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 top stories that concerns the

news out of dallas and the growing confusion and the latest confirmed ebola case in the u.s. a top official from dallas will testify on capitol him. the front page of the atlanta journal constitution sums up what many americans are asking, can hospitals handle the ebola crisis? the second dallas nurse is being treated. amber vincent treated duncan. she took a scheduled flight on october 10 to cleveland. she did not have symptoms when she took the flight from cleveland to dallas, but did have a slight fever of 99.5 degrees. she called the cdc before boarding the plane to see if she could take a return flight. in a carefully worded response, quote, vincent was not told she

could not fly. cdc director said earlier yesterday that she should have never boarded the plane because she treated duncan. the agency is tracking down the plane's 132 other passengers, but says they are at very little risk. we have learned of an incident involving a passenger that flew on the plane after her flight. the passenger called the cdc and was told to contact the airline. the airline representative said the cdc was in charge. today on capitol hill, a top official from texas health presbyterian hospital will admit mistakes were made in the treatment of duncan. they include leaving duncan in an open area of the emergency room for hours and nurses working without proper protective gear. today will be the second day in a row that president obama is cannesling plans to attend democratic fund-raisers. he met with members of the

cabinet wednesday. he's vowing to take a more aggressive approach including an ebola s.w.a.t. team. they struggled when asked if lisa monaco or anyone else is in charge of the federal response. >> i hate to be nitpicky, but she's coordinating the activities of all the government agencies who are responsible for responding to specific areas of expertise. she's not overseeing -- >> in charge? who is in charge? >> she's not overseeing ebola in south africa. >> the overall response. >> she's not responsible for coordinating the activities of the international communities as they interact. usaid is involved in that. they have the area of expertise. she's not diagnosing people. >> you feel like you have a point to make, but you understand my question. >> the point i have to make is

relevant -- >> you are reluck at that particular time to say who is in charge of the federal response to ebola. >> they are in charge of their line of responsibility. you have an individual at the white house to make sure they are properly integrated. that is a completely reasonable management structure. meanwhile, mitt romney is criticizing how the white house is handling this. >> why hasn't the president addressed the nation and talked about what we can do to keep us safe? why hasn't he considered closing the border? >> romney went on to say they couldn't run the irs right and apparently isn't running the cdc right. what is it going to take to have a president who focuses on the interests of the american people? fears of ebola taking toll on the market. shares of the biggest u.s. airlines tumbling after the

latest health care worker flew on a commercial flight the night before showing symptoms. the dow plunging 460 points. that's the biggest dive in three years time. there was a rebound, but not enough to bring stocks back into the positive territory. at the closing bell, the dow was red in the 173 points. we are joined be cnbc. the growing fears in the u.s. and internationally is one reason. let's talk more about the global economy and the major factor it's having internationally. >> yeah, you are right. ebola is in there. one fact can hurt confidence more. despite the consumer side, things are okay. a triple whammy. new york manufacturing, retail sales. yesterday, great numbers, but not terrible. they went 460 down kind of numbers.

volatility was extreme. we were down 368 after the first hour. then we rallies up. we had seen 600 points trading range. then we went down to 460 points and rally down to 173 points. 1300 point range on the dow. we saw 50 on the s&p. we haven't seen that since 2011. it is confidence and people concerned about the growth story. a lot of people, we understand, throwing in the towel on the short bond positions and long equity. that is what added to the volatility in the markets. elsewhere, if you can call this good news, kind of good news out of italy. they have a little debt, 2.1 trillion euros debt. their economy didn't go back into recession for the third time in six years because of drugs, prostitution, black market cigarettes and alcohol. yes, the prime minister had a little bit of breathing space because they revisited the numbers. because they added in the sin

taxes, they are not in recession again. a lot of us believe they will continue for six years. >> whatever it takes, steve, whatever it takes. thank you, we appreciate it. it is a huge blow to the traditional cable tv model. hbo announced the streaming service, hbo go will be available without a cable subscription next year. it is considered a huge announcement to make "game of throne" available to as many as 80 million new customers. of course, this move targets millenials more likely to participate in cord cutting and watch content online. hbo grow joins digital content providers, netflix, amazon, and hulu. their goal is to become hbo faster than hbo can become us. the netflix ceo didn't worry

about the move yesterday writing in a letter to investers, quote, many people will subscribe to netflix and hbo. we have different shows. we both prosper as consumers move to internet tv. just hours after hbos announcement, netflix announced the growth is lower than expected sending shares plummeting 25%. this brings us to the twitter question with netflix and hbo, now hbo go, can you imagine going without cable? use #waytooearly. the best ones are coming up later in the show. please say no. i work on cable. the clinton family is trying to keep battleground states for democrats. the former secretary of state went to kentucky. grimes campaign has been set

back by bad press. clinton didn't shy away touting the states popular connect program. senator mitch mcconnell is opposed to obamacare, but kentucky could keep their own statewide exchange. >> connect is about more than a website. it has helped more than half a million kentuckyans get good, affordable, quality health care. it's quite simple, either you think it's a good thing for hard working families and our children and you want to build it and make it better and fix what's wrong with it, or you want to pull out health care reform root and branch. as the governor said, you cannot have it both ways. it's simple math. if you repeal the federal law, there is no more federal money

for subsidies for kentucky families. the florida governor's race is among the tightest in the country pitting former republican governor, charlie crist against rick scott. it centered on marriage equality, and trayvon martin. it was delayed because of a fan brought on stage. >> the two candidates invited to take part in the debate are not stepping up on the stage. ladies and gentlemen, we have an extremely peculiar situation right now. we have governor charlie crist. we have been told governor scott will not be participating in this debate. governor crist has asked to have a fan, a small fan placed under his podium.

the rules of the debate that i was shown by the scott campaign say that there should be no fan. somehow there is a fan there and for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, i am being told that governor scott will not join us for this debate. >> wait. what's wrong with having a fan? you can't have a fan? i mean you gotta have a fan. that's my fan right there. my number one fan. other than my mother. you have to have a fan. seven minutes in, governor scott did take the stage. they disputed the rules on having a fan on stage. a breeze is good. i am all for a breeze. according to the "huffington post," governor crist used a fan in the past including '06 when another opponent refused to take

the stage because of it. i love a good fan. don't you love a fan? you know? i love a good fan. that's a good fan, too. you should have seen what happened in the studio when the fan broke. remember that? it was hell. i wouldn't work. i wouldn't come in. still ahead, say it ain't so. teams in the american league pennant. ahhhh! put that fan on high. i'm about to bust out a sweat. actor paul rudd invited everybody to his mom's house for a party. andrew cuomo names a state snack. yeah, a state snack. something i eat on a daily basis. that's when way too early comes back. put that baby on high. it gets hot in here.

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>> i know, after 29 years, it's a big deal, bill karins. >> are you happy for them a little bit? have you swallowed it? >> no. the royals take an early lead and hold off the orioles to take the sweep. they won a record, eight straight postseason games. >> that's rude. >> the first championship since 1985. >> yes. they did a nice job. congratulations to them. >> so unbelievable. >> breaking hearts of baltimore kids around the world. paul rudd was on the field. did you see this? >> party at my mom's. she's out of town. i got a keg. it's going to be sweet. >> party at paul rudd's house. >> $5 cover. >> $5 cover. you have to pay for the keg. >> do you know how fun the royals are? it's the love of the game. >> don't be seduced by an invite

to paul rudd's house. he's going to charge you five bucks. they are having fun with knbc reportered. >> my goodness. that was a good one. that was a good one. that almost knocked me out of my shoes. >> you have to respect that, having a good time, as they should. san francisco of game four. st. louis jumps to a three-run lead. the giants rally back. thanks to three rbis from the catcher, buster posey. he caps off a three-run sixth inning with that single to give them the 6-4 lead. they hang on to win it. just one win away from meeting the royals in the world series. the giants will look to wrap things up tonight at home in game five. let's check in with big karins. he has a check on weather today. you are watching something very

serious. >> bermuda, the forecast is not good. it got worse overnight. a powerful category 4 hurricane, gonzala. we have a clear eye. very impressive. not what you want to see if you have interest in bermuda at all. a cat 3 going over the top of bermuda. they have 24 hours left. there's not much hope of it shifting here. every one of these lines is every computer telling us where the storm is going to go. almost all of them take the hurricane, the center of the storm over the top of the island. friday at 1:00 is when the hurricane winds arrive. friday afternoon is when the center of the storm should be over the top of bermuda. during the daylight hours. tropical storm anna is going to hit hawaii this weekend. it looks now to be more of a rain threat, not a wind threat. if you are in the hawaiian islands, come sunday you could get drenched out there and

flooding potential. speaking of rain, not just raining in baltimore and on your parade -- >> you are happy. >> i am not happy. >> you have worn that kansas city hat every chance you could get. >> i lived in kansas, so i have the right. it was only for nine months, but i have the right to jump on the bandwagon. >> that's barnacle chiming in. >> he's the happiest guy in the world. >> he's always happy. he's a happy guy. >> the royals win the series. >> jen said the set looks like -- did you see the set? it's like the balcony of the muppets two judges. >> hey, hey, hey. >> hey, yeah. anyway. i don't know what's going on. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," we get very serious. president obama cleared his schedule to deal with ebola. why is the white house struggling to say who is in charge of the federal response. when we come back here, we are going to huddle around the water

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time to huddle around the water cooler. let's check in with lewis. i understand you have big oscar news for us. >> the academy awards will air february 22nd in hollywood. we have a host. >> i'm in. nice. >> that's right. neil patrick harris released the video of him checking us off on the last item on his lengthy bucket list. he's already sawed a lady in half, rapped with snoop dogg. the "how i met your mother" star is the go-to guy. he emmy's twice. who knows, maybe he will do the grammys. he is extremely talented. >> we gets the egot of hosting if he does the grammy's. we make fun of you and your snacking rituals before the show. we stand corrected.

the official snack of new york state. cuomo signed it yesterday touting the empire state is the top yogurt producer. we go down a trip down albany lane. >> the fourth grade class attempting to bring into law the new york yogurt industry. swhak are we defining as a snack here? >> i think it's self-explanatory. i mean you have breakfast, lunch and dinner and then you have snacks. >> did you consider or say the potato chip as a potential state snack? no. did the sponsor consider raisins as an official state snack? >> no. >> did the sponsor consider pretzels as the potential state official state snack? >> never. >> thomas, the viewers take their snacks seriously.

i was surprised the bagel or hot dog. they aren't over their potato chips and we'll just kind of keep you updated on that. >> maybe they are not healthy enough to be the state snack. it has to be healthy. >> i like it. you may have seen american ninja warrior. ellen has an idea. if only it was real. take a look. >> from the makers of "american ninja warrior" a show ten times more shocking. cats take on obstacles. the gate jump. the tail grab. >> not even hesitating. make your move. >> the spin. and the leap of faith. cat ninja warrior. it's an event you won't furget. >> i hope the last cat is okay.

>> they have nine lives. thank you, sir. i want to get your twitter response. we asked you with netflix and now hbo go, would you consider dropping cable? >> we have a lot of great responses. don't worry, thomas roberts, you are okay with me. she will keep watching you. >> good looking out for purple. many of us are wearing purple. it is spirit day. showing support for lbgt youth. you can tweet your questions to me using #spiritday. "morning joe" is moments away. stick around. great rates and safety working in harmony.

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