Deadly police shooting. What were learning this morning is ahead. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is thursday, october 9th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. Tighter screening is planned for u. S. Airports. Officials hope to stop another infected ebola person from entering the country. It is on top of the measures in place at major airports. The screening expected to apply to 150 travelers a day from three west african countries where ebola is spreading quickly. Cnns rene marsh has the latest from dulles airport. Reporter the white house announcing the screening at specific u. S. Airports. It will begin at jkk and newakn and dulles. We know that border officers will be on the front lines using laser thermometers. They simply hold up the thermometer to the forehead and get the reading of the temperature. The other layer to this is a cdc questionnaire with Detailed Health information. That is handed out to passengers the moments they get off the plane
Terror in the homeland. An american teen charged with trying to join isis. The details of his plans revealed. Also, intense new fighting gripping the streets of one city as isis continues to push for control of a key area. What is at stake in the major land grab . And the Supreme Court makes an unexpected decision by deciding not to weigh in on samesex marriage cases. That could clear the path for gay and lesbian couples to marry across the nation. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is tuesday, october 7th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. A ray of hope for the first person diagnosed with ebola in the United States. While in spain, a nurse who treated an ebola victim and was in the room with him just twice, has tested positive for ebola. She is now listed in stable condition. Officials in the United States are struggling to contain the virus and public fear over the spread and fallout from the response that was uneven to put it nicely. Thomas eric duncan is treated
And new information about the jetliner in the United States shot down over the ukraine. Tragic denails about just how much the passengers knew. Hello, everyone, im john berman. And im michaela pereira. Those stories are ahead of this hour. We want to smart first with new ebola fears here in the rise. A dallas deputy is hospitalized with possible, we repeat, possible symptoms of the virus. The sergeant has no rick of disease despite having entered the apartment of duncan who of course was the first diagnosed in the United States. And he also was the first patient to die in the United States. He died yesterday in a dallas hospital. Authorities say the sergeant does not have any direct contact with duncan. Starting tomorrow, people arriving in the u. S. With the three hardest areas hit with ebola they will be screened at the airports. Those screenings will take place first at new yorks jfk, next week, washington dulles, newark, ohare and atlanta. Jeh johnson gave us details on how the scr
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
Six seats to control the chamber . A lot of polls give them hope, but a half dozen races within the margin of error. There is a good chance that there will be runoffs that could last into january. So the man that wants to be the next Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell in kentucky. Polls show him ahead of Alison Lundergan grimes. Mcconnell attended one event and expressed confidence. Lundergan grimes barn stormed the state and compared her to David Fighting goliath. We have a unique opportunity here with the extraordinary partner of mine in the senate. To be an enormously influential position for the state, but for the country. We could have for the second time in our history the majority leader of the Senate Setting the agenda for america and taking us in a new direction. You know after 30 years of Mitch Mcconnell, we deserve better. This strong independent kentucky woman, i got kick left in me. One of the tightest races in kansas. Republican senator pat roberts and independent greg orman