There are new concerns surrounding phams colleague, amber, who is being treated for ebola at Emery University hospital in atlanta. The cdc is scrambling this morning to identify hundreds of other air passengers who might have had some kind of exposure to vincent. Flew from dallas to cleveland may have had ebola symptoms earlier than they thought. Theres some high anxiety on the ic. A Lab Supervisor who may have handled the late thomas duncans bodily fluids is being isolated aboard the Carnival Cruise ship. She has shown no signs of ebola. Dallas county judge is asking any hospital worker who had contact with duncan to voluntarily agree not to fly or use Public Transportation or to go to public areas where people congregati congregate. Calling for a ban on travel from west africa ebola hot zones, president obama, for the first time, said hes open to the idea as well as a possible ebola czar. Once again, were staying on top of all of these fast moving parts from maryland to atlanta to ma
Good evening and thanks for joining us on this evening. Im cecilia vega. We begin with the cruise ship, the carnival magic back in texas tonight. And the hospital worker who sparked fears. She left that ship before dawn today before being quarantined in her room. Tests clearing her of the disease. This as disease detectives race to track down all the people who might have come in contact with amber vinzen, the nurse infected with the deadly virus. The list, now well over 100 and for some health care workers, the time for concern is now. Tom llamas with the story. Reporter today, the woman at the center of that ebola scare on the cruise ship carnival magic, disembarking. The ship and its 3,600 passengers, back in texas, after mexico and belize refused to grant her access. She shouldnt have been on board. She should have stayed home. Reporter cleaning crews now preparing to scrub every inch of the ship. On saturday, this was the view from the deck. As passengers partied, a coast guard he
To talk National Security and freedom of the press. Hes still facing possible prison time for refusing to name a source. Well talk to him about that. Were also learning more this morning about a break in the search for hannah graham. A Health Care Worker who suffered has now disembarked from a Carnival Cruise ship. The worker is heading home. Youre looking live at other passengers disembarking from that ship as we speak. The coast guard coastered out to receive her blood sample. Were going live to texas for all the latest on that in just a little bit. But until then, were going to turn to political chatter that just wont die. And maybe, maybe now we know that there is a reason for it. Thats because there is a brandnew Washington Post abc news post out just this morning and shows mitt romney, at least for now, is the man to beat. His 21 is almost double that of second place finisher jeb bush. 21 for romney and 11 for bush. You can see Chris Christie all the way back at 6 and rand paul a
Ill talk to a retired general about what is being done to protect them. And the first public account, officer Darrin Wilson gives specific details of shots fired when and where in the New York Times. And the big impact on voters in texas, ill talk to a former texas senator about what this means for her state. Plus, a new app saying it can help to reduce Sexual Assault in college campuses. But app says no to it. That app is todays big idea. Good afternoon to you, im richard louie. We start with three fronts on the ebola virus, the agency will work on its protocol handling ebola patients. Meanwhile, president obama is sending three officials to coordinate responses. This is separate from the s. W. A. T. Team on the ground today. And today, new questions and details on two infected nursing. Nina pham is feeling tired but resting comfortably, while with Amber Vincent there was new evidence on how sick she was when she boarded the plane to texas. Meanwhile, a cruise ship is on its way back
Isolation unit the n. I. H. It all happened last night. Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge is live for us in bethesda, maryland. Whats the latest . Well, gretchen, what they really emphasize this morning at that News Conference here at the n. I. H. Is that they have no evidence at this time that the ebola virus is airborne, but that said, anyone who is treating nina pham is wearing that full protective gear from head to toe. Were want doing it for that reason that we think its respiratory. We dont. Were doing that for complete covering so there is no part of our doctors, nurses, or technicians bodies that is exposed when they go in and see the patient. The n. I. H. Is also released this photo. This is the special clinical unit almost like a biocontainment unit where nina pham is being treated. Of that 20team strong medical personnel who is treating pham, what we were also told is that every time they put on one of those hazmat style suits or they take it off, there has