the head of the centers for disease control says it's time to rethink ways to control ebola. after a nurse who treated the man who died from the virus became infected herself. >> we need to consider the possibility that there could be additional cases. it sounded like it was falling apart in the plane. >> a jetliner makes an emergency landing when it seemingly coming out of the air. oh, oh! >> what happened? >> she almost hit this van next to it. okay. iams honestly shaking at this time. and a school bus driver is charged with dui after allegedly taking dozens of children on a terrifying ride along a busy stretch of highway. this is the "cbs morning news"

stretch of highway. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, october 14th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning, i'm susan mcginnis in for anne-marie green. the centers for disease control is rethinking its procedures for controlling ebola. nina pham, the dallas nurse, infected while treating the dallas patient is in stable condition. records indicate she repeated visited duncan's room. pham received a blood transfusion from dr. kent brantley who survived the outbreak. the world health organization calls the outbreak the most severe health in which in modern times. kris van cleave is in washington with more. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning, susan. that dallas nurse is now a patient in the same hospital where she likely contracted ebola. this as the cdc says it's now necessary for u.s. health care workers to rethink and review the procedures they're using when treating somebody with the virus. a dallas nurse has received

plasma to fight ebola. from the blood of american doctor kent brantly who recovered from the disease. 26-year-old nina pham became the first person to contract ebola in the united states while she cared for thomas eric duncan, the liberian man who died last week. so far it's unknown how pham contracted the virus. officials at texas presbyterian hospital say she wore gloves, a gown, mask and shield while treating duncan. the cdc is investigating but believes at some point protocol was breached. >> enemy here is a virus, ebola. not a person, not a country, not a place, not a hospital. it's a virus. >> reporter: president obama is urging national security nd public health officials to take lessons learned from pham's case to ramp up the nation's response to fight the virus. he spent much of the day monday meeting with senior advisers and talking with international leaders, asking for more assistance to help battle ebola in west africa. so far more than 4,000 people have died from the disease

there. parishioners at nina pham's family church prayed for her monday night. >> her mom she breathes well and she's okay. >> reporter: pham's condition remains stable. and we are hearing a u.n. aide worker who has worked in liberia has reportedly died at a german hospital. susan. >> kris van cleave in washington. kris, thanks. well the fear of ebola spread to kansas city. a medic who worked on a medic boat off the african coast is in evacuation at the university of kansas hospital. he had a high fever and is undergoing tests. and a bus in downtown los angeles was evacuated and sequestered after a man wearing a surgical mask told the driver he had ebola. the passenger got off the bus and disappeared. the driver is being monitored. police say the case is likely a hoax. an earthquake off the coast central america killed at least one person in el salvador.

this 7.3 magnitude quake hit last night and was centered throughout the coast and felt throughout south america. no major damage is reported. at least two people were killed when a severe storm system swept across a large portion of the southern united states. the system stretched from the louisiana gulf coast to the great lakes. tornados were reported in several states and this morning tornado watches remain in effect in georgia, florida, tennessee and alabama. last night, the storm system moved through northern alabama, one woman was killed when a tree struck her hose. in hamilton, alabama, a church steeple was struck by lightning and caught on fire. david begnaud has more on the dangerous weather. >> reporter: a tornado with winds up to 135 miles per hour touched down near ashdown in southwest arkansas the ef-2 tornado obliterated the home

where charlie's family eddy withem lived with his family. >> it's hard to look at it. >> reporter: he was killed. his wife and three children injured. >> my heart is broken because this is a very fine family. >> reporter: the tornado was at least one of two that swept through arkansas monday. no one was injured after this store collapsed but severe weather destroyed michelle williams' home, barn and cars. >> i really don't know how to deal with it right now. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people in southern and midwest states are without power. the national weather service forecasting 21 million people could be in the path of heavy rains, winds and tornadoes. in illinois strong winds snapped trees and damaged several homes ripping off roofs. >> just very traumatic to look out and see the back of your house pretty much demolished. >> reporter: heavy rain caused flooding in mississippi and texas as the rainy weather forced the postponement of game three of baseball's american

league championship series in kansas city. david begnaud for cbs news. passengers on board an american airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing in san francisco say they were terrified. flight 2293 was headed from san francisco to dallas yesterday afternoon when it had to turn around. shortly after takeoff there was a loud popping sound. turns out the 757's interior walls were coming off. >> all the interior plastic panel insulation started ripping off from the sides of the aircraft, in the same row, both sides and up on the top. so it was terrifying. we didn't know what was going on. we were all shouting for the flight crew, come look. you know, the walls are caving in. >> the airlines say there may have been trouble with a blown air duct. there were 184 passengers and 6 crew members on board. no one was injured. there were more protests on monday over the death of michael brown in missouri. demonstrators gathered outside of the edward jones dome in

st. louis the while rams played the san francisco 49ers. and there were earlier protests in ferguson, missouri. robin smith of our st. louis affiliate kmoz reports. >> reporter: roughly 200 demonstrators took their protests to an that separates the police and fire departments in ferguson. they demonstrated for hours in the rain. organizers say the overall message was to support the community, continue their nonviolent protests and to encourage police to be more sensitive and restrained. many came from across the nation to be there. some religious leaders demonstrated and could be heard asking police to arrest them. organizers called this morrow monday and say this action is important. >> we're waking up knowing every 28 hours one of my black brothers or sisters kills. >> black matters and it seems people don't want to acknowledge

how important that matters. >> that is robin smith reporting. there were more than 50 arrests made at protests in missouri on monday. well, coming up on the "morning news," changes in the church. the vatican signals a shift in tone towards homosexuality and divorce. but first, north korea's leader makes his first public appearance, an vanishing from sight for weeks. this is the "cbs morning news." ht for weeks. this is the "cbs morning news." [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ]

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this archbishop says homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the christian community. he asks are we capable of welcoming these people without compromising catholic doctrine? the question is part of a vatican document that 200 bishops are discussing at vatican city. the document is not expected to change the catholic church's condemnation of homosexual acts or its stance against gay marriage but vatican observers say it represents a stunning shift in how the church wants to be seen. >> by accepting it, it's present in the lives of people even if they're not living exactly how the church is teaching, that is a huge step forward. >> reporter: pope francis called the meeting on family issues, he told reporters last july he would not judge gay people generally seeking god. the pope's tone differs from his predecessor pope benedict who as a cardinal once referred to gays as intrinsically disordered.

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jill, good morning. good morning, susan. here on wall street, it was another triple digit loss for blue chips. the dow lost 221 points monday. the s&p 500 fell 31 the nasdaq dropped 62 points. another increase in the death toll from general motors in defective switches. 27 people died in crashes involving gm cars with those faulty parts according to the man in charge of the victim compensation fund. gm recalled more than 2 million cars to replace the ignition switches. questions are being raised about security following the sale of the waldorf astoria hotel to a chinese insurance company. u.s. officials say they're reviewing the purchase of the waldorf. the american ambassador to the u.n. has a residence there. and the president stays there when he's in new york. and mcdonald's opened up its beef plant as part of a new campaign to answer questions about its meat. >> are there lips and eyeballs in there, jimmy? at what point in the process do we inject the pink slime?

>> mcdonald's tells grant imahara, the former host of the tv show "mythbusters" that there are none of those things in the meat. and you can submit your own questions about the food to mcdonald's. susan. >> good to know. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you. in sports, the san francisco 49ers get off to a slow start on "monday night football" but they end up finishing strong. after falling behind st. louis 14-0, san francisco scores the next 24 points thanks to three colin kaepernick touchdown passes. the niners win 31-17, their third straight victory. and coming up this thursday night the new york jets head north to take on the new england patriots right here on cbs. our coverage begins at 7:30 eastern, 6:30 central. and when we come back, bus drama. a school bus full of children is caught on video swerving in and out of lanes on a busy highway during a field trip. a busy highway during a

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. the gop candidate in a new hampshire congressional race is condemning comments made about her opponent by a fellow republican. in a blog post, state representative steve vaillancourt said this about democratic congresswoman annie kuster. quote, does anyone not believe that congressman annie kuster is as ugly as sin and i hope i haven't offended sin. vaillancourt goes on to say that kuster will likely lose the election to republican garcia who he calls attractive. representative kuster has not

commented. a school field trip in utah turned dangerous for 67 elementary school students. some parents called for help after they saw the bus driver weaving in and out of traffic. christine mccarthy of kutv, our salt lake affiliate, has the scary dash cam video. >> my heart is pounding. >> reporter: a frantic chaperone on a school bus dials 911 on the way to provo. >> oh, oh! >> what happened? >> she almost hit a car next to it. okay. i am honestly shaking at this point. >> reporter: 39-year-old alicia martinez is behind the wheel just at 8:30 in the morning. drivers and others are nervous. >> she can't maintain the lane. >> witnesses said the school bus was traveling very erratically, leaving the lane. cutting people off. >> reporter: after a couple of close calls -- >> she's freaking us out, man.

>> reporter: -- a trooper pulls over the bus where martinez allegedly failed a field sobriety test. inside her purse, four bottles of prescribed pills. >> they were like anti-anxiety muscle relaxer-type of medication. >> reporter: officers booked martinez into salt lake county jail, pendinging a dui charge. district spokesman chris williams said she's been with the district six years. >> in traffic, you've got a loaded bus. talk about precious cargo. >> reporter: all the drivers must pass a preemployment drug screen and then pass random drug tests typically at least twice a year. williams said they were lucky. >> that could have been disastrous. we got really lucky. >> the bus driver is now on paid administrative leave during an investigation. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the first television interview with a terminal cancer

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police here in new york city released new surveillance video of a bizarre attack on friday. they're looking for this man who emerges from a subway grate and tosses a smoke bomb on to a table at a sidewalk cafe. the man then escapes back underground. one person complained of a burning in her eyes but there were no serious injuries. well, here's another look at this morning's top stories. the dallas nurse infected with ebola is in stable condition. nina pham received a blood transfusion from a doctor who survived the virus. she repeatedly visited the room of a patient who died of ebola,

but it's unclear how she contracted the disease. and a severe storm system including powerful winds and several tornadoes hit an area from the gulf coast to the great lakes. at least two people were killed. thousands are without power. more rough weather is expected today in the southeast. researchers say a substance found in a vegetable appears to improve some symptoms of autism in young patients. marlie hall has the details. >> reporter: a chemical in broccoli sprouts could help some of the behaviors associated with autism. >> we saw calming. we saw more social responsiveness. and less irritability. >> reporter: researchers looked at 40 teenagers and young men with moderate to severe autism. they found while taken in pill form the chemical in broccoli sprouts called sulforaphane also

improved verbal communication and decreased repetitive behavior. >> that's the bottom line message for the science community that absolutely needed to be followed with more clinical studies and other studies to understand exactly how sulforaphane is working. >> reporter: the research is astonishing for this family. >> to diminish the symptoms? yes, i think it has. >> reporter: 10-year-old jacob. has awe item and his parents prefer natural treatments to ease his symptoms. >> i would love to find something out that says, yes, if you take this and it's completely natural and healthy and it would eliminate, i would try it in a heartbeat. >> reporter: scientists say sulforaphane also found in kale and cabbage could be helping people with autism because it's thought to reduce stress in their bodies. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this morning," the first television interview with brittany maynard

the young woman with brain karnes who ignites the debate over suicide. and charlie sits down with mario cuomo for an interview on his memoir. and canadian astronaut chris hatfield joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm susan mcginnis. have a great day.

linda macdonald is captioning for you in real time. good morning, it is tuesday tuesday, october 14. i'm michelle griego.

>> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. a little traffic and michelle is back, lawrence is gone. we can't keep track! >> happy to have roberta. >> funny how lawrence gets a little ill when the giants are playing afternoon baseball? >> good point. >> right. we have the weather coming for the giants afternoon game but out the door we have fired it up. it's live, hi-def doppler radar. we have light showers in the north bay this afternoon. right now, 50s and 60s. later today much cooler temperatures. and the 60s and 70s. >> we have a traffic alert in vallejo. all lanes are blocked westbound 80 at hunter hill. you can use the highway 37 ramp to exit the freeway to get back on to interstate 80 but this is going to cause some traffic tie- ups. it already actually is. so more on alternates coming up. >> busy out of the gate. >> all right. that happened earlier this morning. we are following breaking news right now live pictures from octavia in san francisco where police are on