the students in the streets are threatening to ramp up their demonstrations. >> no one needs this movement. and no one organizes because it was just hong kong now. we want to save our home. our freedom. our democracy. >> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell in new york. the cdc is descending on dallas where the first patient diagnosed we bith ebola in the . is hospitalized. the big question now, why is man who had flown from liberia before he was symptomatic was initially sent home from that hospital when he started feeling ill putting unfold numbers of people at risk. here's the time line. the unidentified man left

liberia september 19th to visit family in the u.s. he became sick september 24th, he sought medical care. two days later, but was sent home from the hospital. on sunday, he was hospitalized and officially diagnosed with ebola yesterday. the three ems crew members have now tested negative. cdc officials say there is no danger of a widespread outbreak here in the u.s. joining me now is dr. anthony -- director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. thank you very much. tell us why we should not, first of all, be concerned about all of the people who came in contact with him on that airplane at the airport while he was traveling. >> well, the people on the plane are not a problem because he was not symptomatic while he was on the plane. he only became symptomatic after being here for four days. he landed on the 20th and started developing symptoms on the 24th. so those people are not at issue because you don't transmit ebola

if you have no symptoms. it's the people that came into contact with him subsequent to the time that he had symptoms. and the reason we feel confident they won't be an outbreak because the person with ebola now, the patient in question is under the proper isolation and care at the texas hospital. and the contacts are being identified and traced by the cdc and state health authorities. and when you say contact tracing. you get people, you identify them and you observe and monitor them daily to determine if they develop symptoms. if they do, then you put them under isolation to determine if, in fact, they are infected. and if you do that properly, you can shut down any outbreak. and that's the reason why as you heard yesterday from dr. freeden at the press conference, we feel this is able to be done because the professionals, the cdc people who are very good at this and have done it very well and

successfully are going to be able to do that contact tracing and get that in essence put the lid on this. >> and we've been told 100 plus people have been identified for possible exposure, have been contacted that the cdc is now tracking them as you pointed out. wouldn't it have been far fewer if he first began to see some symptoms, went to the hospital. if the hospital in dallas asked whether he'd come from liberia, isolated him at the time, hospitalized him, not sent him back home? >> that is quite true, andrea. people make mistakes. the cdc has been trying very hard to get the message out with a variety of announcements that if you're in a health facility in emergency room or clinic and someone comes in with symptoms that are compatible with ebola that do a simple travel history, just ask them the question. have you done any foreign travel lately?

and obviously, if someone would say i've been to liberia or a west african country, that would be a big red flag. unfortunately, that did not work in this case. it's a lesson learned. and hopefully, that won't happen again. >> we are doing our part in trying to let people know what the situation is and not alarm people unnecessarily. for instance, that the airport didn't need to be concerned. but should there be more than temperature taking? would anything have shown up of this individual? and we don't even know yet whether he was leaving because he already feared that he might have had some contact with ebola. there's a lot of rumor going around and we're trying to sort that out why he was coming to the u.s., was it a normally scheduled visit or because of concern that he wanted medical treatment? but should more be done on the arrival stage, do you think, rather than just relying on the liberi liberian or other western african officials? >> well, the pretravel screening

is really quite good. if you go to an airport, anybody, and goes to an airport wherever, and you're trying to get on a plane. if you have a temperature or any symptoms, you're not going to get on the plane. the question that you appropriately bring up is that what happens when they wind up getting here? well, there are clearly flight crews know that if people get sick or feel any symptoms or fever whatever while on the flight that they notify the flight attendant so they can be prepared for them when they land. that really works. people who are without symptoms don't transmit this infection. but the issue is it's going to be inevitable that someone will get on a plane the way this person did. and we predicted that it would happen and wind up being here. i think it's important to point out the easiest way to prevent this from happening is to essentially shut off the epidemic in west africa. and then we won't have to worry about this.

but since it's a reality that we have it, that's why you do the best you can to do that kind of pre-travel screening that does take place in the airports and west africa. >> now, i wanted to switch gears for a moment before i lose you and ask you about the virus which has now spread. we're seeing an outbreak in michigan, 443 patients in 40 states. and i don't know if you medical folks know whether the paralysis that has been seen in some of these children is directly related to that and whether it's temporary or permanent. >> well, that's a good question. unfortunately, they're still a bit fuzzy about that. clearly an association particularly in a cluster in colorado where there's a group of individuals, eight of whom were examined who had this paralysis and this muscle weakness. and 4 out of 8 of them had the supposed culprit in this case.

>> it's still uncertain what the direct cause or relationship is between the d-68 and these unfortunate cases of muscle weakness, and in some cases paralysis. >> doctor, thank you so much. thanks so much for joining us today. >> you're quite welcome. >> the ebola outbreak remains rampant in west africa with more than 6,500 cases, 3,000 deaths. nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman has traveled to the front lines of the outbreak where 200 american aid workers are already on the ground with 3,000 troops on their way. she filed this report earlier today from liberia. >> reporter: while there's so much attention now on the patient with ebola in texas, the reality is here in the belly of the beast in liberia, the war against ebola rages on. we've seen people dying in the

streets. yesterday, a mother who brought her daughter to the hospital, and she lay in a wheelbarrow until attendants could come and check her out and admit her to the hospital. this country suffered from years of civil war and the infrastructure of the medical system is weak at best. right now, encouraging news from nigeria where they haven't seen a case in 21 days. they may have turned the tide. but right now in liberia, there's no end in sight for this epidemic. we're awaiting coordination now between nonprofits, the u.s. military and certainly more supplies and people are needed on the ground here. back to you. >> and our thanks to dr. nancy snyderman on the front lines there in liberia. another bombshell revelation about the secret service. an armed contractor with a criminal record was allowed on an elevator with president obama in atlanta recently. it was only days before an armed fence jumper got all the way into the white house before

being tackled by an officer who was going off duty. none of this was in the original incident reports from the secret service leading to even more questions about the leadership of the agency. the "washington post" has been breaking all of these stories one after another and how a secret service director's job is very much on the line. carol joins me now from washington. i'm reading a note from -- from congressman cummings who was the ranking member on the oversight committee yesterday, and he met with julia pearson. and afterwards, his aides are saying to us that he believes if she cannot address the cultural issues that agents feel comfortable raising security concerns to their higher ups, which is one of the things you first reported from that incident in 2011 that julia pearson should not be in that position. and after yesterday's hearing and new revelations last night, which you reported which you pointed out, the congressman's trust is eroding. he believes there needs to be an independent review of the agency. so that's where we stand today. what are you hearing from your

reporting on what's going on inside the agency after all of your revelations and the devastating hearing yesterday? >> yeah, she didn't do very well in answering the questions. and they were very angry, you know. it's interesting to see a bipartisan group of lawmakers all share the same emotion on a stage. they were really angry about not being told about how far this fence jumper, a couple of weeks ago got into the white house. they were upset about learning that in this 2011 shooting that i wrote about that the investigation had been botched so badly that the secret service didn't realize that this shooter was actually shooting into the residence. what i heard this morning at about 10:00 today, is that he is not comfortable with her as the leader. he's not comfortable, was his phrasing that she will be able to fix the problems that he

sees. and namely, that his staff, his own agents and officers aren't trusting her either. they are going to the media or they are going to the lawmakers to air their concerns. and cummings was going to have a private conversation with the director this morning. we'll see what he comes away from that with. a private conversation to see if she could answer his concerns. >> and the statement that i was just referring to that had been handed to me from his staff was after that private meeting. and so apparently she did not assuage his doubts. also interesting what josh ernest said today to joe and mika. he answered their direct question about confidence in her with an answer about confidence that the president has in the agents but not in her. and i'm not sure whether we're parsing it too closely, we'll watch what he briefs later today. but seems as though they're not giving a full-throated endorsement to her.

your latest report, the elevator incident in atlanta. to me, that is the worst of all of this. as bad as the residents being penetrated is, the fact that someone would get on the elevator. no one gets on the elevator with the president of the united states. we've all been on white house duty where we're in a hotel, the president is moving up and down, that elevator is blocked off. they don't let outsiders. this man had a weapon and a criminal record and got on an elevator within inches of the president. how do they explain that? >> so it -- you know, usually it's possible for a security contractor who is hired by the federal government. in this case, this guy's firm was a contracting firm that was hired to guard the cdc building and headquarters in atlanta. so it is possible for such a person to sort of be the elevator operator, you know. i know how the building works and i'm going to take you guys and the president down these seven floors and the doors are

never going to open until the president gets to the safe floor that's already been swept. but in this case, what's so odd is, he was both armed and had a criminal history. and it appears pretty clear he was not checked as he should have been. his name was not run through any national criminal data bases by agents who spend, you know, months planning these trips and searching through everyone who will have proximity to the president. you know, everyone is checked. a driver, a hotel employee, the person who is going to bring room service. they're all run, and this guy wasn't. >> thanks very much for your reporting. >> thank you. >> and up next, we'll talk to senator john mccain about whether he thinks it's time for julia pearson to step down. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. what they get, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america.

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are you telling me this morning that the president of the united states and the first lady have confidence in julia pearson to run an agency that's supposed to protect their two daughters? >> yes, joe, they have confidence in them for i think the reasons that i've laid out. these are men and women who wake up every day, professionals prepared to put their life -- >> i'm not talking about the professionals. i think the professionals actually deserve to have better leadership than they have. >> i can tell you that the white house staff and the president himself take this very seriously. the president himself has articulated he's concerned about the security around his family as any parent would be. >> that was white house press secretary josh ernest on "morning joe" trying to defend the secret service and the director julia pearson despite this mounting scandal. john mccain joins me now. senator, thank you very much. i didn't hear a complete endorsement of julia pearson in that answer to joe.

>> you know, andrea, you and i have been around this town for quite a while and we've seen this movie before. when a member of the president's own party turns against an individual with a scandal such as this, it is scandalous, then it's just a matter of time now before that person will be replaced. it almost doesn't matter what we republicans think about it. but when someone as highly respected as congressman cummings, and he is respected on both sides of the aisle and others, a voice that deep and abiding concern, if not condemnation, then it's just a matter of time. we'll see it play out. and you and i have seen this movie before. >> do you think he should go? >> oh, i think so. i think he's -- when you lose the confidence of both sides across the political spectrum, i would like to emphasize, again, something you and i know.

and that is that men and women who are in this business are the best. they're wonderful, they have incredibly difficult lives. and we respect and admire them. it's the leadership that has obviously failed in this situation. >> and i know someone who has run for president, you know better than most exactly how wonderful these men and women are when they are on your team. they are completely dedicated and that's not what we're talking about. they deserve better leadership, i think is the conclusion of congressman cummings and others and now you, as well. let me ask you about isis. that's another reason why we don't want to have people running across the north lawn of the white house with a knife and getting through the front door. i mean, america is being targeted overseas now with the homeland potentially. what about the latest developments? just today in iraq, militants -- there is some progress pushing

back against isis in the north. but iraq is vulnerable. and syria more so. >> it's very vulnerable, and i'm glad we have taken some of the actions that the president has ordered and i think it's been helpful. i have two major problems right now. one of them is we're going to run out of targets in syria. we have no one on the ground to identify targets. they're smart people. they'll melt into the population, they'll be in buildings where civilians are. and we're not going to be able to identify those targets. we can degrade them, we're not going to destroy them unless we have some boots on the ground in the form of forward air controllers, special forces and others. and i know that sounds explosive -- we predicted we had to do what we're doing now. and the second big problem i have is the morality of telling 5,000 syrians to join the free syrian army and then send them into attacks, air attacks from

assad. that's not acceptable. we know now during the first few days of the u.s. air attacks that bashar al assad grounded his force. they are now attacking the free syrian army with increased intensity and slaughtering them. there has to be a no-fly zone if we're going to effectively assist the free syrian army. >> i know you would come back in a second. what about your colleagues? parliament voted. how about seeing a little action from congress? >> well, i'm confident that many republicans and democrats are reevaluating their opposition, number one, number two is, this is what presidents are for. presidents should be sitting behind this desk in the oval office telling the american people what -- a lot of americans are not totally aware of. and that is the threat to the united states of america and why we must do what is necessary.

and that doesn't mean sending in the 82nd airborne. it doesn't mean a massive number of troops, but it does mean american active involvement and engagement. for example, it's going to take a while before the iraqi army is able to be retrained and restore what the vital element is missing from them. and that's their morale. because of maliki's total mistreatment of the iraqi military. we've got some very tough sledding ahead. and i also believe that the american people must be told that this isn't going to be over any time soon. >> john mccain, thank you so much, senator. good luck out on the campaign trail. i know you're headed to oregon next. you came from kansas. >> thank you. >> a lot of challenges for both parties right now. thank you. >> look forward to seeing you out there, andrea, again. >> soon. >> and president obama and israel's prime minister netanyahu meeting this hour at the white house. up next, we'll speak to netanyahu's spokesman about the

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[ male announcer ] tomcat. [ cat meows ] [ male announcer ] engineered to kill. president obama and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu are meeting at the white house this hour. both leaders face challenges from islamic terrorism. and difficult negotiations with iran on the u.s. part. i'm joined now by the spokesperson for benjamin netanyahu at the white house, of course, with the prime minister. thank you, mark, good to see you. >> my pleasure. >> tell me about iran. the president and the prime minister are meeting. and all the signals from the administration are that they are doing everything to try to reach a nuclear agreement or an extension with tehran before they -- the deadline in the talks in november. are you comfortable? is the prime minister comfortable that the u.s. is not going to be too flexible on the subject of iran keeping enough of its centrifuges to make weapons grade, weapons grade uranium? >> we think it's crucial that

iran not be a threshold nuclear military state. we think it's crucial that the ayatollahs don't get their hands on nuclear weapons. and i'm sure that's a central part of the discussion happening now as we're speaking here between the president and the prime minister. you know, the ayatollahs in iran are part of that same islamist extremist movement that you see in isis, that you see in hamas, that you see in boko haram in nigeria. it's crucial that we don't allow those sort of islamist extremists to get their hands on weapons of mass destruction. >> of course, in the talks iran so far has met the demands of transparency. they have shown good faith according to the negotiators from europe, from the united states. but they're still far apart on what iran would be permitted to retain. would it be acceptable if they kept a number of centrifuges, a large number of centrifuges but if the pipes were disconnected? if other safeguards were put in

place? so that they could not break out? >> you know, the iranians say that they only want nuclear power for peaceful purposes. now, we don't believe it. but let's for a moment for conjecture, let's take them at their word. if they want nuclear power for peaceful purposes, they don't need a single centrifuges. you know, canada and mexico both have peaceful nuclear programs. they don't have a single centrifuge. that's along with another 15 countries with peaceful nuclear programs without a single centrifuge. you only need centrifuges if you want to build enough enrichment material for a bomb. and so there's no reason whatsoever the iranians should have centrifuges. >> i want to play the president's comments from the meeting already today about gaza and what happened over the summer. >> all of us were deeply concerned about the situation in gaza. i think the american people

should be very proud of the contributions that we make to the iron dome program to protect the lives of israelis at a time when rockets were pouring into israel on a regular basis. i think we also recognize that we have to find ways to change the status quo. >> how do you change the status quo? is israel ready to sit down with other intermediaries and negotiate with hamas? >> well, we've got new challenges and that's, of course, this rise of islamic extremism, which is opposed to peace, opposed to reconciliation. they say my country should be destroyed. they're a mortal enemy of your country, of the united states. there are also new opportunities. because we've seen many arab governments who stand with us against the islamic extremists, against iran's nuclear program. and what my prime minister, what

benjamin netanyahu has been talking about lately and he's talking, i'm sure about that now as we speak with the president is, is it possible to work with that moderate majority in the arab world. those sunni governments who see the extremists as their enemy, as well. and can we use those relationships to try to get the peace process with the palestinians moving forward. in the past, people used to say peace between israel and the palestinians is a key to having a larger middle eastern -- maybe today the opposite is true. that by utilizing those relationships with moderate arab governments, we can get more energy into the peace process with the palestinians. >> thanks so much. see you later. >> my pleasure. >> and, in fact, i'll be doing the first interview with the prime minister after his meetings with the president. and we will be broadcasting that here tomorrow. and what women want. well, that was the topic on monday night's jeopardy. the answers or rather the

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welcome back. it's october 1st. and we're starting october with a new segment, taking you out on the trail across the country to get an insider's look into the high profile races and where you

can see some surprises on election night. joining me now for big picture analysis is our midterm team. mark murray. nbc news digital politics editor carrie dan and casey hunt. mark, first of all, the big picture, let's talk about expectations. there's a lot of polling and momentum shifting, but what about the republicans? will they gain control of the senate? >> yeah, andrea, the battle for control of the senate is the big story. and you'd rather be the republican party than the democratic party. and a lot of it has to do with the map. many of these contests are taking place in red states. president obama's approval rating which is around 40% or in the low 40s. and then, of course, republicans have been able to expand the map. they have more places where they are playing than democrats are. but don't discount democrats. they're still keeping it competitive, even in some states where the republicans would've liked to have blown them out, like arkansas, louisiana, polls show those contests are still very close, and this is just

going to be a fascinating election night. >> and casey, you've been watching the governors. let's look at your exchange with scott walker in wisconsin. a very highly contentious race. >> if you lose this election, can you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and still run for 2016? or would a loss here mean you have no shot at being president? >> well, my plan is to be governor over the next four years. >> are you committed to serving a full term? >> that's my plan. >> that's his plan. but wisconsin's clearly a very important governor's race for republicans to try to hold. >> well, and walker's sort of national ambitions. he's come in some way a symbol for conservatives who want to prove you can governor like a conservative, fire up your base and still get reelected in a purple state. and in that way, mary burke who is a democrat running against him has sort of become the vessel for all of these democratic hopes to take down somebody who really took this

frontal assault on the labor unions. >> and michelle obama was there. >> the president is planning to go to wisconsin to campaign. that's something we're seeing a little bit differently in wisconsin. i did talk to mary burke, though, about whether she views president obama as a model for leadership. she said, no, she cited abraham lincoln and george washington instead. >> and let's talk about some of the other races, colorado senate, iowa senate, both much closer than anyone had expected they would be. >> that's right. in colorado, a race on his hands. he's tried to make this race in colorado about women's issues. this is an issue that really drives a lot of voters. it's a playbook that's worked in the past. his opponent, republican cory gardner had in the past supported a federal persons initiative. he's been hammering away on that. i think there's concern among democrats he's talking too much about that. gardner's trying to take aim and saying in ads that we need somebody who is more than just a one-issue candidate. gardner's raised the issue of isis and foreign policy in a

recent ad. and then in iowa, joanie earnst. a new des moines register poll shows her up by six points. there's a lot of bad news for braley. he's not winning his home district right now. it's early in that contest and a lot can happen in the next five weeks. there's a lot of outside money. over $14 million so far. there's still a long way to go. >> and the democrats have a better ground organization in iowa than the republicans do traditionally. and casey, before we run, the governor of colorado -- >> yeah. a little bit quirky, interesting, and had been very widely popular, the former mayor of denver. >> right. he'd gotten all of our attention with creative ads when he originally ran. but now he's facing a republican who is a little more kind of middle of the road than the republicans he faced last time. and he's also been doing -- i

talked to one colorado insider. i was actually out there over the weekend who said that he's basically done everything you could possibly do wrong in this campaign. he's angered democrats over gun controls. he's also gotten into some trouble over the death penalty. he's given a reprieve to a criminal out there that's gotten a lot of negative attention from republicans democrats i've talked to are confident he'll be able to pull it out. >> when you're looking at close races and where to look, what the momentum drive is. what do you see in the next couple of days? >> the president is going to be doing some campaigning in illinois for that governor's race. i think the most fascinating race when it looks at 2016. it's impossible to make too much out of midterm elections. bu republicans have to sho that they have life in colorado. they can't win in this environment this year, that does spell difficult problems for

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there were school shootings yesterday, not one, but two high schools in the country leaving two students injured, suspects are in custody for the separate incidents which occurred in north carolina and kentucky. this marks the 85th and 86th school shootings in america since newtown, which has, of course, inspired to intensify their campaign to change gun laws. the former congresswoman and nasa astronaut are making the case in their new book "enough." mark kelly joins me here in new york. it's great to see you. >> great to be on your show. >> sandy hook is really more than anything else what inspired you and gaby to become this engaged. not even the horror of what happened to her. >> no, i mean, after gaby was in the hospital for six months, i had to fly another space flight. it was really what happened at the sandy hook elementary school that was a catalyst for starting our organization, americans for responsible solutions. and getting involved and trying

to find some common ground especially with gun owners on this issue because we can make the country a safer place, absolutely. >> and you make the point that gaby giffords was a gun owner, a gun user, a westerner, comfortable with guns. you're comfortable with guns. it's not gun ownership that's the issue, it's gun use. it's -- >> well, it's not responsible gun ownership that's the issue. i think everybody can enjoy their second amendment rights whether you want to have a gun for protection or you're a hunter, you like target shooting. those things are fine. but why in our country today do we make it incredibly easy for criminals, domestic abusers, dangerously mentally ill to get a gun? we do that because we don't do background checks for every gun sale. you know, there's also, that issue makes it very easy for people to traffic in firearms to criminals. so, you know, if we could get congress and gun owners together to do what the american people would like, i think we could drive down gun violence. >> you know, sara brady was

someone i've known for a long time, i knew jim brady. so the frustration that many advocates for gun safety feel is that nothing changes. they finally -- they got ronald reagan and other, you know, republican supporters of the nra to join in the brady movement back in the early 90s. bill clinton signed the law, and then congress doesn't -- doesn't take it up. laws lapse, there doesn't seem to be follow-up. >> well, you know, and one of the big reasons and the brady folks did a lot of great stuff, especially in the 90s got the brady bill passed. but you know what they never did was get involved in the politics behind this issue. and the politics are a big driver on why congress, especially like the u.s. senate recently couldn't pass something that 98% of americans supported. our organization is more involved in the politics and trying to get members of congress, well, trying to bring

balance to the political debate to the way elections are financed on this issue. so they can do what they think is right. >> are you frustrated that democrats who even support you privately are not campaigning on this? you've got a lot of red state senators who were so afraid to talk about guns and gun violence because they're in tough reelections. >> well, not only that, there were people, there were u.s. senators that told us they supported the bill and knew it would go a long way to saving lives. and i'm talking about that toomey/manchin bill in 2013. and that's because they're kmpbd about the next election. now, our job, and this is going to take a couple of election cycles and a little time is to make them not so concerned about their next election. >> i want to ask you about confronting the assailant, jared loughner, tell me about that. >> yeah, it was a surreal experience. gaby doesn't remember seeing him. she was the first person shot.

he shot 18 people after her. i'd never seen him before. so it was really odd, something i've never experienced when he came into the room, but i've got to give her a lot of credit. to look him in the eye when i read her statement, you know, and the court. she's really tough. >> and how is she doing? >> she's doing well, you know, she continues to work really hard. i was listening to an audio recording, that's coming up on two years ago now. and just the improvements since then is remarkable. but she works hard at it. >> it's still the process of connecting the speech, the thought with what comes out. >> yeah. >> there is that gap in the -- >> yeah, we talk about that, a little bit of an update on how she's doing. and, you know, it's a complicated thing and a traumatic brain injury takes a while to, you know, to overcome. >> but it's all progress. >> progress. it's good. it's good. considering what happened to her

over three years ago now and where she is today and she's motivated to make a difference on this issue like i am. >> well, it's great to have you here. the book is "enough." it is really a call to action, political action and, thank you very much for what you're doing. >> you're welcome. thanks for having me on. >> our best to her. and coming up next, we'll have a live report from hong kong where tens of thousands are standing strong for democracy and freedom. you're watching msnbc. so guys -- it's just you and your honey. the setting is perfect. you know what? plenty of guys have this issue, not just getting an erection, but keeping it. well, viagra helps guys with ed get and keep an erection. and you only take it when you need it. good to know, right? if ed is stopping what you started... ask you doctor about viagra. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex.

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and we have breaking news from dallas where a spokesperson for texas health presbyterian hospital tells nbc news the ebola patient being treated at that hospital is in serious condition. the unidentified man left liberia september 19th to visit family here in the u.s. he became sick september 24th, sought medical care two days later but was sent home by the hospital which earlier today the head of the nih says was a

serious mistake. it wasn't until sunday he was rehospitalized and officially diagnosed with ebola yesterday. we're expected to hear more from rick perry at any moment and bring you that live. and you're looking at live pictures from the center of hong kong at the end of a long lively day of protesting. protesters repeating their calls for a full, fair democracy. ian williams is live for us in hong kong. ian? >> reporter: hi, andrea. well, it's almost 1:00 in the morning here. thousands of protesters out on the street here. this day five of these mass demonstrations which have brought the center of the district to a stand still. the atmosphere down there today lively, very festive. also, incredibly orderly and still calling for the resignation of hong kong's leader chief executive. as well as demanding that beijing allow the former british colony to have a free choice in

electing its own leader. now, today is chinese national day. so this is a pretty strong message going to beijing, andrea. >> and ian, this represents a real problem for beijing, though. they don't deal with protests very easily. how are they going to deal with this one? >> that's right. that's right. don't forget hong kong is semi-ausemi semi-autonomous. i think we can assume that last weekend, it was beijing urging the hong kong leader to crack down, which he attempted to do. that was botched and it nearly brought more people out on the streets here. there are mixed signals from hong kong's leader on the one hand he's demanded people go home, and then this morning in comments he said this gathering could go on for some time. if there is a strategy, it seems to be that he'll try and sit it out, that he's hoping, yes,

he'll leave the students in control of the streets through the national day holiday. this is a two-day holiday in the hope it will fizzle out at the end of it. but for their part, of course, the students don't want that to happen. they have demanded meetings with the government, with government officials to discuss their demands. otherwise, they say that they'll start to occupy key government buildings as well as keeping in control of the square here. so there's still a huge division between the two sides. and no real side of compromise. using force here, it would be unthinkable, andrea. >> especially given the long tradition of british rule there which only ended in 1997. great to have you there. it's almost 1:00 in the morning and only minutes away from that. and that does it for us. remember, follow the show online, on facebook and on

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so i know how important that is. two major stories we're following all hour. security breaches a the the white house and an individual in america that's infected with ebola, an individual we're now learning was turned away from a hospital in texas. who was working there? the secret service? >> the keystone cops are protecting the commander in chief. >> the public's confidence is eroding. i don't want you to even imagine, imagine, imagining that you can get beyond the shield of the secret service. >> 1:00 p.m. on the east coast, 10:00 a.m. on the west, it's good to see you, everybody. here's what you need to know right now. a live news conference from governor rick perry on the first u.s. ebola case diagnosed in dallas. we're going to bring that to you as soon as it goes live. we're also following developing news out of washington, d.c. the man behind that

unprecedented breach of white house security is now due in court at this hour. this will be the second court date for iraq war veteran omar gonzalez. a we learned he made it farther into the white house than we ever expected. all the way, in fact, into the east room. and after revelations about another breach of security, this one pretty shocking, an armed convict allowed to ride with the president in an elevator during a visit to the cdc. white house press secretary josh ernest defended the secret service on today's "morning joe." >> we're talking about men and women of the secret service who wake up every day prepared to put their life on the line to protect the president, first family and protect the white house. >> in a few minutes, i'll get a take on the secret service from someone who knows the bubble intimately. obama adviser david axelrod. and overseas, u.s. fighters have bombarded isis with nearly a dozen new air strikes in syria in just the last couple of days. targeting