its director, doctor thomas frieden, joins me now. dr. frieden, welcome again.re have been these recent positive signs in liberia. is that how it looks to you? and if so what, has gone well that might have offer hope elsewhere? >> we're seeing proof of principle that the strategy of reducing ebola by helping to ensure safe care, safe burial, community involvement, contact tracing, that works. we're seeing decreases in at least two of the counties in liberia that were hardest hit. but we have much farther to go than we've already come. we're nowhere near out of the woods. >> brown: nowhere near, and flesh that out a little bit for us. in liberia, in sierra leon it conditions. we just mentioned mali. how concerned are you about it spreading still? >> we're having real challenges in every place that has ebola in west africa. in liberia, we're seeing about one new cluster each day. and our staff and others are having to travel to rere-moat areas to prevent each of those clusters from becoming a large outbreak with dozens or hundreds of cases. for the past four decad

centers for disease control and prevention, thomas frieden, says the international community must increase its support. frieden says more than 2,000 people have entered the u.s. from west africa since late october. he says, no one was infected during that period. thousands of people, mainly in guinea, liberia and sierra leone have died from the ebola virus and officials in mali reported their first death from the disease last month. american authorities are calling on travelers from those four nations to report their body temperatures to state health officials every day for three weeks after arriving. people across the u.s. are becoming increasingly concerned about the epidemic. a man who contracted the virus while in sierra leone died on monday at a hospital in the state of nebraska. >>> political leaders in japan are gearing up to go on the campaign trail. prime minister shinzo abe has announced he'll dissolve the lower house of the diet on friday and call a general election. members of the governing and opposition parties have started preparing. abe said he wants to seek a public mandat

thomas frieden are more than a year old. they come from a september 2013 d.c. press conference that predated the ebola outbreak. here's fact number two. >> discretionary funding has been cut by $585 million. >> yes, funding at the cdc has been slashed by close to 600 million since 2010, actually closer to a billion dollars before some of those cuts were restored. but here's what you're not being told that we uncovered while checking out financial documents on the cdc website. when it comes to something called emerging and zoonotic infectious disease they're dedicated to protecting and responding to outbreaks, federal funds have gone up considerably. the money supply jumps from 281 million in 2010 to more than 390 million in 2014. that's an increase of 40%. >>> plus, the agency's also hauled in $3 billion from the affordable care act. something the ad never mentions. and our third and final fact. republicans right now are being slammed for wanting to cut the cdc's funding in 2011 but the obama administration proposed cutting the agency's budget in 2011 as well.

thomas frieden, director of the cdc, is talking about the lowest moments of the epidemic and includingtake of allowing her to board a plane. >> i wish we had prevented her from flying. that would have prevented a lot of people from having to be inconvenienced and go through the anxiety of concern that they might develop ebola. no one got infected, but still we should have prevented her from flying. >> now prior to boarding that plane vinson did report a temperature of 99.5, but she was told she was clear to fly because the cdc's threshold at that time for ebola was 100 now 4 degrees. victim son was diagnose -- 100.4 degrees. vinson was diagnosed four days later. >>> dupont underground is some long abandoned space that could be getting a rebirth. >> reporter: just beyond that sealed tunnel here in one of d.c.'s prime neighborhoods sits tens of thousands of square feet of abandoned space, space that may now finally be put to use. thousands of people walk through dupont circle every day, some likely unaware of what's beneath their feet. 75,000 square feet of unused space, now one d.c. gro

thomas frieden from the cdc, nicole lurie from preparedness and response at the department of health and human services. rear admiral boris lushniak who oversees operations of the united states public health commission corps comprised of 600 uniformeded health officers. i will swear in the witnesses. you are aware the committee is holding a hearing and when doing so had the practice of taking testimony under oath. do you have objections to testifying under oath? all the witnesses say they do not. the chair would advise you under the rules of the house and committee you are entitleded to be advised by counsel. do you desire to be advised by counsel today? the panel waives that. would you all please rise and raise you're right hand? i will swear you in. do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. the panelists have answered in in the affirmative. you are now under oath. you may now each give a five-minute summary. we'll start with with you. >> thank you very much. we appreciate the opportunity to come before you

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thomas frieden telling the lawmakers that the cdc is working on borrowed dollars.y to stop the virus is to stop it at the its source in west africa. he likened the spread of ebola to a wildfire. >>> this is an unbelievable, 20 million vehicles on the road now equipped by air bags made by japanese supplier takata. these air bags can explode and spray passengers with shrapnel. this had could expand the current recall which covers eight different vehicles made by ten different automakers. this had been limited to state with hot, humid climates originally. the defects have been linked to at least five deaths. >>> ukraine unrest has civilians paying the pricing. day-to-day activities there becoming increasingly difficult. we're live from the region with the very latest in ukraine. and now technology gives you home security and control in a new and revolutionary way. introducing plug & protect from livewatch security, an easy to use wireless security system, customized just for your home. control from any smartphone, tablet, or computer and monitored by professionals 24/

meanwhile this afternoon, cdc director thomas frieden urged congress to approve more than $6 billiongency funding to fight ebola. >> emergency funding is absolutely critical to protect americans. it's critical to stop the outbreak at the source in africa, and to strengthen our protections . >> we cannot be complacent, simply because the news attention on it has waned. we have to stay with it. >> president obama met today with his national security team and his public health team for the latest on the u.s. efforts to battle ebola. >>> now some stories we're working on in our news room tonight. the news4 i-team digs into a major safety hazard. we'll go in depth about which part of our area sees the most accidents. natl employee attacked by an animal. now meeting the doctors who helped save his li >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk with a story we're working on for you at 5:00. a puzzling murder mystery. in anne arundel county. early monday morning, alec baaa was found dead in his car in millersville. that about 45 minutes from his home in gaithersburg po don't know how he died. but

. >> the cdc director, thomas frieden did you get a chance to see the press conferences where he discusses heard some things, yeah. >> the second health care worker reported no symptoms and no fever. however because at this point she was in a group of individuals known to have exposure to ebola, she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. what would you make of his statement? did you feel look he wike he wag you? >> yes. because i followed everything they told us to do. i am a nurse. i care. i care for me. i would not -- put myself in danger first. i would not take ebola to my family and my best girlfriends. i would not endanger families across the nation, potentially, exposing them to anything. never my goal or intention to bring harm to anyone. >> that really affected you? >> yeah. >> why? >> because it's not me. all i do is care. all i want to do is help. i would never try to hurt anyone. >> do people treat you differently now? >> well since i have been back everyone who has noticed me around town has just been great. they come to me. they want to, they want hugs. and they tel

thomas frieden. anybody seen him? finally, you do not -- do not play the race card. >> i believe and i firmly believe this, if we did not have an african-american president in the white house as we speak right now, mary landrieu would not be in trouble. kay hagan would not be in any kind of trouble. >> elements of the far left are addicted to the race excuse. it's offensive and it has harmed the image of the obama administration. exit polling yesterday says that american voters are most concerned about the economy and they should be. on his watch president obama is desperately trying to redistribute income. and in the process is creating a welfare state in america. that welfare state is unsustainable. and can you see that in the national debt. which will, most likely be, more than $20 trillion once president obama leaves office. add it all up, and you have the vote last night and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight, reaction. joining us from dallas, media star glenn beck, author of the brand new book "dream

thomas frieden of the cdc before the house subcommittee. tim murphy is chairing the committee. diana degette is co-chairing this. >> life can only be understood backwards but must be lived forward. today we will review the lessons learned from the ebola epidemic in west africa and the plan to move forward as the administration asks taxpayers for 6.2 to fight this deadly outbreak. i want to see a plan that's simple and direct. number one, prevent americans from contracting ebola. two, treat those who treat ebola effectively and stop the spread at its source in west africa. on the side of ebola, its goal is to spread, kill, mutate and repeat. there's no cure or vaccine. we have to work together to break the chain. the steps we must take begin with erecting a strong perrism ter of defense. that's why i outlined ten recommendations at our last hearing which included a ban on non-ee sernl commercial plan, a 21 day isolation for those who have had treatment of an ebola patient, upgrade in training for personal protective equipment. december egg naturing specific ebola ready medical c

[ applause ] cdc director thomas frieden, i know people are a little too scared about ebola, but cantle more scared? a nurse who treated an ebola patient had a fever and the cdc told her it was okay to get on a plane to cleveland. first of all, it's never a good idea to get on a plane to cleveland. [ laughter ] side burn, cleveland! and second of all, i can't bring a bottle of water on a plane, but she can usher in the first chapter of steven king's "the stand"? [ laughter ] i can't believe i'm saying this about the cdc, but can roger goodell take over? [ laughter ] tom frieden, good news, you don't have ebola. bad news, you're burnt! [ applause ] halloween stores. are you an adult who still celebrates a children's holiday and wants to shop inside the carcass of a dead blockbuster video? [ laughter ] try a halloween store. i'm sure you'll get great service from a staff that started working there about the same time you walked in. and hey, halloween store employees, want to hear a spooky tale? you're about to be unemployed again on november 1st. [ laughter ] better save that money you

so they send out guys like the hapless thomas frieden, the director of cdc. and he's on with megyn kelly trying to explain why the ban makes sense. but he can't use multicultural logic, so he has to use, like, real people logic, and it doesn't work. so he's saying to megyn kelly, and this was fun to watch. go back and watch it if you can. he's saying, well, you know, because if we don't open up travel, we can't help them, and so megyn says what about charter flights? and then he says, well, commercial -- this is what he says, almost a direct quote -- commercial airplanes can do something that contract planes, charter planes cannot. and megyn kelly says, they fly in, they fly out, what's the difference, you know? [laughter] he had no answer. so what happens is so much of the deception that comes out of the white house is because they can't give straight answers because the straight answers would fall flat with the american public. now, that's part of the reason why he became the person he became. his appearance mattered at least as much. he had the good fortun

thomas frieden. his talk on ebola will take us into the heart of the most recent infectious disease scare. i know he will be reminding us that microbes have no respect for national borders, which means that this is an act of self interest to respond to outbreaks around the world. he has directed the cdc since june, 2009, and in those years he has dealt with h1n1, avian flu, mrsa, and many other infectious agents that have never reached the front pages. he has also been involved in global efforts to eradicate polio and to control multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. he has also played a role in obesity prevention. he spent his early career as a disease detective in the cdc's eis service, and later as the commissioner of the new york city health department will stop he cut teen smoking in half and helped the city become the first in the u.s. to eliminate trans fats from restaurant menus. somewhere the middle of all that he has managed to publish 200 scientific articles. he earned his medical degree and a

thomas frieden will provide an ebola response p update. jeffrey gould is from the university of nebraska medical center where a patient died today. he'll testify before a house sub. committee. live coverage at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. president obama has returned to the u.s. after his trip to asia. tomorrow he'll hold an ambassador credentialing ceremony. on wednesday the president hosts connected to the future on schools and the transition to digital learningment on thursday the president will award the national medal of science and the national medal of technology and innovation awards. >> thanks for your comments about our programming. here are a few received about washington journal. >> i must say washington journal first thing in the morning, absolutely wonderful. very informative. i really appreciate you guys letting people such as myself actually call in and sometimes talk to people running our country. and our world. >> i would like to make a suggestion that instead of dividing the country between democrats and, republicans, i

thomas frieden, director of the centers for disease control and prevention. dr. frieden's talk ebola and global health security will take us into the heart of the most recent infectious disease scare. he'll be reminding us that mike robes have no respect for national borders which means this is not only a moral imperative but an act of self-interest to respond effect live i to outbreaks around the world. dr. frieden has directed the cdc since june of 20 thousand 9. in those years he's dealt with in addition to ebola, h1n1 flu, avian flu, mrs, and other infections that have never reached the front pages meeps also been involved in global efforts to eradicate polio and to control multidrug resistant tuberculosis. his responsibilities to advance the public health go beyond all of that. he's played especially important roles in tobacco control and obesity prevention. they spent his early career as a disease detective in the cdc's service later as commissioner of the new york city health department he directed efforts that cut teen smoking in half and helped that city

thomas frieden, facebook didn't insist, twitter was still a sound. the cloud was still in the sky. 4g was a parking place. lincoln was a prism. applications for which is sent to college. and skype was a typo. said june 29, 2007, iphone was introduced. the world changed. the world for us, technologist changed. probably for everybody else in the room, non-technologist and technologists alike also change. we are doing with devices that are not as simple as what we used to carry. it's only seven and a half years ago. i don't believe there's any other event in the history in the short amount of time has ravaged and gone through everything and try to change everything such as our foundation of our society. in the old and pre-2007 world we said things like you cannot enumerate all the attacks. cryptography is an understatement and state-based explosion coming you cannot define a secure state of a system. it was difficult back then during these devices. it has just become worse. the guarantees that, we didn't know anything about future but a couple things i

thomas frieden. on ebola will take us into the heart of the most recent infectious disease scare. he will be reminding us that microbes have no respect for national borders, which means that this is an act of self interest to respond to outbreaks around the world. has directed the cdc since june, 2009, and in those years he has dealt with h1n1, avian flu, mrsa, and many other infectious agents that have never reached the front pages. he has also been involved in global efforts to eradicate polio and to control multi drug-resistant super kilis s -- rdrug-resistant tuberculosis. he has also played a role in obesity prevention. he spent his early career as a disease detective in the cdc's and later as the commissioner of the new york city health department will stop he cut teen smoking in half and helped the city become the first in the u.s. to eliminate trans fats from restaurant menus. somewhere the middle of all that he has managed to publish 200 scientific articles. earned his medical degree and a masters degree from columbia university and completed his infectious disease tradin