diane eastabrook is in dallas. several points to get to. first, why has the number of those who had direct or indirect contact with duncan been lowered now? >> well, they came up with the numbers, that 100 figurely talking to the patient and health care workers. they interviewed everyone and eliminated 50 people. they are focussed on the 50, talking and monitoring them, and are focused on 10 people that are high risk. they are the family members in the department, and the health care workers who came into contact with them in the ambulance and emergency room. you mentioned the apartment. tell us about the clean-up. dallas authorities took effort to ensure the virus didn't spread. beginning with cleaning out the apartment where duncan was staying. tell us what happened. >> a private hazmat crew came in. the family members bagged up belongings like towels, linen, putting them in a bag. the crew came in, dissen effecting the apartment, taking the personal its, including mattresses, putting them in containers. they put them on a truck and it's

. >> diane eastabrook is live in dallas outside the hospital where thomas eric duncan is being treated. that's not it. not what anyone want to hear, but it's honest. what is the latest you hear about thomas eric duncan's condition. >> we know he's in critical condition. the c.d.c. says he's fighting for his life. duncan had been visiting from liberia. and his illness is a frightening reminder for many in the community. >> at the fellowship church, liberian parishioners lifted their spirits with song and praised the virus decimating their homeland, won't do the same here. the current ebola outbreak in west africa sickened more than 7,000 people, killing roughly half. the first u.s. case diagnosed in dallas last week. before that ebola has touched many here in one way for another. this woman lost her daughter to the disease and worries about her grandchildren. a doctor lost colleagues. >> because of heat, you are sweating, use the hand to wipe your face, something like that. then you transfer the virus. >> with tears, these liberian immigrants hope their families will be spared. this bis

. >> dallas, and diane eastabrook. good to see you. let's begin with the press conference in washington. where authorities attempted to assure individuals that there won't be spreads across the country. dr. fauci admitted things didn't go the way it should. is there assurance that things are under control? >> i would say antonio, people are still skeptical about that. thomas duncan went into the emergency room, sent home, came back a few days later. people were upset and concerned about that. the apartment complex that he was staying at, last week, the week before, there is a lot of concern here. many of the people who live in this apartment complex are immigrants and they speak very little english and they were telling me today that they have not been contacted by the cdc, they haven't seen anybody from the health department come around to talk to them. the only information they are getting is from news reports and are really concerned about if their children were out open the streets playing could they become infected? there were rep

diane eastabrook al jazeera, milwaukee. >> voters in washington state will have to decide between two opposing gun initiatives on the ballot next week. allen schauffler has a preview of a report he's working on for tomorrow. >> clearly many , a lot of peope guns and gun control on their minds. voters in this state are the only ones being asked to vote on statewide ballot measures concerning gun rights and gun control. there are two initiatives that will be voted on, one would dramaticalldramatically gift ofe private sale of guns even the loan of guns. the other would restrict background checks to be those required by the government. much more tomorrow. >> that's coming up tomorrow night in our hour-long special election report, america votes 2014 at 8:00 eastern and again at 11:00 eastern. >>> south africans want to put olympic runner post offic oscars on trial again. he admitted he shot reeva steenkamp, he said it was an accident. >>> man arrested after an incident in leeds. the prime minister's security arrangements are under review. >>> the cash strapped poaflts pl service might ha

diane eastabrook reports. >> on a chilly october morning.obs are important. >> what are you looking for? >> mostly industrial. >> how is the job market? judge terrible. >> i've been unemployed for years. >> 2,000 other job seekers file in. >> if you have a vip pass you go through these doors. >> reporter: press the flesh, hand over resumes and hope they will land one of the 1700 jobs employers at this fair are trying to fill. >> i've got a really good resume and hopefully that will get me ojob and something decent. >> reporter: davis has been out of work for two years. she's picked up jobs here and there but is desperate for a full time gig. >> i had to move out of my place because i ran out of my unemployment and then i was out on the street. i really had nowhere to go. >> reporter: this job fair really reflects the deep divide between wisconsin's two candidates for governor. republican scott walker says unemployment is falling and employers are hiring but mary says far too many people are still out of work. the recession hit workers here h

diane eastabrook joins us live from dallas. >> what do we know about his health so far?> well, all we know at this point is that he is in critical condition. the hospital is not saying more than that. dr john freeman for the center for disease control says he is fighting for his life, so is a sick man. >> also today, health officials said they had lost track as a man who had had contact with duncan, what date do we have on that? >> they have contacted him, it was a homeless man who rode to the hospital in the same ambulance. he has been identified and taken to parkland hospital and is being monitored. >> how are people in dallas handling all of this? >> well, there has been a lot of concern. we went to a church service in the liberian community. many have been touched by ebola. they have relatives in west africa and sickened by the disease. many died. bishop offered reassurance, but talked about how the disease decimat decimated. >> this disease does not discriminate. everywhere is concerned, who can be the next victim. we are very concerned about it. it will be under co

diane eastabrook is outside dallas presbyterian hospital where thomas eric duncan is being treated. the number of people said to have come in contact with duncan has decreased from 100 to 50. why the change in the number? >> what happened was the c.d.c. talked to duggan, and talked to health care providers about who duncan might have come into contact with, and cast a wide net. then they went out and interviewed 100 people, and by talking to them they were able to eliminate half of them. >> i know there are experimental treatments for ebola available. why aren't any of them used now in thomas eric duncan. >> well, the drug that you are referring to is called zmapp. it was administered to the two americans who had been working in west africa, and contracted ebola. the problem with zmapp is two things. there is not any right now. the company that manufactures it ran out. they are in the process of making more - it will be a month. the other problem with zmapp is there's no guarantee that it will be effective on thomas eric duncan. >> in terms of experimental treatment, it's up to the

for more, let's go to diane eastabrook, live in dallas.ow concerned are the people in dallas about this case? >> well, there's not outright panic, but there's definitely a heightened incident of concern here. >> i don't know what i will do. i don't want to catch the sickness. >> i want to know no one has it. >> we were visiting a couple of walking clinics yesterday and some providers saw more people coming in, asking questions. keep in mind this is the beginning of the flu seen, and they are seeing symptoms that are similar to ebola. they are careful about talking to the people, and asking them if they travelled overseas specifically to west africa. if they haven't, offering them reassurances. >> given the questions, what more do we know about thomas eric duncan's condition, and how exactly is he being treated? >> well, all we know now is that he's in critical condition, and for privacy purposes, the hospital is not giving us more information. there's questions about offering up some experimental drugs one of them, zmapp is in short supply

diane eastabrook is there. diane. >> the family has left. they were escorted out of the building. they had been taken to a private homeat an undisclosed location. a haz-mat team has been taking out contaminated items, some of those items have been bagged earlier. but that has proved to be little comfort to those living in the apartment complex. ebola patient thomas eric duncan was staying at this apartment complex. it was a surreal scene. many are immigrants who speak little english and say they have been told little about duncan or his illness. nobody from the state has been here to talk to you about what happened? good nobody. nobody talking to us about this matter. >> reporter: one woman said the lack of information prompted her to seek medical care. >> i got scared when he was about, they send me home i'm clear. >> reporter: while the police cordon off the complex to outsiders, residents go about their business and kids return from school. but still residents are concerned that the ebola virus is not contained. worries that duncan may have had contact with neighbors who freque

diane eastabrook joins us with details. do we know what the president heard today in the briefing? >> we don't know a lot at this point. he is being briefed by tom freedon, one thing he's bringing the president up to date on is 50 people that are being monitored. including family members and health care workers, at this point none of those people have symptoms of ebola. >> you are in dallas as we mentioned. thomas eric duncan's condition is downgraded. what more do we know about his condition specifically? >> well, he still remains in critical condition. one of the things that we learnt about is he's getting bri nirks -- brinsitta, an experimental drug, a task force has been appointed. >> remember, this is the first ebola patient diagnosed in the united states. it would be foolish to believe that there would be no lessons learnt. if there is room for improvement, we want to assure that texas learns, we document and texas implements solutions. >>> and also today perry is calling for rigorous screenings at airports, something that lawmakers are calling for, including u.s. senator. th

as diane eastabrook reports, burke accuses walker of breaking a vow to turn around the economy. >> reporter a chilly milwaukee morning, the line for a job fair wraps around this banquet hall. cynthia davis joins the back of the line. she and 2,000 other job seekers file in, press the flesh,ing hand over resumes, and hope to land one of the 1700 jobs employer here are trying to fill. the recession hit workers here hard. more than 160,000 lost jobs between 2008 and 2010. about 120,000 jobs have been added back, but that's about half of what walker promised when elected. his opponent argue the governor's tax cuts and working. >> we have people that are young and they know the cnc training -- >> but this factory owner says they are. he employs 48 workers now, he wants to double his work force from 48 employees. >> there has been a cooperation from our government officials to get out into businesses, learn what is out here for -- for families -- with life-sustaining type of jobs. >> reporter: cynthia tries to state upbeat. she admits it's hard not to get discouraged. >>> up next, energy economic

. >> diane eastabrook joining us in dallas. what have we heard about duncan's condition, how he's being cared for? >> duncan is in critical condition. the c.d.c. says he's tonight fighting for his life. the liberian man's condition is a huge concern for dallas's liberian community. many say they have lost loved ones back home to ebola. at the church in dallas, liberia parishioners lifted their spirits with song and prayed the deadly virus decimating their homeland will not do the same here. the current ebola outbreak in west africa sickened more than 7,000 people, killing half. the first u.s. case was diagnosed in dallas last week. before that ebola has touched many here in one way or another. this daughter lost her daughter to the disease and worries about her grandchildren. a doctor lost two former colleagues. >> because of the heat, you are sweating, most likely use the hand to wipe the face or something like that then you unknowingly transfer the virus. >> with tears, it's hoped that the families back home will be spared. >

diane eastabrook has been following the case from dallas. >> thomas eric duncan's condition was downdefrauded from serious -- downgraded from serious to critical. his symptoms are being treated. there's not a lot they can do. there's an experimental drug, zmapp. it was administered to two americans and contracted ebola whilst working in west africa. at the moment the problem is none of na drug is available -- that drug is available. the company that ran out of it is making more, they have run out. it won't be available for a month. there's no guarantee that zmapp will be effective on thomas eric duncan. >> in terms of experimental treatment, it's up to the treating positions and the patient and patient's family. the available experimental treatment is one that we don't know if it will work. it may cause a problem if administered. it would be available to them if they wished to use it. >> there was good news. 10 people at high risk of contracting it. that ma'am has been reduced to nine, the nine people include the family members, and health care workers that were in contact with them in the am

diane eastabrook has the story. >> the family members that had been staying with thomas duncan have been moved out, earlier this evening, tine a private town somewhere in dallas county, in an undisclosed location. earlier today a haz-mat crew came in cleaning the under duncan had been staying. they took away bedding towels and personal items, those items were put into containers sealed and taken to a storage facility. they will be disposed of later. the cdc and the state health department have narrowed the number of people they had been monitoring. yesterday they were looking at about 100 people, now at about 50, specifically closely monitoring about ten people. those include the family members who were duncan inside the apartment as well as health care workers who took care of him. when they took him in the ambulance to the emergency room. randall. >> other members of duncan's family live a few blocks away. authorities have asked them to stay inside their home but have not been quarnted. heidi zhou-castro spoke with them. >> nothing distinguishes the door but a plastic bag containing so