lou: casey, thank you very much, casey stegall from dallas. our first guests are here to diagnose whether this country is equipped to deal with the ebola crisis and what we can expect in the coming days and weeks. dr. robert gary, professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at tulane university. dr. frank glover, urologist and the president of shield in africa organizations working in liberia partnering with the medical group sim. good to have you, doctors, let me begin with you dr. gary, tc success stopped in its tracks, yet we have two more cases, cases in utah and hawaii have proved negative. but two cases still under investigation in the nation's capital. what is your view as to whether it can be stopped quote, unquote in its tracks, as the white house has insisted? >> well, ebola will be stopped in its tracks in the united states. our public health officials will get this, all those cases that were exposed to the gentleman in dallas under control. this virus is not going to spread in the united states like west africa. lou:

lou: casey, thank you very much, casey stegall reporting from dallas. more developments concerning the ebola outbreak to bring you the. the world health organization announced the virus has now killed nearly 3900 people. nearly half of the more than 8,000 infected across five west african countries, spain and the united states now. spanish officials say a nurse with ebola likely was infected when she touched her face with gloves after tending to a spanish priest who had been stricken with ebola. the situation in west africa is not look good. burial teams in sierra leone did return to work today, a day after they organized air strike over pay and they abandoned dead bodies of ebola victims in the capital city. but health workers in liberia are threatening to strike as well if their demands for more money and safety equipment aren't met by the end of this week. a new report estimates the economic impact of ebola in west africa could top 32 billion dollars by the end of nextyear. and the impact is sure to extend beyond west africa, potentially spiraling in

correspondent casey stegall is at ground zero in dallas where patient zero has almost everyone there concerned. >> it is a devastating situation for everyone. everyone, period. >> a shaken property manager at the dallas apartment complex where the man who brought the first case of ebola to the united states had been staying with family. texas health officials issued a public health order to four members of thomas duncan's member who live at this complex. it legally requires them to stay indoors and not have any visitors until october 19th when the virus incubation period is over. so far, the cdc says nobody has shown any symptoms of the deadly illness. >> there could be additional cases already exposed. if that occurs, systems are in place so that they will not further spread ebola. >> today the texas department of state health services expanded the number of those who may have had contact with the patient to 1100. that includes 8 children who attend five different schools around the dallas area. officials believe thomas duncan contracted the deadly virus on september 15th, while hel

in dallas, casey stegall, fox news. >> and you can keep up with the latest developments on ebola in the us and abroad when we're not on tv at myfoxphilly.com. >>> the children's hospital of philadelphia says it has notified the cdc about two more patients with serious muscle weakness in one or more limbs along with some changes in their spines. these can be symptoms of the enterovirus. the hospital reporting three similar cases on friday bringing the total number of cases to five. so far doctors say none of these children have actually been diagnosed with enter row virus. >> the pennsylvania state trooper accidentally killed in a firearms training exercise is laid to rest. the funeral service for trooper david kedra was held in northeast philadelphia this morning. hundreds of law enforcement officers lined the streets to pair their final respects. investigators say that the 26 year old was shot in the chest tuesday when another trooper's gun accidentally fired. he joined the state police in 2012. he served at skippack barracks in montgomery counsel too. >> turning to your fox 29 weather

we have team coverage tonight with fox's casey stegall. >> reporter: the first person to be diagnosed with ebola on u.s. soil has died. thomas eric duncan died this morning at texas health presbyterian hospital where he'd been in isolation since last week. >> it under scores why the president has made it a priority to stop the spread of this disease at the source. >> reporter: duncan originally contracted the virus in liberia. the 42 year old did not show any symptoms when he left for the u.s., but fell ill several days later. dozens of people at risk of being infected by duncan are being monitored for 21 days. the texas department of health says "we'll continue every effort to contain the spread of the virus and protect people from this threat". ebola has killed more than 3400 people in west africa. air travelers there have been checked for fever before depar departing and now an additional screening layer will be put in place at five u.s. airports. the white house expressing support for the measures being taken. >> the most effective screening measure that is in place is not any scr

casey stegall and griff jenkins in class. we gipp with casey stegall in dallas. casey?yeah, greta. good evening. frankly, it is a waiting game tonight in dallas. and on two levels, really. number one, god forbid we are waiting to see if anyone else here starts to show symptoms. and we can tell that it is in fact spread. number two, we are waiting to see on what happens with mr. did you know dan -- did you know duncan. he started getting experimental drug. a drug further represently indicating inside the human body. only time will tell to see if it works. he remains critical but stable at this hour. now, this is really important. the disease has up to it a 21 day incubation period and we are smack dab in the middle of that because duncan got to texas on september 20 so far nobody showing any signs of sickness. we have more time before a full victory can be declared here. the four members of thomas duncan family were moved out of that dallas apartment complex where they had been living all that time with the sick patient as hazmat teams scrubbed the unit from top to botto

fox's casey stegall has the latest from dallas, texas. >> reporter: the effects of the ebola outbreak spread throughout the globe. the first person to be diagnosed on american soil is now dead. a united nation bosses worker affected in liberia receiving treatment in germany and the condition of a nursing assistant who cracked the disease in spain is deteriorating. it has killed nearly 4,000 people so far at its source in west africa. >> there's great urgency on the ground. at the same time i think we're all very faux cuff on the urgency here at home. >> reporter: heats from three countries speak tag summit in d.c. today asking for money, professionals and hospital equipment to be sent immediate immediately. >> the two-year regional financial impact could reach u.s. $32.6 billion by the end of 2015. that would be catastrophic. >> reporter: u.s. ramping up its efforts to combat the marines. were hundred marines stationed in spain head to go liberia today and texas governor rick perry visiting with soldiers preparing for deployment to west africa. >> you're fixing to do a great service f

casey stegall is live outside the hospital in dallas with the very latest. reporter: good morning. we're now learning that 70 total people may have come into contact with thomas eric duncan. all medical workers, all employees of texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas. initially cdc officials had apparently told health care workers who had access to him to self-monitor themselves for symptoms. they were not part of the group being checked by health authorities on the ground. we understand now they're being monitored and at this point, nobody else is thankfully showing any symptoms. listen. >> we have identified one and only one contact who had contact with her during a period when she was potentially, although likely not, infectious because it was at the very onset of her symptoms. >> reporter: he's referring to a friend of the nurse who has become infected, who again, not showing symptoms. here is what we know about that young nurse. a 26-year-old knee in a p -- nina pham. members of her church, including her family in fort worth, describe her as an ext

bill: casey stegall picks up this story. what else do we know about nurse? >> reporter: health officials won't release her name. all we know is she's listed as in stable condition as we speak. the nurse is fairly young. she only graduated from nursing school a couple years ago on the job as a nurse for four years. over the weekend haz mat crews, the same ones who cleaned the apartment of the thomas duncan were at work. they were sanitizing the unit where this nurse you lived in dallas. medical staff who care for these kinds of patients wear lots and lots of ppe as it's called. personality protective equipment. double gowns, masks and the like. the cdc say they believe there was some kind of protocol breach. this has many people afraid wondering if there are other staff who may also be at risk. bill: what about contact with anybody else? what can we say on that. >> reporter: doctors say ebola is only contagious after a patient starts to show symptoms. she came down with a fever friday night and got herself to the hospital saturday. officials say she only had

. >> that is casey stegall reporting. >> the sister of the boston bombing suspect is stuck in jail. she couldn't get the cash to post her $5,000 bail from her court hearing. she is accusing her ex of a bombing attack. they saw her driving past her ex's house in harlem. the judge says she has a history of missing court dates. controversy on a college campus after students have a convicted cop killer speaking at their graduation. he has spent time behind bars for murdering daniel falkner. marine falkner daniel's widow is outraged. >> oo murdered my husband with malice and free meditation. he is evil. what does he have to offer? >> the graduating students speak to issues important to them. >> his speech has been preworded by prison radio. >> the nfl admitting refs got it wrong flagging chief's safety abdullah for celebrating a touchdown with a muslim prayer. excessive celebrations including going to your knees get automatic penalty but players routinely thank god after scoring touchdowns. the league now clarifying there is an exemption for players going to the ground for religious reas

says city s casey stegall, tell us about the form he supposedly lied on. >> reporter: it's called an exit form and it was just created recently by the cdc in light of the outbreak in west africa. it's much like a u.s. customs form. it asks passengers a series of questions and this this particular questionnaire, it asks if they have had possible exposure to ebola and he apparently said no according to this thing. back to you. >> the news conference is beginning. let's listen live. >> -- to tcontinue the great wok and also embad their staed thei the emergency center operation. so we have the emergency manager for disd and some emergency management staff from the city of dallas there, as well, to ask dr. david leki who was instrumental and working as the state's top regulator. he was at my side throughout the west nile virus epidemic and helpful also on the child refugee relocation erfforts to embed in our eoc for the state, he's brought some of his team here. i've asked dave deigel, associate director for xhun kaegss and public health preparedness and response ever the cdc and was embe

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casey stegall is outside the hospital. and why an epidemic could be coming in we don't act quickly. and the guy in the had mazmat u what the government isn't telling us. we begin with casey. >> now patient zero as he's been called may have lied on an airport questionnaire. the cdc created something called an exit form to help deal with the people traveling this and out of the west african country. basically asks people questions like if they have been in contact with the virus. according to the associated press, thomas eric duncan checked no on that questionnaire and now the liberian government says they will prosecute him for that because it was a lie. some of his neighbors say he helped a pregnant with the disease to the hospital just days before he boarded a flight to liberia to brussels and then hopped on a united airlines flight to the united statesnd then from dell husbaulles to da. four of his family members have been legally ordered to stay in their home and have no visitors until at least october 19th which is w4e7b tis when the boe incubation period is over. cdc saying no o

casey stegall live in dallas with the latest on their conditions. l. >> reporter: yes, we did. while i was standing here listening to you talking about this ripple effect across the country, it is important to point out that no one else is showing any symptoms. this is all out of an abundance of caution at this point. we hope that it certainly continues that way and that no one else contracts this deadly virus. officials here in texas, by the way, saying now that 75 employees here at texas health presbyterian hospital who had some form of contact with thomas duncan while he was an in patient here have now signed legal papers, legal papers that state they will stay inside of their homes. they will self-quarantine themselves 21 days past their last exposure with duncan or any specimens that were taken from him while he was here before he passed away last week. 29-year-old amber vinson is the infected nurse who traveled. she claims that the cdc cleared her for that trip to ohio while the cdc says she was not entirely forth coming now about when she star

casey stegall live outside the jail in norman, oklahoma, where the suspect is expected to arrive today of circumstances yesterday, casey. where are we at? >> reporter: yeah. we have a clearer picture now after this press conference of the district attorney held yesterday. this clearer picture of what happened inside that food processing facility where this unspeakable crime occurred last week. the d.a. now says that the man involved had been in some kind of an altercation with his co-workers earlier in the day over race. those co-workers apparently went to human resources and turned him in and then when hr later confronted 30-year-old altton nolan and suspended him for a few days, initially we were told he had been fired. he was actually suspended, escorted off the property. he went home, got the knife and then returned they say to exact revenge on the people who had turned him in to hr. officials have backed off their initial story that he had been turned in for trying to convert his co-workers to islam. however, listen to this interesting bit of information the d.a. said. >> my under

casey stegall live in dallas. that's where we start. casey? >> greta, good evening. the latest news involves one of our own. in fact, a freelance journalist, a photographer that was working for nbc news that has now come down with the ebola virus. he caught it in liberia. that is where he has been working, covering this deadly virus outbreak for the network. and we understand this afternoon that health officials say that he will be transported now to the nebraska medical center in omaha, a fine facility as you all know that successfully treated an american doctor for ebola recently. meantime hazmat crews have been at the dallas apartment complex today where the liberian national who boarded a plane and brought the virus to the united states had been staying with family. the place has been scrubbed down while four members of thomas duncan's family remain quarantined inside. the company hired to do the clean up had to secure special permits to transport the hazardous waste that included the patient's bedding and his clothing. finally the cdc says out of the 100 people

fox news correspondent casey stegall live in norman, oklahoma with the the latest. >> greta, good evening. he was arraigned today most like most arraignments happen these days via video conference. he never physically went before the judge that is when 30-year-old entered a plea of not guilty. that is when the judge denied his bond and gave him a court appointed attorney. he was whisked into this location here rather quickly today in an unmarked white van. he was trpght the here from the hospital then he was booked and processed. mugshot taken at the criminal justice complex. is he accused of beheading one of his co-workers. at food processing facility last week and stabbing another woman who survived. the d.a. has now said that the brutal attack appears to be centered around an argument over race and today the d.a. confirmed he will pursue the death penalty here as you know the terrorism card has been tossed around because the d.a. says that nolen was using arabic phrases during that attack. said about that in a statement to fox news today. it says in part and i'm

fox news correspondent casey stegall with all the latest. casey? >> yeah, greta. hospital behind me where patient zero as he is being called is being treated and there is word tonight that he may have lied on an airport questionnaire. this is a form that the cdc created for passengers traveling out of the west africa countries severely impacted by the ebola outbreak. basically a checklist and you answer "yes" or "no" questions and did asks passengers if they have been in contact with the virus. according to the associated press thomas eric duncan checked no that he had not been in contact with anyone and now the liberian government is saying that it plans on prosecuting him for lying because some of his neighbors in liberia say that he helped a pregnant woman with the disease to the hospital days before he boarded a flight from liberia to brussels and and then he hopped on that united airlines flight from belgium to dulles airport. and then on another airlines flight from dulles to dallas-fort worth. meantime duncan remains in serious condition here at texas healt

lou: casey, thank you very much, casey stegall reporting from dallas. >>> joining us dr.k siegel, one of the leading experts in the field of infectious diseases, member of the fox news medical a-team. dr. siegel, good have you here. this is quite a change in the matter of days. we were told no more than 18 people were in contact. now that number has ballooned to 100. the centers for disease control, other officials, as we reported here, not giving the public a lot of information. the man's name, his photograph, none of this was put out. lot of people are worried. perhaps needlessly but nonetheless worried because the way in which our government and agencies at various levels have responded to the public's right to know. >> i agree with that statement, and something that casey just said has something bearing on this, airports are the places where people have to be screened properly. and we're not even taking temperatures at airports in the united states, only in west africa. i don't know why we're not using the infrared guns to check everybody's fever, everybody's temperat

first to casey stegall. let's go to casey at the white house first. casey, what can you tell me? >> reporter: forgive me. i was looking down at my blackberry. all the information seems to be changing by the minute. the latest information we have that you were tossing out to me, the information that apparently this patient you were talking about that has symptoms that's being brought to an area hospital had some contact with patient zero. that appears right now not to be the case. it was a situation where someone went in to a medical clinic, an urgent care clinic and was having flu-like symptoms and they had said that they had been to west africa recently. so there's also this word of caution. the cdc officials on the ground here in texas investigating the thomas duncan case say that they do not have any possible information about this situation in frisco, which is just north of dallas, by the way. remember, there have been a number of false alarms all over the country. we're hoping this happens to be another one. as we wait to get more information about that, however, the family

here's fox's casey stegall. >> reporter: officials at the centers for disease control and preventionay they have been able to successfully trace all 100 people said to have had some kind of direct or indirect contact with thomas duncan. since he arrived in texas from liberia. >> there's now approximately 50 individuals that we feel we need to follow on daily basis. the ones that are higher concern approximately 10 individuals. >> reporter: the cdc says of the 100 possible cases around the country, 17 were given blood tests and so far duncan is the only positive case. and today, officials at the white house pointing to those statistic trying to calm fears. >> every ebola outbreak over the past 40 years has been stopped. we know how to do this and we will do it again. with america' leadership i'm confident and president obama is confident that this epidemic will also be stopped. >> reporter: four of thomas duncan's family members remain under quarantine. today news choppers captured a hazmat team at the apartment complex scrubbing the place do down. >> will fred smallwood is his half b

casey stegall is live outside the hospital. tell us more about the high risk individuals. >> reporter: well, it's safe to say it would be the family members, those four family members you talked about under quarantine at that dallas apartment. they're the ones who have had the closest contact with this man. also today on the conference call, the cdc made mention of health care workers that would have potentially been initially in contact with this patient. for example, the paramedics who drove him here to the hospital, those who would have drawn his blood, started an iv, things like that. remember a couple days ago, officials here in dallas said the emts had been cleared, that they had been tested for ebola and that it was negative. the cdc is now saying that is not the case. >> what are you hearing from the hospital there, casey? >> reporter: well, interestingly, they have acknowledged that there was a computer glitch when they went to initially treat him. remember patient zero as he's being called came to the emergency room h

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casey stegall with the latest. >> reporter: yeah, there have been a few problems by the way reported with the sanitizing and the cleanup of that particular apartment complex where the infected patient had been staying with his family. number one, it was difficult even finding a company that would agree to do it. number two, crews got there last night and tried to do the job, but then realized they did not have the proper permits apparently to clean and remove the bio hazardous material like bedding, clothing and other personal effects. but they are back now doing it as we speak. in fact you might be able to hear the news choppers overhead. meantime earlier today, we learned that out of the 100 people who are believed to have had some form of contact with patient zero as he's being called, now 50 need to be måj;iáeuju+hár'gle day e according to firofficials at th cdc. their temperatures will be taken twice a day. and of the 50, ten are said to be high risk. folks who may have initially treated him like the paramedics who wrougbrought him to the hos. he remains in serious condition obv

casey stegall is live in dallas with the very latest. casey? >> yeah. good morning to you.ting on it. they have not givenners any information. we have received no news that there has been a positive test result for ebola. so keep that in mind. while today marks a major milestone in the dallas area because that 21-day quarantine and monitoring period ends for 48 people. they're showing no signs of sickness and now are able to come out of quarantine in the self-monitoring ends. all of those were those with had some form of contact with the index patient who died from ebola back on october 8 here at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas. they include his four family members who have been under a legally mandated quarantine ever since duncan got sick at their dallas apartment after he came to texas from liberia. his fiance released a statement. we want to read part of it. it says, i'm quoting, even though the quarantine is over, our time of mourning is not over. because of that, we ask to be given privacy as we seek to rebuild our home, our family, and our daily living.

bill: casey stegall begins our ebola coverage. >> reporter: friends say she is very active in her community and she is described as a very caring person. which is why she chose nursing to begin with. she graduate from nursing school four years ago. her dog is being cared for while she is in the hospital. health officials in spain euthanized the dog of a nurse who became infected there, despite a public outcry. that will not happen in texas. nina pham's church holding a special service to pray for her. her family has belonged to the same church for 25 years. >> nina's mom says she is doing fine. doctors and nurses and everyone love her and take care of her. >> reporter: the cdc says family research council only had contact with one other person once she started feeling sick when ebola would become contagious. that person being monitored and tested but so far negative for ebola. bill: part of her treatment involves another ebola patient. >> reporter: she has received plasma products from dr. kent brantly. remember that's name? he's the american doctor who came down with ebola while he was wor

casey stegall joins us live. >> reporter: the good news is he does not have a fever and any doctor will tell you that's one of the first symptoms of ebola in the early stages. that's why they are talking about degree temperature screening at airports. apparently he woke up yesterday, had an upset stomach and aches and pains so he went to a local urgent care facility and they are errin on the side of caution and they brought the deputy here to the presbyterian hospital where thomas duncan was treated. he was one of five who accompanied health officials to the apartment where thomas duncan had been staying with his family. the cdc tells us he was not exposed to any body fluids but he apparently was not wearing any protective gear when he went inside that apartment unit. now he's being tested for ebola. it can take up to two days to get the test results. bill: how are duncan's family doing. >> reporter: they are mourning their loss and they are worried they will face the same fate. they were trapped inside that apartment for days and days. ebola has a maximum 21-day incubation period. they

a very different tack being taken as casey stegall joins us in dallas. the hospital is responding to how they first handled this case. >> reporter: last thursday dunn and showed up to the emergency room at texas health presbyterian hospital complaining of fever and abdominal pain. his family claims he told the nursing staff he had just come to dallas from liberia but the doctor who saw him was never given that information so he was given a prescription and discharged from the hospital. three days later so sick he had to come back by ambulance. that's when they discovered he had ebola. representatives with texas health saying they identified a flaw in their ehr or electronic health records systems and there are separate physician and nursing work flows. so essentially the doctor was not able to see the nurse's notes. martha: what is the patient's family saying about all this? >> reporter: his half brother lives in the phoenix area. he's talking to the press saying he's very concerned about his half brother and he's extremely concerned for his 21-year-old

casey stegall joins us outside the hospital in dallas with the latest. casey?morning. the cdc a lot of people don't know this, but the cdc developed protocols that were issued to hospital staff members, medical providers all over the united states on how to properly handle patients that could present with ebola, ebola-type symptoms. it includes a gown, two pairs of gloves, a face shield, a mask, things that would keep bodily fluid droplets out of the eyes and mouth and bodies of the health care workers treating those people. the cdc believes this dallas nurse got infected while removing some of that personal protective equipment as it's called, what health officials are calling a breach of protocol. we understand this woman is a nurse here at texas health presbyterian hospital and she had extensive contact with thomas duncan, the liberian man who died here at the hospital last week from the ebola virus. as the woman's apartment was scrubbed down by haz-mat crews over the weekend, the cdc now taking a bit of heat here. many people now asking if hospital staff, i

casey stegall live in dallas with the breaking details as we wait for the press conference. >> good morningne second? let's go to the press conference right now. >> i'm sorry. i said lightening the fan, this is a heroic person, a person who dedicated her life and is dedicating her life to helping others and is a servant leader. this is a person with their life before them and a person who is dealing with this diagnosis with the grit and grace and determination that nina has dealt with the diagnosis. like nina, the protocol to find the virus worked well within 90 minutes of taking her temperature, she was in isolation in the hospital and we hope that and pray that like nina, she will get on a good track. as you know, nina has moved from stable to good and the doctor may have some information on her health when he speaks this morning. so the fight against ebola in dallas is aç two-front fight n. we have 48 disease contacts that we focused on in the community that were contacts with eric duncan. the good news about those 48 people is they are asymptomatic and we are at the tail end of maratho