the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states dies and the government tries to prevent similar cases by stepping up screening procedures on most flights from west africa into the u.s. >> a normal kids who liked sports and whatnot growing up. just like any other american. >> clarissa ward talks to an american citizen fighting alongside an al qaeda affiliate in sewer ya. think about the women in your life, the women you love and cared for, the women that have nurtured you. >> tackling violence in the wake of a series of abuse scandals, nfl discuss player conduct and discipline. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, october 9th, 2014.

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. starting saturday federal health officials will ramp up screening efforts for the 'bow la virus at five major airports. the stepped up measures were announced soon after the death of the first ebola patient in the u.s. died. thomas eric duncan will be cremated. a sheriff's deputy who had been inside his apartment has been hospitalized after falling ill. h head no contact and he had no fever. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. they offered these screenings to do something to allay americans' fierce. the president has been criticized by some of capitol

hill after failing with a respon response. for now certain travelers will have their temperatures taken. dozens lit candles last night at wilshire baptist church in dallas to remember thomas eric duncan. yesterday he became the first person in the u.s. to die of ebola. duncan's fiancee who remains in quarantine told friends she's heartbroken. >> the first thing she said, my baby is gone. i'm finished. >> health officials are monitoring about 50 people who had varying degrees of contact with duncan. they say out of an abundance of caution, a sheriff's dep it who has exhibited ebola-like symptoms is hospitalized. he had been in the duncan apparent where he stayed after he arrived from liberia. in response anyone who travels from west liberia will be questioned and have their

temperatures taken. dulles, jfk, newark, lan hartsfield and chicago o'hare. >> we can't get the troisk zero in this country. >> officials say those airports receive the majority of travelers from west africa where the outbreak has killed thousands of people. now, experts say a temperature check at the airport would likely not have been effective in the case of thomas duncan. it takes eight to ten days after the infection for the symptoms to start showing up. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. the nc cameraman being treated for ebola is reasonable stable according to doctors. asho ashoka mukpo was treated with a drug. dr. kent brantley donated blood to mukpo. brantley did the same for another ebola patient who survive. there is growing public concern about ebola.

a new cbs poll finds that 69% of those asked are somewhat or very concerned about an ebola outbreak in the country and 54% say the u.s. isn't prepared to deal with the outbreak. this week doctors and nurses are being trained. mark strassmann has that story. >> reporter: this is a mock ebola treatment unit similar to 17 clinics the u.s. is building in west africa. john welch, a 33-year-old nurse from boston was covered head to toe in a protective suit. >> there are a lot of people who need our help. >> are you concerned about your own safety? your own health? >> i think you have to have a small amount of healthy concern because that allow use to follow protocol and follow procedure to the "t" every time. >> reporter: 36 licensed clinicians spent 30 days practicing triage.

they're all heading to west africa. >> reporter: dr. michael young with the cdc told us these suits called personal protective equipment or ppes. wearing one prevents direct contacted with the bodily fluids of six patients. >> we're noticing mistakes here and there. we're pointing them there. >> reporter: you say you're seeing mistakes. what are you talking about? >> we see little breaks in the suits like the face. we don't want that to happen. the boots, the hat, the gloves, do you -- >> you do it every day. same way with the ppes so that you don't skip a step. by keeping ourselves safe, we can take good care of the patients. >> train willing go on now through january. for now it's not bing offered to

clinicians giving care in the united states. mark strassmann. cbs news, atlanta. eric frein, suspected in the murder of a state trooper has now been charged with a weapon of mass destruction. frein has been on the run for 27 days now. the adalgs charges were filed after two pipe bombs were found in the woods where he was hiding. he also left handwritten notes describing how he ambushed officers at their barracks. firefighters are battling a string of stubborn grassfires that threaten 80 buildings. five fires are burning northeast of sacramento. evacuations have been ordered in the applegate neighborhood. part of the interstate is closed and nearly h 00 acres have burned. meanwhile california's fleet of air tankers were temporarily founded as officials investigate a deadly crash at a fire in national park.

bigad shaban reports. >> reporter: veteran pilots salute the body of a pilot. the 62-year-old craig hunt was trying to drop fire retardant on a fire in canyon. >> this is particularly huge. it hits all of us very hard. >> reporter: the air tanker crashed within a mile of yosemite's west entrance which remains closed. they're investigating the accident, looking at everything from the weather conditions to the plane's maintenance record. the pilot was flying a plane similar to this one. state officials are temporarily grounding the remaining 22 air tankers across california as a precaution but say the planes undergo regular safety checks. >> the aircraft go through a very aggressive manltd nens program every year. >> reporter: for now continhelis and other aircraft are helping

firefighters battle the flames. coming up on the "morning news," he says he just a normal kid. clarissa ward talks with an american fighter who's fighting for a group in syria. good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! look for big g cereals with money saving offers on these breakfast favorites and give your budget a boost.

this morning a human rights monitoring group says islamic militants now control more than a third of the syrian border town of kobani. the battle for kobani including u.s.-led air strikes has been

raging for weeks. clarissa ward is inside syria where she got a rare interview with an american militant who's fighting with the terrorist. >> when i was living in america, i was just a normal kid. i liked sports and whatnot growing up, watching movies and things. >> but evan zubare as he called himself is not a normal american. he's been fighting with a group that's sworn alee jabs to al qaeda. we agreed to diskiguise his voi to protect him. >> i don't hate america. but the government, that's another story. >> reporter: the somali-american dropped out of college to fight in the middle east. he said he was moved by the plight of the people being attacked by their own government. he felt compelled to fight.

he narrowly escaped death when his house was hit during recent strikes. the u.s. claimed the strikes targeted terrorists plotting attacks on the west. >> the people they killed, they're close friends of mine that i slept in the same room with, ate food with. >> could you honestly say nobody who was in that house had the intention of attacking the west? >> the bester question is these hitting won't create people who want to come and hit america? >> that's the big fear in washington. there are more than a dozen u.s. citizens fighting in syria. another became a notoriety when he became a suicide fighter. what happens when they come home? >> there is no threat for us and they don't get hit. >> that sounds like something osama bin laden once said. >> that's the case. we look up to him. >> you look up to bin laden. >> of course. >> you can understand that's

really hard for american toss want to hear. >> why? >> because of 9/11. >> we have 9/11s ever single day in the muslim lands. >> reporter: that is growing across the world. >> would cow consider an attack? >> i wouldn't consider it. i would consider it a reaction to this reaction. >> even if women and children were killed? >> what i consider a terrorist attacks, the tomahawk bombs being shot from wherever they're being shot from killing innocent period. >> would you ever participate in such an attack? >> no. >> you hesitated. >> hmm. >> why? be honest. >> because i can't. even if i wanted to i wouldn't be able to. >> he explained to us that the american government already knows that he is fighting in syria and so he said that he is

not able to travel anywhere with his american passport. clarissa ward, cbs news, london. well, straight ahead, a promise from commissioner roger goodell as nfl owners learn about domestic violence. and a sunday morning moment of zen? the job nbc was reportedly ready to offer jon stewart. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by vagisil, the experts in intimate health.

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exchange with those stories and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. at&t has agreed to pay a fine. it's for billing customers for services they never asked for called cramming. $80 billion will go to consumers. this is the largest settlement of its kind. here on wall street, investors will keep a close eye on last week's jobs numbers and wholesale inventories. the dow had its best day of the year so far, rising 274 points. the s&p was up 33, and the nasdaq gained 83 points. >> we'll see if elon musk's $2 billion tweet pays off. last week he tweeted it was time to unveil the "d" and something else. that sent the company stocks soaring. there are rumors the "d" could be a new model of tesla's electric car and maybe an suv. chuck todd will be the new

host of "meet the press." he wasn't the first choice. apparently jon stewart was. they wanted t"the daily show" s badly they were reported to have said back up the brinks truck. >> a daily show and a sun day show. when we return, trying to stop the domestic violence in football. what toners learned when they met in new york yesterday.

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here's a look add today's forecast in some cities around the country. nfl running back adrian peterson could be back in court on december 1st. on wednesday he was about to plead not guilty to child abuse charges but the judge delayed

the case. the minnesota vikings put him on paid leave. peterson could get up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. and in the wake of peterson's case and others, national football league team owners met in new york city to learn about domestic violence. they talked about proposed changes in n this fl policy and punishments as well as ways to help the abused victims. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: nfl team owners met wednesday to discuss the league policy and disciplinary action. the nfl has come under fire following the ray rice domestic assault case and a series of other domestic violence incidents. commissioner roger goodell said they're taking continuous steps. >> we're doing this to do it as quickly as possible but we want to make sure it's thorough, it's right. >> i think this is an

opportunity for every man to look inside himself. >> this features former defensive tackle. >> thing about the women in your life. >> i think all of us learned a lot and hopefully we're able to implement some of this going forward. >> reporter: commissioner roger goodell said the education will expand to include all nfl personnel. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. well, most football fans think roger goodell should keep his job. according to a cbs news poll 66% say he should stay. hour, 42% disapprove of his handling of the ray rice scandal. and the fnl continues tonight. the houston texans take on the indianapolis colts. the nhl dropping the puck on a brand new season. the defending champions showed off the cup. that was pretty much their only

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in southern arizona, one landscape worker was killed, another critically hurt by swarming bees. the men were cutting the lawn at a home when hundreds of thousands of bees attacked them. the victim who died went into cardiac arrest after he was stung hundreds of times. firefighters sprayed the bees with foam and closed off the area. and here's another look at this morning's top stories. a memorial service was held for thomas duncan, the first patient with ebola who died in the united states. it originally sent him home. his family is questioning his care. duncan's body will be cremated. and starting saturday there will be increased screening for ebola at five major airports in this country. passengers arriving from the three hardest hit west african

nations will have their temperature taken and be asked to fill out a questionnaire. the centers for disease control has another weapon in the fight against ebola. don dahler shows us how the agency is using social media to educate people. >> reporter: at the centers for disease control and centers in atlanta, ebola experts are using twitter to inoculate the public against ignorance. >> can ebola be transmitted by mosquitos. >> people sound afraid. there were a number of questions about whether or not they may have been exposed to the virus without them knowing. >> reporter: this animation from twitter shows between september 16th and october 6th, 10.5 tweetss around the world mentioned ebola. fear of the deadly virus soared when dr. ken brantley and nancy writebol were brought back to the u.s. for treatment in atlanta. the cdc's social media team was

bombarded with questions about whether that risk spread the epidemic to this country. one of the responses was retweeted 4,000 times. carol kraford is chief of electronic media at the cdc. >> the top three misconceptions i've observed over social media are the fact that ebola could potentially be airborne, that it spreads through general casual contact, and that they can get ebola from people that have not yet shown symptoms. >> reporter: the cdc became aware of the power of social media in 20019 when the h1n1 flu hit. now the cdc has over 3.5 million. don dahler, cbs news, new york. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the death of thomas duncan and fears another person in dallas could have ebola. plus, a scandal within a scandal. did the white house withhold evidence about the secret

service prostitution scandal in colombia? and robert downey jr. on his new court drama "the judge." that's the news for this morning on thursday. i'll anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

well today is thursday, october 9th good morning i'm in a to a brown. i'm quarter von tiehl. here are stories we are following today. new this morning story you will see only on three, vandal spray paint a racial slur in front of the philadelphia catholic school. we are live from the scene. deadly fire in the home for people with disabilities in delaware county. "eyewitness news" just got new information. and battling the deadlye bowl virus with new technology, what is being installed in one school to protect students. tea tails on that coming up but first lets get our forecast, katie. >> let check and see, little bit warmer today. >> definitely. >> it will be cooler, for right now then it was yesterday. let me backup and e