according to police, a motorcyclist shot yehud glick in the chest and glick had just hosted and eventick is in critical condition and needless to say, arlington, tensions are high here in jerusalem. >> precisely why this is so noteworthy. erin mclaughlin on the line with us. she will, of course, continue to track developments and reconnect with us in the next hour of cnn. erin, thanks. >>> the u.s. president is speaking out in support of health workers who risked their lives really to fight ebola. wednesday he met with doctors and nurses who recently returned from west africa. he called them heroes and went on to criticize quarantines and travel bans to make it harder for volunteers to go to the front lines of ebola. >> we have to keep in mind that if we're discouraging our health care workers who are prepared to make these sacrifices from traveling to these places in need, then we're not doing our job in terms of looking after our own public health and safety. >> now, this is something we've made a point of this many times. the willingness of volunteers from around the world to head