dr. craig spencer. talk about the controversy around dr. spencer's contracting the virus.ially in the biggest city in the united states. new york city and we tracked his whereabouts from his subway ride to the bowling alley to a restaurant to a walk on the high line here, a high tourist area. then the subsequent controversy that happened with the quarantine orders from governors of new jersey and new york >>well, you'll remember when doctor spencer was diagnosed. among some people it sparked fear. he had been out in public as recently as the day before he started developing a fever. as you said, he had been on the subway, he had gone to a bowling alley, and eaten at the restaurant, he had taken an uber ta taxi. new york city officials traced the contracts and were able to say to people in the city, look, there's no chance you're going contract ebola from casual contact. they took the time to try to educate the citizens. in fact, since that time they've been rubbing public service announcements explaining how you can contract ebola. you can only contract it from bodily flui

dr. spencer.ve to wait to the end for the main event. [ laughter ] but i want you hear -- he's not going anywhere. until the press conference is over, then you're free. but the folks here at hac, the health and hospitals corporation did an amazing job, bellevue hospital, the flagship hospital that served in the toughest times. >> you've been listening to there to new york city mayor bill de blasio. certainly celebrating the release or soon to be the release of dr. craig spencer. he is ebola-free. elizabeth cohen still with me now. elizabeth, what do you make of this news? there he is being called a hero today. >> yes, and i think that he -- the mayor did that for a reason. this man has taken -- i'm referring to dr. spencer -- a fair amount of grief for what he did when he got home. he didn't know that he had ebola and he went to a restaurant, a bowling alley, on the subways and taxis and when i was there talking to new yorkers, a lot of them were very angry and they lost sight of several facts. on

dr. craig spencer will be released from the hospital a short time from now. dr. irus while working with doctors without borders. his doctors say he's ebola free. ann thompson is outside bellevue hospital where dr. spencer has been teethed. do we expect to hear from him? >> good morning, craig. we do. we think he's expected to give a press conference or at least a statement at 10:15 this morning. as you said, dr. spencer has been declared free of the ebola virus and just as importantly, hospital officials say he poses no health risks to anyone. dr. spencer is an emergency room physician by trade. he spent weeks in guinea working with doctors without borders. he returned to the country on october 17th. on october 23rd, he was diagnosed with the ebola virus. that set off a scare here in new york city among some people because in the days before he developed the symptoms, dr. spencer had ridden the subway, taken an uber taxi, and eaten at a restaurant. new york city officials traced the contacts back and made it clear to people that you can't ebola from a bowling ball

dr. spencer will give a news conference at 10:15 this morning with the mayor, bill deblasio, dr. spencer not expected to answer questions. >> john, thank you very much. >> now to beijing where president obama has been meeting with russian president vladimir putin on the sidelines. they are in china for the apec summit. they had three conversations, talking about iran, syria and ukraine. mike viqueira is in washington this morning. mike, any word if these two leaders had any breakthroughs? >> if you look at the body language of what we've seen transpire over the last 12 hours or so in beijing, it is certainly very awkward these encounters. these are not formal meetings, these are on the margins of a very large national conference, the asia pacific economic council, pacific countries meeting as they do every year this time in beijing. as they pose for photo ops, this is when these two men get together. at the top of the agenda is ukraine. though they may shake hands as cold as it may seem on the surface, it's colder underneath, the united states very concerned now about russian acti

dr craig spencer spoke on the phone with president obama after losing the hospital. the president thanked spencer for his service in west africa. john terrett has more on the day's event. >> hello. my name is craig spencer. >> smiles all around as the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in new york becomes the first in the city to be declared free of the deadly disease. >> i am a living example of how the protocols work, and how early detection is critical to surviving ebola, and ensuring it is not transmitted to others. >> dr spencer picked up the virus while working with doctors without borders in guinea, he had no symptoms wept about his life, eating, bowling. six days later he recorded a temperature of it 100.3 and was admitted to bellevue. mayor bill de blasio was on hand to introduce 8 million new yorkers to a fully fit dr spencer. >> it is a good feeling to have a hero. >> reporter: comparing him to a returning veteran on veterans day. >> dr spencer deserves our gratitude for what he chose to do to serve others, to help fellow human being, and to protect p

dr. craig spencer.st important thing he said today is he wants the attention to turn back to west africa where the problem exists. tamron? >> ann thompson live for us in new york. thank you. fear it is won't be the last ebola case in the u.s. prompted nationwide strikes among america's register nursed. many of whom are dmantding tougher ebola precautions in hospitals. over the next 24 hours thousands of nurses will walk the picket line from the east coast to the west. it is all starting now in california where today some 18,000 r.n.s and nurse practitioners are expected to protest. they want full body hazmat suits, more training and better equipment to handle potential ebola cases. tomorrow nurses in 14 other states will join. joining us now jane roscoe. the group lobbying for change. thank you for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> i'm sure you heard the doctor's remarks at bellevue hospital praising the nursing and staff who assisted him and yet again the patient is lucky enough, fortunate enough with

dr. spencer's fiance is still in quarantine.t it appears he is on his way home in very, very good spirits and the one message john and michaela that seemed to resonate, the undercurrent was, look, do not stigmatize doctors that have gone there that are coming back. do not stigmatize nurses in hospitals that are caring for patients and do not stigmatize people from those other countries. so there really was a lot of messaging going on there, john and michaela. >> that's the message we have heard from almost every survivor. elizabeth, i want to turn to you now because it is a significant milestone that we've reached. he was the last known ebola patient in america so that is a milestone that we should tip our hats to but the fact is as dr. spencer even mentioned, we have to turn our focus to west africa because as long as that -- as long as the illness continues to ravage west africa, it's going to pose a threat to our country. >> right. i mean, we're ebola-free right now at this minute but someone could land in this country on an

dr. craig spencer walked out in front of cameras. speaker after speaker lauded dr. spencer for the five weeks that he spent over in guinea treating ebola patients with doctors without borders. then when it was dr. spencer's turn to talk, he in turn lauded the health care workers who took care of him here at bellevue. >> my early detection, reporting and now recovery from ebola speaks to the effectiveness of the protocols that are in place for health staff returning from west africa. i am a living example of how those protocols work and of how early detection is critical to both surviving ebola and ensuring that it is not transmitted to others. >> reporter: now, the hundred or so health care workers in contact with dr. spencer during his 19-day stay here, they will undergo what's called active monitoring. that's a 21-day period where their temperatures will be taken twice a day and they will be on the lookout for any symptoms of ebola. his two friends who came in contact with him before he was hospitalized, they too are under active monitoring. only one person is stil

dr. spencer deserves our gratitude for what he chose to do to serve others. >> some criticized spence sr. for visiting a bowling alley and undertaking other social activities after returning from guinea. and hundreds of people in the new york area are still being monitored after having possible contact with him. but spencer says, the fact that there have been no additional cases shows the city's containment efforts are working. >> my early detection, reporting and now recovery from ebola speaks to the effectiveness of the protocols that are in place. >> he's trying to keep the focus on the front lines in west africa, where the disease continues to spread in at least three countries. >> please join me in turning our attention back to west africa and ensuring that medical

dr. spencer. >> it is a good feeling to hug a hero. >> comparing him to a returning veteran, on veteran's day dr. spence err deserved our gratitude for what he chose to do to serve others to help his fellow human being, but also to protect people around the world to protect people here at home. there was also condemnation, seeking to stigmatize those that go to west africa. >> the message is similar, new york city public health system your public health system, will care for you, if you ever have the misporch to contract ebola we applause you and thank you. and most importantly, we've got your back. >> staff at the hospital special unit remain on guard for additional cases though many are still being watched closely at this moment, the city and the country are ebola free. now dr. spencer has left his home of three weeks a healthy man, and is once again trying to live a normal life in new york. >> before he left, dr. spencer pointed out, although he has received some of the finest care in the world that ice not the case for thousands of people suffering especially in guinea and sierra leon

dr. spencer spent 19 days here at the hospital.is treatment included an experimental drug and drug plasma donated by ebola survivor nancy writebol. meanwhile the nurse no longer has to go through daily monitoring in maine. the 21 day incubation period for hickox ended today. both hickox and spencer worked for doctors without borders, an international organization that says ebola's greatest ally is fear. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >> dr. spencer's fiancee is still under quarantine at home and two of his friends who have been quarantined are now being monitored. >>> an investigation into the death of joan rivers has found several medical lapses. rivers went to a new york clinic in late august for a routine throat exam. the state department of health says an ear, nose and throat doctor with no privileges to practice at that clinic put a tube in rivers' nasal passage without official consent. and an anesthesiologist didn't weigh rivers to determine the proper dose of a sedative. staff didn't respond to rivers' deteriorating vital

dr. lay is hoping to avoid new york doctor craig spencer's fate. if dr. spencer decides to address the media today upon his release from the hospital, we will bring that to you. >>> 6:0 6 on a tuesday morning. time to check your forecast as we give you a live look outside. downtown san jose, not too many stirring on this holiday, but a beautiful picture of what could come. >> a lot of people have this veterans day off. a lot of people heading to the bay across the bay area. christina has a look at our forecast. >> good morning to you. if you don't have the day off and you just have to get to work, why don't you honor one of the veterans. you may be surprised how many actually work with you at your office. 59 degrees in livermore, 53 in san jose. 55 degrees in beautiful san francisco where old glory will get quite a bit of pick up later on today on this veterans day. and temperatures are going to be chilly if you're going to be headed out and about for some of the events. have you ever been on the uss hornet? it's a floating museum in the alameda. its will

dr. spencer.'t necessarily 100% trust these medical professio l professionals to do the right thing, can we, bob? >> everything you said is absolutely correct. thing is the tough part. this is the part where the intersection of safety and health and concern basically intersects with the law and how you balance it out. it isn't easy for the reasons that you just basically articulated. this is something that concerns me. i think if this would have been handled differently from the beginning by not putting her basically in a parking lot in a tent with a porta potty, maybe she could have ended up being -- sort of the poster child as a health care provider herself, saying wait a second. even though i don't have the symptoms as a health care provider we need to be concerned and she could have been the poster child if she had been treated in a more civil fashion. absolutely. >> let's say if hickox developed symptoms before the 21-day inoculation period and she exposes someone to ebola, could someone turn

dr. craig spencer is virus-free and pos poses no danger to the public. >> dr. craig was very emotional and grateful for all that has been done for him here in new york while he has been ill. he spent the bulk of his press conference stressing the importance of fighting ebola where the outbreak is still at its worst: west africa. >> hello. my name is craig spencer. >> smiles all around as the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in new york is now considered disease-free. >> doctor spencer picked up the ebola virus while working with doctors without borders in guinea. he had no symptoms when he first returned home. he went about his life, eating, bowling, riding the subway and taxis. three days later he was immediately admitted to belle vue. >> it is a good feeling to hug a hero. >> dr. spencer deserves our gratitude for what he chose to do to serve others, to help his fellow human being in the nation of guinea, but also to protect people around the world and protect people here at moment. home. >> there was a condemnation of critics of those who go to west a

dr. spencer alive. >> reporter: dr. encer's recovery marked the last case of ebola in the u.s., the first case diagnosed in new york. concerned about the spreading after it was learned spencer rode the subway. ate at a restaurant in manhattan and was bowling with friends in brooklyn just one day before he showed symptoms. >> how in the world this man could be over in west africa treating these sick people and get this to come back here, no screening, anything. >> reporter: both the restaurant and bowling alley closed for a short time to be professionally cleaned. new york's mayor bill de blasio even stopped for a very public lunch to calm people's fears. >> ebola say disease that can only be contracted with direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone who is infected. >> reporter: infectious disease expert dr. william schaffner said fears of ebola spreading were unfounded because dr. spencer followed all the rules set out by the centers for disease control. >> he wasn't sick. new york was really at no risk. >> report

dr. spencer from china.aid today when he was released from the hospital. >> please join me in turning our attention back to west africa and ensuring that medical volunteers and other aiders do not face stigma and threats upon their return home. >> we are trying to turn our attention to west africa. you're going there. your focus is clearly on that. how do you suggest the american media, as this story goes forward, keep its focus on the story in west africa? >> i think it's exactly right. >> dr. spencer wants the attention back in africa. the media should be very alert as to how the epidemic is unfolding. i think it's changing. it would be great for the media to keep on pushing for good attention to all those countries, sierra leone, to guinea, who are seeing recurrences of cases. and then at the same time, just show case some of the issues that exist, for example, in the lack of staff, in the lack of ebola treatment unit, and the lack of systems. just show all the areas that we need to strengthen still in we

dr. spencer are healthy and home with their families. that shows we know what to do if we identify it and treat it quickly. >> one of the things you are trying to do is get people to focus on the science and the facts of what we know. they require some sort of quarantine or isolation for people who are not symptomatic? >> the cdc and the best medical sciences in the world issued guidelines and each state has the power to choose what policies to follow in our federal system. 35 of the 50 states have adopted the cdc guidelines. we are concerned that where you have quarantines that are not based on medical science, it does tend to discourage health care workers from going to west africa. that is how the american people are going to be protected. by heroes like craig spencer to fight the disease. we need to welcome them back as heros and have safeguards like the guidelines to make sure they don't infect other people. that's what worked in dr. spencer's case and what we would like to see across the country. >> the pentagon took a different po

dr. craig spencer walked out of a new york hospital this morning. is he virus free a few weeks after falling ill. that mean there's are currently no other ebola patients under treatment in the united states. marcy gonzales is live outside of bellevue hospital in manhattan. >> reporter: dr. spencer asked that everyone keep their focus on the ongoing fight against ebola in west africa, where doctors cheered him on for his victory over the virus. [ applause ] a celebration -- >> it is a good feeling to hug a hero. >> marking there are no longer any ebola patients in the united states. dr. craig spencer released from bellevue hospital in new york city after two and a half weeks of treatment. >> today i am healthy and no longer infectious, my early detention and reporting and recovery from ebola speaks to the affectiveness of protocols for health staff returning from west africa. >> it wasn't until he returned to new york that he started having symptoms and was rushed to the hospital. despite some concerns that he was out in public and riding the subway

dr. craig spencer is being hailed as a hero. spencer was released from the hospital today after being diagnosed with ebola last month. dr. spencer treated ebola patients in guinea. and even though he spent five days around new york, before he was hospitalized, he said following protocol helped contain the disease and keep it from spreading to any one else. now, he says, he'd like to have media focus attention on west africa. >> my case has garnered international attention. it is important to remember that might in section represents a fraction of the more than 13,000 reported cases to date and west africa. families are being torn apart and communities are destroyed. dr. spencer said that while hospitalized, he heard from the families in guinea where he successfully treated patients with ebola. they asked him if there was anything they could do for him. coming up next what a federal investigation into the death of joan rivers reveals. the mistakes that were made before her death. death. reryosiig t h death. when diet and exercise

dr. craig spencer. the taxpayers have every right to ask, wouldn't it have been cost-effective for them to require all healthcare workers to adhere an isolation policy? we all niece honesty and humility today. the american public is fine with a doctor who says this is sfienl based on we what we node but as the facts change, then we have to change our approaches. the public expects that. anthony fauci said we should not look at the what ifs. i disagree. that's what we need to do, what congress needs to do and everybody involved with this needs to do. what if the outbreak migrates to other countries. what if it extends to other continents? if we get new information that says a change in policy is needed, tell us what you have learned and why a change is required. we have a set of screening protocols at five different airports. is this complex approach the easiest and safest approach? can we track the hunts or perhaps thousands who might have been exposed if we have five u.s. arrival points, countless dest

dr. spencer is still quarantined in her home here in new york city.she has not shown any symptoms and her monitoring period is set to end in a few days. now police in philadelphia are searching for a man who drove his estranged wife's car right into the delaware river. video ofok at this police removing this red corvette from the water. witnesses called 911 after seeing the man drive it into the river, escaping, and then swimming to shore. police have identified the man but he remains on the loose is noon. he will face charges including reckless endangerment. are closelyes watching a huge sinkhole that swallowed a car in florida and is now threatening an entire neighborhood. the sinkhole opened up in a driveway just outside of tampa. the homeowner said it took only 15 minutes for her car to fall in. the home is now condemned and six others have been feared -- have moved out for fear that the sequel will grow. >> right now i cannot go home. we are all in the same boat. >> one minute you are comfortable thinking about what you're going to do today, and

dr. spencer's a hero. you know, dr. spencer understood this epidemic. he understood that the only way to protect americans in the medium and long term was to treat, and he understood that. that is actually the case. so, i -- even after dr. spencer came back with ebola, i would still say that what we need now is for physicians -- you know, we take various forms of an oath. the oath, is that, you know, we'll do everything we can to protect ourselves. but our job is to go out and treat those who are sick. if you have a global epidemic raging in three countries, i think it's -- it's extremely noble but also very much in the spirit of what -- of what we -- of the oaths we take in becoming a physician. i wish him the best. i hope he gets better and gets better quickly. i would not at all be surprised if he goes back and continues to treat people in those countries. and i would urge others to seriously consider going and helping. >> my colleague in monrovia said there are numerous anecdotal cases of workers who aren't getting paid the cash, including yourself,

dr. spencer is ebola free and new york city is ebola free. that was the message from new york city's mayor as dr. craig spencer left the hospital. he developed symptoms six days after returning from guinea. in thanking the team that helped him, he said he is living proof that isolation can stop ebola and to put the spotd light on west africa. the center of the outbreak, where families are being torn apart and communities are destroyed. >> although the mayor called spencer the hero the doctor says it's the people fighting ebola since day one despite short supplies and the loss of loved ones. >>> if you want weight loss -- what could be more important than our parents -- nydia han right now. >> what could be more important than honoring our parents's wishes. laying them to rest in a place of their choice. that is what they were trying to documents find out why they had to get the "action news" troubleshooters involved. and why this could be a problem for you too. >> i was surprised within i find out. >> i hope it doesn't happen to other families

not only for dr craig spencer in new york, but for the country. spencer's release means there are now no known cases of ebola in the u.s. >> we have to remember everything that happened here happened because there was preparations weeks and weeks and weeks in advance. that when the time came everyone knew what they were supposed to do. it is an amazing story of everyone preparing for something they had not experienced before. and then executing the perfectly. >> reporter: new york's treatment of dr spence rer may have been -- spencer may have been executed perfectly, but the road to it have been far from perfect. confusion has been caused among health care workers and confusion in communities. thomas eric duncan was dyeing mosted as the first -- diagnosed as the first case of ebola in the u.s. texas presbyterian hospital in dallas came under fire after two nurses who cared for him were infected with the virus. the nurses said that they did not have adequate protection in the first days of caring for thomas eric duncan. nina pham and amber vincent

dr. craig spencer was released after being declared free of ebola. he was treating patients with the virus. they look to keep the focus on those in the worst affected areas. >> our case has garnered international attention and important to know that my infection represents a fraction of 13,000 reported cases to date . the center of the outbreak where families are torn apart and communities are destroyed. >> i want to talk about west africa in just a second that dr. spencer's case suggests that when you're able to be in the right medical circumstances with the right access to equipment there is a better chance of recovering from ebola. >> that is a great point and i think this really illustrates the key in terms of treating patients is the supportive care excellent nursing, care of the doctors who oversaw him and the kind of care we have seen in nebraska and that emery. a level of supportive care that we do that is not available in west africa. and even in the absence of treatments and vaccines, there's a lot for that we can do for somebody with ebola

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dr. spencer returned last month after working for doctors without borders. he was monitoring his own health when he came down with a fever. he was confirmed to have ebola and criticized for using public transit and as part of his treatment, he received a plasma transfusion from another ebola survivor. he is the last patient in the u.s. with ebola. >>> also today, the nurse who defied quarantine orders in maine no longer needs to be monitored for symptoms. it ended about four hours ago at midnight. she has been an outspoken critic for aide workers who treated ebola patients in west africa. >>> the family of joan rivers says they're outraged after learning the results of an investigation into the comedian's death. according to new york state health department the clinic where she underwent surgery made several errors. the staff failed to notice her deteriorating vital signs but does not accuse the clinic of negligence. the clinic says it's addressing all the issues raised in that report. >>> today president obama will meet with china's president in an effort t

dr. craig spencer's condition has been upgraded from serious to stable. he is receiving therapies that have been ai effective in treating the ebola patients at the hospitals in atlanta and nebraska. dr. spencer developed symptoms of the virus last month after he returned from guinea where he was helping people with the deadly disease. now, dallas nurse nina pham who was killed of ebola, she's now back with her dog. they were reunited yesterday. the animal had been in quarantine since pham got sick while treating thomas duncan. that's the liberian man who died of the disease. officials had feared that the dog would also get sick, but he has tested negative for ebola. >>> next, thousands of people take a walk in the rain to help find a cure for diabetes. the event also had some home grown star power. we'll explain straight ahead. >>> we had the rain yesterday. that has moved on. now we're just waking up to clouds. we'll see sunshine this afternoon. a live look outside from our adventure aquarium cameras. sunshine, but it will be cold, it will be very windy.

dr. craig spencer as he left a new york city hospital. spencer was diagnosed after returning from new guinea. he spent 19 days in a hospital isolation unit. speaking publicly, spencer said the focus must be on the west african nations where ebola has killed thousands. >> i cried as i hugged children who were not strong enough to survive the virus.

dr. spencer is expected to be released from the hospital today. dr. spencer has not scheduled any speech upon his release, but if that changes, we'll bring that to you, as well. by the way, we're still trying to reach our doctor in liberia, but i assume he is busy right now. >> no doubt. >>> from search engines to smartphones to space exploration. google making moves towards the moon. the company just signed a 60-year lease for part of the former moffett field naval air station in san francisco. google reportedly plans to renovate three massive hangars. that's not in san francisco. use them for research, testing and development. we all know where it is. you can't miss it as you're traveling down the highway. the company refused to give, however, specific on their big plans. it will be interesting to follow. scott joins us now. scott, for years, google's presence was obvious, but now it runs the place. >> google had landed the private airlines at that field. but now, they run it, everything but the air national guard hangar. they'll be experimenting wit

dr. spencer is a hero. you know, dr. spencer understood this epidemic. he understood that the only way to protect americans in the medium and the long-term was to treat his commands. and he understood that. and that is actually the case. so i -- even after dr. spencer came back with ebola, i would still say that what we need now is for physicians, you know, we take various forms of an oath. and the oath is that we'll do everything we can to protect ourselves, but our job is to go out and treat those who are sick. and if you have a global epidemic, raging in three countries, i think it's extremely noble, but also very much in the spirit of what we -- of the odes that we take in becoming physicians. so i wish him the best. i hope he gets better and gets better quickly, and i would not at all be surprised if he goes back and continues to treat people in those countries. and i would urge others to seriously consider going and helping. >> mr. talley? >> my colleague in monrovia has said that there are numerous anecdotal cases of workers who aren't getting pai

dr. spencer contracted the virus, treating patients in guinea. his treatment including an experimental drug and blood plasma from an ebola survivor. >> ceremonies were held honoring our veterans. survivors of a heroic -- recounted what they went through during world war ii. >> veterans stepped back into familiar territory. a new exhibit opened at the museum honoring the carrier air group 11. flew from the hornet during the war, shooting down enemy planes and sinking ships in a documentary about the air group will be premiered tonight. >>> and in our nation's capital, vice president joe biden layed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the secretary of veteran's affairs took the opportunity at that ceremony to promise a major change in the agency. at the national mall, hundreds of thousands of people gathered early today for the concert for valor. metallica, bruce springsteen, raising issues that affect our veterans. >>> moved inside, as day two of a cold front hit the midwest. temperature highs struggled to reach 16 degrees breaking a near

dr. spencer developed symptoms of the virus last month after he returned from guinea. that's where he was helping people with the deadly illness. back in our area, the ben franklin bridge is open this morning once again after runners and walkers made their way across this morning for a charity event. here's a live look at the ben franklin bridge. you can see traffic is moving. looking good out there. it was flooded earlier today with hundreds of runners and walkers. they were there for the cooper norcross run the bridge 10k. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the base of the bridge in camden, and matt, it reopened just a short time ago. >> yeah, that's right. about 20 minutes ago, traffic reopened on both sides of the ben franklin bridge. of course, it has a little bit of an impact out here, even on a sunday morning. thousands of people depend on this bridge. you can see some of the cars behind me as they are making their way into philadelphia and some into camden. this is the reason why the bridge closed, a lot of people were here on this chilly sunday morning. organize

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dr. spencer's case suggests that when you're able to be in the right medical circumstances with the right access to equipment, there is a better chance of recovering from ebola. >> that is a great point and i think this really illustrates the key in terms of treating patients is the supportive care, excellent nursing, care of the and thewho oversaw him kind of care we have seen in nebraska and that emery. a level of supportive care that that is not available in west africa. and even in the absence of treatments and vaccines, there's a lot for that we can do for somebody with ebola in the right setting. some of the news that has come out the last couple of days, it has been a little bit better. liberian health officials saying that the number of people infected has dropped from a daily peak of 500 to about 50. >> we may be finally seeing the impact of the measures educating the public about burial practices and the rapid scale the last several weeks of treatment facilities. say a little too early to that we have conquered this. in guinea where we thought we had seen a big decrease earlier

spencer back to his normal life. would you like to administer the first hug, first lady? >> and that was just the first of at least six hugs that ebola survivor dr. craig spencer got today from new york's first lady, from the mayor, public health officials and his health care team. spencer is now officially ebola-free. and he was discharged from bellevue hospital after this news conference today. >> dr. spencer's recovery means there are currently no active cases of ebola in the u.s. >> and amid the celebrating of his recovery, there are sober reminders of the fight that continues in west africa. here is nbc's erika edwards. >> reporter: cheers mark dr. craig spencer's release from bellevue hospital in new york city, where he high-fived the nursing staff and hugged just about everyone on stage. >> and now the official mayoral hug. >> reporter: now free of the ebola virus, spencer said the protocols for health care workers to monitor themselves for symptoms after returning from west africa are effective. >> i am a living example of how those protocols work. and of how early detection is critical to both surviving ebola and ensuring it's not trans

dr. craig spencer whose condition is stable. he remains in isolation and getting the same type of treatment and anti- viral and successfully cleared a ebola patient. and remember dr. spencer returned from volunteering in guinean and he was in new york city and later diagnosed with ebola. the ensuing controversy led governors to lead to mandatory quarentine. the judge in maine lifted an isolation order citing irerational fears. hick ox can go wherever she wants as long as she reports immediately if she becomes symptomatic. >> the three points are three points that i believe is part of the good compromise this we can make. >> governor paul page said as governor i have done everything i can to protect mainers. and the judge had these restrictions and i believe it is important but the state will abide by the law. >> and canada, that country decided to stop exit visas from nationals and resident from west africa. and that is in the west coast. >> and that is a 21-year-old woman now in isolation in the providence hospital in portland,

dr. spencer is ebola free and new york city is ebola free. >> jon: hearings we did it, people, we're ebola-freeloody feces on me! ♪ i was singing again and you missed it... (laughter) reminds me there was a time in new york when we respected ebola and changed our behavior. >> if you came across strange mucus or feces on the street or anywhere else, you know, don't eat it. (laughter) >> jon: well... (laughter) good news, new yorkers! (laughter) soup's back on! and the streets and in the subways of new york city are once again a blood and feces buffet. welcome back! good to see you. we begin tonight with president obama, who's in beijing for the summit of apec, the asia-pacific economic cooperation. summit, incredittably dry economic conference dedicated to promoting global prosperity through free trade in the pacific region. who breaks out joseph and the teccolor summit! fireworks! selling out, are you kidding me? to be fair, china does the whole fireworks thing for pretty much anything. they love a good fireworks. the sad thing is, i don't know if you know this, but obama's been bummed out abou

dr. spencer was declared free of the virus after testing positive last month. he went to treat patients with ebola with doctors without borders. >>> kaci hickox the nurse who fought her quarantine inher 21 days of observation and is free of monitoring. >>> a boy is recovering after a dramatic fall off of 230' cliff and a horror -- heroic issue while with his family on the bodega bay trail and throwing rocks off the clip and he slipped and fell. the coast guard rescued the boy but the helicopters could not reach him because it was is dark and rough. the boy is now table with broken bones. we will have a report from the hospital at the top of the hour from amy hollyfield. >> a potential new clue emerges in search for san francisco technical worker not seen in a weeks. friends searching for dan ha may have spotted him in surveillance video from a whole foods super market showing a man they think is ha entering the star and leaving. another search has been organized for friday. ha disappeared halloween. >>> this morning, students at san jose hospital are breaking o

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