patient have ebola? we will follow-up on that. what is being done in texas?is blaming the problem on software. we will test what's being said and what should be done. if you don't own what went wrong, you will not do it better the next time. that's the consideration here. more news on ebola is an nbc freelance cameraman covering the outbreak in liberia has been diagnosed. there is a lot of media and people putting themselves at risk. we will speak with the chief for centers for disease control and prevention. this is the man, dr. frieden. he will talk about the nbc cameraman and the people down there with him and the texas man and how they will do better going forward. >>> we want to talk about another cyber security breach. 83 million jpmorgan chase accounts compromised. what did they get? what do you need to know? how did they do it? is there any way to stop this? christine romans, as i bring it back to you, of course, we will take it from you at the top of the hour. i must say, you look great alone. i believe on a regular basis, there is something, i can't

this as we learn details of how many people came in contact with the texas ebola patient. >>> new helpthe war on isis. we are live in baghdad. >>> hackers attack jpmorgan chase. one of the biggest security breaches ever. 83 million accounts affected. what you need to do about it. i'm christine romans. welcome to "early start." we have breaking news. the freelance cameraman who was diagnosed with ebola on wednesday has now been named. he is 33-year-old ashoka mukpo. nbc hired him just one day earlier as a second cameraman for the network's medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. snyderman and the crew is being flown back to the u.s. for treatment. a statement released saying we are taking all precautions to protect our employees and the public. dr. nancy and the crew is being closely monitored. in an abundance of caution, we will fly them back on a private charter flight and they will place themselves under quarantine in the united states for 21 days. in dallas, authorities working furiously to prevent an ebola outbreak. they are casting a much wider net this morning as the number of people

today we learned some school aged children have add contact with the patient now being monitored for signs of the disease. >> texasovernor rick perry unleashing a bomb shell that a patient with ebola had contact with children in this neighborhood. >> that is not the only bomb shell tonight. it turns out the patient was asked by a nurse whether he'd been to africa. he told her yes but the nurse did not tell the rest of the hospital team. >> the patient was allowed to go home only to return with ebola symptoms. >> every time a patient walks into a hospital, the staff has to play detective finding out where that person has been. with eblo following procedures is never more important. >> the doctors and staff are ready for the first case they know how critical is to determine travel history. >> if this person does have fever, that person is potentially contagious to other people by direct contact. if the person does not have symptoms he's considered not to be contagious owe other people. >> isolation is the next step to protect other patientses ask staff transmission of ebola requires contract with fluids the hospital

the texas patient has takenñr a turn for the worst. duncan is on a respirator fighting for life.s the first patient diagnosed on u.s. soil. president obama will be briefed by the head of the cdc. >> san francisco's housing woes will be tin court. as of june 1 the city requires landlords to pay tenant it is difference between current rent and the cost to rent a similar unit at current market value. opponents argue the law forces landlords to pay huge sums of money that tenants would be used for purposes other than relocation. evictees were owed no marathon $4500. >> it is official. hewlett-packard is splitting into two companies. the technology giant will put the personal computer and printing business under one rough under the name hp ink. tech services like data servers, storage and software will be under humidity pakd enterprise led by meg whitman. hp has been struggling. they are in the midst of restructuring and has announced tens of thousands of job cuts in recent years. >> happening today the giants can wrap up the division series with the nationals this afternoon. the gian

a patient in texas is the first case of ebola to be diagnosed in the united states. now health workers are tracking down people the patient has had contact with. here's a little bit about him....he flew in from liberia on september 19-th but wasn't showing any symptoms until a few days later. it turns out ebola is only contagious when there are symptoms. that means everyone who was on that plane should be o-k. the ambulance crew that transported the patient is now in isolation, as a precaution. >> it is possible that some where contact with this individual, a member or other individual could develop ebola. but there is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here. >>the american doctors who were infected with ebola, and were treated in the u-s, all recovered. an experimental drug, called z- mapp, was given to the first two patients. but officials say that drug is no longer available. tonya francisco in the newsroom, with more on how *local health officials are reacting to this.. tonya? local doctors we spoke to say it was inevitable that a case of ebola would be diag

the latest state where a patient is being tested for that disease and the ties a texas patient has tour region. >>> good morn everybody. it is five a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. and i'm eun yang. welcome. october 2, 2014. a cool start heading out to work. a little fog could slow down your commute. tom kierein is tracking where it's causing problems today, our storm team me part of the headl this thursday morning is that patchy morning fog, coming later this afternoon, mild temperatur, then a big change this weekend. more on that coming up this half hour. fog is densest in the shenandoah valley and fartherno

today we learned some school aged children have add contact with the patient now being monitored for signs of the disease. >> texasernor rick perry unleashing a bomb shell that a patient with ebola had contact with children in this neighborhood. >> that is not the only bomb shell tonight. it turns out the patient was asked by a nurse whether he'd been to africa. he told her yes but the nurse did not tell the rest of the hospital team. >> the patient was allowed to go home only to return with ebola symptoms. >> every time a patient walks into a hospital, the staff has to play detective finding out where that person has been. with eblo following procedures is never more important. >> the doctors and staff are ready for the first case they know how critical is to determine travel history. >> if this person does have fever, that person is potentially contagious to other people by direct contact. if the person does not have symptoms he's considered not to be contagious owe other people. >> isolation is the next step to protect other patientses ask staff transmission of ebola requires contract with fluids the hospital s

that texas patient, now in isolation. did he infect other people and can it be stopped ? overnight developments from dallas. >>> security failures. the secret service facing a new incident and growing criticism of its ability to protect the president. live in washington. >>> flag on the play. nfl's reversal after a muslim player was penalized for an end zone prayer. >>> and the end of an era. the last network pulls cartoons from the saturday morning schedule. >>> good wednesday morning to you. we begin with the nation's top doctors scrambling over the first case of ebola diagnosed in america. >> a man traveling from west africa who arrived in texas 11 days ago has been put into strict isolation inside a hospital in dallas. abc's elizabeth hurd just filed this report from dallas. >> reporter: it was the news america had been dreading. >> an individual traveling from liberia has been diagnosed with ebola in the united states. >> reporter: the centers for disease control confirming the first case of ebola in the u.s. a patient who recently travelled from liberia to dallas is

. >>> reporter: texas ebola patient thomas eric duncan continues to receive an experimental drug to try to help save his life. duncan's on a ventilator at texas health presbyterian hospital and is getting kidney dialysis. yesterday his 19-year-old son, who hadn't seen him in 16 years, visited the hospital. >> give father support keep praying. >> reporter: health officials are monitoring about 50 people who had direct or indirect contact with duncan after he fell ill late last month. the centers for disease control and prevention says infected people can show signs of the virus 8 to 10 days after exposure. >> each and every one of them is having his temperature monitored. as of today, none of them are sick. none of them has a fever. we'll continue to watch that very closely. >> reporter: the white house says it will announce in the next couple of days new screening measures at airports to curb the spread of ebola. anxiety is growing over how prepared western countries are to battle the virus. in spain, four people are under quarantine after a nursing assistant became infected while treat

in frisco texas, a patient was rushed to the hospital this afternoon. he's reportedly an employee with the dallas sheriff's office and is said to have been inside the apartment where duncan stayed in texas. >> this patient had reported that they initially had been in the apartment and the initial ebola patient in dallas and had some contact with family members. like to emphasize that at this time our information is they had not had contact with the patient. but family members. and they had also been inside the apartment. >> in jeefs name -- in jesus name. >> amen. >> the close knit liberian community has been shane. community leaders stop to comfort them. >> today, if you have never prayed before i want you to ask the lord to protect you and your family even here in the united states of america. none of us know we may have come in contact with that young man. >> reporter: the five dallas schoolchildren who may have had contact with duncan are still being kept at home as they endure the 21-day wait. and so far none of them are showing symptoms. but parent

based upon consultation with the staff, we transported the patient to texas health resources in dallas. this resources in dallas. this patient had reported that he initially had been in the apartment of the initial ebola patient in dallas and had some contact with family members. i'd like to emphasize at this time they have not had contact with the patient but family members and they had also been inside the apartment. after transport, our paramedics are currently being decontaminate at texas health resources in dallas. we also have members from the denton county public health department even deemologist and in consultation with the centers for disease control they're advising on the proper decontamination procedures of our fire department medics and medical unit that is still currently at the hospital. at this time i'd like to introduce our mayor of frisco, mayor moscow with some comments. >> thank you, chief. i'll keep my comments short. as you know, you have most of the information. as we're being told, the risks are minimal. we're take actions to make sure the public safety and hea

the ebola patient in texas also flew into the u.s.t africa have a brussels, and tonight hospital officials say he is in critical condition in the face of criticism of the way his case has been handled, authorities are now working to prove that they are up to the challenge. manuel bojorquez reports from dallas. >> reporter: doctors at texas health presbyterian hospital say thomas duncan is now critically ill. he's been in an isolation unit for six days. the news comes as fors here try to reassure the public after a series of missteps. late yesterday, the four others who were quarantined in the apartment were escorted to a more secure location. officials apologized for not moving them sooner. dallas county judge clay jenkins tried to calm fears. >> i'm wearing the same shirt i was when i was in the car with that family. if there were any risk, i would not expose myself or my family to that risk. >> reporter: it took three days after the diagnosis for officials to bring in a hazmat crew to decontaminate the apartment. is and duncan may h

meanwhile, we've learned the texas ebola patient could face charges in liberia, thomas eric duncan, accused of lying on a form, needed to fly out of the country. officials say, he answered no, when asked whether he had cared for a person infected with ' bowl, a but witnesses say he had. the news made some passengers at philly international more leary about boarding their planes. >> we're going to be very cautious, stay to ourselves, wash our hands, do the routine thing they suggest. but it is concerning that somebody is now in the united states with the ebola virus. >> health officials now monitoring more than 100 people, who have had contact with duncan. >>> hazmat crews are headed back to texas department, that texas apartment where he was staying, cleaning crew turned away yesterday after feeling to secure the right permits to move any hazardous ways collected on texas highways, four of duncan's relatives are quarantined inside the property under armed guard, and cannot except any visitors >> happening today, members of the house committee on veterans affairs will hold a hearing about pr

and the patient in texas is getting a third drug, which shows some promise in a test tube model of ebola. really, it's up to the doctors, the patient, the companies -- nih's very involved in drug development. parts of the u.s. government have been very supportive of that within hhs and the department of defense. it is an individualized decision, but i would step back a bit and say that what we have learned about ebola is how important it is to get the patient's basic care right. so that we are treating their fluid and electrolyte balance well. that is critically important to survival. let's take the next question in the room. and then we will go to the phone. >> abc. the texas patient did receive an example drug. as he had any reaction that? and what other treatments has he received other than supportive care? >> the hospital released a statement that he is intubated -- incubated he is on dialysis to support his kidney functions. and he is receiving experimental treatment. he remains in critical condition. >> in bc news. -- nbc news. there are members of congress urging the cdc to create

the staff we transported the patient to b upon consultation to the staff we transported the patient to texas health resources in dallas. this patient had reported that they had initially had been in the apartment and the initial ebola patient in dallas and had some contact with family members. i would like to emphasize that at this time the information is they had not had contact with the patient, but family members and they had also been inside the apartment. after transport, our paramedics are currently being decontaminated at texas health resources in dallas and we also have members from the denton county public health department, epidemiologist and in consultation with the centers for disease control, they're advising on the proper decontamination procedures and the medicses that are currently at the hospital. at this time i would like to introduce our mayor of frisco for some comments. >> thank you, chief. i'll keep my comments very short. as you are aware, you have most of the information that we have, currently and while we are being told the risk is minimal, an overabundance of cauti

soil involves a patient, that traveled from liberia to visit family in texas. the patient is receiving care at a hospital in dallas, and health reporter and registered nurse allie gorman is following tonight's big story. >> reporter: deadly ebola virus infecting thousands oz have people in west africa has now been confirmed, for the first time, in a patient, in the united states. here's the time line, the patient, left liberia, september 19th, with no symptoms. he arrived in texas, on the between the it yet, and developed symptoms on the 24th. he sought care on the 26th, and on the 28th he was admitted to the hospital. and put in isolation, at texas health presbyterian in dallas. ebola is not contagious until symptoms appear. even then, it is only spread through direct contact, with a bodily fluids. doctors thomas freedan director of the cdc says they will work to identify any one who may have come in contact with the patient. >> once those contacts are all identified they are all monitored for 21 days have after exposure to see if they develop fever. >> reporte

. >> two nurses who caught ebola from a texas patient who died are now free of the disease. hospital nina pham got a welcome home hug from president obama. >>> and speaking of nina, she is back in dallas tonight but must still wait to see her king charles spaniel, bently. a dallas judge said she has to wait until he is quarantine-free. >>> a marine in southern california has died. lance corporal shawn neil was killed in baghdad friday during a non-combat incident. he enlisted in the marines shortly after graduating from high school in 2013, neil is the second marine to die in the battle against isis. >>> and residents have been told to be ready to leave. molten lava has now moved across a country home moving closer to home. today, officials went door-to-door to inform people. the volcano has been erupting continuously on the big island since 1983. >>> and community leaders in oakland and a racist rant caught on video. >> nobody wears it anymore. >> it happened on the tour guide's last day with city sight-seeing tours. in an interview with abc 7 news, she said it was meant as

a kansas city patient is being monitored and we learn the identity of the texas patient. she got the virus. do they really know? she was wearing protective gear. what went wrong in the first place? are nurses especially being given the training they need because they are the frontline in the fight against anything that happens in a hospital right now. we will talk with dr. sanjay gupta and infectious disease experts and mayor of dallas. he is uniquely dedicated to the situation and that of a family friend of the nurse. we will have that and more on the north korea leader kim jong-un. will they put rumors of an illness or a coup? >> we will learn more about your mysterious and cryptic past. >> we are cousins. you got the brains, i got the pocket square. >> chris, see you in a bit. pushing for prison time. the sentencing phase for oscar pistorius. we are live outside the courtroom. stay with us. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters shopping online is as easy as it gets. and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made h

the texas patient thomas duncan is now on a respirator. >> number five, firefighters are investigating in downtown rodeo. it broke out overnight on first street near railroad avenue sending thick smoke into the air. no word if squatters were living inside. >> number six, a dramatic cooling hit the coast yesterday. it will be less dramatic hitting the rest of us today and through the week. it is on the way. you can see with live doppler 7 hd, cloudy conditions along the coast. a very light sea breeze is developing. east bay around walnut creek, one of the few places that will cool today. 6 4 for san francisco. 77 to 88. >> that's a look at the san mateo bridge. heavy traffic as you pull away from hayward into foster city. a crash along 101. northbound side at broadway blocking one lane, definitely causing delays as you leave and head into burlingame. >> thank you very much. thanks for joining us. abc 7 news continues online, on twitter, facebook and your mobile device. >> we'll be right back in 25 with news, traffic and weather during "good morning, america." we are checking out cute pi

. >> going back to the second patient being monitored in texas -- according to a statement from the clinic, the patient answered yes in regard to traveling to west africa. we are waiting for the cdc to speak about this during this newscast. they are holding a newscast and we will bring it to you live as soon as it happens. -- they are holding a news conference and we will bring it to you as soon as it happens. >> the american doctor being treated in bethesda is out of the hospital tonight. he had been treated in isolation since the timber 28. today, the world bank announced the out rate could cost more than 32.5 billion dollars by the end of the year, but it could be closer to $9 billion if the disease can be contained cleat. the world health organization says more than 3400 people have died in three countries and at least twice that many have been infected. >> dulles international airport is one of five u.s. air words where people will start having temperatures taken when they arrived on an overseas flight. with moresen is there on how they are prepared to handle ebola in america. >> we s

we have the calendar of the timeline of when this patient left liberia on the 19th, lands in texas afeels ill about a week later, and then goes to the hospital on the 28th, is hospitalized, isn't diagnosed with ebola until the 30th. this could have been arrested somewhere in the middle of that process just listening to the nurse. >> exactly. the reason it's so important is because there's an incubation period of about 21 days. something people aren't mentioning, either, there's an incubation period, it can live in semen for 70 days. we haven't even talked about that. but the reality is 21 days of incubation period. all those people have to be quarantined. i have no problem agreeing with the cdc and dallas. their public health group. we know this isn't going to spread because we have the infrastructure to handle any kind of outbreak that isn't spread by respiratory droplets but it's not about that. it's like you can't treat something unless you know that it is there. that's the most important thing. no matter if you are a medical office assistant or doctor in the hospital, every level

. >> a texas hospital has confirmed a patient has been admitted to the emergency room after possibly being exposed to the ebola virus. our sister station in dallas was there as two workers in protective gear moved this worker into the hospital in frist sco, texas. the patient is an employee with the dallas county sheriff's office, who was in thomas duncan's apartment earlier this week, the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in the united states and he died from it this morning. just moments ago the cdc director briefed us on this current situation. >> we think about this and we remember what a deadly enemy ebola is and how important it is that we take every step possible to both protect americans and stop the outbreak at its source in africa. >> again, a texas hospital confirms a patient has been admitted possibly for having been exposed to the ebola virus. more on this story as it develops, coming up in just a bit. back to you. >>> a major crackdown on products that claim to prevent or even treat the ebola virus. erika gonzalez joins us with a warning. >> this is popping up all

ebola treatment was very different for the patient who died in texas. breaking down the changes that could have made all the difference. >>> first at 5:30 he helped protect the streets of baltimore for half a decade. tonight, he's headed to jail. >> alex taylor was sentenced for the death of a 7-month-old puppy named rocco. some people question whether this sentence was justified. >> reporter: former baltimore police officer, alec, is spending the first night of his sentence in the jail. in august he pleaded guilty to beating and choking his 7-month-old jack russell terrier names rocco. his parents reacted to the sentencing. >> he's always wanted to be a police officer and understood one slip that night cost him his career. >> reporter: it happened in the silver springs apartment. he texted his girlfriend, i almost killed rocco, i wanted to. he made a mess all over the carpet after i let him outside. is this sentencing, she told the judge rocco was not just a dog, a member of my family. sentencing guidelines call for up to three months in jail for this

. >> reporter: the cdc says they are monitoring the people who came in contact with the texas patient. still many passengers have concerns as you said, so we talked to a medical expert about the risks of flying and the spread of the ebola virus. at sfo there's concerns and questions. >> i think it's quite sad, because you know he has his family in africa and now he's here. >> reporter: the first patient diagnosed in the united states has been identified. >> it is possible that someone who had contact with this individual could develop ebola in the coming weeks but there's no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here. >> i don't think this is going to be the last case at all that we're going to see in america. >> reporter: dr. kelly has been fighting ebola. >> i wasn't asked anything in brussels when i landed, i wasn't asked anything in africa when i landed. >> reporter: if people such as the patients don't show symptoms they're not contagious but can fall ill up to three weeks later. today, ginia, sierra leone have had ebola cases. today travelers tell us there should be more precaut

all of the new patients are being treated at the hospital. >>> all right, time now, 6:17. and a texas girl kidnapped, 12 years ago, has been found in mexico. the fbi says sabrina allen now 17 was found with her mother, dara laurence, now their mom was flown back to texas and then put in jail facing kidnapping charges following the discovery. investigators received a tip about their location. the girl's father says he never gave up hope he would see his daughter again some day. >> i want to ask her if i can give her a hug. she is in pretty bad shape is my understanding. so i just, you know, pray for healing. >> investigators say sabrina allen has not gone to school and suffers from something known as parent alienation syndrome. right now she's receiving of course psychological treatment. it is not clear when she will be reunited when her father, you just heard from. >>> meantime, police in virginia now using drone to help in their search for the missing usva student hannah graham. hope the unmanned aireal technology will help locate the missing teen, hasn't been seen for two weeks, mea

. >> thomas duncan, the texas patient hasi takenen a turn fo the worse.fficials say he's now on a respirator, fighting for his life. he's the first patient diagnosed with ebola on u.s. soil. >> for many voters across california the election starts today. vote by mail ballots are on their way to mailboxes statewide making the next few weeks crucial to campaigns. the mercury news reports bay area registrars believe 50 to 60% of registered voters are expected to cast ballots after three-quarters do so by mail on november 4th. governor brown will take a stand in the oakland mayoral race. he's expected to make a stand on libbey shaft. she once served as his top aide. she's currently trailing. there is a large block ofÑi undecided voters. mail in voting begins today. >> in san jose, two men fighting to become mayor will face off today. san jose's sam lacardo and dave cortese go head to head tonight at 6:30. the focus of tonight's debate will be on education. for information on future debates visit the when and where section on our website, abc 7 news.com. >> on

at john muir a potential patient is isolated and everyone must wear personal protection confirmment like in texas where the first patient was superintendent home and died ten days later. >> he said he was from lie pieria and had a fever and throwing up, but somehow that was not flagged that something to be concerned about. >> the public health say they call the hospitals to discuss laboratory and transportation issues and are work on getting how many health care workers have been drilled on protocols regarding ebola. >>> walnut creek police have new surveillance video they have just released hoping to catch a bank robbery suspect who covered his face with white gauze and wear a black baseball happen and black sunglasses. he walked into the chase bank yesterday afternoon and demanded cash from the teller. he walked out. the suspect is described as 6' 3" between 220 and 250. >>> in the last hour officials have announced results of sting operations targeting unlicensed contractors preying on napa earthquake victims. investigators arrested eight contractors who bid on repair jobs for homeowners who w

texas right now. they are in care. we should note that these two new ebola patients are now inside texas health presbyterian.ere protocols, the protocols, have come under serious question. >> we've been looking at some of these pictures. sanjay gupta did a nice demonstration showing what it is like to take off the protective gear once it's soiled, how to take it off. and it is easy to see how you could breach those protocols. how easy it would be to touch the skin to those fluids. >> very, very difficult to do it perfectly. but ebola say virus where you need to be essentially perfect if you are caring for an ill patient. so there are serious questions as we sit here this morning. what to do with the two new patients with ebola in texas. should they be moved to a facility in nebraska or emory hospital at atlanta, where they have facities specifically designed for this? the cdc director thomas frieden yesterday said he wants to put together a s.w.a.t. team to go to these hospitals as soon as a new case. >> he'd wish he'd done it in the first case. but they want to start doing that -- they want to start doing t

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. >> reporter: his company has a franchise brand inch texas that decontaminated units that treated ebola patient thomas duncan in dallas and now he makes sure if the virus comes to our area, he is armed and ready. recipe to removee bowl at from the property is quite simple but can be quite invasive. biohazard crews say the best ways to eliminatee bowl virus is to remove materials like they are doing right here right now, cart them off and inn sin rate them. >> number one thing to burn would be bedding, tooth brushes, anything that the person or persons had physical contact with, definitely burn. >> reporter: mcarthur says most hard surfaces can be treated with chemicals to eliminate the virus but left untreated the ebola virus can survive for weeks. >> ebola can live outside for 21 days unlike more viruses or airborne bacteria but nowe bowl, that is one of the things we see. >> reporter: mcarthur hopes he never has to clean up the virus but if it does make its way here he hopes homework he is doing now has his team ready. in north philadelphia, noel mcclaren for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well

ujs and a health care worker who cared for what we refer to, who we refer to as the index patient in dallas, texas. our to the are with this health care worker. she is now being cared for and we understand she is clinically stable. please consider her care and the hospital that she is being cared for, so only information she and her family want released is released. the existence of the first case of ebola spread within the u.s.

the latest state where a patient is being tested for that disease and the ties a texas patient has to our region. >>> good morn everybody. it is five a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. and i'm eun yang. welcome. october 2, 2014. a cool start heading out to work. a little fog could slow down your commute. tom kierein is tracking where it's causing problems today, our storm team me part of the headl this thursday morning is that patchy morning fog, coming later this afternoon, mild temperatur, then a big change this weekend. more on that coming up this half hour. fog is densest in the shenandoah valley and farther north. frederick now, visibility down to a quarter mile. and in parts of the shenandoah valley, visibility down a quarter mile to near zero visibility. hagerstown, half mile and no fog around the immediate metro area. a cool morning. in the mid-50s in prg prg ane the rest of northern virginia, l 60s. chen mountains in the 50s. watch out e py fog for the commute around 8:00 or 9:00. temperatur in t 60s. the afternoon commute, dry roads, partly cloudy and temperat in the upper 70s. a loo

he's a sheriff s deputy whot the >>> tonight, a second texas patient is in the hospital after showingigns of ebola. he is a sheriff's deputy who went into the apartment where the dallas patient had stayed. and earlier today, it was announced that the dallas ebola patient has died. >> also some u.s. travelers will now have to go through additional screenings to look for signs of ebola. cbs reporter omar villafranca has the latest. >> reporter: thomas eric duncan is now the first person in the united states from die from ebola. the 42-year-old liberian man died after being hospitalized after texas health presbyterian in dallas since late last month. the hospital released a statement expressing its condolences and saying, ebola is a disease that attacks the body in many ways. we'll continue every effort to contain the spread of the virus and protect people from this threat. duncan was originally sent home when he first came to the hospital. by the time he was admitted four days later, his condition had worsened. the cdc has guidelines for handling the remains of ebola patients because th

understanding it is a 48-hour time frame at this time. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> the patient is currently at texas health resources in dallas. i do not know the residency of the patient nor their occupation. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> right now again, our medical physician is on the scene at the hospital. we have calls in to the center for disease control. we're also working with public health officials here in denton county. we will get the recommendations on the proper decontamination procedures from the ambulance. i would like to mention, and i understand the nature of ebola, but we deal with a lot of patient epts with infectious diseases. it's nothing new. we have different cleansers and things that kill a lot of germs. we are used to decontaminating these units but we're going to wait to get the recommendations. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> i can't speak to what he was concerned about. i know that the hospital staff felt that he met the preliminary guidelines from the cdc and that's why they called. >> right now our estimate is we're dealing with 14 people, including the physicians and nu

patient. they are now being monitored at home for any signs of the disease. >> the governor going on to say that texas is one of 13 states certified by the c dc to treat ebola patients, and they had protocols in place. we go to an infectious-disease expert. doctor gounder, as you listen to this, does it sound like something fell to the cracks? >> it sounds like a nurse did obtain the information that this patient had traveled to africa, and the rest of the clinical team and the emergency department were not aware of the information or did not take it into consideration, and that is concerning. >> one of the things about ebola in the united states and outside of united states is fear. are they going to satisfy the fears of those parents who fear that their children may have been exposed? >> well, i think that's going to be very difficult. i think the american public in general is already historical about this, especially if it's your own child there is tremendous concern. i think they're going to have to wait for 21 days and see if their child develops symptoms, and hopefully it will be done quickly in

the patient returned by ambulance on sunday. texassays its staff is thoroughly trained in infection control procedures. >> so, we're perfectly capable of taking care of this patient with no risk to other people. >> reporter: ebola is only spread through close contact with infected bodily fluids. doctors also remind the public that medical resources here in the states are far superior to those in africa. in dallas, omar villafranca for "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> well, a two-year-old boy is fighting for his life tonight after police say he shot himself in the head with a gun that he found inside his home. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live in claymont delaware. todd you spoke with that little boy's family tonight. >> reporter: indeed, chris and that family identifies the two-year-old boy as aj graves. as you mentioned he's listed in critical condition but his family tells me he is showing signs of improving. the two-year-old boy apparently was playing with a gun inside his home when it accidentally went off sho

. >>> and in texas, a patient was being transported by medical helicopter from oklahoma to a hospitalxas was killed when the chopper crashed. the pilot and two medical personnel on board that same helicopter, they were injured but survived. the faa's investigating the cause of that mishap. >>> and some powerful moments at the st. louis symphony saturday night as a peaceful protest over the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old michael brown halts the music. ♪ ♪ >> what you're listening to are several dozen people interrupting saturday's performance by singing. they also unfurled three banners from the balcony. the interruption was applauded by some members of the audience and also the symphony. the protesters who all bought tickets to the show eventually left voluntarily. >>> and finally, this guy gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, the show must go on. check this out. ♪ o canada our home and native land ♪ >> oh, oh. >> singer mark donnelly singing "o canada" the canadian national anthem during a junior hockey game in british columbia. he barely missed a beat and continued singing

this morning come you had the headlines that a second patient who had contact with the texas been patientas now diagnosed with the ball appeared that is hitting early in the morning. -- has now been diagnosed with ebola. that is hitting early in the morning. the result was the selloff. so, we past half hour or have been at the lowest of the session. down thend s&p both most we have seen since november of 2011. all three major averages erasing their gains for the year. itn you see this selling, causes concern and people want to bailout of the market. we will see if the floor gets set in the market overall. the selling is broad-based. when angels, technology, you name it. >> lisa is joining me here in studio. you are following the bond market. >> a dramatic day in bonds. down to thelds lowest level since december of 2012. pretty significant moves. the tenure has dropped the most since 2009. question inassive the market about whether investors are -- they go in and buy treasuries to cover their shorts. there is some speculation that is fueling today's move. a lot of concern about the global

. >> fears spreading fast as we know more people in texas came in contact with the infected patient thomasuncan. >> we are live with what is taking place. >> nbc news professors makes four americans working in liberia to contract the virus. he identified him as a freelancer for the network he has worked in the country for three years. he has been bloe flown back for treatment. they will isolate themselves for 12 days. the family of a liberian man in dallas is now under quarantine. they ordered them to stay in their apartment after he tested positive for the disease. he helped a ebola infected pregnant woman. >> thomas eric duncan lied on an exit form to get out of the country. he is in a dallas hospital cause ago scare across that state. >> if they are just being in the hospital that should not be a problem for anybody. they are not at risk. it's the people working with the patient and working with any of the bodily fluids. >> who had contact with the infected man. they were originally worried about a few handfuls of possible exposures now they are talking 100 individuals including kids. o

. >> reporter: two nurses who caught ebola from the texas patient who died are now free of the diseasebefore going home from the hospital, nina pham got a farewell hug from president obama at the white house. richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> nina pham is back in dallas this morning but she must still wait to see her dog named bentley. a dallas county judge says the reunion will have to wait until the king charles spaniel is released from a quarantine period november 1st. officials have to make sure the dog is virus free and cannot infect others. >>> coming up on this week with george stephanopoulos, experts weigh in on the terror attack in canada and the threat to the u.s. from homegrown violent extremists. plus the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases gives the latest on the first case of ebola to hit new york city. you can catch this week right here on abc 7 at 8:00. >>> a marine from southern california has died in the campaign against the islamic state in iraq and syria. 19-year-old lance corporal shawn neil of riverside was killed in baghdad f

and i'm referring to the texas patient who allegedly reportedly misled the liberians and may have misled people at the hospital here in the united states in terms of his history? >> well, i think in the hospital, it appears he was honest when he was asked, did you go to west africa. have you traveled recently. he said yes, apparently, on more than one occasion. so this is really on the hospital. he knew -- the nurse who took him in knew he had traveled recently to west africa. and i heard the lieutenant governor on jake tapper's show blaming the electronic medical record that the right screen didn't pop up he at the right time. it's very disheartening to hear those excuses. the hospital should be saying look, we goofed, we're going to figure out how to make this right. they had a liberian man with recent travel history to liberia with a fever in their hospital. i cannot imagine what excuse would explain that away. >> would you, elizabeth, paint the picture for the interaction you had leaving liberia versus gaining entrance to the united states? >> yes. two very different experiences. so

i'm referring to the texas patient who allegedly reportedly mislead the liberians and may have miss led people at the hospital in the u.s. >> i think in the hospital it appears he was honest when he was asked, he said yes. apparently on more than one occasion so. this is really on the hospital. he knew, the nurse who took him in knew that he had traveled recently to west africa, and i heard the lieutenant governor claiming the electronic medical record that the right screen didn't pop up at the right time. it's very disheartening to hear those kinds ever excuses. the hospital should say look, we goofed, we're going to figure out how to make this right. they had a liberian man with recent travel history with a fever in their hospital. i can't imagine what excuse would explain that away. >> would you, elizabeth, paint the picture for the interaction that you had leaving liberia versus gaining entrance to the united states? >> yes. two very different experiences. so when i left liberia last week they take your temperature three times, they were showing you the one in the car now. that's th