3,000 abroad. Arrives in the u. S. Through an infected airline passenger. Now the push is on to quell fears at airports. Live at sfo where some patients, some passengers are a little nervous. Reporter absolutely. Airport Officials Say they are ready to implement any directive from the obama administration, but some passengers are saying that directive is not going to get here soon enough and theyve decided to take their own Health Matters into their hands. This woman is about to board a flight for germany. Because of the ebola scare she has packed napkins and Hand Sanitizer into her carryon bag, something she thinks the airline should provide. Shed like them to do even more than that. They can have the plastic gloves they use in the lab and make people to use those gloves. And specific shoes that they use. Changes may be on the way to airports and airlines but until the new directive arrives a spokesman for sfo says he feels the airport is prepared. Weve got cdc staff that will join em
i finally was on the phone for four hours until i finally talked to a human being. in new york city alone, more than 1400 flights have been cancelled at the city s three major airports. normal service is not expected to resume until tomorrow at the earliest. those cancellations are making it nearly impossible for bay area fliers to get to the eastern seaboard. terry mcsweeney is live at san francisco international airport for a look how things are going. terry? yeah. a lot of people very frustrated coming out here yesterday. people expecting to have people coming in here yesterday but that snowstorm in the northeast so incredible that it s just knocking flights out left and right. joining me now live is joe walsh, the duty manager at san francisco international airport and what is the latest information you have about flights cancelled coming in and going out of sfo. the latest for cans . that s as of this moment. take a look at yesterday as a guideline. more added