>> tonight, c.d.c. on the tarmac. health officials board a plane at newark airport to check a sick passenger and caution other passengers about possible exposure to ebola. while ebola patient in texas is now listed in critical condition. we have coverage from vicente arenas in newark and manuel bojorquez in dallas. the parents of an american hostage make a public plea to isis. >> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> charlie d'agata has the latest on rewa rewaa peter kasi, threatened with death by isis. should a u.s. marine suffering from p.t.s.d. remain in prison in mexico? carter evans on the stepped-up pressure to win his release. ♪ it's the best to be a princess

♪ >> and puppets on stage. vinita nair shows us how one public library is hoping to bring kids into the reading room. >> it's about the children. it's about the mission of the library. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening. i'm michelle miller. anxious moments at newark's airport this afternoon. officials boarded a united flight from brusselss in response to a report of a sick passenger. more than 200 other passengers were allowed to leave the plane after the sick man was taken to a hospital for evaluation. also this afternoon, a turn for the worse for the ebola patient in texas. we begin with vicente arenas at newark airport. >> reporter: terminal b at newark international airport was the site of the latest ebola scare. c.d.c. teams met united flight 988 after it landed from

brusselss with reports of a man vomiting on board. the sick passenger was taken to university hospital in newark where he's under observation. after about two hours, c.d.c. officials determined he was not contagious and allowed his fellow passengers to leave the plane, but each of them was given instructions on how to identify ebola symptoms. dane west of new jersey was coming home from a business trip. >> we were halfway through customs, and we were all told, "get out of line. go off to the side." and we just waited another hour, hour and a half. >> reporter: c.d.c. officials have plans in place for situations like this. newark airport is one of 18 nationwide with c.d.c. quarantine stations. there are two others at border crossings. crossings. >> c.d.c., miami quarantine. >> reporter: this is have from the centers for disease control of its quarantine station at miami's airport. if an incoming flight reports an ill passenger or crew, aing health officer uses a "go" bag

to meet the flight, screening the passenger in an isolation area. today dr. tom frieden, director of the cd, said his agency updated guidelinelines to airlie crews on how to handle sick passengers in flight until the c.d.c. crew can meet the plane on the tarmac. >> if individuals or shipments have any concern they may be infectious, or if there's illness. >> reporter: and word now from university hospital here in newark that the sick passenger's symptoms are not related to ebola. his daughter is showing no signs of illness. and, michelle, both passengers have now been released from the hospital. >> vicente arenas at newark liberty international. thank you. the ebola patient in texas also flew into the u.s. west africa have a brussels, and tonight hospital officials say he is in critical condition in the face of criticism of the way his case has been handled, authorities are now working to prove that they are up to the challenge.

manuel bojorquez reports from dallas. >> reporter: doctors at texas health presbyterian hospital say thomas duncan is now critically ill. he's been in an isolation unit for six days. the news comes as fors here try to reassure the public after a series of missteps. late yesterday, the four others who were quarantined in the apartment were escorted to a more secure location. officials apologized for not moving them sooner. dallas county judge clay jenkins tried to calm fears. >> i'm wearing the same shirt i was when i was in the car with that family. if there were any risk, i would not expose myself or my family to that risk. >> reporter: it took three days after the diagnosis for officials to bring in a hazmat crew to decontaminate the apartment. is and duncan may have put more people at risk of infection for two days after his first symptoms since he was initially released by the hospital. officials there first blamed a

flaw in communication within their electronic records system. now, they say there was no flaw, and the medical team had access to information that he had come from west africa but would not elaborate on why duncan was released. thomas frieden is director of the centers for disease control and prevention. >> the arrival of the first ebola patient in the u.s. has really increased attention to what health workers need to do in this country to be alert. >> reporter: now a team of health workers are monitoring nearly 50 people in dallas who may have had contact with the patient. officials emphasize the virus is not spread through the air but only by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. michelle, they believe nine people had close contact with duncan but say so far none has shown symptoms. >> manuel bojorquez, thank you. the death of a child in new jersey has renewed fears about entero virus, which has spiked around the country the last two

months. the symptoms of the disease are similar to other types of illness and as mark albert reports, officials are urging caution. >> continue to be safe. >> reporter: the mayor of hamilton township, new jersey, tried to calm fears after confirmation the highly contagious enterovirus d68 had indeed caused the death of a four-year-old boy here. >> the only thing we can do is continue with the prevention efforts that are already in place, such as washing our hands, being vigilant with noticing symptoms. >> reporter: crews at the child's elementary school began disinfecting the preschooler's classroom after he became ill and died a week ago thursday. enterovirus had not been confirmed as the cause of death until now. so far this year, 538 people have contracted enterovirus in 43 state. four people have died. several children with

enterovirus have reported paralysis. it's not clear, though, if it was caused by the virus. its symptoms include fever, coughing, sneezing, occasionally a rash, and for some children, difficulty breathing and asthma attacks. >> it's the last two, the difficulty breathing and the asthma attacks, that should really get the child to a doctor pronto. >> reporter: dr. william schaffner is an infectious disease specialist at vanderbilt university. >> if children get an illness and infection and have underlying medical conditions that make them more frail, it's the urntd lying medical condition that will determine the outcome. the vast majority of these children are doing perfectly well. >> reporter: the mayor there says the boy's name was ely and his personality leapt off the page. he has two siblings and both parents are educators. the school district is inviting parents to a meeting tomorrow night. there is no vaccine for the virus. and another child who goes to the same school as ely is now being tested for the virus.

michelle. >> mark albert, thank you. a day after isis released a video of the beheading of british hostage alan henning, the parents of an american hostage are making a video appeal for their son's release. charlie d'agata in london has more on the desperate effort to spare a fifth western hostage from execution. >> reporter: isis militants say he's next, 26-year-old american peter kasig, to changed his name to abdul rahman while in captivity after converting to islam. >> my name is ed casing, and this is my wife, paula. >> reporter: today from indianapolis, his parents pleaded for isis to spare their son. >> our hearts ache for you to be granted your freedom so we can hug you again and then set you free to continue the life you have chosen, the life of service to those in greatest need. we implore those who are holding

you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> reporter: an army ranger who served in iraq, kasig was captured in syria last october while working with the aid agency he'd founded. his web site shows him helping war wounded and providing medical training to residents. british aid worker alan henning went to syria to help victims of the savage war, too, but the 47-year-old taxi driver's journey came to a brutal end at the blade of an isis militant. >> his blood is on the hands of the british parliament. >> reporter: today, british prime minister david cameron called the beheading senseless and ruthless. >> anyone in any doubt about this organization can now see how truly repulsive it is and barbaric it is as an organization. >> reporter: the prime minister vowed to use all available means to hunt down those responsible and to help the remaining hostages.

how exactly is another question, and, michelle, isis has threatened that the american00, kasig, will be executed, too, if the u.s. and its allies keep launching airstrikes. >> charlie d'agata in london, thank you. a delegation of top north korean fors traveled to south korea today for the first high-level talks between the two rival nations in five years. the two sides made no major announcements but did agree to hold another round of of talks later this month. police in hong kong arrested 19 people during a night of brawls that pitted government supporters against pro-democracy demonstrators. in the wake of the violence, protest leaders have called off talks say police did not protect them. seth doane is there. >> reporter: police tried to separate pro-democracy demonstrators from angry groups fed up with blocked road roads d sealed off neighborhoods. there lao, has had enough with

occupy it central. "they are university professors. all are well educated but we are just ordinary people," he said. "tell me, what are they doing here? what a mess." protesters are pushing for the right to elect's leader who is not preapproved by beijing. tonight, they remain defiant and determined, holding one of their biggesteral rallies so far. >> what are you seeing in hong kong tonight? it's the purest form of courage that you will ever see on this planet. ( cheers and applause ). >> reporter: tucked into the only place they could sit and listen, we met teachers lillian and joan. we asked about the clashes and canceled talks between protesters and the government. where do you see this movement going? >> we really don't know.

with this government, you can never tell. >> if they silence us now, it doesn't mean that in the future it's not going to come back again. >> reporter: hong kong's top leader went on tv tonight to urge protesters to clear roads by monday. some schools and government offices could reopen. he vowed to use all action necessary. seth doane, cbs news, hong kong. >> a former ruler of haiti known for the brutality of his regime has died. kristine johnson claude "baby bok" duvall yay took power at 19 after the death of his father. he lived lavishly, even as he presided over one of the world's poorest countries. his opponents often were tortured and executed until a people's uprising forced him into exile in 1986. he had recently returned to haiti but he was never

prosecuted. he died of a heart attack. he was 63. coming up, the campaign to free a u.s. marine from a mexican prison. and fire destroys a treasured 9/11 flag when the cbs evening news continues.

washington this week in the middle of their recess to demand the release of a u.s. marine from a mexican prison. he's been held for six months. as carter evans reports, how and why he got to mexico is still not entirely clear. >> our war hero needs to come home. >> reporter: with support for combat marine veteran andrew tahmooressi growing in washington, arizona congressman matt salmon says there is new hope. he spoke directly with mexico's

top prosecutor. >> he has the authority within mexican law to dismiss sergeant tahmooressi's case on humanitarian grounds. >> reporter: tahmooressi has been in a mexican prison since he was arrested on march 31, accused of trying to enter mexico with three loaded weapons and 400 rounds of ammunition in his truck, a direct violation of mexico's strict gun laws. tahmooressi's mother, jill, told the committee about that first phone call from her son who had served two tours in afghanistan and was in san diego for treatment of p.t.s.d. >> "mom, i got lost. i made a wrong turn. i'm at the mexican border. you need to know this." >> reporter: but mexican media reports suggest tahmooressi had already crossed into tijuana several hours before his arrest. the newspaper zeta, published a hotel registration form allegedly signed by the marine, and mexico's attorney general said tahmooressi tried to escape

prison twice and demonstrated violent and suicidal behavior. those are clear warning signs, says former navy commander and tv host montel williams. >> andrew's incident is clearly triggered by his p.t.s.d. how dare we as a nation hesitate to get that young man back back? >> reporter: unless he's released to the u.s. on humanitarian grounds, tahmooressi could face up to 21 years in prison. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> up next, campaign 2016. two years to go, and little enthusiasm for any potential presidential candidate.

>> a new cbs news poll out today shows voters aren't really that enthusiastic about any of the potential candidates for 2016. 79% of republicans can't name a candidate they are enthusiastic about, and 73% of democrats say the same for their party. political director john dickerson in washington now

joins us. what is going on, john? >> reporter: well, voters aren't enthusiastic about a candidate because we're still more than two years away from the next election. the candidates and their strategists are working hard already, but these numbers suggest most people are just off living their lives. on the republican side, there is no heir apparent. it's wide open, which is why so many people are considering joining the race. on the democratic side, where hillary clinton is considered the front-runner, these numbers show no other candidate is even close. and contrary to some reporting which suggests liberals are wary of: clt, in our poll she has more support from liberals than she does from democrats as a whole. >> unemployment is back below 6%. we got that news yesterday. might that be some good news for democrats come november? >> well, it's good news for this democratic president but probably won't help democrats ds this election cycle. if the economy continues to improve, the president's second term will end on a high note and he will argue that one of his

legacies is that he turned things around. but for the moment the economic reality for democrats running in this election face is voters don't feel good in part because they're not seeing mup improvement in their paychecks and even if they are, they're not ready to thank politicians for it. >> one month and counting before the election. we'll know for certain then. john, thank you. still ahead, taking the plunge with extreme kayakers.

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cadillacs sedans. the extreme kayak world championships were held today in austria, with competitors from 25 countries angling through some of the most difficult whiter rapids in the world. competitors were judged on speed. how about that? coming up, the puppet show that's rewriting the book on public libraries and kids.

>> we close tonight with an unusual effort to reverse the decline in visits to public libraries. with the rise of alternatives such as e-books, that's quite a big challenges, but as the public library in nashville is learning, it helps if you pull a few description. here's vinita nair. >> we will do it for the king and queen. >> reporter: at the nashville

public library, shakespeare is being reimagined. the artists pulling the strings are part of wishing chair productions, and their troupe is the last of the kind. >> don't be ridiculous. >> reporter: these puppeteers are full-time employees of the library paid to put on shows. while similar programs were phased out in other public libraries, this one is flourishing in part because of brian holt, who is both the director and puppet master. >> i started writing new shows with the old puppets and creating new things and really getting it out there in the community. >> reporter: he inherited the job from legendary puppeteer tom tischener. >> he started this tradition of public story telling based on children's literature. he had a show, and in one episode walt disney supplied the voice of mickey mouse and it sort of gives you an idea of how he was regarded. >> reporter: today, wishing chair productions performs about 24 times a week. >> now you're talking!

>> reporter: everything from the frog and the prince to shakespeare. free shows even go on the road. >> the pubet trucks that go out to the community, to the children's hospital and daycare and to schools and branch libraries. >> reporter: with an audience of about 90,000, every year the troupe is now thriving. >> it's about the children. it's about the mission of a library. they come to puppet shows and afterwards they go out and look for books. >> reporter: it's a whole new approach for some of the literature's oldest classics. vinita nair, cbs news, new york. >> and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs "48 hours." i'm michelle miller, cbs news, in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs

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