texas health officials say the worker cared for thomas eric dunkin after he was admitted to the hospital. >> preliminary blood tests on a caregiver texas health presbyterian health dallas proved positive for ebola. this healthcare worker was under self monitoring regiment described by cdc and based on involvement in caring for patient thomas eric dunkin during his care that started september 28. >>> thomas dunk sint man treated at the texas hospital and died from ebola last week after contracting it in liberia. the healthcare working is in isolation and further testing by cdc is being done to confirm ebola. there's been more than 8,000 cases of ebola rye virus. 4,000 have died. >> mean while american journalist treated for ebola is showing signs of improvement. he is receiving an experimental drug similar to treatment rick schaffer received when he was treated at the same facility. he was infected while working as free lance camera man in liberia. >> ebola screenings started jfk international airport and they're expected to begin at four other major airports. they're taking temperatures.

world news weekend will vl much more on the ebola crisis and eric dunkin case. watch world news following our newscast. moving on to eagles. what a game. on pain they are one was supposed to be easy. during the 4th quarter the rams gave the fans at the linc a scare. >> jamie here with the recap. >> is it every easy. >> survival story. >> i'm sure there will be a run on blood pressure medication tomorrow. boy oh, boy this team is not for faint of heart in the end despite allowing historic come back almost for the ranz sit 4-1 philly that's all that matters. chip kelly wondering why they deposit score in 18 straight drives end of the half they end 7 minute slump when foles sentence riley cooper on jump ball 20-7 lead at the break and when foles found maclin for 24 yard touchdown towards end of third quarter eagles found themselves up 34-7. rams came back 21 unanswered and under five minutes to go off to davis brian quick to quickly cut it to six. if you were not nervous you're lying look at coach kelly. defense allowed 466 yards to pretty bad rams team held when t

thomas eric dunkin died wednesday and the worker cared for him.if the workerer's diagnosis is confirmed it would be first known case of disease being contracted on transmitted in u.s.. >> the banged up eagles host a thursday new york giants football game tonight at lincoln financial field. they are hampered by two injuries on the line and loss of best player on defense mychal kendricks. >> i know chris sowers you had prediction. weather prediction not but a weather prediction on score. >> eagles i went 106 to 10 and now i lowered the score a bit i'm thinking 106 to 7 what was i thinking giving them ten points. stick to the weather. >> forecast this evening, eagles game, partly cloudy, fall chill in the air. 56 kickoff temperature 52 by the 4th quarter. and the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast shows a stray shower possible monday and more rain possible wednesday to thursday. you telling me i'm too high. >> you're too high but temps are nice for next week. >> thank you. >> finally this afternoon the oldest woman in the state of minnesota is also

thomas eric dunkin remains in isolation at texas health presbyterian hospital.he first person ever diagnosed with ebola on u.s. soil. his relatives who hosted him are confined to their apartment under armed guard after trying to violate the quarantine imposed on them. he began showing symptoms, and went to the emergency room and was sent home, a nurse never passed along the information he was traveling from liberia. detectives are trying to determine how many people he may have infected while contagious. the centers for disease control is tracking a growing circle of 100 people who could be at risk. meanwhile, the liberian community in philadelphia continues to feel the effects of the ebola scare. they are trying to keep updated on how the family is doing. liberian ministers association is collecting clearance and clorox and is sanitizers and gls and food to send to liberia. >> this is what they need. >> reporter: hospitals are prepared to treat ebola and contain the virus as more cases are brought into the country. delaware senator chris coons chair of the afri

texas officials are now trying to retrace steps of thomas eric dunkin, liberian man that traveled to dallas, texas to visit family while infected. tonight, several of his own family members are being quarantined altogether in one apartment ordering them not to leave. now, there is word of another american infected while working in liberia. this time the patient is a journalist. "action news" reporter sharee williams takes it from. there she's following the big story live from the satellite center, sharee. >> shirleen, this journalist is a free lance photographer from "nbc news". "nbc news" saying he's been in liberia several years and as of recently covering ebola outbreak. this journalist saying he began to feel ill yesterday and had a fever and today went to the hospital and was indeed confirmed to have the deadly vie rouse. nbc news saying there are plans to fly the 33-year-old from liberia back to the states to receive treatment for this virus. meanwhile, back to the first patient who was diagnosed in the u.s.. he is very ill tonight. and also, possibly facing charges from his ho

a healthcare worker that cared for thomas eric dunkin in the hospital where he died. the worker developed a fever friday night and was immediately isolated and tested. meantime airports in the u.s. have become a front line in detecting virus. >>> at jfk first of five major u.s. teernts come on board, new extensive screening beginning there this morning. all passenger as living from those countries at the epicenter of ebola out ut break now checked for fever and asked if they have had "any patients there. overseas 100% of travelers leaving those countries are screened on exit. >> fever no vomiting no headache no. >> and with more than 36,000 passengers not a single case has been detectd no matter how many procedures are put if place we cannot get the risk to zero. >> czc admitting this screening would not have picked up on thomas eric dunkin the man turned away from a dallas hospital to return later dieded there from the disease. >> eric did not know that he had ebola when he came to america. and as he satisfied to luiz i would have preferred to stay in liberia and die

she cared for ebola victim thomas eric dunkin at the hospital. >> he say the worker developed a fever mop night and was delivered and tested. >> robots have become a front line in detecting the virus. >>> at jfk first of five major u.s. airports to come on board and new extensive screening getting there this morning all passenger as living from those countries at the epicenter of ebola outbreak now checked for fever and asked if they had "any patients there. overseas a cdc says 100% of travelers leaving those countries are screened on exits. >> fever no, headache no, vmenting no. >> over the past two months with more than 36 thoys no ebola has been found. >> considerate dc admitting this scream would not have picked up on thomas eric junk in. he returned eventually dying from the disease there. >> eric did not know he had ebola when he came to america. and as he stated to louis i would have preferred to stay in liberia and die than to come here and put the love of my life and only child through this. >> in liberia u.s. troops now on the groundwork around the clock pulleding a 25 ped h

thomas eric dunkin the african man known as patient zero remains in isolation at texas presbyterian hospital. else the first person diagnosed with ebola on u.s. soil. his relatives are in their apartment under armed guard. dunkin flew in from liberia for a family graduation and started to show symptoms, he want to the emergency room and was sent home. a nurse never passed along that he said he was from liberia. officials are trying to determine how many people he could have infected. meanwhile, the liberian community in philadelphia continues to feel the effect of the ebola scare. they are trying to keep updated on how their families are doing. liberia association is collecting color rocks and gloves. >> that's what we need most. >> reporter: hospitals across the u.s. are prepared to treat ebola and contain the virus as more cases are brought into the country. chris coons chair of the african subcommittee is sending workers to help. >> train community workers and distribute kits that will make it possible to get a hand on ebola in west africa and begin to tamp down the outbreak. >> reporter:

the family of thomas eric dunkin will be free to leave quarantine for the first time in three weeks. health officials have many reasons to remain vigilant. this is why this is a critical week. >> tonight the quarantine lifted for the people who lived with ebola victim thomas dunkin. among them his fiancee luiz troe who released a statement saying she's thankful. >> after 21 days of being on the watch list there's zero chance they carry the ebola virus. >> twhil marks all-clear foypt for them and more than 40 others that had contact with dunkin before hospitalized this is a critical time for the 75 healthcare workers that treated dunkin at the dallas hospital. it's been 11 days since dunkin died and if virus was spread this is when symptoms would be most likely to surface. so far no one other than nurses nina pham and amber vincent were infected both hospitalized as concerns porch to be unfounded about one of the colleagues that handled some of dunkin's specimens. despite the lab supervisor showing no symptoms she was quarantined on this cruise ship and helicopters were sent to pickp

dunkin may have infected. so far, the cdc has not identified anyone. >> dunkin remains in texas health presbyterian hospital. his relatives are under armed guard after trying to violate the quarantine. >> they are not allowed out on the porch. >> reporter: he said his uncle flew in from liberia and began showing symptoms in the apartment complex in dallas. we called the center for disease control after a dallas emergency room nurse sent him home despite showing symptoms and traveling from west africa. warnings are going out by phone to more than 11,000 residents. >> while this may be concerning there is no on going danger to your health. >> reporter: note -- notifications are going out to airline passengers who were on the flight with dunkin. they are adding that the cdc believes the man had not spread the disease during the flight because he was not showing symptoms and not containous. >>> freelance camera man has been covering the ebola pandemic in liberia for numbers news. he has tested positive for the vir

thomas eric dunkin was in serious condition at texas health presbyterian hospital. he left lie briere with no symptoms -- liberia with no symptoms. four days after staying with family he began to show symptoms that's when his ebola would have been become contagious. 24 hours later he walked into an emergency room in dallas. his sister said he told a nurse he was visiting from liberia, but that the nurse never passed the information along. he was sent home. three days later he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. now in hawaii they are monitoring a patient who may have symptoms of ebola. the patient is in isolation at the queens medical center. it is unlike a true case of ebola would make it to had a -- hawaii, but they have steps in place to make sure the public and the people are safe. health officials say the patient could be sick for any number of reasons, coming up in the next half-hour, hear what hospitals in our area are doing in the eventually of a possible case of ebola comes to their emergency room. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> we'll see

the hospital worker had treated come to thomas eric dunkin in dallas before he died. the nurse in stable condition told cdc she wore protective gear during the treatments. president obama ordered federal investigators to pinpoint a breach in protocol and that has national nurses group firing back. >> when the nurses become infected they're blamed for not following protocols. that is not going to work. >>> at least one person that came into contact with the nurse is in isolation as a precaution. 6abc is teaming up with red cross and local members of liberian community for ebola aid telethon. join us "action news" 4 p.m. tomorrow to do your part in that relief effort. >> a judge in south africa is reading her reasons for the sentence she is going to deliver against olympic runner oscar pistorius. it could take environmental several days before the judge aups nos the ved verdict. he was convicted last month of culpable homicide in shooting death of his girlfriend reeva stein scam camp. he could get suspend sentence or up to 15 years in prison. something val you'll stolen

thomas eric dunkin is now on ventilatener critical condition suffering from kidney failure and just today fda approved use. let's go to dover delaware where there's a lot of relief residents there learned a child does not have ebola. reporter and registered nurse ali gorman have the story. hi, alley. >> hi, sure he. there's a september of relief both because ebola has been ruled out and also because health officials say protocols were followed and they worked. >> definitely a relief with every going around. >> residents in downtown dover the child admitted to local hospital does not have ebola. relief for community and. >> relief for child too i'm glad hear that the child is feeling better. >> the hospital officials say a kent county child who traveled to west africa was evaluated for ebola saturday the child had low grade fever headache and mild abdominal pain and was put into isolation for protocol. state health officials announced today ebola was ruled out because the child is past the 21 day ink ubation period. and did not have "anyone with the virus. and there say sense of relief tod

officials stress at this point there's one person confirmed with the virus and that's thomas eric dunkin and of course we know he's isolated in dallas and fighting for his life. the other major point is in reference to the contact list the number of people believed to be in contact with dunkin and at the beginning it was at 10 people they dwindled it to 50 and now it's down to 10. finally out, watch as family members ordered to stay inside the dallas apartment leave. they were told to stay put because they were in contact with ebola patient thomas dunkin. the county judge of dallas personally escorted the family out today and said they're being moved to undisclosed location in dallas. >> the sort of location that would be accessible for my family, mike rawlins family, or my family they are good people, kind people, people who care about their community. >>> now, five days after ebola patient thomas dunkin was admitted to a dallas hospital a crew went inside and decontaminated the unitch the cleanup is happening in two phases with phase one already complete. meanwhile the mayor of dallas

technically she had been in full protective gear while treating ebola patient, thomas eric dunkin. she mostly contaminated herself while removing the gear. she came in contact with dunkin several times. he died wednesday. officials are trying to determine who the nurse was in contact with while she was contaminated. so far they placed one person in isolation as a precaution. meanwhile, health officials ruled out that a person on the plane at lax and patient in boston just back from west africa have ebola you can follow the latest developments on ebola outbreak on 6abc.com. we also posted five important facts of the tread of virus and screening measures in place at several major airports. >> blade runner oscar pistorius will find out if he's aheaded to prisonch the sentencing hearing in his case started. he was convicted of culpable homicide u.s. equivalent of manslaughter. he could get up to 15 years in prison for killing of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. it could take a couple of days before the judge announces the punishment. >> and manhunt for suspected cop-killer eric frein en

weeks of surveillance is about to end for 48 people including family of thomas eric dunkin. in just about two hours dunkin fiancee and family are expected to be released from isolation. experts say the week ahead will be a critical time for those still being monitored. it's been 11 days since dunkin died precisely the time frame when symptoms should surface if a spern in fact infected. meantime authorities are tracing contacts of nurse amber vincent that traveled back from dallas to cleveland to prepare for her wedding and a bridal shop she visited was decontaminated. a healthcare working that handled dunkin's samples returned. >> she should not have been or board. she should have stayed home. >> and military is now preparing to train a 30-member rapid response medical support team. that team provides quick help for healthcare professionals in u.s. dealing with any potential future ebola cases. >>> you can find updated information about the story on 6abc.com. we'll continue to follow any new developments and on-line and have resources to learn more about ebola virus, symptom

dunkin. later this afternoon they found him. he is at low risk because he did not have direct contact with dunkin. he's part of a group of 38 people who may have been around dunk whin he started showing symptoms. dunkin meantime remains in critical condition. >>> philadelphia police are serving for the driver who's unsecured ladder caused an accident on i-95 that left a highway patrol over injured. the crash happened 6:00 this evening near academy road. philadelphia police officer had just finished working eagles game and was on his way to pay his respects to fallen state trooper. that unsecured ladder wentz flying off a vehicle up ahead and traffic came to a surpriseen halt and the officer on a motorcycle crashed into the car in front of him. he flipped over the top of the bike landed on a vehicle and rolled off. he was nearly hit by an oncoming car. the 15-year vet rap of the force was rushed to the hospital with head trauma and is being kept overnight for observation. police are asking for

thomas eric dunkin was in serious condition overnight under isolation at texas health presbyterian hospitalkin left liberia on september 19 with no symptoms. he flew through brussels on to the u.s. and landed in dallas, fort worth. four days after staying at a dallas apartment collection he showed symptoms. 24 hours later he walked into an memoricy -- emergency room in dallas. his sister said he told the nurse he was from liberia, but the nurse never passed information along. three days later he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. now they are looking for symptoms that may be ebola. hawaii health department said the patient is in isolation at the queens queens medical center. they say it is unlikely that a true case of ebola would make it to had a by, but if it did they have preparation in place. >> the hospital is being careful, as they should be to take precautions and make sure the patient in is in isolation. >> reporter: the flight attendant's union has sent a letter to its members to take precautions while on airline. as for the patients in had hawa, health officials say they coul

he's thomas eric dunkin, again, arriving in the north texas area on the 20th of september traveling from liberia. doctors will not discuss his treatment protocol including whether or not they intend to use experimental drugs as a part of that treatment. that is the latest live here in dallas, i'm jay gray, news4. >> there is a lot of fear and concern over several viruses now in this country. coming up in a few minutes, dr. jackie will be here with information we need to stay healthy and keep anxiety in check. for symptoms of ebola and more about this latest case visit nbcwashington.co we have a link related to the story on the home page called things you need to know. >>> a student runs onto the field during a college football game and is body slammed by a coach. today, he took another big hit and his parents cannot be pleased with this one. >>> plus, teens in danger, how to keep your teen safe on the street. >>> you probably noticed it's been a little wet today. a sprinkle forecast in the evening and by friday better chance for rain. big big changes for the weekend ou'll have to >>> a h

. >> walter, sarah, at this hour hospital officials will only confirm thomas eric dunkin remains in criticalon and his girlfriend tells "abc news" she is worried. >> unconscious and heavily sedated thomas dunkin is on ventilator unable to breathe on his own. his family tells "abc news" he's on dialysis with kidney failure. >> his situation has taken a turn for the worse and we're hoping for his recovery. >> his family under close watch remains symptoms free. officials say they're among some 50 people that require daily monitoring for the 1 days. >> at cdc we've seen the level [ 21 days. at cdc we saw the level increase we were get 50 e-mails before the initial patient was diagnosed it's up to 800 calls or e-mails per day. >> with the nation on heightened alert the result is false alarm. saturday after a man traveling from liberia to energy until got sick on the flight he later tested negative for ebola. in massachusetts former ebola patient dr. rick sequa is back in the hospital placed in isolation and, doctor dozen not believe it's a relapse he has like many people upper respiratory infecti

. >> family of thomas eric dunkin will be released from isolation in less than two hours for the first time in 21 days free from twice daily "healthcheck" force ebola. luiz troe says this is bittersweet she's glad to be healthy and still grieving her fiancee's death. >>> the cruiseship carrying a dallas healthcare worker handling dunkin's has been specimens is in texas and tested negative for ebola. after the word got out the cruiseship wasen died entry in mexico and forced to turn around and head back to the united states. the woman showed no symptoms and decided toself quarantine. >> i am upset they didn't get their rules in place fast enough. she asked it to be able to cruise they said okay. >> adding to the drama a coastguard flew to the ship and received a blad sample and again she tested negative for ebola. >> a lawyer for glen straub filed an appeal friday. the propertyty brook field asset management out of toronto went for $110 million. she vowed to appeal the sale saying the layers accepted the company's past a specified deadline and did not share information about competing b

. >> pham was infected while treating thomas eric dunkin a liberian man that died at the dallas hospital where she worked. she will be reunited with her dog now, who was also quarantined when she returns home to texas. >>> meanwhile things took a turn for the worse in mali. as we told you last night the world health organization confirmed the country's first ebola case yesterday and today, that 2-year-old child is dead. and officials say it's likely she had many high risk exposures as she traveled from g you inea to mali. >> healthcare is at crux of protests in atlantic city tonight. workers of the trump taj mahal picketed against their employer over plans to scrap their medical benefits starting october 31. a federal judge approved trump request to terminate the contract with union just yesterday the casino investors said the taj mahal will almost certainly close. >> a strike vote is set for this sunday for members of septa largest up union. workers have been working without a contract since march. union leaders say they intend to keep working towards an agreement. if members decide to

the food and drug administration approved use of anti-viral drug for thomas eric dunkin and other infected americans. that dunkin remains in critical condition on dialysis and also on a ventilator. in anybody number american journalist ashaka amuko arrived where he was near the ebola outbreak. he's doing fairly well according to his mother. >> we're really happy that his symptoms are not scream yet. that he's arrived here still in relatively early phases. he seems to be in good spirits and we're still -- >> dyapa muxt kpo thinks -- mukpo thinks he may have been infected while helping disinfect a truck where a patient died. >>> we're learning about a possible local case doctors in delaware say a child brought to bay health general over the weekend is not infected. ali gorman is live there. al y, dares had to take every precaution they koxt. >> that's right alicia it's done out of abundance of caution and to follow cdc guidelines. once ebola was expected the child was placed initislation at the hospital behind me. state and cdc health officials were notified and today they ruled out ebola. r

. >> texas health authorities are stepping up their checks on other workers who treated thomas eric dunkinhough they expected another case might occur they thought it might be emergency room staff not in the isolation unit. >>> you can follow latest developments on ebola outbreak on 6abc.com and we posted five important faction about the spread of virus and details about the new screening measures at several major airports. >> and tomorrow, this note, we'll host a phone bank to raise funds for the fight against ebola. this is outbreak that affects us globally and one of the most effective ways according to medical experts to stop spread of disease is to get things under control at source point. members from red cross and local liberian community will be on thoond take donations and you can call the number on your screen 77-940-622 from 4 to 6:30 tomorrow sgleeng in other news the manhunt for suspected cop-killer eric frein entererd its second month. search appears to be shifting south to more populated area of monroe county. searchers hope the falling leaves could give them better visibili

dunkin show his temperature spiked 103 during his first emergency room visit and given antibiotics andand told to take tylenol and died 13 days lather and health officials in texas say they may investigate the handling of his death. and the world health organization says more than 4,000 west africans have died from the virus and now the u.n. is calling for a greater international response to the outbreak. patty has the latest. >> reporter: as the u.n. general assembly met for update on ebola they heard one clear and potentially terrifying message. >> we have to recognize it's spreading very rapidly. >> reporter: ebola infections will double every three weeks, no country is immune and if it is not stopped soon. >> the world will have to live with the ebola virus forever. >> reporter: the response. >> brazil shipped emergency support kits. >> reporter: last week they committed 10 million. >> support currently is close to $20 million. >> reporter: the u.n. says it's not enough and needs almost a billion dollars and so far a quarter of that has actually been provided. aid has started arriv

now, duncan's half brother, wilfred smallwood, said dunkin had symptoms for five days while he stayedlative's dallas apartment. >> he was hot, then started vomiting in the bathroom. then i called the ambulance to pick him up. >> travel for duncan

now, duncan's half brother, wilfred smallwood, said dunkin had symptoms for five days while he stayed at relative's dallas apartment. >> he was hot, then started vomiting in the bathroom. then i called the ambulance to pick him up. >> travel for duncan and four of his family members is prohibited. those family members are quarantined at their home in dallas, and ordered not to have visitors. >> well, new this morning, back home, firefighters battle a house fire, at 26th and oxford just after 1:30. that's where they found heavy smoke, coming from the second floor no injuries are reported. >>> outrage in one philadelphia neighborhood after vandals strike in the middle of the night. >> now, police hope newly-released surveillance video will help lead them to an arrest. steve patterson joins you now at police headquarters with exclusive video what could be a fourth suspect. steve? >> yes, outrage, pretty much sums it up, erika, ukee, it is a stunning display of vandalism caught on camera, half dozen vehicles, at least hundreds of dollars in damage. if you are not by your tv, i want you to

. >> ebola patient thomas dunkin in serious condition that according to family in north carolina who spoke out today. >> we're hoping and praying eric survives the night and we got our hopes up for him and we hope he gets the necessary treatment he needs. >> he remains isolated at dallas opt and cdc says the patient may have had contact with at least 100 people including ambulance and hospital staff, friends and family including five children dunk sin related to. and none have symptoms. but they're being monitored. meanwhile health officials in texas decided to power wash the apartment complex dunkin vit visited family and at least four members were ordered to stay inside with no visitors for 21 days. dunkin is believeded to have contracted the deadly virus here liberian nrous a pregnant woman ib infected he later flew from liberia september 19 through brussels before making it to u.s. soil in washington d.c. and landed in dallas september 20. days later he felt ill and wept to the hospital. he was given anti-buy ot ixz and send home. even though he told a nurse he had come in from t

. >> ebola patient thomas dunkin in serious condition that according to family in north carolina whoke out today. >> we're hoping and praying eric survives the night and we got our hopes up for him and we hope he gets the necessary treatment he needs. >> he remains isolated at dallas opt and cdc says the patient may have had contact with at least 100 people including ambulance and hospital staff, friends and family including five children dunk sin related to. and none have symptoms. but they're being monitored. meanwhile health officials in texas decided to power wash the apartment complex dunkin vit visited family and at least four members were ordered to stay inside with no visitors for 21 days. dunkin is believeded to have contracted the deadly virus here liberian nrous a pregnant woman ib infected he later flew from liberia september 19 through brussels before making it to u.s. soil in washington d.c. and landed in dallas september 20. days later he felt ill and wept to the hospital. he was given anti-buy ot ixz and send home. even though he told a nurse he had come in from the h

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cbs news producer alicia alford spoke to dunkin''s nephew, josephus weeks. >> i hope he continues to make a turn for the better. we are just hoping and praying that he survives and comeout and walks out of the hospital. >> pelley: weeks also told us he's concerned about relatives who shared a dallas apartment with duncan. they are in the eight- to 10-day period when symptoms could develop. in m madrid, nurses protested outside a hospital where a nurse's assistant is being treated for ebola. she is the first person to contract the virus outside west africa. they're demanding better protection against the disease. nurses and first responders in the u.s. are concerned as well, and here's john blackstone. >> reporter: for health care workers, the ebola virus presents a deadly threat, beginning with first responders. crystal wilfong is an emergency medical technician in north carolina. >> we never whan we're walking into in an emergency, especially when someone invites us into their home who exhibits these symptoms. >> reporter: the centers for disease control has issued a detailed checkl