Citizen. Well bring in our cnn analyst who is joining us, formally with the cdc, you have a unique perspective on this. Let me ask you as we play footage for the viewers about how he was taken off the plane on a stretcher covered in a bubble, this is different than other doctors that have returned with ebola who have managed to walk off the plane and walk out of the ambulance. What does this tell you . This tells us that this person is in very critical condition. He is the sickest of the third ebola patients they have had so far. And this bubble cocoon that we are seeing in the video, poppy, that is common on these kinds of planes. Hes so sick and cannot walk into the hospital, but hes still surrounded in that bubble. He lives in maryland, so some people are asking, why not take him to the National Institute of Health Facility in bethesda, for example, or somewhere closer. Do you have any idea why hes being treated there in nebraska . Thats a great question. The reason hes being treate
Theyve been in direct contact with ebola patients. Any arriving passengers who have recently been in the west african nations hit hardest by ebola could be hospitalized or quarantined up to 21 days whether sick or not. This comes as a new Jersey Health care worker has just tested negative for ebola. She was part of a group who faced a mandatory quarantine yesterday after arriving in newark from west africa. Joining me now from new york city is elizabeth cohen. First, elizabeth, the reception of this mandatory quarantine hasnt all been positive even though we talked to a doctor in our last block who says hes going to go forward in his work in west africa. But talk about the flip side. Reporter well, the flip side ive been talking to workers, you know, to doctors and nurses who say, no, im not going to go because i cant afford to lose a month spent in africa and then another three weeks when i get home. I cant be with my family. I cant work. They said thats just untenable. You know, were
Recovering at specially equipped hospitals. Fears of an outbreak in the u. S. Has led president obama to appoint an ebola czar. Ron klain will lead the response by the countrys Government Agencies to the ebola outbreak. The monitoring period for 48 people who had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan before he was hospitalized, that ends tomorrow. Hes the liberia ebola patient who died last week. For the first time were hearing from a doctor who was instrumental in treating him and to other nurse who contracted the disease. Cnns Alina Machado joins us now. When you listen to this doctors defense really of how the hospital handled this case, he got very emotional and said that they did their best and, in fact, they took great risk to treat him. Reporter thats right, jim. This doctor is dr. Gary weinstein and he sat down with cnn affiliate wfaa to talk about the care that Thomas Eric Duncan received when he was here at texas presbyterian hospital. And the reporter specifically asked him about
Saying they need to know what is happening in ferguson, missouri. Michael brown senior and Lesley Mcfadden are asking a panel to call for the arrest of officer Darrel Wilson and racial profiles in the area around wilson. Their press conference just wrapped up and heres what the familys attorney and Michael Browns father had to say. Probably the most powerful thing that the United Nations offers is perception. Its the same thing that we use against other countries as a country when we look at other countries when they have atrocities that exist when people are killed and the government doesnt respond. Being at the u. N. Is appropriate and comments from michael singer yesterday, its a simple message that all life matters and black life matters, too. Me and his mother came to the u. N. To get justice for our son. I think that there couldnt be a better place that we could start at, you know, we want to thank you all for having us. Cnns Erin Mclaughlin joins us from geneva. Tell us how has
Dead, is a painful reminder of he own sons death. Wellbegin with this signs that a lastditch effort to try to end the bloody conflict in ukraine may be falling apart. Just days before a crucial peace summit putin is hinting he may not even show up. Hes facing global pressure to withdraw prorussian separatists, and to end that conflict that has claimed more than 5,000 lives. A facetoface negotiation is tentatively set for wednesday in belarus, but putin suggests he may not be there if what he calls key points are not settled. For the politics and diplomatic maneuvering may be far far astrayed. They are losing loved ones in these explosions that weve heard live on our air from our reporters. Our Nick Paton Walsh has been there throughout. We have heard the shelling hard every night weve got here tonight is no exception. A constant thudding in that direction. The buildings not so far really from where we are standing. We saw today what damage has been inflitted in just the last 24 hours i