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Firing of the defense secretary earlier this week, mark t. Esper . It is certainly within the prerogative. Its highly unusual. It was widely suspected he would not continue into a second truck term, but i think that there was an exit dictation he would finish out the term until january 20. That has been the custom host of thesenior people within administration. They would normally continue until the inauguration to be able to remain with their counterparts in the new administration that are going to be coming at. It is unusual. Do these sorts of moves first of all, are they unsettling to the rankandfile members, the rankandfile Service Members and to our allies when they see these administrations . Guest it does. It creates uncertainty. It will not be good for morale. Career Civil Service workers who are there between administrations who are not yes, its a very unsettling and ....
At here. What is happening in new york city bears watching because if this phase one plan goes well in couple weeks, they could extend to restaurants, other offerings. It gets a little it about more involved than that. Kristina partsinevelos following it all. Kristina. Reporter neil, you said the word busier and that is a great way to explain it. There is a lot more traffic on the street. A lot more people on the corners. Im seeing people waiting in line on bus. A lot of retailers in the city remain closed. Im in times square, normally we would be packed like sardines trying to get to a shop. The old navy behind me, the gap behind me kept their doors closed. Phase one is supposed to allow, agricultural, manufacturers, construction sites, retailers all to open their doors but were seeing not even Curbside Pickup. A lot of major retailers saying theyre holding off. They want to see if people are comfortable going back out on the st ....
And the u. S. Postal service more extensive than disclosed . Tens of thousands of americans secretly monitored sometimes without a reason. Learn by casey now, what does the president have to say about the effort to respond to the ebola crisis . There are two warranted to stay veg lent here at home to make sure that fed call facilities are ready to deal with the incomenning cases. He also says it must be stopped a it is source. To that end, he praised both Healthcare Workers who will going over, but also member oz if military, and u. S. A. I. D. Staffers. The Disaster AssistanceResponse Team since the beginning of august. And he said they are seeing signs of progress in fighting ebola in liberia. So two critical elements. Did the president have anything to say about the quarantine policies p it in place, in new yo ....
Tight races. Georgia and the politics of outsourcing coming up. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im tony harris. President obama said that the United States cannot shy away from the ebola. Tell us more about the ebola outbreak. President obama said that it is key that the americans stay vigilant at home. That doctors and other professionals needing to ready in case there are more cases of ebola that come to the United States. Making sure that efforts are at top potential there. He just talked toda today with a team that has been working in liberia for two months now, and they say theyre seeing signs of progress, which does give some sense of hope. Libby, the president spoke out about the mandatory quarantines put in place by the governors of new york, new jersey, and illinois, what did he say about t ....
Its going to take time because Building Health infrastructure is this something that happens overnight. Had at the end of september in washington a major gathering at the minister level of the representatives of these 40 countries, and each made commitment to strengthen the Health Care Infrastructure and a number of other developing nations. The unite United States has takn august sure, other countries are doing their part. Thats going to have to be a set of investments that we sustain over time and take seriously. Let me ask you this final question. Theres the list of problem areas. We didnt get through all here, and by the way, the attorney general got to ask, answer as if a question who should play him in the movie. You should feel free to answer that question if you would like. Halle berry. There you go. ....