Health Aug 02 CDC plans to send 'surge' of staff to Africa as two Ebola-infected Americans return for treatment Two American aid workers infected with Ebola in Liberia will be sent back for care at Emory University hospital in Atlanta -- the first time any Ebola patient has been transferred to the U.S. for treatment. Hari Sreenivasan talks to…
Episode Aug 01 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Friday, August 1, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the failed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas after fighting broke shortly after implementation. Also: two Americans infected with Ebola return to the U.S. for treatment, July's jobs report shows good and…
World Aug 01 Why does Hamas deny abducting an Israeli soldier? Israel and Hamas are disputing responsibility for how a three-day cease-fire broke down in just the first few hours, while Hamas is also denying that it captured a missing Israeli soldier. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff…
Economy Aug 01 July jobs boost keeps up recovery progress, but low 'quit rate' tells another story July was the sixth month in a row that the economy expanded by more than 200,000 jobs, with growth in a variety of sectors. But despite the good news, there may be other trends that tell a more troubling story,…
World Aug 01 News Wrap: Investigators find remains of more MH17 victims In our news wrap Friday, a team of 70 international investigators combed through the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, locating some of the remains of as many as 80 victims. Nearby, fighting raged between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian…
World Aug 01 After cease-fire collapses, Israel moves deeper into Gaza to search for missing soldier Fighting between Israel and Hamas escalated again when a planned cease-fire failed within two hours of implementation. Israel’s defense forces spokesman charged Hamas broke the truce when militants attacked Israeli forces while they were dismantling tunnels, and reportedly abducted an…