the other is now being transferred to emery university.y are going to be given the best possible care. our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families, and we're continuing to monitor their conditions. number two s the second nurse to be diagnosed, as all of you are aware, that traveled from dallas to cleveland and back. as a consequence, it's very important for us to make sure that we are monitoring and tracking anyone who was in close proximity to this second nurse. to make sure that their temperatures are being taken and we know that they are receiving the kind of attention that they need to ensure no additional spread of the disease. i spoke to governor kasich in ohio today who was on top of it. we have deployed cdc personnel there to make sure they're getting all the support that they need. and we will continue to work with both them and the airlines, getting the manifests and assuring that we are keeping track of anybody in close proximity to the second nurse. number three, we remain focused on the situation in dallas. as i

is supporting the hospital in texas, and also that emery university is doing that as well. and the third area is after identification and contact tracing is effective isolation, and we are looking very closely as what may have happened the result in these two. >> and i assume if there are any new recommendations this protocol will be updated and redistributed? >> we always look at the data to see what we with can do to better protect americans. >> you are kind enough to share with us this graphic, and in it you mentioned a company in aims iowa called new link, which is working on one of the vaccines that uh just went with into phase one clinical trials this week. >> that is correct. >> i had an opportunity to talk two of their employees and i know they are working around the clock trying to help come up with a vaccine that will meet the protocol and the standards for scalabilitien, that i think everyone is looking for. the department of defense, have called this one of the most advanced in the world. and they have requested contracts with h.h.s. expanding the manufacturing.

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. >> great news out of emery university hospital. the second nurse infected with ebola is free of the virus and expected to spoke here. she is not expected to take kidnap questions like her colleague nina pham who was released last week. amber vinson got a lot of attention because she was allowed to fly commercially from texas to ohio to plan a wedding and visit with her family and she self reported the low grade fever and she was allowed to fly back to texas. she was taken here on october 15th and has made a full recovery. this is the same room where dr. kent brantley spoke to the media. he has been surrounded by doctors and nurses. there was the other aid worker as well as the unidentified doctor who contracted the disease. amber vinson is expected to speak here within the hour and will be surrounded by her grandparents as well. back to you. >> we will be carrying that live. thanks for the preview. breaking news from boston. a conviction for one of the college friends. pete williams joins me now. >> one of three friends on the dorm

second nurse who contracted ebola while treating thomaser inning duncan undergoes treatment at emery university hospital in atlanta. cdc officials say vinson was on a frontier airlines flight from cleveland to dallas the day present she started showing symptoms. vinson contracted cdc before boarding the plane but cdc says her temperature did not officially meet the criteria for some one at high risk. president obama highlights the need for the need to ramp up efforts to confront the virus. >> and that we are monitoring supervising, overseeing, in a much more aggressive way exactly what is taking place in dallas initialry and making sure that the lessons learned are then transmitted to hospitals, and clinics all across the country. >> reporter: cdc is establishing an ebola response team, it could be in place within hours, of a new case. the cdc also promising to give hospitals a clear understanding of the best way to treat patients and protect their workers. >>> meanwhile the dallas happies now using a decontamination robot made by a horsham company to clean up after ebola patients are treated.

then she came here once she was diagnosed with ebola to emery university hospital on october 15th. and emery, as you know, has proven they can do this. they have treated successfully several patients with ebola now. there were the aid workers, dr. kent brantly and nancy writebol as well as the unidentified w.h.o. doctor who contracted ebola while works in sierra leone. all have been successfully treated and released. today we expect amber vinson, the fourth patient with ebola to be released from emery university hospital. a lot of people looking forward to hearing from her publicly for the first time. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. sara dallof is outside bellevue hospital where dr. craig spencer is the only person in the u.s. being treated for ebola. good morning, how is he doing this morning? >> good morning, jose. dr. spencer is entering his fifth full day of treatment here. at last update he was in stable but serious conditions. we are expecting more details on him a little later afternoon. also inside the 5-year-old little boy who tested negative for ebola yesterday. heal

now emery university hospital has a lot of experience now dealing with ebola patients.they successfully treated and released several aide workers. dr. kent brantly, nancy writebol and the unidentified doctor who contracted the disease in sierra leone. he was released a few days ago. today the fourth ebola patient successfully treated and released here at the hospital, amber vincent, is expected to be discharged and we expect to hear from her publicly for the first time. >> another moment worth celebrating. gabe, thank you very much: the new guidelines ask states to categorize health care workers coming home from west africa instead of quarantining everyone, no matter what their risk level is. i'm joined now by nbc's senior health writer maggie fox to explain these changes. no rest for the weary for you. nonstop for so long. a lot of americans focused on the ebola topic right now. governor chris christie we heard tell matt lauer he thought the new risk categories were effectively confusing. do you agree? >> well, what the cdc is trying to do is make it flexible so each s

standards followed by some university where health care providers have successfully treated patients without further infection. >> if they are not highest standard like emery or university of nebraska then would i not feel comfortable taking care of a patient. >> reporter: toomey says those universities frequently train with anti contamination gear and hazmat suits. meanwhile communities across the delaware valley continue to prepare for an possibly bowl a out break here and, happening today, philadelphia city council will be holding hearings to discuss this city's readiness. we are reporting live, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> lets remind everybody to stay with "eyewitness news" for the very latest on the ebola out break. we have assembled a guide to keep you informed and you can find it at cbs philly to the come. >>> let get traffic and weather together right now, here's katie. >> ukee, we continue to see soaking rain here in the delaware val a cross the eastern half of it because we are starting to see the back edge of this frontal boundary making its very slow progress out towards sea. once it finally gets there we can reza shourd we wi

bring the nurse from class to emery university hospital? situation in dallas in confusing at best. the patrol controls, many people say were not followed. they have built a quarantine unit 12 years ago in conjunction with the c.d.c., so they now what they're doing and how to handle an ebola-infected person. >> robert, thank you. >> let's go to lisa stark in washington, d.c. the c.d.c. director will testify today. you got a copy of his opening remarks. what's he going to say? >> in his written testimony he'll say the c.d.c. anticipated that someone infected with ebola would show up in the u.s., that they've been preparing for it. he goes through a long list and say that they are actively investigating what went wrong at that dallas hospital, allowing two nurses to be infected. he'll say that even a single inadvertent slip can be problematic. he'll try to reassure the committee thinking they will stop this, but it will take meticulous attention to detail. he believes the public health system in place in the u.s. will prevent an ebola outbreak

the second nurse is also being treated at emery university hospital in atlanta.ll this suggest as vote of no confidence on how texas health presbyterian has handled ebola, and the c.d.c. is also under scrutiny for it's lack of coordination. >> on thursday, a home representative apologized for mistakes in treating thomas eric duncan but still faced tough questions. >> has your organization -- or the inadequacies of the protocol. >> we don't know at this particular juncture, what the source or the cause of the exposure that caused nina to contract the disease. >> the dispute between on site nurses and the hospital is also growing with nurses saying no one knew what the protocols were or what kind of gear should be worn, adding that they felt unsupported unprepared and lied too. but texas health dallas shot back, saying the assertions do not reflect facts learned from the medical record. the hospital follows guidelines and sought additional clarity, none of this is likely to ease fears. some schools here canceled classes the reason, they had been on the same flight

. >> well, some people watching the coverage of amber vinson being flown to emery university are asking questions about the man without a protective suit. take a look at this video. it shows the man holding a clipboard and wearing street clothes as vinson is taken on to that plane. now at one point, he is handed an orange bag from one of the people in hazmat suits. it is a hazmat trash bag, so we don't know what exactly is in that. but ktvt says it did some investigating but was not able to determine who the man is. the cdc told the station they don't see any problem since the man maintained a safe distance and vinson was wearing protective gear. but the reason why we're showing you this is because of the public perception. the whole problem at the moment has been that this has gotten out of hand because the hospital, the cdc, they've dropped the ball on many occasions. and this is at the moment, john, you know, we're trying to -- the authorities are trying to contain this, trying to contain the outbreak, and when you see this sort of lapse, it's a concern for people. we don't know what

infect with ebola ace being transferred from a hospital in dallas to a specialize fad silt is at emery university in atlanta. right now the cdc is contacting frontier airlines passengers who shared a flight with 29 year-old amber vincent on october 13th, that is the day before she reported symptoms. after that positive diagnosis, a hazmat team went to her apartment, to decontaminate it, meanwhile president obama canceled his campaign trips today to hold a cabinet meeting on this out break. correspondent omar villafranca has latest from dallas. >> reporter: frontier airlines jet was scrubbed down at cleveland's airport after health officials reported the latest ebola patient was on board monday. twenty-nine year-old amber vincent was part of the medical staff that treated ebola patient thomas duncan at texas health presbyterian hospital before he died last week. twenty-six year-old nurse nina pham is also infected. officials say vincent showed no symptoms during her flight from cleveland to dallas, so risk of spreading the the virus is low but officials are trying to contact passengers. the cdc sa

her condition at emery university hospital is not updating this morning. we're hearing from her uncle, he released a statement and i'll read from it now. our family has been overwhelmed with support and love for amber and our extended family over the last 72 hours. we thank you for those prayers and well wishes. amber is stable, and we're continuing to work with her doctors as her treatment progresses. doctor chris braiden from the cdc told reporters yesterday she's not very well. you hear her uncle saying she's stable. this morning, as you mentioned, the cdc is scrambling to identify any commercial airline passengers that might have come into contact with amber vincent. the cdc said they cannot rule out she may have had ebola symptoms as early as friday. that is earlier than they first thought. you may recall she flew on friday from dallas to ohio to visit her family and plan a wedding and flew back to dallas on monday. she did call the cdc on monday and self-reported that temperature of 99.5 degrees. but it did not meet the risk threshold of 100.4 degree

was seen wearing a protective jumpsuit as she was placed in an ambulance to be transported to emery university hospital in atlanta for treatment. emergency vehicles escorted the ambulance. this comes just hours after her apartment was sealed off and cleaned. the 29 year old nurse had exteb sieve contact with taums eric duncan, even dealing with his bodily fluids. this past friday, she flew on frontier airlines from dallas to cleveland to visit her fiance to plan her upcoming wedding. >> she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. >> reporter: that's according to the head of the cdc because she treated duncan and had a low fever when she boarded the plane. but no one told the nurse not to fly. >> the krcdc did not direct presbyterian or anyone else not to travel. the staff was under self-monitor. >> i am heartbroken about those two nurses. >> reporter: bay area health workers are reacting to the news that two texas nurses have tested positive for ebola. >> there's concern in every hospital and for every nurse. >> reporter: nurses who treated duncan told members of the organization ano

vincent walked off the plane last night after hitching a ride arriving at emery university hospital. she is the second nurse to catch ebola after treating thomas eric duncan. the associated press roberted she had close contact -- reported she had close contact with duncan. vincent flew to cleveland and back to dallas before she knew she had the disease, the cdc admitted it errorred -- errorred giving her permission to fly with a fever. >> she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. >> reporter: even though the cdc maintains the level of risk of the 132 passengers around vincent is extremely low, air travelers are uneasy. >> is it safe to get on any of these planes going anywhere. >> reporter: meanwhile, another of duncan's nurses remains at this texas hospital her condition continuing to improve. health officials investigating how the two became infected. that number expected to climb. >> this has been a nightmare for nurses across the nation. >> reporter: done -- duncan's medical records reveal he was in the hospital for two days before the medical staff switch to haz/mat

she was able to walk into emery university hospital. the 29-year-old health care worker was among the dozen of people who treated thomas duncan the first ebola patient to die. the president is cancelling a trip tomorrow to monitor the ebola response. he canceled a fund-raising trip today. he said the u.s. must approach the situation more aggressively. he's ordered an investigation into how the nurses were affected. the second nurse flew on frontier airlines. >>> tom baker is live with the risk to air travelers about ebola. >> think about it, 11 years ago fears of the sars virus almost wrecked the situation with international air travel. now fear of ebola on domestic flights could wreak havoc. many people fueled by many end of the world media reports are panicking over ebola with airline passengers worrying. >> we've lost perspective. >> a renowned disease specialist at uc berkeley does not under play the seriousness of contracts ebola. >> none of us have immunity, that's what we're seeing in africa. >> this centers for disease control v

transfer that second health care worker in texas who preliminarily tested positive for ebola to emery university hospital in atlanta illustrates the federal government's reactive and rapidly evolving strategy to prevent the spread of the virus that's now within u.s. borders. now with a look at what's certain to come up, we're less than three weeks to the election, and how this is playing out in terms of its politics. this will look at a "the washington post"-abc news poll that the times writes about. they say "according to that poll, 54% of republicans are confident in the federal government's ability to respond effectively to ebola. far fewer than the 76% of democrats who expressed confidence." that writing today in the "new york times." they are writing about an abc news/"the washington post" poll. a prefew for -- we take you to a preview of today's hearing with "washington journal." >> this under scores the seriousness that the president has taken with this outbreak that he is visiting the hospital. >> first and foremost, to c.d.c. director freed man -- friedman come up in this talk? >> what

>> well, of course, the cdc is here, emery university's here, people are concerned about ebola.think a lot of confidence in health officials. but there's great concern, no doubt about that. i haven't seen that play one way or the other in the presidential race. but when you look at isis as we've discussed, when you look at ebola, russia, ukraine. you have to figure this is not a good time to cut back the defense budget and have it on automatic pilot. and michelle has said, and that's really important point that she is not in favor of automatic cuts. she disagrees with both president obama and the congress on this. she believes that we need to strengthen our defense and send strong signals to the world and stop the very destructive short-term approach. >> sam nunn, senator, good to see you, thanks so much. and we've reached out to david perdue the republican and we would love to have him on, as well. >>> and we're following breaking news out of dallas. that where the cdc has confirmed a second health care worker to test positive for ebola. actually took a flight from cleveland to

. >> let's go to gabe at emery university. be, are they prepared, first of all, they have now another nurse from dallas, so the situation now is a patient at emery a patient that is going to be coming to washington, d.c., suburban washington, d.c. at nih? >> reporter: hi, andrea. well, here at emery, the isolation unit can handle a maximum of three ebola patients. they have this nurse that came here late last night, amber vincent, and they have an unidentified third ebola patient that was brought here several weeks ago after dr. kent bradley. here's what we know about amber vincent. she was described as ill, but clinically stable making the trip from dallas to atlanta yesterday. however, emery university hospital officials are not commenting on her condition this morning because of patient privacy. now, we know that vincent traveled to ohio over the weekend to visit her family and to plan her wedding. she did call the cdc on monday and self-reported a fever of 99.5 degrees. however, federal government officials say that she was

in fact, they applauded vinson as she left emery university in atlanta. the crowd, don't lose focus on the thousands of families who are still out there trying to survive this disease. the nurse quarantined in new jersey now back in maine, local officials want casey to avoid going out before the 21 day incubation period is up. her lawyer is trying to convince them a day or two of quarantine is enough. >> funeral services were held. people line the streets to pay tribute to corporal, nathan, as the funeral procession moved through his hometown of hamilton. u.s. secretary of state joined canada's prime minister and other dignitaries at the funeral. shot and killed in parliament by the sergeant in arms. >>> down in virginia, a small boarding school for girls is the recipient of a very large gift. stephanie ramirez is in middleburg where scol officials were stunned by their former students generosity. >> with $20 million, you can buy a private island. double that money and the head of the boarding school is definitely getting a lot of text messages now. >> ye

she's receiving isolated treatment in emery university containment unit in atlanta, we must examine the protocols broke downs that resulted in the con trags -- contraction of ebola by two nurses directly in contact treating thomas duncan. doctor, in your written testimony, you say that the first nurse, ms. pham, to contract ebola, was using full protective measures urn the cdc protocol while treating mr. duncan. has your organization in texas identified where the specific breaches in protocol were that resulted in her infection, or are alternatively, the inadequacies of the protocol? >> thank you, sir. we are investigating currently the source of this obvious exposure, and contraction of the illness. we've confirmed that care with n was wearing protective patient equipment through the whole period of time as dr. frieden already mentioned with the diagnosis of the ebola confir d confirmed, the level of personal protective equipment was elevated to the full hazmat style. we don't know at this particular juncture what the source or the cause of the exposure that caused nina to contract a d

she'll be treated at emery university hospital in atlanta in a special isolation unit while she receives treatment for ebola. but news that she was cleared to board a flight from cleveland to dallas the day before she fell ill is fueling questions. >> the person at the cdc looked at the chart and saw that she didn't officially meet the criteria as somebody for high risk because she department have a fever of 100.4 or above, so she was allowed to fly. >> reporter: they've paid six of the flight crew members on paid leave for six days and health fishlgs are notifying the 132 passengers on board. two students were among them. they were pulled out of class wednesday and will be monitored. >> we've heard from our local officials that the risk is very low and our students are safe. >> reporter: the cdc say all people possibly exposed here are now banned from traveling on public transportation. as for the first nurse who contracted ebola here, nina pham, she remains at the hospital in good condition. there are now safety protocols in place to keep workers safe. texas health maintains they are e

economics professors at emery university found that couples who spent less on their weddings have longer lasting marriages than those who splurged. a correlation between less expensive engagement rings and lower divorce rates. this is looking better and better. the type of couples who have a more modest wedding may be a better match for each other and being frugal relief young couples of a financial burden. >> have the wedding that meets your life where it is. don't have a wedding that you can't have a life to support. >> what about the ring issue? >> i think all of the rules apply, right? you don't even attempt to give a ring at all. >> if i did. >> well, i'm happy i have three daughters. that's good to know. >> three weddings, topper. >> as i say to kids, correlation does not prove causality. it doesn't mean that's the reason. but for now, we'll go with that reason. all right, yellow alert tomorrow. big thunderstorms possible between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. live look outside. it feels almost like summer. we hit the low 80s today. it is still 78. winds are southeast at 15. they will co

funding to -- >> let me just -- roseanne, you do believe the highest standards are in place at emery universityat omaha, the university of nebraska, as well as nih outside of washington, right? >> it would appear so. except for the fact that what we have is two test cases at the university of nebraska. we were hoping that that's the gold standard. i can tell you, if this was a movie star or someone famous or rich in this country that was taking care of patients or exposed, we would be having this discussion differently. it's the working people in this country whose lives are the first line of defense for patients coming through the door. if there's anything to say in this program, please protect the nurses and caregivers who are there wanting to do a job, who are human. they shouldn't have to put their lives on the line for a failure of our policymakers to protect them. i'm so angry, nurses are so angry. we just finished a protest with senator sanders with kaiser permanente and you heard when the nurse gets on the plane, they say the nurse shouldn't have gotten on the plane, but the nurse was f

. >> amber vinson is being treated at emery university hospital in atlanta -- at emory university hospital in atlanta. investigators are looking at if she had symptoms before flying to ohio last friday. vinson claimed she felt funny on that trip home to plan her wedding. 12 people who may have come in contact with the nurse including her mother are being monitored for symptoms. >>> vinson's colleague nina pham is resting comfortably at national institutes of health reportedly alert, interacting with staff and eating a bit. dr. anthony fauci with the nih said her condition went from good down to fair after her flight from dallas adding that pham will be at nih for the foreseeable future until he is confident she is well and clear of that virus. >> we fully intend to have this patient walk out of this hospital and we'll do everything we possibly can to make that happen. >> the nih clinical research center currently has capacity for one more ebola patient. >>> there have been no confirmed ebola cases originating here in the d.c. area and there have been several false alarms. >> our mola lengh

>> it was sunday that the patient walked out the door here at emery university hospital. he wants to remain anonymous. what we do know is that he arrived six and a half weeks ago september 9 and left with a clean bill of health. he's supposedly going to make a statement in the coming days. >> robert, thank you very much. >> there's been a major shift in turkey's policy in the fight against isil, the turkish mishas greed to help kurdish fighters in kobane. it comes hours after a series of simultaneous isil attacks on kurdish forces in northern iraq. libby casey is live in washington. good morning. what exactly is turkey going to do to help and why now? >> turkey will assist the peshmerga, the kurdish fighters in crossing the border to syria and joining the battle for kobane. prior to this, turkey hadn't loud reinforcements, equipment or weapon to say cross syria to go to the kurds. it considers these kurdish fighters related to the p.k.k. that is a group deemed to be a terrorist organization both by turkey and by the u.s. downer insurgency expert retired lt. col. said the

she left emery university hospital in atlanta after doctors say that she's free of that virus. >>> the the president spoke about ebola before leaving washington to campaign for democrats. >> this disease can be contained. it will be defeated. progress is possible. but we're going to have to stay vigilant and we have to make sure that we're working together. >> meanwhile delaware governor jack minister kill will brief reporters on his states response to the east bowl a out break this afternoon. there are no reports of ebola cases in the first state. >>> security is tightening at federal buildings but officials say there is no new intelligence or specific threat. it is a precautionary step following last weeks terror attack in canada and continuing calls from terror groups like isis to attack the u.s. there is in word on how long increased security will be in effect. >>> getting closer to closer, officials in hawaii are keeping a close eye on lava threatening small town of pa hoa, slow moving flow destroyed one shack thus far and continues to threat been 60 other structures in its path.

she will be taken to emery university hospital for treatment. that is the same hospital that successfully treated two other ebola patients. >>> ebola concerns were a factor in today's roller coaster ride on wall street. the dow finished 170 points in the red. at one point, it was down 460 points. tonight we have live team coverage of the ebola concerns but we begin with nbc 10's first alert weather day. our first alert meteorologists are tracking storms moving throughout our area. it could mean heavy wind and flooding. let's begin with meteorologist sheena parveen. sheena, what's happening right now? >> we still, renee, have heavy rain moving through parts of the area. heavy rain moving up to move into the areas that have seen a bit of a break. here's a look at the radar. not everyone is seeing the rain right now. but we are tracking pretty heavy showers through parts of chester and lancaster counties, earl, 76, providence in lancaster county. this is all fairly heavy rain, too. the precip rate, the rainfall rate is around an inch per hour. we'l

vincent is being flown to emery university hospital in atlanta for treatment. we also learn that she flew on a frontier airlines jet from cleveland to dallas on monday before she displayed any symptoms. that plane has been grounded since then. the authorities with the centers for disease control and prevention are contacting everyone on that plane and they have been doing that just a short time ago. president obama announced he is directing the cdc to send out response teams to hospitals with any new diagnose cases of ebola. >> as soon as somebody is diagnosed with ebola, we want a rapid response team, a s.w.a.t. team, essentially, from the cdc to be on the ground as quickly as possible. hopefully within 24 hours so that they are taking the local hospital step by step through exactly pa needs to be done. >> the president also said the white house and the cdc are reviewing what happened in dallas to make sure that any lapses are not repeated. >>> the united states is not planning to ban travel from african nations hit hard by ebola. >> yeah, but three virginia l

as you mentioned, amber vinson now in the process of being flown to emery university in atlanta. fficial close to the situation tells us that in hindsight, looking back, that thomas eric duncan perhaps should have been taken to emery hospital or another hospital that specializes in all of this from the very beginning. wolf? >> that plane is now taking off. that small jet that's carrying the 29-year-old nurse, amber vinson, to atlanta. are they saying specifically, ed, why they decided to fly her to atlanta? are they giving a specific reason? obviously they think she'll get better treatment there. >> reporter: we've reached out to the hospital to figure out if this was a local decision made or a cdc decision. we have not gotten clarification on all of that. but remember, there's also nina pham who is still here in the same area where duncan was being treated. and obviously a very tense situation, especially here, wolf, when you consider that hospital officials are preparing everybody, saying the worst may not be over yet, that there may be other members of this team in the coming d

emery university hospital behind me, where the second infected nurse was flown to last year here, that nurse as we know boarded a flight in cleveland and then landed in dallas. she had a fever. dr. frieden came out and told the world she should not have gotten on that flight with that fever. and then we find out later in the day that someone within the cdc told the nurse it's okay, get on the flight, come on down to dallas. everything is fine. so who knows what is happening within the cdc. did dr. frieden know that and didn't reveal it in the press conference, or is he misinformed? is the communication that bad? and if so is that why the protocols or so-called protocols were not followed at the dallas hospital and why the nurse's union are saying they are not prepared. these are questions that need answers, and hopefully today we get them so this so-called panic in the american public can calm down, and the focus can go back to west africa where thousands of people are infected. the situation in america is alarming. beyond that the real story at this point is over in west africa. i can

she was released from emery university hospital yesterday, after doctors have confirmed that the virus has left her bloodstream. vinson tracked ebola caring for thomas eric duncan the the first person to died from the virus on u.s. soil. >>> is there much more to tell but on "eyewitness news" this morning, still ahead big changes coming to f ferguson missouri. >> who is expected to reiron in the wake of the deadly police shooting michael brown. >>> well, after months of unrest in ferguson, missouri the cities chief of police is expected to step down. >> chief thomas jackson became face of the department after a white officer darren wilson shot and killed unarmed black teenager michael brown. a grand jury is deciding whether officer wilson will face charges. jackson, meanwhile, could step down as early a as next week. justice department is investigating the ferguson police department. >>> a small community in hawaii may be forced to evacuate as a slow moving lava a flow makes its way towards the town of bahoa. >> experts say the lava is burning 3,000 degrees and, destroyed everything in

year-old nina pham is undergoing treatment at nih in bethesda, and 29-year-old amber vinson is at emery university hospital in atlanta. in ohio, where vinson traveled before she was diagnosed, more than 100 people are being monitored for ebola symptoms. and the cruise ship carrying a hospital worker who had contact with duncan's lab specimens is now making its way back to galveston. the worker, who has shown no symptoms thus far, is quarantined in her cabin. >>> the cdc now has close to 9000 confirmed ebola cases around the world and close to 4500 of those cases have ended in death. here at wusa 9, our gannett group of news organizations are focusing on spreading facts and not fear through our ebola coverage. on air, online, we're trying to answer your questions and sort out the facts from the fiction. you can send them to us via facebook or twitter, and we'll get all of your questions answered. you can use the #factsnotfear. >>> still ahead on this saturday night, the candidates for maryland governor square off before election day. >> also, the vatican walks back on language that had been encoura

that is according to amber vinson's family tonight, she remains in atlanta's emery university hospital for now. meanwhile photo journalist, schenn here, was released from a nebraska hospital today, and today president barack obama met with his newly appointed ebola czar. the administration decide that had all travelers coming into the u.s. from the three stricken west african countries will be monitored, for 21 days. they will have to check for fever twice a day, reporter that temperature, and then any symptoms to health officials on a daily basis. by phone, video chat or in person. >>> pennsylvania and new jersey are among the six states implementing this monitoring program beginning monday. a new associated press poll today found that nine in ten americans think it is necessary to tighten screening procedures. while you can count on the number of cases, in the u.s. on one hand, fear is widespread. 75 percent of the population is concerned that ebola could spread widely. even though about a quarter of americans admit that they don't understand howie bowl a is transmitted. >>> if you'v

in a bright yellow protective suit ebola patient amber vinson walk on her own into emery university hospital in atlanta. the the 29 year-old is the second health care worker to contract the ebola virus while treating thomas duncan in dallas. >> this is a heroic person, a person who dedicated her life and is dedicating her life to helping others. >> reporter: the day before vinson started displaying symptoms she was on a frontier airlines flight from cleveland to dallas, 132 people were on the flight and each one will be interviewed and potentially monitored. the cdc's director said vinson should not have travel. >> because, at that point, she was in a group of individuals known to have exposure to ebola, she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. >> reporter: but tonight, a different twist to the story. a federal official says that vinson called the cdc before boarding the flight and told them that she had an elevated temperature of 99.5 but she was told dit not meet the 100.4-degree threshold. the federal source says that she was never instruct not to travel. meanwhile president

wants standard followed by some university where health care providers have successfully treated patients without further infection if they are not high standard like emery or university of nebraska then would i not feel comfortable taking care of a patient. >> reporter: and also here in the delaware valley, communities continue to try to prepare for a possibly bowl a out break here, happening today, the the philadelphia city council is holding a hearing about this city's preparation and readiness for a possible out break, scheduled to speak, a number of health officials as well as folks from the philadelphia international airport. reporting live from the sat center, i'm jane carabao, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we will invite to you stay with us for the very latest. we have assembled a resource guide to help keep you informed and look for it at cbs philly.com, erika. >>> ukee, today is the day 250 charter school students find out if they will to have transfer to a new school. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us now from northern liberties where parents frustrations are growing ahead of tonight's lottery, nicole, good morning. >> good

the other nurse, amber vincent, she was the second nurse to contract ebola is being treated at emery university. authorities are look into the possibility she may have shown similar tims of the virus much earlier than previously reported. >> we had started to look at the possibility that she had symptoms going back as far as saturday, which would have been the 11th. and looking at, this has to do with the bridal shop and so forth. but some more information that's come through just recently would say that we can't rule out the fact that she might have had the start of her illness on friday. so this new information now is saying we need to go back now to the flight that she took on friday the tenth and include them in our investigation of context. so that's something that's happened today. now i don't anticipate really that we're going to go back before then, but we're looking for new information all the time. we're talking with many people who may have been around her and talking with her when we can. >> so amber vincent's uncle, though, disputes reports that she was directly in contact with the

emery university said it released the man after six weeks of treatment. no other u.s. patient has been at the hospital for three weeks. this video shows him arriving at the hospital back in september. the hospital did not release the man's name. and we have new information on a developing story right now. ch a cnnen soldier killed by a hit and run driver. . why investigators are looking at whether it was an act of terrorism. plus, new information on a virginia senate race two weeks ahead of midterms. >>> and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, plenty of sunshine still sneaking through an increasingly cloudy sky in washington. these clouds will lead to rain and soon. that part of the forecast and a look at the all-important weekend. all that's coming up in your investigators in quebec say two canadian soldiers were struck by a car yesterday. the police shot the driver after a high-speed chase ended in a crash. there's the scene from yesterday. this is the first such incident in canada since the country joined the fight against islamic state militants. barbara, ba

we go live outside emery university hospital in atlanta where she is being treated. >> a suspected serial killer now in custody in brazil. police say he killed 39 people and he's only 26. >> san francisco marking 25 years since that deadly earthquake that paused the world series. now the giants have punched the ticket to another baseball championship. >> a lawyer brings her newborn baby to court, only to be reprimanded by the judge. that's one of the stories caught in our global net. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in this half hour, a 26-year-old in brazil confesses to 39 murders. police say they all happened in less than a year. >> new choices for consumers looking to cut the cord. big name channels are streaming content directly to viewers, what it could mean for the future and cost of television. >> the movie gone girl, you've heard of it, sparking huge discussions. it's hour take on the modern day marriage. >> first a look at our headlines this morning. rescue crews in nepal of looking for 70 hikers still missing in the him lay i canes, 30 people taken off the m

. >> this study was done by professors from emery university. they found that u.s. adults who spent a large amount of money on engagement rhythms or wedding rings were more likely to end up divorced. men who spend 2,000 to $4,000 worth one .3 times more likely to end up in divorce then men who spent 500 to 2,000 bucks. now when it comes to weddings if you have a wednesday ago this cost more than $20,000 you're more likely to end up, in splitsville. average cost of the wedding in u.s. is 30 you this dollars according to the knot. >> we have two things going there one the size of the ring determines how long the marriage. >> and size of the wednesdaying. >> price of the wedding. >> they go together, don't you think. i don't know, one of the main focal points of arguments between husband and wife's are finances. >> right. >> and maybe if you spent more than you can really afford on the wedding and ring, maybe it starts the ball rolling in terms of, some discord if you will. >> i have a a question, ladies i thought an engagement ring was supposed to be like $25,000 or s

the the one american ebola patient whose identity was never made public had been released from emery university hospital, in atlanta, having fully recovered from the virus. he is only identified as a doctor who had been working in sierra leon when he fell ill. >>> and, in a news conference today, the world health organization declared nigeria ebola free. the disease had come in through an airline passenger, who had carried ebola from liberia abe that led to 20 cases and eight deaths. health care workers kept it under control by tracking the progress of everyone, who had cam into contact with the disease. >>> meanwhile shirleen the worldwide concern over the spread of that virus made led to what some are calling a case of over reaction. at a local school. two students from eastern africa were supposed to start school here at howard yokem elementary in maple shade today. instead they will sit out 291 day waiting period. the student are symptom free and not from an area, affected by ebola. officials, have not said who suggested the the move, the school or the student's parents, but other parents h

she's now in an isolation unit at emery university hospital. and officials say they can't rule out the possibility that she was displaying symptoms including a low grade fever while flying across the country. >> someone who has been in close proximity or has treated these patients that they would go out and expose other people. >> reporter: texas governor rick perry is urging president obama to place persons with possible ebola exposure on the federal no-fly list. this came out as a lab supervise who handled medical tests for thomas duncan -- she's considered low risk and shows no signs of the disease, mexican authorities refused to allow the vessel to make a scheduled stop in cozumel. nina pham, the first health care worker diagnosed with ebola appears to be in good spirits. she released this youtube video. nih doctors say her condition is fair and stable. >> we fully intend to have this patient walk out of this hospital and we'll do everything we possibly can to make that happen. >> reporter: while all ebola patients are in highly specialized

in her system, so she will be transferred out of violation, however, vincent will remain at emery university hospital in atlanta for further treatment, she likely contracted ebola from a liberian man who died from the virus at a dallas hospital. the american public seems to have a severe lack of confidence in the health officials responsibility for stopping the spread of ebola. let's take a look by the numbers. and just 18% have deep confidence that they can treat ebola patients. since air strikes began. how can i go, i am coughing. the syrian observatory for lue man rights says nearly 500 of them were isil fighters. 32 civilians my apologies i am going to try to work through this. 32 civilians were allegedly killed six of them were children, the u.s. has denied any knowledge. overnight, and early today, air strikes hit isil targets around the most, and in the cities, beijing, and co barney. bernard smith has more. killed defending their town. it's filling up. today, there will be three more barriers. like most here, want wantso show solidarity. but the first time she came, it was to bury he

and we know amber vincent travelled to emery university hospital to get a treatment for her ebola infectionthe latest is her blood tepss have come back clear but we have no indication if or when she will be released. >> excellent news there. thank you nick at the cdc. >> and learning more about yesterday's deadly shooting in a high school cafeteria. dan so i'm season in everett, washington. dan. >> reporter: another horrific shooting here in washington state. we'll have the details coming up. what caused this shooter to go on this rampage? we'll explore those questions coming up. [ male announcer ] tomcat bait kills up to 12 mice, faster than d-con. what will we do with all of these dead mice? tomcat presents dead mouse theatre. hey, ulfrik! hey, agnar! what's up with you? funny you ask. i'm actually here to pillage your town. [ villagers screaming ] but we went to summer camp together. summer camp is over. ♪ [ male announcer ] tomcat. [ cat meows ] [ male announcer ] engineered to kill. [ high-pitched ] nailed it! [ normal voice ] you're right, that was really easy. i know, i told you so.

it was a conference at emery university hospital in atlanta. dallas nurse was declared ebola free, and released from isolation. while this is a day of celebration, i ask that we not lose focus on the thousands of families who continue to labor under the burden of this disease in west africa. vincent's situation gained widespread attention, after she knew from texas to ohio and then back just days after treating the new decreased lie borian national. thank you to nancy wright ball, both of whom were successfully treated here, for your donations of plasmaer and me and other patients. and thank you for your leadership, in helping to educate the public about this difficult, but treatable disease. >> while world leaders appeal for more doctors and nurses in the west african hot zones healthcare workers in the u.s. are finding themselves on the defensive. this nurse has been at the center of the mandatory quarantine controversy. return to the u.s. after treating patients and showing no symptoms of the virus, she spent the weekend this the tent outsid

she was taken to atlanta where she was treated at emery university hospital. and a few days ago her family said she was ebola-free. now she's being released from the hospital, discharged today, and we expect she will talk about her experience, make a brief statement before she heads back home this afternoon. that's the latest from the live desk. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, aaron. and right now the nurse who was forcibly quarantined in new jersey is out of the hospital and back home in maine now. kaci hickox is speaking out about her treatment, calling it inhumane. the health care worker was the first to return to the states under the mandatory quarantine order in some states. new jersey governor chris christie defends his position. >> my first priority is to protect the sub lick health and safety of the people of new jersey. i will not submit to any pressure. >> new jersey, new york and illinois have issued a mandatory quarantine for travelers who have had contact with ebola patients in west africa. >>> now he is joining larry hogan on the campaign trail

the 29-year-old was flown to emery university hospital in atlanta. in another development dallas county commissioners considered issuing a disaster declaration fearing threat had potential to suffer widespread or potential damage, injury, loss or threat of life resulting from ebola. but in the end, they decided against it for now. >> there are people that because of a breach were placed in a position of being in a scare waiting period. where they are looking for any sign of symptoms and they too have ebola. >> reporter: it's still unclear how the two nurses got it but the national nurses united a union representing nurses blames the hospital saying they did not provide proper information in a timely manner. the hospital says it was following cdc guidelines. but now any worker that shows even the slightest symptom is going to be tested proactively for ebola. we're live in dallas, i'm dann cuellar, "action news" at 10 on phl17. >>> thank you, dann. the children's hospital of philadelphia is one of several pediatric hospitals designated to care for chil