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. sh

officially recognized the palestinian state. we speak to the swedish foreign minister. also to come in the program, suspected of an attack on a jewish activist. more homes destroyed in egypt, as people are forced out to make way for a zone, next to gaza. now sweden has officially recognized the state of palestine, while palestinian president has hailed the move, israel has con demented it. and record it's ambassador from stoke heck the swedish capitol. we have more. and. >> decades palestinians have argued that the israeli government has tried to deny them recognition of three things. the territory, people, and government. but now sweden has added it's support by officially recognized the state of pal steen. >> today the government of sweden has decided to recognize the state of palestine. we have decided to do so on the basis of the fact that the criteria of international law are fulfilled, the territories of people, and the government. not to recognize palestine because of their occupation, would be against the principle of international law about no fruits of aggression. remember that more than 130 countries already recognize palestine and we will be, in fact, number 135.

state brand new like he has done has an uphill fight. he has a long history in that state as an elected official and as a strategist. how to run the campaigns in that state. this has been a close race. he has done good things that kept it close. i think that republicans still think there is a possibility that he could win, but they are not bullish at all about the chances. >> i want to get a chance of the early indicators. on election night if you see scott brown is cruising, a good indication they could have a big night. what else will you be watching? >> you talked before about the states where the polls will close early like north carolina and which way the states go will tell us a lot. this is the year they noted that it doesn't seem like a wave. it seems like a minor tide. he as much as said it when he announced i am running in case there is a wave in the favor. that would put him over the top. the fact that he made it a single digit race would never come that close. if there is a surprise upset in the other direction, if we see in north carolina that tom tillis managed to pull out and kay hang in led consistent

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. >>> state lawmakers are pushing to get an earthquake early warning system in place as soon as possible. senator padilla is meeting with state emergency officials at san francisco city hall doing that right now getting an update on installing a statewide system. the early warning system will cost $80 million and could provide up to a minute warning for a big quake. >> we have 38 million people who produce the world's 8th largest economy on the shakiest ground in the united states. >> the technology exists that will allow us to save lives and reduce injuries in the event of a big earthquake. i feel compelled to bring that benefit to the general public. >> governor brown signed a bill last year ordering the development and the funding of an early warning system by the year 2016. >>> a bay rescue happening rate now in the bay. it may look alarming but it's actually part of a practice exercise with the san francisco fire department, coast guard and the golden gate ferry service. dozens of volunteers were involved in the simulated ferry accident. they were rescued from the water taken to the shore on stretchers. the exercise is practice for multiple

attorneys for the state of arkansas declined our request for an interview, as did corrections officials. nor would they allow us any access to the inmate, gregory holt. holt's case has generated considerable support from groups that have long been at war on church-state issues. more than a dozen friend of the court briefs, representing nearly a hundred organizations, have been filed in holt's behalf, but only one in support of arkansas, filed on behalf of fifteen state, saying courts should defer to corrections officials on such matters. after his arrest and incarceration, holt continued to write threatening letters from prison. "death to america," he wrote in one letter, describing himself as an "american taliban" in another. >> if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. but obama's justice department is also backing this self-proclaimed jihadist in this case, characterizing the prison's security concerns as "exaggerated or based on mere speculation." byron johnson heads the institute for studies of religion at baylor university. his 30 years of research has persuaded him th

challenge to xi jinping's rule," the associated press describes as "an unprecedented show of civil disobedience," and the official stateaper "china daily" downplayed in favor of the bigger news that 10,000 pigeons were given anal security checks leading up to celebrations for china's national day. that's right, 10,000 chinese pigeons were anally probed. ( laughter ) now, folks, i-- i am no-- ( cheers and applause ) i am not expert on the chinese zodiac, but i know whose year it's not. ( laughter ) well, nation, i stand with the people of hong kong! they're going to need all the support they can get, too, becprñ?ñ? what happened last time the chinese people stood up to oppression. and if you do not remember, head over to the bodies exhibit. but i hope the chinese government is listening because, gentlemen, the world is watching, and you have a choice here: you can crush these protestors under your heel, or you can do the right thing and grant them the rights they were promised. think carefully, because whichever you choose, america will still do business with you. ( laughter ) i mean, hell, we'll do "transformers 5" jus

, the nurse who cared for ebola patients left her house in maine and took a short ride as an f-u to state officialswho want her quarantined. kasey was joined by her boyfriend and followed closely by two cles cars and a -- police cars and a crowd of reporters. they said they would seek a court order to enforce her 21-day confinement if she flewed the coup. she showed little remorse. >> are you going out later today? >> did you talk about going outlast night? >> this morning we just said we wanted to go for a bike ride. >> you woke up and said it? >> i have to go speak with the health department now. >> someone likes to brag. during her bike ride i was shocked that some of the reporters cat called her. watch. >> i am going to use this tape forever. i think that's terrible. professor, she has done a lot of great work in africa. she has a legal right to do whatever, but isn't she kind of annoying at this point? >> she is arrogant and selfish. the only smart thing she did was hire a great lawyer who will probably get her off. but people shouldn't take the law into their own hands and decide because they

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 statethe 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 t

as i have you, the attorney general from the fine state of oklahoma, and i'm thinking of the recent beheading of this woman. it's officially, at least by the united states government, being seen as anct of workplace violence, not terrorism. do you see it the same way this. >> i think it's important to investigate it as both. we should not let the facts at this point be -- we should let the facts be the facts and investigate accordingly. we have a very generous terrorism statute in oklahoma. we have a state statute, as you might imagine that was adopted post the april 1995 bombing in oklahoma city. so we have the ability from a state's perspective to prosecute for terrorism. if the facts bear that out, with el need to treat it as terrorism and go after that with all the authority of the state. >> how soon after that oklahoma bombing was it classified as a terrorist act? at the time we didn't have the knowledge bay or background we do now, about you what are your thoughts on that and whether this qualifies more as a terrorist attack? >> i think there are facts about this criminal act that lead someone to believe that it was in fact a situation beyond workplace violence. that's what t

there's an important role to communicate with state and local leaders and public health officials, to protect the american public. there is a significant medical component as well of course. but it's not solely a medical response. that's why somebody with mr. klain's credentials, somebody that has strong management experience, inside government and also in the private sector. he's somebody who has strong relationships with members of congress and strong relationships with those of us who worked with him here at the white house earlier in the administration. all of that means he is the right person for the job. he is the right person to make sure that we're integrating the interagency response to this significant challenge. >> the president last night when we were in the oval office. >> you've been listening to the josh earnest, the white house spokesperson and about some questions about the newly elected ebola czar. ron klain, and a lot of questions about his background and expertise, press secretary earnest saying he has plenty of management experience that equips him well for that.

signing up for obamacare they would talk to the state and local officials about implementation on obamacare. this strikes me as something far more important as an. for an opportunity in the dialogue with the state and local officials not on our behalf but on behalf of the country and an agenda that you said is important for public knowledge into the comfort about this issue. >> to provide that briefing because this is a public policy issue that is a favor to us. >> i'm not suggesting is that i would like the opportunity to answer the question. what we will do this convene a briefing today with experts responsible for implementing this policy. we do believe it is in the public interest to have all the details about the policy and to have a very clear assessment of what risk is facing the american public. it's important to understand that because it is our belief the risk is exceedingly low. each of you will have the opportunity to hear from the president later this afternoon when he travels to the pentagon and he will be meeting across the globe responding to a wide range of challenges and key national security parodies. one of them is the afrik

an urgent call from the f.b.i. of this isis fighter. who is he? why are united states officials so intent on tracking him down? >> plus, let the bubbly flow as the jay amountses turn their attention to an old foe. >> a look outside right now at lake tahoe, beautiful as always, with just a light covering of fog. meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast ahead. >>> the f.b.i. is trying to track down a terrorist islamic fighter with a north american accent. >> they are digging their very own graves. >>> the pay file is trying to put a face to the voice, they believe this is a brutal kill december possibly american. sources say that bureau is using computers to develop a composites of the face behind the mask. officials are concerned that if this isis firefighter is american, he could return to the united states from syria and they want to find him before he returns. >>> a texas judge has a trial state for adrian peterson, with the star making the first court appearance in suburban houston for using a wooden switch to discipline his four-year-old son. here did not enter a plea. the attorney says he will plead not guilty. peterson is on paid leav

as other measures. >>> governor martin o'malley will join officials to get an update. it provide an overview of the state's readiness plan. there have been no cases of ebola in maryland. an inmate county the county detention center on thursday does not have ebola. he had a fever after returning from sierra leone. the test came back and the results are negative. we'll continually be updating the what to know article on nbcwashington.com. we put it on the home page to separate ebola facts from ebola scares. >>> right now bermuda is bracing for hurricane gonzalo out in the atlantic. look at its current location. it was 140-mile-per-hour winds. expected to pass within 30 miles of the tiny british territory throughout the day. bringing damaging winds and life threatening surge in more than 10 years. they have been boarding up and battening down t island nation. this is the sixth hrine season in e laic back to you. >>> five years ago today was the last time the parents of morgan haring saw their daughter alive. they will tie a black river in charlottesville to mark this date. harrington was eventually found dead

states. >>> as officials closely monitor an ebola case in texas they're now considering extra screening procedures at u.s. airports. this is to try to stop the spread of this deadly virus. >> there does seem to be that there should be something more done. >> remember during sars they tested everyone, their temperature -- >> right. >> travelers from ebola-affected countries could have their temperatures checked when they arrive. the director of the centers for disease control and prevention will brief president obama in the coming hours. >> our top priority at cdc is to protect americans from threats. we work 24/7 to do that. in this case we're doing that by many different ways. one of them is working to stop the outbreak at its source in africa because as long as cases continue there there's a possibility that someone will travel, infect someone else, come into this country or another country and possibly have another case of ebola. >> and in a few hours the nebraska medical center will receive its second ebola patient. he's believed to be a freelance cameraman working for nbc news. ashoka mukpo w

after saying that, then, in his capacity as the state's top elections official, the same guy launched aninvestigation into the democrat's voter registration project. hei issued a subpoena ordering them the turn over any and all documents. hand us over all of your work. out of the 85,000 applications submitted by the new georgia project specifically, 50 of them were founded to be fraudulent. that's not 50,000, that's 50 out of how many thousand? they say their investigation is on going. they say people who have registered still don't appear on the voter rolls and they don't know why. we asked the secretary of state's office about that, as well. they say they are not aware of any counties currently having a backlog or any trouble going through the applications. we asked whether there had been a backlog of thousands of voter applications this year. they told us, "all applications received by the deadline will be processed by the counties. it is the law and it will be adhered to". >> from the outside, it seems like there's not just contested grounds, but contested ground in terms of whether

wants officials to be meticulous although officials are warning that an ebola outbreak in the united states is unlikely. anytime there is still an outbreak, as in africa, there is a potential risk everywhere. he did say that increased airport screenings are something they are considering. take a listen. >> of course, we are now looking at the issue of entry screening. we are looking at all possibilities. there have been suggestions from people in congress and the public and media. we will look at those and see what works to protect americans and to make sure whatever we do doesn't unintentionally actually increase our risk. if we make it harder to fight the outbreak in west africa, we actually increase our own risk. >> reporter: increased screenings are something that is recently as friday officials said they were not considering just yet. we're hearing from more and more lawmakers, including new york senator chuck schumer that those are important to consider. tom frieden will be at the white house. john. >> erin mcpike, thank you. >>> islamist fighters are hitting a border checkpoint. the city of kobani is on the edge in danger of falling i

as they do in every election cycle. when there are concerns about irregularities, technical or otherwise. so i'm confident the state board of election will be able to address the issue. >> i spoke with an official at the state board of elections and they have taken three voting machines out of service as a result of investigating news reports of vote flipping. one in arundel, one in frederick and howard counties. five other machines were taken out of service for unrelated issues. they want people to ask for help when they're voting if they're having any problems. jim and wendy? >> mark segraves of. >>> the first 4 i-team first revealed how severe school overcrowding was. the review of state education department enrollment records shows at least 20 public schools in maryland are operating more than 140% recommended capacity. our school macfarlane's reporting reveals more than 100 newportable classrooms were deployed at local schools in just the past two months to handle the new load. >>> $220 million. that's how much it's going to take to fix the school overcrowding problem in montgomery county. school superintendent joshua star says tonight they desperately need that money to deal with the spac

an honor guard accompanied his body as it was turned over to state officials today. >>> coming up at 30, hunt's daughter talks about the loving father she lost and the man he was outside the cockpit in an exclusive interview you will only see on abc 7 news. >>> san francisco based uber found itself under attack on two fronts today from a passenger who says he was badly injured and from traditional cab drivers who say the company isn't playing by the rules. abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler has the story. >> reporter: as bad as roberto looks today, he was in worse shape last month. face fractured, in and out of consciousness. authorities say an uber driver viciously attacked him with a hammer after he and his friends questioned the route he was taking. >> using uber at the end of the night is supposed to be the responsible, safe thing to use. to do that and then wake up in the icu is something i hope nobody has to go through. >> reporter: the 35-year-old now worries he may lose his left eye. in a statement, uber says this was a deplorable incident. uber's insurance provider is in conta

officials rule the fire as arson, authorities are now waiting for an autopsy, and lab results, to determine an official cause of death. >>> investigation continues this morning in the accidental shooting of a pennsylvania state trooper at a montgomery county training facility is. flags are flying at half staff in honor of the 26 year-old david kedra. the trooper was shot in the chest during a state police firearms training session on tuesday. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. sources say that another trooper was demonstrating a new you weapon, when it accidentally discharged. >> he was highly motivated and you could tell that every single day that he walked in. he was extremely prosecuted to be a pennsylvania state trooper and he showed it. >> he grew up in northeast philadelphia and 2006 graduate of roman catholic high school and 2010 graduate from temple university where he earn a degree in criminal justice. >>> meanwhile two state troopers are hurt in the man hunt for accused killer eric frein. state police won't say how troopers were hurt but we're told their injuries are in the life threatening. frein has been on the run for almost three weeks after being accused on have ambushing two troopers kil

as officially recognized the state of palestine. >>> israel has closed jerusalem's mosque complex following the killing of a palestinian, suspected of anon a rabbi. he was wounded outside of a meeting promoting jewish campaign to allow players at the coming pound sacred to both jews and muslims. >>> more than 200 homes agong egypt's border with gaza have now been destroyed. >>> syria says turkey's involvement for the fight of border town of kobani is blatant violation of its sovereignty. it has allowed fighters to cross over territory and into syria. the convoy reached the area on the turkish side of the border early on thursday. so far at least 10 peshmerga fighters have managed to get into kobani. dozens more will cross the border later. bernard smith has more now from the border area between turkey and syria. >> reporter: the iraqi peshmerga fighters have spent the night at a town near turkey's border with syria. earlier this morning, thursday, about 10 of them went in advance essentially on something of iraqi before the bulk of the fighters and the heavy weapons make their way in. the belief is they will wait for the cover of darkn

but tensions are rising here as she and state officials failed to reach an agreement on her quarantine. this morning, kaci hickox under fire for taking this bike ride with her boyfriend, disobeying the state's demand she stay quarantined inside her home. she was followed by police in an unmarked car as she tries to show the world she's healthy and isn't a risk to others. her defiance angering the governor. >> she told us she was going to do it. she's playing with my patience. >> reporter: the state now intends to ask a judge to force the nurse to take another ebola test, sounding off in a radio interview. >> if there's no signs of ebola on the 14th day, i would be comfortable to let her have more space. >> reporter: she's staying away from the general public. the police chief bringing her groceries, her favorite pizza place bringing her dinner. the owner of the moose shack said they were worried that she might show up at the restaurant and didn't want her making that delivery. >> we got a call back a few times saying don't touch her money. there could be germs on it. >> reporter: late

as a precaution. it is unlikely this person has ebola, but they are awaiting more tests. >> just less than an hour ago, maryland health officials discussed the state's readiness plans should doctors confirm any readiness -- any cases there. what did they say? >> there are no cases of ebola maryland. health officials across the state said that the health system is ready if in fact there does become a case of ebola. the maryland department of health officials said that health officials across the state had a meeting to talk about readiness plans for and fascists -- infectious diseases like ebola. lab have a state-of-the-art facility and time sensitive procedures and place -- in place. toy have the ability properly identify cases, protect health personnel, individually diagnose, and the eventually do immediately notify state health officials and the cdc. >> the public should be reassured that we are fully prepared at the university of maryland to accept patients that either have low or high risk of ebola. we have worked through all the kinks of how you would deal with the patient's. health officials say it is not just the university of maryland. they h

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. >> no deal yet from officials in turkey as the united states tries to hammer out an agreement to usebases in turkey against the islamic state militants. the nurse national security adviser susan rice says there has been some progress. >> the turks have just in the last several days made a commitment they will in the first instance allow the united states and our partners too use turkish bases bases and territoo dish. >> air space, too. >> let me explain this -- to train the moderate syrian opposition forces. that's a new commitment. >> the white house points out she was talking about training. training these folks in turkey. turkey's foreign minister says there's no new agreement to use the bases for operations at all but the two countries have agreed to train and equip opposition fighters. that's not what we need. there's an air base. that's what they need. they need that to take off and land and position folks but so far no good. talks are still going. the activists say the fighting picked up again in northern syria, just a couple of miles from the border with turkey. the u.s.-led

an age waiver to serve. >> my son who is over 40 joined the united states navy and is about to be sworn in as an officer. hunter bid. >> now, the navy has not commented. senior officials typical, and hunter biden was treated just like any other sailor, junior officer or enlisted who is .ischarged for this kind they simply don't talk about it. >>> now at 6:00, ebola fears reach the pentagon and capitol hill. >> people were surprised. you get here, you don't expect something like that to happen. >> rep tonight, a sigh of relief as doctors say the woman who got sick does not have ebola. but her case shows the new protocols in place across our . first responders being decontaminat, a bus full of marines quarantined for hours. and nearby streets roped off with yellow tape. >> it seemed like it was an overreaction. more i thought about it, i'm like hey, you know what, this is impo >>> first tonight, an all-clear after an ebola scare in the nation's capitol. >> held officials confirm the woman does not have the virus. but now we reveal how quickly our region will react to a potential threat. this started at the pentagon when a woman got sick on a bus and was trcansp to inova

gaven skinner who works at penn state as an infectious control expert. we listen to the public health officialsd they say, we are doing, and we have, you know, decontaminated here and there and this is under control and done this or that, and then in the same breath saying, we are very concerned, and so what we are told by the cdc, is breach of protocol is what happened here. and something that this nurse was supposed to be doing, and it wasn't done. do you go with that? >> no sh, i don't, candy. the nurse was doing her job and look looking after mr. duncan and had visit and seen him and close contact with him numerous times, and the whole idea of the breach of protocol, and we are underestimating what it takes to do the patient care for an ebola patient. it is about management. it is about supervision, and so we heard dr. frieden talk about there needs to ban investigation, but part of the investigation should not be the government, but a neutral party to go in there and turn the investigation into the lessons learned and look at the supervision and the management of the hospital and the staff

an early warning earthquake system is actually in place here in california. state lawmakers met with emergency officials at san francisco city hall today. senators are pushing for an early warning system in place as soon as possible. the $80 million project could provide up to a minute warning for a big quake. >> we could use them to power down trains, to power down manufacturing equipment. to help surgeons in an operating room keep patients safe before the violent shaking starts. >> governor brown signed the bill last year ordering the development and the funding of an early warning system by 2016. >>> the california supreme court has cleared the way for construction on the high-speed rail line. opponents question whether the rail authority was meeting the terms of the ballot measure that provided billions of dollars in funding. the state supreme court rejected the case. some work has already started. officials say they are really going to pick up the pace now. >>> for the first time, google is including a kill switch for its android phones. the latest operating system requires a password to wipe the phone and restore the factory settings. combined with its existing remote locking feature, a sto

all flights coming into the united states from any country who is have been impacted by the ebola outbreak. health officials say an outbreak in the u.s. is unlikely asg as the virus is contained. but the washington times reported that financial cuts and job cuts post-2008 at local and state health departments could create a problem if there was to be an outbreak on american soil. back to you, sean. >> alex, thank you so much. and in the wake of the ebola diagnosis in dallas, questions are being raised about whether or not the president should have made these comments to the american people just two weeks ago. take a look at this. >> first and foremost i want the american people to know that our experts at the cdc and across our government agree that the chances of an ebola outbreak here in the united states are extremely low. >> i guess not so low. back in july the cdc also said that ebola did not pose a significant threat to the u.s. here with reaction is texas governor rick perry. he joins us tonight from dallas. governor, good to see you. thank you for being here, sir. >> john, it's a pleasure to be with you. thank you. >> here are the headlines

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as law enforcement officials searched for eric frein. he is accused in the deadly ambush at state police barracks last month. >>> cdc says an airline passenger is being evaluated at a newark, new jersey hospital for possible, ebola symptoms. newark's liberty airport is one of five admitted to allow flights from the african nations hit hardest by ebola. >>> still to come a new weapon in the fight against childhood obesity. >> how your smart phone could be key to keeping your children healthier, we will be right back. at the bottom in job creation. massive cuts to education. and higher property taxes. under governor corbett, pennsylvania's been heading in the wrong direction. there's been no leadership and no vision. that's gotta change. as your governor, i will lead. and we'll move pennsylvania forward. we'll restore manufacturing jobs. close corporate tax loopholes. and make the gas companies pay up to fund our schools. after all, it's time to get pennsylvania moving again. time for your jobs report. >> "eyewitness news" jobs expert steven greenburg is here with more. >> reporter: temporary workers represent a record share of the nation's wo

an early morning earthquake system is in place in california. state lawmakers met with emergency officials in san francisco last week and senators are pushing to get an early warning system in place as soon as possible. but there's no money for in the current budget. the 80 million-dollar project could provide up to one minute warning for big quake. >> can we use these signals to power down trains, to power down manufacturing equipment, to help surgeons in an operating room make patients safer before the violent shaking starts. >> governor jerry brown signed the bill last year ordering the development and funding of an early warning system by 2016. >> it doesn't appear to be any closer to actually happening it's an unfunded mandate. >> it's something sacramento does in order to get the votes on the governor's signature to pass the idea they have to say does not come out of the general fund budget this year so they have to go out and try to find the money and talking about possible fees on your phone another things to get the money in the system. >> of course everyone is in favor of beefing up public safety and till you need a new tax to pay for it. >> in oakland it measure z and top

officially recognizes the palestinian state during an angry response from israel. tension in jerusalem after the police and the palestinians. [ explosions ] >> more homes are destroyed in egypt as people are forced out to make way. >>> and residents forced the president to scrap a plan to extend his 27--year term in office. sweden has officially recognized the state of palestine. the news is hailed by the palestinian president, but condemned by israel, which summoned the swedish ambassador. >> reporter: for decades, palestinians have argued that the government has denied them recognition of their territory and people and government. but now sweden has added it's support by officially recognizing the state of palestine. >> two days ago, sweden has decided to recognize the state of palestine. we have decided to do so on the basis of the fact that the criteria of international law are fulfilled. the territory, the people and the government. not to recognize palestine because of the occupation would be against the principle of international law about no fruits of addressing. remember that more than 130 countries already recognize palestine, and we would be number one 135. >> as she

governor christie also announced an executive order creating an ebola virus joint response team, that group will oversee the state's response as officials screen passengers from west africa for any symptoms when they arrive at newark liberty airport. >>> how well is philadelphia prepared for ebola? sum to it day focused on that topic with public health officials and lawmakers. this meeting comes as workers at philadelphia international airport raised concerns about their exposure, potentially to that virus. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live with more, syma. >> reporter: that is right, jessica, folks across our region are being prepared for ebola out break but airport workers say that the focus has mainly been on health care workers when it should be on them, they say they are the ones most at risk. from airport crews to hospital workers, folks in our area trying to prevent spread of ebola. philadelphia airport workers with the help of one of the largest service employee unions held a press conference saying that they are not properly equipped to deal with ebola. the workers claim that the planes and sometimes come in cont

as tuesday. >> tonight pennsylvania game commission re-opened parts of lieman township. now in its 28th day. meanwhile, state police collected items from an abandoned resort in stroudt township. officialssay the man hunt in barrett township has cost around $40,000. >> robbery happened early this morning in bensalem. police say the armed robbers forced all the workers into a walk-in freezer and stole the money. one of the suspects hit an employee with a stun gun and then drove away with the victim's car. this is a picture of that car found ditched in northeast philadelphia. police say one of the suspects goes by the name, "tag." >> former mob boss joey marlino could go back behind bars if a federal judge rules he violated his probation while living in florida. he served 12 years for racketeering and was dazed when violating probation by meeting with a convicted mob member. marlino's lawyer says any such meeting only happened by changs. a decision could come in the next couple of weeks. >> back to the bargaining table for the trump taj mahal's union and its brupt owner. everyone trying to find a way to keep the casino's doors open. he could help save the gaming hall by providing a $100 m

state. >> as new york officials said last night. they had hoped they would not have to face anla case. but they did. they were also realistic, and they worked diligently and professionally over the last month to prepare themselves for this day. there are many questions about this new case, but we can't assume it will be the last. >> we are learning that an air force plane to transfer the blood will not be quarentined because blood samples were handled like hazardous materials and there was no indication of leakage. >> and thank you so much, peter. >> the number of ebola has topped 10000 and nearly half of those infected have died. that is a new report by the world health organization and warned that they are low estimate because many victims are too scared or unible to seek medical treatment. the number of cases will continue to group this is already the largest ebola outbreak in history and siting toll climbing in sierra leon and guinea. si and si mali. what do you think of illinois, new jersey and new york. do you think that more states should follow suit? we'll read your rep

. >>> state lawmakers are pushing to get an earthquake early warning system in place as soon a possible. >> earthquake, earthquake! >> at a meeting with statement emergency officials at san francisco city hall, senators asked for an update on installing the system. officials say an early warning system is still two years away and will cost $80 million. but it could provide up-to-the- minute warning for a big earthquake. >> we have 38 million people who produced the world's 8th largest economy on the shakiest grounds in the united states. >> the technology exists that will allow us to save lives and reduce injuries in a big earthquake. i feel compelled to bring that benefit to the general public. >> governor brown signed a bill last year ordering the development and funding of an early warning system by 2016. >>> four years and hundreds of millions of dollars later, the bay tunnel is done. it carries water from the hetch hetchy reservoir under san francisco bay. this is where it ends at the crystal springs reservoir near redwood city. it is built to withstand an earthquake and is the first true tunnel under the bay. bart's transbay tube is actually on the bay floor

officially recognized the palestinian state. we speak to the swedish foreign minister. also to come in the program, suspected of an attack on a jewish activist. more homes destroyed in egypt, ase forced out to make way for a zone, next to gaza.

an hour before that break-in. she suffered stab wounds but she is expected to be okay. >>> fire officials are becoming increasingly wary as the heat advisory sweeps through the bay area. the state's drought is also fueling concern. crews continue to battle the "king" fire for a third week. it's now 94% contained. but it's burned more than 100,000 acres west of sacramento. >>> san ramon opened cooling centers today to help people beat the heat including three community centers, two libraries and two aquatic centers. for a complete list of locations, go to kpix.com and click on "links and numbers." >>> san jose city leaders are gathering today to remember late police chief joe mcnamara. san jose earned a reputation as the safest big city in the country under his watch. he was the top cop from 1976 to 1991 when he retired and then worked at the hoover institution at stanford. >> chief joseph mcnamara was a true pioneer in law enforcement. he was innovative, a visionary aheadof his time and a respected leader. >> died last month of pancreatic cancer. he was 79. >>> it has long been a major pain for commuters in santa clara valley. but today's the first step towards solve the decades

as she is directly monitored for any symptoms of ebola. she must coordinate any travel with state health officials and immediately notify them of any symptoms. the judge said an in-house quash teen is not necessary to protect the pb. >> the three points that he is still recommending that i abide by, are three points that i believe is part of this good compromise that we can make. i have been compliant with the direct active monitoring that the c.d.c. recommends. i will continue to be compliant. >> reporter: hickox returned from sierra leone a week ago and was told to quarantine herself for 21 ds. yesterday, she deified that order, going on an hour-long bike ride with her boyfriend. maine's governor, paul lepage, says the decision puts individual rights ahead of public safety. >> i don't trust her. and i don't trust that we know enough about this disease toe so callous. >> reporter: in his ruling the judge said the court is aware of "misconceptions, misinformation, bad science, and bad information being spread from shore to shore." he said whether that fear is rational or not, it is present and it is real. and, scott, he asked hickox to guide herself according

i can tell you that he said then the chances of an ebola outbreak here in the united states are extremely low as has been pointed out. the cdc officials still believe that. but obviously the level of concern has been raised. people are looking to the white house and cdc for further assurances there won't be a wide spread outbreak here. in the meantime, more americans are going to liberia and setting up some of the infrastructure that is going to be needed to help contain the outbreak in that part of africa. >> and in the next hour, chris, president obama hosts an oval office meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. what is on the agenda this morning? >> i thought it was funny when israeli newspapers said the two men are are looking forward to this with theness of a den ties appointment. they have something in common now. that's the desire to fight extremism. to fight isis. and we saw just on monday at the united nations that coming up in the speech by netanyahu, he compared isis to hamas calling the branchs of same poisonous tree. other areas will not be easy to talk about. obviously the palestinian question but as well

officially recognizes the palestinian state. tension in jerusalem after the police shooting of a palestinian suspected of an attack on a jewish activist. more homes are destroyed in egypt, aseople are forced out to make way for