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 that . Did he not directly address governors cuomo and christie and what theyre doing, but that was the backdrop of the president s comment today, including a potential la
Guys, thankfully the worst will gradually get better and better with time as it starts to taper with time. We will eventually see some sunshine but for now, torey there are problems out there. There is, i do in the like how today is shaping up on the roads. We have had incident after incident and it is not stopping. An overturn vehicle is closing eastbound side of the schuylkill expressway at girard avenue. We have emergency teams on the westbound side aid to go that eastbound accident. We will continue to keep you updated so stay with us, ukee. Well, lets check on ebola after caring for Thomas Duncan is receiving treatment at emery hospital in Atlanta Amber vinson was escorted inside the hospital last night where she remains in their Infectious Disease unit. Concerns over u. S. Response to the out break intensified after vinson was allowed to fly on the commercial airline despite having a low grade fever. Director of the cdc will testify at a congressional hearing this afternoon, conv
Captioning funded by cbs good morning. Hospital have new guidelines for protecting Health Care Workers protecting patients. The cdc advised more stringent rules regarding protective gear, Susan Mcginnis has more. Reporter the fear, the finger pointing and the questions have piled up. Did they follow the protocols. Were the float calls adequate. Were there even protocols. Health care workers have been pushing for new standards for their protective gear and late monday they got them. While 260 people are still being monitored for ebola symptoms, the agency areleased new steps to make sure no more contract the virus. Cdc director tom frieden announced the revised steps. Among them, Health Care Workers wear protective suits that leave no hair or skin exposed. And use a respirator over their face instead of critical goggles. One of the critical guidelines is a way of doing that, stepbystep which is supervised and in a way ritualized. Reporter the guidelines come after two nurses who treated
Its five years in prison for South African track star oscar pistorius. This morning, the judge read the sentence in the shooting death of pistorius girlfriend. The former olympian was convicted of culpable homicide for shooting Reeva Steenkamp last year. He was also given a threeyear suspended sentence on a separate charge. Three officers led pistorius from the courtroom to a holding cell. And this morning, hospitals in this country have new guidelines for protecting Health Care Workers treating ebola patients. The cdc advice deals with more stringent rules regarding protective gear. Susan mcginnis is in washington with details. Good morning, susan. Good morning, annemarie. After two nurses who treated Thomas Duncan in dallas, texas, got infected, the fears, the fingerpointing and the questions have piled up. Did they follow the protocols . Were the protocols adequate . Were there even protocols . Health care workers have been pushing for new standards for their protective gear and lat
She went thousands of miles out of her way in hellish conditions. I trust they will do the right thing and i dont think they need governors or panic to drive what they do. We are about two minutes out we have been told from the press conference at Emory University hospital where we will hear from amber vinson. We should learn more about her case and what it teaches us about the response around the country. Drilling down on the ethical questions, you represent the who on this. One point made by the whouts and other part white house and other agencies, its a problem in terms of our Global Response to the crisis that will require Encouraging Health care workers to go to the dangerous places. Does this quarantine risk obliterating interest for Health Workers . It does. Lets be clear. The number one priority of the United States is to stop the epidemic in west africa. We dont do that, we will have conversations in the next 12 months about ebola. We have to get that tamped down. The only way