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dr. natalie azar from nyu medical center. i want to get your take on this.re not a politician, but just more broadly, do you think the person who overseas the federal response to ebola needs to be a medical expert or is the real challenge as we witnessed what happened in texas, the coordination between agencies, federal and local? >> i personally think it's the latter. i've said this before. we have a number of incredibly gifted scientists, infectious disease specialists, epidemiologists. their voices are all being heard. but actually implementing and enforcing regulation and making sure all the parties are communicating with each other, i don't think that physician skill is necessary for that. no, i don't. >> then, doctor, what are the questions you're asking right now, and other members of the medical community are asking themselves right now in recent weeks, for "nightly news," i covered the fear among nurses there was not adequate preparation, adequate supplies at their hospitals. how much better off or prepared are we now are we than we were when thomas

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dr. natalie azar with us. let's start in maine outside nurse hickox's home. stephanie, what's the latest there? >> an update here, craig, kaci hickox just left the house on her bike with her boyfriend. she said she was not going to stay at home. she definitely threatened that. there is no court order keeping her in her house as of yet. the state said they are going to pursue one. but it's not in place. so they can't really arrest her. soon after she left, the state trooper who was here monitoring the front door left behind her. now, last night, when she came out late at night, she said she did not want to get arrested. she really wanted to challenge this in court. she doesn't believe the decision to quarantine her, to mandate a quarantine is constitutional or based on science. she also said she's been trying to negotiate with maine officials, saying she wouldn't travel anywhere unless she was in her own car and she would allow health officials to visit her here in her house. maine officials said that does not go far enough. craig. >> stephanie, so she hops on

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dr. natalie czar. duncan's girlfriend and others are raising flags asking would he have a better chance of surviving had he been treated and not sent home at first? >> we can't completely speculate would he have survived had he been treated earlier. knowing in the majority of cases we are not giving antivirals to masses being infected, one of the earliest interventions to do to save people's lives is to do that supportive care early, replace election troe lights lost to support renal function. the earlier the intervention, the better chance for survival. i would never go so far to say this patient would have absolutely survived had he been admitted when he first presented to the hospital. >> american dr. ken brantly who was successfully treated for ebola reportedly told the dallas hospital he was willing to donate if his blood type was a match, but never heard back from the hospital. and assumed his blood type wasn't a match. how might this play a role fighting ebola? >> we know that the case in nebras

dr. natalie azar, and a registered nurse, anthony roman, with roman and associates. dr.coordinator announced by the president on friday. coordination, coordination, coordination, but we're talking about the drug czar, and general mccaffrey said they may only have two people working with them. he is worried about the resources and the ability to coordinate. >> well, first, i'm happy about the choice of a non-physician as a physician saying this. we have the brightest physician, one of whom is dr. frieden, frankly. so we need somebody who can come at this from a very, very different perspective. somebody who has a history of implementing ideas and seeing them through. >> and now, you can have guidance at the top, you can have certain hospitals on the ground that understand what they need to do. but there is a lot of moving parts that need to be on board if you will, with a message and a protocol. >> absolutely. and i think the coordination piece of this is essential. but also, what is essential is to have the front line workers have unpinput on this. it can't just be the d

dr. natalie. will be doing the screening at the airpor it's probably unfair to ask one of them who has been trained for jon job to take over the job of a triage nurse. trying to determine what are the realistic ofer=÷ screening peo. they try to stop people from ever leaving west africa and aser taping whether they are symptomatic and whether matee have been around anybody who had ebola and trying to beef it up or make it robust to the screening process. they don't want to ban flights into and out of west africa. not u.s. carriers because it's critical for getting the and couldn't get out. >> will the health workers be able to spot troubling signs? >> we did a lot of live twitter chatting here and can patients take an anti-inflammatory and mask a fever. what happened in the last couple of days, it's exposed loopholes in the system. what tom said is important and to prevent an outbreak on our soil, we need to stop the epidemic at its origin. that means helping again with the aid effort in west afri

dr. natalie azar, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> after hearing all the troubling ebola headlines what is the most important thing you think people need to know about the crisis? >> that is an excellent question, i'm always trying to be the voice of reason and separate fact from fiction and all the news we're getting on a daily basis. i still maintain and this is primarily from a medical background as a health care worker and also you know a citizen in the country and reading everything and hearing everything that everybody else is. i still maintain that everybody is probably more concerned, and should be more concerned about influenza and other critical diseases, the fact that two other health care workers got infected here is very distressing to dr. frieden and oth others who are health care workers who potentially could be exposed. but if you look back at what happened in the past few weeks and we go back from the very beginning, this all started with the flight coming out of liberia where a person did not identify himself as being an at-risk patient, you know, potent

dr. natalie aczar, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, as we mentioned, we'll have much more on that dallas nurse breaking her silence on what was happening inside. >> knowing what i know, i would try anything and everything to refuse to go there be treated. i would feel at risk by going there. if i don't actually have ebola, i may contract it there. >> and we are awaiting comments from president obama after meeting with his top advisers on ebola. we'll have those comments. and turning to politics, fan gate in florida. it's a political debate moment for the ages. why little fans sent rick scott into hiding? stay with us. you're never quite sure what is coming your way. but when you've got an entire company who knows that the most on-time flights are nothing if we can't get your things there too. it's no wonder more people choose delta than any other airline. >>> for the first time, we're learning exactly what was happening inside the texas hospital treating ebola patients. a nurse broke her silence on the protective gear she was given. >> i'll

dr. natalie azar, with langone medical center, is here.ng. >> good morning. >> you have to drink that liquid beforehand. the test is invasive. sometimes you go under. is this a viable alternative to a colonoscopy? >> let's do fact first. second leading cause of cancer deaths in the country, fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. the screening test that we currently have available is something called a fecal occult blood test, you test your stool for blood or colonoscopy, recommended for 50 and every year thereafter. you can actually send in a stool sample. you send it to a company. they're going to test your stool for genetic mutation. it's not a genetic risk, meaning your risk is so-and-so for colon cancer. it's checking for mutations and finding that you can pick up to 92% of cancers this way as well as 42% of precancerous lesions. >> would you, if you were to grade it -- if someone were to say i'm looking about doing this, would you think that's a good idea? >> i can't give it a grade until we find out how it performs as a scr

dr. natalie aczar explains bodily fluids means blood, vomit, from a person sick with ebola. as for the subway -- >> we have very good evidence that the virus does not survive on dry surfaces for very long at all. not airborne. >> reporter: spencer did ride the subway several times, but officials say there is no indication he was contagious at the time. and the system is safe. and as for that health care worker in isolation in new jersey, she arrived here with no symptoms, developed a fever, doctors say, and now we understand she has tested negative -- negative for ebola. so far, new york, new jersey, illinois, the only states to impose mandatory quarantine on health care workers returning to this country from west africa. erica? >> ron allen, thank you. dr. rick sacra is a former ebola patient, virus-free for about a month now and joins us this morning. nice to have you with us. you obviously have a very unique perspective. >> thank you. >> give us a sense. you have been ebola-free for about a month. how are you feeling this morning? >> i'm feeling pretty good, i'm starting

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dr. natalie azar in just a moment. first we want to head a few blocks to our south where katy tur is at bellevue. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. new york city officials say they are prepared for this they do want to stress, they do not believe this patient was a risk to the general public. again, the first case of ebola here in new york city, and the patient is a 33-year-old e.r. doctor, just back from treating ebola patients in west africa and now he, his fiancee and two friends are in isolation. overnight, the new york health department confirmed the first case of ebola in america's largest city. >> there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. >> reporter: new york city bill di blasio urged public calm. >> it's very difficult to contract. being on the same subway car or living near a person with ebola does not, in itself, put someone at risk. >> reporter: governor andrew cuomo drew a sharp distinction between new york's preparedness and dallas where one patient died and two nurses contracted the dis

dr. natalie aczar assistant professor. >> thanks for having me. >> prepping right now, in fact, 911 dispatchers are being told if anyone calls with fever like symptoms that screener also come to their house and make sure they are not ebola like symptoms are we overreacting or a measurable response. >> that's an overreaction. what happened in texas can unfortunately happen in many emergency rooms. people are are busy. the doctors and nurses are overwhelmed sometimes. what happened there was just a fundamental flaw in the process of taking a history in the patient which is part of the evaluation of anybody who comes through the emergency room. i'm sure there are countless other examples in this country that we just don't hear about. about one important piece of information that the doctor or force failed to get from the patient and that cause them a devastating outcome or something happening. >> this causes concern because this can become a public health emergency in and of itself when a doctor or nurse commits malpractice as some suggest happened down there in that dallas hospital. they knew thi

dr. natalie azar, a rheumatologist at nyu langone medical center.ce there that you heard those details, in addition the fact that there are about 50 people who are being monitored regularly, those nine who came in direct contact with the patient, another 40 or so they believe may have had some contact. >> right. >> what's your takeaway of the situation this morning? >> they're doing the appropriate thing. the number seems to be getting lower as the days go on. they're going to quarantine and monitor those patients for 21 days with fever checks twice a day. the number of nine in close contact with the patient is actually a very manageable number. this is the prime example of how with knowledge and education and awareness, we can contain this. this is one case. this is very, very different from what's happening in liberia on many levels. >> and the fact that mr. duncan is on a ventilator, what does that tell you about his current status? >> not knowing the details of the case, a ventilator could mean there just needs to be some respiratory support, th

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. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. dr.ed out of liberia and treated for ebola in the u.s. got an urgent call on his phone from doctors here. he happened to be on a road trip at the time and pulled over in kansas city, missouri, to donate blood. they then air lifted that here and hope to administer the blood to ashoka mukpo later today. the point being the antibodies in the survivor's blood may help to kick start ashoka's immune system. he and the dallas patient, thomas eric duncan, are receiving an experimental drug as well. yesterday jesse jackson joined the family as they tried to visit the patient. they couldn't get close because he remains in critical condition and isolation. his college-aged son spoke out for the first time last night, saying he thanked the hospital for keeping his dad alive. natalie? >> kate snow in omaha. thank you, kate. >>> the fbi is asking the public to help identify a masked man who appears on an isis propaganda video released last month. he speaks english and arabic. he may be from the united

. >> natalie, good morning. dr.t american to be brought from liberia and treated for ebola in the u.s. he, of course, survived. so he got a phone call from doctors here in nebraska asking him to donate his blood. he happened to be on a road trip at the time, pulled over in kansas city. now his blood has been flown here and will be administered to the patient here, ashoek ka mukpo today. the hope is that the antibodies in the blood from brantly will help him fight off this disease. he is also getting an experimental drug. the same drug that's being give ton the patient in dallas. that patient's family along with jesse jackson went to the hospital on tuesday to try to visit. they weren't allowed near him. it's said that duncan is still in critical condition. his college-age son spoke out for the first time last night saying, he wanted people's prayers, and thanking the hospital for keeping his dad alive. natalie? >> kate snow for us in omaha. thank you, kate. the fbi is asking the public to help them identify a masked

dr. natalie azar from nyu languageone medical center. >> and for comcast nbc universal.e an average risk of colon cancer. they do not have a family history of colon cancer. they don't have a personal medical history that would raise their risk for colon cancer. this is indicated for them as a noninvasive test to screen for colon cancer. a few very important points to take home. one, it is currently not widely available yet. it still requires a prescription from your doctor. it's not like you can pick it up at a drug sto r and take care of your own health. the results have to be interpreted by your doctor. it's not meant to be a replacement for a true colonoscopy in people who are at high risk for colon cancer. some people are obviously uncomfortable with the prep and procedure. maybe we might be catching sort of more people this way. if you have a positive test on the screening test you still have to go through the colonoscopy to determine if this is a true positive or not. >> important, as you said, if you have a family history, you want to go the regular route. >> the

dr. natalie azar in just a moment. first we e.r. doctor just back from treating ebola patients in west africa, and now he, his fiancee and two friends are in isolation. overnight, the new york health department confirmed the first case of ebola in america's largest city. >> there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. >> reporter: new york city mayor bill de blasio urged public calm. 3 fever and gastrointestinal problems consistent with ebola. spencer has been back in the u.s. for about a week after working directly with ebola patients in guinea as part of the doctors without borders program. health officials say spencer "self-isolated" after returning but also stated he rode three different subway lines, jogged, destination. city sources say dr. spencer did not feel well for "a couple of days," but did not fully self-quarantine until thursday morning. however, they stress that during that time, he was in extremely low risk for being contagious to others. health department sources also say his fiancee is being quarantined as a

>> parents to be natalie and ben cut into the cake the center was pink so girl family was happy but confusion set in at that home. here's how these parties work. the ultrasound and dr. give parents the sex of the baby in an envelope. they give the to the baker. something got messed up on this cake. >> it says boy in there. >> ut-oh. >> oh, yeah. >> when dad opened the envelope with the ultrasound information it read boy even though the bakery made a pink cake but the doctors note said boy, too, that sealed the deal, a boy. you know what, the cheers were just as loud. see right there. just as happy. baby boy bell is due in march. >> learn something new every day. gender reveal party. >>> news to me. >> all right. i just want a healthy happy baby. >> how about a weather reveal party? >> all right. let's reveal the temperatures right now, lucy and iain. it's 66 degrees and it's midnight on a wednesday. this is actually above average for this time of year. the average high is only in the low 60s. so it's well above average right now. for your wednesday it will stay pretty mild but you'll need the rain gear. a few scattered showers around and turning much cooler as we m

natalie. last night, we learned that dr. kent brantly, the first american to be treated for ebola who survived has once again donated his anti-body rich blood for the 26-year-old nurse. she's in stable condition. we're learning more about who she is. at our lady, prayers in vietnamese for this nurse, who always wanted to. her mother urged her to quit working with ebola patient thomas duncan but she stayed. >> she's do iing well and feeli comfortable. >> reporter: for the third time, the first american to survive ebola, dr. kent brantly, donated blood, coming to the hospital in person to help the nurse. one man she also came into contact with when she was infectious is also in the hospital, according to the company he works for. then there's her dog, beloved king charles spaniel, bentley, who she was worried about. despite protests in spain, excalibur, belonging to a nurse there fighting ebola, was euthanized. dallas officials say they have no plans to put bentley down. he was removed from the apartment. >> that will be the b

dr. levy and his mother, the patient in liberia. here we want to help answer any questions you may have about the ebola virus. you can go to speak out or tweet using #ebolaanswers. natalie will be answering them from our new york studio from now until 2:00 eastern. i have . i took nyquil but i'm still stuffed up. nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. really? alka-seltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. (breath of relief) oh, what a relief it is. thanks. anytime. your customers, our financing. your aspirations, our analytics. your goals, our technology. introducing synchrony financial, bringing new meaning to the word partnership. banking. loyalty. analytics. synchrony financial. enagage with us. narrator: these are the skater kid: whoa narrator: that got torture tested by teenagers and cried out for help. from the surprised designers. who came to the rescue with a brilliant fix male designer: i love it narrator: which created thousands of new customers for the tennis shoes that got torture tested by teenagers. the internet of everything is changing manufacturing. is your network ready? you ra

. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. last night we learned that dr. kent brantly, the first american treated for ebola who survived, he has donated his blood once again to this 26-year-old nurse, that blood hopefully rich in antibodies. she is in stable condition and we're learning more about her. ♪ >> reporter: at our lady of fatima church in ft. worth, prayers in vietnamese for nine a pham, who always wanted to be a nurse, receiving her degree in critical care in the last few months. her mother urged her to quit working with ebola patient thomas eric duncan, but she stayed. >> she says she's been treated very well and she feels very comfortable. >> reporter: for the third time, eric brantly donated blood. one man she was in contact with when she was potentially infectious is also in the hospital in isolation from the company he works for. then there's her dog, her king charles spaniel named bentley who she has been worried about. excalibur, a dog who was around ebola was put down. she tweet aid photo to show how nice his new digs are. >> that dog wi

natalie? >> stephanie gosk in sayreville, new jersey. thank you, stephanie. kevin sayek and dr.perintendent of the school. the allegations are absolutely horrific. what was your reaction when you first learned of the actions allegedly done by these seven players? >> it's been a wild ride for us. you know, i will say this. you know, we have received limited information, naturally, due to the fact that the middlesex county prosecutor has a very difficult job in terms of investigating this. so, we've been given limited information from the beginning. but enough information to make the very difficult decisions that we've had to make. you know, moving ahead, we decided to cancel our season based upon information that was provided to us, that there were acts of harassment, intimidation and bullying the a widescale level that was tolerated by the student athletes in that program. we're now reading the accounts in the papers and we're seeing the charges and we're as horrified as everyone else is. >> the prosecutors indicated that the hazing may have actually extended beyond this season

natalie, take it back. >> an american freelance cameraman working with nbc news in liberia has been diagnosed with ebola. ashoka mukpo began working with drher team, covering the ebola outbreak. he will be air lifted to the u.s. for treatment. we spoke by phone with dr. nancy this morning. >> we shared a work space, vehicles, equipment. but everyone here is hyper alert. we have not been in close proximity. no one shakes hands. there's no hugging. so, i do believe that our team, while we are being hyper vigilant, we are at very, very, very low risk. >> and dr. nancy and her team will be self quarantined once they return to the u.s. for 21 days out of an abundance for caution. >>> the first person diagnosed with ebola in this country remains in serious condition. the hospital treating thomas eric duncan now says he was first sent home with just antibiotics last week because his symptoms could have been caused by a number of things besides ebola and he did not reveal he had been working with an ebola patient in liberia. this morning, matt asked the centers for disease control if those who had contact with duncan should be publicly identified