the ebola outbreak. members heard testimony from cdc frieden and national institute of allergy and infectious diseases fouchi., anthony three hours. >> good afternoon. i convene this hearing of the oversightee of investigation. >> chairman, i can't see the witness. sure will need to make that the media is -- when the we arees are speaking, clear of the center section. today, the world is fighting the ebola epidemic in history. cdc and our public health system of a fire.middle job 1 is to put that out completely. we will not stop until we do. we must be clear-eyed and to protect purpose public health and to ensure not one additional case is contracted here in the united states. we in congress stand ready to serve as a strong and solid this crisis,lving because there is no greater responsibility for the u.s. government than to protect and defend the safety of the american people. in this battle couldn't be any higher. cases inr of ebola west africa is doubling about every three weeks. the math still favors

is it ebola waste as contagious as a patient with ebola? >> ebola waste, waste from ebola patients, and be readily decontaminated. the virus itself is not particularly hardy. is killed by bleach, by a variety of chemicals. ebola waste more dangerous than other medical waste? >> the severity of the infection is higher, so you want to be certain when you're getting rid of it -- >> is the cdc assessing the capabilities of hospitals to manage the waste of ebola patients, and does the cdc allow off-site disposal of ebola medical waste? >> my understanding is the latter question, yes, we work closely with the department of transportation as well as the commercial waste management companies to ensure that capability. inso we have an added danger having to truck this waste and move it to facilities. are the employees at the processing centers been trained and how to dispose of ebola waste? >> we have detailed guidelines for the disposal of medical waste from the care of ebola patients. >> all right. you and i talked about my troops from fort campbe

that's how you stop ebola. i can go through the details when you wish, and we are working to ensure there's effective infection control. i have the details of that. in sum, cdc works 24/7 to protect americans. there's no shortcuts. everyone has to do their part. there are more than 5,000 hospitals in the country, more than 2500 health departments at the local level and we're there to support, world class expertise, and we're there to respond to threats to help protect americans and always open to new ideas, open to data because our bottom line is using the most accurate data information, inform our actions, and protect health, thank you. >> thank you. now for a five minute summary of your statement. >> thank you. you just heard about the public health aspects of ebola disease. i appreciate the opportunity to speak with you this morning for a few minutes on the infectious diseases. of note is that our activities actually started with the tragic events of 9/11. if i could -- of 9/11/2001, followed closely by the

is ebola as contagious as a patient with ebola? >> ebola waste 0 waste from ebola patients can be decontaminated. of virus itself is not particularly hardy. variety of chemicals. >> is it more dangerous than other medical waste? >> the severity of ebola infection is higher. when you are getting rid of it. >> the capabilities of hospitals that manner and mental -- manage medical waste and does the cdc ala off site disposal of ebola. >> we work with the department of transportation, and commercial waste management companies to ensure that capability. >> we have an added danger and had to truck this waste. employees of processing centers being trained and have to dispose of ebola waste. >> we have detailed guidelines for the disposal of medical waste for care of ebola patients. >> you and i talked about my troops from fort campbell that are going to be over there and i have some questions from my constituents. are american troops going to come in contact with any ebola patients or those exposed to ebola or included or any of these con

response to ebola. ron klain's resume mainly consists of being former chief of staff to vice president joe biden. with more n this, chief economist for the heritage foundation, dr. scott gottlieb, now with the american enterprise institute, and paul howard, a scholar at the manhattan institute. welcome all. i'm going to start with you and ron klain, longtime political operative, democratic aide, worked for gore, biden, janet reno, you name it, represented fannie mae as a lobbyist. is he the right guy to coordinate our efforts. >> probably not. we need a competency czar, someone who knows how to run things and makes things work in washington. but this is really the pattern of almost all the high-level appointees in almost every department of the obama administration, they are people who are political in nature who share the president's ideology and the president has the right to do that, to put people in charge who share his beliefs. but they're not people who know how to manage anything. that's one of t

no one knew he had ebola. you know how many people got ebola from him? zero. it a very, very hard to -- virus to get. why? it lives in blood, it lives in vomit, diarrhea. it lives a lot less in saliva. after two or three days, saliva knocks it out. very little in urine and in sweat. somebody says can i get it from sweat? probably. i'm not talking never here. but somebody that is sick enough to have it in their sweat is not likely to be riding the subway. that's when they are likely to be in the intensive care unit. but if the secretions are on surfaces, it can live for hours. people out there, in west africa, they don't use toilet paper. so it's very easy there to transmit this virus in seek kre secretions. >> so dr. siegel, gretchen was asking, with planes from africa landing in new york, how concerned should nyc residents be worried about riding a train? >> i wouldn't say zero but it's remote. >> all of those drop lets could be part of direct contact. when you go into a room to examine a patient? you wear masks, gowns, cover your shoes. now, the concentratio

brantly got ebola. on august 1st he doesn't even think it's very con teenagous. -- contagious. >> don't they all know that? >> it seems like this is a political move. in a lot of ways, to say okay, look, we are bringing in someone else who is just going to handle it. >> bring in dr. tom coburn, u.s. senate, bring in a republican who might at least put down some of the temperature on the political. >> that's a lot of the criticism that you are hearing, someone with some medical experience. >> burr well has got to deal with obamacare so she has her hands full already. >> you aren't appalled by this choice? >> i think it's an unusual pick. >> unusual or appalled? >> let's see how he does. >> this is a political choice. one operative today told the "new york times" that klain would help with messaging and turning down the political heat on that. >> it is inconceivable to me that we are talking about making political choices when many in the nation, whether rightfully or wrongfully terrified of ebola. inconc

it turned out he did not have ebola. earlier this week, the montgomery cy council asked the health department if all local hospitals had made preparations for ebola. council member roger berliner says he believes all ebola patient should be taken to nih. >> i for one believe that when you have a state-of-the-art instit like nih, when you have a case that could possibly be ploel, that you want to make sure that the best, brightest and institution that was built for this purpose fundamentally is the place where people go. >> reporter: and nurse nina pham released a statement this evening, thanking her co-workers for the excellent care she has received in dallas, coming here to nih. and ahead, we will be talking to people who live and work in bethesda. and their reaction to the news that an ebola patient is being transferred here as of tonight. we'll have that ahead on news4 at 5:00. that's the latest live in bethesda. ba to you. >>> now the latest on amber vinson, the second nurse to be infected in texas after treating ebo

and ebola has even broken into the music industry. ♪ is it ebola is it ebola >> reporter: this artist changing the words to lola. with ebola everybody wants to know if they have it. if so, how to cure it? >> everyone knows ebola kills. what exactly does it do? >> reporter: the new york giants playing the dallas cowboys on sunday got a class on ebola 101. although some have suggested the giants can't catch anything. let alone ebola. but there is a lot of information you can't trust. any time people are scared of something it often helps to talk about it in some way. >> reporter: case in point. watch this spoof from a recent "saturday night live." >> i'm sticking with you no matter what kind of cancer you have. >> i don't have cancer. i have ebola. >> oh. >> reporter: or south park comparing the ebola scare to the fear of gluten. >> we have word of a possible gluten exposure in your home. >> after nina pham was diagnosed with ebola, her quarantined dog has become a household name. bentley has a health care provider suited up from head to toe. those protective suits aren't just for healt

they didn't ask him about ebola? it didn't seem to register the fact that he came from liberia. >> no, they did not ask. >> he was having a lot of dia diarrh diarrhea. >> yes that's how the diarrhea started. he was not even using the bathroom until when he started taking that antibiotic. that's huh he started having diarrhea. >> okay. >> he still had a fever? >> yeah, and he run a fever. awe thought was friday you came home. how was he over the weekend? >> it was friday when he came home. and saturday he started with the diarrhea. >> what day did you end up going to the hospital again? >> it was sunday. sunday morning when i want to work, my daughter came back, to bring his tea. that's how she cam to him. he was sick. and she called the ambulance. >> it is your daughter who called the ambulance. what made her call the ambulance. >> she said he was shaking, really shaking. hot fever and he was shaking. >> right. so did you go to the hospital? >> i went to the hospital right away. >> and were you able to see them there

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dulles, and no signs of ebola. i'm also told that a handful of passengers from the affected countries land toni alice lives in chantilly, but today she is waiting for her brother to come into dulles from sierra leone. she says she has heard all of the reports about the ebola outbreak, but she wants to hear what he has to say. >> i'm just waiting to hear firsthand from the horse's mouth somebody to tell me what's going on. >> reporter: she still has waiting to do. her brother isn't due until later tonight, but she did give us more insight. she says he is part of the military here in sierra leone and is coming here to the d.c. area to receive training. >> yes. to be able to help our people back home. >> reporter: there a now stepped-up screenis here, but screenings also happening in other parts of the world. franklin malala flew this morning from kenya to ethiopia and then here to dulles. he was screened in africa. >> it was quick. they are using the no contact or anything like that. it's electronic. it's a temperatu

duncan, had ebola. but that is many.o and we are open to ide for what we can americansp as safe as possible as long as the outbreak is continuing. we also have established emergency response team from cdc that will go within hours to any hospital that has an ebola case to help them provide affective care safely. to protect americans. we're always open to new ideas. because the bottom line is using the most accurate data and information to inform our actions and protect health. thank you. >> thank you, dr. frieden. i recognize dr. fauci for five minute summary. >> thank you, chairman murphy. ranking members degette and ranking member upton and ranking member waxman. you heard ab the health aspectses of ebola virus disease from dr. frieden. i appreciate the opportunity to speak to you this morning on the role of national institute of allergy and infectious disease in research addressing ebola virus disease. of note our activities started with the tragic events of 9/11, of 9/11, 2001, which were followed c

louise didn't mention ebola. she wasn't thinking about ebola at all. thomas duncan didn't mention it at all either and none of the healthcare workers, nurses or anyone else asked thomas duncan about ebola. >> no bells were going off? >> no red flags were raised other than the fact she mentioned liberia twice to the hospital. he was sent home with antibiotics. she went and got it to him. he started to get severe diarrhea in her apartment. one of her children was there. and two nephews in their 20s were there. over the course of the next several days thomas duncan got sicker. louise would go back and forth. she worked during the day. she would come back. she does not believe he left the apartment but she can't say 100% because she wasn't there the full time. she says he never vomited but they were sharing a bed. he was sweating during the night. >> how close do we even know how close of contact? >> they were sharing a bed. he was sweating. and having a lot of diarrhea running to the bathroom. she was at work the day he became sick and louise's daughter c

hospital executive says no one knows how the two nurses who treated the first ebola patient caught ebola themselves. he apologized for sending the first patient home after he went to the emergency room. >> if you were to get sick knowing how close texas presbyterian is, would you go to that hospital? >> no, not right now. >> reporter: we talked to two women who used to go to this hospital but since the ebola outbreak they'll go elsewhere. >> if you ever got sick presby will be your hospital to go to. >> yes. had all my kids there. all my doctors were affiliated with it. >> if you needed to go to the doctor, would you go there now? >> no. i just don't think it's safe. >> we have a great team that makes sure we know the protocols. >> reporter: the hospital's new new york-based public relations team posted these two positive messages on youtube. >> i feel i work in a safe environment. >> reporter: this is not a concern just in dallas, this say concern for the whole country. >> this is an american problem. it needs american solution and american compassion. >> from the federal government? >>

nina pham, the dallas nurse who contracted ebola when she was ahelping an ebola patient, she's now ebola free. and she'll be holding a press conference explaining why she's being discharged, and

died of ebola at that dallas hospital. pham was definitely emotional but as you'll see upbeat in this video released by the texas hospital where she worked. >> gosh. look at that. today the cdc wants to hear from passengers on both frontier airlines flight. a cdc official says vinson may have had symptoms as early as friday. that's when she hopped on that initial flight. her uncle disputes that. watch this interview with us here at cnn. >> amber has directly told me that she felt fine. she felt well until tuesday morning. tuesday morning she woke up and felt that she should take herself in. she checked her temperature. it was actually below the threshold. she was 100.3. >> let's talk about both of these nurses with elizabeth cohen working this from the get-go in dallas for us. can you bring us up to speed as far as how these two nurses are doing as far as we know today? >> nih had a press conference and talked about nina pham's condition saying she's in fair condition and she's expected to get better. she's sitting up. she

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ebola free. elizabeth, let's talk about new york state here. new york state has been preparing for ebola now for weeks. they had training sessions at the javits center here, they've been doing run throughs in emergency rooms for some time. they seem determined not to make the same mistake that were made in dallas. >> right. in dallas they were just caught totally unaware. they hadn't had ebola training, this gentleman just walked in off the street. they didn't know what to do. that's very different from bellevue. at bellevue they've been training for this. they've been training for protective gear, training for all the little things, what do you do with the dirty sheets and towels, all of that. that is so important. a few weeks ago tom freeden, fre director of the cdc said "any hospital can handle an ebola patient." he doesn't say that anymore. i think he recognized that some hospitals are better at it than others and this hospital would be in the category of being better at it. >> in this pro st

is that part yf nigeria is so successful in fighting ebola? >> no, nigeria's success, i spoke to a doctor who headed nigeria's ebola situation center. he said simply, victor, the reason they were able to succeed is because they used contact traci tracing. you heard them talk about this over and over again. that's where you track down people that have had direct or indirect contact with people suffering from ebola. they were able to do that efficiently here in nigeria, find those people when they began to show symptoms or were at high risk. take them out of the general population. that's what they did here. that is why they were successful here. and that's what it will take in those other three countries we keep talking about. in terms of the border issue, very controversial here as it is in the western america and in europe. the reality is that we can't say this enough, if you isolate yourselves, if you close down the borders, all you're doing is making it more difficult for aid in term of personnel and in term of supplies to get to those coun

ebola is not like the flu. ebola is not transmitted through the air. ebola is not transmitted through the food that we eat in this country, and it's not transmitted through the water that we drink in this country. the only way that an individual can get ebola is by coming into close contact with the bodily fluids of an individual that is already exhibiting symptoms of ebola. that's why in this case tragically we've seen two health care workers that obviously were in very close contact with the index ebola patient contract this virus. how exactly that transmission occurred is something that remains under investigation, but the risk to which they were exposed was elevated by the fact that they were in close contact with this patient trying to meet that person's medical needs. okay? mark. >> may i follow-up? >> sure. >> the president used the word epidemic. yesterday you used the word yoit break as something that chances are exceedingly low. isn't what we've had in dallas now an outbreak. we've had multiple transmissions. >> well, i think there is a medic

ebola is not like the flu. ebola is not transmitted through the air. ebola is not transmitted through the food that we eat in this country. and it's not transmitted through the water that we drink in this country. the only way that an individual can get ebola is by coming into close contact with the bodily fluids of an individual that is already exhibiting symptoms of ebola. that's why, in this case, tragically we've seen two health care workers that obviously were in very close contact with the index ebola patient contract this virus. how exactly that transmission occurred is something that remains under investigation. but the risk to which they were exposed was elevated by the fact that they were in close contact with this patient, trying to meet that person's medical needs. >> reporter: can i follow-up? >> sure. >> reporter: the president used the word epidemic. yesterday he used the word outbreak, chances are exceedingly low. isn't what we've had in dallas now an outbreak? we've had multiple transmissions? >> well, i think there is a medical profes

she is ebola-free right now. let's bring in cnn national reporter nick valencia over at emory university hospital in atlanta. and also joining us, dr. seema yasmin. she's now a staff writer for "the dallas morning news." nick, set the scene for us. walk us through what we're about to see. >> reporter: we are expecting to hear from amber vinson, her first public comments since doctors said she is clear of the ebola virus. she landed here in atlanta at emory university hospital on october 15th having been transferred from her home hospital, texas presbyterian, they say because of a staffing issue. also there's a remarkable precedence set by emory university in their serious communicable disease unit. they have treated four patients for the ebola virus, all of them have been treated and released. i understand that amber vinson may be making her way to the podium. we'll send it back to you so you can update our viewers. >> she's sitting down right now with a nice, big smile. you see the doctors there, the nurses ther

the federal response to ebola. president obama is offering federal support is new york as it responds to its first ebola case. he spoke thursday night to mayor bill de blasio. [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, before i gavel this to a starlet, i think you already -- to a start, i think you already heard, please put your cell phones either off or preferably on airplane mode. you're certainly welcome to take pictures as long as you don't stand up or in any other way block other people. we have a large panel today, members have flown in from all over the country to hear these people and to ask questions, so the only thing i ask is that, please, give them all the opportunity to do that. .. the taxpayers want to be safe. the taxpayers want to know that our government is prepared. in this case, we leave no stone unturned in an shoring and shoring today that america is planning for tomorrow. beginning in march of 2014 in the west african nation the world first learned about yet another new outbreak of the

none had ebola or visited africa. at l.a.x., a passenger with flu like symptoms is investigate bud that's where the scare ends. >> it turns out there was some miscommunication tt the patient had been to the continent of africa but not near west africa. as a matter of fact, it was south africa. >> reporter: the next day in los angeles, a hoaxer the wearing a mass exits city t city bus saying "don't mess with me, i have ebola." the bus driver is rushed to the hospital as police begin a manhunt. >> someone who does a thing like this is trying to cause fear in a population. >> reporter: yoex has not -- repeat, not -- spread through the u.s. but fear certainly has. in nashville, tennessee, a sick passenger was taken off a plane that originated in dallas. the patient had no contact with anyone with ebola or traveled to africa. in richmond, virginia, a patient with a low-grade fever who had traveled to africa is isolated even though the clinic says they don't believe it's ebola. in jacksonville, florida, a patient with flu-l

especially in naming this ebola czar. i guess the question really is why isn't this something where both parties can agree. in the end this is about all of our public health. >> you would think of all the things you could at least bipartisan agreement on it would be how to deal and address a pandemic. republicans, again, this is political season, a week or so away from an election. they are going to pounce as they have been on this. unfortunately i think it's a little bit tone deaf to what the american people want. can the administration, should the administration have done a better job in communicating this? yes. in fairness, we're dealing with unchartered territories here in terms of this kind of disease. what you would hope in this circumstance is that everyone would try to understand both parties, from the president, governors, that, you know what? let's figure out a way to address this so we're not stoking public fears. unfortunately that's not happened as much as it should have. >> you know, i got to be honest. demo

do any know anybody who's had ebola? have they been exposed to ebola? have they had any sickness at all over the course of the last week or so. then, if they're clear, if they don't have any symptoms, they'll be allowed to move on. they'll be told, listen, if you develop any systmptom, contact e cdc immediately. if anybody is showing symptoms, or become sick in flight, or whatever, they will be pulled over by the personnel and quarantined. at that point, the state health department brought in. the hope is they can keep anybody coming from west africa and who might have an ebola contagion, keep them from coming to the u.s. but as you know, this is fraught with political upheaval right now. people calling for, on both the right and the left, calling for a travel ban on people coming from west africa. >> really quickly, there continues to be a bit of confusion over the cdc's do not board list. this do not board list. what more can you tell us about the existence of this list and whether we know anyone who's on the list now. >> yeah, this is similar to the

duncan, had ebola. but that's one too many and we're open to ideas for what we can do to keep americans as safe as possible as long as the outbreak is continuing. we also have established emergency response teams from cdc that will go within hours to any hospital that has an ebola case to help them provide effective care safely. there's a lot of understandable concern about the cases in dallas. i have one slide if we can show it of the contact tracing activities there. i think we've provided copies for the members. the two core activities in dallas are to insure there's effective infection control and to trace contacts. here you see a timeline of exactly what has happened in the identification of contacts. we have followed each of the contacts. when any become ill or if any become ill we immediately isolate them so that we can break the chain of transmission. that's how you stop ebola. i can go through the details when you wish. we also are working to ensure there's effective infection control there and

ebola? is it safe to be -- is it better to be safe than sorry? tonight we're going to separate ebola fact from fiction. but i want to begin with our breaking news. fears of another ebola case in maryland. cnn's dr. sanjay gupta is in atlanta. miguel marquez is in bellevue hospital, at bellevue hospital right here in new york, where a 5-year-old tested negative for ebola today. sanjay, let's begin with you. what can you tell us about this new story coming out of maryland tonight? >> well, it's sort of an ongoing situation, don. the university of maryland medical center has accepted a patient at the direction of the department of public health over there for assessment. so this sounds like someone obviously they're concerned about. we don't know why, what has sort of sparked those concerns necessarily. we also don't know if they have ebola. they're going to be assessed and eventually see if they have symptoms and be tested is my guess. but we'll probably have more information over the next cou

we know about ebola. cdc has an entire group of professionals who spend their entire careers working on ebola. they stop outbreaks all the time. outbreaktopped every except the current one in africa. there is zero doubt in my mind that are in a mutation there in thet be an outbreak u.s.. it warrants attention but it's important to put it in perspective. >> i agree. additionaly authority that cdc would find helpful in conducting your responsibilities. specific authority that would make it easier to do your job? >> we are looking at a variety of things, procurement, for example, to see if there are changes that might allow us to respond more quickly and effectively. >> thank you. i yield back. fore recognize mr. johnson five minutes. >> thank you for being here. thank all of you on the panel for being here today. politics orabout international diplomacy. this is about public health and protecting the safety of the american people, particularly our health care workers who are some of the high risk folks to b

ebola is not one of them. it should not be contentious with respect to the facts or what is needed or how we proceed. we know the risks. we know the science. we know the medical certainties. we know what is required to beat back this epidemic. right now we know it's a time for nothing less than brutal honesty with each other about what we need. >> secretary of state john kerry live in the state department talking about ebola and the reality. the real crude situation that is happening in west africa where bodies are literally being thrown into the streets after suffering from ebola. that is a reality going on in that part of the world that is very real. now we're waiting for a 10:30 news conference from the nih on the ebola crisis as we continue to separate fact from fiction. a live look at the pentagon. a briefing underway right now on the international military fight against isis. it's called operation inherit resolve. commander of u.s. central command general lloyd austin is speaking about the campaign that

from ebola. right now, what we need is for the public to get the facts. you know, new yorkers are savvy people. they are smart and tough and can rise to any challenge. if they have the facts, they can deal with this. those public health disease detectives have to hit the ground running. find every person who has had card, checking all those various things out, cast a broad net of disease contacts, but here is an important thing to remember, new york. eric duncan was symptomatic and very sick for five days. we found 48 contacts, and all of them were negative for ebola, and all of them are passed their monitoring period. i am telling you from firsthand experience, you will be okay. >> judge clay jenkins, a man who knows what he speaks, a man who has been through it. it's a real pleasure to have you here tonight. i know you don't have to do this, but i appreciate you being here. >> thank you. >> still ahead, a look at the federal response to the ebola crisis. we will have the latest. stay with us. a

will we see new cases of ebola? in new york city after a manhattan doctor was diagnosed with the disease after treating ebola patients in africa. >>> officials say the general public is not at risk. what they believe will stop the spread of this daily virus? >>> so far, melissa said it, positive emotions winning over investors. stocks about to score first winning week in the last five. anything could change in the last hour of trading. let's start the "countdown." . cheryl: hello, everybody. i'm cheryl casone in for liz claman. our top story beside the market is the topic of ebola. for the ebola one doctor is virus, just a short distance from here, he's in new york's bellevue hospital on the east side of manhattan. his fiancee quarantined at that same hospital. the two of the doctor's friends are monitored. we've got the story covered from every angle including market reaction, which as melissa mentioned, the markets are looking okay right now. rich edson standing by on capitol hill. lawmakers grilling about the res

or are sick with ebola from traveling. the department of homeland security is in the process of advising all travelers returning to the u.s. from countries with ebola outbreaks in west africa to monitor their health for 21 days and to immediately seek medical help if any symptoms do develop. the centers for disease control stands ready as it has in dallas to deploy expert teams when needed. finally, our scientists at the food and drug administration and the national institutes of health are working tirelessly to develop new vaccines and treatments for ebola. we remain focused on working with our partners on the ground to stop the epidemic at its source and we're continuing to take the necessary precautions across the united states government to prevent the epidemic from spreading further. and i'd like to now turn to dr. tony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases to talk a little bit about epidemiology. >> thank you very much, secretary burwell. i'd like to provide some basic but i

and so let me ask you this, is ebola waste as contagious as a patient with ebola. >> ebola waste can be readily decontaminated. the virus itself is not hardy. and killed by bleach and variety of chemiccals. >> is ebola waste more dangerous than other medical waste? >> the severity of the ebola infection is higher. you want to be certain to hand it. >> is cvc assessing the canability of hospitals eliminating the waste and allow off sight of ebola medical waste. >> the latter question. yes, we worked with the department of transportation as well as the commercial wastes management companies. >> we have an admissibilitied danger in having to truck this waste and move it to facilities? >> and are the employees in the processing centers trained of how to expose of ebola waste. >> we have detailed guidelines for the west of ebola patients! you and i talked about the troops over fort campbell and my constitients have questions. will the american troops come in contact with ebola patients or those exposed to ebola or included in any of these controlled movement groups? >> as i happen it from

and combating this ebola epidemic. as you know, russia is already working in the zone of the epidemic of the ebola virus and we're providing assistance to the affected countries, both on a bilateral basis and through international organizations. at present, the corresponding ministries and agencies of the russian federation are regularly tracking the situation, and are working through possible options to provide additional supports. in this context we welcome the recent working visits of the special u.n. envoy, dr. navarro, the moscow. it's our view that these direct working contacts established during the meeting of dr. navarro with senior officials and agencies, that deal with responses to emergency situations to allow us to more expeditiously and effectively make use of russian participation and with national efforts to combat ebola. in particular, we have in mind using. >> moderator: counter epidemiology and other capacity within our ministry of emergency, we have the federal oversight service for the well being an

a man in texas, now in isolation. >> ebola, it's here. >> it is here, ebola. >> ebola, here. >> stephen: yes, ebola here. ( laughter ) folks, that is crap-your-pant terrifying in that crap your pant is one of the symptoms of ebola. and now that the virus has hit america, it's only a matter of time before it infects us all. i mean what's what happened with iggy azalea. ( laughter ) so it is time for tonight's. >> apocalypse now. ebola in america. 50 states of graves. >> stephen: by the way, that exploding graphic just spread ebola all over the inside of your tv screen. remember, folks, anybody can get ebola just by coming in contact with an infebted purpose's bodily fluids, including blood, sweat, feces, vomit, semen, and spit. so you might want to avoid the next gathering of the juggalos. ( laughter ) and i won't be fooled into staying calm by the so-called experts with their so-called medical degrees and their so-called fingers. and neither will the fox and friend. >> ebola is-- is not as contablous. it's a very infectious virus, but it's not as contagious. >> you have a very calm tone

these are concerns for kids not just with ebola but in general terms. >> let's stick with ebola for a second. are you surprised the nurses contracted it in dallas? >> i am surprised about that. >> the problem is we had to -- if we have a second case which we likely will we have to make sure our doctors and nurses and staff figure this out. >> there is an organization i think it is the -- i have the notes here national nurse's organization that says something like 79 percent of the nurses haven't had any training in any of this as it relates to ebola. the cdc will have a five point plan because of what happened in dallas. you think our healthcare system is ready for this? >> every time there's a slip we need to get everybody involved. if they feel like they are not getting trained we need to have universal precautions where we come in contact with bodily fluids. we need to find out what happened to this woman so it never happens again. >> they say the bee local law symptoms are not only the indicators and not just bodily fluids but it's a virus it can last for hours, you go to a coffee

, thesymptoms of travel history that is there for ebola and how to detect ebola infections. we on our website have provided facilities and guidance on how to do this and how ded guidance on facilities and physicians should who they individual think is suspected of ebola and how they can place them in so they immediately don't infect others and we have testing for ebola diagnostics around the country offer 24/7 consultative services for people who have uestions about how to handle suspect suspected and /* >> and the public is trying to what happened? and i we have to somehow provide level of confidence to the the difference is still part of the system. other help me if not members of the committee with the response for that? will. ebola untreated ebola 50-90% more talt of including a number of factors including the age of the person. to -- we have d treatingxperience with our developedtern and the outcomes are did he pen tkabt on a number do actors and a lot have to with preexisting illness with the patient and how quickly on of symptoms the patient received therapy and so it

on ebola. a gooo manager. chief of staff to the president. we will talk to the former ceo of office depot. here is what congressmannkevin brady said earlier this hour. he is not convinced. >> recycling jack ma teens throughout the administration. i am hopeful that they will pull it back together. @e need a very smart all and strategy. stuart: we also have an update on nina pham. doctors say she is in stable condition. you are looking at a picture, or you will be shortly, of the carnival magic cruise ship. it is being held off the shore of bullies. she wanted a voluntary quarantines. no effect on the share price of carnival. nurse number two, amber benson. frontier airlines trying to contact 800 passengers that flew oo the same plane she did after she got off. on the issue of nurses and protocol, here is a question, do they have a right to reffse to treat ebola victims? i know that you are a consultant and you are a consultant to the nursing professor. can we stay off ebola cases? when they ask

ebola is not like the flu. ebola is not transmitted through the air. ebola is not transmitted through the food that we eat in this country and it's not transmitted through the water that we drink in this country. the only way an individual can get ebola is by coming into close contact with the bodily fluids of an individual that's already exhibiting symptoms of ebola. that's why in this case tragically we've seen two health care workers that were obviously in very close contact with the index ebola patient contract this virus. how exactly that transmission occurred is something that remains under investigation, but the risk to which they were exposed was elevated by the fact that they were in close contact with this patient trying to meet that person's medical needs. okay. >> to follow up. the president used the word epidemic. yesterday you used the word outbreak. that's something exceedingly chances are low. isn't what we have in dallas now outbreak, multiple transmissions? >> well, i think there's a medical professional who could give you a specific

ebola patient. following breaking news as we await the transfer of dallas nurse nina pham to the national institute of health to be treated for ebola. news chopper 7 is flying over and i, and also a live picture outside of the frederick unison bowl airport -- the frederick municipal airport. >> the cdc is investigating whether the second nurse, amber vincent, had symptoms as far back as saturday, one day after she flew from dallas to cleveland. passengers on that flight are now being contacted. on capitol hill, health officials have defended the response of the arrival of ebola in the u.s. president obama says the pentagon can call up the national guard if needed to assist in the ebola outbreak. that came after he spoke with world leaders about ways to contain the outbreak that has n west nearly 4500 i africa. d.c. leader say that hospitals and responders are ready should a case of ebola be diagnosed here. comes as we talk to those who are close to the disease that has generated so much fear around

fearing an ebola epidemic in the u.s. airport security procedures to stop bringing the virus into the country as texas reels from the death of one ebola patient and the hospitalization of another potential case. >>> isis gaining ground in syria. on the brink of taking over a key syrian city. u.s. air strikes unable to stop the terrorists. we are live. >>> breaking news overnight. angry crowds creating a chaos in streets of st. louis protesting another deadly police shooting. we have that ahead. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is thursday, october 9th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. tighter screening for airports in the u.s. officials want to prevent another person from getting into the united states with ebola. president obama is calling it another layer of protection on top of the measures at airports. the screening is expected to apply to 150 travelers a day. they come from three west africa countries where ebola is spreading quickly. cnn's rene marsh has the latest from dulles airport. >>

now it's ebola. they can talk about how they think that their democratic opponents are siding with the president and not doing enough to address what is a public health crisis that has a lot of americans scarred. >> as we talk to you, we can see the assistant secretary of defense defending the administration's handling of this and discussing what they are doing to get the better hold of the ebola crisis. even as we send american troops to help on the frontlines. ten days to go right now. the challenge is on who on which party to get out ahead of this. there's not a lot of time left. and ebola, obviously, puts the democrats, to some degree, on the offensive. we reached the point in the president's administration where he -- there's more skepticism. when things happen that may not be his fault directly. he's starting to bear responsibility for them. i think that has a negative impact on democratic candidates because if you don't like what the president is doing this isn't an option to vote against him.

he must have come in contact with someone who had ebola or who died from ebola sometime in the last week or so. >> here's another really good question. if ebola isn't spread through the air, why are doctors dressed like astronauts when they encounter patients? >> the full protective suits is for a particular reason. these suits are designed to cover your skin. here's what we know. ebola even a small amount of it in somebody's body fluid if it gets on your skin or gets in your eyes or in your mouth, nose, anything, it can cause an infection. when you are dealing with patients, people who are sick with ebola, you have to cover all of your skin. that's the real goal. you see me doing that. i was doing that when i was in west africa with the doctors without borders ebola camp. >> here's another good question. what about infected bodily fluids that went into the dallas waste treatment system. people wants to know if that stuff went through the toilet and into the system. >> right. a couple things. first of all, the bottom line is that's not a risk to the general public. keep in mind a couple

is that true of the ebola? or would that not indicate that something is going on. >> at this point we don't have a test that would identify it the test is for the virus itself. that's another reason that we are confident that it doesn't spread. is there any research being done as to a possible test earlier test for this? >> there's a lot of research being done to try to understand and diagnose and treat and prevent better. >> good. i am a media person by wac ground, so i am very sensitive to how the media treats situations like this. and concernly the media can be a very important part of providing public information about a potential threat to public safety as this is. and i am curious, because we see every day, abouten the spread of ebola, and outbreaks and while yes it has spread from one with person to two healthcare workers i know the public may hear that differently, and perceive there to be a much broader and widespread incident of ebola in the country. that woman with in the airport that looks like she

aspects of this ebola story. let's begin with a new concern about a flight taken by amber vinson, the second nurse to contract the virus at that dallas hospital. the cdc says she may have had ebola symptoms as early as last friday. that's when she flew initially from dallas to cleveland. and federal health officials now say they will contact passengers from that frontier airlines flight, as well. they've already reached out to passengers from vinson's return flight from cleveland back to dallas on monday. she was hospitalized just hours after arriving back in dallas. let's go to cnn's ed lavandera. ed, tell us what you're hearing. >> wolf, this development just coming in to us now, as a quote from a cdc doctor telling the cleveland plain dealer that "we have started to look at the possibility that she had symptoms, amber vinson, going back to as far as saturday." obviously, this would be of great concern now, not only for the people that took the flight with her on monday, that was frontier airlines flight 1143,

and that's this anti-ebola mission. i'm all for countering ebola. i'm all for helping out. but where are the swedes, aus austrians, they can put up tents -- >> colonel, let me read this letter congressman ellison, lee and vass, consider building for the president to the ebola epidemic by allowing military medical and tech personnel to provide direct care to and to come into contact with patients in west africa. that sounds like they're putting them at risk of a death sentence considering 70% of the people that get the disease die. >> well, i would have to ask, first of all, how many of those members of congress have signed that letter actually served in the military or have relatives in our military right now. but this doesn't -- just doesn't look like it's been thought through properly. again, this is a very serious issue. but when the president is giving more priority to rushing our troops -- including the national guard for sakes to west africa and will not take quarantine measures -- the only thing that has any hope of working in a disease like this -- help close our bo

is it ebola waste as contagious as a patient with ebola? >> ebola waste, waste from ebola patients, and be readily decontaminated. the virus itself is not particularly hardy. is killed by bleach, by a variety of chemicals. ebola waste more dangerous than other medical waste? >> the severity of the infection is higher, so you want to be certain when you're getting rid of it -- >> is the cdc assessing the capabilities of hospitals to manage the waste of ebola patients, and does the cdc allow off-site disposal of ebola medical waste? >> my understanding is the latter question, yes, we work closely with the department of transportation as well as the commercial waste management companies to ensure that capability. inso we have an added danger having to truck this waste and move it to facilities. are the employees at the processing centers been trained and how to dispose of ebola waste? >> we have detailed guidelines for the disposal of medical waste from the care of ebola patients. >> all right. you and i talked about my troops from fort campbe

no sign of ebola. many see his work and efforts in hard hit west africa were nearly 10,000 have the disease as heroic. sarah cowen offered thanks to dr. craig spencer and all the other health care workers would put themselves at risk. sad for another hero doctor suffering with ebola. 24 doctors without borders staffers have contracted ebola, 13 have died. the organization says spencer followed its strict protocols and reported his symptoms promptly adding as long as the patient hasn't developed symptoms, the risk of contagious is close to zero. >> in a worldwide health crisis that affected harlem. >> it's come home and some like this man want a zero tolerance policy. dr. spencer, he wrote, i hope your medical license is revoked and you're prosecuted. >> very critical comments there. these -- some of those tweets don't correspondent with the work he's doing. to call himselfish and self-centered when he went for a month to guinea to volunteer doesn't correspondent. >> some are saying he was irresponsible