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. that concerns me because i have kids and i want safety for my kids. >> parents in dallas pull their children from school after learning five students may have been exposed to the first patient in u.s. history diagnosed with ebola. now there are questions about why the infected man was initially allowed to leave the hospital. loss of confidence. secret service director julia pearson steps down after the agency reels from a series of controversies over the president's safety. and 12 years gone. a texas girl allegedly kidnapped by her mother more than a decade ago is found living near mexico city. captioning funded by cbs
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this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, october 2nd, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. julia pearson says congress lost confidence in her ability and resigning as director of secret service was the noble thing to do. pearson stepped down yesterday following a series of major security blunders. both congress and the homeland security department say they'll conduct independent investigations. susan susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. pearson lost the support of lawmakers during her testimony earlier this week about last month's breach of white house security. now, the person in charge of the congressional inny, representative jason cha vits, says more evidence could be revealed. there was testimony during an earlier slipup during a presidential visit to atlanta. >> over the last several days we've seen recent and accumulating reports raising concerns about the agency and
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the president said that new agency was required. two weeks ago an armed private security contractor shared an elevator with president obama in atlanta. the secret service never knew the man had a gun. >> the white house at first learned of that incident shortly before it was publicly reported by a news organization. >> in an interview with "bloomberg news," pearson said part of the reason she resigned is she lost the confidence of congress. >> her leaving doesn't end the need for us to know a lot more about what is happening. >> the president has asked clancy. he was in charge of the agency responsible for president obama's personal safety. now, the white house says the next permanent director of the secret service will come outside
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the agency. omar gonzalez, the alleged white house fence jumper appeared in court here in washington. he's being charged with entering a restricted building and carrying a weapon. he has pled not guilty. anne-marie? >> thank you, susan. a line of damaging storms stretch from the eastern planes to the ohio valley. thunderstorms, high winds, and hail are expected. isolated tornadoes are possible. in central missouri heavy rain near clinton and kansas city city. the rain will continue early this morning and some flash flooding is expected. and the federal aviation administration says it's working with airlines to plan for bad weather in the chicago area. air traffic is improving with 233 flights canceled at chicago o'hare airport and there were 105 canceled at chicago midway. installation of new equipment continues at the illinois
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traffic control facility damaged by fire. the centers for disease control says four parents injectored with d68 died. the respiratory illness has spread across the country. at least 500 cases reported in 42 states. for most the virus cause symptoms similar to a common cold but some patients suffer muscle weak ps and paralysis. >> new cases are being diagnosed in san francisco, in alabama, in boston, in kansas city, st. louis. so i think that as we are learning more about this, we're going to find that this is likely happening throughout the country. >> many patients suffered from asthma before they were infected. and this morning a hospital patient's in hawaii is being held in isolation while doctors figure out whether north he has ebola. the patient checked into the honolulu hospital yesterday. it's unclear whether the man had
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traveled to west africa. ebola is just one condition he's being tested for. meanwhile texas hospital officials admit they dropped the ball on the first confirmed u.s. case of ebola, and this morning the question is how many others have been put at risk. omar villafranca is in dallas. omar, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. we learn thad the parent is in serious condition here at texas health presbyterian, and while doctors continue to monitor him, there are new questions as to why the man wasn't put in a containment area earlier. some parents in dallas say they won't send their kids to school today after hearing five students in the area are being monitored at home for signs of the ebola virus. health officials believe there are among 12 to 18 people that may have had contact with the first patient diagnosed with the disease in the u.s. >> the odds of
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on is slim. he's been identified by ktvt as thomas eric duncan. >> so the kids won't get sick and everybody. >> federal health officials are now trying to figure out why the medical staff here at texas health inish lie release d the infected patient when he fell ill. >> he initially went to the hospital after feeking weak and abdominal pain. a nurse reading from an i bow la check list asked if e h travelled from africa. he said yes but was released anyway. >> it's a key hall mark of where have you been along with the symptoms, how long have they been developing for. >> duncan was admitted to texas health two days later where he remains in isolation. we also learn that duncan traveled on a united airlines
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flight from belgium to washington, d.c., and then here to dallas, but the cdc says the passengers on those flights are not at risk because he wasn't showing any symptoms. anne-marie? >> all right. omar villafranca in dallas. thank you. in west africa, ebola has claimed thousands of lives. more than 33 deaths were reported here. there are more than 7,100 cases reported to the world health organization. pro-democracy protesters in hong kong are demanding the city's leader resign tonight. if not, they say they'll step up their demonstrations. this morning hong kong police are keeping their distance. reuters report that they're willing to let the protesters go on for weeks if they don't become violent. new york students gathered here in times square to show their support for pro-democracy movement in hong kong.
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many held umbrellas. many used umbrellas to protect themselves from pepper spray. well, coming up on the "morning news," prosecutors try it again. the new verdict in the trial of a man who killed a teenager in a dispute over loud music. and the man accused of abducting a university of virginia student is linked to another campus crime at a different school. your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage in many adults. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb.
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university of virginia student hannah graham was investigated for two separate incidents. jesse matthew was named in a police file in 2003 regarding a sexual assault. matthew was also accused of rape at liberty university. in that case the accuser did not move forward with the prosecution. matthew is believed to be the last person seen with graham before she disappeared last month. meanwhile police are using an unmanned drone to search for graham. the flying vehicle with camera is looking for objects of interest in large tracts of land in charlottesville, virginia. this is the first time a drone has been used to search for a missing person in the state. a florida man accused of killing a zunlt over loud music will be sentenced. a jury found him guilt. it was a retrial on a first-degree murder charge. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty of first-degree
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murder. >> reporter: 33-year-old michael dunn has been found guilty in the shooting death of jordan davis. back in 2012 he got into an argument with davis over loud music. dunn fired ten times into their car. after the shooting dunn never contacted the police and instead went back to his hotel room, ordered pizza, and went to bed. >> why didn't you call the police at that point. >> i couldn't tell you. we had so much fear. >> at a nearby convenience store customers ducked for cover after they heard shots. dunn testified he fired in self-defense, saying he saw the teen holding what he thought be
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a rifle. getters say they never found a gun. davis was carrying a pocketknife. the only thing he was holding in his hand during the shooting was a cell phone. bigad shaban, cbs newss. >> still to come, a father's search. for more than a decade, greg allen looked for the daughter his wife allegedly kidnapped. his pursuasuit finally ended on wednesday. we are the solis family. and this is our chex commercial. there's lots of choices and each of us has a favorite. like chocolate, honey nut and cinnamon. there's no artificial colors or flavors. that's good. and it's gluten free. chex. full of what you love. free of what you don't. you asked for gluten free oatmeal. now it's here. new chex oatmeal.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities often the country. on the "cbs moneywatch," the nfl football package is staying put and auto sales are up. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. here on wall street investors
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are spooked. worried about the first case of ebola in the u.s. sent them running. yesterday the markets tumbled for the third straight day. the down tumbled 238 points, the s&p was down 26. the nasdaq lost 71 points. oil is at its lowest price since 2013. a barrel now costed $90 on the new york mercantile exchange. experts say prices could go up, though, because saudi arabia plans to cut its output. overall auto sales rose last month. ford's sales dipped 3% as the company cut back on truck discounts. the nfl has extended its contract with direct tc to carry the sunday ticket package. the agreement expands the satellite rights to stream to mobile devices and online, that deal reportedly worth $12
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billion over eight year. anne-marie? >> jill wagner with the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. in sports for a second year in a row the pirates will host the game. crawford hits a fourth inning grand slam to make the score 4-0. that's all giants ace madison bumgarner needs. they will face washington in the divisional series. when we return, the mixup at a sperm bank that's now a lawsuit. no one else gives you options like that. [voice echoing] no one at all! no one at all! no one. wake up! [gasp] oh! you okay, buddy? i just had a dream that progressive had this thing called... the "name your price" tool... it isn't a dream, is it? nope. sorry! you know that thing freaks me out. he can hear you. he didn't mean that, kevin. kevin: yes, he did! keeping our competitors up at night. now, that's progressive.
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2012 girl's mother dara lawrence took the 4-year-old for a court ordered visit and left for mexico. sabrina's father has been searched for her ever since. she's now 17. >> these are not things that are done by loving healthy parents. these are things that are done as a power play, and the kids are the ones that pay the price. >> the girl's mother has been charged with kidnapping. and a very unusual lawsuit in illinois. an ohio woman is suing a sperm bank because she says they gang her the wrong donation. tiffany tucker from our cleveland station explained. >> they looked forward to becoming parents. they went to the midwest sperm bank in a chicago suburb back in 2011 requesting sperm from a white donor with blue eyes. >> it was the most amazing feeling to know that i had a child that i was going to be
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able to raise to call my own. >> reporter: but that excitement turned to concern when jennifer five months' pregnant called the facility requesting the same donor sperm so amanda could get pregnant. they gave jennifer the vials of an african-american donor. they keep handwritten records. >> after a moment of panic, oh, lord, everything's changing on me so quickly, i knew i had to be strong, i have this child in my stomach. >> jennifer gave birth to a beautiful biracial girl payton, but raising payton in a predominantly white community may be challenged. >> i want her to feel like she has a place with the people she has a place with, white, black, asian, any -- whoever she feels comfortable around.
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>> reporter: jennifer and her partner sueing. >> i've never seen a case like this in my career. >> we want them to change their procedure so it's transparent and hopefully this will prevent this from ever happening again. >> reporter: midwest sperm bank apologized saying, quote, we're so very sorry for the mixup. we would like to refund you for the cost of the vials. >> this is a life you're creating. you have to take all measures possible to make sure you get it right. >> that was tiffany kuker from our cleveland station woio. the lawsuit is also seeking more than $100,000 in damages. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," dr. jon lapook on the ebola virus in texas. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."
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a turf war has broken out in world cup soccer. 40 female players have filed a gender lawsuit against fifa. elaine quijano explains why. >> reporter: at this recent world cup warmup game, an unusual chant erupted from american fans. fans cheering for the playing surface? it's all because the next world cup in canada every game will be played for the first time in history on artificial turf. >> it is a gender equality issue. no chance would the men ever play a world cup on artificial
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turf. they say fear over possible turf injuries completely changes the way the game is played. >> the ball doesn't roll the same, you can't slide tackle like you can on grass. >> reporter: she posted skin pictures that were caused by turf. players insid natural grass is also much easier on knees and ankles although studies have mixed results but the suit also argues that even on the best artificial surface, fifa is deval ewing the women's dignity and self-respect because it's never asked men to play on turf. abby wambach, soccer's all-time goal scorer, male or female, says women are being treated second class. >> that's not fair for our players. this tournament needs to be played on actual grass. >> neither has commented but fifa has appointed an inspector
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to ensure turf at the six venues is up to its standards on the tournaments. during monday night's blowout loss to kansas city, the new england patriots benched quarterback tom brady. brady and the offense have struggled during new england's 2-2 start and the slump has left patriot fans searching for answers. just don't ask coach belichick about the team's issues. >> this team has had these issues in the past. >> we're on to cincinnati. >> you mentioned -- >> we're on to cincinnati. >> do you think having a -- >> we're on to cincinnati. it's nothing about the past, nothing about the future. right now we're preparing for cincinnati. >> do you feel right now that the talent here is good? >> we're getting ready for cincinnati. >> i'm just asking. do you think you've done enough
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to help tom brady? >> we're getting ready for cincinnati. >> in case you didn't know, new england is playing cincinnati on sunday. but before that week five kicks off tonight right here on cbs. the green bayh packers host the minnesota vikings. our coverage begins at 7:30 centrasen, 6:30 central. coming up on the "cbs this morning," we have more. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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and today it is thursday october 2nd good morning, i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl. here are stories we are following today. a teenage girl is gunned down sitting on her grandmother's porch. we have new information a live report is straight ahead. new revelation about the fire that killed a cooper health system ceo and his wife ape it is putting their neighbors on edge. this philadelphia native is taking over secret service after a recent security breaches have the agency under scrutiny. >> we will tell but joe clancy in a bit. but lets start with the forecast. >> it seems look a cold front is coming our way. >> it is. this cold front will be living up to its name, it will be bringing us
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