mr. klain's credentials, somebody that has strong management experience, inside government and also in the private sector. he's somebody who has strong relationships with members of congress and strong relationships with those of us who worked with him here at the white house earlier in the administration. all of that means he is the right person for the job. he is the right person to make sure that we're integrating the interagency response to this significant challenge. >> the president last night when we were in the oval office. >> you've been listening to the josh earnest, the white house spokesperson and about some questions about the newly elected ebola czar. ron klain, and a lot of questions about his background and expertise, press secretary earnest saying he has plenty of management experience that equips him well for that.

mr. klaino coordinate those efforts across agencies to make sure we are maximizing this whole government approach. this buck stops with the president of the united states. >> just to get back to my first question, he doesn't have any expertise when it comes to ebola or public health? you are not quarreling with that? critics of this choice -- i want to make sure dr >> his area of expertise is in implementation. somebody who can coordinate this broad interagency response. we want to make sure this response is up to the standards of the american people and high standards that the president has set and we are confident that someone with mr. klain's management credentials inside and outside of government, he has a strong record of implementing complex government policies. and we are confident he has all of the credentials we could want who can implement these kinds of policies that are critical to the safety and health. >> he starts today? >> he will start very soon. he did not start today, but wil

mr. klain -- this is a special area of his expertise. he has spent a lot of time in government positions and previous administrations insuring that these kinds of decisions get made properly. he has spent a lot of time mplementing the recovery act with tremendous results for our country, but in a way that was consistent with the commitment to transparency. there was somebody who was responsible for monitoring that program to assess the level of fraud. there is an extraordinarily low level of fraud associated with the recovery act. that is a testament to the anagement skills of the vice president and mr. klain. all that leads me to the conclusion of somebody with this set of management experience and somebody who has the kind of solid working relationships with members of congress, of the administration, with state and local officials, can drive a process that will drive decisions in making sure we are putting in place the kind of healthy response the american people can expect. >> will he be talking to the president on a semi regular bas

and i would also like to say that the appointment of mr. klain who has no experience whatsoever on this or any other medical issue as a lobbyist and a democrat frankly does not fill the bill for a czar and the capabilities because he has no experience or knowledge or background in medicine. >> i know that you were -- or you are in favor of a czar. maybe not mr. klain. i disagree with that and i'm curious if you think i'm wrong. that's sort of the job of the secretary of hhs. tommy thompson was the secretary anthrax scare. we do have someone with that job. now that we have a czar we introduce a whole new bureaucracy. turf wars warning who is supposed to do what. already have a cabinet level person, a secretary of hhs who answers to the president. why do we need a czar? for weeks now no one in charge. largely the secretary of hhs, sylvia burwell very capable individual. there was nobody. that's why some of us said, look, who is in charge? put somebody in charge could have made her the czar. the american people need to look to someone who has the kn

josh was also asked how long mr. klain is going to be on this job, and josh ernest suggested about five to six months. gretchen. >> with all those questions, josh ernest probably will look forward to ed henry returning to that chair, james. you did a great job today. thanks so much. have a good weekend. >> you too. >>> the leader of a group dealing with ebola in africa says that the standards for treating ebola patients there are better than they are here in the u.s. ken isaacs, vice president of samaritans first, one of its medical missionaries, dr. kent brantley, was among the first americans to come down with ebola in west africa. of course, he has since recovered and donated his blood to help other ebola patients. mr. isaacs, it's great to have you on the show. you are concerned because you believe that the standards and the safety procedures being done in west africa when we see all that video, the people in the big suits, that's being done better there than it is here. why? >> well, when we look at the procedures and

we could go on and on. >> we had access to those people before he hired mr. klain! so why pick a lawyer to head up the response for ebola? color me cynical cynical it just appears to be political. but but with that, mr. chairman i would yield back. >> will my friend yield? >> of course i will yield to the gentleman from virginia. >> i just want to join my friend and colleague from a nonlawyer it's the healthiest thing we've had in the last 50 years. thank you. >> are you applying? are you interested? >> i thank the gentleman. i now recognize the gentlewoman for five minutes. >> i thank the chair. doctor lurie are you trying to say someone needs to be good at coordinating and managing and cutting through a lot of the bs? >> that is exactly right. i think the panel for meeting with your committee today to our committee today to discuss this issue and i want to let you know my thoughts and deep appreciation are with all of the health care professionals dealing with this crisis and those in the audience and because i represent illinois a special shout out to those from t

go hire mr. klain. but it is not. it is a medical crisis. why not you?right now, i have a full- time job in the health and human services and i appreciate the vote of confidence and i have a lot of confidence in mr. klain. >> today illinois joined new jersey and new york to quarentine anyone landing from sirrer where or guiny. they are trying to stop them from taking commercial flights. >> and democrats in congress are realistic and despite the protocols put in place, they are not ruling out another case of ebola here in the state. >> as new york officials said last night. they had hoped they would not have to face an ebola case. but they did. they were also realistic, and they worked diligently and professionally over the last month to prepare themselves for this day. there are many questions about this new case, but we can't assume it will be the last. >> we are learning that an air force plane to transfer the blood will not be quarentined because blood samples were handled like hazardous materials and there was no indication of leakage. >> and thank y

>> i think we are awaiting more, more specifics about you know, the role of mr. klain. but i think that i can speak on behalf of cdc and dr. friedan. that we are very supportive of anything that's going to help better our response. and certainly a czar who can help coordinate the response and insure accountability. maybe be a liaison to our elected representatives and to other countries, to help trouble-shoot things that are coming up. is just going to be a value-added for sure. >> we'll be watching that closely as i know your personnel will be. a question to you, you were on the air about two hours ago, mr. skinner. when my colleague asked you about the condition of one of the nurses being treated, you said you didn't know the names of those nurses, those comments are now trending nationally. simple question, should a cdc public spokesperson know the names of the two patients at the center of the ebola scare? >> to be honest with you, for the sake of protecting the confidentiality of the patients, we do not name individuals here. so the reason i don't know the names of

>> i really appreciate the vote of confidence and i have a lot of confidence in mr. klain. >> we are learning now that an air force plane used to transport a sample of new york dr. craig spencer's blood from new york to atlanta will not be quarantined because the blood samples were handled by hazardous materials and the pentagon says there's no indication anything leaked. >> peter, thank you very much for that update. >>> turning to bleak ebola numbers from the world health organization. they now say the number of ebola cases has surpassed the 10,000 mark in west africa. and they say of those, nearly half have died. officials warn the numbers are likely to grow even more since most people in west africa have not sought medical care. mali has become the sixth country in africa to report a case of ebola. a 2-year-old girl traveled from guinea and has now died. >>> fox news alert, the nypd saying a hatchet attack against a group of four rookie police officers in broad daylight was indeed an act of terror. the suspect managing to strike two of the officers with that ax before

i really appreciate the vote of confidence and i have a lot of confidence in mr. klain. >> amid questions about how ebola patients keep ending up here the pentagon is applauding the american response to the west african outbreak saying treating people there is saving a lot of lives here. >> the ebola epidemic we face is truly a national security issue. absent our government's coordinated response ins west africa, the virus increasing spread brings more cases here in the united states. >> the three week long quarantine for anyone returning from west africa is aimed at preventing people from going to subways and hanging out at restaurants and going to bowling alleys like dr. craig spencer. now we wait to see if it workses. >> peter doocy live in washington with the administration's response. thanks. >> uma. >> we need to know why there have been breakdowns and if our system for responding to such serious crisis is working properly. that was a line i was supposed to read, i think we all know that the system is not yet refined to where we could say it is working properly. >

mr. klainout he night doctor. he is a spin doctor, and you start to worry -- >> to fair i don't think there are enough medical experts that claim they know how the various sides of the government -- george burk when he was dealing with sars, dealt with the similar official. that doesn't bother me. what bothers me is that we keep adding layers here, the pentagon now has these 30 officers going to oversee this. who is overseeing all of this? mr. klain is one thing but i suspect they're doing things autonomously much like after homeland security was born, each operating independently of the other. >> that's where leadership comes to. >> who is that. >> supposed to be the president. through his ability, through his office, executive offices, able to direct the country in a way we have trust and faith and confidence, and i think what we see time after time it's a false confidence. we find out it's not a true message and then it's damage control and not disease control, and that's where the american

mr. klain is not a doctor, not a health care professional, doesn't have back beyond in these issues. we don't need another white house political operative which is what he's been. what we need is presidential leadership. the person who needs to be on top of this is the president of the united states standing up and leading and treating it as a public health emergency. >> fair criticism. >> that's what the national nurses united copresident was saying. that she wants it to be at a presidential level to get involved because she doesn't trust that these government agencies are going to be able to handle all of this. this is just coming across. house oversight committee aide told fox news we're going to see another hearing but this one in real time. not looking just back at the mistakes that were made but looking forward. it has not yet been confirmed whether the new ebola czar, ron klain, has been invited to testify. this hearing is scheduled for friday. it will be departments of human -- health a

he name, quote, a czar, mr. klain, but mr. klain is not a czar at all. he's a coordinator. he's a political operative. i don't think -- some of us were looking for someone like general patton to be in charge of this. you've got american troops in africa. apparently you've got the national guard going there. someone who can issue orders and report directly to the president. so i think it's a disappointment. the president continues to be behind the curve here. >> well, when you take a look at the ebola czar now, he has no medical or public health background. do you think that is a missed opportunity for the white house at a time right before the elections, everything else going on, that it's going to insight further criticism from people who are really concerned about having real leadership? >> of course it is. he's simply a staff man. what you want, i think, is someone like a general in charge, who if he's not a medical man himself, he's got a deputy who's familiar with these things, give orders, give directi directives. again, let's talk about the travel ban to the united s

. >> and i know that you know mr. klain personally. so i want to start with this. you describe ron klain's characters and capability as a leader? >> first of all let me say i helped with the joe biden campaign in 1997. he was very, very smart and very enthusiastic. over the years he has become pretty much a political operative. a major one in the democratic party for debates and messaging. i have no idea why they chose him for this job except for one reason. the white house is concerned about politics and political image and not having a czar to actually do something. ron klain for all of his abilities has never run anything. this is ridiculous. it's about as ridiculous as my being named ebola czar. my problem with ron is he's become so partisan and in florida when he was vice president gore's chief of staff and was inducting the -- on the recount fighting on the recount issue, he was out there every day spinning, obfuscating. on the one hand saying he wanted voters, every vote counted, and then they tried to restrict military ballots. his whole role has been very p

i'm not saying that in derogatory way, i don't know mr. klain. he is going to be the mouth piece. not frieden. because he can't explain whether you can catch ebola on the bus or not. did you catch that yesterday, howard? did you catch it. >> it was interesting. the president last night, you showed the clip said he was going toó/yb1 consider appointing a czar. >> why did he decide to do it? because frieden is screwing up. get back to frieden. you say guys like me are making him a villain and it doesn't solve the problem. he couldn't explain frieden. frieden couldn't explain get it on a bus or not, howard. that's what creates panic. not foolish over-the-top reporting. i agree there is some of that. i don't think it's epidemic, par don't pun. >> i don't have any problem if frieden is fired tomorrow. interestingly, when a president talked about his not having a philosophical objection to a travel ban, that is the sound of a politician retreating, bill under the pressure. >> of course is he retreating. he knows he is wrong. they can't explain why there is no travel=g>+ ban. and he goe

mr. klain's responsibility not to make the decisions, but the conversations necessary to make sure that the decisions happen promptly. >> one of the top priorities for the czar will be to make sure healthcare workers are properly trained and protected. diswrnch stay can "action news" for continuing coverage on ebola. we have it latest on 6abc news app and on twitter and facebook pages. >>> a man was shot outside a restaurant in philadelphia's hunting park section. police say he left a neighborhood tavern on the 4200 block of north 8th street. he was shot multiple times around 10:20. police rushed him to temple university hospital but he died. surveillance video shows the shooter giving the gun to someone else. >>> in chester, delaware county police are investigating the shooting death of a woman who was found lying on the porch of the 2500 block of west 11th street. she died from a gunshot wound to the chest. there are no motives or suspects in the shooting. >>> a south philadelphia cv. s has been closed over safety concerns. the store is roped off by do not enter tape. a pillar is cracked

mr. klaineiving a lot of advice from competent medical people. >> as czar, we haven't had a working surgeon general in the united states of america for some time, as you know. if congress had confirmed surgeon general by now, do you think the response we've seen so far might be any different? >> no. let me shed a little light. the surgeon general of the united states, again, as it's a very good brand. it's a little like saying czar. the reality is the surgeon general is at a third level in the department of health and human services and reports to the assistant secretary of health who reports to the secretary of health. the surgeon general has no emergency staff. they don't have any -- there really -- they have a role of communicating information about health, but they're really not a big part of the comprehensive federal response plan. and so i think a lot's been made of this. i personally don't find myself very exercised over it. >> secretary, really quickly before i let you get out of here.

mr. klain starts tomorrow. mr. podesta continues to focus on the important job he has to do around here. >> he went on to say the stories were off base. the president and the ebola czar here ron klain will be dealing with all of this and they're showing signs of improvement, the crisis is easing a bit, but clearly it's not over yet. that's why there's pressure on klain to get going. >> ed, thank you. as we watched the botched response to this deadly virus, my next guest says we're getting a real lesson in government bureaucracy, a showdown between the federal vision of president reagan versus president obama. watch this. >> government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. >> you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate sinister entity that is the root of all our problems. you should reject these voices. what a contrast between those two men, and in the same way isis and its growth in the middle east has called into question these two b

mr. klain's experience -- >> stop it, stop it, michelle, stop it. what do you mean they're running into problems with resources? doesn't seem like there's any problem with resources. >> it's incompetence. it's all incompetence. it's government incompetence. >> no. >> yes, it is. this is the guy who is responsible -- wait, wait, wait. what they're doing, their reaction those is irresponsible. what this guy is responsible for is the -- remember solyndra, the -- >> you're bringing in things that have nothing to do with this situation right now. >> it does because it shows he is not good person to handle this entire situation. he is the one who waste evidence hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and is coming onboard to help fight this disease? are you serious? >> have you guys ever seen doctors give a press conference? they're terrified. and they're not really good at it. >> is it not about -- >> what is going on in clear terms, and that is what he is very good at. >> they need to contain the virus. that's what they need. >> it's contained health b

. >> mr. klain is not a doctor, he's not a health care professional. we should be less concerned about giving the public the feeling that the government is on top of this and more concerned about the government actually being on top of it. this is a manifestation. we don't need another white house political operative, which is what mr. klain has been. what we need is presidential leadership. the person who needs to be on top of this is the president of the united states standing up and leading and treating it as a public health emergency. >> fox's own ed henry is standing by tonight. he's at the white house. he has the latest on how the administration is responding to the criticism. you know, ed, i guess the main question is we have some of the best most renowned doctors, people who've studied ebola for years, military experts. why a political person? >> well, sean, that's an interesting question because the bottom line is you're right. the republican criticism continues to mount about the appointment of ron klain. today the president went back on the

mr. klain is not a doctor or a health care professional. he doesn't have backgrounds in those issues. >> there are lots of those, senator, there are lots of doctors on this. republicans have been saying who's in charge? who's in charge? doesn't this need someone who has organizational skills which the white house says ron klain has, to give the public the feeling that the government is on top of this? >> candy, we should be less concerned about giving the public the feeling that the government is on top of this and more concerned about the government actually being on top of it. and this is a manifestation. we don't need another white house political operative which is what mr. klain has been. what we need is presidential leadership. the person that needs to be on top of this is the president of the united states, standing up and leading it and treating it as a public health emergency. two weeks ago the president should have stood up and suspended flights from these countries. two weeks ago the president should have put additional resources

klain willu said mr. be behind the scenes. i am wondering if there is messaging in the administration, , and the level of fear things that are frankly misinformation? >> it is not a coincidence yet for the president talking to days in a row about this issue. he is a singular voice in terms of the administration loss response. effect of the matter is there are a variety of government agencies that are leveraging expertise to try to deal with the situation. johnsonwhy you see jeh talking about the issue. it is what you seek medical en ands like tom fried anthony fauci talking about their role. a newsks ago you saw conference to meet in the spirit. lisa monaco and general rodriguez was here alongside the administrator of usaid to demonstrate all of you that we are pursuing a whole of government approach to the situation. i think that whole of government approach is evidence by you heard the president talk about it quite a bit lately, but evidence by the fact there are other officials and medical experts who are communicating the

mr. klain's responsibility not to make the decision in overruling the agencies, but to rather convene the kind of conversations necessary to make the decisions that reflect the government's equitying and make sure the decisions happen promptly. >> an internal document obtained by "the associated press" but not approached for release to the public by the world health organization shows that the who admitted nearly everyone involved in the response to ebola in west africa failed to grasp the severity of the outbreak. health experts agree to prevent cases here we have to stop the outbreak there. >> right now we know who's coming in. >> the doctor that is the head of the c.d.c. son the hot seat on capitol hill yesterday facing a barrage of questions. both he and the president asked why they are not imposing a travel ban on people coming from west african nations affected by the ebola outbreak. >> the problem is that in all the discussions i've had thus far with experts in the field, experts in infectious disease, is that a travel ban is less effective than the measures we are currently instit

mr. klainas had inside roles in a number of administrations. he was the president's senior adviser here at the white house until recently. he was also the chief of staff of vice president joe biden. mr. klain is a lawyer, he's got -- he's got a practice here in d.c. prior to being in the obama administration, he served in the clinton administration as then-vice president al gore's chief of staff and before that for attorney general janet reno. ron klain is a partisan and a policy wonk. he is known as a real political intellectual. went to harvard and got the highest grades in the class of 1985 and is something of a partisan. so he'll take over not as the czar. he is the -- excuse me, ebola response coordinator. the president got criticized early in his first term for aponting all sorts of czars -- appointing all sorts of czars and delegating, in many minds, too much of the responsibilities of the white house to outsiders. this is one where people on capitol hill were suggesting the president ne

mr. klain in his background was vetted before he took the job. that was true when he worked in the white house during the first term and it was true this time as well. mr. klain continues to be the person the president believes is the expert implementer needed to ensure our whole government approach to fighting ebola is effectively applied in this situation to protect the american public. >> i mentioned 2004. sometimes people lobby in washington but they technically don't register because they don't meet a certain threshold of the percentage of time they focus on lobbying. my question being has the white house asked as to whether he has done any lobbying since 2004 since he left vice president biden's office in the last couple years has he done any kind of lobbying? >> i don't believe he has but we can get back to you with more information on that. >> when do you think we'll see ron klain and what is his first order of business? >> he'll start tomorrow. i don't know if he'll make any public app

mr. klain has no health background but as the white house says he has strong management kre den sthals. your thoughts, ellen on the president's choice? >> my thoughts are that i don't think you need to be a medical doctor. cal has written a book on common sense, i put him in charge too. you do need to know just about what's common sense and who to call in. who are the experts to call in. i think the president did fine with appointing ron klain. >> would you want the job? >> i couldn't afford the pay cut, i'm afraid. the only medical background i have is taking prescription drugs and aspirin every now and then. ronald reagan named c. everett coop the surgeon general. he had tremendous background and authority when he spoke. he handled the aids crisis extremely well. liberal democrats like ted kennedy said he was wrong to oppose his nomination. this is the kind of credibility we need right now, not a political hack like ron klain. we need somebody with authority to speak with one voice. we have s

instead they were looking for somebody who had organizational skills and that's certainly mr. klain instance, he's not going to be the public spokesperson on this. the administration already today told us if you're looking for somebody to comment publicly, talk to dr. anthony fauci of the national institutes of health. they still want the heads of the nih and the cdc to be the public health care faces on ebola while ron klain works things behind the scenes. >> there's less than three weeks before the midterm elections. how will ebola factor in with these races? >> well, we're seeing attempts, playly on the republican side of the aisle to lump the fear and anxiety of ebola with isis, with the border issue that we had, of course, a few months ago, involving the undoimted children from central america, lumping it into this, boy, are you feeling insecure in america? you know, do you need a more tough on national security type representative? similar, quite frankly, to the types of campaigns republicans ran in 2002, that first midterm election after 9/11. they were successful in that cam

mr. ron klain is coming under criticism.criticizing this pick as being political than practical. the big ticket item here, michelle, he doesn't have a medical background. >> that's exactly right. he has been in politics a long time. the former chiefs of staff, very high profile physicians there, it's been interesting, for a long time, we heard republicans call for there to be an ebola czar. all rotto, he doesn't want to be called an ebola czar, a response coordinator. now the criticism is he isn't coming from the field of medicine but the field of politics. as for the administration we heard them say they didn't want or need a coordinator. because that would add another layer of bur rocky case. okay. a coordinator is what's needed. not necessarily a doctor. klain was seen at the white house on saturday the same day there was this big meeting with president obama, his public health team. his national security team. but klain didn't attend. he wasn't initial i officially on the job yet. yesterday we heard the president seemed

i don't know mr. klain. will have to defer to other people who know him better and able to make the judgment, but i would like to seen former marine commandant peter pace or secretary levit as someone who is put in the position and understands what it is like to lead in a federal bureaucracy and be able to break through the walls of the sils on that keep things separated. >> i would think a general or former governor, and you mentioned secretary levit who was governor of utah for a number of years and people who had experience in dealing with the issues of government in focus. and ron klain a pr guy said to the the white house this is not a health issue. it is a political and pr issue? >> it is politically damaging to the president and he wants to get it fixed. my leadoff statement in the hearing, we have to get it right and we have not been getting it right and that's why we are having so much trouble. i live in the backyard of presbyterian hospital and we have a lot of problems down here right now and they

mr. klain is not a doctor, unless you count jeurys doctor. he's a lawyer, not a doctor. he doesn't work at the centers for disease control or the national institute of health or department of health. he doesn't know infectious diseases and is described as "an american lawyer and political operative best known as serving for chief of staff for two democratic vice presidents, al gore and joe biden." here is the white house defending the president's pick. >> what does ron klain know about ebola? >> well, the thing that's -- let's talk about -- let me restate why this person -- why the president believes it was important to add this person to his team. what we were looking for is not an ebola expert but rather an implementation expert. >> joining me now, chris stirewalt. as you would say, chris, it's complicated. >> well, that will just make you feel real good, wouldn't it? let me restate your question to one i can answer is basically was the response from josh earnest there. and we've heard this decision described as bizarre. we've heard it described as all kinds of things.

i appreciate the vote of confidence in mr. klainoctor who is an expert in infectious disease or the delivery of health care? god forbid we pick somebody with a background in medicine instead of a lawyer and in the interest of full disclosure i am one. >> with respect i think the role of the coordinator at the white house doesn't recall of a doctor, it requires someone who is expert at coordination and bringing the parts of government together to enhance the coordination. >> i make use this promise and told me to it. the next time there is an opening on the supreme court i want you to see whether or not the president contenders -- considers a doctor or a dentist for that job. we are about to have a vacancy for our attorney general and i want you to consider or be mindful of whether or not he considers a tattoo artist to the next attorney general. i promise he will not. he will pick a lawyer for the supreme court and he will pick a lawyer to be head of the attorney general department of justice. i am at a loss why he would not pick so

sure that we're crossing all the ts and dotting all the is going forward. >> the appointment of mr. klain as -- head of the cdc who has mucked things up big time. but will approximate president obama protect the american people by stopping travelers from the ebola epidemic area. >> i don't have a philosophical objection to a travel ban if that's what's going to keep america safe. the problem is in all the discussions i have had thus far with experts in the field, experts in infectious disease is that a travel ban is less effective than the measures we are currently instituting. >> it doesn't matter, mr. president, you do everything you can to protect americans, this is not a compare ty situation, you do it all. if there is one more ebola case in the usa a travel ban will have to be imposed. that's the memo. criticizing some of the ebola coverage, he's seen sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. on media buzz. what is your beef, howard? >> my beef is the relechbtless coverage -- live video of the car carrying the nurse to the airport before she's flown to nih, arngd this whole ritual of calling for

>> kristin, i will, i think the record should reflect that mr. klain started one week ago today, and in that time we have seen a significant number of announcements related to the whole-of-government approach that the president has ordered. we've seen a commitment from dod not just to invest resources into west africa, but also to put together a team of medical professionals that can be on standby in this country and ready to respond as necessary. we have seen a significant commitment of resources from federal governments around the world to the broader effort to stop the outbreak at its source in west africa. we've seen beefed-up protocols that were issues by the cdc to guide the precautions that medical professionals in this country should take when they're dealing with an ebola patient. we've seen the cdc stand up and actually deploy a s.w.a.t. team from atlanta to new york when there was the suspicion that an ebola patient had been identified in new york. there have been a whole series of training and outreach programs that have been performed by c

>> i agree it's a curious decision to appoint somebody such as mr. klain to this position. i'm not saying he can't be successful. surely there's many people that have been appointed to positions they don't have expertise that have done well. i think primarily what the american people want is confidence in their government that things will work that they're well taken care of. if he can accomplish that right away that he can with successful. >> we'll see. let's talk about the strike team now that consists of 30 people, five doctors and nurses. they'll train in houston as a team. too little too late? >> it's an addition on too. as anyone knows, your battle plan doesn't survive first contact with the enemy. cdc is learning as they're going some of these things are not panning out the way they planned them to. this is another build on to their plan that maybe we should have some more assets at our disposal to try and combat this virus. >> what exactly will the strike team do? >> well, i think that's a big question out there. so from the looks of it, it appears that it's mostly

>> mr. klain is not a doctor. he is not a health care professional. he doesn't have background in these issues. we don't need another white house political operative which is what mr. klain has been. what we need is presidential leadership. the person who needs to be on top of this is the president of the united states, standing up and leading and treating it as a public health emergency. two weeks ago the president should have stood up and suspended flights from these countries. two weeks ago, the president should have stood up and put additional resources on your borders. bill: senator ted cruz not holding back, slamming choice for newly appointed medical czar. ron klain a lawyer, with no medical back frowned. some critics calling entire ebola response a symbol after larger issue, government incompetence. tim murphy back home in pittsburgh, pa. sir, good morning. welcome back to "america's newsroom." >> good morning. bill: they might have been a little bit behind but do you believe the white house is making up for lost time? >> did nine different st

mr. klain's responsibility not to make that decision, but rather to convene the kinds of conversations thatre necessary to make these decisions that reflect the government's equities and make sure the decisions happen promptly. >> the top responsibility to make sure healthcare workers are properly trained and protected. >>> emergency medical services are preparing for the day that they might have to handle a patient with ebola. dispatchers at 911 are prescreening patients. >> the dispatcher will automatically notify the responding units whether it be the ambulance or the paramedic units or the fire department, as well. >> reporter: trenton's fire department has trucks with equipment that would handle by crow hazard. biohazards. >>> you can follow updates on twitter or facebook pages and 6abc.com. >>> police say a man was shot after leaving a tavern on north 8th street. the 22-year-old victim was shot multiple times around 10:20. police rushed him to temple university hospital where he died. surveillance video shows the shooter giving the gun to someone else. detectives are talking to witnes

communicating with health care facilities across the country, and -- it's the responsibility of mr. klainrdinate those efforts across agencies to make sure that we are maximizing this whole government approach. but ultimately the buck stops with the president of the united states as it always does. >> he doesn't really have any expertise when it comes to ebola or public health? >> when you talk about critics of this choice, i want to make sure that -- >> his area of expertise is in implementati implementation. >> ron klain named to that position. ron klain, a veteran campaign operative, former chief of staff to vice presidents gore and biten. there was quick reaction from republicans to this choice. >> i don't like the position of ebola czar, we have a director of health and human services and she can coordinate achkd many of these agencies are under her watch. i don't understand why a tick was made of this man, this is a campaign operative that has zero experience in infectious disease control et cetera. >> we welcome the national editor for the political report, and syndicate columnist

. >> we don't need another white house political operative which is what mr. klain has been. what we need is presidential leadership. two weeks ago, the president should have stood up and suspended flights from the countries. >> we are learning that the pentagon is joining the federal government's ebola response. the official tells barbara starr that the military is forming a 30-person quick strike team to provide direct treatment within 72 hours to ebola patients in the united states. in arkansas, former president bill clinton defended the administration's response at a get out the vote event. he slammed critics who don't know a lick about it and they are playing the blame game. >> we all need to do is do what we do best every time a tornado strikes. we need to settle down, figure out what the challenges are and solve them together. i don't think this is time to blame. we need to save every life we can and keep this from coming to america. >>> time for an early start to your money. speaking of settling down. asian stocks ending the day higher led by nikkei which climbed 4%.

. >> we don't need another white house political operative which is what mr. klain has been. what we need is presidential leadership. two weeks ago, the president should have stood up and suspended flights. >> we are learning that the pentagon is screening the federal government's ebola response in a big way. officials tell barbara starr, a 30-person quick strike team to provide treatment within 72 hours inside the united states. in arkansas, bill clinton def d defended the response at the get out to vote. he slammed critics who don't know a lick about it for playing the blame game. >> we need to do what we do best. we need to settle down, figure out what the challenges are and solve them together. i don't think this is time to blame. we need to save every life we can and keep this from coming to america. >>> time for an early start on your money. asian stocks higher. led by japan's nikkei. look at the nikkei. up 4%. european stocks not following that lead. down a bit right now. u.s. stock futures pointing higher after a crazy week last week. the dow rose 262 points on friday

. >> the appointment of mr. klain, who has no experience whatsoever on this or any other medical issue as a lobbyist and democrat ap rattic does not fit the bill for a czar and capabilities because he has no experience or knowledge or background in medicine. >> reporter: a "new york times" report describes the president as angry about the administration's response to the ebola outbreak so far with aides telling the times that the president complained about the government's reaction at a meeting and said, quote, it's not tight but the president has been very careful not to publicly show frustration, the weekly address about prevention and explaining why a travel ban from affected countries isn't happening. >> trying to seal off an entire region of the world, if that were even possible, could make the situation worse. it would make it harder to move health care workers and supplies back and forth. >> and senate majority leader harry reid is backing the president up and says a travel ban wouldn't work because people from

mr. klain's credentials, somebody that has strong management experience, both inside government but alsoivate sector, he's somebody that has strong relationships with members of congress and obviously strong relationships with those of us who have worked with him here at the white house earlier in the administration. all of that means he's the right person for the job. and he is the right person to make sure that we are integrating the interagency response to this significant challenge. >> the white house press secretary josh earnest effectively announcing that ron klain will be the new so-called czar, former chief of staff to vice president joe biden. let's bring back congresswoman marsha blackburn as well as congresswoman diana degette to discuss what is going on. congresswom congresswom congresswoman degette, do you support a travel ban from people coming from sierra leone and new guinea and liberia? >> i think we should certainly consider it but americans should not fool themselves that simply making a travel ban will make themselves. the world health organization says that we could

we need someone in charge, i don't know mr. klain -- you will have to defer to other people who have perhaps known him better who will be able to make that judgment. seen former marine commandant peter pace, as somebody who might be put into that position who understands what it's like to lead in a federal bureaucracy achkd ask able to break through the walls of those silos that keep things separated. the government for of utah for a number of years xz people who have had some experiencing in dealing with the mass issues of bringing government into a fo s focus, and you know, i tend to think that the appointment of ron klain, who is primarily a political and pr guy, that to the white house this is not a health issue, this is a political and a pr issue. >> it is politically damaging to the president and he needs to get that fixed. we have not gotten it right and people are looking at us to get it right. we have got a lot of problems down here right now, and the problems are largely because people have lost confidence, they have lost c