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or face an unprecedented situation for which we do not have a plan. >> as the health officials warn of spreading ebola nurses say a texas hospital was unprepared to treat two people infected with the deadly virus. ravine rescue. earthquake thinking by a california cop and some high-tech help save as woman they tracked nearly day trapped at the bottom of a ravine. and case-off on the field. a drone carried a politically charged banner touches off a right between two european teams. this is the "cbs morning news" for wince, october 15th, 2014. good morning, i'm susan
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mcginnis in for anne-marie green. the centers for disease control has said it hasn't done enough to stop the spread of ebola. it comes amid rising concerns among health care workers that they're not prepared to handle the virus. the cdc outlining new steps to fight the disease including rapid deployment by rapid response teams. there could be as many as 10,000 new cases a week in west africa within two weeks' time. after meeting with allies president obama said the world is not doing enough to fight ebola. >> all of us are going to have to do more because unless we contain this at the source, this is going to continue to pose a threat. >> and kris van cleave's in washington with more. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning, susan. it puts the death toll at more than 4,400 worldwide. here in the u.s. the nurse
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battling ebola is said to be in good condition and they're making sure they're, in fact, ready for new cases. dozens of people gathered to pray for nina pham. she contracted the virus while helping treat thomas eric duncan who died last week. >> the spirit about her says this, sh is getting along, and i know she's confident in the hospital as well. >> reporter: while it's not clear how she caught the virus, several unfeed nurses said the hospital was not prepared to treat ebola cases. cdc director tom frieden admits the agency could have done more to prevent the disease from spreading and now they will. >> we will put a team on the ground within hours with some of the world's leading experts in how to take care of and protect health care workers from ebola
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infection. >> reporter: president obama wanted the world to do more in the fight against ebola at its epicenter in west africa, a point he's going to focus on during a conference call with leaders. >> we'rer this stop ebola now or face an entirely unprecedented situation for which we do not have a plan. >> reporter: the pace of infection could i increase to as many as 10,000 a case within a week to two months if more isn't done. some promising new this morning. the 48 people who may have been exposed to ebola by duncan before he was hospitalized have been symptom-free for more than two weeks and while the virus period has an incoug bags within 21 days the symptoms often show up within two weeks. >> all right. that is optimistic. you may remember the fate over what to do with nina pham's dog.
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benly has been commissioned to a decontamination base. there was an uproar in spain when a dock belonging to naurs was euthanized. this morning the system that was pummeling the south for two days is at risk. two tornados touched down near atlanta yesterday. dozens of trees and power lines were knocked down. at one point the severe weather including heavy thunderstorms knocked out power to 31,000 customers across georgia, but there are no reports of serious injuries. this morning dangerous hurricane gonzalo is gaining strength and headed toward bermuda. at least one person was killed when it hit the island of st. maarten. kathy martin of our los angeles station. >> winds are sustained at 125
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miles an hour with higher gusts. it is just south of bermuda where a hurricane watch is in effect. now, gonzalo is currently moving toward the northwest but a more nearly turn is expected by thursday. we're also watching tropical storm anna which is also expected to strengthen as it makes its way toward the hawaiian islands. it is moving to the west at 10 miles an hour and expected to continue in that general motion through thursday. tropical storm force winds extend 60 miles from the center of the storm and is expected to continue to strengthen through friday. i'm jacky johns, cbs news. they're bombing near the border town of kobani. the war will be a topic of a video conference today. as craig boswell reports, yesterday the president met with
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defense chiefs from nearly two dozen nations to talk about the war. >> gathering just outside d.c., president obama looked at the operation against isis with military leaders from 21 nations. >> what we're also fighting is an ideological strain of extremism that has taken root in too many parts of the the region. >> reporter: the u.s. wants arab countries to deploy forces against isis in syria and the administration is still pushing for turkey to green light the u.s. base there to launch air strikes. turkey has committed to host moderate syrian rebels and the white house says they're already in turkey working on those plans. isis continues its push to capture kobani on turkey's border despite a stepped up u.s. air campaign. >> this is going to be a long campaign. there are no quick fixes involved. as with military effort, there will be days of progress and
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periods of setback. >> reporter: in iraq the islamic extremists are gaining ground. isis fighters now control almost all of iraq's anbar province. u.s. air strikes have helped the iraqi armies take some territory back from baghdad. the u.s. and russia are promise are promising to fight against them. kerry says russia will start sharing intelligence with the u.s. on the islamic state. he also said they will cooperate on dealing with iran and north korea's nuclear programs. meanwhile russian hackers are accused of cyber spying. coming up on the morning news, how a flaw in the windows system allowed them to infiltrate nato and the government. and on "cbs moneywatch," perks for pleas who want to delay motherhood.
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and the european ukraine by exploiting a flaw in the windows operating system. as bob orr reports, they broke in through windows. >> while troops battled prorebels this summer they nationed hackers on a different front. hackers gained access into computer files. from a sight isight partners have gone after policy marek, defense official, and diplomats. isight said they range from energy and computer to nato. since all the victims seem to be adversaries of russia it believes they're working with the backing of vladimir putin's government. they're nicknamed the
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spies. used a common technique called sphere phishing. they went open in the computer targets. in the most recent breach sandworm sent telling e-mails about pro-russian agitators. mo microsoft says it's issued a fix and they're trying to determine how much damage was done. while it's clear they breached multiple systems we don't know what they took. bob orr, cbs news, washington. straight ahead, black friday kickoff. macy's gets holiday shopping off to an early start this year. and later in sports, the reason for long-suffering baseball fans in kansas city to flip out over the royals.
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forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs moneywatch" facebook and apple's plan to maintain female employees and macy's black friday shopping kicks off earlier than ir. jill morgan kicks off with that. good morning. >> good morning, wendy. as well as earnings from bank of america. the s&p 500 rose almost 3. the nasdaq gained 13 points. energy stocks fell after the price of oil took its biggest drop in two years. u.s. crude oil slid almost 5% to more than $81 a barrel, the lowest price since june 2012.
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they reduced their forecast for ail demand for both this year and 2015. a new perk for women in silicon valley. freezing eggs. facebook is paying for infertility services for female employees including egg freezing and apple will start covering egg freezing in january allow women to delay having a child. they're in battle to hire and keep top-level talent. whole foods starts ranking its produce today. the supermarket chain is introducing a program that labels its fruits and vegetables as good, better, or best. the new system will also ban the list of common pesticides. it's being rolled out in 400 stores across the country. and macy's is getting ready for thanksgiving and black friday. it will open its doors two hours
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earlier. they hope to attract shoppers with big bargains and pleas will make more working thanksgiving day. >> are you going to be out there? >> i don't know. in sports, the kansas city royals' postseason run in nearly 30 years doesn't appear to be ending any time soon. game three of the american championship series last night in kansas city, royals alzheimer's third baseman mike moussa kiss makes the play of the game. and in the bottom of the sixth, billy butler driving in the eventually win in 2-1 over baltimore. they can vase for the first time in 1985 with a win tonight. no shortage in drama in the national championship series between the cardinals and giants. the game is tied at 4-4 for st. louis. but in extra innings, san
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francisco capitalizes on a mistake. san francisco takes a 2-1 series lead with a 5-4 victory. game four is tonight. when we come back, high-tech rescue. we'll speak with a hugh cop who tracked down a driver in a ravine. from chili's lunch combo menu, starting at 6 bucks. fresh is happening now. we'll fight back at the this cfirst sign of sick. no more feeling coughy, mucusy...just...yucky. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. is this about me?
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it. >> reporter: it was solved in four little clicks by this guy. >> just throwing stuff at the walls till it stuck. >> reporter: 28-year-old melissa hadn't been seen in hours. the onstar in her gm car last pinged her at camden avenue and highway 17 and then downtown san jose, but she and her car weren't at either spot. pinging her location off a cell phone tower gave a seven-mile radius to search. officer david cameron showed up at melissa's stepmother's house to try one more thing. he asked for her ipad. >> based on three common numbers. >> reporter: then he turned on the find my iphone app and problem one was solved. in the 14,000 block of hamilton road, but the time to make the
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discovery work was running short. >> i noticed that she only had 12% battery left in her phone. >> reporter: he took a screen graph and sent it to the field crews who eventually found melissa ald her car down a ravine 500 feet off the road, all within 30 minutes of figuring out four digits. >> 16 years ago that wouldn't have happened. it would have bhn phone calls and guesses and maps. >> reporter: melissa's family says they are gradeful tonight. >> we all just want her to be okay. >> and that was andrea borba reporting. on star is investigating why they sent rescuers to the wrong location. the game was going to be sew heated fans from albania were barred from attended but still things erupted. someone flew a drone. when it's yank down it touches
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half of the ebola cases in the world are in the western half of liberia. debora patta with more on those trying to contain the disease. >> reporter: these health care workers are on another run in the overcrowded slum of west point. through the narrow allies they perform one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. the virus is so contagious even a moment lack of concentration can be fatal. this man has ebola and must be treated quickly in order to avoid spreading the disease. as he's placed in the ambulance, anxious eyes take notice.
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this is her organization's own ambulance bought when liberia's finances were collapsing. in other communities it can take up to three or four days, for us it takes up to 30 minutes. my la runs a school for west point girls but all classes are canceled now, she turned her school into an outreach center. she believes it's the only way the disease will be stopped. >> you've got sickness around you. be extra careful. no, i'm telling you. there are people around you who are sick. >> reporter: she works hand in han with this man who go door to door looking for residents who might be infected.
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my la tries to bring comfort to the sick. >> people are not only dying of ebola but dying of hopelessness and isolation. >> to ease that pain she sends mobile phones so they can call their families. today she got through to a sick mother. >> i've overjoyed to hear that, all the family, that they're doing better now. i'm so grateful, you know, in this time when so many people are dying. >> reporter: despite efforts, the walk around the city makes it clear it's certainly not enough. there's certainly it. you reek of chlorine everywhere you go, you wash your hands in it. but it's still going to take an international effort to stop the deadly virus. debora patta, cbs news, monrovia, liberia. coming up after your local
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news on "cbs this morning," containing ebola. plus, backlash from conservative priests on the vatican's more welcoming views on gays. and why flight attendants want to bring back a ban on electronic devices during takeoff. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm susan mcginnis. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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gunfire eruptness a neighborhood bullet slam into homes and cars, shells scattered all over the street we are live with the search for shooters who are still at large. also officials in our region taking no chances as a concerns grow about ebola how they are making sure we are ready a as had deadly virus finds its way here. first though we have an eye on the storm system heading in our direction, you can see it right there headed towards the eastern section of our country right where we are, i'm ukee washington. i'm quarter von tiehl. let's get to meteorologist katie fehlinger with the information. >> we have been talking about this several days showing you storm damage from other states for several days
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