a second worker at texas health presbyterian in dallas. two health care workers now tested positive for ebola. the second worker is in isolation. the cdc just announced this positive testing. a second test is being done to confirm the diagnosis. the cdc calling the diagnosis of the second infected ebola worker a serious concern. this was another health care worker who provided care for the first ebola patient diagnosed in the united states. now, the health care worker reported a fever tuesday. was immediately isolated at the hospital. health officials are working to identify anyone who came in contact with that worker. that's what the contact worker is. >> on the phone, an expert in tropical diseases. doctor thank you for being with us to cover the breaking news. and a sec health care worker has tested positive for ebola in texas. this really raises two questions right now or two points. number one, it really does seem that there were serious problems in the protocols in texas health presbyterian. not one, but two health care workers testin

as you say, perhaps the 24/7 hotline, which is what texas health presbyterian has, and maybe annual trainings not enough to deal with ebola, which is not forgiving. >> absolutely. we continue to search for answers after another health care worker is diagnosed with ebola. ahead at this hour, dr. sanjay gupta and elizabeth cohen will return and answer some of our questions. stay with us. narrator: these are the skater kid: whoa narrator: that got torture tested by teenagers and cried out for help. from the surprised designers. who came to the rescue with a brilliant fix male designer: i love it narrator: which created thousands of new customers for the tennis shoes that got torture tested by teenagers. the internet of everything is changing manufacturing. is your network ready? ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. remember, the open enrollment period is here. the time to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so call to enroll in a plan that could give you the benefits and sta

watch. >> again, that footage tonight from texas health presbyterian. that is the first known to become infected while taking care of the first ebola patient diagnosed in this country. she was transferred to a specialized unit at the national institute of health in bethesda, maryland. that's one of the few facilities set up for highly infectious diseases. joining me now is a doctor from another one of those units. he's dean of college of medicine at the university of nebraska medical center where they can treat three at a time and they have been involved in treatment of two patients. doctor, thank you very much for being herement i really appreciate your time tonight. >> certainly. a pleasure to be with you. >> can i ask you first if you can give us any sort of update on the current patient who has been treated most recently at the unit at nebraska? >> you know, he continues to have a slow improvement. is doing well and i think, as already has been reported, eating some solid food and basically continues to make progress. >> in terms of the capableties o

analysts but let's begin with our coverage in dallas, elizabeth cohen is joining me outside texas health presbyterian hospital. so what more can you tell us? >> i can tell you that when the cdc first got here to dallas they weren't even monitoring the health care workers inside this hospital. >> they were focused on outside. >> the community, the neighbors, the the family members, those people. and so they weren't focused on monitoring these health care workers. now they realize that that was a misstep. >> reporter: only four days after critical care nurse nina pham was found to be infected with ebola, a second health care worker has been diagnosed with the deadly disease. the hospital staff worker is one of the 76 health care workers who provided by care for the now-deceased ebola patient thomas duncan. according to the hospital, the staffer was immediately isolated after an initial report of a fever tuesday. the cdc says they've interviewed the patient to identify any contacts or potential exposures in the community. >> our nurses are not protected. they're not prepared to handle ebola. >> reporter

this is one of the nurses inside texas health presbyterian. what do you notice about that photo that doesn't seem to be safe? >> the same thing i've been saying over and over again, and this is what makes me so upset right here. her neck is hanging out. we are in our second week of an ebola crisis and we still have our necks hanging out. why would she be fully covered, every part of her cover at least by one, two, three layers, and her neck is exposed. how many inches is that from her mouth and nose? >> reporter: she directly blames texas health presbyterian for the two nurnlss infected. what would you tell nina and amber right now? >> i would tell them to please stay strong, you know, hang in there. do everything you can to get better. it's not your fault. you're america's heroes and we're all rooting for you. >> reporter: we do want to mention that nurse is monitoring herself for any ebola symptoms. we chose to interview her in person. texas health presbyterian has not gotten back to us about miss agir's comments. david? >> tom llamas tonigh

health care worker. this is something that came from the texas department of state health services. a health care worker at texas health presbyterian hospital who provided care for the ebola patient hospitalized there has tested positive for ebola in a preliminary test at the state public health laboratory in austin. confirmatory testing will be conducted by the cdc in atlanta. as we await this press conference here any moment in dallas, there will be a cdc conference as well, news conference for us at 11:00. >> let's get more of the details. we've got our ed lavandera there inside, awaiting the start of this news conference. ed, there's so many questions, i think the most important question here is when did this doctor or this health professional contract this virus? >> reporter: those are obviously going to be many of the questions that will be asked here this morning as the officials here prepare for the news conference. we're told the mayor of dallas will be here shall the dallas county judge who has been very much on the forefront of this story as well as the hospital officials. but, victor, if you look back at what has gone o

federal officials now saying 26-year-old nina pham is being moved from texas health presbyterian hospital to an isolation unit in bethesda, maryland. we're also learning more about the second nurse infected with the virus, amber vincent, who is

the nurlingses at texas health presbyterian are non-union, but after 26-year-old nina pham became infected, a group of them reported their concerns to the union. the nurses allege there was no specific treatment protocol in place. thomas duncan was left in a public area with other patients for several hours. nurses didn't have proper protective gear. duncan's lab samples were unsealed and transported through the general distribution system. and nurses who treated duncan were able to enact with other patients. >> the health and safety of our patients and employees remains our highest priority. >> reporter: the hospitals's chief clinical officer dr. daniel varga dismissed accusations of a systematic failure but vowed to find out how the nurses were exposed. >> we're looking at every element of our personal protective equipment and infection control inside the hospitals. we don't have an answer for this right now. >> reporter: the nurses' union sent a letter to the president. scott, they want hazmat suits, respirators and continuous ebola treatment training. >> pelley: anna, thank you. half o

for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> so, tell us why the fda wouldn't allow texas health presbyterian to use this machine? >> well, so texas health's presbyterian and other hospitals around the country have this device. it's called a film array from a company called biofire. you can use it in clinical settings to scan for very particular illnesses that have already been their use fda-approved. like listeria and certain types of influenza. if you want to screen for ebola, then you need a special kit. it's just a little pouch that comes in the mail, but have you to be a research use-only setting. so you have to only be using it for research, if you want to screen for ebola. of course, what they actually want to screen for is, you know, regular people coming in off the street, like duncan. so, that's the weird glitch right there, is that the fda says, if you want to screen for ebola with this machine, it can only be for research, not for screening actual people. >> are we working on a rapid diagnostic system that can be used quickly and in the field to -- for us to determine who has the

presbyterian of dallas is part of a company called texas health resources. st in north texas, operating 25 hospitals. all together, it generates about $4 billion in revenue. 17% alone comes from presbyterian of dallas. but texas health is well funded in the short term. so, if presbyterian of dallas suffers financially or even, worst case scenario, shuts down, it won't be the end for the parent company. right now, though, there are no active discussions of a shutdown. christi, victor? >> christine alesci, thank you. >>> a health lawyer and registered nurse, sandra, thank you for being with us. let's put your medical hat on first. how confident are you in the abilities of other nurses and hospitals and their preparedness for ebola? >> well, it's hard to say. i've been out of direct clinical care for some time, but as long as clinicians are trained and have the resources available for them, i think particularly with the cautionary tale they've all had coming out of dallas, they'll be particularly attuned to doing the best they can to remain safe. >> okay. let's

. >> john and christine, thomas eric duncan is still in critical condition here at texas health presbyterian hospital. and we have some more details about how he's doing. he is on kidney dialysis.

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officials at texas health presbyterian hospital say duncan came to the er with a low grade fever and abdominal pain. the symptoms did not warrant admission. what doctors did not learn is duncan told a nurse he was visiting from west africa. the official tells cnn that was a screw up. >> he volunteered he traveled from africa and in response to the nurse operating the check list in asking that question. regretfully, that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team. >> during those few days with duncan's first symptoms and admission to the hospital, every person he came in contact with may have been exposed to ebola. 12 to 18 people are being monitored who had close contact with duncan. who are those people? they include five children who attend four area schools. that has the dallas public schools scrambling to reassure nervous parents. >> it has been confirmed that five students may have come in contact with an individual recently diagnosed with the ebola virus. >> i am concerned now if my son gets a fever, i will immediately take him to emergency. >> as for dunca

"action news" reporter dann cuellar is outside texas health presbyterian tonight with the latest, dann. >> reporter: monica in the wake of criticism of how texas health presbyterian handled first ebola patient here ever when he this patient here and he died and today staff members were olding rally in support of employer and staff members who cared for thomas dunkin. carrying signs which stated i am presby proud and wearing tees saying presby united they were outside the hospital today the rally comes a day after texas nurse's union and staff members criticized hospital for failing to give proper information and training on how to deal with ebola. two nurses subsequently contracted the disease and are being treated at emory in atlanta and another nih bethesda, maryland several others have been ordered to stay afriday for 21 days until danger of developing ebola passed. rick perry said mistakes were made from cdc to hospital in handling ebola. >> air travel in fact how this disease corss borders and it is certainly how to got to texas in the first place. >> with exception of medical tea

overnight, texas health presbyterian helicopter announced a health care reporting a five somewhere immediately isolated. test results came back showing the worker did have the wry russ. the worker was among those who took care of thomas duncan. the first health care worker to contract the virus, pham, is reportedly improving. doctors upgraded her condition to good. the 26-year-old nurse came down with a fever friday. she was one of 70 people to care for duncan. pham received a blood transfusion from dr. kent brantly. nurses think there's not being done to protect them. bob redell, the nurses union using its voice to fight back. >> reporter: national nurses united in the east bay, the nurses at the texas hospital did reach out to them to have them tell the world what they say is going on in dallas. during a news conference yesterday in oakland, the national nurses united union related stories on behalf of the nurses who wanted to remain anonymous, those at texas health presbyterian, the same hospital where two health care workers contracted the ebola virus, those nurses say that thomas duncan h

texas is a big well-funded health care system. texas presbyterianat on its face. and everyone around the country right now is going to school on dallas because they don't want to be the next texas presbyterian. where is your confidence, congressman that, we have the infrastructure around to support these things. as we all know now, the fed's not in charge. so where does the confidence come from? >> i didn't give a five on confidence in execution. >> i'll give you a second chance at answering, congressman. >> see, that remains to be seen. the good news out of dallas is that it was so humiliating to a very good hospital that a lot of, all of our hospitals around the country as a result of this enormous publicity are paying attention, and there's a simple procedure that dr. frieden outlined that makes sense. will it be executed? let's see. somebody has ebola-like symptoms put them aside immediately, two, call us and we'll walk through what follow-up steps you should take. three, if it looks like there is a potential ebola person we'll come from the cdc

a national nurses' union is claiming that guidelines were constantly changes at texas health presbyterian and, quote, mrrp mon there were month protocols for the treatment. the hospital released a statement last night saying, we have numerous measures in place providing a work safe environment. including annual training in a 24-7 hot line and other mechanisms that allow for anonymous reporting. >> earlier today, cdc director thomas frieden admitted officials did not do all they should have to keep ebola from spreading from thomas duncan to the texas presbyterian nurse who cared for him. frieden promised to put a team of ebola experts on the ground anywhere after a diagnosis in the country. >> you know, i thought often about it i wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. >> the infected nurse herself nina pham doing better this morning with an upgrade in her condition, thankfully. cnn's victor blackwell is in dallas for us, with more on that. >> reporter: well, certainly an optimistic update. good morni

duncan the first nurse to come down with ebola anyone that pham is recovering and works at texas health presbyteriantook care of thomas eric duncan. 76 other health care workers who my have had contact are being monitored this morning. the outbreak has global health officials on high alert. >> it is far ahead of us. it is running faster than us. it is winning the race. >> the virus is spreading so kickly the world health organization is predicting up to 10,000 new cases in the next to months in west africa unless drastic action is taken. we are learning how nina pham and other worker may have been infected. a national nurse union is claiming the nurses worked for days without proper

you'll hear that repeatedly throughout the day today as well. >> ed lavandera outside the texas health presbyterian there in dallas. thank you so much. guys in the control room, ready up those full screens for the statement from texas health officials. we do want to tell people before we get to that statement, though, that the worker reported a low fever friday night and was isolated for testing. they confirmed the preliminary test results overnight. now here is the statement from texas health officials. we knew a second case could be a reality and we've been preparing for this possibility. we are broadening our team in dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread. officials have interviewed the patient and they're now trying to identify anyone else who may have been exposed. of course we showed you that news conference coming up at 8:30. there will be one after that from the cdc, they say after the testing has been confirmed. after we complete testing in our laboratory, that's going to happen today. no specific time for the cdc presser, though. >> and we know elizabeth cohen

health care worker. that hasn't happened in those really tough spots so i guess what i'm being asked to believe is we can't do the same thing at a big hospital like texas presbyterian? we can't have confidence we can protect health care workers like they can do in really, really tough rural parts of africa. i'd like to believe we can. we just have to do it and this is pretty basic stuff. this isn't relying on some new experimental vaccine or new experimental therapy or something that's technologically sophisticated. it's bread and butter stuff that needs to be really well implemented. >> based on what you just said, dr. gupta, i mean, we do know that many, n this outbreak who are getting infected are health care providers in west africa. does that mean we're dealing with a whole different strain of ebola that we have not seen in the past? >> again, let me clarify. health care workers often do get infected. oftentimes it's local health care workers who see a patient for the first time, and then don't know the patient has ebola. i was specifically talking about the doctors without borders, a team of people who are trained. they do this kind of work all the time. >> r

a nurse at texas health presbyterian hospital.mas eric duncan died. >> it was extreme chaos. unbelievable. the nurses were just throwing our hands up saying, you've got to be kidding us. >> reporter: latest aguirre treated fellow nurse nina pham in that hospital just before pham was officially diagnosed with ebola. did you ever receive any type of ebola training? >> prior to thomas duncan entering? >> yes. >> no. never even was discussed at all. >> reporter: the nurses at the hospital were often not wearing the right protective gear. i want you to take a look at this photo. this is last week. one of the nurses inside texas health presbyterian. what do you notice about that photo that doesn't seem to be safe. >> the same thing i've been saying over and over. this is what makes me so upset here. her neck is hanging out. we're in our second week of an ebola crisis and we still have our necks hanging out. why would she be fully covered, every part of her covered by one, two, three layers and her neck is exposed. how many inches is tha

. >> texas health presbyterian claimed it followed cdc instruction when the gear left skin on their necks exposed. the hospital said the cdc recommended pinching and taping the necks. just this week the cdc changed that now recommending standard body suits. the hospital also lacked a buddy system to put on or take off the gear. the agency came back saying a site manager is now required. >>> tonight at d.c. a little known former aide is now the nation's first ebola czar. >> he's a doctor of law, not medicine. >> what we were looking for is not an ebola expert, but rather an implementation expert. >> this appointment so abrupt he doesn't even have white house security clearance yet and has no official start date. >> he'll brief the president every day and coordinate numerous bureaucracies that deal with the ebola crisis here and in west africa. republicans who were calling for an ebola czar says he does not have any public health experience. republican congressman tim murphy released a statement saying installing yet another political appointee who has no medical background or infectious di

they've recommended texas health presbyterian hospital designate a full-time infection control supervisor>>> and president barack obama wants answers and has asked the cdc to fast track their investigation. cbs news correspondent brian webb has more. >> reporter: a hospital worker helping to treat ebola patient thomas duncan was infected with the virus while wearing a mask, gown, gloves and other protective clothing. >> how disturbing it is that even after those precautions this person still contracted the disease. >> we're very concerned. >> reporter: officials at texas health presbyterian hospital are not releasing the name of the female patient who is listed in stable condition. she came in contact with duncan after his second visit to the hospital after he was diagnosed with ebola. duncan died last week. >> even a single breach can can result in contamination. >> reporter: top health officials believe the worker somehow broke safety protocol and are trying to determine exactly what happened. >> one of the areas that we look at closely are things like how you take off the gear that mig

she was getting -- from the doctors treating her sgloo nina pham left texas health presbyterian in an ambulance today as crowd of well workers gathered with shines to sew her on. a hospital spokesman asked people to honk horpingz to show support. >> late thursday night the special plane from dpal as carrying 6-year-old arrived in frederick maryland to be driven by ambulance to beth he's aday. the hospital said this is right to move her, and it is reported as many as 75 people cared for thomas dunkin that later died from ebola virus later today hazmat crews were decontaminating the second nurse that got. it amber vincent was flown to emory university hospital in atlanta and dallas county commissioners met in emergency session to consider issuing disaster declaration in the end they de seeded against it for now. >> key issue is healthcare workers that came in contact with mr. dunk taken to make sure they monitor themselves and stay away from all public places. >> now it's still unclear how the two nurses got it. but national nurses united a union represents they failed to provide proper

concerned if my son gets fever, i will take him to emergency. >> as for thomas eric duncan, texas health presbyterianays he is in currently serious condition. wfaa says health officials are monitoring one other person who had close contact with duncan as a second potential ebola patient. >> such critical days as they follow these people this man came in contact with to see if they develop symptoms. >>> 34 minutes after the hour. the search for a new person to head the secret service is under way this morning. julia pierson handed in resignation to jeh johnson on wednesday after the lapses protecting the white house and president. >> director pierson offered resignation today because she believed it was in the best interest of the agency to which she dedicated her career. the secretary agreed with that assessment. the president did as well. over the last several days, we have seen recent reports raising questions about the performance of the agency. the president concluded that new leadership of that agency was required. >> the phrase was recent and accumulating reports. september 19th, a fence jumper

now, the cdc's investigating a quote clear breach in safety protocol at texas health presbyterian hospital. that not only may have led to this possible infection, but may have infected other health care workers. >> unfortunately, it is possible, in the coming days, that we will see additional cases of ebola. this is because the health care workers who cared for this individual may have had a breach of the same nature of the individual who appears now to have preliminary positive test. >> the cdc is sending additional staff to the hospital, and now investigating where this breach took place. looking at whether high-risk, desperate procedure used to try to save duncan's life, kidney dialysis and respiratory incubation, for example, may have led to this infection. and among other things, they're also investigating perhaps how the workers took off that protective gear. a high-risk task that if done incorrectly can lead to contamination. an additional person who may have been in contact with the nurse is also in isolation, hazmat teams have been sent to the apartment complex where the nurse liv

nina pham's colleagues showed their support as she left texas health presbyterian hospital yesterday. she flew in a private jet from texas to the national institutes of health in maryland. her doctors say she is in good condition. mark albert is in bethesda. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. pham arrived here just before midnight. she landed at a small airport near here that had already closed to the public. meanwhile the hospital association along with the cdc will hold an ebola conference call for all u.s. hospitals later this morning. 26-year-old nina pham wearing protective gear was helped into an balance and taken to the national institutes of health in bethesda for treatment of ebola. hours earlier the nurse turned patient fought back tears as she thanked the medical staff who treated her at texas health presbyterian hospital. pham was diagnosed with ebola after caring for thomas eric duncan who died of the disease last week. some nurses at texas health maintain the hospital was not prepared to deal with the virus. >> i saw a chaotic scene. it wasn't organized. it w

our situation and how important it is for me to be here in dallas challenging and time.ive texas health presbyterian hospital is one of 13 wholly owned acute care hospitals in the texas health resources system. we are an 898-bed hospital, treating some of the most complicated cases in north texas. texas health dallas is magnate facility by the american nurses credentialing center. texas health resources is one of faith-based centers not-for-profit health systems in the u.s. and the largest in north texas in terms of patients served. our mission is to improve the people in the communities we serve. and we care for all patients regardless of their ability to pay. we serve diverse communities and as such, we provide one standard all, regardless of race or country of origin. as the first hospital in the country to both diagnose and treat a patient with ebola, we committed to using our experience to help other hospitals and health care providers protect public health against this insidious virus. is hard for me to put into words how we felt when our duncan, thomas eric lost his struggle with ebola on oct

before he became symptomatic, those 48 did not include more than 70 health workers who interacted with dungeon once he was at texas presbyterian health center. if conditions described by the nurses were actually then conditions under which he was treated in that hospital, it seems clear that if he was at a stage where he was that symptomatic and left out there in the open and there were that many people in contact with him and there were so few protocols of how to deal with him and literally dozens of people were interacting with him under those circumstances at the most infectious time in his illness up to and including the time after he died, if what those nurses say is true, it seems like it is officially foolish to thing that there will not be more cases, not necessarily more cases that are grown out of the existing patients that have been identified since eric duncan, but there will be more cases among the people who treated him. the more than 70 people who treated him under those circumstances. and i say there will likely be more not to try to be scary. it's about trying to be real in a crisis that is ongoing. today pres

varga executive vice president of texas health presbyterian who will speak next. the mayor will speak after the doctor and we will take some very limited questions after that. we are giving you the limited information we have at present. we are continuing to get information. i will update you throughout the day in a variety of ways. we have very important work i need to get to the mayor and i need to get to at the conclusion of this. doctor? >> thanking. i am the chief clinical officer for texas health resources. i everyone that the mayor, the judge, centers for disease control, state health officials and the dallas county health department for continued partnership as we manage this unprecedented crisis. as others have said this morning, the development, while concerning and unfortunate is continued of the our monitoring program is working. currently, we continue to monitor 75 health care workers in condition junction with the state. while i cannot discuss patient specifics the new patient was involved in the care of thomas eric duncan, the o patient whose passin

. >> the nurse at texas health presbyterian is slamming the hospital for treating the patients. she said it failed to provide the staff the training and protective gear they needed to contain the virus. >> if you are in there with an ebola patient and your life is on the line and your family safety is at risk, you should have the number to the obama administration to get you whatever you need to perform that job safely. i'm not satisfied with any answer that the hospital has to offer at all. >> texas health presbyterian did respond with a statement saying it is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for its employees. it has a strict non retaliation policy. >>> and a ban on travel to the u.s. from ebola-stricken countries is not the way to go according to president obama. he told reporters a travel ban would create more problems than it solves, but leaving the door slightly open to that possibility. >> i don't have a philosophical objection to the travel ban if it will keep the american people safe. in all the discussions i have had thus far with experts in the fiel

a health care worker at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas, texas has tested positive. that is the same positive where thomas eric duncan was treated and later tied. the cdc says a breach of protocol at the hospital led to this new infection. this is the first known case of the disease being transmitted in the u.s. at noon, the cdc will hold a press conference on how that health worker is doing. >>> more positive ebola cases have equal fear in the u.s. very concerned. los angeles county said a sick woman on a flight did not have ebola. she was on united airlines from jfk. she had flu-like symptoms and was vomiting. after checking her symptoms and travel hiory, it was determined she did not have ebola. a patient at a massachusetts hospital is in isolation this morning after being tested for ebola. the man recently traveled to liberia and went to the hospital yesterday complaining of a headache and muscle pain. doctors say he is not at a high risk for the virus. >>> in the week ahead, screenings will begin at dulles international. health workers will be taking temperature

nina pham, who's been at texas health presbyterian since saturday is headed to bethesda. the county executive says the hospital here only has three isolation units, and unfortunately they need to be ready to deal with new ebola patients. >> if we're going to have more cases, it's likely that they're going to be coming up soon. >> reporter: sounds like you're worried about that. >> i'm extremely concerned given that i had 75 heroic health care workers who were potentially exposed to the same sort of risk that nina and amber were. >> reporter: on the "today" this morning, brianna aguirre, still employed, described a hospital woefully unprepared to deal with ebola. >> i just couldn't believe it, you know. in the second week of ebola crisis at my hospital, the only gear they're offering us at that time and up until that time is gear that is allowing our necks to be uncovered. >> reporter: she said contaminated garbage was stacked up in the hallway. >> our infectious disease control nurses had been up and down that hallway. there was garbage piled to the ceiling without so muc

chris cato is live outside texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas. you learned some new information about the first nurse diagnosed with ebola there? >> yeah. breaking news. this information coming out a few minutes ago. nbc news confirming that the other nurse who is being treated here nina pham, she will be transferred to a hospital in maryland to be treated there for ebola like we saw yesterday with the nurse being transferred from blas to atlanta to be treated. that news coming across minutes ago that perhaps later today the first nurse diagnosed with ebola will be transferred to maryland. here is what else is happening today. in 3 1/2 hours, dallas county leaders are meeting to discuss whether to declare a local state of emergency that would restrict travel for the 75 workers being monitored here, workers who came into contact with ebola patient thomas duncan. that meeting is taking place this afternoon. the hospital has advised the employees not to use public transportation. county leaders say they need stronger assure answer eer assu. we did h

with ebola after caring for a man who died from the disease, is now being transferred from texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas to a national institutes of health facility outside of washington, d.c., and nearby maryland. that transfer order comes a day after pham's colleague amber vinson was transferred from dallas to emory university hospital in atlanta, georgia. both the n.i.h. facility and emory are two of the four hospitals with specialized ebola isolation units. meantime there are growing concerns of how vinson was able to board a flight from cleveland to dallas, only a day before being diagnosed with ebola. federal official tells cnn vinson called the cdc to report she had a fever of 99.5 before she took the flight, but she was not told to stay off the plane. we've also learned that the cdc is considering putting 76 health care workers at texas health presbyterian hospital on a list banning them from flying while being monitored for ebola symptoms. and in washington, president obama once again canceling travel plans this for a second straight day to hold meetings on the ebola response

. >> texas health presbyterian responded with a statement saying it is committed to a safe and healthy workplace for its employees. it adds, it has a strict non retaliation policy on employee feedback. >>> president obama says the travel ban to ebola-stricken countries is not the way to go. he said a travel ban may create more problems than it solved. he left the door open to the possibility. >> i don't have a philosophical objection to the travel ban if that keeps the american people safe. the problem is in all of the discussions i had thus far with experts in the field, experts in infectious disease is that a travel ban is less effective than the measures that we are currently instituting. >> the president did not rule out appointing an ebola czar. he said it may be useful. >>> now that cdc director tom frieden faced a grilling on capitol hill. members from both parties were asking how two nurses contracted the ebola virus while treating patients. >> do we know whether or not the protocol works? >> the investigation is ongoing. we identified some possible causes. we are not waiting f

duncan present today texas health presbyterian dallas emergency department with a fever of 101. abdominal pain, dizziness, nausea and headache. symptoms that could be associated with many other illnesses. he was examined and went numerous tests over a period of four hours. during his time in the e.d. his temperature spiked 103 fahrenheit but later dropped to 101.2. he was discharged early on the morning of september 26 and we have provided a time line on the notable events of mr. duncan's initial emergency department visits. on september 28th, mr. duncan was transported for the hospital by ambulance once he arrived at the hospital, he met several of the criteria of the ebola algorithm. that time the cdc was notified. the hospital followed all cdc and texas department of state health services recommendations in an effort to insure the safety of patients, hospital staff, volunteers, nurses, physicians and visitors. protecting tiff equipment included water immaterial permeable gowns, eye protection and gloves, since the patient had di diarrhea, shoe covers wee shortly added. we not

. >> texas health presbyterian hospital says it's doing everything it can to contain the virus but that facility is getting a scathing review this morning. some hospital workers are worried about this second infection and what it means for their safety as well. manuel, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning and good morning to our viewers in the west. now that a second worker has tested positive there are 75 other health care workers who are being monitored for possible exposure to the original ebola patient. nurses here are nonunion. now the nation's largest nursing union is saying it is speaking on behalf of nurses here who fear retaliation for exposing flaws that may have led to their co-worker's infection. >> it shouldn't have happened to her. it shouldn't have happened to mr. duncan. it shouldn't have happened to anyone. >> reporter: in a conference call tuesday evening, the union, national nurses united, read a statement and answered questions on behalf of nurses who they claim work at texas health presbyterian. they allege the dallas hospital was unprepared to treat ebola

did the the decision to let duncan first leave texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas allow the ebola virus to escape containment? that is one of many questions out there tonight, for which there are no obvious answers, and "action news" reporter sharrie williams is at the the "action news" big board tonight, sharrie. >> reporter: jim, you are right about the questions that are lingering. thomas duncan's death is raising those questions now about the timeliness of his care. lets take a look at what we do know about that. we know he went to the hospital and was sent home. well, that was on september 25th. come september 28th he return, and was finally admitted. his family is outraged and asking what if those three days had in the been lost? this is as texas keeps its eye on a new possible case of ebola. the person who became the face of ebola in america, died today, thomas duncan was receiving treatment at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas. >> i'm deeply saddened, this is something we have prayed and hoped would not happen. >> reporter: doctors say he was given the bes