Turkey. Ifill a new book explores what makes a great commander in chief and why americans might not want another abe lincoln. We want to turn the president into a combination of Harrison Ford and air force one and superman. And the realty is we dont have a president like that anymore. Woodruff plus, chinas most famous artist, aei weiwei, barred from leaving the country, explores what it means to be free with an exhibition inside americas most notorious prison alcatraz. We basically cannot touch the walls. We cannot touch anything. We cannot add anything. The hanging installation, the prisoners themselves, it was only there for a period of time. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the liberian man who was diagnosed in dallas with ebola, died today. Thomas eric duncan showed no symptoms when he arrived in texas last month, but he became the first confirmed case inside the u. S. Officials said his body will be cremated. Hours later, the head of the c. D. C. Announced new screening, including fever checks for travelers from liberia, sierra leone and guinea. If any travelers are found either to have a fever or have a history of contact with ebola, then the onsite centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health officer will further interview that individual, assess the individual, and take additional action as appropriate. Woodruff the measures take effect saturday at j. F. K. International airport in new york, and next week at International Airports in newark, new jersey, washington, chicago and atlanta. Ifill the worldwide toll in the Ebola Outbreak has risen again. The World Health Organization put the casualty count today at nearly 3,900. Thats out of 8,000 confirmed cases. And in spain, there was new unrest linked to the infection of a nurse. Neil connery of independent Television News is there, and filed this report. Reporter anger on madrid streets. The authorities handling of this ebola crisis under attack. These protesters dragged by police from the block where the infected nurse and her husband lived. They were trying to stop the couples dog from being put down by officials, but as the world beyond looks on, its the Bigger Picture here thats getting serious concern. The nurse, theresa ramero ramos, seen here with the dog, says she may have been infected by touching her face with a glove as she changed her protective clothing. Anna gomerth, a friend of the nurse, told me shes no faith in the governments response. The people are afraid and angry because they dont know anything about this illness or whats happening here. According to her union, the nurse start help three times over a week before she was tested for ebola. Last tuesday, she reported a fever, but was told to take paracetemol. She rang the hospital again on thursday, but no action was taken. When she rang again on monday, she was told to go to a local hospital, where she was kept on a public ward behind only a fabric screen and some tape. Only when her ebola test came back positive was she finally transported to the carlos the third. Theres a deep sense of mistrust here at how the authorities are handling this crisis. Aside from the medical efforts to contain this outbreak, regaining the publics faith in the coming hours and days is going to prove crucial. Today, the spanish Prime Minister boasted the countrys Health System is one of the best in the world. Back in the suburban block, where the infected nurse and her husband lived, the residents may beg to differ. Ifill well get a closer look at what the u. S. Centers for Disease Control is doing to fight the outbreak, here and abroad, after the news summary. Woodruff Islamic State forces made a new push on the syrian town of kobani this evening despite Coalition Air strikes. Kurdish defenders told of fierce new fighting in the town near the Turkish Border. Earlier, the kurds said the air attacks had slowed the militants advance. But they also warned the u. S. Led Campaign Needs to be even stronger. Meanwhile, president obama met with u. S. Commanders at the pentagon to discuss overall strategy in syria and iraq. Our struggles continues alongside our partners. It remains a difficult mission. As i indicated from the start, this is not something going to be solved woodruff the battle for kobani also triggered more violence in turkey, where kurds are demanding action to help their brethren in syria. Police used water cannon and fired tear gas at demonstrators in the latest clashes. Officials said at least 19 people have died in two days of rioting. Woodruff lawyers for kenyas president have asked the International Criminal court to toss out charges of crimes against humanity against him. Uhuru kenyatta is accused of sparking postelection violence in 2007 that took more than 1,000 lives. The defense argued today the case has collapsed. Prosecutors said kenyattas government has obstructed the investigation. Ifill two americans and a german won this years nobel prize in chemistry today for making microscopes more powerful than anyone thought possible. U. S. Researchers eric betzig and William Moerner and german stefan hell used fluorescent molecules to see deep inside the inner workings of living cells. Their achievements have greatly enhanced research into parkinsons and alzheimers. Woodruff Telecom Giant at t will pay 105 million to settle allegations it put bogus charges on customers bills. The practice is known as cramming and its been an issue for years, as users complained they were charged for services they never requested like daily horoscopes. Tom wheeler chairs the federal communications commission. Its estimated that 20 Million Consumers a year are caught in this kind of trap. Costing hundreds of millions of dollars. It stops today for at t. Woodruff the settlement includes 80 million for customer refunds. Ifill Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson appeared in court today in texas, on charges of child abuse for using a tree branch to punish his young son. Peterson was surrounded by reporters and cameras as he arrived at a courthouse in conroe, texas. Trial was tentatively set to begin december first. The running back has been suspended until the case is resolved. Woodruff the Supreme Court now has to decide whether workers should be paid for time spent in security screenings after shifts end. The screenings aim to prevent theft, but two former workers at online retailer amazon claimed they were kept waiting up to 25 minutes every day. Business groups say employers could face billions in retroactive pay, if the workers win. Ifill wall street, roared back after the Federal Reserve showed its in no hurry to raise interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 274 points, recouping all of yesterdays losses and closing at 16,994; the nasdaq rose 83 points to close at 4,468; the s p 500 added 33, to finish near 1,969. Woodruff still to come on the newshour. Inside the fight to stop ebola. Can air power alone stop Islamic State militants advances in syria and iraq . The changing legal landscape for samesex marriage in the u. S. Why American Culture prevents modernday president s from being great. A new push to find the missing malaysian jetliner. And, a dissident artist explores the definition of freedom inside the walls of a prison. Ifill this was a sobering day in the battle against the Ebola Outbreak. As the death toll climbed, the first patient diagnosed in the u. S. Died and plans for screening ramped up at major american airports. The c. D. C. Is at the center of the governments response, both here and abroad. Special correspondent Kathleen Mccleery got an inside look at how the agency is tackling the job. Reporter the Emergency Operations center at c. D. C. Headquarters in atlanta never sleeps. A quiet home belies the friendly activity here. Its under 2014 ebola international. Reporter this is the nerve center for the effort to contin and control the ebola virus. C. D. C. Director, interest thomas frieden. We work to protect americans and we do that with boots on the ground in every state in 50 countries around the world, we do that by the top quality science and scientists and we do that by action. We are the watch team here at the c. D. C. We are basically like the c. D. C. s nin 911. Reporter gordon may oversees the watch station which gets calls from the public, media and health officials. Theyre seeking information on what to do with their patients, theyre seeking information on waste disposal. Theyre also seeking information on protocols in the event that they do receive an ebola patient. Reporter the questions are fielded by others, about 150 in all who work in this hightech hub. Plasma screens display giant maps pinpointing places the virus has been found and areas where even more c. D. C. Staff have been deployed. Good morning, everybody. Well come to monday. Dinine of the e. O. C. Activation. Reporter top managers meet daily to Exchange Updates on the number of cases and the global response. Dr. Barbara mann attends that meeting. Her team is monitoring the texas investigation into the first case diagnosed in the u. S. And tracking people who may have been in contact with Thomas Duncan. After serious missteps in dallas, the c. D. C. And others face add flurry of criticism including the hospitals response when duncan arrived. This is the way i look at it is that preparedness is really a process, its not a stage or an activity. Its a process, a state of mind. So what we need to do in this situation is to learn everything we can to try to make it go better. Hopefully there wont be, but if there is another case. Reporter the c. D. C. s attention goes well beyond the u. S. Border. The Global Migration Group focuses on air and sea travel, including outreach to passengers. The groups leader is dr. Marty se etron. The most important thing were trying to do is help fill in a gap between the Public Health sector and transportation sector in terms of readiness, our job is to train people to ask questions about symptoms, how to ask questions about exposure, risk, whether they had contact with an ebola case and how to measure objectively in a safe way temperatures of people who are intending to leave, identify those people and move them out and prevent sick people from getting on airplanes that could potentially spread. Are you focusing mostly on liberia . No, all of the reporter epidemiologist amy summers is a disease detective just back from liberia. More people have died there than any other country. Summers had to find those that may have been exposed, a process called contact tracing. There are a lot of challenges in liberia and i think probably the host challenging part of it is that theres a lot of stigma attached to people there, so people are basically running away because nobody want to be associated with it, so there is one case that we went out with and, by the time we got there, all of the contacts of that case had fled the area. Those in west africa process specimens to determine if patients had ebola. In atlanta scientists are working on genetic sequencing to see if the virus changes. I worry when people have irrational fears of ebola but there are racial fears as well. If you are a Healthcare Worker taking care of a patient with ebola you better be scared and use that fear to make sure that you do absolutely everything right when youre caring for that patient. Well, you can go over to the reporter the c. D. C. Has sent scores of its own staff to africa, but many more are needed. Thats why theyre offering handson exercises like this one in alabama earlier this week. 36 Health Care Workers came to this rural spot to learn how to put on personal protective equipment, suits, masks, boots and gloves. Dr. Michael young, an influenza expert who turned his focus to ebola put the curriculum together. What we try to do is create a facility here that mimics an ebola treatment unit in west africa. Were not trying to recreate a u. S. Hospital where theres much higher levels of technology available, and were not trying to recreate a General Hospital in west africa. Its a specific facility for caring for ebola patients. What we ask our students to do is do a practical, handon exercise every day of the threeday course. Today they did a simulated blood draw. For the nurse, drawing blood is easy but wearing heavy gear may be tougher when she leaves for liberia this weekend. Its warm here. Its hot in west africa. Its a challenge being able to see when it fogs. Its a challenge, the dexterity of your hands when you handle any fluids that could possibly infect you is most important and making sure that you do that safely. Reporter captain paul reed will be in charge of Clinical Operations at the new hospital the u. S. Is building in liberia. The public healt Public Health r has been deployed to hot spots many times but, for the father of four this, assignment feels different. My family is used to me traveling and being deployed over a long period of time, a 20year career. This one has a little bit different flavor, obviously, and theres some anxiety on the part of my family as you can imagine, but they know i will be smart about what needs to be done and im safe as well as the folks im taking care of are safe. Reporter but training doesnt happen overnight. The challenge is keeping pace with the fastmoving epidemic. We can run 35 to 40 students per course. We can run one course per week. We intend to run a course every week until the demand goes away and that takes a year or two, well run it for a year or two. A single laps can result in an infection of a Healthcare Worker so we want to make sure its done well and thats why were doing this detailed, indepth training for anyone who wants to assist with the response as an initial training. But also the stakes are so high in africa, if we dont stop it in west africa, the risk of it spreading to other parts of africa is very great. And if that happens, it could be around for years and a global threat for years, and that would have impact on how we do medical care in this country, that would have impact on travel and trade and economies and political stability. So the stakes are very high. Reporter those high stakes drive the c. D. C. Effort, but the question remains, can the agency move fast enough to combat the worst Ebola Outbreak the world has ever seen . Woodruff online, you can hear more from the Healthcare Workers and whats going through their minds as they prepare to go to west africa at pbs. Org newshour. Woodruff president obamas meeting at the pentagon today comes as there are considerable doubts over whether the u. S. Led coalition can stop and roll back the Islamic State groups advances. To help assess the campaign against the militant group, im joined by michele flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy during the first term of the obama administration. Shes now chief executive officer at the center for a new american security. And derek harvey he was an Intelligence Officer and special adviser to the commander of u. S. Forces in iraq. Hes now director for the Global Initiative on Civil Society and conflict at the university of south florida. We well come both of you we welcome both of you back to the program. Derek harvey, first the reports we had earlier in the program are it looks as if the town of kobani on syrias border with turkey may be about to fall to the Islamic State. Is that what youre hearing and, if so, how big a loss is this . Well, i think thats what is happening in kobani and its unfortunate for that population there. There is significant offensive activity by the Islamic State. Theyre using combined arms tanks, mortars, artillery and infantry dnr and theyre coming in on a city from at least three directions. It is expected to fall some time in the next three to five days according to the source im talking to. Woodruff and how big a loss, michele flournoy, if this happens . I think its worsened because it is right up against th the Turkish Border and that will cause cross border incursions in some areas. So its of concern but i think we have to be realistic in our expectations. This campaign wont be able to stop every i. S. I. S. Movement or to roll them back in every place. Where we need to focus is really on the most strategic areas and building up the Ground Forces that can retake and hold territory. Air power alone cannot do that. Woodruff secretary of state kerry was quoted as saying it wouldnt be a strategic defeat if kobani goes down. Colonel harvey, do you agree . I think its signi