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from liberia, sierra leone, or guinea -- into five airports including dulles international. >> a fire set overnight at st. paul park. estimated atage more then for the thousand dollars. local parents have already organized a fundraiser to rebuild the playground. >> and prince georges county police hope this video will help them find whoever killed a postal worker. was shot to death last year while delivering mail. they are hoping that someone will help them identify a jeep grand cherokee seen racing from the scene. government employees staying years, andimes for collecting a paycheck the entire time. it may be happening more than you think. our senior political reporter has startling numbers. scott? >> the eye-opening report coming from the government itself. a study from the government accountability office shows tens of thousands of workers sent home, typically for a disciplinary issue, and until it is resolved, getting paid. >> they keep the government running, but if they are in trouble, that is when the money flows and productivity slows. he is talking about employees sent home a

. >> this ban applies to people who have been in liberia, sierra leone or guinea and had contact withsomeone who had ebola or a health care worker. governor chris christie said this is absolutely necessary. >> these actions that we're taking today i believe are necessary to protect the public health and the people of new jersey and new york. it goes along with what we've been doing at the state level in both states. >> this mandatory quarantine was enacted after dr. craig spencer who had treated ebola patients was diagnosed with the virus in new york. >>> nbc 10's ted greenberg is live outside bellevue hospital in manhattan this evening where that doctor is in isolation. we understand that new quarantine mandate already being enforced. >> jim and renee, within the past hour we learned a woman who landed today at newark airport after recently having contact with ebola patients in africa has already been quarantined although she has not been feeling sick. despite that new mandate, new york city leaders continued tonight to call for calm. >> i want to repeat what i said last night. there

. >>> in virginia, anyone who arrives from liberia, sierra leone, or guinea, will have to sign an agreement they will monitor themselves for 21 days. everyone will be asked to take their temperature twice a day. some will have to call the local health department while others will get daily visits from health officials. anyone who refuses could be involuntary the plan is largely the same in maryland, except travelers will have to take their temperature four times a day. those who are high-risk will be required to stay home. and they'll be asked to avoid public transportation and avoid large public gathering. >>> a 5-year-old boy has tested negative for the deadly disease, he's still in isolation in new york right now, because more negative tests are required. meanwhile the new york doctor who tested positive last week is in serious but stable condition right now. the doctors say he is improving. the nurse who was forcibly quarantined in new jersey last week has been released now. she called her treatment inhumane. >> there are screams in court today as a white house fence jumper fought again

customs officials say about 150 people travel daily from or through liberia sierra leone or guinea to the united states. >> philadelphia international airport will not be part of the end hasn'ted screening process. >> but that does not mean the airport is not preparing for a possible ebola outbreak. seven's bruce gordon joining us with that part of the story. bruce? >> absolutely, dawn and iain. there are no direct flights between philadelphia and the three west african nations now under siege from ebola but the airport in philly is much on the minds of officials here and in liberia. >> we must replace fear with facts. >> reporter: city lawmakers used a public hearing on health and safety to tamp down the pan neck growing in a community nearly half a world away from the west african ebola hot zone. the process they may have set expectation unreasonably high. new health commissioner was asked to grade his department's readiness for ebola outbreak here. >> i'd say somewhere between an a and a plus. i'd be extraordinarily impressed by the group of people that i'm so fortunate to be surro

starting monday, any traveler returning from liberia, sierra leone or guinea must be monitored for 21 days. the expanded screening will begin monday in six states, including pennsylvania and new jersey. nbc 10's lu ann cahnç joins us now live to explain how this would work. lu ann. >> in pennsylvania, the health department says they will have a plan in place within days. officials say this state was included because it's close to international airports where passengers are already being checked for ebola. and there are pockets of large west african communities here as well. passengers returning from west africa will be given information cards and the thermometer to measure their body temperatures. the state says it's still working on how travelers would report that information. they say it could be in person, by phone or video chat. and earlier today, three area congressmen met with health officials in philadelphia. they came out of the meeting at the hospital, the university of pennsylvania saying they felt confident that area hospitals are prepared. they're getting sufficient commu

and if it's to liberia, sierra leone or guinea, place them in isolation, and consult with us and we'll go from there. that's what the healthcare system in general needs to really focus on. in terms of travel we're looking at multiple levels of protection. the first is screening of people on departure from these three countries. all are screened with a questionnaire. all have their temperature taken. 77 people in the last two months were not allowed to board, not allowed to enter the airport because of fever or symptoms. none of those were diagnosed with ebola. many of them have malaria. in addition starting yesterday at jfk international airport in new york city we began to screen people who came from these three countries. these three countries with detailed questionnaire and temperature check. since that was implemen implemented 91 such individuals were identified. none of them had fever. five were referred to additional follow up with cdc. none were found to have ebola. we'll put this in place in four additional airports. we'll learn from that experience. also making sure that docto

the agency announcing yesterday that any traveler returning from liberia, sierra leone, or guinea must now be monitored for 21 days. this expanded screening will begin in six states including pennsylvania and new jersey. of course, there's a lot of discussion about ebola, but it's the season for flu. pennsylvania has nearly 100 reported cases. the season just began a few weeks ago. efforts to spread awareness of the virus and provide free immunization now under way. nbc 10 in thorndale today. chester county supervisors and health officials not only talked about free flu shots but got a shot in their own arms to bring awareness to the start of flu season. last year, 28,000 cases of flu reported in pennsylvania. 131 people died in the state due to flu complications. here in a session of state lawmakers and health officials in king of prussia, a lehigh valley mother talked about her 15-year-old son's death as a result of the flu. >> that's the hard part because it was my decision not to get him vaccinated, and as a mom, i will always live with that. >> state health officials tell nbc 10 t

customs officials say about 150 people travel daily through liberia, sierra leone or guinea to the united states. >>> and we could be seeing more confirmed cases of enterovirus d-68, thanks to a new test. the cdc has started using this faster test to diagnose the virus, and it's expected to speed through a back log of cases. that's why we may see the numbers of enterovirus d-68 spike in the coming days. now, since august, that virus is believed to have sickened hundreds of children across the country, including 4-year-old eli waller of hamilton township, mercer county who died of the virus last month. intensive cleaning is being done at several schools in ocean county. the custodial crew at barnegat high school is disinfecting all surfaces touched by students and staff. concern over enterovirus d-68 and ebola prompted jackson township to clean eight playgrounds. >> want to make sure what we did is, if not so much as eliminate it, decrease the chance of them getting sick. >> i don't know if it's actually going to help, but i do appreciate that they're doing something to be proactive about

it is worth stressing there are no direct flights from liberia, sierra leone or guinea into the unitedkingdom so we are talking people who coming here in -- indirectly and to be rolled out more as the day goes by. i am absolutely convinced we will do everything we can to keep the country safe. we will make sure properly days on this, the republic takes place. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is my honorable friend aware that youth unemployment over the last couple years, cut by 53%, and employment by 43 percentage, and the number of apprentices went up by 82% and thousands of lower earners? does that not show we are the rue workers party now. the union movement for hard-working people. >> i congratulate my honorable friend for the work he does locally to promote jobs and help promote apprenticeships and promote training. he is absolutely right. a 56% decline in unemployment in his constituency but let me stress there is more work to be done. we will stick into our long-term economic plan. we are not immune from the pressures including problems in the euro zone. and so we need to stick to the

they are talking about liberia, sierra leon and guinea. whether or not they have been in contact and whether they themselves have been sick at all to try to subset this group of people and decide if anybody needs further evaluation. several people got off the plane in chicago who had come from west africa. most thought this was a good idea and this was a terrible disease that nodes to be eradicated. the way to get it under control is to isolate those who have it and make sure they don't spread it. they are going to funnel all passengers and all 150 through these five airports and almost everybody was almost coming through them, but now they are mandating that. >> thanks so much. and now to politics with only two weeks to go, president obama has only a few appearances scheduled with candidates with his own popularity dragging down, the democratic party leader is spending his day in the oval office and not on the campaign trail. the top surrogates are elizabeth warren, hillary clinton and her husband, bill who heads to kentucky later today. president o

announces all travelers from liberia, sierra leon or guinea will be actively monitored for infection for 21 day, the program will launch monday in 6 states where 70% of incomeing travelers are located. >> require travelers to respect temperature, and -- to report temperature and or present or absence of ebola. >> to combat ebola today, all passengers who begin their trip in 3 hardest hit west african nations must fly into the one of 5 american airports screening for fevers, as ebola czar ron klain starts his new job, meeting with the president on his first day. >> this is a disease, if it is caught early, and the help -- hospital knows what to do early does not present a massive risk of spreading. >> reporter: as u.s. works to prevent the disease from speeding, another survivor out of the hospital, nebraska medical center releasing journalist phaoubist phaoubgisi. >> nobody deserves to die under the circumstances that have existed in west africa. >> mukpo contracted the virus while working in lin liberia. john roberts, fox news. lou: secret service involved in what a governor inspect

they will not be allowed to board if they have been in sierra leone or guinea or liberia in the last 21 days. also passengers may have to answer health questions and they could be asked to undergo further medical screening, ana. >> so we don't want to raise too much of an alarm over this current situation. again, that person is in isolation but on the other side of what we've learned this morning is airline risk and the fact there was now perhaps a whole other flight of people who could have been at risk of contracting this virus from amber vinson. what do you know about the search for those people who were exposed and kind of letting them know about the potential risk that's out there? >> right. so let's reset. this is all coming or stemming from information that we heard yesterday that she may have had symptoms earlier than first thought. that being said, the airline, frontier airline, is now notifying anywhere between 700 to 800 passengers linked to flights amber vinson took. that included her trip from dallas to cleveland and then back to dallas, but in addition to that, they're

first of all, there's no drekt flights from west africa from liberia, sierra leone or guinea to the united states. >> no, there are no direct flights. >> so as we say in new york, this stuff is all bupkas. but there are some problems. for example, the woman -- the second nurse that got ebola should not have been permit today fly on frontier airlines to cleveland and back. that was a mistake that somebody in the federal government made. she asked permission and they said go ahead. thafgs a mistake. so there are mistakes that are being made by individuals. but i do think that this is largely under control, as you said. >> former governor howard thanks for being here. standby, because we've got something much more fun to talk to you later in the show. perhaps the strangest turn yet, a carnival cruise ship is on its way to texas right now after mexican officials refused to let it dork off the coast of cozumel because on board is a lab supervisor from the texas presbyterian hospital who "may have handed lab samples from ebola patient thomas duncan." the passenger boarded the ship before the cdc

customs officials say about 150 people traveled daily from or through liberia, sierra leone or guinea to the u.s. >>> and coming up, all new this afternoon at 4:30, nbc 10 takes you to one local community where they're scrubbing and scouring away public places, hoping to stop the spread of growing public health risks. >>> philadelphia police are investigating the shooting of a man on a bike. skyforce 10 over the scene on pastel avenue in southwest philadelphia. it happened just after 2:30 this afternoon. he's in critical condition. no arrests have been made. >>> also in southwest philadelphia, police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a man near 60th and yoakam street. he was shot while he sat inside a car. no word on what led to the shooting. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> no jackets required. nbc 10 in trenton, new jersey, where people are enjoying today's warm weather. so how xi! did the mercury rise? and what other changes could that lead to? >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here now with the nbc 10 first alert answer. sheena? >> yes,

restrictions in place for future passengers, and that includes if you were either in liberia, sierra leone or guinea21 days you will not be able to board. also you may have to answer some health questions and undergo medical screening. ana? >> hopefully that's reassuring for folks getting ready to take cruises. rene marsh, thank you. >>> my next guest not only helped identify ant bodies used to treat ebola patients but working to develop a vaccine. dr. alan smalljohn is a professor of microbiology and immunology at the university of maryland school of medicine. professor smalljohn thank you so much for being here. if you can put it in layman's terms, it's tough to do that i'm sure, how would this ebola vaccine work? >> well, an ebola vaccine would be tested in successive steps, beginning with small tests for safety as soon as there is no problem with safety, we would move toward vaccinating people at risk, health care workers and out into the community, contacts of individuals and probably not even to the wider community. it would not be used nationwide in africa or the u.s. >> i'm curious to hear m

have you been to liberia, sierra leone or guinea?the number of cases have been treated in the united states stands at seven. of those seven patients, three have recovered, three are still in treatment and one has died. those are our the numbers here and how successfully we've dealt with this disease so far. we knew ebola was spreading rapidly. with this spike in the progression of ebola, any time you see a graph shoot up like this, unless the thing you're measuring is a good thing, in which case this is not, you're looking at a really scary trend. it's on track to be 10,000 full-times next month. the topic was supposed to be the koord nated global military strategy in the middle east. unless we continue to contain this at the source, it's going to continue to pose a threat. the cdc announced a new program to get their experts on the ground anywhere in the country immediately as soon as there is a new ebola diagnosis. >> the second thing that we will be doing is establishing a cdc ebola response team. anyone in the country that has a

chicago, new york and atlanta already account for 95% of the travel that comes from liberia, sierra leone or guinea, they are currently the only airports taking the passengers' temperatures upon arrival. the new ban comes after standards came out for patients, standards that should take effect in places like texas, where two nurses contracted ebola after coming in contact with thomas eric duncan, the first person who died on american soil from ebola. >> it could have prevented their infection. >> and prevention remains the focus as the work continues to curb the threat and stop the spread of ebola. >>> all right, news out of canada now. police there say they have been watching a man who allegedly ran down two soldiers with his car, killing one of them. they say the man was radicalized and classified as a potentially important threat to the country. he was arrested at the airport in july, about to fly to turkey. police say they took his passport but did not have enough evidence at the time to bring charges. >> it was very difficult to prevent and stop him, even if they had been watching him, yesterd

of those, 52,000 come from liberia, sierra leone, or guinea. that number represents 95% of all people flying into the u.s. from the west african countries, that's why the five airports were chosen for the enhanced screening. british officials will begin screenings of travellers, the screenings at heathrow, gat wick, and the train terminals. it comes amid information there may be a case of ebola in macedonia, where a british man died, after being taken from the hospital from a hotel. it is under quarantine, the hospital, for 48 hours. there's no indication the man had been to west africa. officials in spain say the condition of a nursing condition has deteriorated. teresa rome aero caught it outside of africa. the hospital is blaming it on romero, instead of reviewing protocols. >>> the battle for kobane is growing more urgent by the hour. the islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l., controls about a third of the town right now. kurdish fighters say they have recaptured some areas. the united states and its allies launched air strikes again

all passengers from liberia, sierra leon or guinea will be required to fly into one of the five airports that have enhanced screenings in place. the government is working to implement this with minimal travel disruptions. oscar pistorius was sentenced to years for shooting and killing his girlfriend. he was taken into custody immediately after the court cited his gross negligence and shooting through a closed bathroom door. you probably remember this pattern, killing her on valentine's day last year. his family reacted to the verdict at the courthouse. >> we accept the judgment. oscar will embrace the opportunity to pay back to society. >> sad news for all involved there. the fashion world is mourning the loss of oscar de la renta on the frontlines of culture and coture for decades. from weddings in the white house, his designs were seen on a number of first late ladies as well as brides. amal clooney last month. he redesigned their uniform for free in 1980. an iconic look there as he battled cancer. they wrote of his final moments, he felt he had the most amazing and he was not afraid.

liberia, which every county has been impacted by ebola patients, or even to compare it to sierra leone or guineance your company has the money and manpower and the organization to try to tackle this epidemic? >> i think the big difference is we had the right people and the right time. it's the people and unwavering support of the company that's made the difference. we also attacked the problem comprehensively. we did everything we could with whatever we had. we had to be creative, we had to be innovative, and just dealt with the situation without wasting time. >> ed garcia of firestone, thanks so much for your time. hopefully what you are doing is something that can be imposed in the other impacted nations on a much bigger scale and perhaps even other cunning are learning from your example. thanks so much, ed garcia, appreciate it. >>> in washington we're following the white house's response to ebola. erin mcpike is there live. >> fredricka, u.s. ambassador to the u.n., samantha powers has traveled to the west after kaj nations to send a message that it's okay for workers to go there and volunte

in virginia anyone who arrives from liberia, sierra leone or guinea will have to sign an agreement they will monitor themselves for 21 days. everyone will be asked to take their temperature twice daily. and anyone who refuses could be involuntarily quarantined. the plan is largely the same in maryland except the travelers have to take their temperature four times a day. those considered high-risk will be required to stay home. >>> the 5-year-old in new york who was showing ebola-like symptoms has tested negative for the deadly diase. >> he's still in isolation right now because more negative tests are required. meanwhile, the new york doctors who tested positive last week is in serious but stable condition. doctors say he's improving. the nurse who was forcibly quarantined in new jersey has been released calling her treatment inhumane. if you have ebola questions, we have the answers for you as we continually update our what to know article on nbcwashington.com. >>> it is 6:04. montgomery county schools are taking a new step to make sure your child is in a comfortable learning environme

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homeland security that any travelers coming from the three nations in west africa, liberia, sierra leone or guineathe hot spots for ebola, any travelers coming to the united states from one of those countries will now be required to come through one of the five airports in the united states that has advanced screening. >> we have them listed for you right now -- jfk, chicago's o'hare, dulles in washington, newark in new jersey and hartsfield-jackson in atlanta. there were calls for banning flights outright. but they've decided this is the way the states are going to go now. you have to fly in from west africa to one of those international airports. >> not a ban but a restriction. rene marsh, our aviation correspondent, is looking into this right now. we'll have more in a few minutes. ♪ we'll never be royals >> unless you live under a rock, you've probably heard that on the radio playing everywhere, everywhere except for the city by the bay or at my house. radio stations have banned this song during the world series. why? because lorde says the song was in part inspired by george brett. >> who is g

might be consistent with ebola who's traveled to either liberia, sear air lee own or begin -- sierra leone or guinea. that's critical so that patients are rapidly diagnosed if additional patients become ill in this country. second is the issue of care of ebola once the diagnosis has been made. i think what we recognize is that that care is complex and we're now working very closely with the hospital to make that care simpler and easier with hands on training, hands on oversight and monitoring, and that's something that we will do any time there is a case of ebola. now, i want to just end before i turn it over to commissioner lakey with thinking a bit about what comes next, what's going to be happening in the coming days and weeks. well first, is the safe and effective care of the health care worker in dallas, and we will do everything to make sure that those who are taking care of that individual are doing so while protecting themselves and that individual gets the best possible care. second, as i said yesterday, we need to consider the possibility that there could be additional cases, particularly

disease control and prevention will start ebola monitoring for everyone arriving from liberia, sierra leone or guinea. and a u.s. nurse who contracted ebola at a texas hospital is improving. some great news there. and amber vinson's mother says doctors can no longer detect the virus in her body. she says vinson will be moved out of an isolation unit here in atlanta. >>> well, an american man held in north korea is back home with his family for the first time in months. jeffrey fowle reunited with his wife and three children on wednesday. the family appeared before reporters outside their home in ohio. but fowle did not speak on his behalf, a family attorney talked about the two americans who were still in north korean custody. >> we are mindful that kenneth bae and matthew miller continue to be detained in dprk. and understand the disappointment their families are experiencing today that their loved ones did not return home with jeff. jeff would like you to know he was treated well by the government of the dprk and he's can you wantly in good health. >> according to north korean state media, leader k

have you been to liberia, sierra leone or guinea? that's important, that will reduce the risk that someone will come into a hospital and not be diagnosed. the fact is that usually infections in health care settings spread from someone who is not yet diagnosed. we have to shore up the diagnosis of people who have symptoms and have traveled. the second thing we'll be doing, starting today, is establishing a cdc ebola response team, for any hospital, anywhere in the country that has a confirmed case of ebola, we will put a team on the ground within hour with some of the world's leading experts in how to take care of and protect health care workers from ebola infection. that will include experts in infection control, in laboratory science, in personal protective equipment. in management of ebola units. experts who will assist with experimental therapies, public education and environmental controls. we have at cdc, some of the absolute best experts in the world. they've devoted their lives to stopping ebola. many of them like myself are p

have you been to liberia, sierra leone or guinea? that's important. that will reduce the risk that someone will come into a hospital and not be diagnosed. the fact is that usually infections in health care settings spread from someone who is not yet diagnosed. so, we have to shore up the diagnosis of people who have symptoms and who have traveled. the second thing that we will be doing, starting today, is establishing a cdc ebola response team. for any hospital, anywhere in the country, that has a confirmed case of ebola, we will put a team on the ground within hours with some of the world's leading experts in how to take care of and protect health care workers from ebola infection. that will include experts in infection control, in laboratory science, in personal protective equipment, in management of ebola units. experts who will assist with experimental therapies, public education and environmental controls. we have at cdc some of the absolute best experts in the world. they've devoted their lives to stopping ebola. many of them, like myself, are p

which is the opposite of the situation we would have in liberia, seer sierra leone, or guinea. >> why aren't the folks who should be isolated, why aren't they flagged as a public health concern that they won't be able to get on an airplane in the future. there's clearly a hole and i want to know how that happened. >> for a week we've been told the country will have it under control, yet another piece of information comes out, i think those nurses speaking, because they were afraid they might get fired, that's not a good situation to be in. you got a workplace of intimidation and you got people's lives on the line and they're afraid to speak up and they have this conference call and they are talking about exposure. who real reels that in? who comes in with the hammer. >> we are seeing the protocols are not what they need to be. the preparedness is not what it needs to be. i'm talked to hospitals in my community, they are playing offense on this, not waiting around, which is good news, we got great leaders in those hospitals but the reality is $200 million has been cut from health and h

if one goes to liberia or sierra leone or guinea you will see the conditions that make it very, very clear that coming into contact with bodily fluids, the most efficient way of transmission is unfortunately the very thing that holds families together. someone gets sick. they take care of them. they touch them. if they're not aware of the fact you can't come into personal contact without having the proper protective equipment. funerals are another way as well as preparing the bodies and the customs, the long-range traditions that go with the funerals. the mechanism of transmission, direct contact with body fluids explains what is going on in the west african countries. >> you are convinced no significant outbreak in the u.s.? >> the reason i say that -- let me reiterate it. the reason there is an outbreak now is because the health care infrastructure and system in those countries is inadequate and uncapable of actually handling the kind of identification, isolation, rapid treatment, protection of the people who are coming into contact and contact tracing. that's something that we hav

if one goes to liberia or sierra leone or guinea you will see the conditions that make it very, veryo contact with bodily fluids, the most efficient way of transmission is unfortunately the very thing that holds families together. someone gets sick. they take care of them. they touch them. if they're not aware of the

the plane coming in from dubai, not from sierra leone or guinea or liberia but from dubai.eople complaining of flu-like symptoms? >> i have to say if. if there was no one on that plane -- if, and sometimes you get information wrong -- that had any connection with west africa, the fact that they were nauseated and vomiting on the plane, to me, i would be somewhat puzzled as the why they did this maneuver with hazmats. but, then again, let's make sure that there was no one on that plane that actually had a connection in dubai that came from west africa which may have triggered that. if not, then you have to wonder why they did that. >> it underscores the fear that is out there right now. local officials want to err on the side of caution, right? >> exactly. that's one of the things we're having that's unfortunate. it's understandable but unfortunate. it's an epidemic of fear. you'd be surprised the questions i get asked from people who you would think would know saying, i'm taking a trip from san francisco to minneapolis, do i have to worry? worry about what? it has nothing t

and that is has this person been traveling in the last three weeks in liberia, sierra leone or guinea. those are the only countries in west africa with ebola is circulating now. >> reporter: in addition to warning hospitals and private doctors to be on the lookout for ebola symptoms, the health department is also reaching out to paramedics, reminding them to use protective equipment and take other steps to prevent the spread of infection. today dr. cody told supervisors despite these efforts, there is still more to do to prepare. >> one is infectious waste and who has contracts to transport the infectious wastes. there's quite a bit of question about that. >> she needs to find places where people that may have been exposed to the virus to live while they wait out the quarantine. here's something else the health department is working on. they are trying to find companies that are trained to remove infectious waste from any possible ebola patients. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a little later in this newscast, fighting ebola with techno

will require passengers from outbreak countries such as liberia or sierra leone or guinea to fly into one of only five airports in the u.s. that now has enhanced screening measures in place. let's begin with cnn aviation correspondent, renee mars, live inside one of those airport, washington dulles. renee? >> reporter: that's right, jay dulles one of the five airports now, starting tomorrow, passengers from all of these ebola hotspot countries, talking about three specific countries, liberia, sierra leone and guinea, they will be funneled through these five airports that you see on your screen there. remember, these five airports have the enhanced screening, they do the temperature checks, they have that very detailed cdc questionnaire, asking what kind of contact individuals had with potential ebola virus before traveling to the united states. you remember, the administration said these five airports were chosen because 94% -- roughly 94% of the travelers coming from these ebola hotspots traveled through these five airports. but then the question was, what about the other 6%? well, t

have you been to liberia, sierra leone or guinea? that's important. that will reduce the risk that someone will come into a hospital and not be diagnosed. the fact is that usually infections and health care settings spread from someone who has not yet diagnosed. we have to shore up the diagnosis of those who have symptoms and have traveled. the second thing we'll be doing starting today is establishing a cdc, ebola response team for any hospital anywhere in the country that has a confirmed case of ebola, we will put a team on the ground within hours with some of the world's leading experts in how to take care of and protect health care workers from ebola infection. that will include experts in infection control, in laboratory science, in personal protective equipment. in management of ebola units. experts who will assist with experimental therapies, public education and environmental controls. we have at cdc, some of the absolute best experts in the world. they've devoted their lives to stopping ebola. many of them like myself are trained in infection

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airports that people traveling from liberia, sierra leone or guinea are allowed to fly into. >>> a teacher is fighting viral meningitis. news4 has learned a letter was sent home today with students but some parents learned about the situation from a news 4 reporter. we'll hear from them at 6:30. >>> some surface cleaning has already begun at the school, and we have learned that the school will undergo a deep cleaning overnight. >>> the guy who jumped over the white house fence from maryland was in court today and made quite a scene. of this is video of a guy named dodge dominic adesanya. a judge today ruled he is not competent to stand trial. the judge ordered him to undergo psychiatric treatment for the next 45 days. adesanya screamed as he was forcibly removed from court today. he said he was a victim of a trap and a scheme. this is the third time since july he's been arrested near the white house. >>> encounters with d.c. police have some city residents very angry. now police chief cathy lanier says she wants to make some changes in order to reduce tension between the public and the pol

>> we think isolating these countries whether it's liberia, sierra leone or guinea is not the right solution.n., the international community, the cdc need to get people in and out of there to assist the governments in addressing the crisis, and second almost as important these are very weak countries, come out of difficult periods. this would compound the economic stress and the social stress that we're already seeing in those countries. >> mary, do you envision a time in the near future, maybe if we see another edough lacase in boss spin or some other part of the united states that a partial ban might be implemented? >> absolutely, it's just a matter of common sense. we see people in moon suits telling us not to worry and fly the world, but what they don't understand is the nature of an aircraft. let me draw a parallel to the ambulance in texas. the ambulance in texas took this gentleman to the hospital who has ebola, the ambulance has been taken out of service and they are scrubbing the school where the five children went, in moon suits to take any precautions. you cannot do that to an air

sure anyone with an itinerary which originated in one of those three countries, liberia, sierra leone or guinea routed if they are destined for the united states to one of the five airports you're looking at on your screen here. you remember last week we talked a lot about this enhanced screenings at these five specific airports in which they're giving out detailed cdc questionnaires and doing temperature checks. they also tell us that 94% of travelers come through these five airports. so that is the initiative. that's the step that they're going to be taking here is making sure if you come from the ebola hot zone, you are going to be landing at one of these five airports, of course, there were talks before, calls for this to be expanded to other airports. we see they did not go that route. what they're doing instead is funneling all of these flyers to these specific airports. does it sound like something that's complicated? perhaps. but they point out that we're talking about 150 people per day. they don't feel like that's a lot of passengers to deal with. so they believe that they can effecti

have you been to liberia, sierra leone or guinea? that's important. that will reduce the risk that someone will come into a hospital and not be diagnosed. usually, infections in health care setting spread from someone who is not yet diagnosed. we have to shore up the diagnosis of people who have symptoms and who have traveled. the second thing that we will be doing starting today is establishing a cdc ebola response team for any hospital anywhere in the country that has a confirmed case of ebola. we will put a team on the ground within hours, with some of the world's leading experts in how to take care of and protect health care workers from e-bola infection. experts in infection control, in laboratory science, in personal protective equipment, in management of ebola units, experts who will assist with experimental therapies, public education, and environmental controls. we have at cdc some of the an salute best experts in the world. they have devoted their lives to stopping ebola. many of them like myself are physicians trained in infectious diseases

passengers getting off the flights are also asked whether or not they have been to liberia, sierra leone or guinea. that's the first indication they will be brought away, isolated and screened further. what then happens is they are asked whether or not they could have come in contact with anyone who could possibly have had ebola. and their temperatures are taken. the coast guard has been using these infrared no-touch temperature guns. if they do have a fever, they are isolated further here in new york and brought to bellevue hospital. if not, they are given information and told to self-monitor and then sent on their way, kristen. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. well, even while we're hearing about the new case of ebola in the u.s., the cdc is confident it can stop the wider spread of the virus. take a listen. >> we're still quite confident because of our ability to reach out, do the tacontract tracing d isolate those with the outbreak. that's an individual health care worker unfortunately getting infected. >> joining me about the realities of containing the virus is a doctor from nyc new y

where most travel from liberia, sierra leone or guinea originates. >> catherine:they're the only airports currently taking passengers' temperatures on arrival. the c-d-c is tightening up the rules for treating ebola patients. >> catherine:hoping to prevent another situation like the one in texas. where two nurses got ebola after treating thomas duncan. >> catherine:the first person to die of ebola on american soil. prevention remains the focus - as work continues to curb the threat and stop ebola's spread. >> catherine:governor brown met today with representatives of the state's two largest nurses union. also - public health officials and cal osha. and hospital administrators. >> catherine:the nurses told the governor that hospitals are 'not' prepared for ebola. they want california to become a national leader by mandating guidelines which go beyond >> catherine:what the c-d-c recommends. there's no commitment from the governor yet. only an agreement to review the matter. >> pam:despite the lack of committment from the governor, nurses came away from the meeting feeling optimistic that th

about 150 people travel daily from or through liberia, sierra leone or guinea to the united states. >>> 6:04. turning to the virus that's believed to have made hundreds of kids across the country sick, cases of enterovirus d-68 are expected to spike, the result of a newly released test from the cdc that will make it easier to diagnose. a 4-year-old from hamilton township, you'll remember, died from the virus last month. in ocean county, at least two communities are stepping up cleaning efforts because of concerns about enterovirus d-68 and ebola. in jackson township, the community's eight playgrounds are now being disinfected several times a week. and at schools in barnegat township, the custodial staff is wiping down every surface they can to stop germs from spreading. learn more about ebola and enterovirus d-68 and how to protect yourself on our website, nbc10.com. >>> and new from overnight, a man is in critical condition after he was thrown from his car in a crash in philadelphia. this is the car. this happened just after 2:00 this morning on the inner drive of roosevelt boulevard

. >> why is there such an outbreak -- if one goes to liberia or sierra leone or guinea, you will seeditions that make it very, very clear that coming into contact with bodily fluids, the most efficient way of transmission is unfortunately the very thing that holds families together. someone gets sick, they take care of them, they touch them. if they're not aware of the fact

and covers visitors, aid workers, journalists and other americans returning from liberia, sierra leone or guinea. each person will get kits to help them track their temperature and will be told to inform health officials daily of their status. >>> dallas nurse amber vinson no longer has signs of ebola in her blood. her family made that announcement a short time ago. one week after she was hospitalized at emery hospital in atlanta. she helped care for a liberian man with ebola who died earlier this month. vinson will be transferred to a different unit at the hospital. >>> meanwhile, the american video journalist who has recovered from ebola will soon be heading home to rhode island. he was released from a biocontainment unit at nebraska medical center in omaha today after his blood tested negative for ebola. he contracted that virus while working in liberia as a freelance cameraman and sent out a tweet today saying quote, i fought and won with lots of help. >>> bentley, the dog of a dallas nurse diagnosed with ebola has tested negative for the deadly virus. health officials say the dog will be mo

anyone flying from the ebola infected countries of liberia, sierra leone or new guinea must enter through of these five airports. travelers will have their temperatures taken and they will be asked whether they have had any contact with people stricken with ebola. >>> nurses in the bay area and california believe the state will provide them more protections against the ebola virus. more than 200 nurses gathered in oakland to discuss their concerns to cal osha. groups representing nurses also met with governor jerry brown. they want ebola training guidelines to be made mandatory. >> i'm hopeful the state of california have the authority to mandate these things. agencies are staying up late over night and listening. >> new regulations take time but nurses say they are hopeful to firm things up before the first case of ebola surfaces in california. >>> new this morning one of three americans that have been hold by north korea arrived back home in ohio about an hour ago. i want to show you new video of 56-year-old jeffrey foul being greeted by his family after arriving on a u.s. military plan

they now require twice daily health reports from anyone who went to sierra leone, liberia or guinea, the nations hardest hit by ebola. since august, travelers coming from west africa have had to report to staff at the airport quarantine offices. public health experts say these measures are important. he runs the world health organization regional director during the sars outbreak more than a decade ago. he said while ebola is not transmitted through the air like sars, the fatality rate is enough cause for concern. travelers, he said, should know the risks. >> after they come back to their hometown, if and when they show symptoms like a fever, they should be urged to report immediately to relevant health authorities. so that the health authorities will tell you which hospital they should visit. >> reporter: health authorities have designated 45 hospitals in japan as capable of dealing with ebola, and other highly infectious diseases. doctors and nurses in these institutions are being trained how to transport patients. and how to safely put on and take off personal protective equipment