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Good evening. Word came today that the u. S. Is beefing up the response to the ebola threat here at home with the formation of a military Rapid Response medical team. The announcement comes amidst an increased agitated political environment over the handling of the disease and harsh questions over whether the administration is doing enough to prevent an ebola outbreak. So far there are two known cases of people contracted ebola in this country. But today we saw a growing anxiety of those who hav...

And shockingly inappropriate. The suggested sentence for killing his girlfriend would be no sentence at all. Well, protocols are under review as two Health Care Workers on two continents battle ebola. The u. S. Nurse identified as nina pham got the virus after treating Thomas Eric Duncan who died last wednesday. Now an Aid Organization says pham has received a glad transfusion from ebola survivor dr. Kent brantley. President and president hollande said that we need a better response to this cris...

Since that time, the Charlottesville Police department, in cooperation with the county of albemarle, and jurisdictions throughout the commonwealth of virginia engaged in an unprecedented search in an effort to find her. And return her to her family. Countless hours, thousands of hours, have been spent by let literally hundreds of Law Enforcement and volunteers in an effort to find hannah. We think perhaps today proved their worth. Sometime before noon today, a search team from the Chesterfield C...

Kurdish authorities in iraq. This air drop is the first of its kind and comes after weeks of air strikes. There weather it helps or not could jeopardize relations. The turkish president said yesterday he would oppose any u. S. Arms transfers to kurdish fighters. Right now breaking overnight, the ebola quarantine is over. Those who cared for Thomas Duncan is over. The team able to jump into action on 72hours notice. Tracie potts is live in washington for us. Any specifics on how this team is bein...

Me. This just into cnn just minutes ago. The u. S. Supreme court decided it will stay out of the samesex marriage debate. Five states had asked the high court to review its bans. Senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin joins us by phone. So, jeffrey, why doesnt the u. S. Supreme court want to rule on any of these cases . Well, the Supreme Court doesnt explain when it declines to review so we have to infer the reason. But apparently they feel like the issue was s developing at a in an appropriate way...

Im rosemary church. And im john vause. Wed like to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This hour, ebolas spread and the first woman in spain to be infected outside of africa. And isis plants its flag on a town outside the Turkish Border. Also ahead, a prisoner who spent three years at Guantanamo Bay. His message for western governments after terror charges against him were dropped. Thanks for joining us, everyone. President obama is making a call to action as two e...

Breaking news. A second possible ebola diagnosis tonight. This is after the first patient has passed away from the virus. The two cases may be connected. Sergeant Michael Monig was sent into the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan was staying and he had some contact with duncans family members. Today he reported possible reporting of the virus. While we are being told the risk is minimal, over an abundance of caution we are taking actions to make sure the public health, safety and welfare is prot...

Baseball. We want to begin in nebraska where in just a few hours the freelance nbc news cameraman who tested positive for ebola will arrive. Dozens of specialists who treat ashoka mukpo in omaha. He is the fifth american to be diagnosed with that deadly virus. Well, this hospital is going to be specially equipped and ready for him, and there is the specially equipped plane carrying him. It left liberia last night. His parents say he is walking. Hes eating. Hes drinking on his own. Mukpos parents...

Theyve already cleaned common areas in her living space. And theres an update today on the first infected Health Care Worker. You see her there, nina pham. 77 people treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the other 75 are now being monitored. All of this happening, the president has canceled a planned trip. Hes instead going to convene a white house meeting on ebola. Again, we are still monitoring that phone briefing from the cdc and will be bringing you any updates as we get them. The two Health Care Work...

Nervous parents are keeping kids home after learning five students attending class after possibly being exposed to the ebola patient. Some parents pulled their kids out early yesterday. I just started crying, i was like hysterical. I just wanted to get to my kids, so i went and got them. And i felt better when i got them. Meantime, a grim reminder from nbcs dr. Nancy snyderman on the very difficult situation in liberia, ground zero for the ebola epidemic. Corpses are piling up. A man died in his...