the worst ebola outbreak in history. the c.d.c. and our public health care system are in the middle of a firestorm. job one is to put that out completely, examine and we will not stop until we do. we must be clear-eyed and singular in purpose to ensure that not one additional case is contracted in the united states. we as congress stand ready to serve as a strong and solid partner in solving this crisis. there is no greater responsibility for the u.s. government than to protect and defend the u.s. people. the stakes could not be higher. the number of ebola cases in africa is doubling in about every three weeks. with no vaccine or cure, we are facing down a disease for which there is no room for error. we cannot afford to look back at this point in history and say, we should have done more. errors in judgment have been made to be sure, and it is our immediate response on this day to learn from those errors, correct them rapidly, and move forward as one team, one fight. let us candidly review where we stand. when the latest outbreak in west africa confirmed, we thought it would be qui

ebola. we have also provided the august 27th dallas county health department algorithm and screening questionnaire. at 10:30 p.m. on september 25th, mr. duncan presented to texas health presbyterian dallas emergency department with a fever of 100.1. abdominal pain, dizziness, nausea and headache. systems that could be associated with many other illnesses. he was examined and underwent numerous tests over a period of four hours. during his time in the e.d. his temperature spiked to 103 degrees fahrenheit but dropped to 101.2. he was discharged early on the morning of september 26th and we have provided a timeline on the notable events of mr. duncan's initial emergency department visit. on september 28th, mr. duncan was transported to the hospital by ambulance. once he arrived at the hospital he met several of the criteria of the ebola algorithm. at that time -- >> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we will monitor this hearing and get back to it. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, 7:00 p.m. in brussels. 2:00 a.m. friday in tokyo. wherever you're watching from around the world, thank

to discuss the ebola epidemic and our response to protect americans. my name is dr. tom frieden. i am trained as a physician. i'm trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases. i completed the c.d.c. epidemic intelligence training, and i've worked in the control of diseases -- communicable diseases and others since 1990. ebola spreads only by direct contact with a patient who is sick with the disease or has died from it, or with their body fluids. ebola is not new, although it is new to the u.s. we know how to control ebola. even in this period, even in largos, nigeria, we have been able to contain the outbreak. we do that by tried and true measures of finding the patients promptly, isolating them effectively, identifying their contacts, ensuring that if any contact becomes ill, they are rapidly identified, isolated, and their contacts are identified. but there are no shortcuts in the control of ebola. and it is not easy to control it. to protect the united states, we have to stop it at the source. there is a lot of fear of ebola. i will tell you, as the director of c.d.c.,

special edition of "the willis report." over the next hour, we're taking an in-depth look at ebola and how you and your family can stay safe. get you caught up on the latest headlines first. the caribbean cruise ship carrying a dallas health care worker is headed back to texas after being turned away in mexico. the passenger has not shown symptoms for 19 days and voluntarily self-quarantined on the ship. no way to know when the second texas nurse truly began illness. after word from the cdc that she felt funny during weekend in ohio. they can't rule out possibility she's been contagious since early last friday. >>> and trusted white house adviser in charge of u.s.' 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 ren

swirling about exactly when she first had symptoms of ebola. the latest on both nurses. also, authorities learned a passenger onboard a carnival cruise ship may have handled lab specimens from thomas eric duncan. plus, proof positive that ebola has gone viral. this is the halloween costume of the year. also tonight, your question on ebola. your team has the answer for you. the health clinic center in bethesda, maryland, ryan todd, we were live last night when nina pham was transported to nih where you are. what's her current condition? >> she's under 24/7 care at a high containment unit. she's being tended to by a highly trained staff of doctors and nurses working in two 12-hour shifts. and each minute someone is with nina pham. the doctors tending to her, there will always be an infectious disease specialist with her and a critical care doctor with her. but also on each shift, five nurses will always be there. two of them will always be in the room with her at the same time. one expert says as far as is treatment she's going to be getting, the nih is not telling us a specifi

in a few minutes, they'll be grilled how ebola spread in the u.s. and how we're going to contain it. >> it appears our hospitals were not ready, workers were not trained adequately. >> we have a fragmented public health system. i think there's legitimate questions about how the cdc is hap handling this. >> who is in charge? the alphabet soup of washington, searching for a way to coordinate its response. meanwhile, sprawling allegations raised by one of the nurses who works in the hospital in dallas. >> i just flat out asked several infectious disease nurses. i asked the cdc, why? why wear two pairs of gloves, three pairs of booties, a plastic suit covering my entire body, and leave my neck hanging out this much? ♪ >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell. the government's response, the lack of preparation in hospitals, the impact on public transportation, all big questions for top policymakers from the president on down, and top officials will be testifying today. we have the story covered from all of the angles with our nbc team. gabe is joining me from the hospital in atlanta, and john

. >>> we're also following more developments in the nation's fight against ebola. nina pham, one of the two nurses infected with ebola at a dallas hospital is waking up in maryland this morning. overnight, she arrived at the national institutes of health where she will be treated by a team of finfectious disease experts and for the first time we're getting a look at her recovery. it's positive. listen to this exchange with her doctor recorded on video. >> you even see her smile in that video. there are concerns, however, that the second sick nurse, amber vinson could have developed symptoms earlier than originally thought so this means she could have exposed hundreds of other people aboard her flight to ohio. the first flight she took on and then, of course, those who boarded later flights on the same airplane. just minutes ago, we learned that a u.s. marine on her flight to dallas has now placed himself in voluntary quarantine and carnival cruiselines confirms one of its passengers is under watch in isolation, she is the health care worker who may have handled lab specimens at that hos

of u.s. efforts to fight the spread of ebola in america. cdc director tom frieden, this as his agency's efforts have come under fire as we now have two american health care workers infected with the deadly virus. and the grow we fear that will have more ebola cases on american soil. despite dr. frieden's assurances that his people are on top of all this. this is "outnumbered." american soil.mbered." tom is here and when he is outnumbered on many thoughts on what is happening it ebola. >> i am with shepherd smith. his video is going viral telling everyone not to worry, it maybe overplayed and too much panic. i am with him. >> so many questions for america's top health official as we await the start of the hearing. this is how we are learning ho two nurses possibly dbgot infected with the disease. and they are saying two days after the liberian man came to the hospital worked with procedures that changed on the fly and the cdc admitting vincent was allowed to fly across the united states after telling them she had a light fever possibly exposing dozens to the dangers. angela do y

how person after person could have made so many mistakes about ebola, stay tuned because any second now, the people who were supposed to make sure that nobody caught ebola in america, that ebola would never become an american crisis, they're going to try to explain themselves under toth a panel of pretty unhappy lawmakers on capitol hill. seats are empty now, but they're filling up fast. this hearing of the house energy and commerce committee on oversight might make you angry, but it also might scare you some way because either way you're going to see it live, just as soon as that gavel comes down and they call that thing to order. in the meantime breaking news out of yet again dallas. the nurse named nina pham infected while treating the latest ebola victim who died thomas duncan she is being transferred to the national institutes of health in maryland. that's one of four medical centers certified for biocontainment, another is emory hospital in atlanta and yes, that's familiar because it's where the nation's newest ebola patient the dallas nurse named amber vinson, was flown just

♪ >>> welcome back to our special coverage of an ebola response hearing happening right now in capitol hill. i want to go erika pitzi right now, live outside bellevue hospital here in new york city. that is where the late esz american patient to be diagnosed is in isolation. erica, i understand we may get an update this morning from the mayor of new york city? >> yeah, that's right. the mayor is supposed to hold a press conference coming up at 11:00 am, and that's when we're supposed to get hopefully more details, and i would expect that we're also going to hear from the mayor, again, trying to calm the public. we know dr. spencer, the day before he reported that fever, the symptom that he had potentially contracted ebola. he had been out and about in the city. riding the subways, taking an uber cab home. so obviously there is going to be a lot of folks and we're hearing from people saying do i need to be concerned. we heard from the governor this morning who said, no, everybody calm down, you do not need to be concerned about riding the subways. the governor said he was going

maryland may have ebola. meanwhile, nurse casei hickox, who was forced into quarantine in new jersey after returning from west africa, is on her way home tonight after she tested negative for ebola. so what should we be doing to stop the spread of this deadly disease? tonight six states are required to monitor everybody coming to this country from the ebola zone. in new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, maryland, virginia, and georgia officials must check on travelers every day for 21 days, asking them about their temperatures and any other ebola symptoms. meanwhile, new york, new jersey, and illinois say anyone who had direct contact with ebola patients in west africa will be quarantined for 21 days. but is that enough? and in the wake of new york's first ebola diagnosis, what about the city's marathon, just days away? should runners and spectators be concerned? and what about american troops fighting 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

, what an honor to be here! in austin, texas! only open carry ebola state in the union. we are thrilled to be here in austin. we have a nice week planned. the mid-term elections, wendy davis is here. [ cheering and applause ] really the big story in the country continues its perverse obsession with a virus that none of us who has not had direct contact with an ebola patient has gotten. our coverage starts with samantha bee where it all started in dallas, texas. [ cheering and applause ] i got to ask you, currently there's no active ebola cases, how did dallas finally get on top of things? >> well, jon, dallas officials tried every texas solution they could think of. they shot at ebola. they gave it the death penalty. they prayed for the virus. in a way that the virus found patronizing, felt bad. all they needed to do was just get their [bleep] together. >> jon: right now as far as you've heard dallas is okay. >> well, relatively okay. because, well, there's no more ebola dallas is still a wasteland of big hair and stupid belt buckles, am i right? >> of course right now new york city is

health care workers who may have been exposed to the ebola virus. what drastic actions are texas officials asking of dozens of hospital staff members. >>> ebola czar, the white house bows to pressure and has a pointman. is it too little too late? >>> discharged. the son of vice president joe biden kicked out of the u.s. navy reserve after failing a drug test. what do the results show in his system? >>> new focus, a twist in the search for a missing college student. will this new direction finally solve the mystery of what happened to hannah graham. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news. new restrictions for health care workers who treated thomas eric duncan, the liberian man with the first case of ebola diagnosed here in the united states. state officials are asking dozens of staff at texas health presbyterian hospital to sign an agreement stating they'll avoid commercial travel and public gatherings for 21 days, that's the maximum incubation period of the ebola virus. and a top dallas health official who was at duncan's bedside is no

atlanta. questions are swirling abut when she had symptoms of ebola. we are going to have the latest on both nurses. also, cruise ship quarantine. a live report from the carnival "magic" heading back to texas after authorities learned a passenger on board is a health care worker who may have handled lab specimens from ebola victim. proof that ebola has gone viral. this is the halloween costume of the year. also your questions on ebola. our expert team has the the answers for you. we are going to get right to it. cnn's brian todd at national ins tul institutes of health clinic. where nina pham is being treated. brian todd to you first. we were live last night as nina pham was transported to nih. where you are. what is her condition? what care will she be receiving? >> don, she is under 24/7 care in a unit at the special clinical studies unit here at nih. she is being tended to by highly trained staff of doctors and nurses. they're working in two 12-hour shifts, don. each men oinute some one is wit nina pham. always a disease specialist with her and critical care doctor. on each shift.

report," fair, balanced and unafraid. >>> this is a fox news alert. an ebola scare in washington, d.c. today a scare near the pentagon. a bus packed with people quarantined when the woman got sick and falsely claimed she had been to africa. also today, president obama pointing an aebola caesar to point the nation to giant medical crisis. not a doctor, no medical background, a lawyer and lobbyist and democratic political operative. is this the best person for the job? the best president obama can do? the white house already under fire for handling of ebola response. has the administration's ebola response been botched right from the beginning all the way back in march the world health organization reported ebola outbreak and then in august the world health organization declaring the epidemic to be public health emergency of international concern. what did the obama administration do many say nothing or at best the white house is very slow to do anything. tonight we have live team coverage with all the ebola developments. galveston, texas, awaiting cruise ship, carrying quarantine

the west african outbreak zone or treated patients with ebola to be more specific. illinois has imlar rusimilar ru now florida is calling for twice a day monitoring. >>> morgan zichl on will still remain under quarantine. dr. craig spencer who returned from africa last week is entering a more serious phase his illness and his condition is worse. alexandra field is outside of bellevue hospital where spencer is in isolation. why are state officials so concerned? >> well, allison, what is interesting is we're hearing from the governors from new york and new jersey specifically who said they need to really take every precaution possible to protect the public health interests. but some people are concerned that this is something of a mixed message. you have dr. craig spencer being treated here at bellevue and health officials and state and local officials coming out and saying that there really wasn't a risk to the general public despite the fact he had been in new york city, he visited restaurants and bowling alley and rode the subway. officials were telling people to calm fears. it

ebola cases in the u.s. according to the statement, the team will consist of 20 care infectiousned in disease specialties and protocols. the team will begin training in the next week or so. the house energy and commerce committee look at the u.s. response to ebola. it included the director of the dr. anthony lg. they testified about treatment available to ebola patients in the u.s. and the cps health-care workers and overall public. they took several questions on whether a travel ban should be imposed in countries in west africa. this is just under three hours. >> good afternoon. i convene the committee on senate oversight. we will need to make sure when the witnesses speak, we are clear in the center section. today the world is fighting the worst ebola outbreak in history. the c.d.c. and our public health care system are in the middle of a firestorm. job one is to put that out completely, examine and we will not stop until we do. we must be clear-eyed and singular in purpose to ensure that not one additional case is contracted in the united states. we as congress stand ready to serve

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, and i think we have provided copies for the members. the two core activities in dallas are to ensure that there is effective infection control and to trace contacts. here you see a time line in exactly what has happened in the indication of contacts. we have followed each of the contacts. when any become will, 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 that there's effective infection control there, and i can go through the details of that. in sum, cdc works 24/7 to protect americans. there are

you. >>> breaking tonight with ebola scares popping up across the country and concern growing over the risk of a deadly outbreak. the white house is addressing the crisis by putting a political operative in charge of life and death decision-making. welcome to a "kelly file" special, ebola in america hosted by an anchor who's suffering just a cold. what started as a distant health threat in west africa has, in a matter of days, become the newest crisis to lead the administration reeling and americans wondering about the people who are supposed to be keeping us safe. it was only a few weeks ago president obama promised when it comes to ebola we have little to worry about here. >> the chances of an ebola outbreak here in the united states are extremely low. >> but one infected patient did manage to fly to the united states, clearing checks at two airports and finally winding up at a texas hospital where more than 70 health care workers came in contact with him before he died. not to worry, we were told. >> the cdc's familiar with dealing with infectious diseases and viruses like this.

conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. e-house hearing on the u.s. response to the ebola outbreak. the defense department briefing on efforts just thought you'd be lot -- ebola. -- efforts to stop ebola. on the next washington journal the bipartisan policy center discusses ebola screening procedures at airports. a look at efforts to fight isis. plus your calls, facebook comments, and tweets. like every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> c-span 2015 student can competition is underway. award 155tition will prizes. create a documentary on the topic the three branches and you. videos need to include c-span programming, and must be submitted by january 20, 2015. grab a camera, get started today. >> next, a house energy and commerce hearing on the u.s. response to the ebola outbreak. members heard testimony from cdc director tom frieden and national institute of allergy and infectious diseases director, anthony fouchi. this is about three hours. >> good afternoon. i convene this hearing of the subcommittee of oversight investigation. afternoon. i convene the committee on se

prevention health advisory about ebola virus disease. and began sharing it with other texas health personnel. the health care advisory encouraged all health care providers in the u.s. to consider e.b.d. and the diagnosis of febral illance on the other fevers and persons who had recently traveled to infected countries. the c.d.c. advisory was also sent to all directors of our emergency departments and signage was posted in the e.d.'s. on august 1, texas health leaders, including all regional and hospital leaders and the e.d. leaders across our system received an email directing that all hospitals have a hospital emergency policy in place to address how to care for patients with ebola-like symptoms. systems. the e-mail also drew attention to the fact that our electronic health record documentation in emergency departments included a question about travel has treat to be completed on every patient . attachments to the e-mail included a draft emergency policy that specifically d, a poster, and a cdc advisory from 7/28. of u.s.st 1 guidelines patients suspected to have the disease was t

and commerce committee examining the u.s. response to the ebola outbreak. later, another chance to debate iowa senate between democratic congressman bruce braley and republican candidate joni ernst. >> c-span's 2015 student cam competition is under way. this nationwide competition for middle and high school students will award 150 prizes totaling $100,000. create a five-minute to documentary on the topic, the three branches and you. varyingeed to show points of view and must be submitted by january 20, 2015. to studentcam.org for more information. startedamera and get today! >> on the next washington policy, the bipartisan center discusses new ebola screening procedures at airports. u.s. andok at international efforts to fight isis, with retired lieutenant colonel john nogle. calls, facebook comments and tweets, all on washington journal, live every eastern on7:00 a.m. c-span. >> here are just a few of the comments we recently received from our viewers. in reference to this ebola thing. i'm watching it, some u.n. thing going on. resort inmultimillion cuba. guantanamo. called the te

of ebola in america. our conversation with the woman who thomas duncan patient zero was staying with when he first fell ill. she and mr. duncan have a child together. when we spoke earlier today we agreed to use her first name, louise. some of what she told us was frankly confounding. a few of the news worthy details of the conversation were released. we are going to hear all the details in a moment. particularly the fact that the sheets that thomas duncan used, slept in, sweated on, was sick in, the, in the bed that they shared together, those sheets are still on the bed even though this woman louise is in quaur ante. the soiled towels she has in the apartment. she was told to put them in a plastic bag. she did. they're still there. we checked with her. they have not been collected. she is waiting for them to be picked up. she has no idea what to do with these sheets. that the first ebola patient in the united states slept in and used. we are going to have first, a bit more background on louise. the one who accompanied mr. duncan to the hospital last thursday night. and took hi

newsmakers. now, a discussion on the u.s. ebola epidemic, both at home and abroad. from today's "washington is about an hour. >> we're joined now by dr. gavin macgregor-skinner. infectious disease expert with the elizabeth r. griffin foundation. doctor, i also just want to note some of your other history, because i think it's very interesting. you recently returned from nigeria, where you were treating withnts on the ground ebola. previously you had worked in preventing and controlling pandemic influenza outbreaks. you also worked in helping 2004nt disease after the tsunami. you have an extensive background here in dealing with these outbreaks. so i'd like to get your thoughts, off the bat, about latest headlines we've heard out of the ebola .utbreak the glass officials have narrowed down to ten the list of who might be infected with ebola. we see the death toll worldwide is now over 3300. epidemic ining this the right way? >> that's a really good question. u.s. healthin the care system wonderful trained andth care staff, both paid voluntary. not just including doctors and the a

code. author of several other books and articles on emerging contagions, an expert on ebola, right, doc? >> let's hope so. >> we are going to find out. we begin today with the growing concern about the spread of ebola, following the first confirmed case to be diagnosed here on u.s. soil, the patient, thomas eric duncan, arrived from liberia september 19th. a few days later, we are told he went to a dallas hospital, after falling ill, but was initially sent home with only a prescription for antibiotics. and today, we want to remind you, we want to hear from you. what questions do you have about the ebola outbreak? tweet us. we are going to try to answer questions with the doctors today. it is an important situation. we will start with dr. samadi and the fact that they -- how did they get it wrong, sent mr. duncan home with a prescription with antibiotics and that's it. >> so let's review and summarize everything that happened to this particular patient. i think if we can take it as a case study, there's so much we can learn. in a way, it is not good this happened, but it is a wake u

. there is controversy over who is in charge of the control of the ebola outbreak. joining us from the cdc headquarters in atlanta is robert ray. what are we expecting from this press conference this morning? >> good afternoon, david. dr. thomas frieden is likely to come out and answer some of the questions you just brought up, and also probably go into detail about the new team that has landed in dallas will be investigating, what they're going to be sifting through. what they will consider the breach, the protocol breakdown and figure out how that occurred with the nurse and the potential for the fact that there may be other health workers that may come down with symptoms in the coming days. we're expecting to hear from him very shortly. as you say a lot of controversy--you know, one of the biggest questions that we keep hearing if this hospital wasn't prepared or up to par to treat someone with the ebola virus, why didn't they originally move there duncan to university of nebraska in omaha or even here to atlanta to emory university hospital, which is just a few blocks down the road

officials will provide an update on the first case of ebola diagnosed here in the u.s. hello, everyone, i am march sell nefl. welcome to america's news headquarters. >> and i am eric shawn. centers for disease control director damn friedman says thomas duncan in dallas is the only person in our country diagnosed with ebola. and he says no one that duncan came in contact with after arriving from liberia has shown any symptoms of ebola. responding to calls on the travel ban between our country and the african nations besieged with that outbreak. the outbreak killed more than 3,000 people. molly henneberg has an update. >> reporter: tom friedencontends a travel ban to countries with ebola outbreaks could make it worse for a couple reasons. first, it would create more fear and anxiety, and secondly, could prevent medical workers and equipment get to go places that need it to get this outbreak under control. as for the situation in the u.s., frieden expects more reports of possible cases, but believes the american health system can handle it. >> here in the u.s. i remain quite confident we

care for anyone with respect to ebola began to an absolute minimum. we recommend the procedures that are undertaken to support the care of that individual be committed to essential procedures will stop forth about we are looking at personal protective equipment, understanding there's about -- there's a balance and putting more on isn't always safer and may make it harder to provide effective care. recommending there be a full-time individual responsible only for the oversight, supervision, and water drink of effective control where anyone suspected of having a bullet is being cared for. the cdc has sent additional staff to texas to assist with this response and we will continue to work closely with them. in the investigation itself, we look at three different phases. what happens before someone goes in to an area where somebody is suspected of having ebola is being cared for. what happens in that space and what happens when they leave. the two areas where we will be looking particularly closely is the performance of kidney dialysis and respiratory intimation. both of those procedures

government on ebola. dr. robinson. a former vaccine developer in the industry. for the last ten years, a public working on pandemic preparedness and many other biothreats. it was created, the government agency responsible for supporting advance developments of medicalent countermeasures such as vaccines, therapeutic drugs, the entire nation. it exists to address the medical consequences of biothreats and emerging infectious diseases. we responded to emergency h1n1, pandemic in 2009, and avian influenza in year.last today we are immersed in responding to ebola, which is withtaneously a biothreat a material threat determination. infectiousging disease. as you have said, when it comes andbola as a biothreat emerging infectious disease, the best way to protect our country the currents epidemic in africa. we work with our federal to transition the federal countermeasures from early development and to advance towards ultimate fda approval. since 2006, we have built an advance development pipeline of more than 150 countermeasures threats and pandemic influenza. seven of these products

hospitals are not equipped to contain ebola in this country. now a second health care worker that treated thomas eric duncan at a dallas hospital has tested positive for the virus. she's been identified tonight as amber vinson. the cdc is warning that an additional 75 workers at the same hospital may have been infected. in addition, the u.n. official that is heading the mission for ebola emergency response is now warning that the world has 60 days to beat ebola or disaster loom. take a lock. >> ebola got a head start on us. it is far ahead of us. it is running faster than us, and it is winning the race. if we do not reach these targets within 0 days and the numbers spike, many more people will die. we either stop ebola now or face an entirely unprecedented situation for which we do not have a plan. the penalty for failure is inconceivable and unacceptable. >> here with the latest on the fight against ebola is fox' own jonathan standing by in atlanta. jonathan? >> reporter: sean, amber vinson, the second dallas health care worker who became will ebola, will be transported to emory

tested positive for ebola. >> more bad news on ebola. this time an infected american flew on a u.s. jet liner after she columbus blue jacketed the disease. we'll continue our reporting on this awful situation. >> if we isolate these countries. what's not going to happen is disease staying there. it's going to spread more all over africa and we will be at higher risk. >> once again the head of the cdc makes no sense at all in imposing a travel ban from west africa. we have a follow-up tonight. also ahead, glenn beck, dennis miller and our true sir rum reporters will all weigh in on ebola. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the ebola situation gets even worse. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. when president obama cancels a fundraising trip, you know things are serious. and that's what happened today. mr. obama meeting with his cabinet about the growing ebola chaos in the u.s.a. instead of traveling. late last night texas health authorities announced a second

departme department. we contacted ems and he was brought to bellevue hospital. the test for ebola was conducted and flood drawn here at belleview hospital and conducted at our public health lab. i think that i should turn over to dr. zucker to talk about the process of his transfer. really are confident that all of the protocols that we put so hard to put into place with of our public health system, with our emergency medical system, with our public health system have worked as well as we expected them to work. >> firstly, our wishes and prayers go out to this doctor and his family and friends for a speedy recovery. as you've heard the time line of what we've heard about this patient, i think it's important to mention that has bellevue has been preparing for this. and we as a state and a city have been preparing for this for a while. all of the processes involved in making sure that he has been monitored, taken care of here at the hospital, i'm mention that in a minute, but most importantly, getting into the hospital. the ems system brought him in with the proper protective gear. he w

>>> that plane bringing the ebola patient to our area is expected to land in frederick, maryland, late tonight. good afternoon, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. airport officials confirmed, they got a call from the company transporting nina pham. she was the first nurse who contracted ebola after caring for thomas duncan in dallas. >> in just a few hours, a plane will leave dallas and head to frederick where a ground crew is expected to transport pham by ambulance to nih in bethesda. >> we have team coverage now as the area prepares for the first confirmed ebola patient. chris gordon is outside nih, and we start with news4's shomari stone, live in frederick. shomari. >> r good evening. right now, nina pham is in stable condition, in good spirits. she is expected to arrive here at the relatively small airport sometime tonight. we're hearing around 11:00. now, keep in mind, she is the first nurse to become infected with the ebola virus in the nation. pham will fly in from dallas to the national institute of health in bethesda, maryland. she contracted ebola while

infectious disease specialist came in. they confirmed the first case of ebola in the united states in dallas. later that day cvc officials were notified and they arrived on our campus. >> doctor, one moment, please. i know we are going way over time and can you wrap up, the members want to ask you questions on these details. >> in conclusion, i would like to underscore, that we have taken all of the steps possible to maximize the safety and we'll continue to make charges. we are an agent of change by helping our peers benefit from the experience. tex tegs health resources has a long history of excellence and our mission and ministry will continue. thank you for the opportunity to testify and i will be glad to answer questions from the committee. >> thank you. we'll recognize with the five minutes of questions and keep a strict time on this as well. let me start off here with dr. freeden. the second nurse took a flight to cleveland after having a fever. and the cvc was called and said she could fly. my understanding is that she did contact cvc and we talked to her. >> were you part of that co

"the kelly file" special, ebola in america hosted by an anchor who's suffering just a cold. what started as a distant health threat in west africa has just in a matter of days become the newest crisis to lead the administration reeling and americans wondering about the people who are supposed to be keeping us safe. it was only a few weeks ago president obama promised when it comes to ebola we have little to worry about here. >> the chances of an ebola outbreak here in the united states are extremely low. >> but one infected patient did manage to fly to the united states, clearing checks at two airports and finally winding up at a texas hospital where more than 70 health care workers came in contact with him before he died. not to worry, we were told. >> the cdc's familiar with dealing with infectious diseases and viruses like this. we know what has to be done. and we've got the medical infrastructure to do it. >> well, the cdc may have known what had to be done, but the nurses on the front lines say they did not. nurse nina pham was diagnosed within days of mr. duncan's death, an

breaking news. another patient in the united states being evaluated for ebola. this one is at the university of kansas hospital which announced less than an hour ago a nan in his 40s has been to the hospital for about 12 hours. he was a medic on a ship off the coast of africa involved in treating patients with various illnesses although it's not known if any of those patients actually had ebola. he was sick while on the ship with fever, diarrhea and vomiting and returned to the united states five days ago. the hospital says he's isolated, being rehydrated. again, we're not sure if he has ebola. but given the part of the world he was working in, that's a concern. tonight we're in dallas looking for answers to a troubling question after a nurse tested positive for ebola right at the hospital. more breaking news on her identity and the treatment. her name is nina pham. she's 26 and she treated thomas eric duncan while he was here at texas health presbyterian hospital. duncan died last week. we just confirmed that she received a blood transfusion from an ebola survivor, dr. kent brant

ebola patient will be flown to frederick maryland for transfers to the nih. i'm scott broom. coming up the anxious reaction. >>> i'm peggy fox where ebola screenings would begin. passengers are coming from three west african countries that are being screened. >>> and first tonight one of the nation's two confirmed ebola patients, headed for our neck of the woods. good evening, i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm lesli foster. the first dallas nurse who contracted ebola from the patient will head to nih in bethesda some time tonight. she's been undergoing treatment at the hospital that she works, where she works i should say. but today they say it's the right decision and the best interest of dallas hospital staff. bruce leshan is standing by here in bethesda. but first we'll get things started with scott broom at the municipal airport, where they are expected to arrive, right, scott? >> reporter: yeah, you are correct, derek. this is where she will be setting foot in maryland for the first time and to be moved up. her arrival is expected by the private air ambulance jet. some time between 9:00 t

ebola in the tracks, right? >>> plus -- >> we've been taking precautions get on the plane to the united states. >> how is that, working out? now that ebola is here, is it time to ban to and from the country? and then, oops, he did it again. president only playing the blame game. first the economy and now the isis crisis. americans are noticing. "cashin" starts now. wq&come, everybody. you just heard the direct for of the cdc say that they are stopping ebola in its tracks. first of all, do you trust that? i'm not buying what they are selling, michelle, are you? >> i am not. you can tell that we are not prepared. look at what happened in texas. and to be honest, unfortunately, many of our hospitals are not good and containint pathogens. 75,000 americans die a year from an infection they get from the hospital. this person ent into the hospital, had all of the symptoms of ebola, he said he was from liberia. he might as well had a stamp on his head that said, i have ebola and they sent him home. >> the family actually called and said, wait a minute, why are you sending our family memb

west africa's ebola crisis. as ban ki-moon calls for a huge and urgent international response, some of the world's richest countries stand accused of ignoring the ebola threat. >>> at least 29 dead, many still missing in nepal. snowstorms and avalanches cause the himalayan trekking disaster. >>> we've got a little light jazz, a sprinkle of politics from louisiana. we're asking how president obama's popularity will affect the midterm elections. >>> and also in the program, jamie's got all the business, including, jamie, a high-stress week in the world markets. >> it's volatility, really. a very volatile week. today the volatility has not stopped. but some investors might take a little bit of comfort in the fact that the european stock markets are shooting upwards rather than downwards. one company has been pulling up its boot straps and wading into these stormy financial waters. jimmy choo, the maker of shoes like these, sparkly, very expensive ones, did manage to sell $870 million worth of shares during its london flotation today. >>> a very warm welcome to "gmt." it's 12:00 noon he

crews are on the scene of that dallas apartment where ebola patient thomas duncan was staying. the one that as anderson cooper broke the news yesterday still contained dirty sheets and towels that duncan used before being hospitalized with ebola. a hazmat truck from the dallas fire department and a cleaning crew truck pulled up to the apartment a little more than an hour ago and we just learned they still don't have permits to dispose of the soiled sheets and towels from the apartment. state health officials say the items will be moved to a secure location in the meantime. cnn's martin savidge is live at the scene for us. martin, you're there. you see it all happen. do they know when the apartment will be finally cleaned up? >> reporter: we may be getting answers. we just had a brief through the fence kind of briefing from an official with the city of dallas that says what will happen in the next hour or so is the fire marshal from dallas county will show up here and once he's on site, they'll begin the process of removing those items that may have been tainted by the ebola patient

the white house is naming an ebola czar today. controversial move there. that will be ron klain, he served as chief of staff to vice president bidens and gore. we're keeping an eye on the white house briefing room now where we should be getting more details any minute. over at the state department, secretary of state john kerry said this morning that more help is needed. >> no one country, no individual group of nations is going to resolve this problem by themselves. this is going to take a collective global response, all hands on deck. >> nina pham, the first nurse at texas presbyterian hospital to contract ebola left dallas last night amidst cheers from supporters. just before pham taped this video message with hospital staff. >> she's now at the national institutes of health in bethesda, maryland, one of the top facilities for this kind of treatment in the country. dr. anthony fauci, one of the major officials at the nih is optimistic. >> she's in fair condition, which implies she does still have some symptoms. she is in good spirits, she's a highly intelligent, aware person. who

to give them a fact sheet about ebola, about the symptoms, and most important link, who to contact. >> will you be checking temperatures? >> we will not be taking temperatures. >> so there are 2000-3000 people a year entering the country without taking temperatures, contextfilling out a she. >> they're going to arrive at hundreds of different airports throughout the united states. >> i want to talk about travel restrictions. non-us military commercial flights are currently going into the affected countries? >> i don't have the exact numbers. >> does anyone on the panel know? from the united states or from anywhere? >> from the united states into those areas. >> there are no direct flights into the united states. >> or into west africa? >> there are direct flights into west africa? >> how many? does anybody on the panel know how many? back to the united states? >> there are no direct flights coming back to the united states from those affected areas. what about from europe? >> there are hundreds of flights coming from europe. >> and people from west africa throughhrough their -- the

facebook said ebola and lack after travel ban. >> glen says ebola. people will go underground to hibernate and avoid contact. the economy will falter. david: gerri willis takes us from here to the will is report. >> hi, everybody, i'm gerri willis. a big news stay today. moments from now we're expecting to hear from president obama. he is holding a cabinet meeting on the government response to the ebola crisis. we'll bring you that. as soon as the president makes his comments we'll have them also ebola taking a toll on your 401(k). one word seems to be in all the headlines, ebola. let's get you caught up. the second dallas nurse infected with ebola is on the way to emery hospital in atlanta and won't be treated at the hospital in texas where she was infected, after word she had taken a flight to cleveland one day before being admitted to isolation. we will have more on that controversy. scathing accusations by nurses union that the ebola patient who died was left in the emergency room for hours. the two nurses that are now infected worked out proper gear for two days. is it time

she spent the week end in isolation despite testing negative for ebola twice after returning home from west africa where she was helping fight the deadly disease. alexandra field joins us from newark outside of the hospital. hickox will leave soon so this doesn't mean her quarantine is lifted, it means she'll be transported by private ambulance to maine, correct. >> she to be hold by hospital officials she would be kept here for the quarantine period but she consulted attorneys, they were pushing for her release and now the energy department of health is saying she will be released from the hospital. however, while she is in the state of new jersey, if quarantine order remains in place, that's why she's being taken privately back to maine. this also means maine has to deal with the issue of ebola and what their policies and procedures would be. this nurse has tested negative twice. they say she's been symptom free since she was tested saturday morning but it will be up to officials in her home state of maine to determine what their policy is. whether or not they will enforce any k

>>> right now at 11:00 a.m., ebola in new york city. we are learning new information this morning about dr. craig spencer, who has tested positive for the ebola virus after returning from west africa. new york's mayor is about to give us an update on his condition and the fears surrounding ebola up in the big apple. >>> more breaking ebola news to tell you about. one of the nurses who contracted the virus after treating an ebola patient in texas has been declared virus free. nina pham, she has been declared ebola free. that's nina pham. >>> good morning. dr. craig spencer is in isolation and being treated in new york city right now. the doctor was working with ebola patients in guinea. he left there ten days ago and returned to the u.s. jesse gary live. is there an update on spencer's condition? >> reporter: the city health commissioner says craig spencer is in stable condition in isolation. he is able to watch tv or use a phone, but he has no contact with any people. he is in an air-tight room. she cautions, typically an ebola patient's condition will worsen before it gets better

institutes for infectious disease at nih will be my guest talking about the ebola crisis affecting the world. thank you for watching. "newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >> wolf, thank you so much. great to see all of you on this monday afternoon. less than a week after liberian ebola patient thomas eric duncan died inside that hospital, one of the nurses that treated him is infected with this deadly virus. this nurse works at texas health presbyterian. her case is the first known transmission in the u.s. hospital officials say she had a number of contacts with duncan and that she followed all of the proper protocols. the cdc, however, is not so certain. it believes there was some kind of breach although it cannot pinpoint that. that was the phraseology from that news conference yesterday. a source with direct knowledge of the case tells cnn that cdc detectives talked to the nurse several times and found inconsistencies about the kinds of protective gear she wore, how she put this gear on, how she removed it. let me share this with you. just this morning cdc director t

york and new jersey responding to backlash on their ebola policies with reports that the white house has urged them to reverse those policies just days after ordering mandatory quarantines. case in point, kaci hickox, the nurse who was held in quarantine after returning from west africa is now on her way home to maine. and she talked exclusively to us here at cnn about what she went through. >> the first thing i would say to governor christie is i wish he would be more careful about his statements relative to my medical question. i am not as he said quote-unquote obviously ill. i ham completely healthy and with no symptoms. if he knew anything about ebola he would know asymptomatic people are not infectious. i understand that people feel like they have a risk and i think we can have a conversation about what further measures might look like. but i think this is an extreme that is really unacceptable and i feel like my basic human rights have been violated. >> as for new jersey governor chris christie he said he was just looking out for the public. meanwhile family of a 5-year-o

>>we are taking this very seriously. >>: grantsearching for answers in the widening ebola crisis >>we're open to ideas >>whoosh >>: grant woundarriving passengers now being screened for ebola at five u=s airports. kron four asks if s=f=o could be next. >> where >>: grantwhat the city is doing to protect the public from rowdy giants fans. whoosh >>: granta trip to the maternity ward that almost ended very badly. >>whoosh >>: grant takes the new iipad for a test drive it's impressive >>: grantthis is a full hour of your choice for prime time news. >> pam:good evening, i'm pam moore. >> pam:with one ebola patient on travel ban to and from west africa. the bay area is ramping up preparations just in case. >> pam:health care workers. even 9-1-1 operators. have new marching orders. and s-f-o may be added to screening for ebola. >> pam:the patient who is the case of ebola. was moved to a federal quarantine >> pam: really well." we're hearing from her for from her hospital bed. >> pam:76- health workers at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas, where pham and another nurse - amber