like this. but the fact that they turned up that picture today, whatever it is, 19 days before the election and he's wearing a tuxedo and it's the outsourcing excellence award. i finally feel like democrats are doing something right. tuxe outsourcing award. the democrats are doing something right. "first look" is up next. right now, on "first look," president obama canceling another day to focus on ebola as alarming questions arise about how officials are going to stop the spread of this deadly disease. >> directed the cdc to do is that as soon as somebody is diagnosed with ebola, we want a rapped response team, a s.w.a.t. team from cdc to be on the ground as quick as possible. >> how do you know the different between ebola, the flu and the enterovir enterovirus? we'll tell you. storms are brewing on both coasts. good morning. thanks for joining us.

fast moving developments in ebola. inside the u.s., the race to contain it. 76 texas hospitals might be added to the tsa's no fly list in dallas, a ban on all transit. this is after amber vincent took a flight from dallas to cleveland. the cdc okayd it despite her fever. here is what a dallas official told kate snow. >> cdc did not direct presbyterian or anyone else to restrict travel. >> reporter: the cdc did not tell the hospital not to travel? >> the staff that was under self-monitor. >> the plane is at cleveland hopkins airport. it will be cleaned for a fourth time. >> leaders sit down and say is

it worthwhile to consider a travel restriction? >> more problems for the cdc. this image is sparking concern. take a look at it. a man without a hazmat suit helping nurse vincent board a plane from an atlanta hospital. he's the only one not dressed properly. we'll get to the bottom of that. meanwhile, ebola is a hot topic on capitol hill. tracie potts has more from washington. >> reporter: betty, good morning. here on capitol hill, we hear from the chief medical officer for texas health systems. yes, mistakes were made when thomas duncan was being treated there and afterward. we will hear from the head of cdc. he'll be questioned about whether they acted too slowly to contain the virus. four more airports start temperature checks in atlanta,

washington, chicago and newark as congress holds a hearing to determine if the cdc is doing enough to stop ebola. amber vincent, the second nurse infected flew from dallas to cleveland with a low-grade fever. >> she should not have been on the plane. >> it's been scrubbed twice. >> anxiety is high. every time one or more passengers arrives on an airplane now with a stomach ache or headache or high temperature, it becomes national news. >> reporter: air travel is banned for those being monitored. some are pushing for all out travel ban to and from west africa. president obama says it will make it harder to fight a virus he insists is not airborne. >> i shook hands with, hugged and kissed, not the doctors, but a couple nurses at emory and i

felt perfectly safe doing so. >> reporter: in texas, soldiers headed to africa are learning how to use protective gear. nurses claim they have not been trained or protected. >> we were told we don't have goggles. they said they couldn't afford goggles. >> putting on personal protective equipment does require practice. even if you watched a video you may not be able to do it. >> reporter: the chief medical officer for texas health systems will testify they need a more proactive approach that communicating about ebola is not the same as training them. betty? >> thank you very much. inside the epidemic zone, a grim request. liberia in need for body bags. nearly 80,000 more. the u.s. will send 5,000. images of hope. liberian and u.s. soldiers setting up ebola treatment units

brought in by the u.s. military. >> taking about two weeks to get to this stage. maybe another two weeks and we'll be fully operational. back in the u.s., a new message from the affected nbc cameraman sending good thoughts to the dallas nurses. we have an update on nina phong's dog. so far, the dog is showing no signs of the virus. with ebola on the minds of so many people, every cough, sneeze, sniffle, all of that is scrutinized. that is because ebola entered the u.s. tat start of the flu season and the rise of the enterovirus, d68. take a look at the screen. flu presents chills, sore throat and fatigue. d-68 brings on body aches. ebola is drastically different.

they experience heavy sweating, diarrhea, vomiting, unexplains bleeding and bruising. a lot of political debates tackle same-sex marriage, jobs, health care. this morning, everyone is talking about a small electric fan used during a florida gubernatorial debate. for four minutes, charlie crist stood alone on a debate stage with a small, electric fan at his feet. with no sign of rick scott, the moderator was forced to explain his absence. >> somehow, there is a fan there. for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, i am being told governor scott will not join us for this debate. >> boo! >> as you see right there, governor scott finally made it on to the stage.

from there, #fangate started trending. >> i'm a fan of charlie crist. crist used a fan during a 2006 gubernatorial debate running as a republican. he says the fan keeps him from sweating. major storms have two tropical paradises in its sight. it's a category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. it is massive. look at this video aboard the international space station. you can see it all the way in outer space. in the pacific, there's anna. right now, it's a tropical storm, but warm water can make it stronger. here is a trivia question for you. when was the last time a storm made land fall in hawaii at hurricane strength? >> not many have made it. >> it was 1992.

it was a hurricane. >> it did a lot of damage. a category 3 that was weakening and did significant damage. anna will not be like that. the trend overnight is not good. satellite imagery shows we have gone through an eye replacement cycle. it was eight miles in diameter, now it's 20 to 30. it's grown in size. that means the hurricane force winds have grown in size, too. very impressive satellite presentation. we are at 140-mile-per-hour category 4. unfortunately, the track has gone closer, if not over the top of bermuda. yesterday, it looked like it was going west. 140-mile-per-hour sustained winds when it goes over bermuda. that will leave significant damage. this graphic shows hurricane force winds in red. this is friday at 1:00.

about 24 hours until the damage will start there in bermuda. looks like the storm will be over the top of the island some time around 4:00 p.m. on friday. as far as anna goes, a tropical storm, betty. it will become a hurricane and weaken. that system looks to be a rain threat to the hawaiian islands, not so much the winds. >> thank you. we appreciate that. itis been 29 long years since the royals have been to the world series. and that wait, my friends, is finally over. >> to first. they come to the plate. the ball gets away. it was kicked out of the glove. here he comes. two runs score. fly ball. deep left. back. hit the wall. did he catch -- he did catch that ball.

robert, curveball. 29 years of frustration has ended. >> yep. the royals win, 2-1, sweeping the orioles in four. they become the first team ever to win their first eight postseason games. now, to the giants and cardinals. they ride a six-inning rally, 6-4. one victory shy of advancing to the world series. game five is tonight at 8:00 eastern. you may notice i am wearing purple. this is part of a powerful message. i'm going to tell you what that is after the break. ♪

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welcome back, everybody. as i mentioned, you may have noticed something different about the broadcast today. the color purple. it's part of spirit day, an annual event to show support for lgbt youth like these. >> feel like an outcast. you don't fit in with the crowd. >> yes.

>> i felt like ditching school. >> i kept a distance. >> one occasion was physical. >> the rumors, even the teachers said things. >> it made me feel uncomfortable. >> you are encouraged today to wear purple and take the pledge. for more on this project, i am joined by a spokesperson for glad and the grandson of omar shariv and the first to ever come out in the arab world. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> love the color purple you are wearing, snazy. i want to talk to you about something you said in 2012. an open letter where you said, in fear, you wrote this. how did you get past all of that to get to where you are today and be involved in this? that had to be a scary moment for you. >> what is remarkable is it's not remarkable.

itis known. the sad part, i learned out out of ten in america are being bullied. that's a national epidemic. it leads to reduced progress in school. it deserves more attention. that's what it's about. a campaign of visibility, awareness, education and action by going purple and speaking to the audience about going purple. they are taking an action. they are saying i support you. >> right. how do you stop the bullying? what is the message there? are there concrete efforts taking place to make it happen? >> all news shows are going to go purple. schools across america, teachers are going to talk with your students. corporates are going to talk with their consumers. a lot of corporates stepped to

the plate. leaders like wells fargo and pepsico took a lead on anti-bullying front. >> a lot of celebrities are getting in on this movement, if you will. does that bring you pride? there was a time where this was a hush, hush situation. a lot of people, as you were, are fearful of it. now, we are more open to talking about it. >> absolutely. that is always the first step, visibility and education. that leads to action. we are going to see reduced rates of bullying in the future, we have to. >> what would you say to people at home besides wearing purple, what can they do? >> there's many ways to go purple. go purple on social media. put out messages of support. the youth find these messages. what will help you in every day

life? just knowing that people stand with us and support us and we are not alone. different isn't bad. there's a community that supports us across america. >> i am sure you have spoken with a lot of young people. are you seeing a sigh of relief as they understand more and more people are behind them? >> the spirit continues to grochlt like i was mentioning, the rates of bullying have remained stagnant. who here has been bullied. i have seen people put up their hands. no one is immune to this disease. it's an epidemic and needs to be stopped. >> we are trying to do our part. >> thank you for having me. president obama canceling his political schedule to take charge of the ebola crisis. what the commander in chief must do. his big meeting. and when alan gets all powered up, ya know what happens? i think the numbers speak for themselves.

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environment in the upcoming election. symbolically, the fact that he is saying this is going to be a priority and that the citizens of the united states can stop with their desire to panic, if that's the proper word, probably has some value. the problem has been that you have a medical establishment that has overstated assurances as we have gone on with this. now, the slightest indications they may not know everything they claim to know is causing nervousness in the country. we have the latest thing where a nurse has been infected, made a trip on the airplane a day before she was identified with having ebola. it's the kind of thing that causes people to say, wait a minute, we are not getting the full story here. >> we don't currently have a surgeon general. how much of a difference is that making in the fight against ebola. we don't have, if you will, an

ebola czar. >> there's question about whether we need still another czar, except as a symbol that somebody is in charge. we have people in charge. it's just that they don't seem to know as much, they don't give the indication they know as much as they claim to know. we have gotten assurances that have turned out to be empty from people like the head of the cdc, that type of thing. i think there's an element where they worry about some sort of panic they cause if they express the fact they don't know everything. but, we have to trust the american people to be sensible about this. >> any idea when we are going to get a surgeon general and can we afford to wait that long? >> well, the idea about whether we are going to, in fact, have a clear idea what is going on with this? it's so complicated. we are finding out, for instance, there's a debate going on about whether there should be a shutdown of air travel from the african nations that are

affected. that would be impossible to implement, number one. and number two, so stifle the aid efforts coming from the united states and would cause the situation in africa to become worse. that's the kind of thing that gets us into the body politic with an election coming up and republicans looking for a way to criticize the president. it's probably, to put it bluntly, a stupid approach. >> we will wait to see how that turns out and who the surgeon general will be. thank you for sharing your insight. we appreciate it. ebola is having a global impact on how the news media is delivering the frightening details. we'll explain, next. there are two reasons why i need to keep an eye on my health. ugh! we won! that's why i take metabiotic, a daily probiotic. with 70% of your immune system in your gut, new multi-health metabiotic with bio-active 12 helps maintain digestive balance and is proven to help support a healthy immune system

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let's take a look at the ebola headlines from around the globe. from the independent, oboe la is winning the race around the world. the international response to the ebola outbreak has not been nearly enough. from al jazeera. 70% of the ebola mortality rate. it kills seven out of ten victims. in the guardian, british army medics due to arrive in sierra leone. they will join those there helping to fight the outbreak. ebola victim able to drink liquids spoke to husband by phone. a nurse is still in serious condition and, quote, doesn't remember a lot of things. and from reuters, france to

screen passengers for ebola. the announcement hit yesterday. in connecticut, a company is producing high risk ebola kits and delivering them to new york emergency responders. each kit contain as face mask, gloves, a gown and biohazardous material. business has been nonstop. australian prime minister tony abbott says they are preparing for a potential ebola outbreak. he's pressured to send medical teams to africa. they have given $18 million. now the focus is being prepared in australia. one school in cleveland, ohio is being cleaned overnight. a teacher may have come in contact with the nurse from dallas that is infected with ebola. that teacher is asked to stay home today. two other schools are closed today as well.

>> keep it here for more on the ebola outbreak. stay tuned, way too early starts right now. what i have directed the cdc to do is that as soon as somebody is diagnosed with ebola, we want a rapid response team, a s.w.a.t. team, essentially from the cdc to be on the ground as quickly as possible, hopefully within 24 hours so they are taking the local hospital step by step through exactly what needs to be done. >> big questions this morning surrounding the second dallas nurse infected with ebola. after alerting the cdc, why is she allowed to board a plane and what happened at the dallas hospital that led to two infections? a market dive.

a grim day on wall street. the dow falls nearly 500 points. what is causing the sell-off fear. there, ellen degeneres and her idea for the cat gin ja warrior show. this is way too early. that was a good jump. good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is thursday, october 16. welcome to way too early. a purple passion. looks good, right? how about applause from the crowd? we are upset. we have orioles fans and st. louis cardinals fans. can we get the broom and hats out of here? thank you. anyway, we are going to talk about spirit day coming up later in the show. we want to get straight to the