Most contagious. 75 other Health Care Workers who had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan are being monitored for symptoms and clearly, the urgency is growing. Nbcs jay gray is live in dallas with the latest, and a lot of questions and a lot of shock, jay, that this woman got on a plane knowing that she had been exposed. Reporter hey, kris, scott, yeah, a lot of questions unanswered. Youre right, a lot of people frustrated, shocked she would get on the plane, including officials with the cdc. A lot unfolding in this story. Lets touch on whats happening right now. The second patient is in isolation here in dallas right now, but will travel at some point, we believe, today to Emory University hospital in atlanta for treatment. That, of course, is where the first two americans diagnosed with the virus in west africa traveled to and were successfully treated. There is a third patient whos been unnamed thats still being treated at emory and now this patient is on the way, as well, so thats impo
They handled the ray rice ordeal after disturbing video. Good afternoon. A minor earthquake shook parts of the hollister area. It was centered just south southeast of there. This is just the latest round of shaking in the hollister area. A 3. 0 earthquake hit the region just last week. Twitter is now the target of the Islamic Terrorist Organization known as isis and iso. Were live atwitter headquarters in San Francisco where employees are receiving death threats. Good afternoon. Reporter good afternoon. Business as usual here at twitter headquarters in San Francisco where security is always tight, but now the social media giant is dealing with a threat to its workers. The threats came from an account that may be linked to isis, the terrorist organization infamous for beheading two journalists. It spelled out a specific threat to employees twitter. One read, quote, every twitteremployee in San Francisco should bear in mind and watch over himself because on his doorstep there might be a
Im heartbroken, those are our sisters. Thats how bay area nurses are learning not one, but now two texas nurses have tested positive for ebola. This is an outrageous moment that we here in. The nations largest professional nurses association, National Nurses united, held a Conference Call that thousands of nurses across the country took part in today. Theyre calling on the president to use his executive power to force hospitals to follow nationwide ebola standards. We are asking for full personal protection, optimal personal protection including hazmat suits. How many news in the bay area feel like your hospitals are not prepared . Nurses in the bay area and throughout the country expressed how unprepared they feel hospitals really are. Many claim theynt have had enough training and dont have the right equipment to stay safe. Theres a lot of concern in the e. R. Theres concern in every e. R. Theres concern in every hospital and every nurse. Nurses are on the front lines with this. We a
People that we are willing and able to Work Together to get a job done for them. We thank our republicans, those who will be supporting the bill. We appreciate the president joining us with his tweet. That came hours after President Trump declared a National Emergency. The disease affected every range from athletes to tom hanks and his wife rita wilson and the Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus wife sophie. East african nations reported covid19 has reached the shores. There are 135,000 confirmed cases and there have been more than 55,300 deaths. This was first transmitted to humans only last november. Here in the United States, essentially every state has felt covid19 by nbc news count there are 50 deaths and 2,200 confirmed cases. That figure is expected to rise once test rumesults come back a testing is more widely done. Fear and anxiety are the new normal. You have tons of questions about covid19. This hour, we will try to answer as many ashen we can to the best of our ability. We have
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. The first patient diagnosed with ebola in the United States has died of ebola in a dallas hospital bringing more attention now to the question surrounding his care and whether hed be alive today if hed been treated for ebola when he first sought medical attention. Thomas duncan was 42 years old. And his death comes as the u. S. Is scrambling to set up screening for incoming passengers at major airports of entry. Its where we begin tonight, nbcs ron mott is in dallas. Ron, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening to you. A Late Development to report, a man was brought here to the hospital today, a member of the Dallas County sheriffs office. He was in that apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan was staying. The officer was there to serve that quarantine order on duncans family, a family now suddenly prepared today say their final goodbyes to their lost loved one. Thomas eric duncan di