Have a philosophical objection to a travel ban if that keeps the American People safe. The problem is in all the discussions ive had thus far with experts in the field, experts in Infectious Disease, is that a travel ban is less effective than the measures that we are currently instituting. Well, our doctor says the president is right, that a travel ban wont stop it. He is a doctor of internal medicine. What do you mean, it wont be effective . Travel ban . It might be effective in the near term just reducing a few cases that it might come into the country in the long run its going to destabilize the economies and make it harder for them to combat what theyre facing in west africa and that will make this epidemic continue to spiral out of control. Thats the concern here. Im looking at a lot of hoopla for three cases so far. Maybe one or two theyre quarintined. So if all this hoopla for three cases but youre saying its okay if a few more come over here . Because clearly there are going t
Approach across government make sure we are keeping the American People safe. But klain is best gnome for. Has no experience in Public Health. Complaints came fast and furious from republicans. Who including ed royce who said i have to ask why the president didnt pick an individual with a noteworthy tinefficiency diseas or medical background. We were looking at an implementation expert. That is who ron klain is. He has extensive experience in the federal government and extensive Management Experience when it comes to the private sector. The white house is also fending off growing calls from both sides of the aisle to ban travel from infected countries in west africa. Air travel is how this disease crosses borders and certainly how it got to texas in the first place. Based on recent and ongoing developments, i belief it is the right policy to ban air travel from countries that be hit hardest by the Ebola Outbreak. And now secretary of state john kerry is saying that this could become a
That isis militants are flight stolen fighter jets. According to the british based observatory for human rights can iraqi pilots who detected to the terror group are chaining their fellow isis fighters to fly. These are russian made migs. Witnesses say theyve seen them booming overhead in syria, not far from that border with turkey. This would mark the first time the Islamic State has taken to the skies. Today we asked officials at the pentagon about the report. And heres the response, and i quote based on the information we have, we are not aware of, they say isil Islamic State fighters conducting any operation, flight operations, over syria or anywhere else. Not aware based on information we have. So, thats not really a denial but it is what it is. President obama has long said he will not commit combat troops to the ground. Now the question is, what happens if isis takes the fight to the skies . I would guess we would shoot them out of the skies. Lea gabrielle some know. A former Fi
Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were 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 theyll avoid commercial travel and public gatherings for 21 days, thats the maximum incubation period of the ebola virus. And a top Dallas Health official who was at duncans bedside is now being monitored himself for symptoms of ebola. Were covering all angles of the breaking news with our correspondents, our guests, including congressman peter king, a member of the House Homeland Security committee. Lets begin with our aviation correspondent rene marsh. She has much more on the growing fear about possible exposure to the ebola virus. Whats the latest . Wolf, the cdc and Frontier Airlines are working the phones notifying hundreds of passengers on vin
2011 to become president of case holdings. Thats the Holding Company for former aol chairman steve case. So let me bring in elaine. Welcome. Thank you very much for having me. So you worked very closely with him under Vice President gore and im sure hes an Excellent Communications person and political operative but doesnt the nation need a medical expert at the helm at this time. Ron has not been appointed to treat the disease. Hes appointed him to coordinate the governmental response. The governmental response runs from transportation, from the faa, what do we do when a flight coming into the United States has someone on it who appears to be sick with ebola . Tsa. Checking passengers who come into the country. Education. What about schools . What if something happens in a school . Military. How about all of those men and women over there trying to help in the crisis in africa and what about when they come back . What do we do with them . Our aid to africa trying to help this. In other