nbc's kristen dahlgren is at bellevue hospital. she has more for us. kristen, what are they going to be looking for? >> reporter: good morning, joe. well, the first thing is for the cdc to confirm that initial testing by the hospital here in new york. now, bellevue hospital has been designated as the hospital in new york that would take any ebola patients. they'll also be working very closely with the new ebola czar and working closely with new york city officials who have already begun tracing dr. spencer's steps. we know that his girlfriend and two friends have already been isolated. they're also looking at his credit cards, at his metro card. they've been interviewing, trying to trace all the steps that he took after getting back from guinea and while he was in new york city. we know that he took the subway. we know he took an uber cab. we know he went bowling. so they're going to being looking at those steps. although, as you guys have been talking about, they're really reiterating that the chances of anyone getting ebola from a subway, from a cab,

joining me from newark university hospital is nbc as kristen dahlgren.ristin, let's talk about kaci hickox. do we know where she is at this point? are there any plans by the state of me in preparation for her arrival? >> she is en route to maine, though we don't know the specifics. it will be up to that state according to its laws to decide what to do when she gets there. they have been notified by the state of new jersey she's on the way. she left university hospital here around 1:20 this afternoon to black suvs in a caravan. we were told she would be accompanied by new jersey state officials, and also some officials of doctors without borders. that's the organization she was working for when she was in west africa. so that came after she threatened -- she hired a lawyer, threatened a lawsuit claiming that it was a violation of her civil rights, and so today this morning we saw the state saying that it had decided to grant her request to travel home to maine, saying that she hadn't shown any type of symptoms in the last 24 hours and her ebola tests cont

let's start with kristen dahlgren at jfk. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. we are here waiting for a flight to get in from new guinea. this is the first flight from the ebola-infected nation since screenings started. passengers say some have them relieved, but others say it is not enough. at new york's jfk this week, training for stepped up screening. 43% of travelers from the affected nations of new guinea, sierra leone and liberia enter the u.s. through this airport. leaving many here worried about what might come off a plane. >> i have children. i don't want to bring it home to my baby. >> reporter: starting today, representatives from the centers for disease control and prevention are on hand. passengers will be questioned about being to the countries and contact with an infected person and temperatures will be monitored with a no-touch infrared thermometer. travelers could face isolated and screenings and possibly quarantine. >> hand sanitizer. >> reporter: fears have been growing since thomas eric duncan died this week in a dallas hospital. on friday,

nbc's kristen dahlgren has been tracking it all and is joining us live from jfk. kristen, how are the increased screenings going so far? >> reporter: well, so far we are told they are going well. they started here, kristen, on saturday. there were about two dozen flights or so with passengers that originated in west africa that came into jfk. about three to four passengers are so on each of the flights. there are no nonstop flights that come in from west africa. so they do need to track where they originate and where they have been via flight manifest. and via passports. the passengers getting off the flights are also asked whether or not they have been to liberia, sierra leone or guinea. that's the first indication they will be brought away, isolated and screened further. what then happens is they are asked whether or not they could have come in contact with anyone who could possibly have had ebola. and their temperatures are taken. the coast guard has been using these infrared no-touch temperature guns. if they do have a fever, they are isolated further here in n

. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren is at kennedy airport. chrkriste kristen, how has it been going today? >> reporter: we haven't seen any of the passengers come out yet that has gone through the process. it's happening in an isolated area of the airport and they will be released to an undisclosed location. so unlikely that we will hear from them anytime soon. but here's what's happening. a flight from guinea came in m earlier a today. as passengers get off, they're brought to the isolated location. the temperature is taken. determining if anyone has an elevated temperature, a sign of a possible symptom of ebola. they have also been asking passengers where they traveled while they were abroad, whether they were in these countries, whether they came in contact with anyone known to have the ebola virus. from there then, they would set aside those passengers and turn them over to the cdc who would then continue to ask questions, continue do a health assessment. and at that point, the cdc would say you're clear, you're able to get on your next flight continuing on for wherever your final dest

nbc's kristen dahlgren is joining me now from jfk with more on this developing story. ng, kristen? >> reporter: hi, alex. what they're doing -- a flight came in from guinea earlier today. so this is really the first test of it. they took those passengers off of the plane. they separated them and began to ask questions, look at passports, first to determine whether exactly these travelers had been. a big part of it, as you mentioned, is taking their temperatures, obviously one of the symptoms of ebola, one of the first signs is an elevated temperature. so the coast guard has infrared guns, no touch. they're running over passengers to determine whether or not they have a temperature. they're giving them information about ebola, what symptoms to look out for. and then if they were to suspect that there's been some type of exposure, here's what happened next, according to officials. >> if the traveler has a fever or other symptoms or has been exposed to ebola, customs and border protection will then refer that traveler to the centers for disease control for a public health

. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren has more now on the shocking report. >> reporter: according to a report in members of the black knights army football team treated recruits to an alcohol-fueled party, a dinner date with female cadets, cash from boosters and vip treatment on a party bus, complete with cheerleaders and police escort. school officials, while acknowledging some misconduct, dispute the "gazette" report for violating ncaa rules and not the team at large. a statement from superintendent robert casslyn jr. revealed 20 cadets were disciplined after an internal investigation, quote, found several violations of the cadet disciplinary code and ncaa rules. specifically, those violations were underage drinking, inappropriate use of a police escort, misuse of ncaa recruiting host funds, cadet participation without class privileges, and failure to maintain proper cadet accountability. the cadets involved did not face expulsion or court martial. two officers and two coaches were also reprimanded. casslyn also fired back at the "gazette" report adding no booster monies were involved. at no t

joining me now is kristen dahlgren at jfk airport in new york. kristen, we will soon enter this busy holiday travel season. what are officials at airports doing now to make attentions feel safe? >> reporter: well, good morning. i think that flight from the dominican republic shows how anxious some air travelers are. that will continue, i think, as we go into the busy holiday travel season. so this is the five major airports where those passengers from west africa come in, they are having this enhanced screening. we're waiting for an update from the cdc in custom border protection about how things are going this morning at j, fk. this is the first airport to implement it. a flight coming in from guinea will be screened with additional screening. that means passengers who have been traveling in the west african countries like liberia, and guinea will be able to tell if anyone is running an elevated temperature. there will be questions about where they have been. whether they were exposeded to another patient with ebola. if they suspect somebody has

why are joined live on the ground by nbc news correspondent kristen dahlgren. >> we're waiting for alight from new guinea and west africa and then likely a few hours before they get through customs, immigration and then this new screening. as for how other passengers feel about all of this, though, some tell us that it makes them feel more relieved while others worry this is still not enough. 43% of travelers from the affected nations of guinea, sierra lionne entering through this airport. leaving people concerned what might come off the plane. >> i don't want to bring that home to my baby. >> reporter: representatives are on hand. whether they have been to the infected countries and could have had contact with an infected person and their temperatures monitored. travelers face isolated enhanced screening and possibly quarantine. for air travelers? >> hand sanitizer. >> reporter: fears of ebowl have been traveling since duncan died this week. a plane was quarantined in las vegas after reports a passenger vomited. and this was the scene onboard a usairways plane in the dominican repub

let's start in new york at the bellevue hospital with kristen dahlgren. what do we know about dr. spencer's condition? >> reporter: we just got confirmation from the cdc that the test it ran confirms that dr. spencer does have ebola. we heard from the health officials and they say today he is in stable condition. he is being quarantined here at bellevue hospital as is his fiance. two other friends of doctor spencer's have also been isolated. the fiance and the two friends not showing any symptoms at all and are expected to say in isolation for the full 21-day incubation president. it is not believed he was symptomatic for very long. he was self monitoring and as soon as he noticed an elevated temperature, he called authorities. >> i know you have been spoking with folks at bellevue. are they confident they can handle the case? >> they are. i spoke with at least one doctor this morning who works here. he said things have changed and they have been told to stay in their units. he was a doctor in a psych ward and they have been told to stick to the areas and essential personnel allow

kristen dahlgren is in pennsylvania. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.omicide of a law enforcement officer. he was taken into custody at about 6:00 pm last night when u.s. marshals were conducting a routine sweep of a nearby abandoned air field. we're told he surrendered peacefully, though police say they did find a rifle and handgun in a nearby hangar. we're told he is in good shape with just an injury to his nose. that, after seven weeks on the run in these pennsylvania woods. he was taken in to custody with the handcuffs of the state police trooper that he is accused of murdering, peter. >> kristen, thank you very much for that. >> reporter: you bet. >>> it could be days before crews can uncover bodies from the unstable training center in kansas hit by a plane on thursday. the pilot died as well as three people inside the building who were in a flight simulator at the time. the pilot had radioed that one of his engines failed after takeoff and he was trying to return to the airport when the plane crashed. >>> the governor of maine says efforts to reac

kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: this is the newest weapon in the serve search for eric frein.rimental device similar to a weather balloon. searching the dense woods for the survivalist believed to be hidi hiding. the blimp is silent and inexpensive. in a police effort costing a reported million dollars per week. seven weeks of hunting have yet to turn up the man who authorities say ambushed and killed state trooper brian dixon on september 12th. the huge dragnet has kept local residents on edge for a month and a half. >> there's days when we are home and then 30 to it 100 guys pile out of the woods around us. >> reporter: local resident james tully says he's had enough of the manhunt because tully looks like frein and walks to work he has been stopped over 20 times by police with one experience particularly frightening. >> silver, unmarked suv pulls up, the driver jumps out pointing a rifle at my head, ordering me to the ground. >> reporter: a crowd funding site has now raised over $22,000 to purchase a car for tully in hopes of avoiding those false alarms. >> i just want to g

back to you. >> all right, kristen dahlgren on this story.hank you very much. >> and we are learning more about a tragic plane crash at wichita's mid continent airport. at least four people died when a small twin engine plane slammed into a flight training building. ron mott is there with that story. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. three of the four killed yesterday were in that building you see behind me 18 flight simulator, the fourth person was the pilot and now investigators are here on the scene to start figuring out exactly what went wrong. the twin engine slammed into the building shortly after takeoff sparking a fire that sent clouds of smoke high in the air. inside, pilots, practicing maneuvers in flight simulators. the pilot of the king air 200 identified as 53-year-old mark goldstein, tried turning back to the runway when an engine failed. >> he didn't have enough altitude. probably less than 30 seconds. >> reporter: witnesses say goldstein struggled to climb leaving him the only one struggling to maintain control. a

and kristen dahlgren is live and we are about to see the new protocols go into action.y ready to go? >> reporter: seems like they are here. we are waiting for the first flight to get in from guinea, and it will take a while for them to go through customs and the expanded screening and it will be a few more hours before we see passengers. things about to get started here. as for other air travelers say, some say it's making them feel more relieved and others worry it's still not enough. at new york's jfk this week, training for new stepped up screening, and 43% of travelers from the affected nations enter the u.s. through this airport. leaving many here, including airport workers, worried about what might come off of a plane. >> i have children, and i don't want to bring that home to my babies. >> starting today representatives for the centers for disease control are on hand and passengers will be questioned about whether they have been to the affected countries and could have had contact with an affected person, and their temperatures will be monitored, and they could b

and joining me now is nbc news correspondent kristen dahlgren. know about new york's preparation? >> it's important to note that it is not just officials saying they think bellevue hospital is ready. i have been talking to health care workers. one -- doctor who was here overnight when this was breaking and he said he feels very confident that the hospital has been talking to them about protocol. he says since dr. spencer came in, doctors, nurses, everybody was told to stay in the unit where they normally work so there is not crossover. the isolation unit is isolated. they have everything they need for a hospital in one small little area and it's only essential personnel who are treating dr. spencer. and so, that's one reason that they're saying they really do feel like they're prepared here. as far as dr. spencer's condition he is in stable condition and alert and speak and talk with officials about where he was, kind of reconstructing the past few days, there are those public concerns that he was out and may have possibly been able to spread it.

kristen dahlgren is there now.his is the place they said patients would go even if they came in from africa and landed at jfk and they would go to bellevue. they were prepared for this it appears. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, willie. they had plans in place for months now. one of the first things that cdc team that is here is going to be doing is double checking, making sure that all the protection and protocols are in place and this get to joe's point about the health care workers. in dallas it was the nurses treating thomas eric duncan who were infected with ebola. so the cdc team really going to be making sure that all of the health care workers here are taken care of. now, his fiancee, dr. spencer's fiancee also here at bellevue. she's in quarantine. two friends were told they would have toys late. not clear if it's here or in their homes. that cdc team will be tracing the other moments. just double checking, making sure they have been talking to dr. spencer. they are also going to look at his credit card t

nbc's kristen dahlgren is in blooming grove, pennsylvania, this morning. ng to you. >> reporter: good morning, josh. well, we're waiting for the results of dna tests to see if blood found in somebody's backyard could have been eric frein's. this has been going on for 46 days, but this morning, some police are hopeful that maybe that new lead, or perhaps some new technology, could finally put an end to this. this is the newest police weapon in the search for suspected cop killer eric frein, an experimental device similar to a weather balloon, outfitted with cameras designed for both day and night to search the dense woods for the survivalist who is believed to be hiding. the blimp is silent and apparently inexpensive. in a massive police effort that's currently costing an estimated $1 million per week. despite promising finds early by police in the manhunt, seven weeks of hunting have yet to turn up the man who authorities say ambushed and killed state trooper bryon dickson on september 12th. the huge dragnet has kept local residents on edge for a month and

kristen dahlgren, thanks so much. >>> let's get a check of the weather now from this gentleman here.right. it seems like it's the end of october, right? guess what, it's going to be feeling a lot more like summertime for a good portion of the southeast and on into the midwest. big dome of high pressure dominating. jet stream is up to the north. look at these highs today. chicago, you're going to be 75. that's 15 degrees above average, 15 degrees above average in kansas city. atlanta will get up to the mid 80s and then as we get to the east coast, roanoke, 82. norfolk, 81. d.c., 15 degrees above normal as well. it's going to be toasty on the east by the time we get into tomorrow. big changes coming with this front. lot of wet weather stretching from the great lakes back into oklahoma and more rain moves into the pacific northwest, again, the remnants of >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a cold start this morning but we have got sunshine today and a nice afternoon, into the 60s today. tomorrow we will see sunshine, 75 degrees the high temperature. but that's where the wa

nbc's kristen dahlgren is at the military academy.ning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is all coming out publicly after an investigation by the colorado-based newspaper the gazette. according to the report west point investigated in march but punishment never included the players or coaches suspended and this morning the pentagon is weighing in. according to a report in the gazette members of west point's army black knights football team treated recruits to an alcohol fueled party, a dinner date with female cadets, cash from boosters and v.i.p. treatment on a party bus complete with cheerleaders and a police escort. school officials while acknowledging some misconduct dispute the report. arguing that individual cadet hosts are to blame for violating ncaa rules and not the team at large. a statement from the superintendent robert cathlin jr. indicate that 20 cadets were disciplined after an internal investigation quote found several violations of the cadet disciplinary code and ncaa rules. the specifically those were unde

kristen dahlgren is here with more. good morning. >> good morning.y say the show must go on so as legal troubles played out in front of the cameras, now they are talking to bravo about what's next as they prepare for prison. >> what's your biggest fear about going to prison? >>mow emotional couple sat down with andy cohen a day after a judge sentenced theresa to 15 monthings and joe almost 3 1/2 years behind bars. >> i was shocked. like i was like you know, i mean it was very unexpected. >> both pled guilty federal fraud charges. they will serve their sentences consecutively so thir four young daughters are not without both parents. >> i want to make sure my daughters are okay and that's all i want. i just want him to be with them, you know, all the time. >> after last week's sentencing their 13-year-old daughter tweeted, family forever. but with theresa leaving for a minimum security prison january 5, they admit the family has a tough road ahead. >> what did she say to you? >> mommy, don't worry, i'll be there. i'll help daddy with the girls. and th