First person diagnosed with ebola in the United States. People are wondering how this could happen and theyre wondering why he wasnt admitted the first time he showed up in the emergency room. He told a nurse he had just come from west africa. Reporter healths officials in dallas are working to identify every person whos been in contact with the infected man, now identified as Thomas Eric Duncan. He had multiple interactions over more than a week. Theyre monitoring more than a dozen people for symptoms, including five schoolage children from four schools. But so far, none has been confirmed to be infected. Every step, every contact where he might have had direct niz cal contact with somebody, and for each one of those contacts, we will monitor them for 21 days after exposure. The patient flew from liberia on september 19th and landed in dallas. Four days later he developed symptoms. Went to the dallas emergency room on the 26th. But he was sent home with antibiotics. On sunday the 28th
Why he chose albania as his first stop. And welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im natalie allen. A week after isis fighters threatened to kill alan hen any, people are pleading for his life. He was part of a volunteer Group Delivering relief supplies when he was abducted. The father of two was on his fourth trip to syria. In a message to isis his wife said, and we quote, alan is a peaceful, selfless man who left his family and his job as a taxi driver in the u. K. To drive in a convoy all the way to syria with his muslim colleagues, friends, to help those most in need. When he was taken, he was driving an ambulance full of food and water to be handed out to anyone in need. His purpose for being there was no more and no less. This was an act of sheer compassion. She goes on to say, i cannot see how it could assist any states cause to allow the world to see a man like alan die. I have been trying to communicate with the Islamic State and the People Holding
Should embrace the gay community. Im john berman. Christine romans is off today. It is tuesday, october 14th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. There is clear concern among cdc officials this morning. The fear is there could be more cases of ebola transmission like the dallas nurse who became infected. Others who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan could become infected the same way. That nurse has now been identified as nina pham. Cdc director Thomas Frieden says pham is stable. She has received a blood transfusion from dr. Kent brantly. Now doctors are racing to see how pham became infected. Cnns Victor Blackwell is in dallas with more. Reporter good morning. We learned that nina pham received her certification in Critical Care nursing two months before treating Thomas Eric Duncan at the hospital. A person who knows the family well through the church says pham likely was doing more than she was supposed to have done in treating this patient. That is what the person told the local newspaper and cdc de
Land grab. Were live. The Supreme Court makes an unexpected decision by choosing not to weigh in on samesex marriage cases. This could clear the path for couples to marry across the nation. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Great to have you back this morning. Thank you. A ray of hope this morning for the first person diagnosed with ebola in the United States. While in spain, a nurse who treated an ebola victim and in the room with that patient just twice has tested positive for ebola. She is listed in stable condition. Back here in the u. S. , officials are struggling to contain the virus and public fear over its spread and the fallout from a response that was uneven to put it nicely. Thomas eric duncan is treated in a state hospital, governor perry is calling for the federal government to call for screening and containment. Duncan is now getting experimental treatment that doctors hope may save his life. Cnn medical correspondent Elizabeth Coh
Today. You are looking at pistorius when the sentence was read. There was so much drama and emotion, he was stoic as the sentence was read. Five years in prison. Joining us live from the courthouse in pretoria, cnns diana magnay. Diana, Oscar Pistorius now in a holding cell. Reporter thats right. Maybe not yet. The pictures we have, this car has Reeva Steenkamps parents. They just got in as you can see. Huge attention from the media. I dont know whether they ga gave any comment. I dont think they did to see if this was a satisfactory sentence. Five years in prison for Oscar Pistorius. It is certainly not the ten years that the prosecutor was asking for, but nor is it three years correctional supervision that the defense team were asking for. A sentence that many people felt was far too light. There was such powerful things said by the judge in that sentencing. She said we must be sure that society does not feel there is one set of rules for the poor and vulnerable in society and anothe