next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. u.s. health officials said today they have fielded inquiries about 100 suspected cases of ebola since the first case in the united states was confirmed in dallas, but that no new infections have been identified. this afternoon, officials from the centers for disease control raced to newark airport to meet a plane that had landed from brussels. two passengers believed to be from liberia became ill during the flight. later, health officials said the two apparently do not have ebola. another similar scare was reported in west florida today. and those two suspected cases in the wa

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. president obama today once again appealed for calm following the news that a new york doctor who treated ebola patients in africa has been hospitalized with the disease himself. >> we have to be guided by the facts, not fear. yesterday, new yorkers showed us the way. they did what they do every day-- jumping on buses, riding the subway, crowding into elevators, heading into work, gathering in parks. that spirit, that determination to carry on is part of what makes new york one of the greatest cities in the world. >> sreenivasan: in new jersey today, a 30-ye

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. the head of the centers for disease control and prevention today offered new reassurances that ebola does not pose a great risk to americans. >> here in the u.s. i remain quite confident we will not have a widespread outbreak. we will stop it in its tracks, because we've got infection control in hospitals and public health that tracks and isolates people if they get symptoms. in africa the story is different. >> sreenivasan: the c.d.c. has investigated more than 100 ebola scares in 33 states in just the first four days of this month. meanwhile, an

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. the united states is taking new steps to try to stop the spread of the ebola virus. enhanced screenings of travelers from liberia, sierra leone and guinea went into effect today at j.f.k. international airport here in new york. the same measures will be implemented next week at dulles airport outside washington, d.c.; newark liberty international airport; chicago's o'hare and atlanta's hartsfield. nearly 95% of all travelers from those three african countries enter the united states through these airports. under the new protocol, travelers from those countr

>> woodruff: that's saturday's signature piece on "pbs newshour weekend." day with a look at children now orphaned after their parents die of ebola. that's the newshour for tonight, i'm judy woodruff. have a great weekend, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, kovler foundation, and union bank.

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs ur has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the space industry suffered a new catastrophe today. a "virgin galactic" space tourism rocket crashed during a test flight in southern california. the co-pilot was killed, and thó pilot was badly injured. the wreckage of "spaceship two" landed in the mojave desert. witnesses described an explosion after the rocket was released from a plane that carries it to a high altitude. on tuesday, a rocket owned by another private company, orbital sciences, blew up just afterÑi lifting off from a launch site on virgin

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. a major development today in the ebola scare. a dallas hospital employee, believed to be a nurse, has contracted ebola after treating thomas duncan, the 42-year-old liberian man who days ago died of the disease. it's the first time ebola has been transmitted in the united states. during a news conference today, the head of the centers for disease control called the development "deeply concerning" and warned that other health care workers at the same hospital might also have been infected because of what he called a breach of protocol treating duncan. >> unfortunately it is pos

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, thanks for joining us. the white house is reportedly pressing governors to reverse course and not require doctors who treat ebola patients in africa to be quarantined. and today, one of the nation's top infectious disease experts, dr. anthony fauci, said the new policy adopted in new york, new jersey, illinois and florida could actually damage efforts to contain the disease. >> well, as a scientist and as a health person, if i were asked, i would not have recommended that. if you put everyone in one basket, even people who are clearly no threat, then we have the problem of the di

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the nation now has an official "ebola response coordinator." he was named today in a bid to corral any spread of the virus and ease mounting public anxiety. >> woodruff: the appointment of ron klain came in a paper statement this morning and the explanation came this afternoon, from white house spokesman josh earnest. >> what we were looking for was not an ebola expert, but rather an implementation expert. and that's exactly what ron klain is. >> woodruff: klain has no major public health background, but he's been chief of staff to vice presidents gore and biden. for the next five to six months, he'll oversee the federal response to ebola. for now though, the white house is still ruling out a ban on travelers from west a

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. secretary of defense chuck hagel has ordered the creation of an emergency response team in case additional ebola cases are discovered in the united states. a pentagon spokesman said the team of five infectious disease doctors, 20 critical care nurses and five experts on infectious- disease protocols would work alongside civilian health care workers. the team will be trained by army infectious disease experts starting next week. on the sunday talk shows today, the nation's top infectious disease doctor acknowledged that many smaller hospitals around the nati

. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. during his weekly radio address today, president obama offered reassurances that ebola does not pose a major threat to the united states. >> what we're seeing now is not an 'ioutbreak' or an 'iepidemic' of ebola in america. we're a nation of more than 300 million people. to date, we've seen three cases of ebola diagnosed here. we have to keep this in perspective. as our public health experts point out, every year, thousands of americans die from the flu. >> sreenivasan: the president also answered critics who have demanded that he cut off all travel between the united states and the west african nations, wher

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those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. economy has turned in another solid quarter. growth from july through september ran at an annual rate of 3.5%. that follows an even stronger second quarter, and falling gas prices are expected to help keep the trend going through the rest of the year. we'll look at how the economy is affecting the mid-term elections, later in the program. that upbeat growth report pushed stocks higher on wall street today. the dow jones industrial average gained 221 points to close 17,195; the nasdaq rose nearly 17 points to close at 4,566; and the s&p added 12 points to close at 1,994. >> ifill: a nurse from maine who's returned from west africa's ebola zone, defied a voluntary quarantine today. kaci hickox took a bike ride with her boyfri

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the obama administration stepped up its response to ebola today, hoping to ease concerns about it spreading in the united states. that came with one case diagnosed in dallas and a confirmed death toll in west africa that now tops 3,400. >> woodruff: president obama's team came to the white house briefing room after a week of growing questions about whether and how ebola can be stopped. lisa monaco is assistant to the president for homeland security and counter-terrorism: >> every ebola outbreak over the past 40 years has been stopped. we know how to do this and we will do it again with america's leadership, i am confident and president obama is confident that this ep

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those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the headlines on ebola in the u.s. were more hopeful today. they included news that the pool of potential ebola cases is shrinking. >> it's somewhat of a happy press conference for us... >> ifill: after weeks of uncertainty, a bit of relief. dallas county judge clay jenkins announced that 43 people no longer need to be monitored. all had initial contact with thomas duncan, the liberian man who died of ebola at a dallas hospital. they included several of duncan's relatives and his fiancee, all allowed to leave quarantine today. >> there's zero risk that any of those peo

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