Was home. Deep in the amazon is the real treasures. [ inaudible ] [ audio difficulties ] welcome to america tonight. The ebola crisis has reached texas. Here is what we know [ audio difficulties ] next day arriving in the United States showing no symptoms. Four days later Health Officials say the patient showed signs of illness. The patient was admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian hospital and placed in isolation. The patient is not american, but came to the u. S. Anyone the patient may have come in contact with is being tracked. The director has concerns about the virus and its spread. The bottom line here, theres no doubt that we will control this case of ebola so that it does not spread widely in the country. It is certainly possible that some contact with this individual, or other individual, in the coming weeks will be known. There is no doubt in mind that we will stop it here. Infectious disease doctor joins us. You have helped us so many times understand ebola and the spread. I
Resign today. They are blocking government buildings and threatening to storm them if he doesnt step down. A Massive Group of walruses in alaska, the environmental threat causing 35,000 to haul ashore and whats being done to keep them safe. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im del walters. Im stephanie sy. Health officials are on high alert as ebola fears stretch from texas to hawaii and we learn new details about the man diagnosed with the virus. His name is thomas eric duncan. He flew from liberia with several stops along the way. A dozen students had close contact with duncan. In honolulu, doctors suspect a patient may have contracted the virus. We are live in dallas outside Texas Health Presbyterian hospital. In liberia, he carried a stricken woman in his arms that was pregnant at the time. She was turned away from the hospital there. Days later web traveled to the United States and his family members say he did tell emergency workers that he had just come from west afri
Discuss reconstructing the region. Trees snapped like tooth picks, and people pushed around by strong winds as cyclone hood makes land fall in india good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America, im michael eaves, we have breaking news out of dallas. A Health Care Worker tested positive for ebola. That worker cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, the patient that died last week. We are here with details, this is a concern for a lot of people in the community. A big concern there and the american public. Fearing for ebola. A Health Care Worker that Thomas Eric Duncan was treated at tested positive for ebola. The Health Care Worker was u. S. Late for testing. A state Health Officials released a statement saying we knew a second scas could be a reality. We are broadening the team in dallas, working to prevent spread. The hospital employee helped to care for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first to be diagnosed with ebola, and died on wednesday. The second person has been diagnosed with a deadly disease. Th
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Joining us from around the world, welcome. We have full coverage of the stocks and stories making headlines today. 20 yeardetails of a dispute over cotton. Michael mckee looks at why oil prices have plunged and why it matters to you. We begin with peter cook and questions over the first documented case of ebola in the u. S. Peter, good afternoon. Good afternoon. We have learned more about the patient at the center of this case in texas, dallas, texas, and whether members of the community may have been exposed to the virus. The patient himself is in condition atstable Texas Health Presbyterian hospital. They are treating him in an isolation ward at that hospital. He showed up there on the 28th. Separately we have learned from texas officials and local Health Officials five children may have been exposed to the ebola virus by being in his presence over the weekend. Peoplee five of 12 to 18 who may have been exposed to the patient at the time he started to show symptoms. Those children ar