Response to ebola. Saying the u. S. Can contain the virus. If we do these protocols properly, if we follow the stems that we get the information out, then the likelihood of widespread Ebola Outbreak in this country are very, very low. I want people to understand the dangers of you contracting ebola, the dangers of a serious outbreak are extraordinarily low. But we are taking this very seriously at the highest levels of government. This afternoon, crews began the process of disinfecting the inside of vinsons apartment. They cleaned the outside this morning. In cleveland, crews isolated and cleaned the commercial airline ervinson flew on. She was on a flight from dallas to cleveland on october 10th. To plan a wedding and visit family. And then flew back to dallas two days ago. One day before being diagnosed with ebola. Though she did have a temperature of 99. 5, the cdc director said she should not have been on either of those flights. Because at that point, she was in a group of individ
Equipped to stop ebola in its tracks. Heres the latest. Right now, a crew is disinfecting the dallas apartment where ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan was staying. It comes five days after he was hospitalized. Crews also wrapped up and taped the car used to transport duncan to the hospital. The four members of his family quarantined at the apartment will soon be moved to an undisclosed location. Also today, spreading anxiety. Two reports. One out of washington, d. C. , another from atlanta. Of patients being tested for ebola. The patient has been admitted to Howard University hospital with ebolalike symptoms. That is how it is being described. They also confirm this patient had traveled to nigeria recently. If theres an ebola concern at the county jail. It indicated during the checkin process that he had been traveling recently in africa. He was also exhibiting at the time, feverlike symptoms. Initial tests on the atlanta patient have come back negative. But a final test is still to com
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. We begin at the vatican tonight where a twoweek meeting of 200 bishops has revealed a deep split over the the direction pope francis upons to take the church. The assembly had considered language in a document to be issued at the conclusion of the meeting that would welcome gays as well asicals who had been divorced and remarried andmented to be able to take communion again. Conservative bishops vowed to fight this, saying it undermind the traditional family. In rome, alan pizzey tells us how this all turned out. Reporter the pope came out smiling, but the final vote on the synods deliberations showed deep divisions. A draft document at the Halfway Point of the twoweek gathering included an unprecedented acceptance of gays. A final version was watered down to people with homosexual tendencies must be welcomed with respect and delicacy. But even that failed to get the required twothird majori
Health officials still dont know exactly how two Health Care Workers contracted ebola. Was it a break in protocol with their safety gear . Did they have the proper gear . Is the protocol the correct protocol . 75 other Health Care Workers are being monitored. We are preparing contingen contingencies for more and that is a very real possibility. You can imagine the anxiety of the families of these 77 people. We rallied together and decided we needed to move quickly like we did sunday morning to make sure two things happen. One that effective cleaning was done as soon as possible and, two, neighbors and the citizens were communicated. Nurses who worked in this hospital are telling their union that they were not trained to deal with ebola patients. They point out serious lapses in safety in dealing with duncan. So what is most important now is for the cdc to get the facts. Which is what it is doing in dallas. However, criticism is mounting from those like the nurses union who say much mor
Among the possible next steps, tougher screenings at four International Airports where flights arrive from west africa. Also today, the american cameraman working for nbc news who got infected with ebola arrived in nebraska for treatment. And in dallas, the first person diagnosed with ebola in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan is now fighting for his life. Doctors say hes in critical but stable condition. Hes received the first dose of an experimental drug used to combat ebola. These developments and more, sparking a National Conversation about whether ebola is under control. Whether Health Officials are doing enough and when does justified concern become paranoia . Its a debate that broke out this weekend on nbcs meet the press between Joe Scarborough and former obama adviser david axelr axelrod. Is kent brantly who had it, he said this is a fire from hell if you think the Atlantic Ocean is going to stop it from coming over here, youre kidding yourself. I dont want to disagree wit