Here, bureaucracy and human error had alarming consequences. The hospital that let an infected man go home is blaming software that failed to alert doctors even though he told an er nurse he had been in liberia. Red tape stopped them from getting the permits to clean the apartment where he had been staying and a family of Young Children has been quarantined for days. I am joined by tom skinner, Senior Press Officer at the centers for Disease Control in atlanta. Thanks very much. Me how cdc and dallas are coordinating. There have been a lot of missteps in dallas in particular. What does cdc think about the way the local officials handled it. We have a team on the ground pretty much working 247 to do everything that we can to stop this in its tracks and thats just what we are doing. We are trying to identify the close contacts of the patient and intrude close to 100 people trying to determine the close contacts. We identified probably a dozen or so that are likely to have to be followed
This monday, as dozens of people who had contact with ebola patient dunk reason cleared after not showing any signs of infection. President obamas pick to steer his teams response helps fuel a midterm phenomenon dubbed ebolaticks. Also this morning, search parties discover human remains on abandoned property in central virginia. Police have not confirmed if those are the remains of missing uv student hannah graham. Well have the latest. And god is not afraid new things. That was the popes declaration sunday after Church Leaders backed off of more tolerant language for gay and divorced catholics. Is the progressive path of pope francis hitting a wall . Good morning. From dallas, texas, im craig melvin. This is the daily rundown. Just over two weeks until the midterm elections, much more on that later this hour. Developing right now, an important milestone in this countrys fight against ebola. Today, 43 dallas residents who had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan before he was hospitalized h
Mr. Duncan. Were a hospital that may have done some things different. With the wbenefit of what we knw today. No one wants to get this right more than our hospital. Did they have the proper protective gear . We did. The only way we are going to beat this is person by person, moment by moment, detail by detail. It may get worse before it gets better. But it will get better. This morning on nbcs today show, secretary of health and Human Services said more could have been done. I think we believe we could have done much better is the oversight of the implementation of the protocols. Do you have confidence in the cdc . I do have confidence in the cdc. That nurse, nina pham, the first case of human to human transmission in the u. S. , is said to be in good condition. And 75 people who had contact with Thomas Duncan or his Treatment Team are being monitored for symptoms. Overnight, the cdc said, quote, it is not unexpected that there would be additional exposures. And if any cases of ebola e
Years ago. Plus, chuck todd, live from the first leg of his meet the voters tour in kansas and iowa and chats with greg orman. Good morning, im kristen welker. This is the daily rundown. Canada, a nation shaken by a brazen deadly attack in the heart of its capital city that could permanently change the way she views national security. This morning, the message is one of resolve. An hour from now, the Canadian Parliament will convene. After a gunman got off dozens of shots before being gunned down. Prime minister harper addressed his country. Attacks on our security personnel and on our institutions of governments are, by their very nature, attacks on our country. On our values. On our society. As a free and Democratic People who embrace Human Dignity for all. Let there be no misunderstanding. We will not be intimidated. Canada will never be intimidated. As he spoke, parts of ottawa were still in lockdown. The safety perimeter wouldnt be lifted until nearly 8 30 last night, when police
Plus, an unlikely spot for a race that was supposed to be a sure thing for republicans and the debate that ended up being as much about harry reid as the two men actually running in kansas. Good morning from new york. Said thursday, october 9th, 2014 and this is the daily rundown. The fight against ebola and new questions about Health Officials handling the first case of ebola ever diagnosed in the United States. Thomas eric duncan died yesterday, days after being diagnosed with ebola. His fiance is calling for an investigation into why his symptoms were not picked up earlier. He arrived in the United States on september 20th and started feeling sick on the 24th. He went to the hospital on the 26th and sent home with antibiotics. Two days later he was admitted and isolated. The Dallas Church they attend held a memorial inviting extended family and health care workers. His family agreed to cremate his remains following strict protocols. Workers have to wear protective gear and wrap his