the second health care worker who treated thomas eric duncan. there seems to be serious questions now about the procedures and protocols in place at texas health presbyterian. >> that's right, john, this is black eye not just texas health presbyterian, but also against the public health system in this country because these workers were supposed to be protected. months ago, hospitals were told to make sure they could take care of ebola patients. and i think what public health officials are starting to realize it may just be unrealistic to think that ever hospital in this country knows this level of infectious patient. hospitals in general have struggled with safety issues. thousands upon thousands of people die from hospital-acquired infections every year. i think many experts i've been talking to said the cdc was just naive in thinking that many hospitals could handle these. and these might be calls that we ought to be designating specific hospitals like emory, like the university of nebraska to be handling it not just for the sake of the worker

that worker cared for thomas eric duncan, the patient that died last week. we are here with details, this is a concern for a lot of people in the community. >> a big concern there and the american public. fearing for ebola. a health care worker that thomas eric duncan was treated at tested positive for ebola. the health care worker was u.s. late for testing. a state health officials released a statement saying we knew a second scas could be a reality. we are broadening the team in dallas, working to prevent spread. the hospital employee helped to care for thomas eric duncan, the first to be diagnosed with ebola, and died on wednesday. the second person has been diagnosed with a deadly disease. the health care worker will under go treatment and testing. health officials are identifying michael. contacts and exposures. >>> more on this coming up in the next sure, and ross will be back >>> there are pleas for aid to help west africa as the death toll continues to climb. the virus killed 4,033. there's relief in spain with news that the nurse was sitting up. the

with profound sadness and heart felt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of thomas eric duncan morning at 7:51 a.m." that's dallas time. "mr. duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, ebola, he fought courageously in this battle. our professionals, the doctors and nurses in the unit as well as the entire texas health presbyterian hospital dallas community are also grieving his passing. we have offered the family our support and condolences at this difficult time." this is obviously just terrible news. i was just speaking with his nephew this morning. yesterday afternoon they had so much hope because his blood pressure was going up, his temperature was going down, both of those good signs. i think the family will have a lot of questions for this hospital. they want to know why he was sent home when he arrived with a fever and having said that he had been in liberia. they will want to -- i know they'll want to know why it took nearly a week to get him an experimental medication whereas other patients who have ebola got those medications immediately. they'll want to know why he di

she also helped treat thomas eric duncan. exactly how she came into contact and what contact she had with duncan we don't know. we know that she lived alone in this apartment block, both that unit and her car are going to be cleaned by a special crew today. this morning's news triggers even more alarms, obviously. it means even more people could have been exposed to the highly infectious disease and will now need to be identified and monitored as well. it also underscores the critical and dangerous mistakes that were made. how did health officials mishandle the first ebola case diagnosed on u.s. soil and why were there not proper protections for all the health care workers who took care of thomas eric duncan? >> at the hospital, we have a situation involving 77 people, two of which have tested positive for ebola. we are preparing contingencies for more and that is a very real possibility. >> indeed, they're monitoring 76 people who had contact with thomas eric duncan. we're covering the story as it unfolds. our correspondents

eric duncan came to the rescue. elped lift her into the taxi and climbed in with her. 20 minutes later, they arrived at the ebola unit of jfk hospital. a place where patients wait, desperate to get in. no room for marthalien. they set off again, driving to a clinic a half hour away. no room there, either. they turned back home, returning here to their neighborhood. eric duncan helped her from the car. they went right from here all the way down to her house, that green house right there. and he helped her back to the house. later that night, she died from ebola. leaving relative s grieving and afraid. by then, of course, thomas eric duncan was infected, too. a few days later, duncan took a flight out of monrovia, heading to visit his family in dallas. >> reporter: dr. besser went through the same screening that duncan did when he left the country. he had his temperature taken. normal. >> fever, no, headache, no. >> reporter: and filled out the same questionnaire, but to the question, have you been in contact with an e

this was the time period when thomas eric duncan was in the hospital. he was in the hospital for 11 days. he was diagnosed at the end of september. he died on the 8th of october. that's the time period between those two red carrots there when he was in the hospital. this nurse's exposure happened some time during that 11-day period when she was caring for thomas eric duncan. after her exposure, she would be expected to start showing symptoms some time between 2 and 21 days after that exposure took place. now, this newly diagnosed nurse, we're told she experienced her first symptoms yesterday. thing about the timeline here. that means she's in the very first early stages of symptoms. and after announcing her initial diagnosis today the two things that happened today about that nurse is that the cdc announced that her condition could be described as ill but clinically stable. that makes sense if she just started experiencing symptoms yesterday. so they announce that she's ill but clinically stable. she's in that day one through three period that we're tal

eric duncan has died with the disease this morning. -- ebola -- casey is live with more on this. >> reporter, good to see you. we want to get to what the hospital told us. this news came down not long ago although he apparently passed away at 7:51 central time this morning. the hospital texas health released this statement and this is how we got word of the news: it is with profound sadness that we must inform you of the death of eric duncan who fell to the death of ebola. he fought tirelessly and the dallas community is grieving his passing. we offer the family our support and sympathy at this difficult time. this is the news frankly we had fear. we knew the condition was downgraded to critical condition over the weekend but we received word on monday he was given this experimental drug and yesterday we got the update his condition improved slightly. we were told he was on dialysis but his liver function was improving. and jesse jackson held a press conference and we heard from his family, his father and nephew who said they appeared -- they thought he was getting better. this news coming d

unfortunately, thomas eric duncan's disease had already progressed quite a bit by the time he got intoly, kate, because we're out of time. mr. duncan started showing symptoms on the 24th, but he did go to the hospital two days later. but was sent home. so on the similar time line of seeing symptoms and going in for medical care, seeing that duncan two days later did seek care and was sent home. >> right. i think there are going to be a lot of questions about that now, tamron, obviously. a lot of questions about who did what, who dropped the ball. but the unfortunate truth now s is, his family i'm sure is mourning and our condolences with them. >> thank you very much, kate snow, joining us for this breaking news. we'll continue to follow the latest developments. this is "news nation." up next, my colleague andrea mitchell will take over our coverage. no. it's called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. ♪ they cut the power. it'll fix itself. power's back on. quick thinking traffic lights and self correcting power grids make the world predictable. thrillingly predictable. yeah. it's in

thomas eric duncan died this morning in dallas. he's the first ebola patient in america to have died from this disease. even though this disease is thought of as being ruthlessly fatal, even though responsible for thousands of deaths abroad, the fact that we never before today had somebody die of it who was being treated in this country, it did make it a shock when mr. duncan's death was announced. >> today we're deeply saddened by the death of the patient in dallas despite maximal interventions, we learned today that he passed away. and our thoughts go out to his family, friends. he is a face that we associate now with ebola. >> before this news was announced publicly today, the family of thomas eric duncan was told of his death, told in person by dallas county judge clay jenkins. clay jenkins drove out to house where the family is staying and told them the news himself in person so they would not have to hear about it on the news. thomas eric duncan die d betwee 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. local time this morning, and once he died, t

we know she also took care of thomas eric duncan. that is the patient who died at texas health presbyterian in dallas. >> they are preparing to start the decontamination process outside the worker's home. the worker report add never on tuesday and was isolated after tests came back positive. officials confirmed a worker was among those who took care of thomas eric duncan. the first nurse, nina pham, is recovering and she, worked at texas presbyterian and took care of thomas eric duncan. other workers would by have had contact are closely monitored. officials in dallas shared the latest information from dallas county with us a few minutes ago >>> at the hospital we have a situation involving 77 people, two testing positive for ebola. we are preparing contingencies for more. that is a very real possible. >> the virus is spreading so quickly the world health organization is predicting up to 10,000 new cases in the next few months in west africa unless drastic action is taken. and we are learning now nina pham and the other health worker

so again, the first patient to die of ebola in the u.s., thomas eric duncan.eath had been confirmed by resources. of course we'll bring more details as this becomes available. the first death from ebola in the united states, is with sad and heartfelt condolences we announce the death of thomas eric duncan. back to you guys. >> thanks dominick, chu. sad news. we did know he was in the words of officials fighting for his life and the watch remains on the nearly 50 people with whom he did have contact. this is the week symptoms probably would present so this story continues. >> this is sad carl, and sobering i think. sort of this idea that in the united states it's different. when we bring people here who contracted ebola overseas, that there is this idea that the prognosis is better. and it is better. but this is a serious outbreak. and this really underscores that. >> one thing that patients in the u.s. john, as we know they have had is access to experimental drugs. one of which was made by chim chimerics stocks. and we were seeing better results when taking th

this infected patient is a health care worker in dallas who treated thomas eric duncan. ied wednesday after contracting the virus in liberia. >> according to texas health officials, the worker reported a low fever on friday night and was isolated then for testing. the hospital confirmed the preliminary test overnight with this statement saying "we knew a second case could be a reality and we have been preparation for the possibility. we're broaden our team in dallas and working to prevent first spread." >> he liz beth cohen has been in dallas covering the fight against ebola. she's with us throughout this hour by phone. elizabeth, we heard from the secretary of hhs. we heard from the texas lieutenant governor that duncan's case and the handling of it was led by county officials. considering some of the missteps, the problems, do we expect the state or the cdc to take a larger role in handling this case? >> that will be interesting to see. the cdc traditionally let state and local governments run investigations. it's not the cdc's place to always take the lead. they really

. >> let's talk about thomas eric duncan. sadly died this morning. what is the hospital saying about his death and what happens to his body? >> it's very sad for everybody. this hospital came out with a statement earlier today. i would look to read it to you. the hospital saying he fought courageously in this battle, our professionals, the doctors and nurses in the unit as well as the entire texas health presbyterian community are grieving his passing. we offer the family our support and condolences at this difficult time. we can tell you that, the body of thomas eric duncan is being cremated and the ashes will be given to his family. don. >> gary tuchman. thank you very much. first person diagnosed with ebola in this country, thomas eric duncan died at the same dallas hospital where deputy michael monnig is a patient. joining me a pastor. eric duncan's fiancee, they held a memorial where the pastor revealed his last word. let's have a listen. >> the last words that eric duncan said, were said to a nurse, she asked him -- what he wanted. he said -- h

eric was receiving. yesterday, while in dallas, certainly before mr. duncan spoke to the reverend and to duncan's nephew -- i'm sorry, i'm just getting in my ear -- i apologize. about whether they think he and the family were mistreated. he had an interesting answer. take a listen to this, everybody. >> well, yeah, go in there and, like, you know, ostracized, you know, like we didn't belong there. >> by who? the hospital? >> the hospital, the staff, initially. we call, get hung up on, stay on hold for 30 minutes. sometimes we call, get bounced around the hospital about 15 minutes get told we can't speak. and after reverend jackson stepped in, and a lot of people started changing their minds and coming in to assist and, you know, more receptive to our needs. >> why do you think your uncle was turned away from the hospital initially? >> i mean, again, he didn't have insurance. and he's a poor black man. and i believe they didn't believe he deserved the care that, you know, everybody else should get. and you don't treat people like that. >> you just heard the fa

the nurse had substantial contact with ebola patient thomas eric duncan wednesday.ccording to hospital officials, the nurse was considered to be at low risk because she was wearing full protective gear following cdc protocols. the white house says the president boem has been updated on the situation by the secretary of health and human services. >>> another person close to the nurse is not showing any symptoms, but has been placed in protective isolation. ed lavedera is covering this development for us. dozens of people now being monitor for infection because of their contact either with the original patient or in the situation of the nurse. one additional person. do health officials expect to see more cases in the coming days? >> in the coming days they're going to be focussing on following up on the contacts that this particular health care worker dealt with and they know of one close person who has already been isolated. they will work up that contact list just the way they did with thomas eric duncan. if you remember, what is interesting about this situation is

where just moments ago health officials confirming a second health care worker who treated thomas eric duncan has tested positive for ebola. here's what we know exactly right now. the latest patient reporting a fever yesterday and was immediately isolated. and officials say they identified potential contacts who are currently being monitored. the cdc announced yesterday it would deploy a team of specialists wherever a hospital confirms a case of ebola. the agency's director now admits that type of immediate response should have occurred initially in the city of dallas. >> i've thought often about it. i wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the patient -- the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. but we will do that from today onward with any case anywhere in the u.s. >> meanwhile, nina pham is listed in good condition and speaking out. the 26-year-old nurse says she is doing well and thanked well wishers for their prayers. officials say pham contracted ebola after a breach of protocol, while treating duncan. but a union speaking on behalf of s

and as you point out, thomas eric duncan died. so is this hospital the best equipped?hen new dallas, are they equipped to deal with the two patients they currently have? >> that's a tough question to answer, but one of the key things is we keep talking about whether we should airlift ebola patients to these biocontainment units. we have to take a reality check. there are four biocontainment units between them. they have about 17 beds and i spoke to the folks at the nebraska biocontainment unit just yesterday. they said sure, we have 10 beds, we're the biggest unit but we'd only be comfortable taking two, maybe three ebola patients. so this idea that we can airlift people to a special place will quickly become redundant if those 17 beds or fewer beds become filled. and that's why it's so critical now that we learn from the missteps here in dallas and make sure that every hospital in the country is ready to deal with an ebola patient. the likelihood is if somebody feels ill, they will not turn up in nebraska, they will go to a regular emergency room. >> one last question

in atlanta for treatment. 29-year-old amber vinson is part of the team that took care of thomas eric duncan. the man who died in dallas from ebola last week. now there are questions about why vinson took a commercial flight from cleveland to dallas on monday with a temperature of 99.5 degrees. >> cdc director thomas frieden said she never should have set foot on an airplane knowing nina pham had been diagnosed with ebola. vinson informed the cdc of her travel plans and was not told she shouldn't fly. the cdc is reaching out to the 132 other people on vinson's flight. the risk any of them were infected with ebola is quote extremely low. cnn's ed lavandera is live with more on vinson's case. >> reporter: john and christine, the second worker was moved from dallas to emory in atlanta to continue her treatment here this morning. she was moved on the very day that much bigger questions are raised about how well prepared these health care workers are that treated thomas eric duncan, the first patient that died from ebola at texas presbyterian hospital. a nurses union saying that the health care t

she was part of the team that took care of thomas eric duncan.s the liberian man who died from ebola in dallas last week. now there are questions about vinson taking a commercial flight from cleveland to dallas on monday with a temperature of 99.5 degrees. >> now cdc director thomas frieden says she should never have set foot on an airplane after taking care of duncan and another nurse, nina pham, diagnosed with ebola. but a federal official tells cnn vinson informed the cdc of they are travel plans and was not told she should not fly. now the cdc is reaching out to the other 132 people on vinson's flight. the risk of any of them infected with ebola is extremely low. the cdc is considering adding 76 hospital employees to the no-fly list. we have cnn's ed lavandera with more on the case. >> reporter: john and christine, amber vinson was moved from dallas to atlanta to begin treatment this morning. she was moved on the very day that much bigger questions are now being raised over how well prepared the health care workers that treated thomas eric du

built for business. >>> it's the hour's breaking news here on cnn, the death of thomas eric duncan, thewho had traveled to the united states from liberia last month infected with the ebola virus. he was the first and only diagnosed case here in the united states. duncan was isolated in a hospital in dallas, texas, and then doctors confirmed that he, in fact, had the disease. dozens of people have been identified as having had to come into some kind of contact with thomas eric duncan and many of those people -- as many as possible are being watched now in case they develop symptoms. and let's not forget, it's approximately a three-week period where that could be a possibility. >>> also breaking, the united states supreme court has now put a temporary hold on same-sex marriages, but in idaho and maybe in nevada as well yesterday a federal appeals court struck down the bans on gay marriage in idaho and nevada. but it was the idaho officials who then asked the high court, the supremes, to intervene on an emergency basis. and in an emergency way, block the enforcement of that lower court rul

consider this, he never actually had contact with thomas eric duncan. into the apartment where duncan was living, but he was there three days later and he touched surfaces, but ebola cannot live on surfaces for more than a few hours and duncan had been out of the apartment for several days. also, monnig doesn't have the signs of ebola. he doesn't have a fever. authorities saying the risk of him having ebola is very low. john. >> thanks, elizabeth. we are learning more about the spanish nurse infected with ebola and how she may have caught the virus. we will go live to madrid in 15 minutes. >>> more on the coalition on air strikes. ramadi and kirkuk and mosul is where the fighting has happened. this underlines a point that the pentagon insists air power alone is not enough to fight isis. >> air strikes alone are not going to do this. not going to fix this. not save the town of kobani. we know that. we have been saying that. we continue to get questions of why aren't you doing more and how come they are not more effective? we have been honest about the lim

more details now about the death of thomas eric duncan. we have a report coming up on this -- a special report from the network just ahead. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of northeast philadelphia. at least ten children are hurt in a school bus accident. live from the scene with an update on their conditions just ahead. >>> we are following breaking news out of dallas, texas, where the first ebola patient diagnosed in the u.s. with ebola has died. we are waiting word -- a special report from the network. we will bring that to when you it comes. hospital officials say thomas eric duncan passed away this morning. now, to give you the time line, he arrived in dallas september 20th from liberia. he fell sick a few days later. he went to the hospital but was sent home with antibiotics. he got worse over the following days. he returned to the hospital on september 28th. he was then diagnosed with ebola. health officials believe ten people had direct contact with him during that time. five of those people were placed in isolation. we

according to doctors thomas eric duncan is in critical condition. he contracted the condition in liberia. the c.d.c.'s director said nearly 50 people who had contact with thomas eric duncan were located and tested. >> we are confident that none of those with definite contact had any symptoms related to ebola. none of them had fever. we'll watch it closely particularly by the nine individuals in the coming days, understanding that the peak period after exposure is 8-10 days, but can be as long as 21 days. diane eastabrook is outside dallas presbyterian hospital where thomas eric duncan is being treated. the number of people said to have come in contact with duncan has decreased from 100 to 50. why the change in the number? >> what happened was the c.d.c. talked to duggan, and talked to health care providers about who duncan might have come into contact with, and cast a wide net. then they went out and interviewed 100 people, and by talking to them they were able to eliminate half of them. >> i know there are experimental treatments for ebola availabl

so i know how important that is. >>> it is likely thomas eric duncan had direct contact with dozens, n dozens of people, and among those, five dallas school kids from four different schools who went to school every day until duncan was actually officially diagnosed with ebola and as you know, kids are no strangers to passing germs forward. understandably, parents in this area are very nervous about this. look at this video, janitors in hazmat suits cleaning one of the schools of concern in this story and joining me now live is carolyn duff, the president of the national association of school nurses, who herself is a practicing school nurse in columbia, south carolina. thank you so much for being with me. first and foremost, i want to get your reaction to this story and how this actually has pro peled you to take any kinds of action that nurses around the country in schools need to be aware of? >> well, first of all, i want to say that the role and the goal of school nursing is to keep students safe, healthy and ready to learn. and the school nurses are alert to signs of infectious dis

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

what is the latest you hear about thomas eric duncan's condition. >> we know he's in critical condition. the c.d.c. says he's fighting for his life. duncan had been visiting from liberia. and his illness is a frightening reminder for many in the community. >> at the fellowship church, liberian parishioners lifted their spirits with song and praised the virus decimating their homeland, won't do the same here. the current ebola outbreak in west africa sickened more than 7,000 people, killing roughly half. the first u.s. case diagnosed in dallas last week. before that ebola has touched many here in one way for another. this woman lost her daughter to the disease and worries about her grandchildren. a doctor lost colleagues. >> because of heat, you are sweating, use the hand to wipe your face, something like that. then you transfer the virus. >> with tears, these liberian immigrants hope their families will be spared. this bishop offers words of encouragement. >> there are 3,000 marine in our country helping. they are there helping us. that is a sign that the international community are not

she had close contact with thomas eric duncan including drawing blood. she flew

but after being admitted, thomas eric duncan, died in 11., atlanta. >>> and joining me is alexander van tellkin and you just heard david reporting, that the two patients offered to donate blood, but the question is would a the blood have helped. >> they have antibodies that fought the disease and you can take them out and give them to someone else. so that is the logic behind the transfusion. and by the time he had the infusion, we don't know. we don't have data that say this works. we have a lodgic that says it might work and it feels like it should work. >> and that could have happened and there could have been a blood type situation. >> we don't know. >> and what about the z map? there should have been enough for him? >> i don't think they are holding any in reserve for him or anybody else? it takes a long time to grow this. >> it grows in a tobacco plant. it takes a long time to grow anything. it is not like we have a machine that can print these things automatically. so they are scaling up a drug that was being researched at a slow pace

the family of thomas eric duncan said nothing as they left texas presbyterian hospital wednesday morning. hours earlier, duncan passed away while being treated for ebola virus. >> today we are deeply saddened by the death of the patient in dall dallas. despite maximal interventions, we learned today that he passed away. >> reporter: in a written statement, duncan's fiancee, louise, said "his suffering is over" and that the family is experiencing "deep sadness and grief." she also expects a through investigation into duncan's care. he was originally sent home from the hospital, despite ebola-like symptoms and having traveled to the from the u.s. to liberia and returned two days later in an ambulance. now the family wonders what might happen to them. >> their thoughts not only go to the shock and sadness of losing mr. duncan, but also whether this will be the course that their life will take next. >> reporter: they're part of a group of 48 people being watched for 21 days. that's how long ebola is incubate in the body. so far, none has shown any symptoms. >> i'm on pins and needles every d

i know when i came back from liberia, it was about the same time that thomas eric duncan arrived. i found no screening. they took my temperature in liberia at the airport there, but not in the united states. in fact, they basically had no screening for myself and colleagues who have arrived from liberia. now federal officials may have more stringent measures which may include taking temperatures from ebola-effected countries. john. >> thanks, elizabeth. >>> with the elections coming up and isis, the white house has a lot on its plate, but now ebola is adding to the complications of the administration. erin mcpike is live at the white house with more on that. >> reporter: john, as you know, the mid te-term elections are o month away and ebola is an issue. the white house is trying to manage the fear. listen here to white house senior adviser dan pfeiffer do that yesterday. >> no country is better prepared to deal with this. the best public health infrastructure. >> reporter: there is a different message from the cdc. dr. tom frieden held a briefing yesterday. in that briefing, he m

are retracing the steps of amber vinson, the second nurse to contract ebola after treating thomas eric duncan. and more importantly she violated cdc guidelines and flew afterwards. >> she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. >> they now acknowledge that the team of health care workers treating duncan was experienced and exposed to the virus when first admitted to the hospital. >> first, some of the forms of the ppe used did allow exposure to some parts of the skin. >> cdc officials found that healthcare workers were using varying forms of protective gear, not one uniform standard. some were wearing three or four layers of equipment. and medical experts say that may sound safer, it could cause more problems. >> it shows you they were not prepared for this and not set up to take this kind of patient. >> the national nurse's association portray how nurses had to use medical tape around their necks to protect themselves and take it off on their own. and while nurses were given as face shields and surgical machks, some supervisors were not. texas health hospital officials have not res

>>> right now, thomas eric duncan, the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states, sadly just became the first person to die of ebola in the united states. >>> also, kobani now on the verge of falling. a lot happening right now on the border between syria and turkey. one kurdish official warning, quote, a terrible slaughter is coming. >>> one u.s. congressman now claiming isis members have been caught trying to cross the southern border of the united states. the department of homeland security has just issued a formal statement categorically denying that. we'll try to get to the bottom of this bombshell claim. >>> hello. i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington. 6:00 p.m. in london. 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. 9:00 p.m. in moscow. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. we begin with breaking news. the sad news out of dallas, texas, today that thomas eric duncan has lost his battle with ebola. the 42-year-old liberian man died this morning ten days after being diagnosed with the disease. we're also learning about new significant changes to

thomas eric duncan mind me. ñno.the family due to>r arrive any minute now to meet with medical staff. this emergency response team that formed here. they have been meeting today with reverent jesse jack who arrived in the community at the specific request. they have concerns as to whether thomas eric duncan receives equal treatment. in will did ass it would be in any community. here to look at the k458 enjs and to talk about being at the center of it, someone took the risky move of leaving the community and moving the family to a safe location. thank you so much for your time, sir. >> good to be with you. it was not risky for me to move that family. >> tell us about that. >> the cdc and our state's top health officials, all talked to me before i did it and assures me that there is zero risk to our citizens. i saw the young men as people deserving of respect and dignity and it sent a strange message to them and the world for them to walk in in a space suit when there was no need to do so. >> you didn't wear protective

only coming into contact after thomas eric duncan was hospitalized. experts are looking into her own ring of possible exposures. so far, extending only to up person who came in contact with her when she started showing symptoms and her dog is machine tored. the apartment is now decontaminated for nabs on alert. >> it is scary. being in dallas. but right here... >> officials stress that the country is not at risk. >> the centers for disease control landing to offer more training to health care be workers here and across the country saying for now they sticking with their poll of supporting local hospitals and treating ebola parent rather than sending the patients to one of the four high-level biocapement hospitals in the country especially prepared to handle the cases. >> a rare show of legal unity in oakland. the six high el polling candidates in the mayor's race will appear in an hour to urge the passage of proposition z seen as a critical public safety measure. it renews funding for police officers and violence prevention programs in oakland. it pro

a well trained professional who helped care for eric duncan after he was placed in the isolation unit of a top flight dallas hospital. the grim reality that despite all the cautions applied here for the first time the ebola virus jumped from one infected person to another on u.s. soil. >> if this one individual was infected and we don't know how within the isolation unit then it is possible that other individuals could have been infected as well. so we consider them to potentially be at risk and we are doing an in depth review and investigation. >> that includes tracing her contacts already one person close to the infected worker has been isolated as well and ensures dallas and the rest of the u.s. that every precaution is being taken to ensure the virus isn't spread further. >> the existence of the first case of ebola spread within the u.s. changes some things and it doesn't change other things. it doesn't change the fact that we know how ebola spreads . it doesn't change the fact that it's possible to take care of ebola safely. but it does change substantially how we approach it. >>

officials say others cared for thomas eric duncan could become infected the same way. the nurse infected has been identified as nina pham. thomas frieden says pham is stable. she received a blood transfusion from dr. kent brantly. now officials are racing to see how pham became infected. cnn's victor blackwell is in dallas with more on this effort. >> reporter: good morning. nina pham received the certification two months before treating thomas eric duncan at this hospital. pham likely was doing more than she was supposed to have done in treating this patient. that's what that person told the local newspaper. cdc detectives are here in dallas to determine if all of the protocols were followed. we heard from the hospital on monday. they were quick to point out the statement by dr. frieden, when he on monday walked back something that he said the day before. you remember on sunday, he said there was obviously a breach of protocol here that led to the infection. on monday, he said some people likely took that as blaming the nurse or hospital. that was not his intention. i

he said that one of the nurses that treated thomas eric duncan wrote down in his health record that hequote, had came from africa. but at the same time, one of the physicians treating him wrote down that he's a local resident. that he was showing no signs of vomiting, diarrhea or nausea and it hadn't been around sick persons. clearly, that led to the diagnosis. and dr. varga said they never trained properly and that there wasn't any simulation or training drills on how to handle an ebola patient that walked in off the street into their emergency room. >>> new this morning, identifying the biggest threats to u.s. security. the former director of the national counterterrorism center matt olson told our jim sciutto that the khorasan group posed the most likely threat. >> one of the homegrown violent lone offenders in the united states perhaps. and the rise of isis and the number of people going to syria, whether to fight with isis or just fighting the conflict there against assad. the likelihood, i think, does go up because of the number of people who are there who have gained some degree

it was also some of the people that had treated thomas eric duncan on his visits to the hospital here. so we are told by hospital officials here in texas that it is a health care worker who had cared for thomas eric duncan. in what capacity and specific details of all that we don't know just yet but state health officials say here they expected and they had been preparing for the possibility that a second person considering the number of people who were considered to be at high risk of contracting the disease will be monitoring, so we hope to hear more information on just who this person is, how it might have been contracted and see if that shed some light on what the situation is here. but obviously a disturbing and sad development in this ebola story this morning. >> ed, how are people in dallas responding to this latest news? >> reporter: well, it's early. i don't think most people here have kind of gotten the news. this is something that they will be waking up to here this morning. but, you know, there have been a great number of people who have been on edge about all of this goin

united states. >> reporter: thomas eric duncan's family is left saying what if. they're angry that not everything was done. >> he didn't get the care. >> duncan's nephew tells "outfront" it is suspicious that all the white patients survived and this one black patient passed away. he was not given a chance. >> he came from liberia and he had all of the symptoms that were indicated. and they sent him home. >> texas officials say thomas eric duncan was treated like any other patient regardless of nationality and ability to pay for care. the hospital says it has a long history of treating a multicultural community in this area. duncan's family says the hospital took too long to give the ebola patient experimental medicine that might have saved him. presbyterian hospital says the drug was administered soongs his physicians determined his condition warranted it and as soon as it could be object tained. but hospital officials didn't ask for permission to use the experimental drug until five days after duncan was admitted and three days after he had tested positive for e

melissa tacked about thomas eric duncan -- talked about thomas eric duncan.wo weeks after his death the family gathered for a memorial service. a small group sang and prayed at a church. including duncan's mother and other relatives from the charlotte area. the 22-year-old man died earlier this month. his grieving family recalled his kind spirit. >> if he didn't have anything, he'd help you out. he doesn't care about money or anything. just humanity. >> he contracted the virus, daying 10 days after being admitted to the hospital. >> the hospital published a level of apology as well as the fort worth telegram. the hospital said: officials responded to how the nurses responded or contracted the virus. that they didn't use protective gear prooperly did not aline with what they have been told: . >> president obama urged americans not to give in to what he calls hysteria on the spread of ebola. as heidi zhou-castro reports, health officials are caught in a catch 22 - the more action they take, the more some fail. >> reporter: an obstetrician who practices on the c

what we can tell you is a lab supervisor from the hospital where this ebola patient, thomas eric duncan, died -- this lab worker is quarantined, self-quarantined within her cabin on board this cruise ship. the woman never had direct contact with duncan. but she may have had contact with his samples. so they're doing this out of an abundance of caution. the ship is currently, as i said, returning to texas. we should note, mexico refused to allow it to dock. that was one of the stops along this seven-day cruise. and also a request by the united states government to evacuate the passenger through belize. that was rejected. we should note, she has no symptoms at this point. >> it goes to underscore how concerned people are all over the world. mexico wouldn't let it dock. belize wouldn't let it even accept this one passenger. we'll continue to watch this story. thanks very much. for the first time, we're getting a look at one of the american ebola patients in the hospital, dramatic images of dallas nurse nina pham, now in isolation at the national institutes of health here in the washington,

that is the stunning number of people who may have come into contact with ebola patient thomas eric duncan. we are learning new details about the dallas nurse nina pham infected with ebola. tonight her friend tells "outfront" that pham was wearing a full hazmat suit when treating duncan. that was significant. she could have just been wearing a simple gown and gloves. no, her friend tells us she was wearing the full hazmat suit and that comes into question how she came down with ebola and the cdc says they could have done more to prevent nina pham from getting sick. >> i thought often about it. i wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the patient -- the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. >> well that might have prevented the infection and it didn't. and nina pham fighting for her life and new pictures of her dog tonight, her dog possibly infected with ebola, his name is bently. she loves that dog. he has been moved to a safe place with a home-like environment. and we'll have more on that and pets with ebola. but we begin with victor blackw

in america, thomas eric duncan died from the virus today at a dallas hospital. he may have contracted ebola while in liberia. >>> the bay area got quite the show overnight. we'll have a look at the total lunar eclipse next. >> and a reminder, if you have a consumer problem or question, call our hotline, at 888-5- helps-u. volunteers are there right now. >> we'll be right back but first here's today's bay area jobs report with steven greenberg. >>> for many people the job search is now going long distance. of all the job searches done each month in california, more than 22% are for jobs out of state. many are targeting neighboring states like arizona. but texas and new york are the two top states where californians are searching for work. looking at jobs that require moving is doubly hard. here's what you need to know. first, focus on a single location. targeting all your energy in one direction will get you further along. second, if possible, use a local address even if it's a relative or a friend. no matter how strong the resume', if it has a california address

and they're still under quarantine, those still very close to thomas eric duncan. us an idea of the transition now from just this monitoring to possibly more people being quarantined. how will that decision be made? >> certainly more people will be monitored. we are hoping that this list of contacts, the new case's contacts will be very short. because this health care worker was instructed for quite a while now, take your temperature. if it is elevated, isolate yourself. you're only -- you can only transmit the disease to someone once you're sick. so hopefully this health care worker realized he or she was sick and isolate ed themselves immediately which will make for a very short contact list. so that's what we're hoping. now whether or not they quarantine people in the end has much to do with how much they trust people. so, for example, duncan's family would have been quarantined and that's because they were concerned that this family wasn't trustworthy, wasn't able to be monitored in the way that they wanted to monitor them. so a lot of this has to do with how m