the university of nebraska system as four campuses, one of which is the university of nebraska lincoln, which is a big ten school. it has a little over 25,000 students. there are 51,000 students in the entire system. and that actually represents record enrollment for us. and the cost of an education at the university of nebraska lincoln is around $8,000 a year. which actually that's the lowest in the big ten. >> out of state tuition comes in at $22,000 a year. how much financial aid is there available? >> we made a serious effort to provide financial aid for our students. particularly on the side of grants and scholarship. about three-quarters of students receive some type of grant or scholarship within a year of education. >> the gallup recently just did a poll back in april, young adults cite college costs as their top money problem. i'm wondering, and this has sparked a debate in our country. is college worth it? how do you answer that question, dr. linder? >> well, i think the university of nebraska regents and our state legislature have had access and affordability among its prior

we are live from the studio and lincoln nebraska. we will feature the candidates for governor. publican pete ricketts and democrat chuck hassebrook. we welcome those joining us on adt television and radio where they can a.g. web site and also nebraska broadcasters association member stations carrying us today and welcome to those joining us across the nation on c-span2. we are live tweeting this debate. use the hashtag and e.t. debate on twitter to follow us and you can give us your comments during and after the debate on our facebook page. for the next hour the candidates will face questions from nebraska journalists and each other. the rules are pretty simple. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to the question and if warranted me give a 30-second rebuttal. tonight's debate is taking place before a live studio audience. we have asked the audience to refrain from a pausing or cheering because it will only take semi-from the candidates. before we meet the candidates let's introduce the panel of journalists who will be asking the questions tonight. fred knapp of net ne

nebraska residents. talk about your outreach to the state of nebraska and how much suppo support, resources, the university of nebraska gets from the state. >> so the university of nebraska has always felt that we have a strong mission to educate the next generation of nebraska. our state is geographically very long, 500 miles so we often talk about a 500 mile campus. we have resources in every county in the state through our extension services, through telehealth, through teleeducation and a variety of programs that try and bring the university to every community. we're very proud of that. we're humbled by the opportunity to shape our future in this state. >> you have an annual budget at the university of nebraska lincoln of $1.2 billion. endowment of $1.3 billion and alumni contributing a little over $188,000. can you talk about those numbers and what is the cost? how is the money spent? >> the budget. >> the budget of the university of nebraska lincoln is, as you say, $1.2 billion. of that money is it different principally on instruction. there's also a strong outreach program in our service activities

the university of nebraska system as four campuses, one of which is the university of nebraska lincoln, which is a big ten school. it has a little over 25,000 students. there are 51,000 students in the entire system. and that actually represents record enrollment for us. and the cost of an education at the university of nebraska lincoln is around $8,000 a year. which actually that's the lowest in the big ten. >> out of state tuition comes in at $22,000 a year. how much financial aid is there available? >> we made a serious effort to provide financial aid for our students. particularly on the side of grants and scholarship. about three-quarters of students receive some type of grant or scholarship within a year of education. >> the gallup recently just did a poll back in april, young adults cite college costs as their top money problem. i'm wondering, and this has sparked a debate in our country. is college worth it? how do you answer that question, dr. linder? >> well, i think the university of nebraska regents and our state legislature have had access and affordability among its prior

the mentality that nebraska has. and not giving up. to do everything they can to try to stay in this game. >> chris: see if they come after the punt. sadler boots it low. driven back, but he catches it and has a crease. pierson-el is in the open field. look out. nebraska has life! 62 yards! and the cornhuskers close to within five! >> kirk: we bragged a lot about mike sadler. and this time, it's a low punt. a line drive, looks like he tried to rugby punt. and he didn't get any air underneath. he just wanted that ball, probably, i think he just wanted to bounce and roll it. >> chris: that's his second punt return touchdown of the season for this true freshman out of alexander, virginia. >> chris: the fact that he caught the football. he had a long way to go over to catch the ball. that was -- that was a brilliant move and that's why pelini's down there trying to get time-outs. he believes in his team and now a two-point conversion, this is big. >> chris: if they get it, it's a three-point game with 3:22 to play. i-formation. dantonio sh

the mentality that nebraska has. and not giving up. to do everything they can to try to stay in this game. >> chris: see if they come after the punt. sadler boots it low. driven back, but he catches it and has a crease. pierson-el is in the open field. look out. nebraska has life! 62 yards! and the cornhuskers close to within five! >> kirk: we bragged a lot about mike sadler. and this time, it's a low punt. a line drive, looks like he tried to rugby punt. and he didn't get any air underneath. he just wanted that ball, probably, i think he just wanted to bounce and roll it. >> chris: that's his second punt return touchdown of the season for this true freshman out of alexander, virginia. >> chris: the fact that he caught the football. he had a long way to go over to catch the ball. that was -- that was a brilliant move and that's why pelini's down there trying to get time-outs. he believes in his team and now a two-point conversion, this is big. >> chris: if they get it, it's a three-point game with 3:22 to play. i-formation. dantonio sh

three-year-old is now in case of the staff in nebraska. the fifth american to return to the united states for treatment. during the latest out break in west africa, mukpo was working as a free-lance cameraman in liberia for nbc when he took ill last week. you heard doctors say all treatments are on the table, including experimental treatments. are you crazy was the reaction from his father when told by his son that he was going back to liberia to cover the out break. and the mom's reaction was please don't go. let's talk to the doctor on the phone. good to talk to you again you were just on the program with us a few hours ago. it's good to have you back. >> good morning. >> it's good to have you back on the air with us. >> hello. >> can you hear me okay? >> yes,. >> good to have you back on the program. it sounds like things are progressing as they should for mr. mukpo. tell us again how you treat this situation? sounds like with a lot of fluids and then we heard something about constantly checking the patient's blood chemistry. >> right.

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nancy sneiderman and her team arrived this morning at the nebraska medical center. you can see him getting off the plane and he is undergoing treatment already. the parents are expected to speak at the press conference. meanwhile in dallas, thomas eric duncan is in critical condition fighting for his life. they are monitoring 48 other people who may have come into contact with him. president obama will be briefed on the crisis in western africa and u.s. relief efforts. john yang is outside the hospital and joins me with the latest. we expect to hear from the doctors and the parents. the good news is he was strong enough to walk on to and off the plane with some assistance. >> that's exactly right. before he left liberia, they were saying he felt well enough to eat and drink on his own which is also a good sign. the doctors are confident about his treatment. they spent the first three hours assessing him with the course of treatment they will follow. they treated doctor rick successfully for ebola last month. the parents are going to speak at the news conference with

the u.s. this morning. ashoka mukpo will arrive in nebraska. kate snow is in omaha. >> reporter: he actually walked on to the plane with assistance in liberia yesterday. so that's a really good sign. the plane landed earlier this morning in bangor, maine, for refueling and a customs check. we're expecting it here at omaha within the hour. the nebraska medical center is really one of the few places in this country that has a specialized biocontainment unit. they have already treated one american who had ebola successfully. mu can. po's parents and girlfriend flew

he's expected to arrive this morning at the nebraska medical center for treatment. doctors there successfully treated aids worker say rah. duncan has taken a turn for the worse. marlie hall is in duncan. marlie, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, thomas duncan remains in critical condition here at this hospital in dallas, and health officials are doing everything they can. they are continuing the fight to contain the virus. 33-year-old ashoka mum powe will be treated for ebola in a specialized isolation unit at the nebraska medical center. the freelance cameraman became ill last week while working for nbc in liberia. >> from the time he exits the ambulance to the time he enters the unit will be about a minute. >> reporter: doctors will use the lessons they learned while treating dr. rick sacra. he tested negative for the virus after treatment at the same nebraska facility. sacra understand went tests for the disease once again in massachusetts over the weekend after coming down with a cough and fever. but late sunday cdc confirmed he does not have the virus. here

he tested negative for the virus after treatment at the same nebraska facility. sacra understand went tests for the disease once again in massachusetts over the weekend after coming down with a cough and fever. but late sunday cdc confirmed he does not have the virus. here in dallas thomas eric duncan is battling for his life. he's the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. he flew from liberia to texas last month. >> we understand that his situation has taken a turn for the worse and we're hoping for his recovery. >> reporter: authorities in dallas believe about 50 people may have been around duncan while he existed symptoms. among them, a homeless man. officials tracked down that man and plan to monitor him and the others. four members of a family who hosted duncan at their apartment here in dallas remain under isolation, but they are not showing any signs of ebola. anne-marie? >> all right. marlie hall, thank you very much. >>> this morning the aviation officials are investigating a minor collision here at jfk in new york. a fender bender on the tar mana

the kansas nebraska act is central and the reason for that is the kansas nebraska act is 1854. it passes in the spring of 1854 and it's anonymously important because it is the act that passes congress that condenses northern man, north and men on the make that there is the slave power that you mention, that the country really is in danger of falling into the power of a very small class of slaveowners who are going to monopolize the executive legislative branch and the court and it passes the nebraska act which negates the compromise that guaranteed that the northwest a huge huge piece of land would stay free and be accessible to poor man. that is now going to deal with slavery and lincoln said it's only a hop skip and jump until slavery is national. after the passage of the kansas nebraska act to the house of representatives in may of 1854, the people point to wisconsin's birthers is this really cool meeting that takes place in washington in the rooms of edward dickinson from massachusetts and another member of the house of representatives and he is a fun character because his d

citizens of nebraska who are paying taxes to support the in-state students. but we do try and look at students from outside nebraska to diversify our student body. this current year is probably the most diverse student body we have relative to ethnic minorities in the history of the university. >> how many slots are there for foreign students? >> in terms of slots, we really don't think that way. we evaluate students based on their academic activities, and each campus at the university has a different number of foreign students. there are several thousand that are studying here, and they come from countries around the world. we have exchange programs with brazil, with china, with eastern europe, and it's fascinating to walk across the campus and see students from nebraska natively interacting with a student who may have come from brazil, teaching them about our culture and learning about the culture from another country. >> do they pay the full price of college tuition? >> yes, they do. they pay a nonresident rate. >> charles -- excuse me, bill in florida. bil

the kansas nebraska act as central and the reason for that is the kansas nebraska act is 1854. it passes in 1854 and it's enormously important because it's an act that passes congress that condenses northern man on the make that there is the slave power, that the country really is in danger of falling under the power of a very small class of slaveowners who are going to monopolize the executive and legislative branch and with the passage of the kansas nebraska act which negates the missouri compromise they had previously guaranteed that the northwest, a huge huge piece of land would stay free and be accessible but that's now going to be open to slavery and like it says it's only a hop skip and a jump until slavery is national. as the passage of the kansas nebraska act passing the senate in may of 1854 there's this really cool meeting that takes place in washington in the rooms of edward dickinson from massachusetts and another member of the house of representatives. he's a fun character because his daughters emily dickinson who visits her father sometimes in washington. they mad

he was flown to the nebraska medical center for treatment and released once he tested negative for the virus. this weekend he went to the hospital in his native massachusetts with a cough and fever. doctors believe it's a respiratory infection but he is being retested as a precaution. >> in accordance with guidelines we have sent blood work to cdc in atlanta to rule out ebola virus. >> reporter: the cdc is also tracking 50 people in the dallas area who had contact with thomas erik duncan, the only person diagnosed with ebola in the united states. sunday authorities here found a homeless man believed to have ridden in this same ambulance that transported duncan and at low risk. duncan fell ill shortly after he arrived from liberia. his condition worsened over the weekend. >> i would not be surprised if one of the people who came into direct contact with mr. duncan when he was ill will get ebola. >> reporter: but one doctor says it's unlikely there will be an outbreak in the u.s. so far those who have had contact with duncan have not shown any symptoms. an american diagnosed in liberia l

i just interviewed the doctor t nebraska medical center. we've heard of the clean-up crews using bleach, but it can't get in every krif is, right? >> bleach has been used for the last 100 years. same thing. every uvc you've heard of to date with a mercury lamp, this is the new technology. it's about 20 times faster. it's actually improved -- it's 20 times more effective at getting rid of all those passages than bleach. we know dr. ross is a fantastic doctor, and they're doing a great job. they take this into those rooms after a patient has left. they literally pulse the light for five minutes, and it wipes out the pathogens so the next patient doesn't get sick. also protects the hospital workers so they're not getting sick. >> all right. as it's rotating right now, and you can hear it moving and see it moving, what is it doing? is it emitting light? >> when we have it on, can you feel the front of the machine, there's censors. if it senses a heat signature or i any movement in the room. you run it when people aren't in the room. when we let

the one owned by him and his family. ricketts wants higher taxes for us, but lower taxes for rich people like him. nebraskaa governor who fights for the middle class. and that's just not pete ricketts. >> the nebraska i grew up in expects people to take responsibility, to treasure faith and family. those are nebraska values. >> pete ricketts. >> my faith guides me, from raising my family to running our business. i believe god gave us fundamental rights and our constitution protects them. that we have to be a culture that protects life and inspires responsibility. i'm pete ricketts. as your governor, i'll work to make you proud and lead nebraska with shared values. >> watch live debate coverage with chuck hassellbrook and pete ricketts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> more now from the 2014 ideas festival in new york. coming up, a conversation about the future of finance with executives from hbo, kickstarter, and donors choose.org. the atlantic and the aspen institute cohost this event. it's about 2 hours and 45 minutes. >> and the universe parts. the fabric of the universe unfolds. brian green has writ

a plane carrying the fifth american sickened with ebola lands in nebraska. ng taken away, as you see here, in an ambulance right this minute. he will be treated at the nebraska medical center. he's a freelance photographer who nbc hired to shoot a story on ebola in liberia, is reportedly in good spirits, walking and eating on his own. we'll stay with this. brian? >>> let's talk midterm elections. the balance of power in the senate is up for grabs. with the mid terms just less than a month away now, the gop needs just six seats to gain the majority. so what are the key races to watch now that we set the table? let's bring in the man that knows usually, he's with the university of virginia, center for politic, dr. larry sabato. we're down to the last few weeks. you want to begin with three races in particular. first stop, iowa. >> iowa is very important if the republicans are going to take over the senate because that has become a bluish state. it can be purple, but usually is democratic blue. but they have a good chance -- not an excellent chance, but a a woma

he was treated for ebola last month at the nebraska medical center. that's where today's patient is being treated. let's get to nbc john yang live in omaha with the latest. good morning, john. >> good morning, jose. as you say, he arrived here at the nebraska medical center about an hour ago by ambulance after that long flight from niger nigeria. -- rather from liberia. he was able to walk off the plane when he landed after that long flight, which is a good sign. he's being treated in the bio containment unit here, which is one of only a handful around the country that is specially equipped to handle cases like this. some 40 medical personnel, doctors, nurses on the medical team taking care of him. he's going through an assessment. they're trying to determine how to treat him. because there is no regimen of drug, no fda approved drugs for ebola, all of these treatments are individualized. they take a look at them, take a look at their systems. symptoms take a look at the conditions and determine what drugs work best for them. that's the process going o

ashoka mukpo arrived stateside last monday and is now at the nebraska medical center. as you heard in bryan's report, the hospital now saying that he is improving and doctors are happy with his progress. he is receiving blood transfusions from an ebola survivor. we mentioned kent brantly. as part of his treatment. >>> two people have now been diagnosed with ebola while inside the united states. the first patient thomas duncan, or thomas eric duncan died last wednesday. he caught the virus in his home country in liberia but showed no symptoms when he boarded a plane for dallas. he arrived in texas on september 20th. duncan's family say he felt sick on the 24th. he visited texas health presbyterian hospital the next day. and records show that doctors sent him home that day despite a 103 degree fever. three days later he is rushed to the e.r. and put in isolation. he died on october 8th, more than a week after his diagnosis. and that all brings us to today and our second patient. the cdc confirming a nurse who treated duncan has tested positive for ebola. marking the first

the nebraska medical center has the most, 10. the other hospitals have three each. >> the cdc is investigating whether the second dallas nurse infected with ebola had symptoms as far back as saturday. amber vincent is being treated at emory university. diagnosis tuesday, she flew from dallas to cleveland, then back to dallas. the cdc plans to interview passengers on both of her flights. house lawmakers held a hearing today on the federal government's response to ebola. one lawmakers want a ban travel from west african nations, but the head of the cdc says that will not work because people will still find ways to get to the u.s. >> orders can be porous. we will not be up to check the computer when they leave or when they arrive. when they arrive we would not be able to input quarantined. organizationhealth says the death toll from ebola worldwide will rise this week to more than 4500. about 9000 are believed infected. screenings begin at kennedy airport last saturday. they expanded today to four more airports, including dulles int

the democrat is debating governor pete ricketts. inlet can, nebraska, here's a look at some of the ads in that ,overnor's race -- in lincoln nebraska. >> all across our state, i see people facing the same tough challenges. a brascan's just want a fair shot, and that's why i'm running for governor. i stood up for farmers and ranchers. governor, i will invest by training nebraska workers for good-paying jobs. i'm running for governor because when nebraskans work together, we succeed. >> typical politicians are at it again -- they are losing, so they are falsely attacking pete ricketts, but heat is staying positive. nebraska businessman, endorsed by sarah palin with a plan to cut property taxes. >> typical politicians do not get it. i'm heat ricketts. when i started with a family business, we had 150 people working in omaha, and now this more than 2000. i know how to create jobs, set priorities, and produce results, and that's what i will do as governor. >> pete ricketts is making false attacks, but he tried to avoid paying his own taxes, but his organiza

. >> thirty-three year old will be treated for ebola, in a specialized isolation unit, at the nebraska medical center. the freelance cameraman became ill last week, while working for nbc in liberia, one of the countries in the midst of the outbreak. >> doctors will use the helps ons they learned while treating american doctor rick sacra, tested negative for the virus after treatment at the same nebraska facility, s. acra underwent treatment for the disease over the weekend after coming down with cough and fever. late sunday the centers for disease control confirmed he does not have the virus. here, in dallas, thomas eric duncan is battling for his life. he is the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. he flew liberia to texas last month. >> we understands that his situation has take answer turn for the worse, and we're hoping for his recovery. >> authorities in dallas believe about 50 people may have been around duncan while he exhibited symptoms. among them, a homeless man. officials track down that man, and plan to monitor him and the others. in dallas, texas, marlie hall, cbs

he's headed to the university of nebraska medical center in omaha. his parents and girlfriend are on their way to meet him there. this afternoon the cdc updating us on patient thomas duncan in critical condition at a dallas hospital with the cdc director saying he's clinging to life. >> we have seen a lot of understandable concern. because of the deadly nature of ebola, and we are hoping for the recovery of the patient in dallas, we understand that his situation has taken a turn for the worse. we know ebola is a serious disease. we are hoping for his recovery. because it's a deadly disease, people are scared. it's normal to be scared. >> here are the numbers. there are ten people identified as high risk contacts up from this time yesterday. but the number of possible contacts has gone down. it now stands at 38 from 36 on saturday. one of the possible contacts had apparently gone missing. one the cdc said they wanted to find. the cdc said he's a homeless man last tested saturday when he showed no fever. sarah is in dallas. what are you hearing about th

he will be the second patient treated at the nebraska medical center's isolation unit. he is the fifth american to be evacuated to the u-s for treatment since the ebola outbreak started. meanwhile.u-s government health officials say they are against a travel ban for ebola infected countries. they worry that stopping travel will make it more difficult for aid to arrive. they also say the ban could keep people from getting back to the u-s. others say banning travel to and from these countries would be safer. but officials say it wouldn't help in controlling the deadly outbreak. the travel scare comes after a man traveling from liberia to dallas was diagnosed. the hospital caring for thomas eric duncan says he is in critical condition. he traveled back two weeks ago and began feeling symptoms. five days later he was named the first case of ebola in the u-s. ten others who came into contact with duncan are also quarantined. the c-d-c are also monitoring almost fourty others. a golden eagle is recovering after it was found injured in morgan hill. the wildlife education and re

the nbc photographer to a nebraska medical center. why there? >> it's interesting. it's one of only four facilities in the united states that has these highly specialized containment units. all hospitals around the country have the ability to put a patient in isolation for fear of spreading a particular disease, but the nebraska medical center takes this up a whole new level, a whole notch in omaha. the cdc helped create, design, and build these facilities, emory university hospital in atlanta has the same capability, the national institutes for health in bethesda, maryland, and then st. patrick hospital in montana. after his arrival in nebraska today, that nbc freelance journalist was taken off 0 the private plane at an airfield near the medical center and then driven in by ambulance. >> the nebraska medical center biocontainment unit is one of the safest places in the world for the patient to be. but it is also one of the safest places in the world for our team of highly experienced health care professionals caring for him, for his family, and for the general publi

the united states. he's on his way to get emergency treatment in nebraska. barack obama will meet with the director of cdc. this comes as the administration and cdc are considering stepping up screening for the virus at u.s. airports. i asked director thomas fried enaboen about that. are you considering enhanced security? >> we're looking at all options to protect americans. that's our number one priority. the first thing we did was to implement control measures in west africa. every person that leaves has their temperature monitored. person in dallas has temperature of 97.3 when he left. he didn't become ill for four days after he arrived. we've had 40,000 visitors from west africa or people returning from west africa, americans and others over the past six months. >> as you pointed out screening in his country did not work for mr. duncan. it failed. his temperature hadn't spiked yet. >> he failed to identify ebola. he develop had the a four days after he landed in the u.s. >> as you know, there's a bunch of lawmakers who are calling to ban flights. they wan

visit devry.edu >>> the latest american with ebola is being treated at the nebraska medical center in omaha. health officials in hazmat suited loaded him in an ambulance this morning. health officials are considering new measures at major airports here in the u.s. elizabeth cohen tells us more. >> this morning, cnn has learned u.s. considering new screenings at airports to detect passengers arriving by the cdc itself. lawmakers are now calling for the u.s. to halt flights from ebola stricken nations to america. >> we want to do everything we can to prevent this awful epidemic from coming further into the united states. >> a step the cdc says goes too far. >> if we make it harder to fight the outbreak in west africa, we increase our own risk. >> arrived in the u.s. by planes september 20 advances from critical. the ebola patient now fighting for his life after being diagnosed almost a week ago in dallas. on friday, duncan's family was relocated, quarantined until october 19. their apartment where duncan was staying finally being sanitized. they had lived in the home for six days after

the united states. a plane carrying him stopped in maine to refuel on its way to nebraska. at's where osama ashoka mukpo will be treated. the free mans cameraman became ill last week in liberia. andrew spencer reports the centers for disease control is considering increased screening for people entering the u.s. . >> reporter: the ebola outbreak could soon have an impact on airport security. health officials are looking at entry screenings and several other ways to limit the risk of infection to americans. >> we will look at those and see what works to protect americans and to make sure that whatever we do doesn't unintentionally actually increase our risk. if we make it harder to fight the outbreak in west africa, we actually increase our own risk. >> reporter: from the curtains to the carpet, a cleaning crew worked through the weekend to decontaminate this apartment in dallas. the people thomas duncan was staying with when he was diagnosed with ebola are still in quarantine. they are among a group of about 50 people, post of them considered low risk, being watched for feve

and treated at the nebraska medical center in omaha. same facility successfully treated another ebola patient. in dallas, the family of thomas duncan who came down with ebola once he arrived in the u.s. they moved out of their apartment and right now they are currently in quarantine. the outbreak in west africa and the fears that surround it here in the u.s. are having a ripple effect through our region. significant liberiian population. the owner of a travel agency says that bookings are down 65% and large tour groups are canceling visits even to unaffected countries. many local families have been trying to fly loved ones out of west africa but say it's nearly impossible because of flight cancelations. >>> 22nd day that. . state police is searching for the suspect in the killing of a state trooper. police showed a new photo of a campsite believed to be used by eric frien. they found food, clothing, ammunition and rifle there. this is the same campsite where searchers discovered two pipe bombs earlier in the week. investigators tell us t

the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states is said to be near death as a second victim makes his way now to nebraska. what the administration is now considering to keep you safe. >>> gaining grounds. isis now closing in on kobani as the syrian city's defender start to retreat. are coalition efforts falling flat? we are live this morning. >>> and imminent danger. could an attack on the u.s. be coming any day? the group khorasan may be planning something soon, but how is the threat? welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. christine romans is out today. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. health officials are trying to make sure ebola does not get into this country again and does not spread where it has already entered. in dallas, the first patient diagnosed in the united states, thomas eric duncan has been downgraded from serious to critical. and in the meantime the journalist is on his way home on a plane. officials say a child was past the incubation period for ebola and the cdc believes the likelihood of infection is extremely low. elizabeth cohen is in dallas to track the spread of ebola there and oth

>> he is on his way to the nebraska medical center this morning. that facility has a special bio containment unit. the american physician who had been treating ebola patients in west africa was taken there a couple of months ago. they think he should be getting there within the next few hours. >> diane, thank you. >> lets bring in our infectious disease specialist. doctor, good to see you. has the u.s. done enough to combat this threat, the threat of ebola? >> i think we've been too slow to respond. we already knew that this outbreak, this epidemic now of ebola was brewing several months ago. as of marsh, we were hearing reports from liberia, from sierra leone. it wasn't until two americans came back infected with the virus that we started to pay attention here. >> what would have been a more effective ramp up? what would that have looked like? >> well, we should have really started to build ebola treatment units several months ago. you need to have the facility in which to treat patients before you bring in doctors and nurses. there's different lev

and the district court ruling stands -- >> the administration hasn't said it will decide once the nebraska judicial process is concluded. it said it. >> what does this mean for stephen harper? >> i don't know. the liberals backed this pipeline too. i'm not in canada. i assume that if the ultimate decision is no, canadian politicians will do what canadian politicians do when they feel snubbed by the united states which is to sort of jump up and down and stomp and say all sorts of nasty things and go on with the relationship. so i mean i think the -- i think the -- there's in some sense we write about it all the time of wake me up when they make a decision on this because it will be a little longer and longer. but it is plain. it has come up in debates. we've written stories about where the canadians fall. it's clear that the democratic candidates very much are opposed to pipeline and republicans are very much in favour. that said, i mean, look, you look at the polls and the majority of the public supports this project when asked about it straight up. however, you know, i think it's arguable

mukpo will be treated in isolation at the nebraska medical center. doctors will use the lessons they learned while treating american doctor rick sacra. he also contracted ebola in liberia but tested negative for the virus after treatment. sacra underwent tests for the disease once again in massachusetts over the weekend after coming down with a cough and fever. but late sunday the centers for disease control confirmed he does not have the virus. here in dallas thomas eric duncan is battling for his life. he is the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. he flew from liberia it to texas last month. >> the patient in dallas is critically ill and we are really hoping for progress there in his care. >> reporter: authorities in dallas believe about 50 people may have been exposed to duncan. among them, a homeless man who rode in an ambulance immediately after duncan. officials will test all of them daily. marlie hall, cbs news dallas, texas. >> the federal government may place tighter checks on all travelers entering the u.s. from ebola hot zones in

that is a bit of an overview of the things in nebraska. >> ok, paul? >> good afternoon. i would try to pull some fax facts, not so much from the canadian sands point, but from the canadian perspective, i guess. canada is sitting on this huge resource. it will decline in value. it might be the second or third largest hydrocarbon reservoir in the world. you can make a very strong argument that in 100 years, 50 years, it will have no value. so it is difficult and it's expensive to extract. perhaps three times the cost of some light crude in the middle east. it is a long way from world markets and it is a long way from world prices. so when you have is excessive canadian governments, but particularly the harper government, has made getting the -- the tar sands difference in terms with oils and depends on where you stand in the argument -- getting oil sands to the market as a major national priority. that is not about energy independence in canada. it is about extracting this massive resource before it declines in value or before mining it becomes politically impossible becaus

he will be released from the nebraska medical center tomorrow. he was infected in liberia. he said there is no more ebola in my blood is a profound relief. nina pham has been upgraded from fair to new condition. >>> there are new restrictions on how passengers travel to and from west africa. every person coming from an ebola stricken company must now fly into one of five u.s. arnts that has enhanced screening. four were taken to a medical facility, but as a precaution. so far none have tested positive for ebola. >>> air b&b will be legal in san francisco. the supervisors approved an ordinance. it forces air b&b hosts to carry insurance. it's up to the mayor to sign off on the ordinance. if approved the system will take effect in february. right now they are essentially banned in the city. >>> there is no such thing as a free ride or walk. the golden gate bridge authority is looking at charging cyclists or pedestrians using the bridge. drivers will see a 25 cent toll increase refresh year for the next four years. it already costs as much as $7 to cross the bridge. >>> still

his own on monday and he will be treated in a specialized containment unit as it is described at the nebraska medical center. >>> pictures have been released of an ebola clinic in liberia. doctors in this center in the capital monrovia have been working around the patients since the center was made in september. filled up within 24 hours of opening. more keep arriving day by day. so far the virus has killed more than 3400 in west africa and infected seven and a half thousand. >>> stepping up push for return of looted artifacts. the ancient bronze treasures can be found on display in many western museums. rob reynolds reports that bronze casting remains a strong transition. >> casting molten metal, in a clay mold, employing basic methods his an says stores use. >> the bronze casting is passed from father to son. so we have that blood in us. >> reporter: for centuries benin was a powerful ex pyre. adorng the palace of its all-powerful king. today many of the masterpiece he of african art are prized throughout europe and north america. but you won't find many of them in benine. decimated the kin

. >>> and the american journalist in nebraska will be allowed to return home to rhode island today. the cdc has confirmed ashoka mukpo's blood no longer shows signs of the virus. declaring him ebola-free. during his recovery in the biocontainment unit at the nebraska medical center, mukpo received a blood transfusion from fellow ebola survivor, dr. kent brantly. and texas nurse nina pham has been upgraded from fair to good. the 26-year-old pham was admitted not national institutes of health just last week. >>> riveting new details from the official autopsy of michael brown and the statement of the ferguson, missouri, police officer who shot him. >> the county report obtained by the st. louis post dispatch found brown was shot nine times, taking three of those bullets to the head. it was also found that he had marijuana in his system. >> news sources said that darren wilson told investigators that brown slammed in the door when he tried to get out of the car and punched him in the face through the window. >> wilson reportedly said that he shot brown in the hand after he grabbed wilson

nbc news freelance camera man is being treated for ebola at the nebraska medical center. this morning. was able to walk off the plane with his own power. we will have much more on that in just a moment. >>> but first, breaking news. major breaking news out of the supreme court, which has denied all same-sex marriage cases. let's get to pete bill yams live at the supreme court with a break down with what it means. pete, good morning. >> i can't tell you -- this is a typical supreme court decision. i can't tell you why i can only tell you what they did. in a huge surprise, the supreme court said it's not, at least now, not going hear the issue of same-sex marriage. there were seven lawsuits pending challenging the marriage bans in five states utah, oklahoma, virginia, indiana, and wisconsin. in every one of the cases the lower court judges said the ban were unconstitutional. the federal appeals court were unconstitutional. but stays were put in place. they were put on hold. they did not go into effect pending action by the supreme court. today we got

the nebraska medical team is confident because they have reached richard sacra here last month successfully for ebola. the confidence of ebola sfreepr to his mother who talked to nbc news before she came here to omaha from their home in rhode island. >> the fact he's feeling well right now or relatively well that his symptoms are not severe yet and he's also about to get fantastic medical care is an enormous relief after the very stressful few days we've been through. >> that medical care is a team of about 40 doctors and nurses and medical technicians here in the bio containment unit of the university of nebraska medical center. tlths there's a great deal of confidence and a little bit of excitement about this treatment. there are a lot of all the team members of the team are volunteers. there were many volunteers looking to join this team to treat this patient. also, here at the medical center are his parents, family, and his girlfriend. they won't be able to be in the same room with him. they can only talk to him by video conference. that hasn't happened yet. but given where he was 24 ho

discharged september 25th and the nbc news cameraman back to the united states for treatment at the nebraskaenter which has experience in this. mandy? >> we certainly wish him the best of luck. thank you so much for that, mek. we'll stay on the story to the close. we're also looking at a very big finish to a very wild week on the markets, headed into the home stretch for the trading, next. $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody. i think you know people think it's "closing bell" but it's still "street signs." let's move over here to bob and talk about the markets. off the highs of the day. >> close enough. >> 300 on the dow. i'll take it. >> let's not quibble. >> good news is good news again. >> that's the key point because we have low inflation, gradually improving economy and earnings. i think well see companies with st

and is at the nebraska medical center. thomas eric duncan the first man diagnosed with ebola on u.s. soil is in dallas receiving an experimental treatment. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> the white house says a ban on travel from west african countries would slow the fight against the virus. >>> happening today, pacific gas & electric could be fined for emails between the utility and the agency that regulates it. the california public utilities commission. the emails concerning the deadly the emails concerning the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion led to some pg&e executives being fired and a puc staffer being reassigned. and now pg&e has released more emails between its staff and the puc. >>> a memo from mayor ed leous lines of number of changes in the ambulance service. they include hiring 16 more medics and having more private ambulances available for 911 calls. >>> also happening today building inspectors will start posting warnings on buildings that don't meet seismic safety standards. owners of 6,000 proper

we've just received word, actually, from the nebraska medical center that they're expecting an ebola patient. will they be treating your son? >> i'm not sure exactly when he'll be arriving. but right now, we've been told that the air transport will arrive in monrovia at 8:15 p.m. sunday evening, monrovia time. >> we know that he was in close quarters with some ebola patients. he'd obviously been working in that part of the world with ngos and then as a journalist. does your son know or have an idea of how he may have contracted the virus? >> well, he's not certain. as you just said, he was working and filming inside clinics and doing interviews because he was there as a photojournalist, both inside clinics and outside the clini clinics. e h does remember an incidence where he was helping spray chlorine and disinfectant on -- whether it was a chair or some vehicle that had been potentially exposed. and he remembers getting some of it in his face. >> it's such a mystery because as you know, a lot of the americans who have contracted ebola, like nancy writebol, who is thank goodness now

early september he was flown in the isolation unit at the university of the nebraska. he received an experimental drug and a blood transfusion from brantley. sacra's stay was less than three weeks. and a cameraman is receiving treatment. he improved and returning to twitter today. >> this is one of his first tweets out today. "now that i had my firsthand experience with the scourge of this disease i am more pained how little sick west africans are receiving." we have two patients that were or are being treated in texas. not as a specialized center. the experts say how vital it is to train the health workers. >>> this is an outbreak that affect us globally. one of the most affected way to stop the spread is to get things under control at the source point. the members of the red cross and liberian community will take your accommodations yo donation. >>> we have breaking news from delaware valley and clifton heights, delaware county. we are live at the scene of a fire in progress here. it's not yet under control. you see an army of firefighters trying to battle the smoke

we're outside the nebraska medical center in omaha. t and status of the patient? >> reporter: joy, we know they're considering an experimental drug here as well. are this he are -- it's sort of evaluating the patient mukpo, seeing his status, seeing his symptoms and running tests. because there is no fda-approved drug, all the treatments are experimental. and because there is no sort of planned regiment that doctors use to treat ebola patients, everyone is individualized. everyone has to be -- treatment plan has to be customized to the patient. that's what they're doing now. also first five or six hours here at the hospital, they're treating his symptoms. they're keeping him -- giving him fluids, keeping him hydrated and replacing the fluids he's losing because of his symptoms of ebola. but there is a great deal of optimism or confidence here, i should say. doctors not only confident because of the experience they gained treating dr. rick sacra, but mukpo's symptoms are not severe. he got out of liberia and got here for treatment before

association and this and that and all of this and aefrg has failed us miserablely has a result of the nebraska restraining order yes ladies and gentlemen, i'm the only black up here speaking without a doubt even in the city there's a vacuum a avoid a misrepresentation of african-americans so anybody that is putting this thing together me as ace washington the fillmore ambassador self-proclaimed i'm the historian need to know more about who is putting this together you say you've been putting this together i've not heard one word please hold this off for the community you're not including us at all we've been ditched by the city and county now they're going to move sb 1404. >> thank you very much thank you very much thank you, thank you very much is there any additional public comment on items two or three? seeing none, public comment is closed >> okay. colleagues could i have a motion to forward items two and three to the full board of supervisors with a positive recommendation okay without objection madam clerk we're going to take item 5 out of order can you call item 5. >> item 5 is a hearin

paramedics and hazmat rode nearby to the nebraska medical center. how is he feeling? >> i think he's doing pretty good. i think he was thinking about something he might like to eat for lunch. >> reporter: real food? >> real food. >> reporter: his parents and girlfriend of four years were thrilled to see ashoka through a video chat, but they can't get close. >> heart wrenching. i mean, when you have a loved one who is as sick as he is, you want to curl up next to them and tell them you're going to be okay and be close to them and obviously you can't do that. it is a little bit hard. >> reporter: helen lived with him in liberia for two years. he returned this fall to do human rights work and journalism. his parents begged him not to return. >> he said, mom, i'm going tomorrow. >> reporter: what did he say? >> i said i'm so worried you're going to get ebola. >> reporter: given what he witnessed in liberia, his family says he's afraid. >> he knows how bad it can get, which is making him very scared i think. >> do you think he's scared he might die? >> yes, he is. he's see

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