u.s./africa commercial partnership is essential. and the time to do business in africa is no longer five years away. the time to do business there is now. today, on both sides of the atlantic, there is a clear, mutual desire to deepen our ties of trade and investment because doing so will spur growth across the united states and the countries of africa. investing in africa will create jobs in charlotte, north carolina, and expand the power supply in ghana, because of the $175 million deal signed by seww energy to upgrade electricity grid. a direct result of your recent trade mission. investing in africa will support workers in california and strengthen the health of patients in nigeria because of the mou signed by chemical corporation to construct a state of the art cancer institute. investing in africa was for job growth in cincinnati through procter & gambles $300 million investment in a new manufacturing plant. because when p&g expands in nigeria and elsewhere, it supports thousands of jobs at home. these deals demonstrate that th

u.s./africa commercial partnership is essential. and the time to do business in africa is no longer five years away. the time to do business there is now. today, on both sides of the atlantic, there is a clear, mutual desire to deepen our ties of trade and investment because doing so will spur growth across the united states and the countries of africa. investing in africa will create jobs in charlotte, north carolina, and expand the power supply in ghana, because of the $175 million deal signed by seww energy to upgrade electricity grid. a direct result of your recent trade mission. investing in africa will support workers in california and strengthen the health of patients in nigeria because of the mou signed by chemical corporation to construct a state of the art cancer institute. investing in africa was for job growth in cincinnati through procter & gambles $300 million investment in a new manufacturing plant. because when p&g expands in nigeria and elsewhere, it supports thousands of jobs at home. these deals demonstrate that th

u.s./africa summit bring all african leaders together, meeting africa and the u.s. leadership.course, the u.s. has relations with all the countries gathered here, political, diplomatic, we receive assistance from them. but a meeting that brings together the u.s. government and the u.s. private sector, this is something unique. and we have a lot of expectations because we want to move not only from our relationship to not only be relations between a donor and a recipient, but we want to move to the level -- the next level now of investments and trade. and my colleagues can compliment. many of us have been visiting the united states, doing road shows in many towns, investment forrums, talk to u.s. businessmen and we have not been as successful. i think this time the president of the united states, the vice president, secretary of state, secretary of commerce telling the -- encouraging the u.s. business community to take africa seriously, i think this time we'll make it. [ applause ]. >> good. >> of course, i think that our states -- africa states are extremely interested in promo

u.s./africa commercial partnership is essential. and the time to do business in africa is no longer five years away. the time to do business there is now. today, on both sides of the atlantic, there is a clear, mutual desire to deepen our ties of trade and investment because doing so will spur growth across the united states and the countries of africa. investing in africa will create jobs in charlotte, north carolina, and expand the power supply in ghana, because of the $175 million deal signed by seww energy to upgrade electricity grid. a direct result of your recent trade mission. investing in africa will support workers in california and strengthen the health of patients in nigeria because of the mou signed by chemical corporation to construct a state of the art cancer institute. investing in africa was for job growth in cincinnati through procter & gambles $300 million investment in a new manufacturing plant. because when p&g expands in nigeria and elsewhere, it supports thousands of jobs at home. these deals demonstrate that th

u.s. army, africa. he's the head of u.s. army operations on the entire continent of africa. that means if the u.s. army is dispatched to any of the nations on any of the places on the continue innocent of africa, it's his job to make sure they have what they need. the u.s. military has a lot going on in africa right now. you might remember the u.s. troops were sent to uganda to help root out joseph coney there. they've also been sent to look for elements of joseph coney's rebel group. they've sent around 80 groups to the nation of chad to search for the missing schoolgirl. the united states has a long standing anti-terrorism campaign in somalia and yemen, right across the gulf from somalia. a contingent against mill tants there. >>> and, on top of all of that, there's this big new effort in guinea, sierra leone and liberia which is going to be a long-time deal. that effort is for the u.s. military to essentially build up the public health infrastructure of those entire countries. build up the public health infrastructure in those countries for those countries. so that the out

u.s./africa summit bring all african leaders together, meeting africa and the u.s. leadership.f course, the u.s. has relations with all the countries gathered here, political, diplomatic, we receive assistance from them. but a meeting that brings together the u.s. government and the u.s. private sector, this is something unique. and we have a lot of expectations because we want to move not only from our relationship to not only be relations between a donor and a recipient, but we want to move to the level -- the next level now of investments and trade. and my colleagues can compliment. many of us have been visiting the united states, doing road shows in many towns, investment forrums, talk to u.s. businessmen and we have not been as successful. i think this time the president of the united states, the vice president, secretary of state, secretary of commerce telling the -- encouraging the u.s. business community to take africa seriously, i think this time we'll make it. [ applause ]. >> good. >> of course, i think that our states -- africa states are extremely interested in pro

u.s. army africa. he's the head of u.s. army operations on the entire continent of africa. if the u.s. saerm dispatched to any of the nations on the kontinent of africa, it's major general williams' job to make sure they have support and security that they need to achieve their mission. so general williams is a very busy man right now. the u.s. military has a lot going on in africa right now. you might remember that u.s. troops were dispatched to uganda to help root out joseph coney there. they've also been sent to the central african republic to look for elements of joseph coney's rebel group. they've sent around 80 troops to the nation of chad to help in the search for the missing nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram. a longstanding counterterrorism campaign in somalia and yemen right across the gulf from somalia. a contingent of u.s. troops was sent to mali to support that country's fight against islamic militants there. on top of all of that now is this big new effort in the western african nations of guinea, liberia and sierra leone. it's going to be a long time deal becaus

u.s. military response to the ebola crisis in west africa. take you there as soon as that briefing begins. but as you well know, some 3,000 u.s. forces will eventually head to west africa to assist the people there. the medical personnel there to contain this virus that is now taken some 3,000 lives. a day after yesterday surprise action by the u.s. supreme court on same-sex marriage. more couples are getting married today. the action will affect six other states which are part of the same judicial circuit. this means same-sex marriage is now or soon will be legal in 30 states plus the district of columbia. and republican governor scott walker said it's over in wisconsin. like woiz republican governor of indiana said i will belief in the importance of traditional marriage. i will always abide by the rule of law under our system of government. people are free to disagree with court decisions. b but. >>> she and her partner were married in d.c. but their marriage was not recognized in their home state until now. >> thank you for having me. >> l

u.s. from west africa. the cdc issuing new guidelines and some states push further. as a quarantined nurse is freed from an isolation tent in new jersey and u.s. soldiers returning from the front line of ebola in liberia, they are quarantined in italy. we are breaking down all the developments. >>> isis releasing video of a hostage inside kobani. the key battle ground city. what makes this video so different from those in the past? we are live with the latest. >>> targeted by text messages. new details this morning of the deadly shooting inside the washington high school cafeteria. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is tuesday, october 28th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. we start with the controversy over the ebola quarantines and new guidelines from the centers for disease control and prevention. should health care workers and others returning from west africa subject to automatic quarantine. the cdc advises against it and advises different measures for different levels of risk. a person considered high risk needs daily mon

u.s.-africa supportive competence of government effort to help contain the outbreak of ebola in west africa. as you know, the president considers this to be a national security priority that requires mobilizing our collective resources to enable the success of the international effort. recently, i discussed the progress of the response with the president. in support of the u.s. government effort, the military focus is on providing logistics, training, and engineering support in conjunction with the greater interagency effort. we stood up headquarters in command in liberia, regional coordination of u.s. military support to the u.s. and international relief efforts. finally, we placed two additional mobile medical labs into operation last week, significantly increasing the capacity for rapidly diagnosing ebola. we also enable health-care workers to safely provide direct medical care to patients. this is very important and i want you to help us to tell our families and the american public the health and safety of the teams supporting this mission is our priority. by providing pre-deployment tr

u.s.-africa summit hosted by the obama administration. after his comments a panel of financial executives discussed investment opportunities in africa for about 50 minutes. >> good morning. it's a pleasure to join my colleagues and welcoming everyone to washington, d.c. we have business leaders and entrepreneurs from across africa and the united states here. i want to thank all of you for joining us to day. i also want to thank all the people at bloomberg and the commerce department who made today's forum possible. right now africa is undergoing a swift and dramatic trance formation. africa is the second growing, fastest growing region in the world and home to six of the ten fastest growing economies. this growth reflects the hard work africans have done to lay a solid economic foundation that supports investment. the potential for ties offer tremendous opportunities for the people of our two continents. before talking more about investment in after kashgs let me say a few words about the u.s. economy. recent data dmot straight that the gr

the head of the u.s. africa command says the military is preparing to open a 25 bed mobile hospital for health care worker was ebola. general david rodriguez admits it is risky. >> i'm confident we can ensure our service members' safety and safety of families and american people. >> in dallas patient thomas duncan is in critical condition but hospital officials say he has improved liver function the reverend jesse jackson visited today and calls for calm in the face of the outbreak. >> we have a sars crisis. we have mrsa crisis we don't don't panic. we look for a solution. >> in nebraska officials say a journalist will be treated with the same experimental drug. it's the best option available. now, you can get latest on the crisis with abc7 news app. it is a free down load from apple app store or google play. >> now, the fbi is asking for public help identifying anyone traveled or plans to travel overseas to fight alongside the group the agency's counter terrorism division says it knows of about a dozen american

u.s. army, africa. he's the head of u.s. army operations on the entire continent of africa. that means if the u.s. army is dispatched to any of the nations on any of the places on the continue innocent of africa, it's his job to make sure they have what they need. the u.s. military has a lot going on in africa right now. you might remember the u.s. troops were sent to uganda to help root out joseph coney there.

the head of u.s. africa command says u.s. oops working in ebola-stricken western africa could come into direct contact with the deadly disease. those troops who are expected to have exposure to ebola are running testing labs inside liberia and elsewhere. that's what they'll be doing. he says the troops will be handling blood samples and other raw materials from people who have the disease but will not come in contact with the actual ebola patients themselves. although he says handling the blood comes with just as much risk if not more. he also says the testing laboratories are manned by highly skilled and trained personnel from the u.s. naval medical research center, and here you can see the countries in west africa where officials say there are some confirmed cases of ebola. the pentagon reports as many as 4,000 troops could eventually go there and the military is report 3:50 are there right now. that includes more than 300 in liberia, which has the highest number of deaths from ebola at this current time. the rest are in sen

the head of the u.s. africa command says the military is preparing to open a 25 bed mobile hospital for health care worker was ebola. general david rodriguez admits it is risky. >> i'm confident we can ensure our service members' safety and safety of families and american people. >> in dallas patient thomas duncan is in critical condition but hospital officials say he has improved liver function the reverend jesse jackson visited today and calls for calm in the face of the outbreak. >> we have a sars crisis. we have mrsa crisis we don't don't panic. we look for a solution. >> in nebraska officials say a journalist will be treated with the same experimental drug. it's the best option available. now, you can get latest on the crisis with abc7 news app. it is a free down load from apple app store or google play. >> now, the fbi is asking for public help identifying anyone traveled or plans to travel overseas to fight alongside the group the agency's counter terrorism division says it knows of about a dozen american

u.s.-africa summit hosted by the obama administration. after his comments a panel of financial executives discussed investment opportunities in africa for about 50 minutes. >> good morning. it's a pleasure to join my colleagues and welcoming everyone to washington, d.c. we have business leaders and entrepreneurs from across africa and the united states here. i want to thank all of you for joining us to day. i also want to thank all the people at bloomberg and the commerce department who made today's forum possible. right now africa is undergoing a swift and dramatic trance formation. africa is the second growing, fastest growing region in the world and home to six of the ten fastest growing economies. this growth reflects the hard work africans have done to lay a solid economic foundation that supports investment. the potential for ties offer tremendous opportunities for the people of our two continents. before talking more about investment in after kashgs let me say a few words about the u.s. economy. recent data dmot straight that the gr

u.s. and how horrible it can get in africa. in ministries and doing enough to combat the spread of the disease both in the u.s. and africa? obama administration doing enough to combat the spread of the disease both in the u.s. and africa? is to stopneed to do the epidemic where it is in west africa with an increase in aid to countries in west africa. what we do not need is a travel ban like my opponent suggested. experts say it would make us less safe by limiting the ability to get relief to west africa. the ability to monitor travel back to this country. the lack of preparedness now that the main state nurses association and nurses across the country are talking about, that is a direct result of republican votes for sequestration. a bill that susan voted for has undermined funding for the cdc ih.the director said they were not able to develop the ebola funding and with the funding, they might have -- the ebola vaccine and the the funding, they might have been been able toout -- develop the vaccine. yoursan collins, what is idea

u.s. to africa than any other u.s. airline says there has been no impact on bookings from the ebola crisis so far. delta's ceo richard anderson says he is confident that the u.s. government and his company are handling the situation the right way. >> we monitor it on a daily basis and we have not seen any changes in the booking trends. >> the carrier says it has a lot of experience dealing with other virus and illnesses when it cleans its planes. >>> but the case of the dallas worker traveling on a plane just a day before being diagnosed with ebola has millions of fliers questioning if they should take more precautions while they're in the air. the cdc says that flying is safe because ebola is not an airborne virus. but fliers are not convinced. >> he knows that the surgical gloves and mask could seem like an over-reaction to the ebola virus, but he says you can't be too cautious when you're packed in a plane with other travellers. >> how can they sufficiently regulate it. i was protecting myself from it. >> he and oth

u.s. from west africa. we'll have a live update from new york coming up at 5:30. >>> our other breaking news is from northampton county where one person died after a police chase and shooting. the pursuit came to an end in e easton. in palmer township. the driver of a pickup truck crashed into a pole. we don't know if the person died from a crash or the gunshots. >>> 5:15. new video shows the gunman in wednesday's canadian parliament shooting as he traveled from scene to scene. police say that is michael zehaf-bibeau, moments after killing nathan cirillo. he open fire in the main haulway and eventually shot and killed. bibeau is said to have converted to islam. authorities recently dig natured him as a high-risk traveler, taking away his passport. u.s. officials say he has some lik links to known jihadists. >>> the man jumped over the white house fence is scheduled for court and mental evaluation. dominick adesanya faces charges for allegedly kicking two police dogs and making threats wednesday after he jum

u.s. air in maintenance cleaning toilets. on all flights coming in from west africa. someone's got to do it. here's what you had to say. john says this current president doesn't want our military to be respected. larry says there's no respect for much of anything in this country any more. people have lost class, honor and dignity. sandra says judges fought on get gloves and get her scrubbing those toilets. veronica says i wish i would have been there to see that. i would have had that servicemen back. >> sharon says your show is like the 4th of july always fireworks and always speaking the truth. >> jessica says you are wrong, judge, there's plenty of respect for the military. this is just one issue. are you kidding? is did you even listen to me? 90,000 of them being cut out of the military getting pink slipped having inadequate medical care. next time listen to what i say. now the insta poll. are you worried now? don't worry. i worry. stacy says, i have been worried since the day obama took office. lynn says, i am worried for our troops being sent into harm's way as

u.s. from west africa, but do they go far enough? some states don't think so.rantined nurse is freed from the isolation tent in new jersey. soldiers returning from the frontline in liberia and quarantined in italy. >>> new video released of isis hostage john cantlie filmed in the city of kobani. we are live with the disturbing propaganda. >>> new information on the washington state high school shooter carried out his deadly attack as one victim shares a message for the cousin who shot him. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. 31 minutes past the hour. federal officials rolling out new guidelines concerning ebola. cdc guidelines have four risks to consider when deciding when someone needs to be quarantined. no risk to high risk. those in the high risk category would have to have come in contact with direct contact with the person's bodily fluids. there is good news for a young boy returning from west africa and testing for ebola at bel bellevue hospital in new york. miguel marquez has more. >> reporter: the boy has tested nega

u.s. army africa u.s. africa command is the official commander. and to be in monrovia approximately two weeks coordinating with u.s. embassy team and end working closely with officials on the ground and the government. on tuesday the department and now secretary hagel will have to plan a 700 soldiers from the first airborne division from kentucky to become headquarters staff from the joint forces command in monrovia. and for those of various engineering units of the ebola treatment units by that expertise in those deployed to the region as a joint task force was formed with said dot element of the overall response to to the outbreak. close coronation with the usaid disaster assistance and with the usaid response management team. recording of the international level for the emergency response and partner countries that contribute to the response. the second line of beverages logistic support the department has initiated assistance with the commitment of the 25 bet hospital providing a local treatment facility for health care providers should they b

u.s. and west africa. if i come back now and say i've been in contact with ebola patients, i'll be locked in my house for 21 days. when i'm in the u.s. i am visiting u.s. hospitals everyday helping them get prepared for ebola. you take me out for three weeks, who will replace me and help u.s. hospitals get ready? those gaps can't be filled. >> new york's governor did come out and he said that he understands the hardship that would be placed on doctors but he has a responsibility to his citizens. he even said, you know, if you're not being paid by your employer in the united states, the government will reimburse you. if you're afraid you're going to be fire wed eel talk to your employer. does that make you feel any better? >> no, not at all. the decisions politicians are making throughout the country are not based on scientific evidence, they're completely irrational. we're looking for --s where the ebola team? s where the ebola team that representatives of all the community, private sector, public zektor, c

africa. the joint chiefs recommending to chuck hagel that all u.s. ps returning from west africa be placed in a mandatory 21 day quarantine. which puts the president in an awkward spot since he has rejected a similar quarantine for health workers because it may discourage them from treating patients. >> sending u.s. troops into the hot zone without a policy when they come home. how could that have not been decided before? >> what we are seeing here is this administration put in the place the policies that we belleve are necessary to protect the american people and to protect the american troops were not this is setting up a remarkable dichotomy, josh earnest criticized officials for keeping kaci hickox in a tent where she says that her human rights werr violated and the army has ordered all returning u.s. troops into isolation. lou: ed henry from the white house. a dramatic report from "the new york times" revealing the internal revenue service seizing the assets of ordinary americans without suspicion of a specific crime. "the new york times" reporti

earlier i spoke with brigadier general peter cory deposit it the commander of u.s. africa joined us on the phone from nigh roar yeah, i first asked him if any of the troops that were participating are actually treating ebola affected patients? >> there is no plan for u.s. medical personnel to treat any persons infected with ebola. the closest contact that we currently have is we have some very highly specialized medical personnel who are doing diagnostics, who are testing blood samples to determine whether or not the individual has ebola or not. to rule it out. we do not see our role growing to a point where u.s. medical personnel would be involved in the treatment of ebola-infected individuals. >> what precautions are being taken, either while they are there in liberia or before they left the states to insure that armed forces do not contract this virus? >> well, force protection is critical to us and a high priority. we have put in place train to go persons coming in to the theater. training in education before they arrive to insure that they understand the dangers of eb

u.s. air in maintenance cleaning toilets. on all flights coming in from west africa. got to do it. here's what you had to say. john says this current president doesn't want our military to be respected. larry says there's no respect for much of anything in this country any more. people have lost class, honor and dignity. sandra says judges fought on get gloves and get her scrubbing those toilets. veronica says i wish i would have been there to see that. i would have had that servicemen back. >> sharon says your show is like the 4th of july always fireworks and always speaking the truth. >> jessica says you are wrong, judge, there's plenty of respect for the military. this is just one issue. are you kidding? is did you even listen to me? 90,000 of them being cut out of the military getting pink slipped having inadequate medical care. next time listen to what i say. now the insta poll. are you worried now? don't worry. i worry. stacy says, i have been worried since the day obama took office. lynn says, i am worried for our troops being sent into harm's way as am i. jay

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u.s. air in maintenance cleaning toilets. on all flights coming in from west africa.ere's what you had to say. john says this current president doesn't want our military to be respected. larry says there's no respect for much of anything in this country any more. people have lost class, honor and dignity. sandra says judges fought on get gloves and get her scrubbing those toilets. veronica says i wish i would have been there to see that. i would have had that servicemen back. >> sharon says your show is like the 4th of july always fireworks and always speaking the truth. >> jessica says you are wrong, judge, there's plenty of respect for the military. this is just one issue. are you kidding? is did you even listen to me? 90,000 of them being cut out of the military getting pink slipped having inadequate medical care. next time listen to what i say. now the insta poll. are you worried now? don't worry. i worry. stacy says, i have been worried since the day obama took office. lynn says, i am worried for our troops being sent into harm's way as am i. jay says i am a nurs

so thank you all very much. [ applause ] >>> next a portion of this year's u.s. africa summit on improving educational opportunities for women and girls. speakers included intel, camfed international and the forum for african women. this is 35 minutes. [ applause ] >>> hello, everyone. delighted to be here. i'd like to thank everyone so much for joining us this afternoon. we would like to thank mrs. obama, mrs. bush and all the wonderful first ladies who are here. we are delighted to have you. in the united states, we have a very powerful notion that we all hear about from the time we're children that education is the key to a better future for us and for each successive generation. i heard about it in my family where i was the first person to graduate from college. mrs. obama spoke about it today. i think it was a similar experience for her. here in the united states, we refer to it as the american dream. but in my travels around the world as the ambassador for global women's issues, i have discovered it isn't really just an american dream at all. it's a universal drea

u.s. every day from the affected countries in west africa. about 5% or 6% of them are health care workers. anne-marie. >> wendy gillette here in new york. thank you. >>> the centers for disease control says there's a delay in slipping through vaccines. some areas are running low but officials say the shipments will catch up and there will be enough vaccine for everyone who wants a flu shot this year. >>> well, this morning lava from hawaii's volcano is just yards away from yards in small towns. the lava started its advance back in august. our honolulu affiliate kgnb has our report. >> reporter: usga geologists telling that just yards from homes. they're trying reinforce the stability of the electricity grid here so everyone will have service even as the lava passes through. right now, we're told that the leading edge is sinking closer to a home, right now around 70 yards away. defense officials tell us they have made contact with the residents there and they have a rather positive outlook even given what they say. >> it's obviously very sad.

u.s. troops that were in west africa are now quarantined. e can be isolated as the pentagon sends more u.s. forces over to west africa to fight ebola. let's go to barbara starr. what are you learning over in? >> reporter: none of the troops have symptoms. the pentagon is calling it enhanced monitoring. you and i might call it a quarantine. u.s. army major general darrell williams ended his command of the u.s. military operation in west africa and flew right into quarantine. williams and his military team show no symptoms of ebola, but they were ordered in quarantine. after they worked to set up operations in ebola for the last 30 days, the timing could not be politically worse. the administration doesn't want quarantines. >> you have got to make your decisions and your policy based on the scientific data. the scientific data and evidence tells us that people two are not ill, who don't have symptoms, with whom you don't come into contact with body fluids, they are not a threat. >> reporter: but for troops, there are other considerations. >> in

u.s. bound travelers from west africa. the aim said the cdc is to stop ebola there before it comes here. "1 >> we're surging the response with a whole of government approach from the u.s. and the global community. it's going to be a long hard fight, but we remain convinced that we can contain the outbreak in west africa. >> reporter: now you might ask why the u.s. doesn't just ban air travel to and from west africa altogether. well, the cdc says that would make it difficult to respond to this outbreak. officials say that they have to be able to easily move personnel and resources to and from west africa in order to fight ebola. live at dulles airport i'm mola lenghi for wusa9. >>> day 25 of the search for the missing university of virginia student hannah graham stretched into rural parts of the commonwealth. searchers brought out a new tool today, a helicopter from homeland security, but still no sign of graham since she disappeared now close to four weeks ago. while the search for hannah is centered in virginia, tonight yo

u.s. every day from the affected countries in west africa. about 5% or 6% of them are health care workers. anne-marie. >> wendy gillette here in new york. thank you, wendy. >>> the centers for disease control says there's a delay in shipping flu vaccines. it's about 10 million doses behind where it should be. some areas are running low but officials say the shipments will catch up and there will be enough vaccine for everyone who wants a flu shot this year. >>> well, this morning lava from hawaii's kill lawkilauea volcano is just yards away from yards in small towns. the lava started its advance back in august. mileka lincoln of our honolulu affiliate kgmb has our report. >> reporter: usga geologists telling that the lava flow is just an estimated 570 yards from pahoa village road. as you can see barricades are up, law enforcement presence is here and they also have crews trying to work to ensure the stability of the electricity grid here so everyone will have service even as the lava passes through. right now, we're told that the leading edg

u.s. is stepping up support to fight the the epidemic in west africa. i should say more u.s. troops and equip amount arrived yesterday, ebola out break has killed at least 3800 people in west africa according to the world health organization. there was 3,000 a week ago. so it is 800 new deaths from ebola. >> yes. >> happening today, former philadelphia mob boss joey merlino is due in the federal courtroom. >> feds accused him of associating with criminals which is a violation of his probation. fox 29's steve keeley live outside federal courthouse in center city with more on what might happen in court today, steve. >> reporter: they will not argue that until they first argue whether that argument should be held here in philly or down in florida where merlino lives right now. out of prison and out of philly but is he out of the mafia is real question. federal prosecutors want a judge to decide. he is clearly in the out of the focus of federal investigators who got convictions and long prison sentence for him in this building more than 15 years ago and now trying to get joey merl

africa. as the president has announced, the department of defense is deploying u.s. ops as well as capabilities, including command and control, logistics, engineering, and to west africa. in addition, our cooperative threat reduction program is resources andue expertise to strengthen surveillance in the region. second hagel has approved falling activities under four lines of evident -- effort. the first line is command and control. 15, secretary hagel approved operation united u.s. military response to the ebola outbreak. the commander of u.s. army africa, the service component of u.s. africa command, is the commander for united assistance. the general has already been mon rove ya for prafl two weeks. the department announced that secretary hagel had approved the deployment of 700 soldiers from kentucky. become the headquarter staff for the joint force monrovia. and the army is sending an additional 700 from various units to supervise the construction of ebola providet units and engineering expertise. about 200 military members have deployed, with the overwhelming maj

u.s. west africa nation just recorded the deadliest day, 121 people have died in that country since yesterday. the overall ebola death toll in west africa is now approaching 3500. >>> new at 11:00, san francisco police say this car struck and critically injured a pedestrian tonight in the mission district. you can see just how devastating the impact was with a smashed hood and shattered windshield. the collision happened at 7:30. the driver did stop and is cooperating the investigators. tonight, a hayward man is under arrest accused of stabbing his own mother to death. the 57-year-old victim was found yesterday evening at her home on la porte avenue. the police say her son, 20-year- old 20-year-old told a neighbor what he done and waited for the officers to arrive. >>> new at 11:00, the race to be the next mayor should heat up tomorrow when the governor, jerry brown, comes to town. a source with a campaign tells kpix that the governor plans to endorse the current city councilmember in her bid to unseat the mayor. brown is scheduled to make an official announcement at the headquarters tomorrow

u.s. from west africa come right here through dulles. add those other four airports and the cdc hopes to capture about 90% of all the west africans or people who have been in west africa who were coming to the united states, but, of course, thomas duncan came through here and he had no symptoms and the cdc warns that no system is foolproof. derek, back to you. >>> it is wednesday, october 8th, and we are dedicating of wednesday of the month to our bring them home campaign. you'll notice pictures on the right side of your screen. they are all children who are missing. take a good look. if you recognize any of them, know where they could be, call the number on your screen. you'll also see pictures on our wusa9 facebook page. so we invite you to scroll through those photos and share them with your friends. >>> some parents of missing children feel helpless waiting for answers, but there are things parents can do during that time of uncertainty and wusa9's stephanie ramirez looks at how 1 national group is helping a local family facing the u

u.s. this as the pentagon prepares to send 4,000 troops to west africa. the man running the u.s. effort will join us next. >>> on the domestic battlefield, friedman is front and center. is he confident we can stop the spread in america? you'll hear from him straight ahead. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. grandpa! [ female announcer ] stay strong, stay active with boost. come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or b

u.s. from africa. >> that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team, and as a result the full import of that information wasn't factored into the clinical decision making. >> reporter: in the neighborhood where duncan was staying people are worried. >> kids go outside, play around and we want the best for our kids, i guess. >> reporter: as many as 10,000 liberians live in north texas. >> it's not like praying for just one person. we're praying for a nation. we're praying for all the father and mother families that have been affected. >> reporter: officials aren't saying what exactly mr. duncan is being treated with here at the hospital tonight. they say the key to effective treatment is maintaining adequate fluid levels, oxygen and supportive care, brian. >> ron mott in dallas where this turned downright worrisome today. ron, thanks. and we are learning more about this patient's movements before he arrived in the u.s. from liberia, which of course has been the epicenter of this outbreak in west africa, and about how he may have been exposed there in the first place. a

u.s. west africa have a brussels, and tonight hospital officials say he is in critical condition in the facecriticism 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 have put more people at risk of infection for two days after his first symptoms since he was initially re

troops returning from u.s. africa we have not seen or heard from the man hired to take center stage in america's ebola response. instead the white house claiming the ebola czar is working behind the scenes. the former congressman allen west joins us. good evening, sir. >> good evening, greta. how are you doing? >> i'm doing very well. i suppose he could beworking behind the scenes. it would be nice to see him if he is the man in charge or the liaison to the president on. this you are right. we were told that ron klein was going to come in to be the invisible face of the ebola crisis and synchronize all of these activities the cdc director dr. frieden had not done a good job of it. we find over the last 48 to 72 hours we have even more confusion. the president said we were not going to have ebola reach our shores, that happened. of course when they tried to implement certain policies and procedures, you know, you still had people that were, you know, contracting the ebola virus. we find out now that governors are tryin

u.s. army africa. he's the head of u.s. army operations on the entire continent of africa. if the u.s. dispatched to any of the nations on the kontinent of africa, it's major general williams' job to make sure they have

u.s. is building in west africa. john welch a 33-year-old nurse from boston, was covered head to toe in a protective suit. >> there are a lot of people who need our help. >> reporter: are you concerned about your own safety, your own health? >> i think you have to have a small amount of healthy concern because that allows you to follow protocol and follow procedure to the "t" every time. >> reporter: 36 licensed clinicians spent three days practicing triage. they're all headed to west africa. these people are going to realize very fast they're in for a rough experience. >> i hope so. >> reporter: dr. michael jhung with the c.d.c., showed us these suits, personal protective protection wearing one prevents contact with the bodily fluids with sick patients, which is how ebola spreads. >> we are noticing mistakes here

u.s. have now issued stronger ebola quarantines for some travelers from west africa. late word that the u.s. food and drug administration has issued an emergency authorization for two new tests that can detect ebola in humans. in new york city officials are trying to ease the public's concerns after a doctor who recently returned from treating ebola patients in africa tested positive for the virus. nbc's ron allen has more. >> reporter: tonight, at a new jersey hospital nurse kaci hickox spends another night in isolation unit despite another negative test for ebola. a frustrating ordeal while developing a fever. this is not a situation i would wish upon anyone she wrote. adding she was scared and made to feel like a criminal. she says during some six hours at the airport no one seemed to be in charge. she's the first health care worker returning to the u.s. from west africa to face a mandatory quarantine order just announced by the governors of new york, new jersey and illinois. >> voluntary quarantine, no. sounds like an oxymoron to me. you know, this is a very seriou