he's reporting to lisa monaco and susan rice, he's coming into the bureaucracy. a republican, i don't focus on who he is or the fact that he doesn't have medical expertise, i focus on the problem, and the problem is the president and the lack of urgency that we have seen from the president. >> it's a pr move from beginning to end, it gives the appearance and motion that this is what obama specializes in you have a secretly service scandal, you fire somebody at the top so you have the appearance of -- what klain would do, he said his job is messaging, so we have a virus on the loose that turns your organs into liquid and the answer is to appoint a guy to do saging, if you're like obama, you say all hell is breaking loose all over the world, but it's because of facebook and twitter and everything else. evening now the administration is late, but it will change on the idea of a ban for travel. they said today, it's now on the table, it wasn't on the table up until now, and one more case imported then there will be, it's the rules, the protocols, this idea of self-qu

miss monaco has other security responsibilities.o the president made the decision to augment his team by bringing somebody in who will focus 100% of his time to this government response on ebola. it will ultimately, however, report to monaco and to national security advisor susan rice in the upper. -- in the effort. again, all this indicates the administration's tenacious approach to evolving situation. the president recognized that the situation would benefit from having somebody who can dedicate 100% of their time to the issue. to the specific task, coordinating the response. and somebody like the person he chose who has a strong management track record is the right man for the job. >> what would happen if the president were to impose a travel ban? >> that is a hypothetical question. although something that is discussed a lot quickly. -- publicly. it is an option that will be on the table but not discussed right now. the president says that those seeking to enter this country are going through the proper channels, and when they do

miss monaco has significant other interests. felt that ident he wanted somebody who could to icate 100% of their time the ebola virus. so the to sident made the decision augment his team by bringing somebody in who will focus 100% this government response on ebola. all this indicates the administration's tenacious evolving situation. the president realized that the benefit from ld having somebody who can of their time to the issue. and somebody like the person he chose who has a and private public track record, is the right man for the job. >> what would happen if the president were to impose a travel ban? is a hypothetical question, although one quite a lot publicly. it is an option that will be on not discussed president says that those seeking to enter this country should go through when roper channels, and they do so that they will be properly screened. >> lawmakers are playing politics with this issue by calling for a travel ban. would leave this to lawmakers themselves, in terms of what is motivating their claims. the pres

klain will report directly to monaco and national security advisor susan rice. senior white house officials told us, in essence, the president's decision to appoint klain represents no rebuke to the job that monaco has been doing on ebola, but, rather, affords additional band width that will enable monaco to focus on management of her core. national security and homeland security priorities. democratic senator charles schumer of new york rushed out a positive statement saying, "i have known ron klain for over to years. he is smart, aggressive, and level-headed. exactly the qualities we need in a czar to steer our response to ebola. he is an excellent choice." chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, republican of california wrote, "it is right that the president has sought to task a single individual to coordinate its response, but i have to ask why the president didn't pick an individual with a noteworthy infectious disease or public health background? at today's white house press briefing white house press secretary josh ernest said the president opted

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the president's top homeland security advisor lisa monaco, also dr. freeden and also the secretary of health and human services burwell, all of them had been working on the ebola response but last night president obama signalled an openness to appoint someone who would be the one individual just focused on ebola. individuals at the cdc have many issues they talk about including the flu and other viruss in this country so ron klain will be appointed by president obama. we're breaking that news right here on cnn. ana? >> any idea when there will be an official announcement, jake? >> my understanding is that it will be either today or tomorrow. the fact that i'm breaking this probably expedites the matter a little bit. they weren't planning on announcing it this morning but my understanding is it will be within the next day or so. >> jake tapper staying on top of it. thank you so much. we're covering all angles for you now. we have a whole panel of experts. senior washington correspondent joe johns. also with us senior political analyst david gergen, pub

president obama's homeland security adviser lisa monaco is joining us. has the president been briefed on this possible, let he repeat the word possible, ebola patient in new york city? >> wolf, the president's monitoring the events today as he has been focused on our response to the ebola virus consistently. and so he's being kept apprised of the developments. >> what can you tell us? what do you know right now? we know this is one of your portfolios, ron klain, the so-called ebola coordinator or czar, we know he reports to you and susan rice, the national security adviser. what can you tell us about what's going on with this doctors without borders physician who's now in the hospital, bellevue hospital in manhattan? >> well, wolf, as you said, he's being evaluated. bellevue is a premier hospital designated by, i believe, mayor de blasio, to address these types of cases. ron klain has been in touch with city officials. but right now, this is an individual who's being evaluated consistent with the protocols that have been put in place. and we'll learn mor

lisa monaco has been charged with overseeing the american response to ebola. and the president in a speech at the cdc, there is also an overseas contingent on this, but an energy czar here to oversea the response statewide. lisa monaco, after all is the homeland security advisor and counter terrorism advisor. many think she obviously has a lot on her plate at this point. there should be others involved as well. so you are likely to hear both of have it real coming from critics those who want to see more restrictions placed around individuals coming from those countries in west africa, and tighter screening all around, and others who are going to be appealing for calm principally from the two witnesses here. >> mike viqueira for us in washington. mike as always please stand by as we wait for the testimony to begin in washington right now. also joining us in our studio right now is dr. annie spare row. as you heard mike viqueira say, there are a lot of political concerns in washington. will this improve the situation or will it make things worse? >> well, first

lisa monaco saying, every hospital in the country knows how to isolate. president obama talking about, i'm hugging nurses. i mean, there was a statement of -- there was an overstatement, an overcertainty that just really, i think, has hurt the government's credibility. >> look, i think actually dr dr. fauci answered these things very well. it's important dr. fauci is out because these are public health issues. the challenge, as he said very clearly, look, we have three cases so far. 300 million people. three cases. we don't want to institute panic in the country. we now see instances of some overreaction in the public. we want to get to these cases. there should have been cdc s.w.a.t. teams every single location. >> would you have felt good if you were on that plane with the woman told by the cdc to fly when it turned out she had ebola? >> i wouldn't feel great about it, but on the other hand i don't think it's right right now for the media to instill a level of panic in the country that can lead to counterproductive results. we want people who are sick t

and there is a huge, huge party tonight at the strait is lounge inside the hotel monaco.little bit. first every all, hi, tell me about the party? >> so again, tonight at the hotel monaco, first of all i'm brian, stratus lounge, doing a really real exciting party, full hotel party heavy and hit i, her end on the roof, hence my angel outfit, and the hell rom downstairs in our ballroom. >> here is the thing, that is friday night. so i want to stay up, might want to make some drinks for my friends at home. i need to you give me the secret ingredient. >> absolutely, so we want to say thank you to sponsoring our event tonight. so two of these cocktails actually made with the vodka. one easy to make at home with our punch, and we'll have you add little e. >> to make it spook year. >> here is the punch. >> cheat owe punch, err ray of cranberry, pineapple, add sweetner to this, and -- >> like a true ya kind of snipping. >> pretty much. >> and then what's in. >> our dry ice. halloween is not halloween without dry ice. >> i agree. >> slutly. >> where do i get? like listen, it is siz

so i anticipate he'll be in close contact with susan rice, lisa monaco. of course, his chief -- typically the people who are informing him, keeping him up to date whenever they are following a developing story like the one that we are seeing right now out of canada. he'll be in very close contact, i am sure, with his cabinet secretaries as well as the nsc. those would be -- the officials who are monitoring this most closely. and of course, the department of defense, as well, ronan. i anticipate there'll be a number of high-level phone calls and communications going on here throughout the day as the president continues to stay abreast of these quickly-moving developments out of canada. >> thanks for keeping track for us. we'll be watching closely for anything more out of the white house. we're going to take a short break right now. when we come back, we will have everything you need to know about the latest on the ground in canada including interesting voices from the thick of it. stay with us. nprecedented progr that partners businesses with universities

he met with tom frieden and lisa monaco and others. afterwards, he said a travel ban could create more problems than it solves. he is still leaving the but, i should say, leaving the door slightly ajar. >> i don't have a philosophical objection to a travel ban if that is the thing that will keep the american people safe. the problem is that in all of the discussions i had thus far with experts in the field, experts in the infectious disease is that a travel ban is less effective than the measures that we are currently instituting. >> the president also did not rule out appointing an ebola czar. it may be necessary to appoint an additional person outside frieden and monaco and others working on the ebola issues. >>> tom frieden discussed a hot seat on capitol hill yesterday. both sides of the aisle pressing him over how texas nurses could have contracted ebola caring for a patient and how the federal government will prevent a larger outbreak of the disease. >> whatas it a breakdown in the training in the protocol? >> the investigation i

monaco and the this r susan rice in effort. indicatesin this also the administration approach to situation. the president recognized the someone to benefit from who could devote 100% of their time to this specific task, that coordinating the response. and he has a strong management ecord inside government and private sector is a right person for the job. >> what would have to happen to the president to impose a travel ban? a hypothetical question but it's being discussed publicly and an option continue to be on the table but not one that is considered right now principally because he president believes if we're going to protect the american people the best way to do that censure individuals seeking to enter the country are going through the proper and when they do so, they're being properly screened. lawmakers are playing politics with this issue by calling for a travel ban? it up to leave decide s themselves to their claims. the president has taken a look at this and pretty clear about he reached on yesterday. what does he kno

monaco was the ebola point person.hite house said could handle both ebola and counterterrorism earlier this week. that changed in the last 24 hours. as for ron klain, he'll be on the job as soon as next week and will be there for the next five to six months. one other potential policy change, the white house says it is open to a travel ban on flights from west africa. the press secretary said that option is on the table. >> we just heard from marie hearth that option is not necessarily being considered. so it sounds like they're sending out different messages. is that what's going on? >> reporter: i think so, wolf. we went back and forth with the press secretary all week. they're trying to do it on one hand and on the other, they're trying to say that is not the preferred option, that the current screening measures in place are a much better route to take than to go for a full travel ban. but we might end up with something in the middle. they may try to do something with various travel restrictions on people coming in

lisa monaco is fantastic.nse, she's a fantastic person to come on the show and explain what she's doing. >> let's separate two things. i think it's fair to say the cdc is in charge of the domestic response. he is the first to say mistakes have been made in dallas in particular. they're now pulling it together. >> the public can forgive that. but i think what the public can't forgive is why are there mistakes being made day after day after day. >> let's not -- let's not blow it up. we've had a couple mistakes. >> i'm not blowing it up. she was on a flight on sunday. >> she, she, one nurse. >> plus the other passengers. where have they gone? >> now the question is, are they pulling it together and will they do better. >> if there were an ebola patient at mt. sinai, would you go to the emergency room there? >> probably not but what does that have to do? >> because in a lot of cities, there aren't 30 hospitals to choose from. it's a big deal. parents are terrified -- >> emily, is this hysteria or is this a legitim

lisa monaco has been named as the point person. she is the adviser from homeland security. we haven't heard from her for several days. instead you saw sylvia matthews bur well talking about this. tom frieden has been out front answering reporters' questions. so we have been trying to get that same answer from the white house. who specifically is in charge? earlier today during white house press briefing, i can tell that you josh earnest got a lot of questions about who is in charge. he deflected the questions saying. then it always stops with the president. in term. having a czar, that hasn't happened yet either. at this point in time the administration saying lisa monaco is the point person but i think there is some public confusion. we're hearing so many voices on this from the administration. that's part of why you heard from the president today. >> i think he made himself the commander-in-chief on this issue. he hasn't named someone else in particular. i think it is him. the way he spoke, you've heard him many times. he seem to take the responsibility on himself. thank

>> i just a second talked to lisa monaco, the president's homeland security adviser.did speak to the president and updated him this morning. he is following this very closely, obviously, and as you well know, alex, he spoke to the prime minister of canada yesterday, late yesterday and pledged support. lisa monaco told me this is in particular from the intelligence and law enforcement community, investigative help that they might need and the big picture we heard is something that this administration has been talking about for a while and that is the lone wolf scenario, the counterterrorism efforts that are in place to make sure that that doesn't happen and so that is a key component of the conversations that are going on in the white house today. >> nbc news' chris jansing, always good to see you. >> coming up, ted cruz is on a crusade against the texas equal rights law and we'll break down his latest ted talk coming up next. there are more reasons than ever why now is the best time to be on verizon. one: verizon's the largest, most reliable 4g lte network in the coun

we've been led to believe that lace monaco. and saying they don't need an ebola czar and that would be another layer of bureaucracy and white house press secretary josh earnest is saying if they need new staffing and resources they'll make that call when it comes and when i pressed josh earnest about lisa monaco's role, he didn't exactly say that she was in response to the response and declined to say who is. here's what he had to say. >> she's not responsible for coored nath the activitieses of the international community as they interact with local governments in west africa. usaid an area of expertise. she's not diagnosing people in the field. >> you understand my question -- >> the point that i have to make is directly relevant. >> you seem to be reluctant to say who is in charge of the federal response to ebola. >> i think we're saying very clearly to you who is responsible to which activities when it comes to the tenacious response to ebola. >> eventually earnest went on to say, jake, that the president is in charge of th

. >> reporter: aides say he is the czar and will report to susan rice and lisa monaco.s said monaco could handle the task of being the ebola person. >> she is a highly capable individual who can fulfill his responsibilities. >> one day later, the president changed course. >> it may be appropriate for me to appoint an additional person. >> reporter: and more shifts could come. pressure is building on the administration to reconsider a travel ban on flights from west africa. >> i believe it is the right policy to ban air travel from countries that have been hit hardest by the ebola outbreak zplrj. >> reporter: now the white house said the option is on the table. >> i don't have a philosophical occasion necessarily to a travel ban. >> and they are speeding up treatment of the ebola vaccine. and the white house does not say when ron klain will be on the job, as soon as next week and is expected to be appointed for five to six months, and that is cautious time to think they could stop the spread. >>> and the president last night said, i don't have a problem with the travel b

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>> well we have coordination from the white house now with lisa monaco and susan rice. we have multiple agencies involved. one of them is hhs. so right now what we're going to have with ron is we're going to have somebody whose full-time job is doing that. we welcome that, as we know, they have other very important day jobs that they need to deal with. we're looking forward to working with him as a coordinator what have we do. >> one of the criticisms of the government response so far is that officials, top officials, have said things that turned out, afterwards, not to be true. take a look at these. >> okay. >> i have no doubt that we'll stop this in its tracks in the u.s. >> every hospital in this country has the capability to isolate a patient. >> i shook hands with, hugged, and kissed, not the doctors, but a couple of the nurses, and i felt perfectly safe doing so. >> doctor, how do you explain all of these misstatements or overstatements from top government officials. >> well, i'm not so sure chris that they are misstatements in overstatements. when dr. frieden say

at the same time you have the president's chief homeland security advisor lisa monaco working here athe white house who is responsible for integrating the efforts of all the agencies and making sure that they have the access to the information resources that they need to do their job. all of that said, we have said on a number of occasions that if additional resources or if additional staffing is necessary to augment the response, then we won't hesitate to consider it, but at this point the lines of authority are clear, and the person responsible for coordinating those efforts here at the white house continues to do that work well. >> it sounds like you're not inclined to appoint a tsar. >> there are clear lines of responsibility that are in place. there is an individual here at the white house highly competent individual lisa monaco, the president's homeland security advisor who is responsible for integrating that response, but, again, if we determine that additional resources or additional staffing or additional expertise is needed to augment this response, then we won't hesitate to

they struggled when asked if lisa monaco or anyone else is in charge of the federal response. >> i hate to be nitpicky, but she's coordinating the activities of all the government agencies who are responsible for responding to specific areas of expertise. she's not overseeing -- >> in charge? who is in charge? >> she's not overseeing ebola in south africa. >> the overall response. >> she's not responsible for coordinating the activities of the international communities as they interact. usaid is involved in that. they have the area of expertise. she's not diagnosing people. >> you feel like you have a point to make, but you understand my question. >> the point i have to make is relevant -- >> you are reluck at that particular time to say who is in charge of the federal response to ebola. >> they are in charge of their line of responsibility. you have an individual at the white house to make sure they are properly integrated. that is a completely reasonable management structure. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney is criticizing how the white house is handling this. >> why hasn't the president ad

>> reporter: lisa monaco, the president's adviser on homeland security, will be leading that briefing. i'm told one of their goals is to answer questions, of course, and also to really calm fears, to reiterate the idea that ebola is not easy to catch. government has directed the faa/dhs to step up screenings at the airports throughout the country, particularly for those coming in from areas where we have seen high infection rates. also an effort to educate people nationwide about how to protect themselves from ebola. also, the fran structure for dealing with this disease here in the united states is very strong. we've seen those two patients treated here and they did recover. of course, the president announced he was sending 3,000 u.s. forces to the region to help fight the effort in liberia. we're told 4,000 could ultimately go over. those will be key topics when we hear from lisa monaco and other senior administration officials at about 4:30. >> nbc's kristin welker, thank you very much, as always. as we wait for the president to take the stage in princeton, indiana. we're joined by

after calling ebola a national security priority president obama tapped counterterrorism advisor lisa monaco to lead the roughly half dozen agents combating the virus. some lawmakers say that's not good enough. >> there has to be more reassurance given to them. we don't know exactly who is in charge. there has to be some kind of czar. >> weeks before the midterms ebola has been ejected into the political bloodstream and there are questions from both parties. a senior obama administration official said, "that decision we're leaving to the medical professionals. we plan to follow their recommendations. " for naming an ebola czar the white house is not budging from its position despite repeated calls to do so. >>> it's been one month since university of student hannah graham has disappeared. her parents are once again asking for help. the virginia department of emergency management said the search isn't what they're calling in the transition stage now. the city of charlottesville is taking the reins of the investigation today and visiting their focus to tips, leads, hi-res cameras. john and sue

we have a homeland security adviser in the white house, lisa monaco.he is a pretty busy person. >> she is not a physician. >> but this is a homeland security threat. right? her job is to advise the president on these things. >> so she is coordinating in the white house. there is a sect of health and human services. >> and she has other things to do. there is this thing called the affordable care act coming up. these are people who maybe don't have the laser like focus on ebola that an ebola czar would have. yet, still, what exactly what this ebola czar be doing? >> could this be a mid-term election issue? >> absolutely. the president is the one who should be the face of this in the united states. it is a serious enough issue that you need reinsurance from the president. he is not a doctor but that's who the czar should be. will it be an issue in the election? i think so. it probably runs boo this narrative that the republican that things are not going in the right direction. >> i think it goes to this general sense that the world is a little out of con

. >> the obama administration laid out its plan this afternoon headed by lisa monaco, the assistant to the president for homeland security. >> the strategy of the united states is executing has four key goals, to control the epidemic at its source in west africa, to mitigate the second order impact of this epidemic, to lead a coordinated international response and to build a robust global health security infrastructure so we are prepared over the long run to confront epidemic such as the one we're facing today. >> fighting the outbreak in west africa will get a boost of boots on the ground. the military announced today an additional 1,000 troops could be heading to that region as the united states has already committed 3,000 military members. some of them will help build and advise on mobile hospitals. they will not directly care for patients. military officials tell cnn the pentagon is thinking about drastic measures to make sure those troops don't bring any ebola back with them. high risk troops will be monitored every day and might face a three week isolation before coming home. tho

at the same time, have you the president's chief homeland security adviser, lisa monaco, working here at the white house, who's responsible for integrating the efforts of all of the agencies and making sure that they have the access to the information and resources that they need to dough their job. all of that said, we have said on a number of occasions that if additional resources or if additional staffing is necessary to augment the response, then we won't hesitate to consider it. but at this point, the lines of authority are clear. and the person responsible for coordinating those efforts here at the white house continues to do that work well. steve? >> reporter: you're not inclined to appointment a czar? >> well, again, there are clear lines of responsibility that are in place. there is an individual here at the white house, highly competent individual, lisa monaco, who's responsible for integrating that response. again, if we determined that additional resources or additional staffing or additional expertise is needed to augment this response, then we won't hesitate to take adva

monaco and ms. susan rice have done an outstanding job -- >> and he decided he needed somebody 100% of the time? >> he believes that person will be an official to the broader effort. >> [indiscernible] >> i want to make sure we get around the room. >> what was motivating his choice? >> it was beneficial to his response to have somebody with 's credentials focus on the task 100% of the time. questions -- two quick questions. the president has made it clear in the military piece is one prong. the other is the arming and equipping of syrian rebel forces . in the more than one month that has passed since the president gave his address, how is that going? made ingress has been the equipping of the moderate syrian rebels? >> i refer you to the department of defense. >> following up on the question, encement the comm of airstrikes, was there any evidence that the --? grouphad advanced >> on the plotting stage what i can share with you is the intelligence assessment from other officials, that we believe tha

. >> pelley: in the same white house briefing, the president's homeland security adviser lisa monaco said every ebola outbreak over the past 40 years has been stopped and "we know how to do this, and we will do it again." but there are concerns about several missteps where the first u.s. diagnosed ebola patient is hospitalized. we have two reports. first manuel bojorquez in dallas. >> reporter: this afternoon, a fully suited hazmat crew finally entered the dallas apartment where thomas eric duncan stayed. soiled sheets, towels, even a car that was possibly contaminated, were still there three days after his ebola diagnosis. fire marshal robert de los santos. >> right now we're just trying to get the soiled linens and those items out of there. >> reporter: today police cars were guarding the apartment complex, but some residents have complained all of this should have been done early a few days ago, texas governor rick perry said this: >> rest assured that our system is working as it should. >> reporter: yet hospital officials acknowledged a key part of their system did not work. texa

the spokesman, josh earnest, said that lisa monaco, who is the president's national security adviser,as, quote, integrating the government's response. so reporters said, okay, so she's in charge? he said, no, no, no, there's the department of defense, health and human services, there's the center for disease control, agency for international development. so the reporter said is there any one potential who is in charge -- person who is in charge, and he didn't answer that. i think that's why the next day you saw the president come out, invite cameras into his cabinet meetings, speak to reporters and sort of present himself as the man who is this charge of the government's response. martha: yeah. i find it unbelievable, you know, when you look at the entities that are already in place, byron, you've got an hhs headed by sylvia burwell, jay johnson at homeland security, cdc, you've also got the surgeon general who is an acting surgeon general right now, a rear admiral. i look at his biography, he has a masters in public health from harvard, he has been on hhs, cdc, fda handling counterte

. >> could monaco do both. >> she could do both. >> it may be appropriate for me to appoint an additional person. >> more shift couls could come. >> pressure is mounting to ban air travel from countries that have been hit hardest by the ebola outbreak. >> now the white house says the option is on the table. >> i don't have a philosophical on je objection to a travel ban. >> more concerns over protection gear used in the u.s. may lead to new guidelines. sores tell me that they will release ppe. earlier this week thomas freedman said some of the gear used in texas left some of the skin exposed. >> well, three patients who checked into a spanish hospital fearing they had epolea have all test tested for the virus. let's go life now to madrid and seen. it's certainly encourage to hear that not only for the three patients who just tested negative for ebola but also ms. r romera. >> what we've heard is the tests done on a daily basis to check the level of virus in her system have come back very, very low. that encouraging. there's three from madrid. c checked this hospital on thursday. also a mi

part, was briefed by him home stand security and counter terrorism adviser from the west wing lisa monaco. he has offered president obama to be in contact with stephen partneharper and they have offed assistance and to keep abreast of the situation. inevitably the question arises here in washington has this changed the threat level? are government buildings here experiencing any change in their security posture? the white house says they are unaway of that. but we know from state department spokes woman marie that the american embassy, as you might pictures in ottawa, is on lock down at this moment, david. >> mike, there is always the concern as you know well, that the administration and national security officials have that an events overseas might be coordinated with he haven't in washington. you mentioned that they don't have any evidence that would cause them to trigger raising the sort of security threshold. but out of an abundance of caution i would assume the f r.b.i. and other agencies have sent out noticed to their field offices reminding them to be on the look out for something

he will have to go through other layers like susan rice and lisa monaco. others that have left the administration who have left have complained about that exact process. ron klain is the president's choice, and we have to trust that's going to be a good one, but i think they could have made a better decision. >> it actually mai think that f, whoever was going to run this had to come out of the white house. >> why? that's not true. >> i think it is, i think you need to have the power of the president when you're making decisions. you don't need a doctor to be on top of this. there are plenty of doctors out there. but ron is a guy who can implement a campaign, it's a campaign, a communications campaign and nobody is better at doing it than he is. >> people think it's a political problem when it's actually a public health concern. they answered their political problem, instead of their public health problem. they have a facts problem, you can't blame the communicators for the fact that they got things wrong on the ground. >> communication isn't that at all. >

of that--host: part came on friday, when senior administrators at the white , including lisa monaco, the homeland security counterterrorism aide to the president had to say this -- [video clip] >> the travel ban has been raised. i take note of dr. friedan's comments in this regard, which is to say that in fact we believe that those types of steps actually impede the response. they impede and slow down the ability of united dates and other international partners to actually get expertise and capabilities and equipment into the affected areas. as we said and stressed from this podium and others, the most effective thing that we can do is control the epidemic at its source. we want to be able to make sure we are getting assistance and x are tees, getting providers into the affected region. host: let me ask you about that briefing as the officials outlined in the briefing room. it was a late afternoon event. walk us through how the situation unfolded and what we can expect in the week ahead. when they started on friday we did not have any indication that there would be this reading. what

obama aides also said the appointment was no rebuke to the job homeland security adviser lisa monaco been doing in coordinating the response. rather they said they will be able to devote 100% of his time to the effort. >> when exactly did it dawn on president obama that she wouldn't be able to devote 100% of her time to the situation? >> the president has been a significant amount of time with this team who is responding to this particular situation. and he has been carefully assessing the response that has been in place. reporter: president obama also had on his team this woman, serving since may in the newly created job of policy implementation chief of staff and an assistant secretary for preparedness and response, doctor nicole lurie, whose job it is described as to lead the nation in preventing and respon from the adverse health effect of public health emergencies. >> we are here to help individuals and communities get prepared. so that if anything that happens, they are ready and they can recover as quickly as possible. we are here to help them plan for that and we are here to

so we made them king and queen of monaco, so none of them have never been out of the city. >> i wantmentor, too, willie. i got the bishop, don, 50 kids, a whole bunch of drums. that is what is happening. this is the part where we walk away from the cameras like we had a plan the whole time. [door bell rings] [phone rings] hello. heh. heh. heh-he-he... t-mobile's is the first national network to give you wi-fi calling. now every wi-fi connection works like a t-mobile tower. it's wi-fi unleashed. [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edward jones. this is shirley speaking. how may i help you? oh hey, neill, how are you? how was the trip? [ male announcer ] with nearly 7 million investors... [ shirley ] he's right here. hold on one sec. [ male announcer ] ...you'd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. kevin, neill holley's on line one. ok, great. [ male announcer ] and we do. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. ♪ >>> i'm anderson cooper live in ottawa, canada, with an update on the shootings that happened earlier today. the police say there is no longer a threat to the p

. >> reporter: the president received an update from lisa monaco, not from ebola czar ron klain. >> i don't know ron klain's emergency response experience may be the bush-gore recount qualified in that. >> reporter: democrats know president bush's bird flu czar had zero medical experience and dr. anthony fauci says there's plenty -- >> he's been chief of staff to a couple of vice presidents, he has a lot of experience. >> reporter: meanwhile democrat mark udall is proposing not a full travel began, but strict limits on anybody who's being monitored here in the u.s. from boarding a testic flight. he wants to separate himself from the president, in fact the first lady is coming to colorado on thursday, not the president. >> on a separate topic, i understand the president's shifted once again on the topic of gay marriage. what about that? >> remember, he opposed same-sex marriage back in 2008, then said he was evolving, then on the eve of the 2012 re-election fight, said look he now supports gay marriage, he's telling new yorker magazine the follow quote, openly, i think the equal protec

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>> i'm closely coordinating with least a monaco who is the homeland security advisor to the administration and the white house and the leader of the hhs, i spoke to both of them today. >> are you worried that terrorist group also try to use ebola has a weapon against the u.s., have you heard anything got that, essentially getting sympathetic infected people to travel to the u.s. in the hopes of infecting others, is that a concern? >> i have not seen any credible intelligence to that effect. i think we have to monitor the terrorist threat in a number of other respects and we are and i'm sure we'll talk about that in the course of this. >> let's turn to that. let's talk about the terrorist threat. first, can you clear something up for me? is it true that four middle eastern men were apprehended along the southern border on september 10 and are being detained in texas, that they're tied to a terrorist organization? >> the case you're referring to has been resolved and there were suggestions that those individuals were tied to terrorists and the matter was investigated, i believe it's been res

they have lisa monaco in charge of that. they think that's fine.owever, that the president has a meeting on his schedule today for 3:00, wolf. another meeting on ebola because what the white house doesn't want is for this to go to the question of competency. they need to show that they are in charge. people should not be afraid. and what's being played out on the campaign trail is using this ebola issue as a question of leadership and using -- stoking the fear issue quite frankly. >> gloria, thank you very, very much. gloria borger in new york for us today. for our international viewers, we'll get a quick check of the headlines. that's coming up next. for our viewers in the united states and canada and throughout north america, a mysterious relative leads our anthony bourdain on a journey he was not expecting. we have details coming up. >>> i took a journey as did several cnn anchors and hosts. thee here's a preview of the cnn series "roots." >> it will be a journey of surprises. ♪ i can't tell where the journey will end but i know where to start ♪

he will have to go through other layers like susan rice and lisa monaco, which originally this is what all the former people that have left the administration that have written books and have complained about getting information to the president so he could make good decisions complained about that exact process. so i think ron klain, he's theht president's close and we have touches -- choice and we have to trust it's going to be a good one. >> when i hear susan rice's name, that makes me more fearful than when i hear the word ebola. >> let me say, there is an exception. i think first of all, whoever was going to run this had to come out of the white house.his >> why? that's not true. >> i think he need to do have the power of the presidency t behind you when you're making decisions and ron klain is a good implementer. you don't need m a doctor. there are plenty of doctors out there. ron io know him personally. can implementhat a campaign and that's what thisu is. this is a communications campaign. nobody is better at doing itomm than he is and he has obama's ear. >> you think it's a p