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Nurse with ebola. Its the first known case of the disease being contracted in the united states. She treated the liberia man who died from the virus last week. Another person who came into close contact with the Health Care Worker has been placed in isolation. Brian webb reports. Reporter a hospital worker treating ebola patient Thomas Duncan was infected with the virus while wearing a mavgs gown, gloves, and other protective clothing. If this individual was exposed, which they were, it is possible that other vims were exposed. Reporter Health Officials believe the workers somehow breached protocol and theyre trying to determine exactly what happened. One of the areas we look at closely are things like how you take off the gear that might be infected or contaminated. Reporter the name of the female patient has not b ....
The man. Reporter what was supposed to be a day of fun turned into a tragedy. Rodeo beach is shallow then dropped off. With churning current along the rocks. Firing at noon two men were swept away, one survived taken to the hospital. Hyperthermic from the cold water but other wise okay. He looked like he had been in the water for a while. His clothes were soaked. Reporter the man was tired after being tossed in the surf for an hour. He was cold, he was a little out of it. Reporter a life guard crew pulled the other man. He was unconscious and could not be revived. His fishing wader were found full of water. They may have weighed him down. Its not surprising. We try to keep our distance is scary. Reporter surfers and swimmers will attempt to wade the waves. Sneaker waves are very common this time of year always theyre not intending to get in the water. Reporter the men realized fishing was a bad idea. They were leaving, thats what the one survivor said. And the waves were coming too big ....
The World Health Organization said that more than 5,000 people are thought to have died from the Ebola Outbreak in west africa. But first Kurdish Forces battling isil in the syrian town of kobane are being boosted now by more fighters. Dozens of peshmerga fighters are on the way to the border town. There is a contingent of rebels joining the fight. Reporter for the turks its an unprecedented sight. Armed peshmerga fighters being escorted through turkey by a convoy. This is iraqi peshmerga on their way to do battle in syria. Theyre allowing 150 fighters to transit its territory after the pressure to do more to stop the town falling to isil. Isil has been in conflict with turkey kurdish, and see syrian kurds as no different but iraqi iturkey are allowing them through. Peshmerga will enter syria, and it has been ....
Were live on the ground in iraq with the latest. A big cleanup is underway in the northwest, tens of thousands without power following a windstorm. Could another round of extreme weather be on the way . Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im del walters. Im stephanie sy. There are several reports this morning that a 5yearold boy is being observed for ebola type symptoms at Bellevue Hospital here in new york. The child reportedly just returned from west africa and does have a high fever. The white house is warning of the unintended consequences of mandatory quarantines. Three states, new york, new jersey and illinois all planning to isolate Health Care Workers returning to the u. S. Who had contact with ebola patients in africa. New york governor backing away from the plan. Chris christie said hes sti ....
Gia soriano suffered a head wound during the attack on friday. She died last knight. Three other students remained hospitalized, two in critt well can. We have learned the victim who was killed on friday has been identified as zoe galasso. So far investigators have not released a motive as to why Jaylen Fryberg opened fire. Nbcs brian mooar has the latest. Reporter in a Washington StateCommunity Shaken by violence, it was a day of prayer for the victims of this past weeks school shooting. This is going to take time to process. For some it is going to take longer than others. A lot of questions arent answered. And just dont know why. Reporter police know what happened but the motivation remains unclear. A fight and a breakup, possible clues. Fryberg was described as popular, a homecoming prince just weeks before frid ....