. >> reporter: this is peter alexander. the first case of ebola contracted in the u.s. is exposing critical gaps in the nation's health care system. how could a hospital nurse get infected with the deadly virus? and could it happen again? health experts insist without more hands-on preparation, yes. >> you actively reach out to the people who are going to be taking care of these individuals and you help train them rather than relying on them just passively training themselves. >> reporter: the lead authority, the cdc, offers this basic diagram of a crucially important process -- how to put on and take off protective gear. but in real life it's complicated. nbc news recently observed a demonstration at emory university. >> we tape our first set of gloves on. >> reporter: it's a meticulous task where suiting up can take 20 minutes and a second worker watching every step. workers can be most at risk removing the equipment. emory is one of only four hospitals that have been training for years to treat diseases like ebola. but a patient could show up almost anywhere, even at

peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> now to the ebola fight. and here is what public officials are up against in trying to tamp down the panic over ebola. the nurse who spent the weekend in a quarantine tent in new jersey after returning from africa is home in the state of maine tonight, and because her boyfriend lives in ft. kent in northern maine, the local paper there says some patients have canceled elective procedures at the local hospital. even though this nurse, kaci hickox, has never been there, has no plans to go there and is not sick and may not be anywhere near there. the president today said people like her need to be applauded, thanked and supported for their work with ebola patients in west africa. and in a moment we'll see the scope of that fight right now. we begin tonight with the latest in this country. the release of a dallas nurse from the hospital. here is our national correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: dallas nurse amber vinson is headed home. >> i'm so grateful to be well. >> reporter: after speaking with vinson by pho

nbc's peter alexander asked his father how he felt when he learned his son was taken. >> just tell thee watching right now, look at their kid and ask that question and they'll have all the answer they n >> we will hear more about this story live from peter alexander less than a half hour from now. >>> 6:17. new this morning, the taliban is claiming responsibility for this deadly attack in kabul. a suicide car bomber targeted a nato convoy. at least one civilian died. three others were hurt. . >>> developing right now, waking up in ferguson, missouri with a new plan for today. they say they will hold their own moral monday there. that's a reference to protests in north carolina where hundreds of demonstrators sang and shotted in state legislature to make themselves heard. many were arrested. we could see many more acts of civil disobedience in the coming weeks. >>> the 17-year-old who fell from the fifth floor of a dorm is doing better this morning. that is according to the freelance star. the buy was reportedly visiting a student when he fell from the window early saturday morning. sta

peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> one more item on a point we just brought out there. there is another side to this new quarantine policy. already tonight some medical professionals have been on television saying the governors of new york and new jersey might have just made the fight against ebola more difficult in west africa by disincentivizing american doctors who would normally want to travel there to volunteer to help, but don't want to then lose three weeks of their lives upon their return to the u.s. >>> well, just before our air time here last night we reported on a grievous attack on two uniformed nypd officers by a man wielding a hatchet. he was later killed. and in light of the attack in canada this week, new york police worried he was a so-called lone wolf with terrorist intent. well, today they seemed to confirm those fears. we get our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: a lone attacker charging across a new york city sidewalk hatchet in hand. new york city police commissioner bill bratton is calling it a terror attack. >> this was a ter

our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: have you ever heard that familiar ding? checked your cell phone and found a random text message like this? guess what? children laugh about 400 times a day while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day. most people delete them, but those facts, horoscopes, even love tips, could be costing you. >> bills were deceptive and charges were imposed on consumers that were not authorized. >> reporter: today, federal regulators announced at&t will pay $105 million in penalties including $80 million refunded to consumers for the unlawful billing. the ftc is presently suing t-mobile for the same thing. it's called cramming where the fee shows up on your bill as a $9.99 monthly subscription you never thought you had. at&t says it discontinued billing for those type of third party charges last year. do you ever read the fine print on your cell phone bill? >> no. who reads fine print? >> reporter: so what can consumers do? >> look for a vague term, something like usage charges or service charges you don't expect, look for $9.99 and $4

nbc's peter alexander with the details. >> reporter: have you ever heard that familiar ding? checked your cell phone and found a random text message like this, guess what, children laugh about 400 times a day while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day? most people quickly delete them. but those unsolicited texts that come as fun facts, horoscopes, love tips, could be costing you. >> bills were deceptive. and charges were imposed on consumers that were not authorized. >> reporter: federal regulators said at&t will pay back, and the ftc is suing t-mobile for the same thing. it is called cramming, where the fee shows up on your bill as a $9.99 monthly be subscription you never thought you had. at&t said it discontinued billing last year. you to ever read the fine print on your cell phone bill? >> no. who reads fine print? >> reporter: what can consumers do? >> usage charges or service charges you don't expect, look for $4.99 or $9.99 items and look for the grand total. >> reporter: if you're used to paying $100 and your latest bill is more, call your provider and find out

that story tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: with a second nurse infected in texas, nurses nationwide are showing their frustration and fear over the ebola outbreak. >> i don't think anyone feels safe or confident right now. >> reporter: the common complaint in the conference call hosted by a national nurses group today, america's health care system is ill-prepared. >> preparation is not handing out a color-printed flooier and sending staff e-mails with links to the cdc website. >> we were told that we don't have goggles. they said that they couldn't afford the goggles. >> there are no hazmat suits that we have heard. >> reporter: today, national nurses united sent this letter to president obama demanding he mandate uniform national stan ards a -- standards and protocols. some hospitals like this one in alabama are scrambling to ramp up their ebola screening training. and while the latest ebola patient is being transferred to one of the four specialized hospitals equipped to treat the disease, together at best those hospitals can only accommodate ten patients. nearly 6,000

nbc's peter alexander has those details. >> reporter: have you ever heard that familiar ding? [ dinging ] checked your cell phone and found a random text message like this? "guess what? children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day." most people quickly delete them, but the unsolicited texts could be costing you. >> bills were deceptive and charges were imposed on consumers that were not authorized. >> reporter: federal regulators announced at&t will pay $105 million in penalties, including $80 million refunded to consumers for the unlawful billing. and the ftc is presently suing t-mobile for the same thing. it's called cramming, where the fee shows up on your bill as a $9.99 monthly subscription you never thought you had. at&t says it discontinued billing for those type of third-party charges last year. do you ever read the fine print on your cell phone bill? >> do i ever -- no. who reads fine print? >> reporter: so, what can consumers do? >> look for a vague term, usage charges or service charges that you don't expect. look for $9.99

i'm peter alexander. it is wednesday, october 15th, 2014. this is "the daily rundown." a wet one in washington today. we begin with breaking news about we are learning more about the second health care worker who tested positive for ebola. just moments ago, officials there revealed the newest ebola patient is a woman, that she helped treat thomas eric duncan before he died last week. she reported having a fever on tuesday, was quickly isolated. it took about 90 minutes, they say, and questioned about contacts to find out if anyone else needs to be monitored. >> a lot is being said about what may or may not have occurred to cause some of our colleague, to contract this disease, but it's clear there was an exposure somewhere sometime in their treatment of mr. duncan. we're a hospital that may have done some things different. with the wbenefit of what we knw today. no one wants to get this right more than our hospital. >> did they have the proper protective gear? >> we did. >> the only way we are going to be

nbc's peter alexander says that hasn't stopped panic though from spreading.t's a nationwide outbreak. eba fear infecting much of s cau become hysteria? the ohio bridal shop that dallas nurse vinson visited saturday now closed. a nearby elementary school shut down simply because a student's mom spent time with vinson even though vinson had no contact with the woman's daughter. and near san diego, just word that a student's sister was hospitaliz with flu-like syh for officials d briefly cordon off a colleging. hat if we run out of body bags? >> two days ago. >> those fuels are feared by images until now reserved for the movies, not real life. twitter users had their own diagnosis for that man with a clip board, without protective gear. humans are stupid, one wrote. clip board dude may want to strap on a hazmat suit. phoenix air said bio hazard suits can block your vision and hearing which is why it's their protocol to have one specially trained person wearing a suit, keeping distance. a passenger donning this home made hazmat suit at washington dulles airport.

nbc's peter alexander has more on that. >> reporter: today's cell phone bills can be as long as they are confusing, but not reading that fine print could cost you. maybe you've heard this. [ dinging ] and received a text message like this. and this is a real example. the placement of a donkey's eyes on its head enables it to see all four feet at all times. random, right? federal regulators say at&t customers were billed for unslis itsed texts or spam just like that to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> they call this cramming. which means what? >> that means placing charges, cramming charges on bills that you don't know are there. >> reporter: now, at&t will pay $105 million in penalties, including $80 million refunded to the consumers for the unlawful billing where the fee shows up. at&t says it discontinued billing for those type of third-party charges last year. the ftc is presently suing t-mobile for the same thing. you never check the bill to see if you're paying for it? >> no. >> reporter: you're thinking maybe i should? >> yeah, i should. >> reporter: so here's ou

peter alexander joining me live. good to see you. >> nice visit with you.earning more information from the white house about the president's involvement in this new ebola case. it was early this morning in the overnight hours we received a statement from the white house saying that the president had conversations with both mayor de blasio who we're going to hear from a half how from know but an droe cuomo at the state of new york about the case with dr. spencer and the extensive preparations that have put in place there at bellevue hospital center and elsewhere. notable that bellevue medical center, excuse me, is the premier public hospital. one of the premier hospitals in all of new york. the president made it clear that the cdc response team that was sort of created as a result of failures that appeared to exist in texas's experience treating the patients there. the cdc team would be arriving late thursday in new york city and he also noted there was already a team on the ground there. that's notable, jose, because it's the first time this has happened no

peter alexander. he's host of "the daily rundown." this is going to be mass im. today and today only, you know who they have on? >> peter, paul and mary. >> i thought it was paul simon. >> singing with franco harris. you'll love this. we'll be right back tomorrow. >>> new fears of home grown aid to isis as the fbi seeks more info on a terrorist who may be american. amid tough talk from former defense secretary leon panetta, president obama heads to it s pentagon today. also, ebola patients in the united states get direct help from one of the first ones to be treated for that illness. we will also hear from the governor tapped by rick perry to lead the task force on ebola. plus, still making headlines back home in arkansas. eric holder at his presidential library this morning to talk about community policing concerns in the wake of what happened in ferguson, missouri. good morning to you from washington. i'm peter alexander. it is wednesday, october 8th, 2014. the u.s.-led coalition is launching new air strikes to try and keep isis from taking over the syrian city

we certainly do love him. >> see more of peter alexander's interview tomorrow on the "today" show. >>a second case of ebola diagnosed in the u.s. it's the first time the virus has been transmitted in the united states. should we worry about more cases? we speak with an infectious disease specialist next. ♪ "here i am. rock you like a hurricane." ♪ fiber one now makes cookies. find them in the cookie aisle. less-expensive optionf than a traditional lawyer? at legalzoom you get personalized services for your family and your business that's 100% guaranteed. so go to legalzoom.com today for personalized, affordable legal protection. athat's enough plastic bottles boto stretch aroundery year. the earth 230 times. each brita filter can replace 300 of those. clean. clear. brita water. nothing is better. ♪ [ female announcer ] when the pressure's on... only secret offers clinical strength invisible solid and clear gel with 100% odor protection. i lochecked bag.free with my united mileageplus explorer card. i have saved $75 in checked bag fees. priority boarding is really important to us. you

nbc's peter alexander shows us how. >> reporter: today's cell phone bills can be as long as they areonfusing, but not reading that fine print could cost you. maybe you've heard this -- ♪ and received a text message like this, and this is a real example. the placement of a donkeys eyes on its head enables it to see all four feet at all times. random, right? at&t customers were billed for unsolicited texts, or spam just like that to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> they call this cramming, which means what? >> that means placing charges, cramming charges on bills that you don't know are there. >> reporter: now, at&t will pay $105 million in penalties, including $80 million refunded to consumers for the unlawful billing, where the fees show up as an unauthorized $9.99 subscription. at&t says it discontinued billing for those charges last year. the ftc is currently suing t-mobile for the same thing. you never check the bill to see if you're paying for it? >> no. >> reporter: you're thinking maybe i should? >> yeah, i should. >> reporter: so here's our expert's take away. >

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peter alexander sat down with the head of the team to talk about what needs to be done to make the league's response better. >> commissioner goodell admitted and said one of the things he felt he did wrong is not have the right people at the table. he's been very specific about what he means by that. he had people at the nfl who had backgrounds like this. and he made a mistake by not listening to the right people and having people with that background. >>> rain, wind, showers. we're get it all this morning. >>> tom is here to get us ready. what do we need to know about this? >> but no snow. >> not yet. >> it is still october. watch your footing. your front steps and sidewalks may be slippery with wet leaves. we have showers coming through overnight. they produce a quarter to half an inch around the metro area. that's enough for ponding of water. watch out for that. these showers rotating around an upper level disturbance bringing moderate downpours north and east of baltimore tracking closer to us into the metro area and northern virginia late this morning. right now light to moderate rain

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i'm erica hill. >> i'm peter alexander in for lester holt. he is in san francisco.area products. sheinelle jones with us today and dylan dreyer is in bermuda. she rode out hurricane gonzalo as the storm came over the island. >> you can see at this point -- we're looking at the video from last night. dylan was safe as was our crew. that is our first priority. this morning, beautiful sikies. the people living and vacatio vacationing on the island are looking to see what damage is left behind. >> we go straight to dylan in bermuda. good morning. >> good morning, guys. this is the strongest hurricane i have been in. this is the strongest hurricane bermuda has seen since 2003 when hurricane fabian came through. we had the crazy winds come through. it was still manageable. we could get around the hotel. everything was fine. the eye of the storm comes through. not even a breeze. it was a calm as it could be. then the storm really raged on. the back side of the storm is the strongest side of the storm. we saw lashing rains and winds that were just billowing the wi windows.

peter alexander has the story. >> reporter: if ironman is the toughest one-day event, then ten an amon is the most impressive. even if she has never seen what she accomplished. >> ament, from virginia, has a rare disorder that started stealing her vision when she was a child. after years of eating poorly and not exercising, she was inspired to get active by her former boss. she hasn't stopped since. >> coming toward us. >> it is choppy. it's windy. >> reporter: swimming, biking, running. >> hard left. pull it. there we go. >> reporter: all with a trusted guide. how do you describe it? >> i think it is liberating, but it is also overcoming. >> reporter: to date, ament completed 200 plus ironmans. this spring, an unforgettable e-mail. congrats. you're going to kona. >> this is a game changer. >> reporter: ament was one of five to compete in kona, hawaii, the super bowl of the sport. alongside the best athletes on the planet. >> i will not beat most of them, but i will be in their company. >> reporter: you're one of them. >> i want to swim like i'm one of them and bike like i'm one of the

peter alexander sat down with the head of the team to talk about what needs to be done to make the league'sponse better. >> commissioner goodell admitted and said one of the things he felt he did wrong is not have the right people at the table. he's been very specific about what he means by that. he had people at the nfl who had backgrounds like this. and he made a mistake by not listening to the right people and having people with that background. >> you can see peter's entire interview later this morning on the "today" show. >>> getting the word out about a dangerous situation. why the list of cars being recalled because of faulty air bags is now growing. >>> plus, more than just wasted time. how much money you're losing every year because of the time you spent stuck in traffic. >>> oh, speaking of time, you might need a little extra to get to work today as you deal with heavy rain around the d.c. area. looking live at our roadways looking live at our roadways courtesy storm 4 x 4. we just need to break it down into simple steps. is that house for sale again? you're changing the subject.

. >> nbc's peter alexander reporting on the ebola fear and confusion.ing its way across the united states. remember, the facts here, the virus can only be transmitted by direct contact with bodily fluids and only if someone already is showing symptoms. that's creating a real threat in west africa for sure, and a real threat to the few health care workers unfortunately in the position of treating ebola patients here in the u.s. but is any fear justified for people in a very different situation? ordinary americans in communities around the country that are concerned. kareen ustair just returned from liberia's treatment clinics and previously worked in a trauma icu of a major hospital in seattle here in the u.s. thanks for being here. president obama tried to calm american fears this week, he said the dangers are extraordinarily low. take a listen to this. >> i shook hands with, hugged and kissed, not the doctors, but a couple of the nurses. at emory. they followed the protocols, they knew what they were doing. and i felt perfectly safe doing so. >> kareen

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peter alexander joins me now with the latest. you have been following this.his would be a twist in a very convoluted case. >> we have have a few more steps. understand that we have now confirmed that it will take place the 5th and 6th of november. if there is an expeditious resolution to say if the arbitrator decides in a short period of time to side with ray rice who the union is fighting on his behalf saying he was punished twice, once for two games and ultimately suspended for the same crime. if she agrees with ray rice or in fact said that ray rice was telling the truth and said the commissioner of the nfl long ago exactly the details of what happened, it's possible that he could be reinstated by the middle of november. the next question is will an nfl team pick up ray rice. there is a risk-reward decision that any team will have to make in terms of that. it raises a lot of questions for a lot of americans who are still watching what has been a significant scar for the league. >> what are about the women who have been appointed to take over training and s

let me play something from peter alexander. >> the ohio bridal shop that amber vincent saturday closed. a nearby elementary school shut down because a student's mom spent time with vincent even though vincent had no contact with the nurse's daughter. near san diego word a student's sister was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. >> how do you walk the fine line between caution and panic here? >> it really is a fine line. first and foremost, i understand abundance of caution is what i've been hearing a lot of. this is scary. from a public health standpoint, from a medical standpoint we have to remain calm and follow appropriate guidelines. the number of people exposed to the nurse who would be in contact with bodily fluids while she was sick is very small. it's not zero, but it is it's very small. i understand there was a fine line between panic and hysteria. we've got to make sure we're following the appropriate guidelines and trusting that the public health officials whether it's the cdc from the federal government or county colleagues here or in the mm community are following scienti

we have peter alexander with the daily rundown. >>> a new ebola case. the first time a patient gets it outside of africa. his treatment continues for patients in omaha and dallas here in the u.s. and president obama considers more measures to screen travelers. >>> plus a major milestone in the same-sex marriage debate. both the republican and democratic national committees with just four weeks left until election day. >>> meantime on the midterm trail, bill clinton is heading home to arkansas. big debates for key races in colorado, and virginia is set for a new debate as numbers emerge giving democrats a rare sense of relief. good morning from washington. it's tuesday, october 7th, 2014. this is the daily rundown. we have new developments today in the threat of ebola. a nurse in spain is now the the first person to contract the virus outside of west africa. that nurse said to be in stable condition was treating a spanish missionary, who has flown home for treatment. he died on september 25th. the hospital is investigating how she became infected with th

i'm peter alexander in new york. the 48-day manhunt for the man accused of killing a state trooper, wounding another and putting a community on edge is officially over. eric frein was arrested by u.s. marshalls outside the hangar of an abandoned air field in the pocano mountains. he was take tone court by arraignment met boy a crowd. he is charged on nine counts including murder in the first degree, possessing weapons of mass destruction and reckless endangerment. after today, he was marched past the cameras and the district attorney spoke to reporters. >> the families in this matter of corporal brian dixon and trooper alex douglas and the pennsylvania state police have suffered an unimaginable loss of unspeakable proportions. they will never be the same, but today we find some comfort as a community that we are taking these next steps towards justice. in brooming grove and nice to see you under these circumstances. a lot of people waiting a long time for this. >> good morning, peter. they touched on some and that in

peter alexander has the story. i imagine a lot of unhappy people when you hear this was even happening, set aside the refund. >> that's right. unhappy it was happening. satisfied that at least some of them are getting their money back. this has to do with your cell phone, when you get text messages that pop up on the phone, seem to have come from nowhere. sometimes they're who are scopes, flirting tips, celebrity gossip. like a lot of people, likely see them, delete them. turns out, you may have been paying for them too. today's cell phone bills can be as long as confusing, but not reading the fine print could cost you. maybe you heard this. and received a text message like this. and this is a real example. placement of a donkey's eyes on its head enables it to see all four feet at all times. random, right? federal regulators say customers were billed for unsolicited texts or spam like that to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> call this cramming. that means what? >> yes. that means placing charges, cr

i'm peter alexander in new york. for the man accused of killing a state trooper, wounding another and putting a community on edge is officially over. eric frein was arrested by u.s. marshalls outside the hangar of an abandoned air field in the pocano mountains.

i'm peter alexander. it is friday, october 24th, 2014. this is the "daily rundown." we begin with breaking news. a new york city doctor who had been treating patients in west africa is now himself being treated. a specialized cdc team has arrived to assist the experts already involved in his treatment. craig spencer is his name. an emergency room doctor who had been treating ebola patients in west africa with the organization doctors without borders. new york city officials say dr. spencer completed his work in guinea on the 12th of this month. he left the country two days later on the 14th, flying through europe and ultimately arriving in jfk on the 17th. since returning home, the doctor was out in public, including going for a jog and riding the subway to a bowling alley in brooklyn. health officials stress spencer was an extremely low risk in terms of being contagious to others because he was not yet symptomatic. however, yesterday morning, he called the health department to report a fever. his temperature had initially been reported widely to be 103 degrees. this

i'm peter alexander. this is "the daily rundown." new details about the nurse who became the first person to track the virus. her name is nina pham. she's 26 years old and isolation. her priest says she is comfortable and talking on her own to her family by skype. pham helped treat thomas duncan. now they're monitoring 70 other health care workers who treated duncan before he died of ebola last week. officials are still investiga investigating how she became infected while wearing protective gear. >> we have to rethink the way we address ebola infection control. because even a single infection is unacceptable. and we're particularly concerned with taking off the protective equipment. if it is contaminated, there's a possibility the worker will contaminate themselves in the process. >> meanwhile, for the third time, dr. kent brantly, the first american treated for ebola donated blood. he went right to the dallas hospital to donate. officials hope that dr. brantly's antibodies will kick start her system. and staff meetings are being he

nbc's peter alexander has more on that part of the story. >> it's a nationwide outbreak.ecting much of america. when does caution become hysteria. the bridal shop that amber vincent saturday now closed. a nearby elementary school shut down because a student's mom spent time with vitamin sent even though vitamncent had no contact with the woman's daughter. near san diego word that a student's sister was hospitalized with flu like symptoms was enough for officials to evacuate and cordon off college building. the fears are fuelled by images until now reserved for the movie. twitter users had their own diagnosis for the man with the clipboard. the only one without suit. phoenix air said bio hazard suits can block your field of vision and hearing which is it's part of their protocol to is one specially trained person in not in a suit keeping distance. passenger donning the homemade hazmat suit. a virginia psychologist said his patients have expressed fear about the virus. children and teens are walking in and talking about ebola. i'm wondering why is ebola on your mind? and af

sources familiar with the ruling tell innocence's peter alexander the arbiter also ruled that the ravensnt and general manager must testify as well. rice will also testify at that hearing. the ex-ravens running back was caught on video punching his then fiance in february. the players union appealed his punishment. rice's camp maintained the nfl punished rice twice for the same offense. if the judge ruled in rice's favor, he could return to the nfl this season if a team is willing to sign him. >>> we're learning more about the gunman who made his way into the canadian parliament building as members get set to return to work just minutes from now. a live report from ottawa is next. another scare at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. details on how the secret service handled yet another fence jumper amid numerous scandals facing the agency. first, the white house soup of the day. el paso chicken and rice. we'll be right back, everyone. why do i cook? because i make the best chicken noodle soup >>because i make the best chicken noodle soup because i make the best chicken noodle soup for every way yo

good morning from washington, i'm peter alexander. it is tuesday, october 28th. thises the the daily rundown. election day is one week from today. the big questions are can democrats stop a republican wave, and can both parties save struck struggling incumbents? paul's pac shall have six figures to air this ad starting today on foreign aid saying roberts voted to stop sending our money to countries who hate america. yesterday mitt romney who carried kansas with 60% of the vote in 2012 joined former senator bob dole on the stump. that's where kansas city nbc affiliate reporter spoke exclusively to romney about his own future. >> are you thinking about it anymore? >> you know, i'm not running. not planning on running. but i am here to support pat roberts. really the people of kansas are going to make a decision that the whole nation is waiting to understand. and that is, are we going to have three times where people vote for barack obama or just two? >> as republicans worry about deep red kansas, democrats are nervous about states the president carried, iowa, color

now, peter alexander. >> he's great. >> love peter. >>> another ebola case in texas and new informationst on containment and concerns about how well health care workers are prepared there. >>> bringing international leaders together again to figure out who can be done to stop isis in iraq and syria. >>> and the president will hit the trail today. just 20 days left until the midterm vote. much more on where he and other a-listers are heading in a homestretch to try to help their candidates out. >>> good morning to you from washington. i'm peter alexander. it is wednesday, october 15th, 2014. this is "the daily rundown." a wet one in washington today. we begin with breaking news about we are learning more about the second health care worker who tested positive for ebola. just moments ago, officials there revealed the newest ebola patient is a woman, that she helped treat thomas eric duncan before he died last week. she reported having a fever on tuesday, was quickly isolated. it took about 90 minutes, they say, and questioned about contacts to find out if anyone else needs to be monitored

peter alexander on this story.h. >> let's get a check of the weather once again with al. >>> today's weather is brought to you by berocca. >> let's show you what we've got going on upon. again, we have another tropical entity out in the pacific. this one anna and east, southeast-hilo. it's moving west at 9 miles per hour and here is the rub on this and we'll be looking at a storm that makes landfall some time friday evening and then goes on as a category 1 storm in honolulu and the islands that had the most population seeing this hurricane come across it. so we'll be watching this very, very closely. more rain moving into the pacific northwest. space needle here in seattle. you can see we have showers and thunderstorms all day today and it will be cool with temperatures in the 50s. the rest of the country and beautiful weather into the plains and another warm day down through >>> 7:37. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. tracking some light rainfall at this point in the bay airport heavy stuff into the

peter alexander has that story. peter, good morning to you. >> matt, wait till you hear this one.or has been with his fiance for the last ten years. what she is just revealing now about her past relationships is threatening to undermine his own re-election bid. in this debate tuesday night, oregon's governor defending his policies and personal life. >> before i knew sylvia and she knew me, she was involved in some illegal activities. i don't condone it. how we deal with that is a personal matter for us. >> sylvia hayes admitted breaking the law in 1997 when she accepted $5,000 to marry an 18-year-old ethiopian man who wanted a green card. >> it was wrong then and it is wrong now and i am here today to accept the consequences. >> reporter: hayes said at the time she was struggling to put herself through college. her fiance kept her five-year marriage a secret, even from him, only telling the governor about a sham marriage when a reporter began asking her about it last week. >> he was stunned and he was hurt. and i will be eternally grateful. >> why will you be eternally grateful? >

peter alexander has that part of the story. peter, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. the clinical center at nih, where nina pham is being treated this morning. medical experts here and across the country say that it is extremely difficult for ebola to be passed from one person to another, but that hasn't stopped our fear of ebola from spreading. it's a nationwide outbreak, ebola fear infecting much of america. when does caution become hysteria? the ohio bridal shop that dallas nurse amber vinson visited saturday now closed, nearby elementary school shut down because a mom spent time with vinson, even though she had no time spent with her daughter. and flu-like symptoms was enough for officials to briefly evacuate and cordon off. >> reporter: until now, reserved for the movies, not real life. twitter users had their own diagnosis for that man with clipboard. >> humans are stupid. >> unless clipboard man is chuck norris he may want to strap on a biohazard suit. one specially trained person not in a suit, kee

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