Tense standoff unfolding in hong kong and the latest on the secret service investigation. But we begin with growing concern over the first ebola patient diagnosed in the u. S. According to dallas hospital officials, thomas duncans condition has been downgraded to critical. Well go live to dallas for the latest in just a moment. Also, the American Free lance photographer who contracted ebola in liberia is expected to arrive in nebraska tomorrow for treatment. He was working for nbc when he was diagnosed. He is the fifth american known to have contracted the disease. Right now in this country, the focus remains on thomas duncan. The cdc says at least nine people had close contact with duncan and none of them has displayed any symptoms. As many as 40 other people who may have had contact with duncan are also being monitored just to be safe. This case has raised questions about the United States ability to control the spread of ebola, but the head of the cdc says Health Officials are on to
Rear admiral john kirby joins us. Good evening sir. Good evening. Thanks for having me. Thighs to have nice to have you. We wanted information to be wrong that she was not dead. What you can tell me about the confirmation . What is the confirmation . Well, we do know that she is dead. Im afraid im not at liberty to talk about the evidence and where we got that conclusion from. But the Intelligence Community has looked at this. We have looked at it. We agree with the assessment that she is sadly dead. And our thoughts and prayer goes out to the mueller family, to all her friends back home in arizona we know this is a horrible horrible day for them and we are thinking of them. We have done this with american journalists everyone seems, every dame we see in this t. Is so heart breaking. Its inconceivable to think this could happen. Is there any information about when she died . Is it possible like the jordanian pilot that this was some time ago and just getting information now . No, hones
Rear admiral john kirby joins us. Good evening sir. Good evening. Thanks for having me. Thighs to have nice to have you. We wanted information to be wrong that she was not dead. What you can tell me about the confirmation . What is the confirmation . Well, we do know that she is dead. Im afraid im not at liberty to talk about the evidence and where we got that conclusion from. But the Intelligence Community has looked at this. We have looked at it. We agree with the assessment that she is sadly dead. And our thoughts and prayer goes out to the mueller family, to all her friends back home in arizona we know this is a horrible horrible day for them and we are thinking of them. We have done this with american journalists everyone seems, every dame we see in this t. Is so heart breaking. Its inconceivable to think this could happen. Is there any information about when she died . Is it possible like the jordanian pilot that this was some time ago and just getting information now . No, hones
Good morning from msnbc headquarters in wad. As the clock is striking 100 days to mark the first benchmark of the Trump Administration, the president expected to sol wroot with a rally in pennsylvania. Hes making headlines with a series of new interviews including this selfassessment. I dont think anybody has ever done this much in 100 days. Its some of the president s other remarks geding headlines, including health care, russia and his life before entering the white house. As this as the government avoids a shutdown, but its only for a week. What happens next . Plus im going to end up paying more than i p in taxtion right no thats what the president claims ability taxes under his new proposal. Will that really happen . More specifically, what about your taxes . Will you pay less. North korea testing the white house with another missile launch. What happened this goround leaves critical questions. All that right here and right now on msnbc live in washington, d. C. Great to have you w
Happy halloween, not to. Good afternoon everyone, i neil cavuto. Some scary stuff going on today, whether its an impeachment inquiry that still very much on or stocks that are very much off, way off, or china sounding off on trade and at the president on them. North korea firing off still more missiles. Today, we have the whole scary bunch of it because we are on top of all of it. Democrats and republicans on capitol hill are still going at it. And it john roberts at the white house on how the president is responding to it. A closeddoor deposition continues at this hour with the Senior National Security Council official on russia. Tim morrison testifying behind closed doors has told lawmakers in his Opening Statement that he was on President Trumps call with ukraine president zelensky listening from the white house situation room. In his Opening Statement, morrison told lawmakers of i want to be clear. I was not concerned that anything illegal was discussed on the trumpzielinski july 2