cardinals. you think they may pull it off? >> i do. i think they'll win the series. the matchups favor them. and stick around right now. we have peter alexander with the daily rundown. a new ebola case. the first time a patient gets it outside of africa. his treatment continues for patients in omaha and dallas here in the u.s. and president obama considers more measures to screen travelers. plus a major milestone in the same-sex marriage debate. both the republican and democratic national committees with just four weeks left until election day. meantime on the midterm trail, bill clinton is heading home to arkansas. big debates for key races in

colorado, and virginia is set for a new debate as numbers emerge giving democrats a rare sense of relief. good morning from washington. it's tuesday, october 7th, 2014. this is the daily rundown. we have new developments today in the threat of ebola. a nurse in spain is now the the first person to contract the virus outside of west africa. that nurse said to be in stable condition was treating a spanish missionary, who has flown home for treatment. he died on september 25th. the hospital is investigating how she became infected with the safety protocols there in place. here in the u.s., they announced screening is likely coming soon for passengers arriving from west africa. that would mean deploying cdc teams at four u.s. airports. jfk, newark, chicago o'hare and dulles. to question passengers as well as taking their temperatures.

after being briefed ot the outbreak, the president says he's confident americans are safe. >> we have learned some lessons, though, in terms of what happened in dallas. we don't have margin for error. the procedures and protocols put in place. meanwhile, the parents of the fifth american brought to the u.s. for ebola treatment is in good spirits. nbc freelance camera man ashoka mukpo is being treated in omaha. he contracted the virus in liberia before he began working with our nbc colleagues there. and an update on our own dr. nancy sneiderman. she and her team arrived in the u.s. last night on a charter flight. they were checked by a health official. they've been deemed low risk but will be staying home. they're going to monitor themselves for the rest of a 21-day period. we have the latest on what is happening in omaha, and dallas in around the globe with john

yang in omaha. maggie fox will join us in new york shortly. first john, to you in omaha where ashoka mukpo could be getting some experimental treatment. what more do we know about his status and what he will see in the days ahead? >> well, he is waking up this morning beginning his first full day here at the t university of nebraska medical center. we know yesterday he felt well enough to order something for dinner. to ask for din tore be brought. once the food came, he wasn't tealing up to eating it. so yesterday he didn't eat anything. he was talking about eating but didn't feel up to it once the food arrived. he's going to be treated for an experimental drug. they're still narrowing down which one they will choose. we could know as soon as today which drug they have settled on for his treatment.

he now has two nurses with him at all times. and they are confident of his treatment because the the symptoms were caught early. peter? >> we continue to wish him well. we want to go to dallas where the first person diagnosed in the u.s. is in critical but stable condition. thomas eric duncan has been receiving an experimental treatment there. and they have the latest from dallas for us. sarah, what more do we know? >> well, we're learning a little bit more about that drug, peter. this is the first time it's been given to treat a patient with ebola. and doctors are monitoring him closely. it's a critical condition that's a downgrade from a couple days ago when he was listed in serious condition. meanwhile, the 48 people believed to have had some

contact with him are in a critical phase of the infection process. it's eight to ten days after the first exposure to him, the last exposure, rather. and that's when most people begin to develop symptoms. they're on day nine here. that makes it critical for the people who had some contact with duncan and all the more critical with the ten people who had definite direct contact with him. that includes seven medical workers and three family members. those three family members in isolation at an undisclosed location in dallas at a home in a gated community. how those work and why they're expect thod be successful in containing things. >> the new high-tech therm tors are touchless.

it just scans the body and gets a read of their temperature without touching the patients and they say it's more accurate. the temperature is available in seconds. these are being selected in dallas schools right now. and a bit of the fear the community is experiencing. we know they went to the schools here in dallas. they don't think there's much to be passed on. and in this case, these children had contact with duncan. and they have not. to this day, no one who has come to contact with duncan has shown any symptoms so far of ebola. >> this is the week we see the symptoms show up. thank you very much. a new poll shows 11% of

americans are very worried they'll be expose odd the the ebola virus. 21% say they're somewhat worried. the majority say they're not too worried or not at all. maggie fox has been helping to sort it out. we're fortunate to have her joining us now from new york with a little better understanding of how the virus actually spreads. and maggie, just out of the gate. i want to ask you about the the new thermometers they're installing in the dallas schools. it's new and put in place to contain things here. so we should have any faith in detectors like this? is this wallpaper to make people feel comfortable? >> it's controversial. it does make people feel better that something is being done to screen for the virus. and how labor intensive this is. it's hard to see how school districts will be able to do it.

during sars the country set up thermal scanners to try to get passengers coming into the the country who may have a fever. and standard screening measures is looking at someone, and asking them about their travel history. asking them if they don't feel well. there's so many travelers right now. experts say it's hard to just screen at airports. >> one of the things we want to do is address the real fears with real facts. you say think close contact. thick, wet and warm. it sounds gross, but it's important information for people to understand. >> it is kind of gross. but anybody who has ever cared for a sick child knows. if there's vom it, diarrhea, there's a lot of it, it splashes around. and that is how ebola spreads. it causes intense vomiting and

intense diarrhea. so the people cleaning up those kinds of bodily fluids are the ones who are at risk. ebola does not live long outside of the body. it can be destroyed by sunlight or bleach. if you're in close contact like the spanish nun caring for the two priests, she was up next to them. the virus has to get in through your body. you have to get it in your eye or in your cut. >> i want to get a sense about the horizon here. how long something like ebola lasts. you can't really get rid of this until you eradicate it at its source. they've done it many times over the past 40 years.

this one is different and a whole lot harder. it's in big cities now. and if you can get health care system ls built up, get people isolated, help get them to treatment right away, then they're confident that, yes, they can contain the outbreak. >> thank you very much. coming up next, four weeks nl voters hit the polls nationwide. reince priebus and debbie wasserman-schultz both join us live to talk about the races and the what their parties are watching most closely. the first lady stumping for mary burke in wisconsin later today. later today, governor quinn in chicago. the president will head to new york city for a couple of fund raising events as well. [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edward jones.

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the supreme court made mystery yesterday by doing nothing. this morning marriage between same-sex couples is legal. the court declined to hear from five states where they ruled same-sex marriage bans were constitutional. scott walker said for us, it's over in wisconsin. on capitol hill, republicans were mostly silent. none of the top house gop leaders issued statements. texas snoort ted cruz did. he called the court's action judicial and indefensible. and social conservative groups

condemned the court. the national organization for marriage said the entire idea that marriage can be redefined from the bench is illegitimate. he told the "washington post" his group intends to take aim at judges and said impeach mimt begins in the house. for candidates running in 2014 and those who run in h 2016, there will be no avoiding this issue. joining me now is the rnc chairman reince priebus. we appreciate your time today. i just want to get your response to the supreme court's action yesterday on same-sex marriage. they didn't put out a statement on it. >> well, we've been pretty consistent and clear. we leave marriage should be between one man and one woman. i'm not running from that position. that's our position on it. it's still the position today. and i do think that ted cruz probably laid out and avenue

some people may take like himself and looking at the institution and our platform also echoes that position. but the fact is, you know, the supreme court decided there was not enough inconsistency in the lower court to take up the case or cases, and they didn't. and so, you know, i think it's a matter of whether or not the institution comes into play or not. certainly the position of people in wisconsin and other states should be respected. they passed resolutions that says people there believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. >> chairman, clearly there's division within your party. social conservative groups say this needs to be a test for republicans in 2014 and 2016. so when you counsel republican candidates to run on this this issue this fall, why not make it a bigger issue right now if that's what you believe? >> well, because i mean, for the fall i think this is about the

economy. it's about obamacare and what plans republicans are going to put forward to get our spending under control and do something in washington. it's about governor races and how to get state budgets under control and get people back to work. i don't think it's a top here issue for the midterms. i think long term it's an issue in regard to what we need to do in the country to have a strong economy. a strong defense and a strong society. >> let me focus -- >> hang on a second. >> go ahead. >> people like david lane and tony perkins are right to be concerned about what's happened here in this country over the last couple of years. but it doesn't mean that it's the issue every sing morning that we're dealing with in regards to the midterms. >> final. let's talk about the midterms right now. you said not taking control of the senate would make 2014 a loss for the the gop. a cig kanlt roadblock for your party is a man named greg orman.

pat roberts is throwing the kitchen sink at him. the poll numbers have not been good in recent days. i want to get your thoughts on where the race stands and if you would em grace breg orman. >> well, we're here to help pat roberts. we just sent in a rather sizable chunk of money down to kansas to be of help. we're doing everything we can to make sure pat roberts wins. it's certainly a challenge, but the gap seems to be closing. i don't think it's going to be anything but a nail biter. but i still think, you know, we're going to net six when it's all said and done or more. and i feel good about where we're at in the senate. a lot has to do with the fact that the president has done a lousy job and most of the senators have followed the president off the blank. >> if orman wins, your party is going to embrace him? would you not want him to join the republicans? >> i'm open for any person in

america to walk in our door. the door is always open. but it's really a decision for the caucus, and it's a decision for the next majority leader mitch mcconnell to make. >> chuck todd is watching four states on election night. alaska, iowa, kansas, as we discussed, and north carolina. which states do you believe are the decideers? will be the decideers? >> well, i think alaska is moving in the right direction and sullivan has just continually creeping ahead. and what you're seeing and what is really notable is bellish isn't moving at all. you can look at the numbers from any polls today. most likely it hasn't moved for the last six months. he's just stuck. and so when that happens in a particular race like a midterm. there just isn't a whole lot of

saving grace. i think he's in a territory that's good and comfortable. in regard to the other three states. i think we have to win purple states. those are great examples of states that provide good environments for the republicans. and we need to be competitive. i think joni ernst is doing a great job. it's going to be a nail biter. we should be victorious in november. >> we'll watch and see what happens. appreciate your time. thank you very much. your counterpart is joining us now. debbie wasserman-schultz. nice to sue you in person. >> and you too. obviously he has a disagreement with the way the cases are being handled by i the supreme court's decision not to get involved. he says this is not the issue. the economy is the issue. your take? >> when the chairman of the the republican national committee spent the first two minutes of an interview 28 days before an

election talking about their kpeart is completely out of touch position on marriage equality, you know they have a huge problem. because they're completely out of touch with the issues that are the most important to volters right now. 28 days from now voters will decide who they will vote for based on one question. who has my back? are they focused on creating jobs, investing in education, and making sure they have good quality access to health care? yet, the republicans continue to cling to this really paleozoic amendment saying we should amend the constitution to prohibit people from marrying who they love. >> four weeks for today everybody will go to the polls. reince priebus said not winning the senate, he aknocked that would be a loss for his party. how many seats do the the

democrats have to lose to consider 2014 a loss? if you lose by one, if you lose the senate by one, is that too many? where does it stamp you? your breakdown? >> i think we're going to hold the senate. and i think we're going to pick up seats in the house of representatives. on think on november 5th there will be more democratic governors than there are today. >> if we lose the senate, you call that a loss, right? >> i'm not conceding anything. what i'm focused on is democrats all across the country is making sure voters understand the clear and stark contrast between republicans who put things like marriage equality and prohibiting everyone from mar marrying who they love at the top of the agenda. versus democrat who is are focused on the job growth we've had under barack obama's leadership. on making sure we can continue to create more jobs and kick the the recovery into higher gear? >> there has been some criticism of your management at the dnc

and suggestions you were soliciting funds on your own behalf? would you concede you have made some mistakes, and are there regrets if you had to do it over again, you would do it differently? >> what i'm focused on is making sure over the next 28 days our candidates have the resources that they need, that we are focused on making sure we continue to build our digital and technological advances. >> but these criticisms come from within the the own party, though. are you the best advocate to do that, you think? >> the only focus that we should have is the next 28 days, bringing our candidates to victory. what's at stake for the american people is nothing short of continuing to make progress, building on what we have been made progress on. creating jobs, getting the economy turned around, letting politics distract us is not going to allow us? >> do you deny all those

allegations? >> my focus is on the next 28 days. >> so you deny it and we'll be done. zblf i was elected to a four-year term thanks to the support of barack obama, which i still very much appreciate and look forward to turning to the 2016 election and making sure we do everything we can to elect a democratic president as the 45th president of the united states. >> all right. we'll be watching. thanks for coming in person. we appreciate it. we're moving on now. a lot more including bill clinton's new push in arkansas. and aiding isis. we're learning more about the chicago teen arrested for attempting to support the terrorist orgs. first, name the first woman to serve in both the senate and the house of representatives. the first woman to serve in both the senate and house of representatives. you know the answer to this that, chairman? that would be cheating. you can't tell us. we'll get an on-air shoutout. the answer is coming up on the daily rundown. if i can impart one lesson to a

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the best efforts of the u.s.-led coalition have not stopped isis from reaching the critical syrian city. now that's roughly the size of oakland california, and may be on the verge of falling to enemy hands. at least 400 people have died in the battle. fighters are inside using heavy weapons against the curdish defenders. former secretary of defense lee on panetta says if no one else can put boots on the ground, the u.s. may have to do it. >> if the military says we have to do more, then the president ought to be open to that. as commander in chief, the president has to have all options on the table in order to deal with this challenge of being 5ib8 to win against isis. >> meanwhile, a 19-year-old from illinois is being held in a federal detention center, accused of planning to join isis

overseas. richard engel is on the turkish/syrian board we are more. >> good morning, peter. ft the suspect who was arrested over the weekend at o'hare airport wanted to first fly to istanbul and then take a bus across turkey and eventually make his way here, not very far from the syrian border. here in orpha according to documents found at the suspect's home, he intended to link up with isis contacts and then eventually make his way to syria and fight with the group. this is the group the u.s. has declared a terrorist organization. that the u.s. is still fighting. despite about two months of air campaign in iraq and syria, isis is still making advances. it's still pushing into the city of kobani. which is right on the syrian border. and it's having a great deal of

success and that's causing outrage in turkey and other parts of the middle east. peach watched this happen. live footage showing the isis fighters advancing on the city. and for all the talk about the american air war and how the u.s. was going to chase down isis militants to the gates of hell to quote vice president biden. in this case, people saw isis walk up quite casually, enter the the city, and nothing stopped them. peter? >>. >> richard, be safe. we appreciate your reporting again today. we now move onto a programming note. later today, former defense secretary and cia director will be andrea mitchell's guest here on msnbc at 12:00 noon. coming up next, concerns are growing across the country after the enterovirus is linked to the sudden death of a 4-year-old child in new jersey.

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this entire community is reeling, and for the rest of the the community outside of thomas eric duncan, it's a question for officials of how do they keep panic levels down? everybody is very concerned here. some people are keeping kids out of schools. reports of new touch-free thermometers. he's in critical but stable condition. and he's receiving a new experimental treatment. and this is here in the united states. there's no availability of that drug. and that program was tested in a lab setting to some success. but the family tells us he's on a respirator. so it's not clear that it's working in a practical application. peter? >> ronan, thank you very much. we'll be watching for more special reporting on ebola. that's live from dallas,

including the latest from cbc officials. that's today, every day than 1:00 p.m. eastern. meanwhile, concerns are growing in new jersey and elsewhere after a 4-year-old died suddenly from a form of the enterovirus. now a second preschooler from eli's school is also being monitored. this is frightening stuff. this specific type of enterovirus called d-68 has been around for many years, but it's now more widespread than ever before. and it's the extreme form that causes kids to have difficulty breathing. it's spread similar ways to the flu and coughs and sneezes and maybe touching infected surfaces. and washington, d.c. four other people who died also had enterovirus 68. but only definitely died from it.

nbc news correspondent joins nous now. this enterovirus that for many so many homes and schools is really something that worries them at this point. >> absolutely, peter. t and this case is one of the most stunning that alarm ls parents. little eli was kept out of school for one day. that is alarming to parents. however, school officials in new jersey and cleaning them after the children have been in the schools touching the desk and doorknobs and parents are sending their children back. feeling will is a way to protect the children. and this enterovirus 68 has been seen most commonly among children with asthma or others who have breathing problems, peter. >> rehema, thank you for the update. and now the biggest names on

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to try to build, you know, medical facilities. that's what they need over there. they need the medical infrastructur infrastructure. >> you think we've been aggressive enough? >> again, i have to see the latest numbers. >> that again was arkansas senator mark pryor talking to our own casey hunt on the trail. the embattled senator getting help from former president bill clinton as he stumps again in his home state. he's trying to rally young democrats on college campuses to turn out and vote for pryor who he has known since the 1970s. >> you cannot afford to do what their opponents want. they want you to make this a protest vote. all three races they're saying, you may like them. but you got to vote against the president. it's your last shot. it's a good scam, isn't it? >>. >> people like my parents used to vote democratic. but the obama democrats in washington no longer represent

arkans arkansas' conservative values. >> oh, i think so. i think we got a really good chance. i he's run a great campaign. i expect him to win. >> can he win this race for you? >> i've got to win this race on my own. >> that was nbc political correspondent casey hundredth. you saw her there. casey, we got to start with mark pryor on ebola. the rnc is out with a statement minutes after the interview aired who said isn't this the same guy who attacked his opponent on the same issue? what's up with pryor on that? as chuck and i were saying, he's with us, he just seemed rattled. >> he did. and it surprised me because his campaign was out airing thissed a criticizing congressman cotton on voting for a bill that would have cut funding to fight pandemics.

he talked about how he and other arkansas congressmen want to see the president expand travel restrictions. >> kasie, i want to ask you quickly, if i can, about bill clinton right now. obviously we heard mark pryor said i have to win this on my own. but he's going to get some significant help. >> he is going to significant help. this is day two of having bill clinton on the trail here in alaska. he's almost twice as popular as president baumgz in arkansas. as you saw, he's really trying to convince voters the race should be about more than president obama. obama's election was really a turning point here in arkansas. before 2008 there was just one republican in the congressional delegation. and now there's just one democrat left standing. >> all right kasie, we'll be watching. thank you very much. we want to turn to the the senate race in colorado. on monday, republican governor garner clashed with mark udall

as well as each candidate's ties to their party. >> the president just said it yesterday. his policies are on the ballot. and that's what we're going discuss today. the policies of the president and the fact that mark udall has voted with him 99% of the time. >> his record is out of the mainstream. it's in the extreme. >> we are joined now from denver. he moderated that senate debate as well as the clash between the candidates for governor. the colorado senate race has turned out to be a lot more of a fight than we might have expected a year ago. what were your takeaways for your conversation last night? >> well, it was clear that corey gardner wants to make this a referendum on the president. he believes that's what can win him this race. you know, it's interesting because he has -- as he's run the race, he's had to moderate his conservative stances. he used to run in a solidly republican district. now he's trying to appeal to

more moderate and democratic voters in the denver area. we taurked about immigration. he raised the possibility of supporting the dream act yesterday. and yesterday when i asked him about that, he said that pollution is a cause of global warming. even though he doesn't believe in setting a price on carbon pollution. and very definitelily he tried to tie udall to the president, put him on the defensive on the controversial issues like keystone and cap and trade. you really saw the contrasting strategies between making them a referendum on the republican side and a contrast on the democratic side. >> another race we'll be keeping a close eye on. nice to see you today. appreciate your time. tonight, right here, showtime. in virginia. senator marc warrek warner and

opponent. this one monitored by chuck todd. warner is beating gillespie by 12 points. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press" and nbc news political director right now have. the polls are showing wider thean we thought it might have been at this time. it could tighten things um. what are you looking for as you speak to the the two men? >> i think it's sort of you she the same dynamics are playing out in every race. gillespie wants to make this tie to president obama, try to make him answer himself. particularly for marc warrener who was elected by saying i was a bipartisan governor. i worked across the aisle. now he's trying to hold him more accountable to that. you haven't done the same thing in the u.s. senate. why is that? you have to remember virginia. virginia you could argue is the closest thing we have to a state that mirrors the national

electorate. so you would assume it will close almost naturally, given the dynamics. >> reince priebus was frank with you. he said, if we don't win the senate, it's a lot for you. >> you have to give him credit for saying that. that's a good election night. but it may not matter. >> what are the biggest roadblocks with four weeks to go for the republican party? >> i think for the republicans their biggest roadblock is kansas. now it means they have to go and win iowa or colorado. and the roadblock for the democrats is iowa and to a lesser extent colorado. iowa feels if democrats can hold iowa, then kansas becomes check mate. and it's their way to get to stay at 50 seats and make it so the mary landrieu runoff is not for the majority. >> the run race that has you shaking your head. is there one place in america you're looking that you're

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. we turn now to the supreme court where the case the justices decided to take the term are taking backseat to the ones they have declined. the court deciding not rule on same-sex marriage appeals from five states from lower courts that ruled that same-sex marriage bans were unconstitutional. the decisions will now stand making same-sex marriage legal in utah, oklahoma, wisconsin, indiana, and virginia. those court rulings are finding on six other states in the circuits colorado, kansas, wyoming, north carolina, south carolina, and west virginia. in total same-sex marriage is legal or will be legal shortly in 30 states. the court's decision created an immediate impact. gay couples flocked to city halls apply for marriage licensing, in some cases, holding ceremonies there. >> i'm still kind of stunned. i expected it to move fast.

>> it feels unreal. >> yeah. in shock. >> she came up to me crying and said i think we can get married today. >> how does feel? >> it feels great! >> nbc's justice correspondent is pete williams. he's joining me now. since dpourt decided not to take up the issue does it lead us to believe it wouldn't take the issue up in the future. they might be reluctant because it's the law in the majority of the states. >> i don't think so. as a matter of fact if a case comes to the supreme court from a federal appeals court saying they can ban it without violating the constitution. i think it's likely the court will would take the case. you have a split and a different result than you have so far. one reason the court may not have taken these cases is that the federal court were in agreement. there was nothing for the supreme court to resolve there. rather than just saying whether they thought it was the right or the wrong answer, that's not usually the way they do it.

if an alternate ruling came in they might well take it. however, the point you raise is a good one. it's one that advocates of same-sex marriage are holding on to. you have a situation then of the supreme court saying after these federal appeals court rulings don't let those rulings go into effect until we have our hands on this. then yesterday saying go ahead and let the marriages when the court did say on send thought you should never have done it in the first place. advocate of the same-sex marriage think it's unlikely. they think they have momentum now. soon probably to have 35. if the case comes back to the supreme court, you have a diminishing number of states that still ban same sex marriage. >> and just very quickly. on your plate, what are you watching from the court now. what should we focus our eyes on next? >> in addition to the cases already granted, we'll see whether the court will take up the controversial issue of abortion, which continues in the

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