confirmed the first case of ebola has appeared in the united states. the patient is in the dallas, texas, area. confirming just moments ago that the man traveled to liberia in west after but was considered healthy when he returned to the u.s. more than a week ago. he returned on the 19th of the september, and arrived on the 20th of september. had no symptoms when departing liberia or entering this country, but four or five days later around the 24th of september began to deaf symptoms. i have no doubt that we will control this case so it does not spread widely in this country. this case of ebola will be isolated and treated and won t have lasting effects anywhere in the u.s. he does appear confident. in a has been his m.o. over the past few months as he has come out and talked regularly to the country in the world about ebola. but you know what, after listening to that, i think there are a lot of questions. a significant amount of number one, we did hear that this pat
running from isil, running. concussion controversy, with procedures in place to protect football players from brain injuries, how does fumble? america s growing wealth. what it all means for the upcoming election. you re looking at some of the latest pictures on the streets of hong kong, where it is now 8 a.m. wednesday morning there, and tens of thousands of protesters calling themselves the umbrella revolution, are waiting for the leaders to go home. [ audio difficulties ] today is chinese national day, the biggest holiday in china, and it s also the 6th day of protest in hong kong, and protesters are digging in for a possible pushback. pro democracy demonstrators expanded into traditional neighborhoods, despite warnings to go home immediately. robert filed this report from hong kong. reporter: a third night of protests here on the streets of hong kong, involving tens of thousands of people. with the torrential rainstorms overnight, but people here in the overni
unprecedented breach. america votes 2014. our special report on the election. tonight we focus on jobs and the economy. you are looking at live pictures from hong kong. protesters are bracing today for a feared pushback from police. they call themselves the umbrella revolution brave downpours through the night. they re answering in their own demand, democracy. what are are you seeing and what s it feel like out there? reporter: it s national day in china, so we xexpect a lot o people come to the center part of hong kong. this is the major stage for the last several days. it was a very wet evening tuesday night, so a lot went home and changed and come back over the comes hours. this is the pattern over the last couple days. this is the center part. the government complex for hong kong is right here. behind the camera is the central financial district. this is the spot that they have occupied for at least four days, and this is go tied up business and traffic in central h
diseases were usually spread by boats. now everything is faster. you can get on a plane in west africa, change plains in europe and be in the united states the next day. until they show serious symptoms you can t look at a passengerrer and say yep, that guy has got ebola. the center for disease control is assuring americans we can stop disease in its tracks in the u.s. what will that take? all eyes are on texas, and the patient hospitalized in stable but serious condition. he talked about the ebola case wednesday in the dallas hospital now fleeting the patient. an investigation is underway monitoring the people the infected man came into contact with, which includes school children. today we learned that some school-aged children have been identified as having had contact with the patients, and are now being monitored at home for any signs of the disease. i know parents are extremely concerned, but let me assure that these children have been identified, they are being mon
service has resigned. that information copping in just about 45 minutes ago. and it comes amid several controversial security breaches involving the president, his family and the white house specifically. mike viqueira join us live from the white house. mike, how exactly did julia pierson s resignation come about today? we re just learning after an interview that she characterizes her movement as, quote, the noble thing to do. the white house yesterday and as late as this morning was expressing full confidence in julia pi erson as director of the secret service. but recent and accumulating events, that s the phrase of the day, had led the president and director of homeland security jay johnson to believe that it was time to look for a new direction. ms. pierson had undergone a grilling by both republicans and democrats at capitol hill. she said she was outraged as well. nanny pelosi, chuck schumer, elijah cummings, who led the hearing yesterday, and the hearing where julia