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Tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the appearance of another new ebola case in dallas sent fresh tremors through the Health Care System today. They radiated all the way to washington and the white house. We are monitoring carefully the Health Status of the other healthcare workers in dallas. And obviously theyre concerned. We understand that many of them a woodruff the president had re scared. Woodruff the president had planned to fly to the northeast for Campaign Fundraising but he called off the trip to
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