he was working with ebola patientness new gunie with the group doctors without borders. we are told he return to the united states exactly a week ago today and he was symptom free. on tuesday though according to the cities health commissioner he started to feel sluggish but it wasn't until yesterday he developed a fever. being a doctor and being intimately familiar with this disease he knew something was wrong. he was rush here to bellevue you hospital on the east side of the manhattan from his apartment in up are manhattan. he had a policees cord in that ambulance. we know that since his return from africa he a a has been out and about a good bit here in the city. he wrist ted the high line a public pennsylvania park on the west side of manhattan. he has taken the subway system. we know he has ridden one, a, el trains and we know that on wednesday night he went bowling with his friend at a bowling alley call the gutter in brooklyn. the city says that this doctor, doctor spencer, has had contact with three people namely his fiance, as well a as two friend, a all three of

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he work with doctors without borders and recently returned from the west africa nation of new gunie.ted the late thomas duncan is now ebola free and she was released from the hospital this afternoon. >> i believe in the power of prayer because i know so many people all over the the world have been praying for me. >> nina pham's first stop after leaving the hospital was the white house where she met with president obama. twenty-nine exchanged a hug in the oval office. >>> also tonight a major step forward for first responders in philadelphia when it comes to ebola and protection that they will get. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at ladder two at fourth and arch with our exclusive story, walt. >> reporter: chris, cbs-3

he was working with ebola patientness new gunie for the the group doctors without borders. he he return to the u.s., exactly a week ago, flew into kennedy airport in new york city. he was symptom free. on tuesday he started to feel sluggish, tired but it wasn't until yesterday, that he developed a fever, late yesterday morning, and fever of 103 and being a doctor and intimately familiar with this virus he knew something was wrong and so he was rush here to bellevue from his apartments in upper manhattan with the police escort. we know since his return from africa a accord together health department spencer visited highline a public park on the west side of the city, he has ridden a subway, the one, the a and el trains and on wednesday night he went bowling with some friends in brooklyn. the mayor, and governor, however, sought to reassure new yorkers last night at a news conference they say it is highly unlikely that anyone, and every day average new yorker can get this disease, from the doctor. doctor spencer did have contact with three people namely his fiance and two frie

liberia, new gunie, sierra leon has seen the most cases. passenger must travel will through one of five designated airports, with newark air part and jfk being the the two closest to our region. when this arrive in pennsylvania they will to have check in dale which county or state health officials to see if ebola symptoms develop. hup will be designated as a treatment center for affect health care workers and in the process of building an air tight isolation unit. anyone who presents symptoms faces a immediate quarantine in new york and in new jersey. that happened todayse hitchcock a nurse with doctors without borders. she was quarantined on friday after returning home from sierra leon with a slight fever. she tested knowingtive for ebola and criticized the process writing in this dallas morning news she said an official quote barked questions at the me like i was a criminal. the this is not a situation would i wish on anyone and i'm scared for those who will follow me. meanwhile in new york city fiance of the doctor diagnosed with the vir

not exhibit any symptoms until yesterday when he developed a fever, spencer recently returned from new gunieout borders. he is in isolation in the manhattan hospital. city officials say new yorkers are not at risk because clear and strong protocols have been in fact followed. johns-hopkins university is hosting a design challenge this weekend that in the long run could mean better protection for doctors working with dangerous diseases such as ebola. >> teams are trying to design more efficient protective gear. so 60 groups from all across that university area are participating in this competition. they will present their deice to a panel on sunday. health workers, obviously are highly susceptible to contracting the virus from working close contact with patients, after two nurses in dallas were affect, many health groups alarmed if effective protection and training. >>> at 4:45. winter weather just around the corner and some homeowners in bucks county are bracing for more power problems. >> they say circumstances out of their control left them in the dark all too often in the past few years,

from new gunie, where he is believed to have treated ebola patients. >>> rain finally stopped but the clouds decided to hang around for a while. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the skies deck to tell us when we might see the sun again, kathy. >> it is trying to break through but night is falling. that means we are in for some slow clearing across the delaware valley. take a look at storm scan three our storm system well off the the coast of long island south of nantucket island and we are seeing clouds and a few sprinkles rotating around this broad area of low pressure but general trend would be for skies to clear out. that is the good news. we are looking still at very breezy conditions, wind gusting to 25 miles an hour in philadelphia, gusts near 30 in the poconos and in trenton. right new gusting to 24 miles an hour in wilmington. temperatures fairly uniform across the region with the clouds and with the windy conditions and in the poconos, 44 degrees, a cool spot, normal high being 64. we have only made to it 57 in philadelphia temperatures staying in the 50's, dropping ever so

he work with doctors without borders and recently returned from the west africa nation of new gunie. nina pham, the dallas nurse, who treated the late thomas duncan is now ebola free and she was released from the hospital this afternoon. >> i believe in the power of prayer because i know so many people all over the the world have been praying for me. >> nina pham's first stop after leaving the hospital was the white house where she met with president obama. twenty-nine exchanged a hug in the oval office. >>> also tonight a major step forward for first responders in philadelphia when it comes to ebola and protection that they will get. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at ladder two at fourth and arch with our exclusive story, walt. >> reporter: chris, cbs-3 has learn that the fire fighters, medics here at ladder two station and throughout the entire city will now be getting an unprecedented level of protection from any ebola virus patient that they might have to deal with, cbs-3 has learned that 1600 high level protective suits are now on the way to the fire department a

out break in that region has kill more than 4500 people, and mostly in liberia, new gunie and sierra leon. >>> new travel restrictions limited anyone flying in the united states from west africa to just five airports, new york's jfk, dulles in washington, o'hare in chicago, and atlantis, heart field jackson and newark new jersey's airport are the only ones with enhanced screening in place to handle passengers potentially effected by ebola. cdc says 94 percent of travelers from the virus a's hot zone enter the u.s. through one of those airports. >>> and there is word tonight that freelance photographer, is now ebola free. the nebraska medical center said he will ab live to leave a bio containment unit tomorrow. he became sick working in liberia. tonight he tweeted out this saying the knowledge that there is no more virus from my bloodies profound relief. i'm so lucky. i wish everyone who got sick could feel this still thinking of those nurses and looking forward to the day you too get news, like this. >>> and, it turns out that day may be nearing. the condition of one of those nurses e

he was working with ebola patientness new gunie, serving with the group doctors without borders. he return to the u.s. a week ago today symptom free but on tuesday, according to the health commissioner he started to feel sluggish. it wasn't until yesterday morning that he developed a fever and being a doctor and intimately familiar with the virus he knew something was wrong. he was rush here to bellevue apartment from his apartment in upper manhattan with a police escort. we know that since his return to new york city friday africa he visited the high line a public park the on the west side of manhattan. he has taken several subways in the city, he has taken the , a, el train and wednesday night he went bowling with some friend at a place called the gutter. whoever last night both governor and the mayor took great pains to reassure new yorkers that it is highly unlikely that any within here in the the city, will contract the virus, from this doctor. he has had contact with three people, namely, his fiance as well as two friends. all three of them are in quarantine this morning. t

from liberia, sierra leon or new gunie can only enter the country through one of five airports, screening virus. meanwhile quarantine period has ended for relatives of thomas duncan. the liberian native was first person to die from ebola in the u.s. >>> centers for disease control, they're out with more stringent protocols to stop the spread of ebola. will we will get more from cbs news correspondent allison harm len. >> reporter: thousands of health care workers in new york city learn to suit up in protective equipment tuesday after cdc released new strict guidelines to despite the spread ofe bowl. >>> any information helps. >> reporter: what did you learn today. >> just to be prepared. >> keep ate above our ear. >> reporter: it includes repeated training for health care training and protective gear that leaves in skin exposed. recommendations comes after two nurses who treated ebola patient thomas duncan in dallas contracted the disease. >> we're here today because one health care worker getting ebola which caring for a patient is too many. >> reporter: the cdc says protective gear shou

liberia, new gunie, sierra lee own have seen the most cases of ebola. passengers must travel through one of five designated airports with newark and jfk being the two close toes our region. when they arrive in pennsylvania they will have to check in dale which county or state health officials, to see if ebola symptoms develop. hup will be designated as a treatment center for infect health care workers and is in the process of building an air tight isolation unit. anyone who does present symptoms faces an immediate quarantine in new york, and in new jersey. that is what happened todayse hitchcock, a nurse with doctors without borders. she was quarantined on friday after returning home from sierra leon with a slight fever. she tested negative for ebola so far and has criticized the process writing in the dallas morning news she said an official barked questions at me like i was a criminal. this is not a situation would i wish on anyone and i'm scared for those who will follow me. meanwhile in new york city the fiance of the doctor diagnosed with the virus

liberia, new gunie, sierra and leon have seen most cases of ebola.ssengers from those countries must travel through one of the five designated airports. newark, liberty and jfk are the two closest to our area anyone who does present symptoms faces an quarantine in new york and new jersey. when they arrive in pennsylvania they will check in dale which county or state health officials. now this follows cdc guidelines but governors of new york and new jersey implemented new rules that go above and beyond what the cdc has recommended. >> we are no longer relying on cdc standard there are new york, new jersey standard. >> we have to do more. it is too serious a situation to leave it to the honor system of the combining. >> under cdc guidelines a humanitarian doctor working in liberia was able to decide on his own whether he should be quarantined. he is now hospitalized after being diagnosed with ebola. >>> here in pennsylvania, hup will be designated as a treatment center for infect health care workers, and is in the process of building an air tight isola

he returned from new gunie last week where he treated ebola patients for doctors without borders. >>> texas nurse nina pham is waking up for the first time in almost two weeks. she was discharged from the national institute of health hospital in maryland yesterday. doctors diagnosis pham with ebola on october 12th. the 26 year-old contracted the virus while caring for thomas eric duncan that first person to die from ebola in the u.s. >> i feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today. i have a special appreciation for the care, effort i have received. >> after being released from the hospital, p ham met with president obama. they shared a hug in the oval office before she return home to dallas. >>> well, back home first responders in philadelphia will receive updated gear to better protect them from infectious diseases like ebola. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter has details you will see only here on cbs-3. >> reporter: new protection from philadelphia fire department first responders is on the way. outfits like these about to be replaced by higher level protection. the f