at fault. We have not heard anything from the doctors there. Karen higgins, can you respond . Isunfortunately, everybody trying to not respond, out of fear more than anything. He was wrong to make that statement. It is a system problem, but it is a system that will be a problem unless we do something more to give us a standard of practice. This can be contained. Atlanta contained it. They have not had a breach in any other protocols, no spread of disease. We know it can be done if it is done right. The problem is, as we are ready in every hospital, no they are not. Morenk you will hear even tonight when people are talking about it, a do not feel they are ready, do not have the equipment, and on top of it, i need to be trained. I dont need an email, i dont need a videotape or a memo. I need oneonone training and i need to know when we are removing and putting on this equipment, we are doing it safely, but also t