this is the popular movement part of this, christine.i said, goes right up around that corner here. as far as the scene here today, fewer people here. that is because the necessigotis are now underway. the chief executive before the deadline last night of the protest movement who had threaten here to occupy building, just before the deadline hit, he said there would be dialogue with the government and student leaders. that is expected to begin tomorrow. it has taken the sting and tensions and hate so far out of the protests here today. a lot fewer people here, but expect this to continue to run for several more days, christine. >> andrew stevens in hong kong. thank you. >>> 55 minutes past the hour. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance p

good morning, phil. >> reporter: hello, christine. the turkish government has taken action against isis. this is all humanitarian assistance to the people of kobani. that is the city behind me. that means isis is free to continue its assault on that city. what we have been watching through the day is really a very constant bombardment. shells on the city constantly. particularly the eastern and southeastern edge of the city which is very close to we are. that is where kurdish fighters have told us they have put snipers in position with expectation that isis is going into the city and try to take it. these isis fighters believe that under those conditions, they have a bit -- i'm sorry, kurdish fighters believe they have the edge because they know the city. they know the streets. it is their home. we have been hearing this bombardment through the day. what we have also just been hearing in last few minutes is small arms fire which suggests that close quarters fighting has already begun. only a few moments ago, we had contact with a kurd

he will be speaking with christine lagarde at noon. we will bring you that interview when it occurs. 12:00 p.m., tom keene with christine lagarde print i think we need to start off with that data check because it was quite it day yesterday. >> it was nasty day and continues this morning. we were down 238 points yesterday on the dow. how much theook at s&p 500 has fallen from its heights, and it's only 2.5%. up th andeis going vix is going up. at 2.13.res are lower crude is 92 which is low. in spite of the headlines coming out of russia and iraq and syria, oil is down because we are not growing to the extent we were. >> the supply issues in the u.s., we have plenty of it. let's go to the russell 2000 index. this is a 10 year chart. you can see would get annualized gains of about 4.8% which is better than the s&p 500 but here is that correction. people warned that that might be the canary in the coal mine for -- big caps.start in > >> we've got small caps down four percent and you look at in --hart -- can we bring i want to show you on t

christine and john. >>> alina, thank you. the european foreign ministers meet today to ramp up the response to ebola and isis. david cameron calling for the eu to put $1.3 billion and 2,000 aid workers into the fight. in spain, teresa romero romero ramos is free of the virus. cnn was able to follow her samples through spain's testing lab. nic robertson is live with more on that. nic. >> reporter: good morning, christine. we were at the spain's equivalent to the cdc. the only system that does the ebola checks. the nursing assistant's sample went through the testing procedure. it took a while to await the results. within a few hours, officials got what they expected. teresa romero ramos shows no signs of ebola. she will have to wait in hospital for another 72 hours to get a second test. also, she had a chest infection. had some difficulty breathing. she will likely remain a bit longer for monitoring of that condition. for spanish authorities, this is a milestone. that means no one in the country as far as they know has ebola. t

john and christine. >>> all right, the u.s.tion keeping the pressure on isis this morning with one of the heaviest rounds of bombing since the war was expanded to include targets in syria a week ago. a total of 11 air strikes in syria. 11 in iraq over the past 24 hours. britain carrying out its first air strikes in iraq on tuesday, four days after parliament there authorized air strikes. and air strikes in syria hitting targets around kobani. that is a town on the turkish border. a town under siege. isis fighters advancing on the kurdish city shaking up the turkish government. the turkish parliament debating whether or not to send ground troops in iraq and syria. cnn's phil black joins us from the turkey/syria border near kobani. we hear there's constant shelling, phil, into kobani now. what's happening? >> reporter: yeah, christine, that's right. you mentioned those air strikes. in this area yesterday. they were against isis, artillery and rocket launchers. and they seem to have an effect at the time. there was somewhat of a l

. >> and i'm christine romans. it is wednesday, halfway through the week. it's 4:00 a.m.n the east. this morning, the u.s. wants your help, posting a video on a website in hopes someone, someone knows this man and can help identify him. he speaks perfect arabic and perfect english with a northern american accent, listen. >> people are here in the 17th military base just outside of city of iraqa and we're here with the soldiers- >> joe johns is following the story for us. he has more with the hunt for this apparently american fighter. >> a jihadi speaking very good english with a north american accent, alternating speaking arabic, delivering an camera tirade before they appear to shoot a group of syrians dead. the syrians were apparently digging their own graves. he has a mafblg which makes him unrecognizable. authorities are using advanced technology but coming up short. they're not sure if he's american or canadian. the fbi posted portions on its website, hoping someone might recognize this individual and provide the piece of information that helps them figure out who he

nic. >> reporter: christine, good morning. there are concerns.le of handling ebola. the european center of disease control that the conditions in the hospital don't allow for the proper control of ebola and the special committee set up here in spain is also said that the area where the medical workers take on and put off their protective clothing is not big enough. there is a genuine concern that the hospital is not up to the job. teresa romero, according to reports, had a rough night. the hospital will not confirm that. critical, but stable is how they confirm her condition. they say she is talking. that she has difficulty breathing. he say her lungs are effected. at the same time, they are saying there is some room for optimism here. this is what they say. >> translator: the amount of the virus teresa has seeming to be lowering. it is important to believe there is hope regarding her case. it is a good sign of hope, but a person who contracted ebola is always in critical condition. >> reporter: now what i suppose here is the 14 or 15 day time li

christine and john. >> ed, thanks.cials ramping up the government's response to the ebola situation this morning. president obama canceled campaign events two days in a row to respond. he met with a top health official at the white house on wednesday. the president is ordering the cdc to send a medical s.w.a.t. team within 24 hours of an ebola diagnosis anywhere in the country. >> we reviewing what we know about what happened in dallas and how we will make sure that something like this is not repeated and we are monitoring, supervising and overseeing in a much more aggressive way exactly what is taking place. >> cnn learned later today the administration will give an order for the pentagon the authority to call you have reservists. the move could help fill the need for medical personnel and technicians with special skills in the effort to fight it. >>> on capitol hill, a hearing on the ebola situation in texas. among those under the microscope is thomas frieden and official from the texas health presbyterian hospital w

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is monday, october 20th. breaking news overnight. 48 people who were quarantined in dallas because they had contact with thomas eric duncan have been declared infection free. among them duncan's fiancee. all of them cleared to end seclusion after 21 days of quarantine. we will have more on that in a moment. on saturday, duncan's loved ones remembered him in a service in north carolina. at the same time, cruise ship passengers who endured an overblown ebola scare disemba disembarked in galveston. the worker who handled the lab samples of duncan was quarantined and her tests came back negative. we have alina machado has more from dallas. >> reporter: christine and john, 48 people in dallas county breathing a sigh of relief after reaching the end of the 21-day monitoring period without symptoms. these are people who had contact with thomas eric duncan before he died on october 8th. they include duncan's fiancee. listen to what a pastor at her church told us. >> they feel this is a tremendous miracle that has hap

christine and john. >> ed, thanks for that. amber vinson's flight from ohio to texas is sparking fears in both states. two schools in bellton, texas are closed because the students flew on the statement flight as vinson. two schools in cleveland are closed. schools in both districts will be cleaned. >> i think the steps are unnecessary. >> more than abundance of caution. >> exactly. >>> federal officials ramping up the government's response to the ebola situation this morning. president obama has canceled campaign events two days in a row now to respond to the issue. he met with top officials at the white house. the president is ordering the cdc to send what he called a medical s.w.a.t. team within 24 hours of an ebolaiagnosis anywhere in the country. >> we are reviewing exactly what we know about what has happened in dallas and how we're going to make sure that something like this is not repeated and we are monitoring, supervising, overseeing in a much more aggressive way, exactly what is taking place. >> later today, cnn has

christine. john. >> alexandra field. thank you. meantime, the pentagon racing to prepare military hospitals in the united states to care for troops who may contract ebola during deployment in west africa. it is unclear how many facilities are set up. walter reed in bethesda, maryland conducted preparations exercises. 4,000 troops are set to fight the disease. defense secretary chuck hagel says progress is being made. >> about 1,100 department of defense personnel have deployed to west africa. they are making progress despite difficult weather conditions and rough terrain. they are making a difference in liberia with the construction of up to 17 ebola treatment units. the first of which completed over the weekend. >> the pentagon also standing by a decision to quarantine all troops for 21 days after leaving west africa despite a general push against quarantines from the white house. >>> there is word this morning that the defense secretary chuck hagel has called the white house to take a sharper view against the assad regime. hagel

good morning, christine.sh questions this morning about the credibility of the nigerian claims they had a deal in place with boko haram. you mentioned the attacks. we are talking about young children taken off in the recent raid over the weekend. boys as young as 13. girls as young as 11, we are told. taken in these raids friday night into saturday in the northeastern part of the country. state of borno, the same state with the 219 girls were taken early they are year. john, the nigerian government claims they still have a deal with boko haram and talks still ongoing. telling cnn that boko haram is denying responsibility for the attacks. boko haram has not made any public statement about the cease-fire claim or about the latest attacks leaving many to ask questions that remain unanswered. john. >> no confirmation of the cease-fire. isha, thanks so much. >>> 26 minutes past the hour. growing controversy this morning over the treatment of u.s. medical workers returning home from treating ebola patients in west

i know christine did. i had gotten light showers. still, anywhere you have the jet stream, we're talking about unsettled weather throughout. to the desert southwest, remnants of simon. they are still throughout so we do have the concern that we could be talking about flooding. we're taking a look at the maps, even some wind as that system is making its way out. we're still talking about strong gusts that are going to be out there today. as that cold front moves out not good for anyone suffering with allergies throughout. keep in mind, down from colorado to the carolinas, this is where our next area of unsettled weather is going to be, 2 to 4 inches of rain out there, guys. that's going to be kind of the hot spot, of course, unless you're the northeast dealing with gusty winds. look at the divide there you go, seeing 50s all the way to the north, down to the south, still talking 80s even 90s out towards dallas. and it's only an hour or so away. definitely send us pictures at cnn, and we'll show them on "new day." remember, this is goi

you made me happy, christine. looking across the country, a difference in the west coast to the east coast. west coast, santa ana winds and fire danger. look at the temperatures. 20 degrees above normal. the cooling trend is out there. 15 degrees above normal once you see the cooling down. that will be the concern with that big fire threat in the next several days. in the northeast, a spin out here. light showers up to the northeast. very easy to see where the big picture is today. once again, talking about the midwest as the system makes its way. we are looking at severe weather. look how expansive. 40 million will have the threat. from chicago to austin today, we will have the concern. think about the major hubs. dallas and chicago looking for delays. across the weekend, this will effect the northeast. not just the rain, but temperatures. nice roller coaster. easy to see the dip here. starting off in the midwest. by the weekend, look at the temperatures go down in the northeast as well. it is not just the daytim

john and christine. >>> thank you for that, elizabeth. as campaign season enters the final month, the administration is under pressure to show it has ebola under control along with the tougher screening measures that governor perry is calling for. cnn's michelle kosinski is at the white house with that story. >> reporter: john and christine, the president met with the national security team, including the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs. they say they are treating this as a top national security priority and they want to look at the measures in place not only for stopping the spread of ebola in west africa, but preventing it from taking hold here and see if there is anything additional that needs to be done. they wanted to reassure the american public. here is what president obama said. >> the good news is it is not an airborne disease. we are familiar with the protocols that are needed to isolate and greatly reduce the risks of anybody catching this disease, but it requires us to follow the protocols strictly and t

he's got more this morning. >> reporter: christine, john, dr. craig spencer remains in stable but serious condition here at bellevue hospital. his case starts a national firestorm about health care workers on the front lines in ebola-stricken areas and then coming back to the u.s. the president now weighing in. >> well, we don't want to do things that aren't based on science and best practices. because if we do, then we're just putting another barrier on somebody who's already doing really important work on our behalf. >> reporter: the president taking a is not so veiled shot at state governors like new jersey governor chris christie and new york's andrew cuomo who proposed a mandatory quarantine for workers returning from ebola-stricken areas. that issue now a growing national debate. meanwhile, the 5-year-old boy who was here at bellevue who they thought might have ebola, it turns out he had a respiratory infection. he will be taken out of isolation. and he'll remain at bellevue to be taken care of. john, christine. >> thanks. >>> a nurse rele

christine, a bit of breaking news we are hearing about with kobani. there is debate over the peshmerga fighters joining the fight inside that city. we are hearing from the spokes people that the peshmerga in northern iraq. they could be en route today or tomorrow bringing older heavy weapons with them. travel by land or air. the help debated so publicly between turkey and kurds. that help could be on the way in a matter of hours. christine. >> nick paton walsh, thank you. >>> nine minutes past the hour. time for an early start on your money. european stocks higher. u.s. stock futures are up after barely budging yesterday. energy stocks fell as crude oil fell to $80 a barrel. production is booming in the u.s. global demand is weak. those falling oil prices expected to persist. that is driving gas prices down. one stock to watch is twitter. shares down 10% before the bell. twitter revenue is growing quickly, but user base is not. a year after the ipo, the company still doesn't make any money. not unusual for tech stocks. >>> nine minutes past the hour.

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman.minutes past the hour. >> let's start with ebola. the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states has new reason to hope as officials struggle to contain the virus and public fear over its spread. rick perry, governor of texas, where patient thomas eric duncan is treated says there is only so much state government can do. he is calling for the federal government to increase screenings. duncan is in critical condition in the dallas hospital, but getting experimental treatment. our cnn medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is in dallas. >> reporter: john and christine, a nurse assistant in spain is the first person to contract ebola outside of west africa in the outbreak. the authorities say she was using full protective equipment, so it is not clear how she came down with the virus. back in the united states, president obama held important meetings can top officials calling for additional screening measures in the u.s. and abroad at airports. he repeated that the chances of a

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman.breaking news from ferguson missouri, this morning. there is word that the police chief there could soon step down. government officials familiar with ongoing discussions tell cnn that chief thomas jackson's depart ndur would be part of efforts to reform the ferguson police department following shooting of michael brown by after darren wilson. now, chief jackson and the mayor of ferguson flatly deny these reports. >> a plan in place to have chief jackson step down? >> no. >> are you being pressured from any -- >> we didn't say anything. we stood by him this entire time so -- >> nothing? >> there's no change on that. >> well, there is growing concern this morning in ferguson on what may happen if officer wilson is not indicted in the michael brown shooting. school officials in st. louis county have written to prosecutor bob mccullough asking him whether or not wilson will be indicted on night or a weekend so as to avoid putting students in the middle of any possible protests. residents

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman.h officials are set to start screening for ebola at five major airports in the u.s. the screenings saturday saturday at jfk and expand to newark, washington, dulles, o'hare and hartsfield-jackson. these will be from flights arriving from sierra leone and liberia. customs and border patrol will use thermometers aimed at your forehead. they will use a questionnaire. >> we are asking that to see what symptoms you have had and where will you be for the next few days and through a non contact thermometer, we are taking temperatures of every passenger that comes from one of the three affected countries. if you answer positive or test for a high fever, the passenger is referred to cdc. >> there is a 21-day incubation period. you may not have a fever when you pass through the airport. when the case comes through, we had the temperature screening set up, why did this happen. this is predictable it will happen. this is not a foolproof way. >> the first person diagnosed of ebola died on wednesday

christine romans is here. we have to give the proper introductions. we saw the dow plummeting 460 points before the end of the day. >> it was crazy. >> and rallying then. not as bad of a day as it was yesterday, but still volatile. >> i'm impressed by how it's holding here. you haven't even matched the day's lows yesterday. whoever was the brave soul when the stock market was down 400 points. europe is slowing, china is slowing. you've got oil prices falling. you've got bond yields falling. you've got stocks falling. you've got all these, the dollar strong. all these big major moves telling us we're at this moment in the markets. that moment is the fed getting out of the stimulus business, while the u.s. is showing signs of strength, i saw a jobless claims, 14-year low for the people lining up for first-year jobless benefits. >> europe is screwed up, and it's a feeling of powerlessness. a lot of people watching the markets go up and down yesterday. they were hearing the ebola news. there was this question, oh, my gosh, are the markets freaked because

john and christine. >> thanks, sanjay.he dallas hospital that initially turned duncan away is now investigating the missteps that sanjay was discussing. texas health presbyterian said duncan came to the er with a low grade fever and abdominal pain. what doctors did not learn was done duncan had told a nurse he traveled to west africa. >> he volunteered he traveled to africa. in response to the nurse operating the check list in asking that question. regretfully, that information was not fully communicated through the full team. >> during those few days between duncan's first symptoms and admission to the hospital, every one he came in contact with may have than exposed to ebola. health officials are closely watching 12 to 18 people who had close physical contact with duncan for symptoms. they include five children who attend four area schools. that has the dallas public schools scrambling to reassure nervous parents. >> it has been confirmed that five students may have come in contact with an individual recently diagnosed w

." >> i'm christine romans. the mayor of new york and the governor of new jersey both places where travelers from west africa enter the u.s. both giving news conferences thursday offering reassurance that everything possible is being done to protect the public. >> we faced terrorism, we faced natural disasters. we now face the possibility of infected by a pandemic. all of those other moments prepared us to handle whatever is thrown at us. >> of course, we're concerned. that concern is being moved into action. i hope the federal government moves more quickly to get newark airport up and ready to go. they are in charge of that aspect of providing security at our airports. i got assurance from the white house in a private conversation they are moving as quickly as they can and we will continue to coordinate. >> airport and air cleaners at laguardia walking out on thursday. angry saying they are not protected from ebola with training and protective gear. the port authority and the contractor that providers cleaning

christine maddela arrived tonight. christine's first live report in a minute. >> but we begin with a weather situation. the drenching downpours are taking their toll this evening. police closed off ford road in fairmont park because of flooding and the rain isn't letting up. let's get right to meteorologist sheena parveen. >> will it clear out for the morning? >> for some of us. but through the overnight hours more rain is moving in. right now we do have showers on radar. some hev rer rain starting to move into parts of new castle county, smyrna. and parts of berks county through bernville along 78 here, some heavier rain starting to move through. even along the shore just light rain out through parts of atlantic county up to burlington county, but we do expect more rain as we go overnight tonight. it's all moving in from the south. you can see the motion. we won't get rid of the moisture within the next i would say eight to 12 hours. a very slow moving system. it's actually a cold front. it will take its time getting

i'm christine romans. in the united states and around the world and the global death toll climbs above 4,000. in dallas, officials are baffled by the first case contracted in the u.s. a nurse who took care of thomas eric duncan. duncan, of course, traveled from liberia to dallas and fell ill and died last week. officials say this unnamed nurse had contact with duncan and wore protective gear. gown, gloves, mask and face shield of all times. somehow, she contracted ebola anyway. officials are blaming the breach in protocols with the ebola patients and they are looking into the breach. meanwhile, haz-mat teams decontaminated the nurse's apartment and car. explaining the situation to the worried neighbors and downplaying the wider health threat. one person with close contact with the nurse has no symptoms, but placed in isolation. >>> halfway around the world from dallas, troops are going to battle against the ebola. most of the deaths of the current outbreak happened. america's ebola fighting troops are 334.

christine and john. >> thanks to alina machado. the administration's new ebola czar ron klain starts his job on wednesday. when he does sit down at his desk, he will face a daunting landscape. klain himself is derided already by republicans as a political operative. others on capitol hill are calling him a tough and good manager. the number of ebola cases in three west african countries continues to rise. nearby senegal and nigeria have both been declared ebola free. that is good news. more good news. in spain, doctors expect to give teresa romero ramos the all clear if the tests come back negative. the second health care workers diagnosed with the disease, amber vinson, has hired a lawyer as she disputes the cdc's claim that she boarded a plane without their advice. the dallas governor will give a news conference to reporters. stay with us for that. >>> launching 15 simultaneous attacks in iraq near the mosul dam. the dam provides water and electricity to baghdad. the city of kobani is still under siege by isis despite gains by ku

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. great to see you this thursday, october 30th. it is 5:00 in the east. does the state of maine have the right to keep the nurse quarantined with no symptoms just because she treated ebola patients in west africa? kaci hickox has no ebola symptoms as we said. she has tested negative for the virus twice, but maine officials told hickox to stay isolated in her home. they will seek a court order to make sure that happens. with hickox's boyfriend at her side, she told reporters this is not science based. >> it is not my intention to put anyone at risk in the community. we have been in necessigotiatio with the state of maine all day. we tried to handle this amicably. i am completely healthy and symptom free. i am frustrated by this fact and i have been told that the attorney general's intention is to file legal action against me and if this does occur, then i will challenge those legal actions. i'm fighting for something much more than myself. there are so many aid workers coming back. doctors without borders estimated 20 american aid w

for now, reporting live, christine madella, nbc 10 news. >> christine, i think it's important to say.we know you're not in any danger and health officials tell us the risk of anyone who hasn't had contact with anyone who's had ebola is very low. >> we've been in the community since wednesday. we've been talking to a lot of people in and around dallas. they say they're not panicking. they are concerned. they are stepping up some -- taking some precautions with cleanliness, sanitation. we talked to a mom who was buying more clorox wipes for her household. they're not panicking but are taking extra precautions. some school districts are asking some students to stay home just due to possible ebola exposure. that's the latest, live out here in dallas. back to you. >> thank you, christine. >>> tonight, the focus is on fact, not fear. here's what pennsylvania's governor tells us. three people from northwestern pennsylvania were on a flight with a nurse who tested positive for ebola. the governor says that pennsylvanians are not showing symptoms and they are low-risk. nbc 10's keith jones is

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. >> well, john and christine, we have details about what happened here. we know this is a patient who rived in the united states on september 20th. arrived from liberia, we know the person was not sick when they arrived from liberia. it was four days later when this first first started to feel ill. two days after that on the 26th when they first went and sought out care at the hospital. we don't know what happened at that point. but the person was sent home only to come back to the hospital two days later now on the 28th by ambulance, quite sick, ended up in the intensive care unit and got a blood test for ebola. that blood test did come back positive, where it was tested there in texas. and that was confirmed by the centers for disease control. dr. friedman spoke about this at length last night, he said obviously the first concern is to take care of this patient. but as to figure out what happened between the four days when the patient first got sick and subsequently was isolated. how many people did this person come in contact with. do they have any sym

christine, how are they addressing this outbreak? >> i just heard from a doctor from the centers for disease control and she told me this is the largest ebola outbreak in history and the first ebola epidemic the world has ever seen. now, doctors from around the world are here at the pennsylvania convention center. they're attending this infectious diseases conference. ebola is a major topic of discussion. this afternoon, i sat down with the medical director of the communicable diseases unit at emory university hospital. he's treated ebola patients flown to atlanta from west africa. he says the response to ebola has been just that, a reaction. instead of taking a pro-active approach, he says health officials are trying to keep up with ebola, the outbreak will continue to spread. >> if we don't do a better job of contact tracing and identifying and isolating patients with this disease, it's anticipated there may be between 1 million and 2 million victims from this infection over the next six months. clearly we need to do a much better

good morning john and christine. of the nina pham has been upgraded from stable to good condition. and we received that news on the same day that the hospital released a statement from pham herself. he says, i'm doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. i'm blessed by the support of family and friends and i'm blessed to be cared for by the best team of doctors and nurses in the world here at texas health presbyterian dallas. yesterday, we also heard from the director of the cdc did tom frieden that state and medical officials are now monitoring 76 health care workers who treated thomas eric duncan, who was treated at this hospital, for 11 days before he died of ebola, to see if they had any of the symptoms that would possibly lead them to also being testing positive. we drove 35 mile southwest to speak with father jim khoi. he leads the congregation at our lady of fatima catholic church. the pham family has been part of that congregation for more than a decade. he says that pham and her mother have been in close contact during the entire ordeal. how a

christine. >> al goodman for us.nk you for the report. >>> a chilling twist in the war against isis. the terror group released a video that shows a british hostage john cantlie telling the world that is the town is firmly under isis control. what is striking about the video is cantlie who has been held since 2012 appears he is reporting from the scene. watch this. >> hello. i'm john cantlie. today we are in the city of kobani on the syrian and turkey border. that is turkey behind me. >> very troubling. nick paton walsh is following developments for us in turkey. good morning, nick. >> reporter: john, that video that you just saw with sophisticated drone footage. it shows isis very much in grasp of how to use social media to frankly terrifying effects. we have no idea of the conditions that john cantlie is under or his state of mind that made him decide to have that war report for isis in which he goes through their point of view. he does seem relaxed as he talks. his key points are the western media coverage is sayin

reporting live in center city, christine madella, nbc 10 news. >>> thanks, christine. federal civil rights lawsuit is being filed against pennsylvania governor tom corbett. a group supporting cheney university says the school is being strangled financially over racial discrimination. it only has about 1,000 students an a big budget deficit. the lawsuit says the school is treated like an ugly stepchild because of outdated policies involving separate but equal education. no committee today from the governor. >> sit down and shut up. >>> new jersey's governor gets into a shouting match.ç why he was so angry at an event to mark two years since hurricane sandy. >>> changes are coming to the delaware state fair grounds. the new musikfest val. >> glenn? >> you should have moved your mouth. you could have never told the difference. >> i'm still tracking some showers. even more is on the way. i'll tell you how much to expect and how it could impact your halloween plans or your weekend. what's the truth on taxes? factcheck.org says it's tom corbett who's being dishonest. they s

. >> i'm christine romans. let's begin with the nurse who volunteered to fight ebola in africa now fighting a quarantine order in her home state of maine. is kaci hickox battling for civil rights or endangering the public? hickox has no ebola symptoms. she has tested negative for the virus twice, but maine officials want her to remain isolated in her home. she will seek a court order to make sure it happens. she said she will not be violated by a policy in that is not quote science based. >> it is not my intention to put anyone at risk in the community. we have been in negotiations all day with the state of maine and tried to resolve this amicably, but they will not allow me to leave my house and have any interaction with the public even though i am completely healthily and symptom free. i am frustrated by this fact and i have been told the attorney general's intention is to file legal action against me and if this does occur, then i will challenge those legal actions. i'm fighting for something much more than

christine? >>> new from overnight, nearly 100 people are out of their homes after a fire at a delaware county apartment building. nbc 10 matt delucia is live at the fire station which is a temporary shelter for neighbors. matt, what have you learned there? >> back into their apartments. here's what the scene looked like last night, the fire broke out at the glen crawford apartments around 10:30 last night. the fire was contained to one apartment, but smoke filled the rest of the building. now, firefighters tell us three people were taken to the hospital with minor smoke inhalation and no cause has been determined at this point. residents are expected, though, to be allowed back inside later this morning. now, a total of 92 people were forced out of their apartments. most of them found another place to stay, but, again, 21 people staying here at fire station as the investigation continues this morning. live, matt delucia. >>> here's what else we're following. doctors at children's hospital of phi

christine and john. >> thanks to elizabeth. chris christie and andrew cuomo stand by their decision to quarantine anyone arriving from west africa countries where they may have had direct contact with ebola patients. governors have now clarified that stay can be at home if possible. the obama administration is pushing back arguing that what they view as unnecessary quarantines well discourage health care workers from fighting ebola at the source. >> i'm sorry for the inconvenien inconvenience. the inconvenience of having people symptomatic and ill is a greater concern. >> we are doing everything possible. some say we are being too cautious. i'll take that criticism. >> we need to find a way when they come home they are treated like heroes and not stigmatized. >> the nurse in the tent is not ill. the texas nurses who cared for the first u.s. ebola patient, thomas eric duncan, they say they confronted major obstacles from the beginning. inadequate protection guidelines from the cdc analyze they say duncan told them about his expo

that's where nbc 10's christine madella is live for us this afternoon. christine? are standing outside the dietz and watson headquarters. it's largest manufacturing and processing plant. the distribution center is what you were talking about, that used to be across the river in delanco, new jersey. this empty lot will be the new distribution plant right next door this empty lot. a massive fired destroyed the dietz and watson center in 2003. the delanco was the main distribution center since 2007. the city of philadelphia reached out to dietz and watson to lure them to philadelphia. the city bought the land next door and sold a part of it to the food manufacturer. today they broke ground on the new distribution center. >> we like the idea of having a campus, of having everything all at one place. and you know, having our distribution center in new jersey was fine, nothing wrong with it but being able to have it here together is just kind of a dream come true. >> this afternoon i spoke to city leaders and they say this is a big win for philadelphia. i asked them what

host: christine?uest: abortion and birth control of the semantic, to the exclusion of everything else in democratic state races. we are talking to a lot of women, they are saying enough with this. they are tired of hearing this single issue, abortion, birth control ads. host: this is from scott walker, and he looks directly into the camera and is talking about the issue of abortion. that debate and these ads are available on our website at www.c-span.org. [video clip] >> hi, i'm scott walker. i'm pro-life. but there is no doubt in my mind that the decision of whether or not to end a pregnancy is an agonizing one. that is why i support legislation to increase safety, and to provide more information for a woman considering her options. the bill leaves the final decision to a woman and her doctor. reasonable people can disagree on this issue. our priority is to protect the health and safety of all wisconsin citizens. , dizzyhristine matthews thread the needle? guest: he deals with it effectively. he says

live in the digital operations center, christine maddela, nbc 10 news. >> christine, thanks. and you can count on nbc 10 to follow every development on the deadly ebola outbreak. for updates any time, logon to nbc10.com. >>> six minutes after 4:00 now. new from overnight, a 35-year-old man was shot and killed in west philadelphia. nbc 10's camera was at 60th and girard avenue as police looked for evidence. no arrests and no word on what led to the shooting. >>> also this morning, a man is in critical condition after being shot five times in north philadelphia. the 20-year-old man was hit along 24th and somerset streets around 2:00 this morning. police are still looking for the shooter. >>> happening today, the trial is set to begin for a philadelphia man who's accused of shooting out the window of a woman's car during a road rage incident. police say shatia ali used a bb gun to shoot out the window in may. the woman was driving with her 4-month-old daughter in the car and another woman. police say ali was working as a delivery driver when he followed the car for a few blocks

christine. >>> an entire city block is about to be transformed. nbc 10's jesse gary has a preview of the project starting today. jesse, fill us in. >> reporter: christine, a key piece of real estate here in center city could link short separate areas of this part of downtown. i'll tell you about that and show you the finished product coming up, christine. >>> and we're learning more about the man who will take over the reins of the secret service in the wake of a security scandal. his connection to our area next on nbc 10 news today. some people think vegetables are boring. but with green giant's delicious seasonings and blends, we just may change their minds. ho ho ho green giant! (yawn) (ding!) toaster strudel! more fruit in the filling, ya? mmm! ya! warm, flaky, gooey, toaster strudel! now, with more fruit! the time has come to put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for a dunkin' donuts dark roast. bold start, smooth finish, never bitter. rejoice with the 99-cent medium hot or iced dark roast today. >>> this morning the s

host: christine? guest: abortion and birth control of the semantic, to the exclusion of everything else in democratic state races. we are talking to a lot of women, they are saying enough with this. they are tired of hearing this single issue, abortion, birth control ads. host: this is from scott walker, and he looks directly into the camera and is talking about the issue of abortion. that debate and these ads are available on our website at www.c-span.org. [video clip] >> hi, i'm scott walker. i'm pro-life. but there is no doubt in my mind that the decision of whether or not to end a pregnancy is an agonizing one. that is why i support legislation to increase safety, and to provide more information for a woman considering her options. the bill leaves the final decision to a woman and her doctor. reasonable people can disagree on this issue. our priority is to protect the health and safety of all wisconsin citizens. , dizzyhristine matthews thread the needle? guest: he deals with it effectively. he sa

reporting live at the pennsylvania convention center, christine maddela, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, christinereaks, we know you have questions. count on nbc 10 news to get answers to you if you have questions about d-68, ebola, infectio infectious diseases, go to our facebook page, and we'll have them on "at issue" at 7:30 after "meet the press." >>> members are teaming up with tabernacle church to help combat the ebola epidemic in west africa. they'll be collecting chlorine bleach, hand sanitizer, wipes and medical gloves as well as canned foods. the collection drive is happening tomorrow at noon at enon at the enon tabernacle baptist church family life center. this is the one on west shelton ham avenue in philadelphia. for a list of items, it's this saturday that they're collecting these items. for a list of the items needed, go to nbc10.com. again, it's being collected this coming saturday at noon. >>> fire chief in ocean county is under arrest accused of steal from his own fire company. $1,000 went missing from the account for the beachwood fire department. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau repo

there is a mediocrity in the economy as christine lagarde said yesterday.is the global economy when you see unrest in the hong kong? will that delay or derail a better american economy? >> this recovery has been pretty resilient. it has not been robust, but look at the problems that have occurred along the way. the h1n1 scare in the bp oil spill. >> the arab spring. >> the arab spring, tsunami in japan. 5%.still keep 2.2 we have worked off a lot of the excess in the housing markets. the u.s. is poised for stronger growth. we could see movement from 2-3% growth. , thethin the new neutral new normal, the new mediocrity. do we reach escape velocity? i have difficulty with the idea of escape velocity. people kept saying we could not keep that 2%. we have for four years. we are continuing to heal. the expansion will continue absent a serious shock from abroad. there is a financial crisis in europe or asia, that can reverberate back your. sluggishness in the rest of the world hurts our exports. we would be stronger if europe was stronger. i think we're going to k

nbc 10's christine maddela live in center city with more on that for us. christine? >> reporter: five patients are being treated at c.h.o.p. for acute muscle weaknesses and they're being tested for enterovirus d-68. i asked an enterovirus expert here at this conference in philadelphia if the muscle weakness is linked to the virus. his answer in a live report at 5:30. >>> from popes to presidents. it's the most coveted prize of all. tomorrow we learn the winner of the nobel peace prize and the nominees have everyone talking. >>> and red bull payout. the reason the energy drink company may owe you some cash. >>> again, we're following breaking news at this hour. a verdict's been reached in the murder trial of a montgomery county man more than 24 hours after the jury got the case. they've decided the fate of raghunandan yandaumuri, charged with killing this baby as well as her grandmother. deanna durante is covering the case, in the cool right now waiting for the verdict to be read aloud. stay with us for updates. we'll bring you the verdict as soon as we know what it i

christine. john. >>> thanks.s word this morning that the defense secretary chuck hagel has privately urged the white house to take a quote, sharper view of the assad regime in syria. an official tells cnn that the secretary wrote a blunt memo to susan rice this month. in it, he expressed concern of the administration's approach in syria. pentagon briefing on thursday, hagel declined to comment on the memo. he admitted that assad, quote, derides some benefit from coalition air strikes on isis militan militants. in syria, ten iraqi kurdish fighters entered kobani. the first of 150 peshmerga troops expected to join the battle to try to save that city from isis. i want to turn to our correspondent nick paton walsh live in southern turkey. nick. >> reporter: john, we understand the peshmerga are currently looking for the best places. when they come in larger numbers to put in heavy weapons and best route for them to take. a lot of heavyi fighting in the past 24 hours. large air strikes yesterday over the hills there.

it. >> and alison and christine you both seem to agree on that point.to both of you for providing that expertise and insight for us this morning. >>> the cdc is under fire today for allowing an ebola infected nurse to fly one day before she was officially diagnosed. frontier airlines has grounded six crew members, two pilots, four flight attendants for 21 days, they're off the job that's the airline of course that nurse amber vinson threw when she got on a flight out of dallas for cleveland october 10th and three days later took another flight pack to dallas. but before boarding that second flight, we now know she had a 99.5 degree fever. the plane she flew made five additional flights on tuesday before it was taken out of service. 132 passengers were aboard vinson's flight from cleave lapped to dallas. right now the cdc director says it is working to contact all of those passengers. >> we are going and will always put in extra margins are safety and therefore will be reaching out to all of the passengers and crew of that flight. >> so a lot of people a

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 31 minutes past the hour. overnight, the first dallas nurse infected with ebola nina pham arrived in maryland. she was taken by ambulance to the national institute of health in bethesda. we are getting a first glimpse of pham from her room where her doctor made this video at pham's request. >> thanks for being part of the trial and be our first patient. this means a lot. this is a huge effort by you guys. we're really proud of you. all right. >> come to maryland. everybody. >> party in maryland? okay. >> two things about the video. i see a woman sitting up and i see here laughing. brian todd outside the hospital where pham is being treated in maryland with more for us. >> reporter: nina pham, the 26-year-old nurse who contracted the ebola virus from thomas eric duncan has arrived here at the national institute of health behind me. got here a short time ago and treated in building ten. this is the special clinical studies unit at nih. a high containment isolation unit where she will be treated indefinitely unti

i'm christine romans. this is "cnn money." >>> stopping ebola at the gate. more aggressive screening coming to five u.s. airports. >> we're able to target these measures specifically to individuals who are traveling from these three countries. >> reporter: but as the first case diagnosed on u.s. soil becomes america's first ebola death more calls to ban flights from diseased-ravaged african nations. >> we stop travel to the united states. >> reporter: america's public health machines insists lockdown is not the answer. >> that isolates the countries to the point where it makes it very difficult for them to control the epidemic. >> reporter: but european airlines are canceling flights to west african countries. the u.s. government says it is protecting the flying public but there are no guarantees. >> whatever we do can't get the risk to zero here. >> reporter: ebola fears are growing. could they ground global travel? ma mary, so nice to see you today. five airports now implementing new screening measures for passengers arriving from west africa. they are tak