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cdc to help fight ebola. oversea, isis advances as they move within range of the baghdad airport. president obama today heading to andrews air force base. >> military officials i've spoken to think it's possible isis could try and launch some sort into baghdad. raise a flag and have a psychological impact. and crossing the line? a democrat running in texas defends a campaign ad against her wheelchair-bound ad. >> if she wants to attack a guy in a wheelchair, she can. >> wendy davis joins us right here to talk about it. good day, everyone.

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we're learning more about the dallas nurse who's become the latest e obbola victim. nina pham. pham received a blood transfusion monday from kent brantly. health officials were quick to say the nurse is not to blame for catching the deadly virus. >> she's a hero. it's the hospital's job to train her appropriately. that young lady is not to be blamed. that young lady is a hero and needs to be seen as such. >> authorities in dallas have sprayed the sidewalk outside of pham's home where she had walked her dog bentley. the dog is now being cared for in a dallas animal shelter until officials can determine if he's been infected as well. joining me now is sara dolla. what procedures are being taken

at the hospital today after this terrible situation yesterday developed? >> reporter: we know they have doubled down on the screws they have here. they have one crew in the hospital who is keeping an eye, observing, and helping the team treating this young nurse. they were there starting yesterday. they're doing things like watching these doctors and nurses and technicians come out of isolation and disrobe. making sure they're going that process correctly. there is a lot of room for error in that process. so that is what is being done for them. we've also talked to some friends and family of this young nurse who have good news to report. she is doing pretty well right now. she's been able to facetime and skype with her mother and has been reportedly in good spirits. >> thanks so much, sarah dallof. joining us is the mayor.

is anyone else infected in the hospital? >> what your reporter said is correct. we have been monitoring everybody that has come into contact with eric duncan and with nina. and at this point there's no reports of anybody that has shown symptoms that we tie to ebola at this point. >> what is the number of people? the contact tracings that are going on now? there had been 48 who had been in some way connected to duncan. what about the additional number of colleagues or friends who were connected to nina pham? >> yeah, it's -- they're finalizing that number this morning. supposed to have a final number by noon. it's going to be in the range of 50, 60 people that had something to do with eric duncan that is a reasonable chance that we want to monitor. but wl we're getting down to the

ones that are going to be more higher risk like nina was. that's the number they're going to be bringing us. >> is there any information yet on what may have gone wrong in the hospital with procedures? with any of the protocols? >> no. cdc's there. i will tell you that all reports i have is that this nurse was a real pro. and she knows what she's doing. frankly all these people in my mind are very courageous and i'm proud that we have so many individuals serving eric duncan and now nina. so i do know the cdc was reported as to have brought in more folks. i'm glad they're here. we're working with them to make sure she's going to be as safe as can be. and all the health care workers will be safe. >> do you have any questions about the hospital itself and

the management, the training, the procedures at this hospital? >> it's been a great hospital for years. my daughter was born there. my good friends just had a baby in that hospital a week and a half ago during this crisis. i've met with the staff. i met with the mvgters on this. i believe they're doing everything they can in partnership with the cdc to make sure the patients are safe. >> i know the cdc have been considering suggestions that once ebola patients are diagnosed they be sent to four main centers where they have the equipment and training. do you support that or do you think that regional hospitals, local hospitals such as this one can continue to take in patients if infected? >> regional hospitals have to be prepared for the patients coming

in. have to make sure there's an isolation room. have to make sure the icus are set up for this. i think from a national strategy,ly support cdc's belief if, in fact, they believe we should move folks, that's the best thing to do. i do believe that a patient has rights in this as well. and i know that the current patient, nina's family believe that she's getting good health care service right here in dallas. >> and a lot of people are concerned about nina pham's dog. she loves her dog. >> it's a cute dog. >> it's a beautiful dog. it's been brought to a shelter. is there any indication that dogs can get this infection from humans or pass it on? >> what i have learned is that the information is not complete at this point. that typically that is not the case. but there may be the rare case

in liberia that some situations show otherwise. and that's why people are studying it. and that's why we're taking every precaution. you know, nina and the family wanted to make sure we took good care of this dog. we went into the house yesterday. we put her in a nice, big crate and case and i saw a video of her this morning where she's eating and drinking water and she looks as frisky as ever. so we've sent that video to nina and at some point hopefully we'll share it with everybody else. but it's a very cute dog. and it's in a very safe place. >> and the dog -- what about the people who take care of the dog? does the dog have to be quarantined? >> well, in some ways it is. in some ways we need to treat this like a human. and we are. we're treating it in protective gear. we don't know if she has it but

we're taking precautions. you can do that and still treat the dog with care and love. so it is a -- it just shows you this is a human story. i mean, we've got a wonderful nurse in there and she's doing a great job fighting this. and she's got a dog and she's got neighbors. it's a big national story, but it's a local neighborhood story as well. >> thank you so very much, mayor rawlings. we appreciate your coming today. >> thank you, andrea. >> and nina pham, of course, is the third patient to receive blood from dr. kent brantly. the survivor also donated blood to dr. rick sacra and ashoka mukpo whose condition continues to improve. tom costello is here with me now. tom, this is really an extraordinary gesture of love and humanitarianism. dr. brantly went to dallas. >> yeah. >> he also tried as we understand it to donate to mr.

duncan who died, but he was not a blood match. >> that's right. i think if you read all of dr. brantly's comments over the last few months, if you see his interviews, this is a man who truly believes in living in his belief living the gospel. and trying to be of service to his fellow man. this is a critical, critical health care emergency. any role he can play, he will. what's interesting here is the question is are his antibodies working? we know that dr. sacra got better. we know there are signs of optimist with our camera man. we are hoping with nina pham that there's good news there. we also know that dr. brantly himself got a transfusion -- a blood transfusion in liberia from a 14-year-old ebola survivor. so the question is, are these antibodies helping to kick start the immune system in ebola patients? we don't have concrete evidence yet. the doctors are saying we don't

know for sure. but we do know that there is reason for hope. you have to go back to 1890 when this was first used by a german doctor to treat diphtheria. he found something with the antibodies from diphtheria. he gave them to a victim, and it worked. so this is kind of an old technology, old way of approaching things. if this works, the question is can it be used widely in liberia? the problem is you need a sophisticated blood bank to handle that. >> it's an extraordinary story. it's a medical mystery, detective story, but it's also such a gift of love. thank you very much, tom costello. >> my pleasure. speaking of gifts of love, facebook's mark zuckerberg, he and his wife are donating $25

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kobani itself is still vulnerable and anbar province is beginning to fall. how do you assess the developments? >> reporter: well, let's start with kobani. so kobani has become this flash point city. it has become a symbol of the entire war against isis in part because everyone can see it. it is right on the turkish border. there is a hill that some people are calling now the hill of shame where for weeks journalists have been watching a very slow and gradual and decisive move on kobani by isis. and then after waiting several weeks, the u.s. began to carry out more intensified air strikes around kobani. and they are having an impact. just in the last 48 hours, the pentagon said there were 21 strikes just around kobani. and a few weeks ago it seemed like kobani was about to fall. and isis was bringing in more

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curry favor on one or either side or for members of the media. >> and you won't answer that question tonight? >> again, you have that right. senator mcconnell has that right. every kentuckian has the right for privacy at the ballot box. >> her awkward response marred what was otherwise judged to be a strong debate performance against mitch mcconnell. joining me now msnbc contributor and deputy managing editor at bloomberg politics. welcome both. chris, first to you. she had said previous she voted for hillary clinton in the primary back in '08. so how does she explain asserting this constitutional right, not coming up with a more graceful answer? >> well, look. is this the most important issue in the race? no, but what allisison lunderga grimes is doing is bringing attention to a strong debate for

her otherwise. look, i don't understand why she couldn't simply say i was elected as a democrat. i supported the democratic nominee for president in 2008 and 2012. i'm not convinced she loses the race because she voted for barack obama. i guess the fear is there she spent much of the campaign saying i'm not barack obama. it's between senator mcconnell and myself. i'm not convinced en voters who are on the fence maybe leaning away from her will be swayed by the fact that as a democrat -- this is an elected official. as a democrat elected secretary of state that she supported the presidential nominee of her party. which i assume she did. >> unless she was writing in somebody else. this emphasizes the degree to which they are flocking away from president obama. >> it's the ultimate example. she's trying to avoid the sound

bite that would show up in mcconnell's ad. she's not going to give him those words. i understand that. i don't know over the long-term i agree with chris. i think people presume that she did vote for him. and so really the only thing she's preventing is a sound bite from being used by local tv and in ads used against her. however, she's run a pretty good race so far. but kentucky's still very, very tough for her. >> just very quickly, no matter who she voted for, she's now taken what could be, yes, gina's right, a bad sort of clip saying i voted for barack obama and made it into a multi-day story that national political people are talking about. no matter how you talk about it, it's turned into something worse for her politically speaking than if she just said i voted for the democratic nominee. >> in fact, our own perry bacon down there says it's all the local media are talking about.

let's talk about mitt romney. ann romney was interviewed on "today" with maria shriver about whether or not mitt romney is thinking of running again. >> we are having no serious conversations about it because we said at the end we will never do this again. it was hard. we've done it. we've had had our turn. >> but on "morning joe," joe seemed to think there was every chance that if jeb bush does not run, that mainstream republicans are going to want mitt romney. this was he and your own colleague mark halperin talking about it today. >> in the end, if you have paul ryan in the race, jeb bush in the race or chris christie in the race, romney won't run. >> quick here. will romney run or not run? >> thank you so much, ann romney. i think we're done now. >> really?

>> i do. i think he wants to be a king donor. that's why he's organizing events. he wants to influence who becomes the next nominee. but i don't think he is going to be one of o the names. >> there's a difference between people wanting you to run and you and your family deciding to run. the former is definitely true. i still don't believe the latter. >> okay. we lee it there. thank you both so much. today the trail takes us to texas where there's a controversial ad from wendy davis. against republican opponent greg abbott. >> a tree fell on greg abbott. he sued and spent his career working against other victims. was not disabled because she had an artificial limb. he ruled against a rape victim who sued a corporation for failing to do a background check

on a sexual predator. he sided with a hospital that failed to stop a dangerous surgeon who paralyzed patients. greg abbott, he's not for you. >> and texas attorney general greg abbott leading in most public polls responded on fox last night. my. >> my reaction is if she wants to attack a guy in a wheelchair, that's her prerogative. i'm running a different type of campaign. it shows her campaign is focused on one thing. and that is attacking me and addressing me. what texans really want, they want a governor who has a vision for their fellow texans and far brighter future. >> texas state senator and democratic nominee for governor wendy davis joining me now. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> why this wheelchair ad? i know the crux of the ad was to

point out what you see as the hypocrisy of abbott not supporting others such as himself. but do you think the focusing on his wheelchair bound crossed a line? >> andrea, this ad really is about one thing and one thing only. it is the fact that greg abbott was at the receiving end of a tragic accident. and he was able to receive help for himself after he sued a company after a tree fell on him. he received millions of dollars in a settlement. and since then and his entire public service career, he has been working to kick that ladder down and deny that same opportunity for justice to other people. we saw it here in our state where a woman was raped by a door-to-door salesman who came to her door, a company failed to

do a background check on him. he brutally raped her while her children slept in the next room. and greg abbott ruled as a supreme court justice that she should have no right to sue that company. he also just recently intervened in the suit on behalf of a hospital who was allowing a surgeon who for many months had been operating allegedly under the influence of cocaine, whose medical for associated referred to him as a sociopath. people went into surgery to have routine spinal surgeries to wake up and find themselves paralyzed. and greg abbott has intervened in a way to protect the actions of that doctor and hospital that failed to do anything about it. that's the point of this ad. it's part of a larger message in this campaign about who he is. i have a strong and long record

fighting for hard-working texans. and greg abbott has a strong and long record of fighting for insiders at the expense of those hard working texans. and we felt it was a very fair and important ad to point that out. >> well, let me share with our viewers the -- an excerpt from today's houston chronicle. with wendy davis trailing so close to election day, it should be no surprise that her campaign tried far low blow. the now infamous spot titled justice was to point out the pip pock si of helping victims in court after he himself -- it came off as a glib attack on abbott for using a cheel chair. the point being, could you have gone after the hypocrisy by pointing out what he did in the cases without this stark image of the empty wheelchair which seemed to be trying to point

people towards his own supposed disability. >> what i'm hering is most important as a part of this race. that's the response of voters across this state. voters who believe it's outrageous that he has engaged in this hypocrisy. and who are now informed about who he is asking to be their governor. who it is that he's been fighting for and will continue to fight for. and the fact he will be fighting against them and the important thing about this ad. and of course that's entirely the point. >> do you see this as the central issue of your campaign? which has made it so difficult for women throughout texas to go to planned parenthood and get medically necessary abortions.

>> the central theme, the over-arching issue for texas voters to decide on november the 4th is whether they are going to choose the governor who ais goig to fight for all hard working people or choose a governor who has decided time and time again to sell them out. in our state right now we have a severe underfunding of our public schools. i fought that cut to our schools through a filibuster in 2011. a $5.5 billion cut. greg abbott has been in court ever since fighting to keep those cuts in place. this is about who will be a governor who is going to lead texas in the 21st century economy and create an economy that works for all hard working people by investing in the people of this state. and making sure that they have an opportunity. that's certainly my story as a texan. a young woman who came from

poverty to success because of the opportunity that education provided for me. and that's what i'm fighting for. i think people across this state understand that it's time for a governor who's going to fight to increase our minimum wage who's going to fight to make sure that women are paid equally for equal work. who's going to fight to make sure that women's reproductive rights in this state are respected. who's going to fight to make sure we bring $100 billion of our medicaid expansion money back to work for us in texas rather than sending it to new york or california. this is the choice between these two candidates. it's a choice between someone who will be fighting for them and be their voice every day and someone who has shown time and time again that he'll sell them out for his insiders and donors who favor. >> and you don't think it was a personal attack? >> absolutely not. this is about who he has been as a public servant.

and we've seen it time and time again. he took money from koch brothers and then reversed decades of practice in texas and families don't have a right to know where chemicals are stored even if they're stored next to mare homes. he took $340,000 from payday lenders and then gave them the green light to charge military families and teachers and other hard working texans unlimited fees in our state. he took $700,000 from farmers insurance and then he presented to the court a settlement that absolutely sold out the insurance of this state, a settlement that was so bad that the judge accused him of laying down to farmers insurance. time and again he has shown that this is who he's fighting for. he's fighting for the insiders, not for the hard working people in our state. >> wendy davis, thank you so

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i spoke to dr. mike spraga, one of the program's two lead scholars. >> why is this so important for the arctic council? >> i'm so pleased to announce that the united states state department will have its flagship overseas scholarship program focus on one of the most important strategic questions in the next couple of years. and that is the arctic. and what's happening in the arctic, how is the arctic changing. why is the arctic important for all of us americans? because it has some of the most pristine areas of biodiversity and ecosystems in the world that could be changed because of climate change. it's an area of great economic cooperation potential. the melting of the glaciers are akin to something of the building of the panama ka that and suez canal at the same time. and the native peoples like where i am ambassador now in

sweden. their life is subject to change or even elimination. >> and where you live in alaska, the first americans and others whose livelihoods are affected and also the wild life. >> it's not only their economic viability, it's the fiber of their culture. climate change is real, it's rapid, and palpable in alaska. we're seeing changes that change economic development and patterns. it is endangering a world that we perhaps don't know in the rest of the united states but we know in the arctic. there is a civilization in tune with its landscape. >> what is the interaction between our energy development and climate change and all of the these. >> that's for the right to study and understand better. what are the tradeoffs?

how will industrialization of the arctic impact ecosystems? is there a way to align the interests of the eight council nations around the arctic area and our friends and allies and partners around the world to economically prosper from the arctic while protecting ecosystems. but what the doctor describes in changes of ways of life, very true. in northern sweden where the sami people live, they herd rain deer. in the winter now because of ice rain, the rain deer cannot paw through the snow and cannot get to pasture. and so are starving. ticks. all americans know about ticks. ticks have not been seen in northern sweden. ticks have not been seen on the rain deer in northern sweden. now they are in northern sweden. that's relevant because diseases are passed by ticks. this is a development that is for the first time being seen in an increasingly warm northern area of sweden. >> does russia have to be

involved in this whole dialogue? >> russia must be involved and they are. the arctic council, they're actively engaged. we have some issues that sometimes stresses the engagement, but i would say the arctic is one of the most engaged, networked, and communicated area on the planet because the eight arctic nations through the council are in open discussions, often dialogue goes on weekly and monthly. it is rich for dialogue, but russia must be focused and they are. there are many challenges here. we have the arctic ocean, climate change, energy, infrastructure, health, all those focused on day-to-day research. but they really bring to power the united states' prime flagship outreach by focusing on the arctic. >> is the united states doing enough or do political pressures impede administrations? democratic and republican from doing enough on climate change. >> i'm proud what president

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