Welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Thanks for joining us. We begin with some disheartening news in the fight to stop the ebola help demic. The World Health Organization says more than 4,000 people have now die friday the virus. The vast majority are in the west african nations of liberia, sierra leone and new guinea. New yorks swron f. Kennedy airport will become the first in the u. S. To use additional screening measures on passengers traveling from ebola areas. They will have their temperatures taken and be asked if they have been exposed to anyone with the illness. In brazil, Officials Say a 47yearold man has been tested for ebola, recently arriving from new guinea and had developed a fever. Officials expect results within 24 hours, but they say they doubt the man actually has the virus. Meanwhile, officials in spain are trying desperately to calm public fears. A nurse assistant in madrid is being treated for ebola, the first known person to contract the virus
Carolina. And welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im Natalie Allen. And we begin with that grim milestone in the battle against ebola. While there are isolated cases in the u. S. And europe, the disease continues to flourish in its epicenter in west africa, and there is no end in sight. The World Health Organization now counts more than 10,000 cases, most in liberia, sierra leone and guinea. And the w. Hvlgts o. Says nearly half of the cases have been fatal. Nearly 50 people are quarantined over ebola fears in mali. Most are in one town where a 2yearold girl died on friday. She was the countrys first confirmed case. Mauritania has closed its boarder with mali. They had already banned travel from its ebolainfected neighbors. Samantha power is traveling to the epicenter, guinea, sierra leone. And the army has taken over the u. S. Mission to fight ebola in liberia. It will build field hospitals and test laboratories. Well, in the u. S. There is heated debate
Dallas with ebola, nina pham, is now in maryland. She arrived overnight. She was taken by ambulance to the National Institute of health in bethesda. Now we are getting our first glimpse of pham. This video was taken in texas just before she left. Her doctor made a video and uploaded it to youtube. Pham asked him to. Thanks for being part of the volunteer program to be our first patient. This is a huge effort by all of you guys. Were really proud of you. All right. Come to maryland. Everybody. Party in maryland . Party in maryland. Okay. Im no doctor, but the best thing i can see there is a laugh from nina pham. She is sitting up. I hope that improves from here. Cnns brian todd is outside the hospital where pham is treated at this moment in maryland with more. Reporter nina pham, the 26yearold nurse who contracted the ebola virus from Thomas Eric Duncan has arrived here at the National Institute of health right behind me. Got here a short time ago and is being treated in building ten. T
New details this morning of the deadly shooting inside the Washington High School cafeteria. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is tuesday, october 28th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. We start with the controversy over the ebola quarantines and new guidelines from the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Should Health Care Workers and others returning from west africa subject to automatic quarantine. The cdc advises against it and advises different measures for Different Levels of risk. A person considered high risk needs daily monitoring and avoid public places. This would be someone who has come in direct contact with infected persons bodily fluids. An individual who is some risk, characterized as some risk, that person must be monitored and use common sense and restricted movement. This is someone who has had contact with an infected person, but wore protective gear. At low risk, someone should be monitored, but restricted. Someone with mi
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. Cnns rene marsh has the latest from dulles airport. Reporter the white house announcing today enhanced screening at u. S. Airports. It will begin at jfk in new york and expand to newark, chicago, washington dulles and atlanta airports. We know custom and Border Patrol will be on the front lines using laser thermometers similar to this one. It does not require the official to touch the passenger. They hold the thermometer to the passengers forehead and get a reading. The other layer is a cdc questionnaire with Detailed Health information. That will be handed to passengers the moment they get off the plane l