ebola related ways. not to gross people out. my point was the cdc says you can treat it medically. ean up the apartment. the department of transporáation says no, no, no. it's a different agency, ebola. you can't transport it as such. they are two official agencies speaking out of both ends of their mouth. i'm not saying anything, i'm just saying we trust them to be on the same page. they're not. >> there's another agency that says you cannot come in the apartment without a permit. >> by the way, they knock on the door, can we come in? no. this is enough of a national emergency, we are not going to wait. >> we would have built the structure around the entire building. we are going to pump in oxygen, but you ain't leaving. listen, some of that is embedded beaurocracy and it's inherent. i think the part adam brought up that people are frustrated with is the lack of accountability and the idea that somehow you are going to tell us something we know isn't right is right? let me ask you this? i have a very important question to ask. is there a libertarian solution to this? i mean, do you

us the patient was put in an isolate room and the hospital has followed all of the cdc guidelines for investigating ebola. they say the cdc determined the likelihood of the child having ebola is extremely low, but the hospital will continue to monitor the child until he or she is cleared. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes.

today, we will establish 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 leading experts in how to take care of and protect health care workers from the ebola infection. >> we will speak with the co-vice president of the largest nurses union in the u.s. the united nations continues to warn of a worsening crisis for iraqi civilians displaced by isis advances in iraq. a spokesperson said that 180,000 people had fled one town. >> after the capture of the town over the weekend, we estimate that 180,000 people have fled from that town. this is located just 180 kilometers from baghdad. the city's residents are mostly sunni but it was also home -- refuge to a large number of displaced people who fled there from other parts of and bar province. it is an absolute tragedy to see these people uprooted and the iraq that was once home to such people beingy of segregated and pushed away and lumped together. >> on tuesday, president obama fromith governor ministers various nati

ebola related ways. not to gross people out. my point was the cdc says you can treat it medically. ean up the apartment. the department of transporáation says no, no, no. it's a different agency, ebola. you can't transport it as such. they are two official agencies speaking out of both ends of their mouth. i'm not saying anything, i'm just saying we trust them to be on the same page. they're not. >> there's another agency that says you cannot come in the apartment without a permit. >> by the way, they knock on the door, can we come in? no. this is enough of a national emergency, we are not going to wait. >> we would have built the structure around the entire building. we are going to pump in oxygen, but you ain't leaving. listen, some of that is embedded beaurocracy and it's inherent. i think the part adam brought up that people are frustrated with is the lack of accountability and the idea that somehow you are going to tell us something we know isn't right is right? let me ask you this? i have a very important question to ask. is there a libertarian solution to this? i mean, do you

ebola outbreak in this country, and 54% say the u.s. government isn't prepared to deal with a possible outbreak. this week the cdc in alabama started training doctors and nurses to treat ebola patients. mark strassmann has that part of the story. >> reporter: this is a mock ebola treatment unit similar to 17 clinics the u.s. is building in west africa. john welch, a 33-year-old nurse from boston, was covered head to toe in a protective suit. >> there are a lot of people who need our help. >> are you concerned about your own safety? your own health? >> i think you have to have a small amount of healthy concern because that allows you to follow protocol and follow procedure to the "t" every time. >> reporter: 36 licensed clinicians spent three days practicing triage. they're all headed to west africa. >> these people are going to realize very fast they're in for a rough experience. >> i hope so. >> reporter: dr. michael young with the cdc told us these suits called personal protective equipment or ppes. wearing one prevents direct contact with the bodily fluids of six patients. >> we're noticing mistakes here and t

the cdc has developed guide loans if patients present with symptoms of ebola and distributed them to hospitals around the country in the summer of 2014, correct? >> correct. >> now, dr. varga, can you hear me? >> yes, ma'am. >> your hospital received the first cdc health advisory about ebola on july 28th, and this advisory was given to the directors of your emergency departments and signage posted in your emergency room, that is right? >> yes, ma'am. >> was this information given to your emergency room personnel and was there any actual person to person training at texas presbyterian for the staff at that time? >> yes or no? >> was given to the emergency department. >> was there actual training? >> no. >> on august 1st, your hospital received an e-mail from the cdc specifying how to care for ebola patients and advising intake personnel to ask a question about travel history from west africa, is that right? >> that's correct. >> now on september 25th, almost two months after the first advisory received by the hospital, thomas eric duncan showed up at texas presbyterian with a fever tha

ebola was diagnosed. liz: here come the feds, dr. tom frieden saying from the cdc any time there is indication an ebola patient is here or arrived in the united states, a team from the cdc will immediately get there within hours to deal with the situation. an expert team. i suppose that in between the lines you can read that perhaps our hospitals and some of our health care workers, and it's understandable are not properly severe and bizarre seize that ebola is obviously so. so we are watching this, during the news conference, we saw the dow industrials go negative, down, same with the s&p 500. can't be sure of any direct correlation, there's not much else at the moment that's going on. we had been as high as 142 for the dow. for the s&p up 24 point. now down about 2 for the s&p, down 45 for the dow. there are so many other things to take into consideration with the market, we don't want to ignore them. don't let your eyes glaze over here. we've been watching german government bonds. the price surged and the yields dropped and the yields dropped to the lowest recor

the nurse, amber vinson, was at coming attractions three days before she was diagnosed with ebola. the cdc says ebola cannot be spread by touching objects. the owners want to be extra careful. they don't plan to reopen until some time in november. stay with abc news for the latest on ebola in america. live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." >>> for the first time, the u.s. has air-dropped weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies to help kurdish forces in syria. they're defending the city of khabani against isis fighters. the drop comes after more than 100 air strikes by u.s.-led forces. central command says air strikes have now helped push isis back and weaken its ranks. >>> there could be a major breakthrough in the search for eric frein. the survivalist wanted for the fatal attack on a state trooper in pennsylvania. a woman says she saw the fugitive friday night not far from the high school he attended. angd after interviewing the woman, police say her account is credible. she shared chilling new details with our philadelphia station. >> he had actually turned towards me

first of all, what i've directed the cdc to do is that as soon as someone is diagnosed with ebola, we want a rapid response team, a s.w.a.t. team essentially from the cdc to be on the ground as quickly as possible. hopefully within 24 hours so that they are taking the local hospital step by step through exactly what needs to be done and making sure that all of the protocols are properly observed, that the use of protective equipment is done effectively and that the disposal of the protective equipment is done properly. the key thing to understand about this disease is that these protocols work. we know that because they've been used for decades now in ebola cases around the world including the cases that were treated in emory and in nebraska. so if they're done properly, they work, but we have to make sure that, understandably, certain local hospitals that may not have that experience are walking -- walked through that process as carefully as possible and we're going to make sure that this rapid response team can do that. in addition, we are reviewing every step of what's happened sin

he also ran the pathogens brand for the cdc during the ebola outbreak in congo. the cdc calls your study the most extensive on ebola's transmissability. do you think there is a risk of this current strain of ebola morphing into an airborne virus? >> oh, i think it would be very, very unlikely. we looked -- because we had been involved with the reston episodes and there were some indications from the epidemiology it could be airborne, we looked very carefully and we saw no evidence of airborne transmission in families. actually, scott dale went to the homes and mapped out each person, what they did. and the only transmission we saw were people who were actually caring for patients or who were directly exposed to blood or body fluids. >> doctor, as -- go ahead. >> i think the epidemiological evidence is very strong. >> as krystal was just mentioning, you worked on in 1989 this ebola outbreak in hundreds of monkeys. now there's this concern whether or not it was transmitted from dogs. you have the dog in texas from the nurse that they say might be euthanized like the

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ebola. right now she is 19 days into that crucial 21-day incubation period. so the cdc considers her at very low risk of ever contracting the disease, but nobody is taking any chances. belize did not allow her or her husband to get off the ship. then the surprise this morning came when cozumel would not even allow the ship to dock. that puts the rest of the passengers maybe disappointed what you could say. they were tweeting they were stuck outside of cozumel but carnival is offering them $200 credit on their account and auto% off the next crews cruise line. whether or not things are really strained on the ship we will find out sunday when it docks here. if the ship was over here at this port, you would be able to see it's a massive ship, of course, on my other shoulder, over here is utmv galveston, they are the best when it comes to infectious diseases. research and doctors here. they say that they are ready if indeed it's necessary to take this patient in across the street from the cruise ship. they will take her in for observation. right now they haven't had to do an

ebola virus. she's past the 21-day incubation period set by the cdc guidelines. we don't know exactly where she is right now. as you mention that carnival cruise ship docked at the port of galveston around 5:40 this morning. it turned into a big political football. the u.s. state department tried to extract her from the cruise ship by air, asking for help by the belize government. the belize government declined that request, closing its borders. so the cruise ship had to make its way back to the port rather than being air lifted out. the blood samples, there was a doctor on board that cruise ship. she was screened. blood samples were retrieved by the u.s. coast guard earlier. they extracted those by hoisting down a basket and picking those up. that public health assessment according to galveston health county officials, asymptomatic for the lab supervisor. >> we'll wait for the official results. nick valencia, thank you so much. >> you bet. >>> we're hearing more details about the shooting death of an unarmed teenager with be michael bro un, why some residents of

the imported case of ebola in dallas required the cdc and the nation's public health system to implement rapid response protocols that had been developed in anticipation of such an event. within hours of confirming that the patient had ebola, cdc had a team of 10 people on the ground in dallas to assist the capable teams from the texas state health department and local authorities. we have worked side-by-side with state and local health officials to prevent infections of others. together, we assessed all 114 individuals who might have possibly had contact with the patient. we narrowed down the contacts to 10 who may have been around the patient when he was infectious. 30 others with whom infection could not possibly be ruled out. these individuals are being tracked, and will be tracked for 21 days for any signs of symptoms. they will quickly be isolated if symptoms develop. we are also working to identify and learn lessons from the initial patient encounter. and other events that cop located our response, and to apply them in other responses. we are cop it we can prevent in ebola outbrea

ebola. for months the cdc has been sending ebola symptom flowcharts to 5,000 hospitals nationwide. now with the dallas case in the news, ebola is suddenly very real. >> we are hearing from, for example, different clinical groups this week that they don't really feel prepared. they have more questions. they have concerns. >> reporter: there is confusion at newark airport this weekend as passengers on a united flight from brussels were kept on board for two hours as the cdc responded to a man with ebola-like symptoms. >> they clearly were frankly made it up as they went along. >> reporter: were you concerned at any point this was something more serious? >> no. just thought it was incompetent. >> reporter: thankfully no ebola. but the cdc is watching several cities with large west african populations. los angeles, dallas, minneapolis, providence, new york, philly, and washington. including a patient at howard university hospital last week who was quickly assessed and cleared. the chief medical officer says she's more worried about flu season than ebola. >> there are thousands of patie

. >> starting today is establishing a cdc ebola response team. we will put a team on the ground within hours with some of the world's leading experts. >> and u.s. president barack obama says american hospitals are stepping up their readiness. >> we are going to make sure that all the lessons learned from dallas are then applied to hospitals and health centers around the country. as i've said before, we have the public health infrastructure and systems and support that make an epidemic here highly unlikely. >> the president also says the world as a whole isn't doing enough to contain the threat of ebola and he's urging other leaders do to more to stop the outbreak. >>> british government officials have started checking passengers for ebola at london's heathrow airport. travellers arriving from liberia, guinea and sierra leone are asked to fill out questionnaires about their health. nurses are checking the body temperatures of passengers and asking for their contact information while in britain. no direct flights connect heathrow and the three coun

you have to know what you're going to do. >> so is the problem that the cdc is having, we saw this coming, right we saw ebolaring in africa. >> for years. >> the webinars from the cdc and every year doing a drill at your hospital, that's simply not enough? >> i think a yearly drill that probably is more like an in-service is certainly not enough. you've got to think about what do pilots do? what do surgeons do? they drill regularly. i also think you have to have a dedicated team. a team that's probably volunteer. that's dedicated. so that's the team you know is going to take over when you have this kind of situation. the problem with having these focused things like nebraska is that this is not going to go away. this is the future, particularly as africa develops, we get larger cities with more people. the opportunity for spread of these diseases is not going to go away. we have to be prepared nationally, not just say, well, we'll let's technology take care of. >> that's future, what about the now? now there are two ebola patients being cared for by this hospital that you say clearly did not handle the first

cdc does say that its goal to is to break the so-called ebola chain before anyone else becomes infected. tonight we know that 70 staffers at texas health presbyterian hospital treated thomas duncan among them 26 year old nurse nina familiar. she is the first person infected inside the us and she's been in isolation with a fever since friday. officials blame a breach of protocol possibly involving the removal of protective gear. >>> also, tonight, a medic is in ice laying at the university of kansas hospital with a fever and other symptoms. he had reportedly been taking care of patients on ship off the coast of west africa. doctors hope to have his test results by tomorrow. >> "eyewitness news" staying on top of the angle of e bowl la story. we combined an ebola resource guide for you. log on to cbsphilly.com and learn much more about the virus and its symptoms. >> new at 11:00, a first hand account from a man who was knocked out cold on a philadelphia street. we first brought you the video of the incident friday night. how you hear from the victim in his exclusive interview with "eyewit

the imported case of ebola in dallas required the cdc and the nation's public health system to implement rapid response protocols that have been developed in anticipation of such an event. within hours of confirming that the patient had ebola, cdc had a team of 10 people on the ground in dallas to assist the capable teams from the texas state health department and local authorities. we have worked side-by-side with state and local health officials to prevent infections of others. together, we assessed all 114 individuals who might have possibly had contact with the patient. we narrowed down the contacts to 10 who may have been around the patient when he was infectious. 30 others with whom infection could not possibly be ruled out. these individuals are being tracked, and will be tracked for 21 days for any signs of symptoms. they will quickly be isolated if symptoms develop area. we are also working to identify and learn lessons from the initial patient encounter. and other events that cop located our response, and to apply them in other responses. we are cop it we can prevent in a bowl

listen. >> what i've directed the cdc to do is that as soon as somebody is diagnosed with ebola, we want a rapid response team, a s.w.a.t. team essentially from the cdc to be on the ground as quickly as possible. hopefully within 2 are taking the local hospital step by step through exactly that. >> the cdc is saying the second nurse should not have flown from cleveland to dallas. yet the white house is still not instituting a travel ban on flights from west africa where the ebola virus has broken out. they say, look, we've got procedures in place to stop any outbreak. but i can tell you that the republican chairs of the house and senate transportation committee tonight are saying they want to see additional safeguards put in place. >> the president said in the unlikely event that it makes it here and also said the chances are low for an outbreak. wrong on both accounts. more importantly, the head of the cdc, dr. frieden, said you don't need a special hospital room to take care of ebola. all you need? a private room and bathroom. he said essentially any hospital in the country can take ca

. >> starting today, is establishing a cdc ebola response team. we will put a team on the ground, within hours, with some of the world's leading experts. >> u.s. president barack obama says american hospitals are stepping up their readiness. >> we are going to make sure that all the lessons learned from dallas are then applied to hospitals and health centers around the country. as i've said before, we have the public health infrastructure and systems and support that make an epidemic here highly unlikely. >> obama also says the world as a whole isn't doing enough to contain the threat of ebola, and he's urging other leaders to do more to stop the outbreak. >>> obama and japanese prime minister shinzo abe have talked on the phone about combatting the virus. they've agreed that leaders around the world must work together to bring ebola under control. obama and abe spoke for 25 minutes. abe explained japan's efforts to tackle the outbreak by sending drugs and medical experts to west africa. he said japan will speed up efforts to deliver various kinds

assessing the abilities to manage ebola waste in patients, and does the cdc allow off-site di poe sal of ebola medical waste? >> my understanding is that the latter question, yes, worked closely with the department of transportation as well as commercial waste management companies to ensure that capability. >> so we have an added danger? in having to truck this waste and move it to facilities. are there employees of the processing centers trained in how to di pose of ebola waste? >> we have detailed guidelines for the depose sal. >> we talked about the troops from fort campbell over there, and i have some questions from constituents. are the troops coming in contact, those exposed to ebola or included in any of the controlled movement groups? >> as i understand it, prosecute department of defense, plans do not include any care for patients with ebola or any direct contact with pashltients with ebola. that said, we are careful in country because there's the possibility of coming in contact with someone with symptoms and being exposed to their body fluids, and

if you go to cdc ebola on the cdc web site you'll see the guidelines. nothing's changed. what has to change is that our politicians need to be educated, need to be based on scientific fact. we know there is no cure, no vaccine for ebola. if any of us feel systematic we need to be into hospital very quickly. we also know if we feel systematic we won't go out and mix with crowds, mix with the public. that's the responsibility that doctors and nurses take everyday that communication is not going at the moment and we're seeing too much irrational behavior not based on scientific evidence. >> what needs to happen to make things zpleer. >> right now there's so many of us that have traveled to west africa, so many of us coming home for thanksgiving and christmas and other festivities. we have a peer to peer network. again, we take our temperature twice, maybe three, four times a day just to be cautious. we then communicate as a peer-to-peer network. we talk to each other. we ask how you r you feeling. as soon as we're not feeling well we stay at home. when we are feeling well i'

ebola. i'll give you the details about that in a minute. you have cdcing ebola can be contacted while standing within three feet of an infected person. and in dallas there was a report out today that the ebola patient may have already infected up to 12 americans. so these are more serious headlines than what the federal government's leading us to believe. what's your take on the ground? >> well, obviously we take this extremely seriously in texas. and, you know, we would rather have not had this ebola virus show up in the united states at all. but if it had to show up somewhere, that presbyterian hospital where this patient is being in isolation is one of the most technologically advanced, has some of the finest equipment, more importantly passionate and compassionate men and women who are there serving. and i want to make it really clear that this isn't an outbreak. this is one case. and the people of the state of texas, the dallas officials that we're working with, both the mayor and the county judge and dallas health officials, the cdc has been a ver

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 diseases and public health. others are specialists in outreach, everything from contact tracing to ep deemology. they will look at everything from the physical layout of care to the personal protective equipment used. they will bring supplies of personal protective equipment. they will assist with transport of patients should that become necessary. they will assist with waste ma

ebola. we just got this word from the cdc on a potential ebola case in hawaii. cdc now says the patient does not, does not fit the profile for ebola and will not be tested for ebola. the first case of ebola in the u.s., officials warn international travelers to take precautions. tom costello joins us from washington. pleasure to see you. >> nice to see you. here's the thing about this. they're warning people to take precautions but there are no restrictions in place. this starts with the flight. the flight started in liberia, went to brussels, a major transit point for flights into and out of africa. from there, from brussels to washington, d.c., through dulles airport, and ultimately went on to texas. that's a long period of travel and delay and layover in washington dulles in which people might have been exposed, although we hasten to add nobody at any time exhibited any outward signs of infection of ebola. what is happening now on the ground in west africa is that these individual countries are trying to scan people and screen them at the airports before depar

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 and public health. others are experts in contact tracing to epidemiology to what it takes to stop an outbreak in different settings. they will look at everything from the physical layout of care to the peshl protective equipment used. they will bring supplies of personal protective equipment. they will assist with transport of patients should that become necessa

5:30, what health leaders in the state of delaware are changing about ebola protocols and why the plan runs counter to what the cdc is suggesting. >>> of course, social media is a critical tool. learning about facts versus ebola fear. that's why we encourage you to turn to nbc10.com or use our news app. right now on nbc10.com, learn exactly how the virus spreads and its symptoms. also use the #ebola on twitter as we push out articles, alerts and new information about ebola. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> now speaking about our weather, we sure dried out after our morning rain. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is tracking drier weather for us. what's on tap for tonight, sheena? >> tonight we'll be dry through most of the area. there's a chance we could still see a few showers west of philadelphia. other than that, we are certainly clearing out. here's our sky camera network. we have clearing conditions at the shore. this shot is around brigantine. philadelphia area seeing more in the way of sunshine. more clouds are still hanging around the poconos. here's a live look up in the pocono

we're awaiting a major announcement from the cdc on ebola. the agency is set to issue clearer guidelines about the way doctors, nurse and other health care providers should protect themselves when it comes to getting contact with infected patients, specifically when it comes to their protective gear. dr. samadi, i want to start with you, and i want you to talk to us about the importance of a uniform standard of guidelines for all hospitals. >> this is going to play a huge role because cdc so far has been sending a lot of mixed messages, great institution, but when it came to this disease a lot of statements went out which was not appropriate. every hospital in america can take care of this virus. now we're finding out that our nurses and doctors are not really prepared for this. the whole concept about what to wear. right now the guidelines are that you would wear a pair of gloves. you would wear the gown. you want to make sure that you wear a mask, et cetera, but these guidelines are very flexible. every hospital would do what they locally t

cnn has learned amber vincent, the texas nurse diagnosed with ebola called the cdc before boarding a leveland to dallas monday. warning the agency she had treated ebola patient thomas eric duncan and she was running a low-grade fever. but she was not stopped from boarding a plane filled with 132 people. vincent has been transported to atlanta for treatment and is thankfully listed in stable condition. but mistakes in how things are being handled is fueling scared reactions. several schools in texas and ohio now closing for the day because of concern students or teachers could have been put at risk. >> the cdc considering placing 76 workers from the

ebola is 21 days, health officials regard her as extremely low risk. out of abundance of caution she and her husband are voluntarily isolating themselves to their cabin in the end of the cruise. cdc is expanding list of airline passengers it is contacting after learning another health care worker from the hospital who ended up testing positive for ebola had flown to ohio for wedding planning. they believe she may have become ill before the return flight when she initially reported she had a very low-grade fever. expanded notification now includes passengers on board nurse amber vinson's outbound flight on october 10. that is in addition to the return flight on october 13. and as an added precaution, front tear airlines is contacting all 750 passengers who flew aboard that aircraft after those flights and before the aircraft was taken out of service for deep cleaning. the cdc says the risk to any of the airline passengers, anyone who traveled on board that cruise ship in question is extremely low but any travelers with any concerns can call 1-800-cdc-infee for more information. -- info. jon: jonathan serrie, thank you. >> we're talking about isis, according to new report, iraqi pi

low, so the cdc will not run ebola tests. now, the patient will continue to be observed in the hospital until the cdc and doctors determine it's safe to discharge him or her. >>> a liberian man who's hospitalized with ebola in dallas is still in critical condition this morning. health officials are still monitoring closely ten people who definitely had contact with thomas duncan. investigators have also located a homeless man who needs to be watched because he also may have had contact with duncan. within just the past couple of hours, a specialized medevac jet brought american freelance journalist ashoka mukpo back to the united states, where he will be treated after testing positive for ebola. the journalist was working with nbc news in liberia when he was diagnosed with the virus. >>> president obama will meet with members of his national security team and senior staff to discuss ebola today. the president has ordered up to 3,000 u.s. military personnel to west africa to train health workers there. they'll also build more t

the money from the foundation is going to the cdc's ebola response effort in west africa where the diseasean 4,000 lives. zuckerberg says we need to get ebola under control to keep it from becoming a global health crisis like hiv or polio. demand for life-saving protective gear has spiked. a suburban chicago company says hospitals are buying stuff in bulk. they are putting together kits that include impenetrable gowns and masks, goggles, face shields and full body cover-alls. the company says about 150 calls are pouring into them every single day. >>> the tornado watch across the southeast at this hour. this week has already been deadly with damaging storms and more than two dozen tornadoes. today could be more of the same. rob marciano has the story. >> reporter: the storms started before dawn in atlanta. high winds, hail and at least one confirmed tornado. >> it was quite a spectacle. in here and out of here as quickly as it came. it was blinding fast. >> reporter: wesley and heather are lucky to be alive. with just minutes warning they rushed their family downstairs to shelter as the to

coming up at 6:30 we'll tell you how local bay area hospitals are working with the cdc to prepare in case ebola hits. live in the newsroom, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> the cdc says the second ebola patient is in isolation and is being interviewed about any contact that could lead to other potential exposures. >>> 6:03. a lot going on traffic-wise, liz. >> yeah. if you are traveling through downtown san jose, of course we're following that porta- potty spill that frank and michelle mentioned at the top of the hour. so it's actually a tanker carrying that blue liquid that you find in porta-potties. we confirmed with the chp that it was nontoxic. there was no sewage spill. it was clean blue liquid but right now it's all over the road and you can see that tanker on its side. several other cars involved i saw them tow one car away a couple others still there. so again southbound 280 approaching 11th. this is right coming into the heart of downtown san jose. so your best bet 85 or 101. you may have seen fire crews, as well. right now they are putting down sand to absorb some of the blue liquid to clear it

precaution they koxt. >> that's right alicia it's done out of abundance of caution and to follow cdc guidelines. once ebola was expected the child was placed initislation at the hospital behind me. state and cdc health officials were notified and today they ruled out ebola. residents here are happy to hear the news. >> this is a sense of relief. >> many like victoria pits in downtown dover are relieved to find out the child admit today a local hospital does not have ebola. relief for both the child and for the community. residents here were surprised a possible case of deadly virus spreading in west africa could have come so close to home. >> it's scary to think that it's so close or possibility of it being so close. now with it ruled out it's sigh of relief and we don't have to worry so much right now. >> bay health kent general hospital officers kent county child traveled to west africa were evaluated day. child had a low grade fever. headache and mild abdominal pain. she was put into isolation. >> the hospital did exactly what they were supposed to in this situation. >> dr. carroll rate director of divi

learned are then transmitted to hospitals, and clinics all across the country. >> reporter: cdc is establishing an ebola response team, it could be in place within hours, of a new case. the cdc also promising to give hospitals a clear understanding of the best way to treat patients and protect their workers. >>> meanwhile the dallas happies now using a decontamination robot made by a horsham company to clean up after ebola patients are treated. it sprays a hydrogen peroxide vapor and kills viruses and other germs. director of operations of the company says the nozzle spins 360-degree to assure equal distribute of the vapor in the room. >> when we introduce it to a sealed room, we will get in every nook and cranny in the room and when it comes out of saturation it envelopes the the bacteria in the room and kills it. >> reporter: bio well says high crow again peroxide effectively sterilizees services, reducing the risk of contracting serious difficult sizes. >>> we have assembled a resource guide just go on line to cbs-3 philly.com. >>> anger, sadness and disbelief when parents find out their children cou

, and president obama authorized the use of the the national guard to fight ebola in west africa, if necessary. head of the cdc says ebola must be contained in africa. >> one of the things i fear about ebola is that it could spread more widely in africa, and if this were to happen, it could become a threat to our health system and health care that we give for a long time to come. >> reporter: well, philadelphia's readiness for ebola out break was the topic of the city council hearing today. meantime we're hearing that the philadelphia fire fighters union is expressing some concern. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at city hall with the very latest, walt? >> reporter: well, natasha, during a more than three hour hearing before a special city council committee here we got our first inside look, on all levels at how the the city is preparing to fight the threat of ebola. city officials gave the city an a for their efforts, others, however say there are issues that must be overcome. fire fighters union president, joe shuly showed city council members the protective suits now being distributed to medi

ebola survivor dr. kent brantly. the cdc chief and other officials briefed him on pham's case and the federal health agency is blooding dallas with more personnel and resources. one new approach being considered this morning is whether nurses and other medical workers should be sprayed with a disinfected after leaving a patient's room before removing their protective gear. after all, officials say pham was wearing the gear but became infected. cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is outside the hospital in dallas with where pham works and is being treated. elizabeth? >> ana, the doctors and nurses treating these ebola patients are the heroes in this unprecedented outbreak. as we know, knnina pham has bece infect bud she received a blood transfusion very soon after becoming ill. this morning doctors in dallas anxious to see if a blood transfusion may save the life of a critical care nurse, nina pham, the first person to contract ebola within the u.s. she cared for the now-deceased liberian thomas duncan. pham re

the first place given the slight fever and given that one of her co-workers had become ill with ebola. the cdc is contacting all passengers on that flight out of abundance of caution. sean. >> john than, thank you. amid growing calls for the government to do more in stopping ebola in its tracks, president obama postponed a number of previously scheduled fundraisers to convene a cabinet meeting on this very crisis. fox's own ed henry has the details in the white house. he's come a long way in the unlikely event that someone with ebola reaches our shores and chances of an outbreak low, ed. >> he said that about a month ago in atlanta when. they've had to eat those words. that's why they had that cabinet meeting here. went on for well over two hours. they're trying to show we've got the sleeves up, canceling fundraisers a big deal because, a, it's right before midterms. but also repeatedly the president has continued campaigning over the last couple of years threw various crises. hours after benghazi attack, las vegas, this summer that jetliner shot down over ukraine. went fo fund raising in new

better prepare front-line nurses for ebola. cdc director tom frieden admitted phan's illness could have been prevented if the agency sent a rapid response team to dallas as soon as duncan tested positive for ebola. officials say they're monitoring 75 hospital workers in dallas who may have also been in contact with duncan. >> teams have been working very hard to cast a wide net and identify everyone who might have been exposed. that includes anyone who went into the room and that includes people who might have handled specimens of blood. >> for the next week, the cdc is hosting a series of meetings to ensure workers and facilities are prepared to respond. >>> and right now, well-known d.c. rabbi is facing serious charges. coming up, how police say he spied on women inside a georgetown synagogue. plus, rain slowly moving into d.c. with much more to come. we're dealing with warm temperatures and breezy conditions. storm team 4 meteorologists chuck bell will have frequent updates throughout the >>> new, a man would slashed two passeng

>>> the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states leaves dallas to receive specialized treatment while the director of the cdc explains to congress why flights from the ebola hot zone are still permitted to enter the u.s. >> they will find another way to get here, and we won't be able to track them. >>> bermuda buckles down as hurricane gonzalo makes its approach, the powerful storm threatening to make a direct hit on the island. >>> travis ishikawa hits one into right! the giants win the pennant! >> and one giant swing sends san francisco back to the world series for the third time in five years. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, october 17th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning a dallas health care worker who may have handled a lab specimen from the liberian patient who died of ebola is in isolation on a cruise ship anchored in belize. the ship sailed from galveston, texas, august 12th. they say she has been self-monitoring and did not have direct contact with thomas duncan. she has shown no signs of the dise

diagnosis. >> the second thing that we will be doing is establishing a cdc ebola response team. anyone 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 department care workers from ebola infection. >> today, we anxiously awaited word from one of those hospitals dealing with potential cases. this was different than a lot of scares. he had worked as a medical officer on a ship. he entered this hospital in kansas city with a high fever and with other symptoms that could be associated with ebola. they announced the initial test came back negative. it is a good sign, obviously, that the initial test did not show that he was infected. a desperately needed piece of good news today against the backdrop of huge and alarming international numbers. and a ton of fear about what we are facing even here in the united states. there's also a real need to communicate with us, right? to communicate effectively with the american public about this new dis