our first speaker is cdc director dr. tom freeden. >> good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for joining us. as you have been hearing from us, ebola is a serious disease. it's only spread by direct contact with someone who's sick with the virus and it's only spread through body fluids, the incubation period is eight to ten days after exposure, can be as short as two days or as long as 21 days. it's a severe disease that has a high case fatality rate even with the best of care. but there are core tried and true public health interventions that stop it. today we are providing the information that an individual traveling from liberia has been diagnosed with ebola in the united states. this individual left liberia on the 19th of september, arrived in the u.s. on the 20th of september, had no symptoms when departing liberia or entering this country. but four or five days later, around the 24th of september, began to develop symptoms, on the 26th of september, initially sought care and sunday the 28th of september was admitte

think you very much. >> is cdc werke with the who? but i guess. very closely. >> it is lighter standing the president submitted the name of dr. friedman to be our representative to the who in july of this year and it is still lost somewhere in the united states senate. i would hope before this weekend's and we return home might consider pass this on of bipartisan basis on who we know well so he could be with the who now waiting to months or more to return to consider that nomination of a bite to suggest that to see if we could get that done. the second question to dr. fauci following up senator casey said i hope there has been nothing done on a budgetary basis to slow down development of the ebola and taxied the talk about 22% decline of funding and sequestration has there been to your knowledge said a shortage of funds leading to a delay of testing or development of the ebola vaccine? >> honestly senator everything over of the last several years with few exceptions has been at a level less productive than we would have been purely on the basis of

think you very much. >> is cdc werke with the who? but i guess. very closely. >> it is lighter standing the president submitted the name of dr. friedman to be our representative to the who in july of this year and it is still lost somewhere in the united states senate. i would hope before this weekend's and we return home might consider pass this on of bipartisan basis on who we know well so he could be with the who now waiting to months or more to return to consider that nomination of a bite to suggest that to see if we could get that done. the second question to dr. fauci following up senator casey said i hope there has been nothing done on a budgetary basis to slow down development of the ebola and taxied the talk about 22% decline of funding and sequestration has there been to your knowledge said a shortage of funds leading to a delay of testing or development of the ebola vaccine? >> honestly senator everything over of the last several years with few exceptions has been at a level less productive than we would have been purely on the basis of

pardon me, the cdc right now. we will go straight to its. >> cdc ebola media briefing. i am barbara reynolds, the director of public affairs here at cdc. we will be hearing briefly from four speakers and then take questions from the media. our first speaker is the director of cdc backed chair tom friedman. >> good afternoon, everybody. thank you for joining us. as you have been hearing from us, fox business is a serious disease. it is only spread by direct contact with someone who is sick with the virus. and it is only spread through body fluid. the incubation is eight to ten days after exposure. can be as short as two or as long as 21. it is a severe disease which has a high case fatality rate, even with the best of care, but there are core tried and true public health interventions that stop it. today we are providing the information that an individual travelling from liberia has been diagnosed with ebola in the united states. this individual left liberia on the 19th of september, arrived in the u.s. on the 20th of september, had no symptoms when departing liberia or

this is why we have a cdc. there's been a string of mistakes and administrative blunders at the cdc. but this is why we have a cdc. this is their game time. this is when they need to come out and do an investigation. it probably will turn out that he's only had bodily fluid contact perhaps with some family members. >> charles: you talked about him going to the hospital and maybe that being a major stroke to everyone involved and obviously the city of dallas. what are the symptoms. are there distinct symptoms in ebola that are different from common cold and flu. >> not really we're talking about the same type of symptoms. this is why folks coming through airports are told if you have any symptoms that are like a common cold, you need to take it seriously. but that's the concern. and if you saw the movie outbreak years ago, that really got a lot of people worked up because they're connecting this with that movie. in that movie, ebola was airborne. here it is not and it's only through direct contact. >> charles: c

hundreds of people in the cdc emergency operation center. usaid is providing hundreds of thousands of home protection kits and training and information. its people are moving 100,000 units of personal protective equipment to west africa. the u.s. to farming of defense is providing 3000 u.s. forces for the response, establishing a regional staging base to facilitate the arrival of equipment and supplies and preparing to trains hundreds -- to train hundreds of health care providers. we know who has provided a roadmap for response and is providing expertise in africa and is seeking funding from governments around the world. ngos like doctors without borders are heroically leading the efforts on the ground. in our discussion today, we will hear about the situation on the ground in west africa by people who have been there quite recently and to our leading the effort. we will learn about what the u.s. government is doing in more detail and, perhaps most important me, we can take to end this crisis -- perhaps most importantly, we will discuss what

there you see the head of the cdc. we are back with the panel. charles? >> look, i have no doubt that what he's saying is likely true and that he believes that we have the best public health system on the planet, the best ever. they will do the contact. they will do the tracing and the isolation and will do it well. but we are now at a point where we have the first importation of this illness. it is not a doctor who was over there who got it over there and who we brought back here to give him treatment. this was a random guy, got on a plane, had the disease. we are exposed to this. we aught to consider two things beyond what we're doing. the first is that british air is not allowing its airlines to go into that part of the world. we are near that place. the faa shut down that airport with a missile that hit a mile away, it shut down for two days. this is a far more serious threat we aught to think about. at what point we shut down our service in that part of the world as the epidemic increases. second, he says we are going to trace the contacts. we have e

our first speaker is cdc director dr. tom frieden. >> good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for joining us. as you have been hearing from us, ebola is a serious disease. it's only spread by direct contact with someone who is sick with the virus, and it's only spread through body fluids. the incubation period is eight to ten days after exposure, can be as short as 2 days or as long as 21 days. it's a severe disease with a high case fatality rate even with the best of care. but there are core tried and true public health interventions that stop it. today we are providing the information that an individual traveling from liberia has been diagnosed with ebola in the united states. this individual left liberia on the 19th of september, arrived in the u.s. on the 20th of september, had no symptoms when departing liberia or entering this country, but four or five days later, around the 24th of september, began to develop symptoms. on the 26th of september initially sought care and sunday, the 28th of september, was admitted t

goodman. >>> thank you, thank you to everyone and the cdc. i want to correct one statement that may have been misinterpreted by dr. freiden when he commented on "the air we breathe." ebola is not transmitted by the air, it is not an airborne infection. the hospital in dallas is a large hospital with a robust department. we have had a plan in place for some time now in the event of a patient presenting with possible ebola. ironically enough, in the week before this patient presented, we had a meeting of all of the stake holders that might be involved in the care of such a patient. and because of that, we were well prepared to deal with this crisis. thank you. >>> thank you, dr. goodman. >>> our final speaker is the dallas county health and human services director zachary thompson. >> thank you, i want to thank the other speakers and texas health presbyterian. i want to thank the team for their work in what they have been doing to conduct public health follow up. dallas county health and human services will proceed with the public health follow

we have 100 cdc personnel. we have ngos and other volunteers, but it's going to take a lot bigger labor force to contain the disease at its current level, am i correct? >> yes, there's lots of different settings that we can talk about but for example, in the ebola treatment units, 90% of the staff are local. i think it is important to remember that the governments, the people in the countries and the governments themselves are stepping up and with assistance from those of us that have the technical capabilities are really able to fill many of these roles and responsibilities. some of the work in the treatment units, much of this going out into communities every day and checking in with contacts to see how they are doing. these are roles that people themselves, the local people themselves in these countries can undertake with some technical guidance from some of us that have this experience. this is not to minimize the scale of the human resources that will be needed to contain this. but as i say, i think that t

we have 100 cdc personnel. we have ngos and other volunteers, but it's going to take a lot bigger labor force to contain the disease at its current level, am i correct? >> yes, there's lots of different settings that we can talk about but for example, in the ebola treatment units, 90% of the staff are local. i think it is important to remember that the governments, the people in the countries and the governments themselves are stepping up and with assistance from those of us that have the technical capabilities are really able to fill many of these roles and responsibilities. some of the work in the treatment units, much of this going out into communities every day and checking in with contacts to see how they are doing. these are roles that people themselves, the local people themselves in these countries can undertake with some technical guidance from some of us that have this experience. this is not to minimize the scale of the human resources that will be needed to contain this. but as i say, i think that t

i assume he's been briefed by the director of the cdc. what are you hearing about the first confirmed case in the united states? >> well, wolf, i think i'll let the cdc talk about this specific case and what it means. but what i will say is we've been preparing for this possibility for a long time. america has the best doctors and public health in the world so we're ready to deal with it but the cdc will have more to say shortly. >> and the plan is to dispatch troops to west africa and spend whatever it will cost to deal with it there, that's still the works and ongoing? >> absolutely. as the president announced at the cdc a few weeks ago, we're stepping up to the unique and unprecedented ability to the military in terms of command and control and logistics to help coordinate the response in africa and get this under control as we have in the past. >> this is a big issue for the president? >> absolutely. it's a threat to regional security. it's a public health threat. as we see here, it can have threats in america. >> let's talk about the

hundreds of people in the cdc emergency operation center. is providing hundreds of thousands of home protection kits and training and information. its people are moving 100,000 units of personal protective equipment to west africa. the u.s. to farming of defense is providing 3000 u.s. forces for the response, establishing a regional staging base to facilitate the arrival of equipment and supplies and preparing to trains hundreds -- to train hundreds of health care providers. we know who has provided a roadmap for response and is providing expertise in africa and is seeking funding from governments around the world. ngos like doctors without borders are heroically leading the efforts on the ground. we williscussion today, hear about the situation on the ground in west africa by people who have been there quite recently and to our leading the effort. we will learn about what the u.s. government is doing in more detail and, perhaps most important me, we can take to end this crisis -- perhaps most importantly, we will discuss what measures we ca

this is the largest international response in the history of the cdc. after this, i'll be meeting with some of these men and women, including some who recently returned from the front lines of the outbreak, and they represent public service at its very best. so i just want them to know how much the american people appreciate them. many of them are serbing far away from home, away from their families. they're doing heroic work, and serving in some unbelievably challenging conditions. working through exhaustion, day and night, and many have volunteered to go back. so we're very, very proud of them. their work and our efforts across the government is an example of what happens when america leads in confronting major global challenges. faced with this outbreak, the world is looking to us, the united states, and it's a responsibility we embrace. we are prepared to take leadership on this to provide the kinds of capables only america has, and to mobilize the world in ways only america can do. that's what we're doing as we speak. first and foremost i want the

it is my understanding cdc of a santry currently is passive surveillance. doctor, can you elaborate when the threshold from passive9&:Ñ surveillance and what that looks like based on if that is coordinating training for cdc? >> i think of us as having three lines of defense against ebola and thinking carefully how to do that most effectively and practically. the first is to stop that in africa and we have been talking about that. that is the most effective way. and continuing for a while we need to do more of that. second is those that are departing the country to put people in each of the airports with multiple temperature readings was well was of a questionnaire and they remove from the departure line anyone with a fever that may have ebola clearly that is not the perfect way to eliminate ebola because of somebody was just exposed land incubation period is between eight and 21 days. that doesn't mean we keep these people close. but it is a very important thing to do to keep travel safe and to keep those airlines flying because then expectation nobody wil

thank you to the doctors and the cdc. to correct one statement that may have been misinterpreted by dr. freeman did when he commented on the air we breathe. ebola is not transmitted via the air. it is not an airborne infection. texas health dallas is a large community hospital with a robust infection control system that works in close cooperation with the dallas county health department, the centers for disease control, as well as others epidemiologist within the system and community. we have had a plan in place for some time now in the event of a patient presenting with possible ebola. ironically enough, in the week before this patient presented, we had a meeting of all of the stakeholders who might be involved in the care of such a patient. and because of that, we were well prepared to deal with this crisis. thank you. >> you have been listening to a press conference from atlanta, the center for disease control speaking about the first confirmed case of ebola in the united states, happening in dallas. matt miller has be

that's why we have the cdc and good public health measures. i would emphasize, chris, this -- if any americans thought whatever happens over there, it's irrelevant to us, we don't have to care what happens in west africa. this shows you that's simply a false statement. while we're not at severe risk of an ebola outbreak here, what happens over there does matter to us for our health, but also in terms of failed states, bad problems in other countries that could affect us. we really do need to be much more engaged in other countries and making sure their health systems can work and solve these kinds of problems. >> let me go do joann from politico. the president said it was unlikely it would reach these shores. it has reached these shores. my problem, this fella, an adult male, caught the disease and didn't know it, and came here and only discovered when he got here if he had it. but must have realized he came in contact with somebody because he got it. the fact is, he has the disease. it was unlikely that he would be here with it, but he's here

can you give us a number of scale how big this from the cdc will be entered that directly entails? doctors in the hospital or people who were standing in the community is? little more information on that. >> i can get back to you at the exact size of the team. we provide epidemiologists are deceived back his beard communications experts, hospital infection control laboratory experts as needed in a situation and the cdc staff bear or the 130 in africa are tied tightly to experts here who provide back up 24/7. [inaudible] >> we defer to the local state departments. they are deleted where they are to support. [inaudible] and the room? on the phone? questioned had strawberry near guard. your line is open. >> thank you. do we know, can we say if this is an american or is this a visitor? and has the health department reached any of those contacts and has the contact tracing begun? >> what i can say is the individual was here to visit family who live in this country. the further detailed site inc. are to be identified in the coming days for relevant or not, will see. in terms of contact t

obviously has cdc representation there as well. we will coordinate the interagencies, and execute on usad's pieces of the response. our current focus, and i won't reiterate everything that the president's already announced, but our current focus is along five lines of effort. the first being effective in country management and leadership of the response. so we're very pleased to announced that as of today, the liberian national emergency operation center has opened officially. so all of the elements of the liberian government's coordination of this sits under one roof, after a great deal of u.s. government support. the second element is to focus on scaling up isolation and treatment. we are focusing heavily on getting etu set up and working with dod in that effort. some of these are acronyms that you don't recognize. the third piece of that is safe burial. we are on track to have -- i think that's where we're seeing the most rapid progress, one of the more scaleable pieces of this. i think we're on a good track there. the fourth el

>> well, people can always call us at cdc info. they can also check on our website, the flight in question is a specific flight, departing liberia to the 19th and arriving in the u.s. on the 20th. that would be a small number of people who would have that level of concern. but really, i think it's important that we understand a lot about ebola. ebola is a virus. it's a virus that is easy to kill by washing your hands. it's easy to stop by using gloves and barrier precautions. the issue is not that ebola is highly infectious. the issue with ebola is that the stakes are so high. that's why in the hospital in texas, they're taking all of the precautions they need to take to protect health care workers who are caring for this individual. >> think of it this way, when we begin testing on people when they have a fever, the most sensitive tests in the world sometimes don't detect it because there's so little virus that they have. it's only as they they become sicker that they become more infectious. >>> hi, thank you. you've been saying -

tonight, a team from the cdc rushing to the scene. to this hospital in dallas, where he is in isolation, showing symptoms. it's believed he's been infectious for several days after returning from west africa. this evening, the test results confirms it is ebola. tonight, word president obama has been briefed and now the push to track down anyone who may have been in contact with him. in a moment, dr. richard besser with what he's learning right now from his sources at the cdc. he spent many years there. tonight, he has exclusive access, face to face patiewith patients battling it. but first, the case here and the questions. t abc's steve osunsami leading us off. >> reporter: the cdc is confirming late today what doctors in this dallas hospital feared. that the patient who walked into their emergency room sunday with high fever and other symptoms, is sick with ebola, the first case diagnosed in this country. >> i have no doubt that we will control this importation or this case of ebola so that it does not spread widely. >> reporter: hea

. >> we start with some startling news from the cdc. they've issued a stark warning about the ebola outbreak. they say ebola could end up infecting more than a million people by the new year. just a few months from now. the head of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases telling america's news headquarters yesterday that the virus can be stopped, he says, if everyone works together. >> giving logistic support, giving support in engineering and setting up the field hospitals, but not one nation or one organization is going to do it. so as the president said to the u.n. the other day, that really we need the community of nations to get involved. >> dr. siegel, it is such a heartbreaking crisis. first, what threat, if there is, is ebola here in our country? >> you know, eric, he went on to talk about that yesterday. here's what he said that i really think puts it in perspective. he said, look, projections are over a million cases by the end of january from the cdc. the world health organization, who's usually more inflamm

with bpediatrician, a veteran o the cdc. we heard it from linsey there, but what are the warning signs? >> reporter: it's really important looking for the danger signs. look for the signs of any difficulty breathing. wheezing, difficulty breathing and difficulty speaking. that can be a sign that your child's in trouble, in particular children who have asthma. >> we know millions of children are back to school, things spread so quickly, rich. so, what are parents to do? >> reporter: well, you can't eliminate the risk, but good hand-washing will help. covering coughs and sneezes. and keeping your child home if they are sick. that will help the spread to others. but david, i think we're going to be talking about this in more than 11 states. viruses don't respect borders. >> all right, spreading quickly. rich, thank you. >>> we move on tonight to the monster rainfall. the deadly flooding. nearly half a dozen states under flood watches around warnings. a state of emergency in arizona at this hour. records shattered and tonight, t

the cdc confirming the first virus at a dallas, texas hospital. the patient we are now returning, just recently returned from west africa where the virus has killed more than 3000 people. the president of the united states has just been briefed and we're going live to the white house in a moment. but first sanjay gupta is out front and what can you tell us about the case and the patient. >> this is someone in liberia, a country on your map you just showed, has ebola. they flew to the united states on 20th. we know when this person got on the plane and when they landed in the united states, the person was not sick. that is what we're being told. it was four days later on the 24th when the person started to become sick. we knew on the 26th the person did seek care. we're not sure if they went to a doctor's office or hospital, but they did not get committed or isolated and it was two days after that when the person got the isolation and was also tested. we now know, as you mentioned, er erin, this is the first person tested positive with ebola. there

. >> the cdc is one of the key players in the fight against ebola and the director returned from a tour of west africa. >> despite tremendous efforts from the u.s. government, from cdc, from within countries, the number of cases continues to increase and is now increasing rapidly. i'm afraid that over the next few weeks those numbers are likely to increase further and significantly. there is a window of opportunity to tamp this down, but that window is closing. we need action now to scale up the response. we know how to stop ebola. the challenge is to scale it up to the massive levels needed to stop this outbreak. >> robert ray is joining us live and that is a stark message there. what else did he have to say? >> certainly it is. you heard him say they know how to stop this. hi said that three or four weeks ago. he just spent time in west africa and assessing the situation and this is just going to get worse. there is no end in sight right now because of the conditions over there. there are very few doctors on the ground, very few aide workers and the fact of the matter people caring fo

and we have this info graphic from cdc. check that out real quick. huge response from our community: good question. and i have to bring this one up: i'm sure people disagree. >> we'll talk about why that may be a naive comment. it began as an isolated case and has transformed into the worst ebola outbreak in history. there have been more than 4900 cases and close to 2500 deaths from ebola in the last six months, spanning five african countries. fear and misinformation grip the people, making it even more difficult for health workers struggling with few supplies and limited global support to contain the virus. and the medical resources that some of the affected countries do have, are dwind -- dwindling. president obama is at the cdc today, and has a proposed $88 million plan to combat the spread. what are some of the potential global consequences if we fail to act? joining us on set is professor of microbiology and immunology, and the former chief of viral path genesis and immunology for the u.s. army medical research institute of infection diseases.

and we have this info graphic from cdc. check that out real quick. huge response from our community: good question. and i have to bring this one up: i'm sure people disagree. >> we'll talk about why that may be a naive comment. it began as an isolated case and has transformed into the worst ebola outbreak in history. there have been more than 4900 cases and close to 2500 deaths from ebola in the last six months, spanning five african countries. fear and misinformation grip the people, making it even more difficult for health workers struggling with few supplies and limited global support to contain the virus. and the medical resources that some of the affected countries do have, are dwind - dwindling. president obama is at the cdc today, and has a proposed $88 million plan to combat the spread. what are some of the potential global consequences if we fail to act? joining us on set is professor of microbiology and immunology, and the former chief of viral path genesis and immunology for the u.s. army medical research institute of infection diseases. h

nevertheless, the cdc advised local doctors to contact them if they treat anyone under the age of 21 with sudden limb weakness. dr. clear believes it's possible an entirely new disease is brewing. >> i would say anything's possible but unfortunately it will fake some time and investigation until they can mac a statement about that for sure. >> reporter: the same goes for this little girl, only the cdc can test for enterovirus. dr. clear sent her home with a knepp li neb yew lieser. >>> new jersey health officials ruled out the flu as the cause of death of a preschooler in mercer county. nbc 10 told you about the 4-year-old who died thursday. officials with the cdc are expected to start testing to determine whether enterovirus d68 is to blame. school officials and parents will meet with the hamilton township health office tonight. >>> from our delaware bureau this evening, a new push to crack down on people who text behind the wheel. for the first time ever, dover police are dedicating an entire team of officers just to target drivers who are texting or talking without using hands-fre

because the cdc's projection is if nothing is done. but a lot is already being done. >> they mean in africa -- >> they mean in africa alone. we'll get to america in a second. ualone. but the united states alone is sending 3 thurks military, they're trying to -- to be isolated, which is the key, because right now ebola is, for every patient that gets ebola there, two other people are getting it. that's a disaster, that's how infections spread. but with intervention, if they can cut it down to one person, that will help it to decrease dramatically. what about here, you kd the question what about here? well, here's what dr. fauchi said that i thought wud really, really powerful. he said if you get on a plane and you don't have symptoms, but you were in contact with an ebola patient, with those secretions, you could theoretically bring it here. because you might have it once you get off that plane. you get off the plane, you get sick, you have flu like symptoms, you go to an emergencies room, they don't necessarily know you have ebola, but

just this week cdc has a large trading course outside of the msf model with traders and we could scale that up. >> great. we will take questions now from the audience. just to make it easier save it wait -- it may not be accurate the senate by percent of the current victims are women and children. if that is true what you think of the socio-economic impact and psychological impact and how does that change or alter your response? >> de publication found although there was the impression of the maleuú dominance which we have seen in the past to the females give more of the care giving it seems a 50/50 response. women -- chilled -- children seem to be affected less directly but we see those implications. i was speaking with one survivor and her nephew was they're bouncing off the walls. he was about four years old the and they said the papers don't let him go outside to play because they're so afraid of him. i held a survivor of a young child whose parents died. she is now with an aunt so we see a terrific problems. and i saw one of our staffÑ who has done oppose deployment screening an

the cdc will, we hope, explain everything. 5:30 p.m. eastern. but in the meantime, we've been on this story. in fact there have been companies that have come up with perhaps vaccines for this. tekmira was one of those names. look at this reaction. tekmira is up some 16% in the after-market close at this moment. ticker symbol tkmr. tekmira pharmaceuticalsry solutf some sort to ebola. cdc discovered the first ebola case here in the united states, 5:30 p.m. time, david. david: tekmira is up as a result of. that we question and wonder and keep you informed what futures are doing because this may have an impact on overall market. liz: let's get to the story of the federal communications commission. it voted to abolish the nfl's blackout rule which blocks local broadcasts if the home team didn't sell out the arena. there is a catch, the ruling does not guaranty the nfl will lift the controversial policy. david: rich edson joins us from washington. how can the nfl still enforce a blackout? >> well, david, the law allows two businesses, a sports league

you heard we have gotten the military involved, the cdc is doing an unprecedented effort. we are accelerating our research efforts for a vaccine at nih. there will be hospital units that will be brought up and the military will provide logistics, but the president said it well, no one nation, no one group is going to be able to stop this alone. and that's the reason why the president is up there saying that we need to get many nations involved, many organizations involved, and that's the way we are going to put an end to this epidemic which right now is still raging in a very scary way. >> former u.n. ambassador, pardon me, u.n. ambassador samantha powers today on the "today" show said we are calling on 134 countries to cough up more than checking a box and co-sponsoring a resolution, but a willingness to actually join us. again, you know better than anyone else the difficulties that are being faced now, would seem with this crisis according to the cdc, potentially taking 1.4 -- infecting 1.4 million people by january, that other nations would not have to have the presiden

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tonight, the cdc says this is worsening and that the virus is moving fast. and just look at the map. 11 states and counting and now the cdc warning this could be just the beginning. your questions are pouring in, so, what are the symptoms and how can you keep your children safe? dr. richard besser standing by, but first tonight, abc's linsey davis on the outbreak. >> reporter: with emergency rooms timing up, the cdc tonight saying this dangerous situation is evolving quickly. 13-year-old will was so scared, he says he thought he was going to do. >> hi heart started hurting after my lungs sort of closing up. >> reporter: will is finally back at home after spending four nights in intensive care at a denver hospital. in that city alone, at least 900 children believed infected by the potentially fatal enterovirus 68. >> we were hysterical because we thought they were going to come in and tell us that he was dead. >> it felt so tight, like you were sort of gasping for air. >> reporter: this mysterious respiratory illness, so intense, kansas city, missouri, at one

will will be the role of the cdc? >> as of today the cdc has 100 of our top disease detectives and disease control specialists in africa working on ebola. that is actually the largest international response the cdc has ever had danielle break. lou: how long do you estimate it will be before you can say that you have contained the upper? >> i can't predict the future, but i can predict at the center research, scalable, large response the sooner we will begin to turn the tide. lou: thank you for being with us. thank you. time for some of your comments. liberals believe conservatives of the real threat, not isil. events are clashing with their beliefs. and if i interpret that directed the president was sorry. sad that the president has lied so many times. a large number of americans will either not watch or not believe what he proposes. the border worse. the authors of tonight's comments as always. we love hearing from you. follow us on twitter. get our facebook page. links to everything. that's it for us tonight. stay t

this is the largest international response in the history of the cdc. after this i'll be meeting with some of these men and women, including some who recently returned from the front lines of the outbreak, and they represent public service at its very best, and so i just want them to know how much the american people appreciate them, many of them are serving far away from home, doing heroic work, and serving in unbelievably challenging conditions, working through exhaustion, day and night, and many have volunteered to go back. so, we're very, very proud of them. their work and our efforts across the government is an example of what happens when america leads in confronting major global challenges. faced with this outbreak the world is looking to us, the united states, and it's a responsibility we embrace. we're prepared to take leadership on this to provide the kind of capabilities only america has, and tolz mobilize e world in ways that only america can do. that's what we're doing as we speak. first and form most, i want the american people to know tha

ten states from colorado to kentucky contacting the cdc for assistance. fearful the virus could spread. in kansas city, dozens of children are hospitalized daily. 15% in intensive care. >> associated with clusters of viral illness. that was known. the clusters that have been seen in the past and reported have been small clusters of 25 patients. we have seen that many in a day. >> officials in colorado, illinois and ohio are reporting cases with similar symptoms to that outbreak in missouri. >>> controlling owner of the atlanta hawks is on his way out resigning over a racially charged e-mail. what he is now saying about those remarks. >>> plus, california flooded. drivers stranded as storms moved in and the threat is not over yet. we will explain next. you fin he, you want them to last. so, why risk ruining the way they fit? try woolite. it has the right balance of cleaning and care. unlike other detergents, woolite won't cause stretching, keeping that perfect fit, wash after wash. don't take a chance. trust woolite. >>> president obama warning the ebola v

will will be the role of the cdc? >> as of today the cdc has 100 of our top disease detectives and disease control specialists in africa working on ebola. that is actually the largest international response the cdc has ever had danielle break. lou: how long do you estimate it will be before you can say that you have contained the upper? >> i can't predict the future, but i can predict at the center research, scalable, large response the sooner we will begin to turn the tide. lou: thank you for being with us. thank. time for some of your comments. liberals believe conservatives of the real threat, not isil. events are clashing with their beliefs. and if i interpret that directed the president was sorry. sad that the president has lied so many times. a large number of americans will either not watch or not believe what he proposes. the border worse. the authors of tonight's comments as always. we love hearing from you. follow us on twitter. get our facebook page. links to everything. that's it for us tonight. stay tuned

that's because not every case is sent to the cdc. it presents symptoms much like the common cold but then can get a lot worse. here are some of those symptoms where kids, like the four patients of c.h.o.p.s., had to be hospitalized. >> teachers take their classes to the bathroom. usually we take them as a class, rather than sending them out. kids wash their hands. it's instilled in them, and we have hand sanitizer that, you know, the kids bring in. >> right, right. >> so, you know, we try to do the best we can. >> reporter: and we also had some sound from a doctor here at children's hospital who told us harsher and more prolonged coughing, sometimes children breathing more rapidly, and sometimes children needing a little more supplemental oxygen are all reasons why patients suffering from enterovirus d-68 would be hospitalized. kids who have asthma or breathing problems are more at risk for this. and also, it's important to note, hand-washing and keeping commonly used surfaces clean are two ways to ward against getting enterovirus d-

the breaking news, the cdc confirming the very first case has been diagnosed here in this country and tonight dr. nancy snyderman takes us inside the hot zone. >>> under firep about the secret service director grilled in front of congress over stunning lapses in white house security. but what she revealed may only further damage confidence in her agency. >>> paper or plastic. the big move to retire that question forever. are supermarkets near you next in line? >>> and our unscripted conversation with ben affleck on his latest film role and his role at home as husband, father and devoted fan of all boston sports teams. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. and as we come on the air tonight, we're covering a major development in the ebola outbreak. until now, until just a short time ago, in fact, americans could at least take comfort in the knowledge that all the thousands of cases of this deadly virus were discovered outside of our borders, but a late announcement tonight

the breaking news, the cdc confirming the very first case has been diagnosed here in this country, and tonight dr. nancy snyderman takes us inside the hot zone. >>> under fire. the secret service director grilled in front of congress over stunning lapses in white house security. but what she revealed may only further damage confidence in her agency. >>> paper or plastic. a big move to retire that question forever. plus are supermarkets near you next in line? >>> and our unscripted conversation with ben affleck on his latest film role and his role at home as husband, father and devoted fan of all boston sports teams. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. and as we come on the air tonight, we're covering a major development in the ebola outbreak. until now, until just a short time ago, in fact, americans could at least take comfort in the knowledge that all the thousands of cases of this deadly virus were discovered outside of our borders, but a late announcement tonight fro

the obama administration is moving rapidly on this, present obama was down at the cdc. ourselves we are working here to rapidly respond and to support the president in this effort. i think the right time is of the essence. but it has to be done correctly rather than rushing in and doing things that may even make it worse. and certainly we need to get the equipment there and the personal protection here for home health care workers in these countries and we need to do a rapid series of educational programs in these countries so that the local populace begins to know what to do and how to respond to not be afraid. and that needs to be done rapidly. i trust that there are ngos and you know that you are here and they can be very helpful on us, i believe. and they have been here for some times and have had good relations with these people in these countries. so as we do this rapidly, i hope that we will learn from and lean on and ask the help of the ngos that are in these countries. and we need to ask them for their help. >> i hope and trust, mr. charles, that your wife and

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this is the largest international response in the history of the cdc. after this i will meet with some of these men and women, including some who recently returned from the front lines of the outbreak. they represent public service at its very best. i want them to know how much the american people appreciate them. many of them far from their families, doing heroic work and serving in unbelievably challenging conditions, working through exhaustion day and night, many have volunteered to go back. we are very, very proud of them. their work and our efforts across the government is an example of what happens when america leads in confronting major global challenges. faced with this outbreak the world is looking to us, the united states and it's our responsibility to embrace and we're prepared to take leadership to provide the kinds of capabilities that only america has and to mobilize the world in ways that only america can do. that's what we're doing as we speak. first and foremost, i want the american people to know that our experts here at the cdc and ac

in atlanta, the director at cdc gave dire words. cdc director, thomas freeden, said that the ebola virus in west africa is spiraling out of control. >> there is a window of opportunity to tamp this down, but that window is closing. we need action now. >> he says this is the first time that an ebola outbreak has spread across many countries. >> we need financial assistance, we need human resources. the doctors and nurses in clinic00 manage many. and we need measures for infection control. >> ebola has killed more than 1500 people this year, and the world health organization said there could be as many as 20,000 cases before the outbreak is under control. >> we thank you, but we need more from you. and we also need those countries that have not come onboard yet. the whole world is responsible and accountable to bring the ebola threat under control. let's do it. action, action and action. >> unsafe burials, without proper protection and isolation is worsening the spread of the virus, and even with the experimental trials of the vaccine