Story. Reporter the mixed missajs of president obamas response to i bowl la Health Workers returning to acknowledge the cdcs move can be overridden. The state and local officials have brought authority to impose quarantine policies in their own states and localities. The cdcs announcement will do nothing to stop a replay of nurse casey hickcock who was cdc director Thomas Frieden today offered guidelines for voluntary at home isolation. What im hearing from returning Health Care Workers and others is an interest in making sure that they are cared for effectively and that they are responsible so that if they do develop any symptoms they are rapidly isolated and treated. That means more battles where individual governors like Chris Christie of new jersey who had joined new York Governor Andrew Cuomo in instituting their own mandatory quarantine while hickcock was released today after not showing any symptoms of ebola. Im not going to step away for a minute from protecting the people of m
Must be like to that little boy and people across the country who have been struggling with how to come to grips with ebola. Breaking news on the boys condition. Jim acosta on the new jersey and new york quarantine. We begin with Barbara Starr. So exactly how is the Army Planning to deal with soldiers and others returning from serving in liberia or guinea or sierra leone . The u. S. Army took an extraordinary step today and ordered that all army troops, all soldiers returning from west africa will go into what they are calling controlled monitoring, what the rest of us might call a 21day quarantine. Theyre housed separately, their temperature will be monitored. They will not be allowed to see their families. Theyll have to stay inside during that 21day period. Already twostar general general Darrell Williams and about a dozen of his folks just back from africa are undergoing this monitoring, this quarantine in italy at their home base now the store opened to all u. S. Army troops doing
Ill talk to a retired general about what is being done to protect them. And the first public account, officer Darrin Wilson gives specific details of shots fired when and where in the New York Times. And the big impact on voters in texas, ill talk to a former texas senator about what this means for her state. Plus, a new app saying it can help to reduce Sexual Assault in college campuses. But app says no to it. That app is todays big idea. Good afternoon to you, im richard louie. We start with three fronts on the ebola virus, the agency will work on its protocol handling ebola patients. Meanwhile, president obama is sending three officials to coordinate responses. This is separate from the s. W. A. T. Team on the ground today. And today, new questions and details on two infected nursing. Nina pham is feeling tired but resting comfortably, while with Amber Vincent there was new evidence on how sick she was when she boarded the plane to texas. Meanwhile, a cruise ship is on its way back
Raging debate whether Public Safety trumps personal liberty. The pentagon now is considering mandatory are quarantine for all u. S. Military coming back from west africa. Four states thus far, new york, new jersey, illinois and maine ordered Health Care Workers treating ebola patients in west africa must be quarantined upon arrival even if, this is the important part, even if they are showing no symptoms. Doctors without borders nurse kaci hickox appears to be the first to fall under that mandate. She says if you initially read her Dallas Morning News piece and now heard the interviews on cnn she says her human rights have been violated under quarantine. She was forced into it after arriving from a very long journey overseas at Newark Airport this past friday. Everyone keeps asking how are you feeling physically and, of course, i feel fine physically. But i dont think most people understand what its like to be alone in a tent. Dont you know theres nothing wrong with you and decisions a
Quarantine these u vapatients. And why dr. Goodlat is asking the Obama Administration if its transporting we begin tonight us uptodate on the latest. Trace. Megyn, white house and cdc critical of new Jersey Governor Chris Christie for forcing that nurse into isolation after she returned from helping treat ebola patients in sierra leone. Kaci hickox is now back in her home state of maine. While she was under6 o÷ quarant she lashed out calling her treatment inhumane and questioning why politicians were making decisions that should be left up to the Health Officials. Ing this is not a situation i wish on anyone and im scared for those who would follow me. cy the u. S. Must treat returning Health Care Workers with dignity and humanity. When hickox was released governor christie was asked if he was reversingm listen. She had any symptoms for 24 hours and she tested negative for ebola. Theres no reason to keep her. Christie says his decision was never about politics. Yfe new York Governor