[indistinct chatter] okay, folks, here we go. Good morning, i am dave cook. Thank you for coming. Our guest this morning as world dr. Jim young kim. We are honored to host a number of his predecessors starting back in 1971. We appreciate dr. Kim taking time out of his busy schedule. He was born in south korea and moved to iowa with his family when he was five. He and a bachelors degree from Brown University and a medical degree and phd in anthropology from harvard. Nonprofit ed the partners in health, which provides health care in poor communities on four continents, and was a leader in fighting hiv in developing countries. In 2003, dr. Kim joined the the world health organization, becoming director of the hiv and aids departments. Along the way, our guest helped a number of partnerships that distinguish medical institutions including harvard medical school. From 2000 92,012, he was the 17th from 2002 to 2012 he the president of the department. As always, we are on the record here. Please, no life blogging or the breakfast is underway to give us time to actually listen what our guest is saying. To help you resist the selfie urge, we will email several copies of this to you after the breakfast. Well start out by offering our make s the opportunity to some opening comments. Thank you again, sir, for doing this. Thank you so much for having me. It is a great honor to be here. This breakfast has a long do know that we starting with many president s have been here. Something that is on the top of peoples mind is the ebola epidemic. First of all, let me start by saying that i have been watching carefully what is going on in new york city. A couple things are very striking to me. This was a city and a system that was extremely wellprepared. A lot from learned dallas and looking at the response from the governor, the mayor, the health officials, control, r for disease it was very impressive. The other thing that i would like to stress and we can talk more about is that we all have spencer stand that dr. Is a hero. Exactly what is needed to actually bring the epidemic to an end. And that he went and did the one thing that we need to do in order to stop more cases here and everywhere else. We need to have experienced Health Workers. He is erstanding is that in the emergency medicine, which is good training for this activity. We need Health Workers. There is tremendous work being done, especially by the us and the uk, and building facilities. But it is still not clear where the Health Workers are going to to provide the treatment that we need right now. The epidemic is still growing. Get exact ly hard to numbers on where we are in the three countries, but it is still growing. Any numbers you might hear, them are about are oriented around how to plan. How big her to get. So it does not make any sense for me to tell you how big it tell you but i will for sure that if we do not improve our ground game quickly, lots of things and a practiced a month half if i look back just a month and a half, there are so happening on the ground. There are concerned that we build facilities and then do not have the workforce. With that, let me stop and headed back to dave. Im going to do one or two and then were going to go to mark, hannah from reuters, brent from politico to start. Let me take you back to something you said last week. He said the Global Response to ebola, we are not close yet. Has that assessment changed . We are closer now than we were last week. Facilities are getting built. We are looking at every single option. I just spoke with Margaret Chan this morning she calls me to tell me e needs anything and she called me to tell me that they had a very successful meeting on vaccines. There are several vaccine candidates. Let me just dress, there is no let me just ne stress, there is no proven vaccine. The one thing that is clear is how the vaccine trial would be worked out. Just yesterday, they had a meeting with the uk officials from the private sector to work that out. So things are moving day today. One of the big issues is, how do you pay for healthcare workers. On y are working Electronic Payments for healthcare workers. Told me this morning, and what still remains true, is that we do not have enough Health Workers. My guess is that you are to get asked about the us let ct by other people, so me ask something that may not come immediately to mind and what do you see of the role of fear and the media and all this. We quote that the crisis are watching unfold spreads because of misunderstanding. And hat is the role of fear media in this . The media has varied tremendously. I have seen extremely high quality reports that going to the virus is how transmitted. Very i have seen sensationalist media reports. We take this very seriously from the perspective of economics, what we have learned is that 80 to 90 of the Economic Impact of these to do with fear. The virus can have a relatively limited impact, than the fear has a huge Economic Impact. Is of the things that really, really critical is to accurate nd be really and specific about how these things evolve. That is what they did in new york last night. In watching, at least part of press conference, i thought there was very clear explanations both on the part of the Public Health people. Having people there clearly what the facts are and then reassuring the population was very important. Well see what happens today new york, but i thought that handling of the information was extremely good. Finally for me, there was a study of the world bank on the Economic Impact. Several different cases. One case of 1. 3 billion, the is a 2. 6 billion dollars. Of the Economic Impact globally changed at all . That all depends on if we can get the response in place. If you take the perspective of important the most thing right now is to stop it where it is spreading quickly. There are still parts of the three countries where it is spreading quickly. Really only one wayto stop this from continuing all over the es to redouble hat is and redouble and redouble again our efforts on the ground. The agencies that are supposed be working on this the health organization, the un, the us government, france, and other governments have really stepped up their response, but unfortunately we were late. Few dozen having a cases the largest outbreak in date has been 425 cases the past there are more Health Professionals who have been infected than the number of cases of the largest epidemic previously. Is we are behind because it but while quickly, there is optimism about what has happened, there is still a long way to go. You have been watching a portion of the monitor breakfast that took place on here in orning washington dc. We apologize for the 12 minute delay in the start of cspans washington journal. Technology gremlins sometimes get in the way. Washington journal starts right now. Good morning. Before week and two days the Midterm Elections and early taken place, the candidates already taking making the candidates their final statements. Coverage debate and inues this afternoon live coverage in the georgia debate. Todays line in Washington Post americans of fight in vil africa. And the president needs to broaden the fight against the islamic state. The first issues in 20 minutes of washington journal with your calls and comments. 2026241115 for democrats. New phone lines. First, a look at the other sunday morning programs. Be heard later n today on cspan radio, xm 120. Good morning, nancy. Good morning, steve. Topics include the government the ebola virus. You can hear rebroadcast of the program on cspan radio beginning at noon eastern time. And ts include rob portman dr. Rick sacra, the us dr. Successfully treated for ebola. Pm we talked to a leader from the cdc. Chairman of the committee and the michael the national or of terrorism sector. At 2 00 pm, it is fox news sunday. Guests include governor christie. At te of the union follows 3 00 pm with feinstein. Chairman ie schultz, of the Democratic National committee. Appearance by dr. Fauci, along with mike rogers, chair of the house intelligence committee. These shows about you as a Public Service by the Public Network and cspan. Again, the shows begin with a rebroadcast at noon eastern. The state of the union at 3 00 pm and 4 00 pm. Listen to them across the country on xm satellite radio. Find assigned channel 120. You can download our free app. Let me again apologize for the late start of todays washington journal. Set of four fferent lines. The numbers will be on the bottom of the screen. 2026241111 for republicans. 2026240760 four independents. 2026241115 for democrats. Looks at ine story are doing in thousands more are on their way. The collection of doctors and nurses and scientist, aviators, and volunteers. Including doctors and nurses from the littleknown health services. Operation united assistance. This does not qualify for pay. Coming up at 10 oclock eastern guest is rob engstrom. Looking ahead, postelection, one of the issues congress to these two addresses immigration and whether or not some of the candidates supports the chambers view on immigration. Today, with regards to immigration system, we have amnesty. Traveled to 68 press conferences across the country and a number of different house faces, as well. What i know and what i believe in my private discussions is that there is a recognition from members of both Political Parties that we have a problem that needs to be fixed. Theyre different solutions, there are different there are es, different constituencies in each of the states and i ngressional districts, but plan a straightforward and that is the ability to get something done on immigration. We need to secure the border. Democrats and republicans agree must secure the border to gain some momentum. Second, we need to retain the talent that we are educating rate in the United States. Expand the number of h1 visas. Air he full interview will at 10 oclock eastern time. Campaign inflation. The cost of campaigns have been growing at a staggering clip. Back in 1984 when jesse helms was seeking a reelection, the total cost of the campaign was 20 million. Same state, 100 million. The phone lines are open, we have a new set of numbers. We will go to gladstone, virginia on the democrats line. Good morning. Youre on the air, go ahead. I would like to say that the Supreme Court e to, basically, take off limits on Campaign Contributions was, in my opinion, a big mistake. Second of all, i feel like even money is being that we as choices voting citizens does not benefit any of us because i think that the candidates running in these elections they base their decision strictly along party lines. This seems to be no independent thoughts and actions. Had more that if we candidates that were not tied to parties or choices, we would all be better off. In virginia, in particular, i think that am a democrat i feel that our representatives are giving us faqs on to what it is. Basically to improve our economic situation. Your final point . Im sorry. They carry much. Thank you very much. And in virginia, the two running for the seat, the surprise defeat of the incumbent republican leader. The dispatch Political Center of the universe as it moves into the headlines. You mentioned the Supreme Court, and evidence that we covered that will also be this week with three Supreme Court justices. Thing in e another all graduates re of yale law school. Chase is joining us from albany, new york. How are you ing, doing . Today is about law ition between and rcement, corrections, the legal system. This is also connected to the voter id thing. It is just crazy how i golf tournaments the corrections and animosity they had towards black and brown people in this country is amazing. The governor right now is keeping a prison open just because, for some reason, he cannot lay off firing corrections officers. So they are in upstate new york guarding an empty prison. There must be a very powerful lobby. I think that voter id is nothing but a poll tax. Thank you very much for the call. Politico reporting that mark is slightly one percentage point. Leaving by one point, well within the margin of error. Conducted tuesday through thursday. The senator was given first to politico. Our guest last sunday, future today and time magazine. His new book on his own terms. And a look at the relationship, between rockefeller and how that reshaped the gop. James is on the phone. Actually, next, well go to matthew from emerson, new jersey. Good morning and thank you. Comment on the subject is the majority of americans want to fight stopped from the ebola infected countries. By the way, even the african nation to stop these flights. And obama is unnecessarily as americans, in potentially getting this disease by his arrogance and refusing to stop the flights. Obvious that mr. Obama safety t care about our from his actions because it was week reported this past about ric holder lied releasing illegal aliens who are murderers, gang members, and drug dealers. So matt, on the issue of should the that he hasnt done, outside of the travel ban that you just mentioned . I think that most americans want to fight stopped. He should employ common sense. That is why the african country stop these flights. For some reason, he is refusing y, as i said, to do so. Thank you very much for the call. Speaking of ebola this morning, york page of the new times comparison to how dallas reacted. The headline as ebola spread york owned its protocol. From boca is bob raton, florida. For cspan, mr. Scully. I am also disappointed in the government over this ebola matter, especially this doctor from doctors borders to come backand not be held in quarantine for 3 to 4 weeks. Think that is what guantanamo can probably be used for, but not on our soil. This fellow, with all his good intentions, to come back to this country and not properly self quarantine and to go get on the train it is for a run outrageous that this doctor, and any healthcare professional that is listening, they ought to be shut in for 3 to 4 weeks. Thank you for cspan. Thank you for the call. Last week in ber candidate the declined the meeting and then accepted. Morning, endorsing bruce braley, calling him the better choice. An nk you has been american f has been an exhibition of american politics at its worst. Over the months of campaigning writes bruce braley, this mornings register, say that the candidate has taken positions that they do not embrace. The full week of schedule still to come. You can get all of it on our website cspan. Org. Live coverage tonight and the the georgia governors race. The democratic candidate is the grandson of former us president jimmy carter. Live debates all week here on and cspan 2. In the u. S. Served massachusetts for two years before moving to New Hampshire where he is challenging Jeanne Shaheen. Polls showing that shaheen is up two percentage points. Lets go to the issue many of you are talking about which is the president and ebola. He had to say. In new york city, healthcare workers moved quickly. The city and state of new york have strong Public Health systems and they have been prepared for this possibility. Because of the steps taken in recent weeks, cdc experts were already at the hospital. Patient was even diagnose, we deployed one of our new cdc Rapid Response teams. I assured the governor and the mayor that they will have all the support they need. More broadly, this week we continue to step up our efforts across the country. New cdc guidelines improved health g and protect care workers. New travel measures are now travelers from the three western african countries to five us airports, where we are conducting additional screening. These travelers will be required to report the symptoms res and any on a daily basis for 21 days. My new Ebola Response correlator is working to response across the government. We will continue to work with state and local officials to take the necessary steps to of ure the safety and health the American People. First, you cannot get ebola easily. It through get casual contact. Even duncans family, who helped care for him, do not get ebola. The only way you can get this disease is by coming in direct contact with bodily fluids with someone of the symptoms. The president in his weekly media address. In the ont page story Houston Chronicle the race for governor between greg abbott and wendy davis will be looking at the ads in that race and other ads later on the washington journal. From charleston, South Carolina, joe was on the phone. What is happening down there . Good morning. We have tim scott and, of course, lindsey graham. Haley will, of course, retain her governorship. A general make statement and kudos to and washington journal but every time we turn on the show, and immediate problem in the face country stares this country in the face. We have three numbers. I love your wrong, show. Least a third party to guarantee adequate checks and balances. Go back to 2012 of let me take the Point Independence with you because there could possibly be for in the u. S. Senate. Do you think that would change the dynamics in the senate . Yes, i do. They could swing the balance between republicans and democrats, but what we have up there money dries everything. It is a shame that everything be this country, you have to connected to wealth. The major debates which occur to elect a time president i go back to 2012. You had people own your tv show. It was all tied to money. In the house, the blue tshirts get the big ordeal. Red and blue reversed here. In the senate we have the democrats with the blue shirts and they win the tugofwar. Us around this country feel like we do not have anybody to represent us. Shame and a travesty that we cannot get a Viable Third Party candidate. Joe