Sanjay gupta has the latest from cdc headquarters in atlanta. Its interesting to see how the map is now spreading, sanjay. No question and its a real medical investigation, they have to find these people. Thats absolutely the key. We hoped ebola wouldnt come to the United States, but in some ways it wasnt unexpected. Now the focus is on that dallas hospital. In this hospital, thomas eric duncan, the first patient diagnosed with ebola in the United States, is fighting for his life. We just hoping and praying that eric survives the night. In an exclusive interview with cnn affiliate wccb in charlotte, north carolina, duncans nephew speaks out for the first time. I want to let you know that we still here, were not sleeping, just like you, feeling the pain, were feeling the pain here, too. Doctors say hes in serious, but stable condition. Duncan is a Liberian National and he traveled for the First Time Ever to the United States to visit his family in dallas. The New York Times reports that
The Bush Administration's National Strategy for Homeland Securityidentified six critical mission areas to focus federal efforts onthe objectives of preventing terrorist attacks, reducing America'svulnerabilities to terrorism, and minimizing the damage andrecovering from attacks that do occur. An analysis of spendingpriorities suggests that most of the proposed major programs fallinto one of the six critical mission areas. It is not clear,however, that in every case the level of resources requested isadequate to meet the critical goals the Administration hasestablished in its strategy or that these efforts are appropriateto address future threats. In particular, while notable progresshas been made in virtually every critical mission area, shortfallsin maritime security top the list of concerns.