questions for the cdc after a second health care worker infected with ebola boards a plain despite telling health officials she was exhibiting symptoms of the disease. >> we're going to make sure that something like this is not repeated. >> as you can see, the two candidates who were invited to take part in this debate right now are not stepping up on the stage. >> debate dispute. a fight over an electric fan homelands up the showdown between florida's gubernatorial candidates. >> and the kansas city royals party like it's 1985, advancing to they first world series party like it's 1985, advancing to they first world series appearance in 29 years. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, october

16th, 2014. good morning. i'm susan mcginnis, in for anne-marie green. this morning the second dallas nurse with ebola is being treated in atlanta, but the response to amber vinson's diagnosis is raising all kinds of questions. she was cleared for centers for disease control to fly from cleveland to dallas even though she had a low-grade fever. the cdc director said that was a mistake. the plane she was on was taken out of service, flown to denver, and decontaminated for the fourth time. adriana diaz is in dallas. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, susan. officials are still investigating how amber vinson and the other nurse contracted ebola here at the hospital. they eevd moved her from atlanta to emory university hospital. 29-year-old amber vinson was

helped by workers in full hazmat geerl. she'll be treated at emery university hospital in atlanta in a special isolation unit while she receives treatment for ebola. but news that she was cleared to board a flight from cleveland to dallas the day before she fell ill is fueling questions. >> the person at the cdc looked at the chart and saw that she didn't officially meet the criteria as somebody for high risk because she department have a fever of 100.4 or above, so she was allowed to fly. >> reporter: they've paid six of the flight crew members on paid leave for six days and health fishlgs are notifying the 132 passengers on board. two students were among them. they were pulled out of class wednesday and will be monitored. >> we've heard from our local officials that the risk is very low and our students are safe. >> reporter: the cdc say all

people possibly exposed here are now banned from traveling on public transportation. as for the first nurse who contracted ebola here, nina pham, she remains at the hospital in good condition. there are now safety protocols in place to keep workers safe. texas health maintains they are equipped to treat ebola and they have room to care for as many as three patients in isolation. susan? >> adriana diaz in dallas. thank you. in cleveland, a teacher who may have come into contact with vinson has been told to stay home. meanwhile the road in the akron suburb where vinson's parents live have been blocked off. three of her relatives who work at kent state university have been told to stay home for 21 days and three employees of the cleveland clinic on vinson's flight have been put on paid leave. today congress begins hearing on the u.s. response. kris van cleave is in

washington. good morning, kris. >> reporter: susan, good morning. president obama says his administration will be responding to this ebola crisis in a much more aggressive way moving forward. yesterday the president met with members of his cabinet and otheren to advisers to discuss the government's response. he has ordered the cdc to step up and respond to any new ebola cases. >> as soon as somebody's diagnosed with ebola, we want a team, a s.w.a.t. team to be on the ground as quickly as possible, hopefully within 24 hours, so that they are taking the local hospital step by step through exactly what needs to be done. >> now, the president says the threat from ebola to the united states remains low, but house speaker john boehner is asking the president and the white house to at least consider a blocking ban for those who have

been impacted by this virus. susan? >> kris van cleave in washington, thank you. nurses want better training and protection to deal with ebola. danielle nottingham has that part of the story. >> reporter: 11,000 nurses toward country took part in a conference cause with national nurses united to voice concerns that their hospitals are not prepared for ebola. >> what we heard on the nurses yesterday was heartbreaking, outrageous, and totally presentable. >> reporter: they're demanding more protection and training after two health care workers got the virus. >> we would not send soldiers to the battlefield without armor and weapons. >> reporter: the national nurses association says the information needs to be shared quickly so the right protocols are in place. we know that organizations are taking this seriously, but i think without the threat at the doorstep many are not as

prepared as we would have believed is true earlier. >> reporter: to get ready for an ebola patient, nurses at this hospital are using chocolate syrup in their training to make sure workers can take off their gear and not contaminate themselves. >> they're going unit by unit and helping them practice. >> reporter: nurses on wednesday's conference call say 85% of the hospitals have not provided education on ee boy la and many refer health care workers to the cddcdc webb side this morning bermuda residents are preparing for hurricane gonzalo. it could cause significant damages. residents on bermuda have been boarding up windows and buying generators and batteries around other items it might need. were closing the airport tonight when the outer edges of the

storm are expected to hit. in the pacific tropical storm ana is expected to strengthen as it approaches hawaii. they could see high surf by friday. state of emergency has been declared and some schools have already canceled classes for tomorrow. this is the fourth day of oscar pistorius's sentencing hearing. the star paralympic athlete faces up to 15 years in prisonen in the death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he was found guilty of culpable homicide. yesterday her 'cause gave emotional testimony saying steenkamp's death devastated the family. coming up on the "morning news," details of apple's next generation i pad are leaked. plus a mixup. grandmother gets a good scare after opening up a package delivered to her door. this is the "cbs morning news."

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well, there was a delay in the debate between two. former governor charlie crist walked out alone last night. current governor rick scott refused to participate because he thought a rule was violated by an electric fan below crist's lectern. he refused to discuss it. >> a rule that says no electronics -- >> are we going to debate about a fan or are we going to talk about the education and environment and future of our statement really. >> he came out on the stage and the debate began. "born in the usa" topped the charts and the kansas city

royals were the king of baseball. now in their postseason appearance since then the royals are returning to the world series. they complete the four-game sweep of baltimore with a 2-1 win. they're captured their first american league pen gnat in 29 years. >> there hasn't been excitement in this town for 29 years. we love bringing it back. we love the kwa the fans feel right now because we feel the same way now. >> the royals have won all eight of their playoff game this year. well, kansas city awaiting the winner of the national league series between the cardinals and giants. st. louis gets out to a 4-1 lead in game four. san francisco scores three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good. they win 6-4 and lead the series three games to one. with a win tonight they can clinch the pennant. what the nfl is doing to put more fans in the stands. i'm susan mcginnis. this is the "cbs morning news."

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actress elizabeth pace liel career lasted four decades. she most recently appeared on the network drama "matador." she was a voice of an an miss it hit "the incredibles." she died yesterday after a brief illness. she was 55. a pennsylvania boy is overcoming some serious odds to pursue his passion. jeff pegues has his inspiring story. >> reporter: 10-year-old devin has always had a passion for football. but two years ago something off the field started to slow him down. michelle and david jackson are his parents. >> it's like a bad dream we

couldn't wake up. we thought devin had a strep throat. that's all he complained about. >> reporter: it wasn't strep throat. it was much worse. it was meningitis. >> how close were you to losing him? >> they told us he had a 10% chance. >> reporter: he survive bud they had to amputate both leg bess low the knees. >> i just cried. i couldn't say nothing. i just cried. >> reporter: football seemed like a lost dream, but devin decided he would prove everyone wrong. >> they thought i would never like -- playing football, they would say that kid can't play football no more, he can't do nothing and i showed them up. >> reporter: he set his mind to getting back on the field. it took him a year to learn to walk again. and then to use customized running blades. ready, set, go.

and this fall he's back playing peewee football. >> i want to go to the nfl. >> you do. >> i want to be in the hall of fame. that's what i want to do. >> reporter: recently he scored his first touchdown in two years. >> probably one of the best moments of my life right there is seeing that again. >> reporter: it teaches us not to give up, like life might deal you a bad hand, but you've just got to continue on. >> reporter: it's been a long road to recovery. along the way, it's the player who's become the coach. jeff pegues, cbs news, shermandale, pennsylvania. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the white house responds to the ebola outbreak, and we'll hear from dr. jon lapook. plus controversy around the sexual harassment policy and we'll talk with rikki klieman

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today it is thursday, october 16th i'm ukee washington. i'm quarter von tiehl. serious soaking. that rain came down in buckets keeping follow action wake. storm scan six is tracking system moving up the coast, we're asking katie when will it dry out. congress gets ready to put head of the cdc on the hot seat as we hear new revelation about the the second nurse who cared for a deceased ebola patient. steaks are high in this lottery but note for multi million-dollar jack the pot but whether students can attend a charter school. those stories coming up but lets get back to the weather and rain. be careful. we have uponning on the roadways and wet leavesca