in new york, chris pollone. dara, back to you. >> thank you, chris. >>> ebola jitters have phony remedies popping up all over. the fda is keeping a close eye on the internet, a hot spot for possible bogus products, like snake venom and vitamin c. the fda told three companies to stop pushing these so-called cures. one company dropped the claim but is still selling the product. >>> as new yorkers cope with ebola, another worry, a hatchet attack, was it tied to terror. it happened in queens on thursday. the axe wielding man came out of nowhere. the four inch blade struck one cop in the arm, another in the head, critically wounding the officer. as the man went to strike again, he was shot dead. the attack follows terror chatter on social media, extremists are encouraging attacks on military and police. >>> details continue to emerge from the deadly shooting near ottawa's war memorial and parliament building. corporal nathan cirillo was gunned down. his dogs are seen peering out from under a fence waiting for their ma

in new york city, chris pollone. >> chris, thank you so much. well, ebola jitters have phoney remedies popping up all over the place. the fda is keeping a close eye on the internet. it is a hot spot for possible bogus products. things like snake venom and of course there's vitamin c. the fda told three companies to stop pushing these so-called cures. one company did drop the claim but is still selling the product. >>> as new yorkers cope with ebola, another worry. a hatchet attack tied to terror. it happened in queens in broad daylight thursday. the ax-wielding man came out of nowhere. the four-inch blade struck one cop in the arm. another in the head, critically wounding that officer. as the man went to strike again, he was shot dead. the attack follows terror chatter on social media. extremists are encouraging attacks on military and the police. >>> well, details continue to emerge from the deadly shootings near ottawa's war memorial and parliament building. corporal nathan cirillo was gunned down while he stood guard. his two dogs have been s

nbc's chris pollone is live in dallas with the latest. what is the hospital saying now? they had a lot of criticism for sending him home after he showed up sick the first time, chris? >> reporter: yeah, thomas eric duncan was admitted two weeks ago, two days after being sent home from the emergency room, despite his symptoms. yesterday his family said his fever had gone away, though he remained in critical condition. then we learned thomas eric duncan did indeed die at 7:21 this morning. thomas eric duncan died at texas presbyterian hospital just before 8:00 central time wednesday morning. for ten days he fought the ebola virus here. the hospital issued a statement saying in part, mr. duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, ebola, he fought courageously in this battle. within a few days he got sick after a first visit to the emergency room, duncan was sent home, state and local officials are still trying to figure out why. duncan's family tried to visit him tuesday, but doctors said despite his stable condition at the time, the risk was just too great. >> his fever is p

nbc's chris pollone joins us live from dallas. folks are mourning the pass of this person but are wondering what does this mean about the containment of ebola? >> reporter: yeah, kris, here in dallas, they have wrapped the body of thomas eric duncan and removed it for cremation. they are still monitoring those people who came in contact with him, trying to make sure that over a 21-day period that he has not -- that none of them have come down with this disease, and now there's a family here that is anxiously awaiting some test results. that's on a sheriff's deputy who got sick yesterday and he had been in duncan's apartment. dallas county sheriff's office sergeant michael monnig is in isolation at texas presbyterian hospital after getting sick wednesday. he had served quarantine orders to thomas eric duncan's family at the apartment where duncan first experienced symptoms of ebola. health officials say it's not likely monnig contracted the deadly virus, but they are not taking chances. >> sometimes things do not turn out, but we c

nbc's chris pollone is there working for us. what have you learn about these new guidelines? reporter: these new cdc guidelines come in direct response to those two texas presbyterian hospital nurses who contracted ebola after caring for a patient who had ebola and from criticism from that hospital's directors and workers who said that the cdc shifted those guidelines while they were working with ebola patients. take a look at some of the suggestions the cdc is going to make for hospital workers. they're going to tell them to cover all their skin. you might remember a nurse complained earlier this week that when working with an ebola patient, her neck was exposed to the air. they tell them to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers on their gloves. one of the focuses is on how they took off their gloves and whether that exposed them to bodily fluids from thomas eric duncan. they're going to tell them to create a dressing room outside of medicare care areas so that the protective equipment that they wear is able to be taken away, to be disposed of properly and doesn't infect anyone

live in dallas, chris pollone, nbc bay area news. >>> in other head lines, gay rights groups tonight are hailing what they call a seismic shift by the catholic church. halfway through this vatican meeting on family life, the bishops said homosexuals have gifts to offer the church and that their partnerships deserve support. the report however stated gay marriage was not possible. >> we must respect the dignity of every person. >> the family life report called for new perspectives on other hot topic issues within the church such as birth control and divorce. conservatives in the church have already called this. the this report a betrayal. >>> leave your wallet at home. when apple will roll out its new payment system. >>> live in emeryville, gas prices across the bay area are dropping. how low will they go? i'll have all the details and what's responsible for the price fall. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for