Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20141013 : comparemela

Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20141013

Treated a liberian man who died from ebola is now infected. Its the first known case of the disease being transmitted in the United States. Now the person described as a close contact has been placed in isolation. In iraq, isis is advancing on baghdad. Iraqi leaders are pleading with the United States to send in ground troops. It doesnt have to be american boots on the ground, but you have got to have people on the ground who can identify targets. In hong kong, prodemocracy protesters are said to be coming under attack. Some arrests have been made. Its the start of the sentencing hearing for Oscar Pistorius. He could face up to 15 years in jail. Severe Weather Threat today from the ohio valley to the gulf coast. Nearly 40 Million People at risk. And Tropical Storm will be tracking across the u. S. And u. S. Virgin islands. Police bracing for more protests in st. Louis today. Protests led to 17 arrests with tear gas. A dramatic rescue in san diego. Lifeguards save three swimmers who got hit by strong waves and swept into a cave. All that esquire magazine announced that the sexiest woman alive, Penelope Cruz. Good choice. Good choice. Philadelphia 270. Its intercepted the Dallas Cowboys have shocked the seahawks. And all that matters Hillary Clinton had a quick comeback to a heckler during a speech. There are some people who miss important developmental stages. On cbs this morning. Long hit into right, into the corner game over they win it in the ninth announcer eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Gayle king is off. We begin with ebola spreading for the first time on american soil. The cdc is blaming what it calls a breach in protocol. A Health Care Worker who treated an ebola patient at a texas hospital contracted the disease herself. It is the first transmission in the United States. That woman is one of many on the team who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan. The cdc isnt ruling out the possibility that others could be infected, too. Were at the hospital in dallas where the new victim is stable. Manuel, good morning. Reporter good morning. And good morning to our viewers in the west. The nurse is in an Isolation Unit here at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital after developing a fever over the weekend and testing positive for ebola. Its a Development Made more troubling by the fact that she was equipped with gear that was supposed to prevent transmission of the virus. A hazmat team spent hours decontaminating areas around the nurses dallas apartment on sunday. She was part of the medical team that treated Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian. Hospital officials said she had extensive contact with duncan on multiple occasions. This individual was following full cdc precautions, which are barrier and droplet. So, gown, glove, mask and shield. Reporter but two days after duncan died, she developed a fever and later tested positive for ebola. The cdc said it was prepared for the possibility of a Health Care Worker becoming infected in the u. S. , but officials said the new case has them deeply concerned. At some point, there was a breach in protocol, and that breach in protocol resulted in this infection. Reporter protocol for removing the protective gear is critical, because the process can expose Health Workers to the virus. Officials said the nurse had yet to pinpoint when a lapse may have occurred. The cdc said it will now reevaluate protocols for using protective gear and limit the number of Health Care Workers who have contact with ebola patients. It is also working to determine how many other people will need to be monitored 21 days for possible exposure. In the nurses neighborhood, volunteers handed out fliers about ebola, a those within a fourblock radius received a reverse 911 call. Please be advised that a Health Care Worker who lives in your area has tested positive for the ebola virus. Precautions are already in place to clean all known potential areas of contact to ensure public health. Reporter the call was meant to reassure neighbors they are not believed to be at risk, but the sight of yet another dallas apartment being decontaminated was unsettling. Its scary, its creepy that its just a few houses down. Reporter but officials believe the nurse had close contact with only one person before coming to the hospital. That person has been isolated as a precaution. And a dog that was in the nurses apartment is being cared for and monitored as well. Manuel, thanks. Chief medical correspondent john lapucas in washington. Good morning. Good morning, charlie. Why are they so insistent this is a breach in protocol . You heard manuel say its very easy to get infected, even though you think youre following protocol when taking off the gear. Its possible to expose your skin. And this happens especially if youre not specifically trained in how to do this. And of course, dallas, that hospital did not do specific training beforehand. This was a surprise to them. And i think supporting the fact that the protocol probably does work if followed correctly is the fact that there were two places, emory and nebraska, where five people who were infected were treated and none of the Health Care Workers there became infected. They do drill all the time there. So, is any of the explanation other than that . I dont think you have to invoke that right now, charlie. Theres four decades of experience with this virus, and it is known how it is spread. So, given that, and there is an inquiry under way and president obama has said that this inquiry should happen as quickly as possible, should ebola patients only be sent to these specialized hospitals . Norah, i think that is a very reasonable and good suggestion. I actually emailed tom frieden, dr. Frieden, the head of the cdc, yesterday morning and asked him that, and i did get an answer back later in the morning saying that the cdc is going to consider that. So, i think that is very reasonable. Lets talk about the reliability of fever as a symptom, because the new england journal of medicine had a study that found 13 of patients with ebola in africa had no fever. Based on these findings, what should we know . Well, a couple of things. First of all, in that new england journal article, they define fever as anything greater than 100. 5 or 100. 4. But if you look at that chart, theres a little asterisk, and it says that the Health Care Workers next to the 87 , the Health Care Workers who were taking the fever, they often didnt have temperature in the districts in west africa. So they would just say to people, do you have fever . So, it could be underestimated. And also, fevers can come and go. But i think its a very good point that you cant just rely on fever. There are other symptoms. Of course, we know vomiting, diarrhea, fever, headache. And so, you have to think about that as an entire constellation. And in fact, i asked the cdc about this. They said, yes, they really should have been saying fever or other symptoms. Fever or other symptoms. John, thank you so much. Even cases that seem like ebola across the u. S. Are not taken lightly. A man in boston is in isolation with flulike symptoms after visiting liberia, but doctors say its unlikely he has the disease. And there was a scare on the runway at l. A. X. When a woman with a fever vomited on a flight. The Fire Department says she went to south africa not west africa so, she was not exposed to the virus. The nations airports are trying to ground anxiety over ebola with new health screenings. Were at Kennedy Airport in new york where measures began just this weekend. Jeff, good morning. Reporter good morning. And good morning to our viewers in the west. Jfk is one of the first five u. S. Airports to have enhanced screening for ebola. It starts at the other four airports across the country later on this week. This weekend, passengers traveling from west africa were subjected to tougher screening by u. S. Customs and border patrol. For the first time at jfk, their temperatures were taken with a noncontact thermometer. Starting thursday, chicagos ohare airport, Dulles International airport outside of washington, d. C. , hartsfieldjackson airport in atlanta, and newark International Airport in new jersey will all have the new screening in place. U. S. Authorities say those airports manage more than 94 of travelers from liberia, sierra leone and guinea. The west african countries hardest hit by ebola. Despite the steppedup measures, even the centers for Disease Control acknowledges the new system is not foolproof. We cant get the risk to zero. That will not be the case. But this additional layer should add a measure of security and assurance to the american public. Reporter some members of congress believe the best way to reassure the public is by instituting an all out travel ban. A group of democrats and republicans have signed this letter urging the president to cut off the flow of passengers from west africa until such countries have defeated the epidemic. On face the nation, House Homeland Security chairman republican Michael Mccaul said more needs to be done. I think we need to target the individual themselves and look at the idea of potentially temporarily suspending the 13,000 visas that would be coming out of this region. Reporter but the head of the cdc is on the record saying he believes an all out travel ban could impede Health Care Workers from making it to the parts of west africa hardest hit by the ebola outbreak. Other Health Experts have said that it could be counterproductive, potentially allowing ebola to spread to other african countries. Jeff, thanks. Another virus putting hundreds of kids in the hospital claimed a second life. 21monthold Madeleine Reid died friday in michigan. Reid had enterovirus d68. She was on life support since september. The virus killed a 4yearold new jersey boy about three weeks ago. Enterovirus is the most dangerous in children under 5. It spread to 46 states and washington, d. C. Four days of antipolice protests in st. Louis finished today with more mass rallies. Hundreds of demonstrators faced riot police last night. Protesters are angry about the killing of Michael Brown two months ago and last weeks deadly shooting of another teenager, vonderrick myers. Police say myers shot first at an offduty officer. Protests on saturday night led to 17 arrests. No one was arrested last night. This morning in hong kong, a crowd of people opposed to the prodemocracy protests charged barricades, several hundred police. Some tried to remove barriers, blocking roads in the financial district. Weve been telling you about demonstrators opposed to election restrictions imposed by beijing. Theyve blocked city streets since last month. Isis forces are attacking again this morning in syria and iraq. The terror group bombarded the key town of kobani overnight near the syria turkey border, and this morning there are serious concerns about the future of baghdad. Isis troops in and around iraqs capital are getting through security checkpoints to carry out deadly attacks. Elizabeth palmer is in baghdad where officials insist their forces will hold isis back. Reporter good morning. The iraqi army is currently trying to clear and stabilize a buffer zone around baghdad, and in some areas, theyre actually succeeding. Heres something you dont see very often. Territory that isis had and lost. Its the flat, fertile farmland south of baghdad. In late september, iraqi soldiers of the 23rd Brigade Fighting alongside paramilitaries drove isis out, but they had crucial help. The building behind me was being used by isis as a base and a sniper position until three weeks ago. It was destroyed by an american air strike. Some isis fighters, about eight, were killed, but some managed to get away. The fighters retreated back across the ufrates rivederateie blowing up the bridge so they couldnt follow and now they trade pot shots across the water. While the local army gets under way with the daily grind of keeping isis out. Setting fire to brush where snipers like to hide and crucially staying close to the local people who know better than anyone else whos likely to be planting ieds or hiding guns. Rod mohammed is the unit intelligence officer. He fought alongside u. S. Marines in fallujah in 2007, and he says just like back then, the insurgent fighters are mainly local men angry with the government, but this time, some of their leaders are foreign. Reporter where . Sudan, saudi arabia, you know . Reporter you have caught some saudis and some libyans mmhmm, we killed in this area, killed, we killed them, yeah. Reporter things havent been going well overall for the iraqi army, but here the recent victory over isis and competent leadership has boosted morale. I think so. Reporter carefully, though, he didnt say when. The fact is, norah, that especially to the west of the capital, isis is still in control of key towns and sections of the highway. All right, elizabeth, thank you. Isis is also threatening to kill american hostage peter kassig. His parents say they cannot meet isis demands. Margaret brennan speaks with them ahead on cbs this morning. A hazing scandal continues to rock a new jersey community. Seven High School Football players are suspended this morning, several charged with sex crimes. Vladimir dutier is in the school. Vlad, good morning. Reporter good morning. Today is the first day back at school for many of the students here since the seven Football Players were taken into custody over the weekend. Now, the sayreville bombers Football Team is a state powerhouse, but this morning there are indications that this horrific hazing is not an isolated incident. Let us pray. Reporter at a park across from the School Sunday evening, people gathered by the hundreds. A town that had revered their High School Football team now rallied around the four alleged victims. They have the support of the community that were here for them, were here for their families and were going to begin the healing process together. Reporter state Assemblyman John Wisniewski said those charged are banned from School Grounds for at least the next 30 days. We can come together, we can support one another, we can find a new way to run a football program. Reporter several boys have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted in the School Locker room. Matthew stanmeier is covering the story for nj. Com. He spoke with a mother of a player who detailed the attacks. One would howl and flick off the lights, four would hold down the freshman and two provided lookout at the doors. Reporter the suspects, ages 15 to 17, face aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, conspiracy and hazing charges. Police said the attacks occurred over ten days in september. One of the best Football Teams in new jersey, the sayreville bombers have won three state championships in the last four years. You played a better team and they beat you good. Reporter the head coach has not been disciplined or charged and the superintendent has not decided whether to suspend the team play beyond this season, but wisniewski hopes the community can find some answers. We need to understand when this started, how many people were involved. We need to make sure theyre held accountable, but most importantly, we need to put in the safeguards that are necessary to make sure this kind of thing cant happen, not just in sayreville, but anywhere in new jersey, really anywhere across america. Reporter the fate of the Coaching Staff is still yet to be determined. Meanwhile, the school said that theyre waiting for permission to begin their own investigation. All right, vlad, thank you so much. A broken man. Thats what a psychologist hired by Oscar Pistoriuss defense team is saying this morning about the double amputee olympian. The blade runner is back in court for the First Time Since he was convicted of killing his girlfriend. Witnesses took the stand today at his sentencing hearing in south africa. Cbs news legal analyst ricky cla clayman is with us. Good morning. Good morning. What have we learned . What weve learned is that the psychologist for Oscar Pistorius, who originally was there with him for grief counseling is the first person to testify, and the defense begins here. So, the defense is going to call a total of four witnesses. Shes the first. And what she says is this entire episode has made him feel worthless, has made him feel humiliated, and she paints a picture of someone with posttraumatic stress disorder. It may really bring a lot of sympathy to him, because remember, sentencing is different from whether he committed the crime or not. Will we hear anything i mean, what will the prosecution do to try to take down that argument for him . Well, as we know that mr. Nell, called the pit bull, and hes certainly not lost his touch. Hes gone after this witness, hammer and tongs, as one might have expected. But what hes tryin

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