Colorado, and virginia is set for a new debate as numbers emerge giving democrats a rare sense of relief. Good morning from washington. Its tuesday, october 7th, 2014. This is the daily rundown. We have new developments today in the threat of ebola. A nurse in spain is now the the first person to contract the virus outside of west africa. That nurse said to be in stable condition was treating a spanish missionary, who has flown home for treatment. He died on september 25th. The hospital is investigating how she became infected with the safety protocols there in place. Here in the u. S. , they announced screening is likely coming soon for passengers arriving from west africa. That would mean deploying cdc teams at four u. S. Airports. Jfk, newark, chicago ohare and dulles. To question passengers as well as taking their temperatures. After being briefed ot the outbreak, the president says hes confident americans are safe. We have learned some lessons, though, in terms of what happened in dallas. We dont have margin for error. The procedures and protocols put in place. Meanwhile, the parents of the fifth american brought to the u. S. For ebola treatment is in good spirits. Nbc freelance camera man ashoka mukpo is being treated in omaha. He contracted the virus in liberia before he began working with our nbc colleagues there. And an update on our own dr. Nancy sneiderman. She and her team arrived in the u. S. Last night on a charter flight. They were checked by a health official. Theyve been deemed low risk but will be staying home. Theyre going to monitor themselves for the rest of a 21day period. We have the latest on what is happening in omaha, and dallas in around the globe with john yang in omaha. Maggie fox will join us in new york shortly. First john, to you in omaha where ashoka mukpo could be getting some experimental treatment. What more do we know about his status and what he will see in the days ahead . Well, he is waking up this morning beginning his first full day here at the t university of nebraska medical center. We know yesterday he felt well enough to order something for dinner. To ask for din tore be brought. Once the food came, he wasnt tealing up to eating it. So yesterday he didnt eat anything. He was talking about eating but didnt feel up to it once the food arrived. Hes going to be treated for an experimental drug. Theyre still narrowing down which one they will choose. We could know as soon as today which drug they have settled on for his treatment. He now has two nurses with him at all times. And they are confident of his treatment because the the symptoms were caught early. Peter . We continue to wish him well. We want to go to dallas where the first person diagnosed in the u. S. Is in critical but stable condition. Thomas eric duncan has been receiving an experimental treatment there. And they have the latest from dallas for us. Sarah, what more do we know . Well, were learning a little bit more about that drug, peter. This is the first time its been given to treat a patient with ebola. And doctors are monitoring him closely. Its a Critical Condition thats a downgrade from a couple days ago when he was listed in serious condition. Meanwhile, the 48 people believed to have had some contact with him are in a critical phase of the infection process. Its eight to ten days after the first exposure to him, the last exposure, rather. And thats when most people begin to develop symptoms. Theyre on day nine here. That makes it critical for the people who had some contact with duncan and all the more critical with the ten people who had definite direct contact with him. That includes seven medical workers and three family members. Those three family members in isolation at an undisclosed location in dallas at a home in a gated community. How those work and why theyre expect thod be successful in containing things. The new hightech therm tors are touchless. It just scans the body and gets a read of their temperature without touching the patients and they say its more accurate. The temperature is available in seconds. These are being selected in dallas schools right now. And a bit of the fear the community is experiencing. We know they went to the schools here in dallas. They dont think theres much to be passed on. And in this case, these children had contact with duncan. And they have not. To this day, no one who has come to contact with duncan has shown any symptoms so far of ebola. This is the week we see the symptoms show up. Thank you very much. A new poll shows 11 of americans are very worried theyll be expose odd the the ebola virus. 21 say theyre somewhat worried. The majority say theyre not too worried or not at all. Maggie fox has been helping to sort it out. Were fortunate to have her joining us now from new york with a little better understanding of how the virus actually spreads. And maggie, just out of the gate. I want to ask you about the the new thermometers theyre installing in the dallas schools. Its new and put in place to contain things here. So we should have any faith in detectors like this . Is this wallpaper to make people feel comfortable . Its controversial. It does make people feel better that something is being done to screen for the virus. And how labor intensive this is. Its hard to see how School Districts will be able to do it. During sars the country set up thermal scanners to try to get passengers coming into the the country who may have a fever. And standard screening measures is looking at someone, and asking them about their travel history. Asking them if they dont feel well. Theres so many travelers right now. Experts say its hard to just screen at airports. One of the things we want to do is address the real fears with real facts. You say think close contact. Thick, wet and warm. It sounds gross, but its Important Information for people to understand. It is kind of gross. But anybody who has ever cared for a sick child knows. If theres vom it, diarrhea, theres a lot of it, it splashes around. And that is how ebola spreads. It causes intense vomiting and intense diarrhea. So the people cleaning up those kinds of bodily fluids are the ones who are at risk. Ebola does not live long outside of the body. It can be destroyed by sunlight or bleach. If youre in close contact like the spanish nun caring for the two priests, she was up next to them. The virus has to get in through your body. You have to get it in your eye or in your cut. I want to get a sense about the horizon here. How long Something Like ebola lasts. You cant really get rid of this until you eradicate it at its source. Theyve done it many times over the past 40 years. This one is different and a whole lot harder. Its in big cities now. And if you can get Health Care System ls built up, get people isolated, help get them to treatment right away, then theyre confident that, yes, they can contain the outbreak. Thank you very much. Coming up next, four weeks nl voters hit the polls nationwide. Reince priebus and Debbie Wassermanschultz both join us live to talk about the races and the what their parties are watching most closely. The first lady stumping for mary burke in wisconsin later today. Later today, governor quinn in chicago. The president will head to new york city for a couple of Fund Raising Events as well. [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edward jones. [ male announcer ] with nearly 7 million investors. Oh hey, neill, how are you . [ male announcer ]. Youd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. Kevin, neill holleys on line one. Ok, great. [ male announcer ] and we do. Its how edward jones makes sense of investing. 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None of the top house gop leaders issued statements. Texas snoort ted cruz did. He called the courts action judicial and indefensible. And social conservative groups condemned the court. The National Organization for marriage said the entire idea that marriage can be redefined from the bench is illegitimate. He told the Washington Post his group intends to take aim at judges and said impeach mimt begins in the house. For candidates running in 2014 and those who run in h 2016, there will be no avoiding this issue. Joining me now is the rnc chairman reince priebus. We appreciate your time today. I just want to get your response to the Supreme Courts action yesterday on samesex marriage. They didnt put out a statement on it. Well, weve been pretty consistent and clear. We leave marriage should be between one man and one woman. Im not running from that position. Thats our position on it. Its still the position today. And i do think that ted cruz probably laid out and avenue some people may take like himself and looking at the institution and our platform also echoes that position. But the fact is, you know, the Supreme Court decided there was not enough inconsistency in the lower court to take up the case or cases, and they didnt. And so, you know, i think its a matter of whether or not the institution comes into play or not. Certainly the position of people in wisconsin and other states should be respected. They passed resolutions that says people there believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. Chairman, clearly theres Division Within your party. Social conservative groups say this needs to be a test for republicans in 2014 and 2016. So when you counsel republican candidates to run on this this issue this fall, why not make it a bigger issue right now if thats what you believe . Well, because i mean, for the fall i think this is about the economy. Its about obamacare and what plans republicans are going to put forward to get our spending under control and do something in washington. Its about governor races and how to get state budgets under control and get people back to work. I dont think its a top here issue for the midterms. I think long term its an issue in regard to what we need to do in the country to have a strong economy. A Strong Defense and a strong society. Let me focus hang on a second. Go ahead. People like david lane and tony perkins are right to be concerned about whats happened here in this country over the last couple of years. But it doesnt mean that its the issue every sing morning that were dealing with in regards to the midterms. Final. Lets talk about the midterms right now. You said not taking control of the senate would make 2014 a loss for the the gop. A cig kanlt roadblock for your party is a man named greg orman. Pat roberts is throwing the kitchen sink at him. The poll numbers have not been good in recent days. I want to get your thoughts on where the race stands and if you would em grace breg orman. Well, were here to help pat roberts. We just sent in a rather sizable chunk of money down to kansas to be of help. Were doing everything we can to make sure pat roberts wins. Its certainly a challenge, but the gap seems to be closing. I dont think its going to be anything but a nail biter. But i still think, you know, were going to net six when its all said and done or more. And i feel good about where were at in the senate. A lot has to do with the fact that the president has done a lousy job and most of the senators have followed the president off the blank. If orman wins, your party is going to embrace him . Would you not want him to join the republicans . Im open for any person in america to walk in our door. The door is always open. But its really a decision for the caucus, and its a decision for the next Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell to make. Chuck todd is watching four states on election night. Alaska, iowa, kansas, as we discussed, and north carolina. Which states do you believe are the decideers . Will be the decideers . Well, i think alaska is moving in the right direction and sullivan has just continually creeping ahead. And what youre seeing and what is really notable is bellish isnt moving at all. You can look at the numbers from any polls today. Most likely it hasnt moved for the last six months. Hes just stuck. And so when that happens in a particular race like a midterm. There just isnt a whole lot of saving grace. I think hes in a territory thats good and comfortable. In regard to the other three states. I think we have to win purple states. Those are great examples of states that provide good environments for the republicans. And we need to be competitive. I think joni ernst is doing a great job. Its going to be a nail biter. We should be victorious in november. Well watch and see what happens. Appreciate your time. Thank you very much. Your counterpart is joining us now. Debbie wassermanschultz. Nice to sue you in person. And you too. Obviously he has a disagreement with the way the cases are being handled by i the Supreme Courts decision not to get involved. He says this is not the issue. The economy is the issue. Your take . When the chairman of the the Republican National committee spent the first two minutes of an interview 28 days before an election talking about their kpeart is completely out of touch position on Marriage Equality, you know they have a huge problem. Because theyre completely out of touch with the issues that are the most important to volters right now. 28 days from now voters will decide who they will vote for based on one question. Who has my back . Are they focused on creating jobs, investing in education, and making sure they have good quality access to health care . Yet, the republicans continue to cling to this really paleozoic amendment saying we should amend the constitution to prohibit people from marrying who they love. Four weeks for today everybody will go to the polls. Reince priebus said not winning the senate, he aknocked that would be a loss for his party. How many seats do the the democrats have to lose to consider 2014 a loss . If you lose by one, if you lose the senate by one, is that too many . Where does it stamp you . Your breakdown . I think were going to hold the senate. And i think were going to pick up seats in the house of representatives. On think on november 5th there will be more democratic governors than there are today. If we lose the senate, you call that a loss, right . Im not conceding anything. What im focused on is democrats all across the country is making sure voters understand the clear and stark contrast between republicans who put things like Marriage Equality and prohibiting everyone from mar marrying who they love at the top of the agenda. Versus democrat who is are focused on the job growth weve had under Barack Obamas leadership. On making sure we can continue to create more jobs and kick the the recovery into higher gear . There has been some criticism of your management at the dnc and suggestions you were soliciting funds on your own behalf . Would you concede you have made some mistakes, and are there regrets if you had to do it over again, you would do it differently . What im focused on is making sure over the next 28 days our candidates have the resources that they need, that we are focused on making sure we continue to build our digital and technological advances. But these criticisms come from within the the own party, though. Are you the best advocate to do that, you think . The only focus that we should have is the next 28 days, bringing our candidates to victory. Whats at stake for the American People is nothing short of continuing to make progress, building on what we have been made progress on. Creating jobs, getting the economy turned around, letting politics distract us is not going to allow us . Do you deny all those allegations . My focus is on the next 28 days. So you deny it and well be done. Zblf i was elected to a fouryear term thanks to the support of barack obama, which i still very much appreciate and look forward to turning to the 2016 election and making sure we do everything we can to elect a democratic president as the 45th president of the United States. All right. Well be watching. Thanks for coming in person. We appreciate it. Were moving on now. A lot more including bill clintons new push in arkansas. And aiding isis. 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