texas right now. they are in care. we should note that these two new ebola patients are now inside texas health presbyterian.ere protocols, the protocols, have come under serious question. >> we've been looking at some of these pictures. sanjay gupta did a nice demonstration showing what it is like to take off the protective gear once it's soiled, how to take it off. and it is easy to see how you could breach those protocols. how easy it would be to touch the skin to those fluids. >> very, very difficult to do it perfectly. but ebola say virus where you need to be essentially perfect if you are caring for an ill patient. so there are serious questions as we sit here this morning. what to do with the two new patients with ebola in texas. should they be moved to a facility in nebraska or emory hospital at atlanta, where they have facities specifically designed for this? the cdc director thomas frieden yesterday said he wants to put together a s.w.a.t. team to go to these hospitals as soon as a new case. >> he'd wish he'd done it in the first case. but they want to start doing that -- they want to start doing t

ebola patient who walked into the texas hospital back on the 26th of the month presenting ebola-like symptoms. texas governor rick perry speaking earlier say, quote, this case is serious. saying that the man had some contact with school-aged children in the area saying they're in contact with parents. i want you to listen to what they had to say. he said those children are being watched. >> today we learned that some school-aged children have been identified as having had contact with the patient. they are now being monitored at home for any signs of the disease. >> the governor going on to say that texas is one of 13 states certified by the c dc to treat ebola patients, and they had protocols in place. we go to an infectious-disease expert. doctor gounder, as you listen to this, does it sound like something fell to the cracks? >> it sounds like a nurse did obtain the information that this patient had traveled to africa, and the rest of the clinical team and the emergency department were not aware of the information or did not take it into consideration, and that is concerning. >> one

cdc guidelines. >> reporter: in the states hazmat crews in texas will decontaminate the dallas apartment where the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states stayed. last night they began moving sheets, clothes and possessions used by thomas duncan. officials ordered family members who came in contact with him to stay indoors. duncan is now at texas health for treatment. officials in liberia say they will prosecute duncan for allegedly lying about who he came in contact with before flying to the states. duncan reportedly filled out a health form at the airport with ebola but while there he helped a pregnant neighbor who later died of the disease. >> the fact that he knew and he left the country is appalling quite frankly. >> reporter: a family member didn't know the woman had ebola. texas health now'ing questions about why they sent duncan home the first time he came to the hospital with symptoms. they're now telling us they're going to change their protocol so it does not happen again. anne-marie? >> all right. omar villafranca in dallas. thank you, omar. thomas duncan arrived in the u.s. on september 20th. debora pat

Ébola. en dallas, texas, blanca rosa vilches. >> un fondo creado por mÁs cines unidos para proporcionar recursosnir casi 1000 millones de dÓlares para cubrir necesidades humanitarias en los paÍses mÁs afectados por el virus. la onu ha pedido responder al llamado pero para poner las cifras en perspectiva, la fundaciÓn de bill y melinda gates han donado mÁs dinero que el reino unido, la uniÓn europea y china juntos. bueno, cuando hablamos de seguridad fronteriza, normalmente nos referimos a las medidas tomadas de este lado de la lÍnea para evitar el ingreso de inmigrantes desde el sur pero autoridades mexicanas han decidido incrementar los filtros de seguridad en puntos de acceso a ese paÍs desde los estados unidos con el fin de evitar la propagaciÓn del brote de Ébola. mi compaÑera nos tiene mÁs detalles. >> estamos acostumbrados a que las autoridades estadounidenses revisen interroguen minuciosamente a los inmigrantes que vienen de mÉxico a estados unidos a travÉs de la frontera. pero que las autoridades mexicanas hagan lo mismo con los pasajeros que vienen de estados unidos es otra cosa. el mie

ebola. texass are confirming he has tested negative for the deadly virus. the hospital said earlier the deputy had no symptoms of the disease. he was one of the deputies who went inside the apartment. he did not have direct contact with the victim but did see some of his family members who are now in isolation. so that, and we'll brick -- bring you more as we learn itb™ñ >> an off dotty officer in st. fired shots and killed a man. the man opened fires -- fire on the police officer first, relatives of the man say the man was not armed. this happened ten miles from ferguson. fired shots at the officer, who returned fire, killing him. the st. louis dispatch says the cousin said the man was holding a sandwich and police thought it was a gun. [chanting] >> this was the scene last night after the latest shooting. protesters took to the streets reportedly shouting, "hands up, don't shoot" in reference to ferguson. garrett, the family says this guy was holding a sandwich. police say he had a gun. which is

he's the man that brought ebola to texas. in the late afternoon, he walks a quarter mile to this local health clinic. she's checking in on his neighbor, 19 and pregnant. she's very sick. nurses there showing us her chart. she had weakness, poor appetite. yeah. she fainted. when duncan arrives, the situation is grim. she was not getting better. her pressure was low. she was anemic. she had malaria. they called for a car. duncan helps put her into the taxi and climbs in with her. 20 minutes later, they arrive at the ebola treatment center at jfk hospital. a place where patients wait, degs pratt to get in. no room. they strive to the elwa 2 clinic, a half hour away. no room there, either. they turn back home, returning

ebola outbreak. three people from pennsylvania aring with monitored from texas for the deadly virus. they were on the same flight as the dallas nurse who has ebola. it's important to know note that the three pennsylvaniians are not showing any semp toms. we have learned they're from the north eastern part of the state. meanwhile nurse nina pham is in fair condition and resting comfortably in maryland. pham was the first of the two nurses who became infected while treating now deceased ebola patient thomas duncan. this as president obama has named a former white house adviser. a caribbean cruise ship carrying a dallas health worker who is being monitored for ebola is being headed back to texas. christine is in dallas where there's still plenty of concern. >> reporter: here in dallas some schools are closed so they can be disinfected. i've received several concerns over my safety here in dallas. but the united states say that it's unlikely to spread rapidly like it has in africa. we caught up with the dallas judge who pushed for and got travel restrictions on the health officials who tr

send special ebola response teams to any hospital in the future that gets an ebola patient. >>> despite the problems in texas, the majority of americans think the u.s. is ready to respond to a pe ebola outbreak. for more on the new poll numbers, we're joined by mark murray, nbc's political editor. tell us about this nbc/"wall street journal" poll and the findings it found with people, how they responded. >> our pollster said the public is cautiously optimistic that the united states can respond to an outbreak. of course, we've seen two health care workers in dallas who are affected by this and who have confirmed cases of ebola. i think the question is, what is the situation going forward. are we talking about seven or eight cases next week? it's a danger for the obama administration and the country at large, if there are more, that starts creating some panic and unease. >> the situation in dallas obviously didn't make people think that maybe we aren't ready. i mean, it's a big city, a big hospital. >> again, it's important to focus on -- we're focused on this 56%, the majority. still, 42% said not ready. wha

ebola patient has gotten. our coverage starts with samantha bee where it all started in dallas, texas. [ cheering and applause , currently there's no active ebola cases, how did dallas finally get on top of things? >> well, jon, dallas officials tried every texas solution they could think of. they shot at ebola. they gave it the death penalty. they prayed for the virus. in a way that the virus found patronizing, felt bad. all they needed to do was just get their [bleep] together. >> jon: right now as far as you've heard dallas is okay. >> well, relatively okay. because, well, there's no more ebola dallas is still a wasteland of big hair and stupid belt buckles, am i right? >> of course right now new york city is dealing with its first case for more we're going out to aasif mandvi in new york. in new york -- what's the story, aasif? >> the story, jon? jon: that's right. >> the story is when i said i'd stay here in new york ebola was in texas. [ applause ] but now that everyone but me is in texas, ebola is in new york! >> jon: so you are saying -- what i'm saying is (bleep) (bleep) (bleep) -- >> jon: always good

contrary to what federal officials are advising, texas governor rick perry took a hard-line stance again ebola. except for aide workers calling for ban on air travel from the hardest hit countries. >> air travel is how this disease crosses borders and certainly how it do the to texas. >> he says mistakes were made after ebola was in the state, reporting to the air travel of the dallas nurse, amber vincent. from the c.d.c. to the hospital, it was indefensible she through from ohio to dallas after she had a low-grade fever. >> based on recent and ongoing developments i believe it is the right policy to ban air travel from countries that have been hit hardest by the ebola outbreak. >> meanwhile, a carnival cruiseship worker has been forced back to texas after being denied permission to dock in cozumel, mexico. placed in isolation after contacted by the c.d.c. officials. and the texas health officials ordered any person entering the room of thomas duncan not to travel by public transport including plains, ships, trains or buses, or visiting groceries or theaters for 21 days until the danger of dev

ebola outbreak. three people from pennsylvania are being monitored in texas for the deadly virus. they were on the same flight as amber vincent, the dallas nurse who has ebola. it's important to note that the three pennsylvanians are not showing any symptoms. while officials are not releasing their names and home towns, we have learned that they're from the north eastern part of the state. governor tom core bit says that everything will be done to get the three back to pennsylvania safely and they'll be monitored upon their return. they were all on the same frontier airlines flight as vincent. they remain in texas to be monitored. but they're free to come home because again they have no symptoms. the governor says his office is making daily calls to those three passengers. and he wants to repeat that this is not an easy disease to catch. >> keep in mind, anybody such as those individuals are probably very nervous about this. it would be pretty frightening if i was on a plane with somebody who has came down with this. one of the reasons to have this press conference is to say you ne

las alarmas en los hospitales del Área de la bahÍa luego de conocer el paciente infectado de Ébola en texasa sÍntomas y nadie se daba cuenta que estaba infectado. >> si igual >> seleccionaba madres de alumnos de la escuela a la que existÍa un niÑo que tuvieron contacto con el hombre diagnosticado con Ébola en texas. en total 18 personas estuvieron con el paciente, ahora critican el hecho de que el enfermo primero fue un hospital y al parecer no lo examinaron con mayor detenciÓn a pesa de que dijo haber estado en el oeste de África. y lo mandaron a su casa con antibiÓticos. volvió tres dÍas mÁs tarde y ahÍ detectaron que tenÍa Ébola, podrÍa pasar aquí en el Área de la bahÍa? estÁn preparados y en alerta. >> si el paciente tiene fiebre u otro sÍntoma de Ébola podrÍa potencialmente contagiar por contacto directo pero si el paciente no tiene sÍntomas se considera que no es contagioso, indicaron. el contagio se produce a travÉs de fluidos corporales, si se detecta el riesgo lo trasladan a 1 a aislada. se tiene >> tuvieron tuvieron que regresar. los daÑos a la escuela fueron mÍnimos. >> el abogad

breaking alert a second healthcare worker here at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas has tested positive for the ebola virus. a second worker separate from the first nurse we have been reporting on. the alert coming on from the state texas department of state health services. second healthcare worker who provided care for the first ebola patient diagnosed in the united states has tested positive for the disease. the worker reported a fever tuesday was immediately isolated at the hospital. hospitals interviewed the patient to look at potential exposures. those people will be monitored. the type of monitoring depends on the nature of their interaction and the potential they were exposed to the virus. so again, breaking right now at 4:00 in the morning here in texas, 5:00 there on the east coast a second medical worker here at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas has officially been diagnosed with ebola. the other nurse infected is said to be in good condition this morning as cdc and other health officials are scrambling that this does not happen again. quickly we can tell you several things are

ebola. >> a texas health care worker does have ebola. >> shocking hospital officials. >> fears ebola can spread. >> the cdc still doesn't know the point of contact. >> big question now is how did she get it. >> how could she possibly contract ebola. >> what is wrong with you people? [ laughter ] she was a nurse. in the ebola unit. he took care of the ebola man. >> would you concede that some of this coverage is getting out of control. >> yes. on the other hand, jon stewart does a great job of making fun of journalists ek september in that case wolf blitzer is asking a legitimate question. what he was trying to get at we were told by the government again and again health care workers would be protect, they had these special suits on. it's a legitimate question to say what the heck happened. the government repeatedly told us it's fine. >> we'll turn this into a 24/7 story. every news conference, every development, every update. doesn't it convey a sense of crisis. >> absolutely. we could have this conversation about almost any issue. is cable news over blowing the controversy and the answer is al

also this afternoon, a turn for the worse for the ebola patient in texas. egin with vicente arenas at newark airport. >> reporter: terminal b at newark international airport was the site of the latest ebola scare. c.d.c. teams met united flight 988 after it landed from brusselss with reports of a man vomiting on board. the sick passenger was taken to university hospital in newark where he's under observation. after about two hours, c.d.c. officials determined he was not contagious and allowed his fellow passengers to leave the plane, but each of them was given instructions on how to identify ebola symptoms. dane west of new jersey was coming home from a business trip. >> we were halfway through customs, and we were all told, "get out of line. go off to the side." and we just waited another hour, hour and a half. >> reporter: c.d.c. officials have plans in place for situations like this. newark airport is one of 18 nationwide with c.d.c. quarantine stations. there are two others at border crossings. crossings. >> c.d.c., miami quarantine. >> reporter: this is

now the preliminary ebola test was run late tuesday at the state public health laboratory in austin, texasand this news comes on the heels of the cdc admitting its response to the first ebola case in texas was not sufficient. the organization also admits that nina pham the nurse who contracted the disease after treating thomas eric duncan may have never fallen ill if experts had been on the ground from the very beginning. so the cdc is vowing to change its practices to prevents another nurse or doctor from getting the disease. the cdc will now send a rapid response team to any hospital that diagnosis an ebola patient. meanwhile thousands of nurses across the country are expected to join a conference call this afternoon to talk about how their hospitals are preparing to treat ebola cases. the nurses' union is pointing the finger at texas presbyterian hospital claiming it was not prepared to deal with an ebola patient and that's how pham got infected and it will likely blame the hospital for this new case. again, just breaking, a second healthcare worker who cared for the first ebola patient

ebola. this as we learn new details of how many people came in contact with the texas ebola patient and whatdone there to stop the virus from spreading. >>> new help in the war on isis. what is now being done to stop the terrorists. >>> hackers attacked jpmorgan chase in one of the biggest security breaches ever. 83 million accounts affected. we are breaking down what you need to know and what you need to do about it. >>> welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. john berman has the morning off. the nbc news cameraman has been named. he is 33-year-old ashoka mukpo. nbc hired him a day earlier as a second cameraman for the network editor nancy snyderman. the network is flying the entire crew back to the u.s. for quarantine and treatment. nbc news president released a statement saying we are also taking all possible measures to protect our employees and general public. the rest of the crew, including dr. nancy are closely monitored and show no symptoms or warnin s signs. in an abundance of caution, we will fly them back to the united states on private charter and they will be quaran

first, to dann cuellar in dallas, texas ground zero for the ebola investigation. dann? >> monica, it is certainly contrary to what federal health officials are advising, but it got a lot of attention here today. texas governor rick perry calling for a ban on air travellers from country with ebola except for the aide workers fighting the disease. >> based on recent and ongoing developments, i believe it is the right policy to ban air travel from countries that have been hit hardest by the ebola outbreak. >> texas governor rick perry concedes that mistakes were made after ebola was first discovered in his state. specifically pointing to the air travel of the dallas nurse, amber vinson. he says from the c.d.c. to the hospital it was indefensible that she flew from ohio to dallas after she said she had a low-great fever. and a carnival cruise with a health care worker on board who cared for duncan in isolation. they same the worker was put in isolation after contacted by the c.d.c. officials. and ordering health care workers treating thomas duncan before he died were told to

i'm tom keene, joining me adam johnson and scarlet fu. >> a second ebola case has been diagnosed in texas care worker who helped treat the ebola patient at a dallas hospital. meanwhile, the world health organization warns that the infection rates could hit 10,000 a week by december and the u.s. government is ramping up its campaign. here is cdc director tom frieden. anywhere inospital the country that has a confirmed case of ebola, we will put a team on the ground

ebola outbreak. three people from pennsylvania are being monitored in texas for the deadly virus. amber vincent, the dallas nurse who has ebola. the three pennsylvanians are not showing any symptoms and have not been quarantined. officials are not releasing their names and home towns, we've learned they're from the north eastern part of the state. nurse nina pham is resting comfortably at the national institutes of health in maryland. pham was the first of two nurses that became infected while treating now deceased ebola patient thomas duncan. this after president obama has named a former white house adviser as his point man. the world health organization is admitting it botched attempts to stop the outbreak. and a caribbean cruise ship carrying a dallas health worker who is being monitored for ebola is now heading back to texas. chris cato is life in dal los this morning. some of the hospital employees who are being monitored are actually staying there at the hospitaling with right? >> reporter: it's quite interesting. the hospital has set up an isolation room, a unit for those wo

. >>> some good news tonight in the fight against ebola. texas health officials say a dallas county sheriff's deputy who exhibited symptoms of ebola has tested negative for the disease. michael mon anything had gone to a health clinic on wednesday complaining of illness. he was among a group of deputees who went inside the dallas apartment where thomas eric duncan was staying. duncan died yesterday of ebola. officials say monig is in good condition. >> us marines stationed in spain heading to west africa to help with the ebola crisis. one had dread soldiers being deployed to liberia the area hit hardest. officials say 4,000 people in west africa have died after contracting the disease. making this the worse ebola outbreak on record. us officials say thousands of other troops are on stand by and could be sent in if more help is need. here in the us officials at a summit in washington, d.c., addressed the rising financial concerns involving the -- with combating the disease. >> the two-year regional financial impact could reach u.s. $32.6 billion b

thomas frieden admitted officials did not do all they should have to keep ebola from spreading from thomas duncan to the texas presbyterian nurse who cared for him. frieden promised to put a team of ebola experts on the ground anywhere after a diagnosis in the country. >> you know, i thought often about it i wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. >> the infected nurse herself nina pham doing better this morning with an upgrade in her condition, thankfully. cnn's victor blackwell is in dallas for us, with more on that. >> reporter: well, certainly an optimistic update. 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.

begin with breaking news, we learned another case of ebola in texas. >> a second health care worker who gave care to thomas eric duncan tested positive for the virus. we're learning about the case as the nurse battling the virus is doing better. dr. richard besser is on the line with us now. the cdc said it's not unexpected to see more cases. this is another one. what's your reaction and most concerning about this. >> this is very concerning, t.j. the fact that the first case of ebola treated in the united states has now led to two health care workers with ebola is really -- is really frightening. and i think should cause us to consider again whether every hospital in america should be expected to be able to take care of an ebola patient safely. >> dr. besser, we know the texas hospital, the nurses union came out saying they did not believe that proper care was taken when the first patient came through. how do we know that hospitals across america are prepared to deal with ebola indicationcases? >> i have seen them treated in liberia and suited up in a ward. it's not something you can r

but if -- this is hypothetical, if you were to start to experience symptoms of ebola, texas health presbyterian hospital would be the recommended hospital for you to go to for treatment. how would you feel about that? >> you know, i've played that situation out in my head. knowing what i know, i would try anything and everything to refuse to go there to be treated. i would feel at risk by going there if i don't actually have ebola, i may contract it there is how i actually feel. and i would do anything to refuse to go there. >> nurse brianna aguirre today. it's worth noting tonight at least one other staffer from the hospital told nbc news she has confidence in texas presbyterian, feels the hospital has done a good job keeping the staff informed. >>> at the white house, president obama once again stayed put. he canceled a trip, stayed back to discuss the ebola threat. he called in key advisors for another strategy session on this chris jansing at the white house for us tonight. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is the second straight day president obama canceled commaf

ebola. this as we learn details of how many people came in contact with the texas ebola patient. >>> new helpthe war on isis. we are live in baghdad. >>> hackers attack jpmorgan chase. one of the biggest security breaches ever. 83 million accounts affected. what you need to do about it. i'm christine romans. welcome to "early start." we have breaking news. the freelance cameraman who was diagnosed with ebola on wednesday has now been named. he is 33-year-old ashoka mukpo. nbc hired him just one day earlier as a second cameraman for the network's medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. snyderman and the crew is being flown back to the u.s. for treatment. a statement released saying we are taking all precautions to protect our employees and the public. dr. nancy and the crew is being closely monitored. in an abundance of caution, we will fly them back on a private charter flight and they will place themselves under quarantine in the united states for 21 days. in dallas, authorities working furiously to prevent an ebola outbreak. they are casting a much wider net this morning as the number of people

now this is as officials investigate the initial treatment of the ebola patient in texas. abc news reporter elizabeth herr is in dallas. >> more controversy is coming to light over the airline passenger from west africa, thomas eric duncun who brought ebola to texas. duncun was sent home from this dallas hospital on september 25th, even though he had symptoms similar to an ebola infection and told a nurse he had come from ebola-ravaged west africa. >> if you get that kind of information you have to act on it. >> officials did not act until after duncun was admitted to the same hospital on september 28th. now everybody who came in contact with him is under close observation leaving some of his neighbors in this dallas apartment complex nervous. >> i don't even know what are the symptoms you have to have or nothing like that. >> health investigators are now monitoring more than 18 people including five who are children potentially exposed to the virus. >> following people for 21 days is how you prevent infection. >> and dallas schools are sending this message to concerned par

amber vinson's flight from ohio to texas is sparking ebola fear in both states. two schools in bellton, texas are closed because parents flew on the same flight as vinson. and in ohio, a staff member traveled from dallas home to ohio on a different flight from vinson, but quote, perhaps the same aircraft. schools in both districts will be cleaned. >> i understand why people are concerned. medical experts tell you this is an overabundance of caution. >>> a house committee is holding a hearing on the ebola situation in texas. among those under the microscope is thomas frieden and an official has submitted written testimony saying we are deeply sorry for failing to diagnose duncan with ebola. >>> house speaker boehner says the white house needs to consider the ban on travel from west african nations dealing with ebola right now. pennsylvania congress member schuster and tom marino joining this call. marino is demanding the resignation of thomas frieden. >>> four major airports begin enhanced ebola screenings on monday. newark, washington dulles, o'hare and hartsfield

. >> reporter: health officials say they don't believe the pair have ebola. at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas ebola patient thomas eric duncan is in critical condition. he arrived from liberia last month and got sick at this apartment. hazmat started sanitizing the unit friday. three days after duncan was diagnosed with ebola. the four people who had been quarantined in the apartment will move to a private home in a gated community. >> we don't sickness increasing everywhere so they moved it. >> reporter: the cdc has identified nine people who have had close contact with duncan here in dallas. health officials are monitoring them closely along with 41 others who may have had contact. >> we are confident that none of those with definite contact had any symptoms related to ebola. none of them had fever. >> reporter: cdc director dr. thomas frieden says there are no other confirmed cases of ebola in the u.s. marlie hall, cbs news, dallas. >> the virus that causes ebola is not airborne and can only be spread through direct contact with bodily fluids. >>> rig

. >> reporter: the cdc says all people possibly exposed to ebola here at texas health presbyterian hospital are now banned from traveling on public transportation. as for the first nurse to contract ebola here nina pham she is at the hospital in isolation in good condition s the hospital says there are now safety protocols in place to keep workers safe. adriana diaz, cbs news, dallas. >> the top public health officials are in for a grill on capitol hill. congress is holding hearings on the u.s. response to ebola and questions about the place where the two nurses contracted ebola. >> i want people to understand that the dangers of you contracting ebola the dangers of a serious outlook are extraordinarily low. >> reporter: starting today four more major american airports will screen passengers from west africa for ebola. >>> there's a mystery related to the ebola scare in texas. take a look at this man on the tarmac at the dallas airport. everyone else was in hazmat suits as an ebola patient was transported. but the man with the clipboard had no protection. our dallas affiliate talked to a me

ebola vars. they they were on the same plane as an infected dallas nurse. texas't shown any seens of ebola infection. >> president obama named a former white house adviser to the position of ebola czar. he'll coordinate health security in the u.s. and work with government agencies to stop the spread of ebola in west africa. our job here at nbc 10 news is to separate the facts from the fear. >> we're hearing the same message over and over today. our region is prepared and this is not a disease that's easy to catch. nbc 10's renee chenault-fattah is monitoring developments from the digital operations center right now. what's the latest? >> keith and jacqueline, nbc 10 just learned that the hospital at the university of pennsylvania has agreed to care for any u.s. medical worker who contracts the virus, who might contract the virus in africa. just yesterday we learned that c.h.o.p. would take children who may become ineffected by ebola. no surprise when you consider our region is such a medical hub. back to those three plane passengers. governor corbett said if they

first, to dann cuellar in dallas, texas ground zero for the ebola investigation. dann? onica, it is certainly contrary to what federal health officials are advising, but it got a lot of attention here today. texas governor rick perry calling for a ban on air travellers from country with ebola except for the aide workers fighting the disease. >> based on recent and ongoing developments, i believe it is the right policy to ban air travel from countries that have been hit hardest by the ebola outbreak. >> texas governor rick perry concedes that mistakes were made after ebola was first discovered in his state. specifically pointing to the air

says not to be surprised if there are more cases of ebola in texas. >>> they are revealing how they would respond if a patient showed signs of ebola. nora muchanic has that part of the story. >> hi, there. ait happened in texas it could happen anywhere. the aria hospitals are taking precautions in case. >>reporter:they walked into the emergency room in berlin or in voorhees it would trigger an immediately response. >> the entire team, transportation the sterile supply, doctors nurses the whole system would be notified. >>reporter:they have protective gear including masks, gloves and gowns and hoods and written step-by-step procedures. the air is vented out and not recirculated. >> you hear an alarm. it will alert us. you can hear it ringing. >>reporter:virtua is preparing a video about ebola about its website to educate the public and managers are meeting three times a woke to update the ebola response procedures. >> we are spending a lot of time for people to understand the protocol for treatment. >>reporter:they are trained to ask pointed questions of sick patients. >> if they have diar

a man sick with ebola in texas. mistake that left him untreated, contagious and in the general population for days and the many people he may have exposed to ebola before being put in isolation. >>> the secret service director stepping down after a series of blunders that could have put the first family in danger. who will now be charged with keeping the president safe. >>> there could be new help in the war against isis. turkey deciding today on possible new military action. that as isis gains ground in syria. we are live next to the battle field ahead. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start."

a man sick with ebola in texas. the hospital mistake that left him untreated, contagious and in the general population for days and the many people he may have exposed to ebola before being put in isolation. >>> the secret service director stepping down after a series of blunders that could have put the first family in danger. who will now be charged with keeping the president safe. >>> there could be new help in the war against isis. turkey deciding today on possible new military action. that as isis gains ground in syria. we are live next to the battle field ahead. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, october 2nd. new information and fears about ebola as several people, including school children in dallas, are being watched closely by medical officials. we have new details about the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. he is thomas eric duncan. a 42-year-old liberian citizen. on september 15th, in monrovia, duncan assisted a pregnant wo

now this is as officials investigate the initial treatment of the ebola patient in texas. abc news reporter elizabeth herr is in dallas. >> more controversy is coming to light over the airline passenger from west africa, thomas eric duncun who brought ebola to texas. duncun was sent home from this dallas hospital on september 25th, even though he had symptoms similar to an ebola infection and told a nurse he had come from ebola-ravaged west africa. >> if you get that kind of information you have to act on it. >> officials did not act until after duncun was admitted to the same hospital on september 28th. now everybody who came in contact with him is under close observation leaving some of his neighbors in this dallas apartment complex nervous. >> i don't even know what are the symptoms you have to have or nothing like that. >> health investigators are now monitoring more than 18 people including five who are children potentially exposed to the virus. >> following people for 21 days is how you prevent infection. >> and dallas schools are sending this message to concerned par

. >>> now the latest on amber vinson, the second nurse to be infected in texas after treating ebola patient thomas duncan. >> right now she is in the specialized isolation unit at emory university hosp in atlanta, after being transferred from dallas last night. there are still a lot of questions about why she was allowed to take a commercial flight from texas to ohio, and back, just before her diagnosis, especially after she notified the cdc. within 24 hours she tested positive. d that was the very first question congress posed to cdc director tom frieden. >> we discussed with her her storms as well as other evaluation. i have not seen the transcript of the conversation. my understanding is that she reported no symptoms to . >> but questions remain about why vinson was allowed to travel in the first place. dr. freedn noted health care workers are considered high risk when they are not wearing the right protective equipment. hospital workers acknowledge their procedures evolved in the first few days of duncan's treatment when both infected nurses had extensive contact with his bodily fluids.

. >> more calls for the us to ban air travel from those countries hit so hard by ebola. texas governor rick perry joining the growing movement by other lawmakers today. something president obama pushed back against in his weekly radio address. fox's alicia acuna has more on that and the latest on those two nurses that are now battling ebola. >> reporter: doctors at the national institutes of health in bethesda maryland fully expect nurse nina pham to walk out of their facility. she's interactive with staff members taking care of which is very good time. when she left texas she was in what doctors called good condition. upon arrival at nih and after initial assessment pham was listed as fair which prompted questions over whether she was deteriorating. >> i said she was in fair condition which implies that she does still have some symptoms. she's very fatigued. this is a virus that really wreaks havoc on you. i mean you could come in and be getting better, you could have decrease in diarrhea, decrease in vomiting but you're still very very tired. this virus knocks you out. >> re

. >> the first case of ebola diagnosed in the united states. a man in texas, now in isolation. >> ebola, it's here. >> it is here, ebola. >> ebola, here. >> stephen: yes, ebola here. ( laughter ) folks, that is crap-your-pant terrifying in that crap your pant is one of the symptoms of ebola. and now that the virus has hit america, it's only a matter of time before it infects us all. i mean what's what happened with iggy azalea. ( laughter ) so it is time for tonight's. >> apocalypse now. ebola in america. 50 states of graves. >> stephen: by the way, that exploding graphic just spread ebola all over the inside of your tv screen. remember, folks, anybody can get ebola just by coming in contact with an infebted purpose's bodily fluids, including blood, sweat, feces, vomit, semen, and spit. so you might want to avoid the next gathering of the juggalos. ( laughter ) and i won't be fooled into staying calm by the so-called experts with their so-called medical degrees and their so-called fingers. and neither will the fox and friend. >> ebola is-- is not as contablou

ebola. dr. daniel varga from texas health presbyterian hospital is expected to acknowledge mistakes were made in diagnosing ebola patient thomas eric duncan, who died last week from the disease. varga will also address concerns over protocols, medical workers used while treating him. today the president canceled a second day of campaigning to focus on ebola containment efforts. >> i want people to understand that the dangers of you contracting ebola, the dangers of a serious outbreak are extraordinarily low. >> reporter: but a growing number of republicans including house speaker john boehner are calling for the president to consider a temporary travel ban or visa restrictions for countries hardest hit by the outbreak. >> if you are in west africa you get accidentally exposed to ebola, what's the first thing you're going to do? try to get into american into american hospitals where you life might be saved. >> reporter: the white house says a travel ban is off the table. >> shutting down travel to that area of the world would not prevent the expeditious flow of personnel and equipment into the re