lawrence vinson sr., charlotte vinson, her uncle, lawrence vinson and her aunt, cheryl vinson. dr. ridner will make a statement. amber will make a statement and will not take any questions. after amber's statement, we will do a brief q & a. and then depart. i would ask that you respect our patient's privacy and not shout any questions and allow amber and her family to depart in privacy. thank you. dr. ridner? >> good afternoon and thank you for coming today. as you've already heard, i am bruce ribner, medical director of the serious communicable diseases unit at emory university hospital. i lead the team of physicians, nurses, laboratory technolo technologists, chaplains and a host of other people who are so critically important in caring for our patients in our unit. today, i'm pleased to announce that amber vinson is being discharged from emory university hospital. after a rigorous course of treatment and thorough testing, we have determined that ms. vinson has recovered from her infection with the ebola virus and that she can return to her family, to the community and to her lif

vinson was moved to emory university hospital. and tonight the other nurse, nina pham, is being flown to the nih in bethesda. today, hazmat teams continued the cleanup at the apartment of amber vinson, the nurse taken to emory last night. nina pham, who's been at texas health presbyterian since saturday is headed to bethesda. the county executive says the hospital here only has three isolation units, and unfortunately they need to be ready to deal with new ebola patients. >> if we're going to have more cases, it's likely that they're going to be coming up soon. >> reporter: sounds like you're worried about that. >> i'm extremely concerned given that i had 75 heroic health care workers who were potentially exposed to the same sort of risk that nina and amber were. >> reporter: on the "today" this morning, brianna aguirre, still employed, described a hospital woefully unprepared to deal with ebola. >> i just couldn't believe it, you know. in the second week of ebola crisis at my hospital, the only gear they're offering us at that ti

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vinson says she notified the cdc of her travel plans. the cdc is reaching out to each of the 132 other people on vinson's flight. it says the risk any of them was infected is extremely low. ed lavandera is live in dallas. >> reporter: john and christine, the second health care worker amber vinson has been moved from dallas to atlanta to continue her treatment here at emory. she was moved on the very day that bigger questions are being raised of how well prepared the health care workers treated thomas eric duncan. the first patient that died of ebola at texas health presbyterian in dallas. a nurses union, a national union, saying the health care team was not given the proper protocols. a lot of questions about the protective gear that they were wearing and whether or not that could have been a failure in that area is what led to infection. cdc investigators say they are concentrating on the first two or three days that thomas eric duncan was brought to the hospital where sometimes the health care workers were wearing three or four layers

. >> not 12 hours later amber vinson was the next confirmed case. what's worse is she may have exposed hundreds more by flying cross country after officials told her it was okay. >> the second health care worker reported no symptoms and no fever. however, because at that point she was in a group of individuals known to have exposure to ebola, she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. >> tonight, we take an exclusive tour of the very airplane this nurse flew on. look at this. and we will learn more about who else may have been exposed and how. and we'll check in on those infected nurses. we'll also answer the question of how nina pham looked so healthy as recently as thursday. and we'll ask an expert just how deadly is this virus. but the biggest recent development may not be medical, it may be political. after failing to stop this virus from coming, failing to protect the first health care workers, failing to contain the chain of exposure and failing to get behind a travel ban to halt new cases, the obama administration decided it needed

lawrence vinson sr., charlotte vinson, her uncle, lawrence vinson and aunt cheryl vinson. the doctor will make a statement, amber will make a statement and will not take any questions. after amber's statement, we will do a brief q&a and then depart. i would ask that you respect our patient's privacy and not shout any questions and allow amber and her family to depart in privacy. thank you. doctor? >> good afternoon and thank you for coming today. as you have heard, i am bruce ribner, the medical director of the serious communicable diseases unit. i lead the team of physicians, nurses, laboratory technology, chaplains and a host of other people who are so critically important for caring for our patients in our unit. today i am pleased to announce that amber vinson is being discharged from emory university hospital. after a rigorous course of treatment and thorough testing, we have determined that ms. vinson has recovered from her infection with ebola virus and she can return to her family, to the community, and to her life without any concerns about transmitting this virus

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foxne. >>> nurse amber vinson was first showing signs of >>> nurse amber vinson was first showing signs of ebola just days after the death of an infected patient in her hospital. and yet the cdc cleared her to fly home. now, as we learn more about her illness, it is raising new questions about how many people may have been exposed. trace gallagher live in our west coast newsroom with more. trace. >> megyn, because amber vinson might have been showing symptoms much earlier than thought, that greatly changes the strategy of the cdc, frontier airlines and authorities in ohio. for example, we know she flew frontier airlines from dallas to cleveland on friday october 10th. this is a map of how many other flights the plane she was on flew in the days after she got to cleveland, dozens, carrying several thousand passengers. the plane was never taken out of service. but now the cdc says it's making good progress on contacting all of the passengers who flew with vinson from dallas to cleveland. while amber vinson was in ohio, family and friends say she kept her distance, no hugs or kisses. still

vinson, he doesn't even need to be quarantined. you only get quarantined if you are potentially a danger to the public. and in this case, he's not been diagnosed with an infection. so some of this is confusing because people are throwing around various terms. quarantine, isolation, infected, not infected. this person is not a threat to the public health and hasn't been diagnosed with ebola. and the chances are very low he will ever get sick. remember patrick sawyer, the guy who flew to nigeria and then when he got to nigeria in the airport terminal, he collapsed, subsequently died of ebola. no one on those plane rides that he was on ever got sick. important point to remember. >> absolutely. dr. sanjay gupta, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> the new so-called ebola czar announced hours ago. he's already under attack. can he overcome the rancor and partisanship to lead the country out of the ebola crisis? >>> and lawmakers calling for the white house to ban travel to the u.s. from the countries hardest hit by the ebola virus. pr

vinson has just arrived there. this hospital is one of a small handful of them where she's on her way to the hospital, a small handful that's explicitly trained to deal with ebola. >> yeah, chris, that's right. one of four hospitals throughout the country. the reason i'm looking over there is police have blocked off the street here. they do have some experience with this. they transported three ebola patients to emory university so far over the last few months. as you see those live pictures right now, the ambulance is on the move. the patient landed here in the atlanta area just within the past few minutes. there was little less than a two-hour flight from dallas love field. and the patient, amber vinson, walked onto the transport plane, walked off the transport plane onto that ambulance, and you see right there they're making their way here. we expect them in about ten minutes or so. now the isolation unit here at emory, it currently can hold two people. that's what it's set up for, but it can be reconfigured to

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in dallas today, vinson's neighborhood on edge. police knocking on 300 doors before sunrise to tell neighbors of the ebola patient living among them. juan quesada had an officer on his doorstep at 6:00 a.m. >> when i read here that the likelihood of contracting ebola is extremely low, it kind of concerns me because it's -- right now, it's knocking on my door. >> reporter: tonight, those 75 health care workers who treated duncan still being monitored. the dallas mayor warning more ebola cases could emerge. >> it may get worse before it gets better. but it will get better. >> reporter: high anxiety among some of those doctors and nurses. an associated press review of duncan's medical records revealing he had been in the hospital for two days before people treating him started wearing haz-mat suits. a national nurses union says several nurses are complaining of serious safety lapses. that it took several hours to put duncan in isolation. that their protective clothing left skin exposed. and that potentially infectious waste was piling

meanwhile the road in the akron suburb where vinson's parents live has been blocked off. three of her relatives who work at kent state university have been told to stay home for 21 days. and three employees of the cleveland clinic on vinson's flight have been put on paid leave. >>> president obama canceled several trips to deal with the ebola crisis. today congress begins hearing on the u.s. response. kris van cleave is in washington. good morning, kris. >> susan, good morning. president obama says his administration will be responding to this ebola crisis in a much more aggressive way moving forward. yesterday the president met with members of his cabinet and other top advisers to discuss the government's response. the president says he has ordered the cdc to step up its response to any new ebola cases. >> as soon as somebody's diagnosed with ebola, we want a rapid response team, a s.w.a.t. team essentially from the cdc to be on the ground as quickly as possible, hopefully within 24 hours, so that they are taking the local hospital step by step through exactly what needs

the cdc is reaching out to the other people on vinson's flight. the cdc is also considering adding 76 hospital employees on the government's no-fly list now. cnn's ed lavandera is in dallas with more on vinson's case. >> reporter: john and christine, the second health care worker vinson, was moved from dallas to atlanta to begin treatment at m emory hospital. there were questions about the day she travelled as the health care workers treated thomas eric duncan last week. a prominent nurses union saying the health care team was simply not given the protocols and not prepared to handle the situation in which they were entering. a lot of questions about the protective gear they were wearing and if that could have been the failure in that area is what led to infection. cdc investigators say they are concentrating on the first two or three days that thomas eric duncan was brought here to the hospital where sometimes the health care workers were wearing three or four layers of protective gear and had skin that was exposed. that was an area they are focu

vinson took two frontier airlines flights. first from dallas to cleveland, to visit her mother, then back to dallas. according to health officials, vinson had a slight fever before boarding a flight monday. in a telephone briefing today, cdc said vinson should have never stepped foot on a plane. >> she was in a group of individuals known to have exposure to ebola. she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. >> reporter: vinson reported symptoms the day after her october 13th flight to dallas. the cdc says the risk to the other 132 passengers on board is low. >> we are going and will always put in extra margins of safety, and therefore, will be reaching out to all the passengers and crew of that flight. >> reporter: front tier airlines says they responded immediately correspondent notification of the cdc by removing the aircraft from service. the airline says the plane was cleaned the night it landed and again today, but it is still in use. >> frontier airlines aircraft has been decontaminated twice at a remote locati

and amber vinson is at em moory hospital. the cdc knew she had worked closely with thomas eric duncan and before her return flight from dallas to ohio, she said she had developed a fever and was about to board a plane and yet was somehow green-lighted to fly. she flew from cleveland with a cabin full of 132 other passengers. cdc director tom frieden says this should not have happened. >> she was in a group of individuals known to have exposure to ebola. she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. >> reporter: children who may have had contact with people on board that flight are at home as several schools in ohio are closed, a move that may be too little, too late. the federal government may decide to prevent the 76 hospital health care workers from flying and are thinking about lowering the temperature threshold for flight. >> commonsense has taken a holiday here. >> reporter: while haz-mat crews decontaminate amber vinson's home, here's what we need, here's the education, the training, here's the equipment and we

>> reporter: back at vinson's parents home, police stand watch. the home taped off for their privacy. neighbors taking it all in. >> i can't imagine. my heart goes out to them. i can't get my mind wrapped around this. they're right there. i can't even offer them a bowl of soup. >> reporter: susan candiotti, cnn, akron, ohio. >>> the nfl is also making sure their teams have the facts when it comes to ebola. the new york giants got an outline ahead of their trip to texas to play the dallas cowboys this weekend. let me bring in rachel nichols. so, we know that the doctors were briefed. then they briefed the players. what was said? >> they actually sent the players an e-mail to have facts in writing. it was an outline here are facts about ebola. here are how you get it. here are myths and how you can contract it and what to do if you do come into contact with someone who has been exposed. now, the nfl basically got advice from two infectious disease specialists at duke university who said players don't need to be screened and go through extensive proc

says vinson was never told to stay off commercial flights. officials in ohio say she visited three relatives there who work for kent state university. scott, those family members have been ordered to stay off campus for 21 days as a precaution, and tonight the first nurse who contracted the virus, nina pham, remains here in good condition. >> pelley: thanks, manuel. though there are only two infections so far among health care workers, nurses are reacting with alarm. here's anna werner. >> this month has been a nightmare. >> reporter: on a conference call this afternoon with more than 11,000 health care workers, the largest union of registered nurses said the infection of the two dallas nurses showed just how vulnerable these front-line workers are to exposure. zenee cortez is a union vice president. >> we don't have the background of what to look for in a patient who would walk into our hospital, and so we as registered nurses are very much outraged with what's going on. this could have all been prevented. >> we are the nurses. >> reporter:

the frontier airplane took nurse amber vinson from cleveland to dallas. two pilots and four flight attendan on vinson's flight are on paid leave now for three weeks. this fourth cleaning of the plane includes removing seat covers and carpets in the area where vinson sat. >>> meanwhile, 75 workers at the texas hospital where vinson works are monitoring themselves for ebola symptoms. one of them now says she personally would not seek treatment at the hospital, even though she works there, because she doesn't feel it's safe there. news4's barbara harrison has a story you'll see only on 4. barbara. >> pat, briana aguirre is a nurse at texas health presbyterian hospita in dallas. she did not take care of thomas eric duncan who died as a patient but she did take care of news nina pham after pham tested positive for the ebola virus. now aguirre has concerns about how the hospital is dealing with the ebola crisis, and she talked about this to matt lauer on the "today" show th >> knowing what i know, i would try anything and everything to refuse to go there to be

amber vinson is coming your way to emory university hospital in atlanta. is this a sign that the cdc has lost confidence in that hospital? >> it could be, and that's very disappointing. for some time we were talking about the fact that any hospital in the country should be able to take care of a patient with ebola because the isolation procedures really aren't that challenging. you don't need a big, sophisticated center like an emory, but to your point, maybe this is a little bit of a surrender to some extent and it's not so much the treatment, i don't think, jake. there is no specific treatment for ebola and you manage someone's fluids and replace those fluids as necessary and we know the nurse nina pham got a blood transfusion that could be given anywhere, and it could be given in dallas or anywhere. listen to dr. frieden closely and he said amber vinson is ill and sounds like she's more ill than nina pham and that was part of her reason to go to emory. what does that mean, exactly? how do you interpret that some the treatment will be better at emory, pe

vinson had lied to them about how she was feeling. when challenged on that question today, the cdc director said this. >> i have not reviewed exactly what was said, but she did contact our agency. and she did board the plane. >> so the cdc director does not know if his own agency actually green lighted this travel while the nurse was showing symptoms. as has been reported. he says he doesn't know. others say it happened. in a court of law, that's pretty persuasive. now these federal officials are suggesting it's the nurse's fault, the one who actually called the cdc to specifically ask if she could travel. does that sound like someone who's trying to hide the truth? coming up we'll look at how many people may have been exposed to ebola during amber vinson's travels. and it is stunning. we will also have an exclusive with frontier airlines, that's the airliner in which she traveled. and they are not happy. but first, a little more on the cdc and the issue of responsibility from this capitol hill hearing today. >> this is the question t

here in northeast ohio, 12 people have been quarantined for having contact with nurse vinson. and health officials are putting a shout-out for anyone who might have had contact with vinson on saturday afteoo

vinson's care to another hospital because they just don't think they can handle it. and again, it is not because emory has some magic potion here, it is because they are worried about the lack of care. >> and i'm going to talk to medical workers in liberia, it is not a question of having high technology or anything. the personal protection equipment they have is not the most sophisticated. but it is just rigorous training and you know sticking to protocols. i want to bring in senior medical correspondent dr. elizabeth cohen, and staff writer, seema yasmin. and elizabeth, i know sanjay has been hearing this as well. we have been talking about the protocols, what the cdc says is rock solid evidence about when somebody can transmit this virus. they have now lowered what a temperature actually is on their website. can you explain this? >> well, i know they're discussing it. this is what i heard from an official, ms. vinson was about to get on the flight, she said i had a 99.5 temperature, one person who talked about the guidelines says it is not considered ebola until it

there has been an update on amber vinson. we were able to watch her yesterday in realtime when she got off the plane to go to emory, she was able to walk with a little bit of aid of her own accord into an ambulance and then she was taken to emory university hospital where they have that special biocontainment unit. she was able to walk which certainly is a good sign. similar to kent brantly who was the first ebola patient who tested positive in liberia and he was able to walk off a plane and get into an ambulance as you may remember to go to emory. >> i talked to him last night on his show and he's doing better but by no means has he bounced back. you're in dallas. you're talking to people who live there. if you can, just give us a real idea of how people are feeling in this community. here they have thomas eric duncan and two nurses all of whom have ebola. is it fear? a couple schools have closed. put this in perspective for us, please. >> it's different for everybody. i can tell just about everywhere i go in dallas people r

military who was on amber vinson vinson's flight is under quarantine along with that person's family in ft. worth, texas. we're told none of those families is showing any symptoms of ebola. meantime, here in cleveland, area hospitals tell us they do have the proper training and equipment if someone becomes infected. norah. >> all right, elaine thank you. four more u.s. airports will start health screenings this morning to prevent the spread of ebola. they're newark liberty, washington dulles chicago's o'hare and atlanta's hartfield jackson. new york's jfk airport began the extra checks last weekend. major garrett is at the white house where president obama canceled his travel plans to oversee the ebola emergency. major, good morning. >> good morning. good morning to our viewers in the west. president obama will not attend a scheduled fund-raiser today in new york or deliver a speech in rhode island on the economy, he'll stay here to focus on ebola. the public and members of congress are increasingly skeptical about the ebola response. >> obviously -- >> reporter: president obama scru

amber vinson is now in atlanta at emory university for treatment. the congressional committee that is asking for answers is going to be hearing from the cdc and also hospital leaders from texas presbyterian hospital in dallas. "today in the bay"'s chris pallone is live with more on amber vinson and her travel to emory and how her diagnosis is changing those for travelers. >> reporter: kris, that's right, amber vinson flew from cleveland to dallas on monday, as you reported. she had a low fever, possibly even kind of normal temperature but she called the cdc on monday to talk about that temperature of 99.5. and when she talked to a representative at the cdc, that representative apparently looked at the cdc website and told her that the cutoff not to fly was 100.4 degrees and so vinson got on that flight knowing that at least the stated guideline on the cdc website was higher than the temperature she was experiencing. so, of course, now the cdc is reaching out to 132 passengers on that plane to let them know that they might have been exposed to the di

and new information about where amber vinson was before she was under the influence. she boarded a flight despite a 99.5 temperature. and 24 hours later she was in the hospital diagnosed with ebola. we should mention that she was not supposed to be leaving her home. she was off work, supposedly monitoring herself for a fever. the said of the cdc said vinson should not have flown and from now on people monitored will not travel. and it is the latest example of how a system that the cdc has asked americans to trust has not lived up to expectations. late today the president tried to reassure the country but acknowledged much more needs to be done. >> i think what we've all learned over the last several weeks is that folks here in this country and in a lot of nonspecialized hospitals and clinics don't have that much experience dealing with these issues and we'll have to push out this information as aggressively as possible. >> part of the reason the u.n. said the world is now -- is not controlled in 60 days is facing an unprecedented situation with to plan. i want to get

>> reporter: back at vinson's parents' home police stand watch. the home taped off for their privacy. neighbors taking it all in. >> i can't imagine, my heart goes out to them. i don't -- i can't get my mind wrapped around this. they're right there. i can't even offer them a bowl of soup. >> reporter: that bridal shop owner tells me she had a visit last night from the health department, again, dropping off that thermometer for her to use and also asking her to do a bit of role playing on it to show her what interaction she had with amber vinson. we're expecting a news conference in the next couple of hours from the health department for the latest information about their findings. back to you. >> keep us posted, susan candiotti in akron, ohio, thank you. >>> ebola isn't the only big story today. . ishing air strikes raining down on isis targets as kurdish troops are pushing back against these brutal terrorists. but can coalition forces keep isis on the defensive? we'll speak with general mark kimmitt coming up next. >>> also tracking some breaking

vinson, at no point to your knowledge, did she ever contact the cdc. someone, a health worker in dallas contacted the cdc for her? >> absolutely. to my knowledge, there's, yeah, no point did she directly contact the cdc. >> so the person from texas got back to her and said what to her? >> after multiple calls, the cdc said that it was okay for her to fly. >> and so, she flew and came home. not until tuesday did she start to feel exhibit any symptoms. >> that's correct. >> that's correct. >> so, yeah, if, if in hindsight someone decides that there should have been flight restrictions, that's fine, but to miss respect and say restrictions are in place when they actually weren't, is inappropriate. >> some of the nurses have shared and said they never felt as if they were in any imminent danger, because the hospital conveyed to them because of the precautions, the protocol, the suits and what have you, the gloves, everything in place, that they were fine. they weren't under a quarantine, they were just asked to monitor their temperature twice a day. so she

first, amber vinson, who contracted ebola after caring for thomas eric duncan. we reported she had a fever flying back from cleveland to dallas. we learned she had symptoms three days earlier than she was symptomatic, and three days earlier than when she came into contact with the flight. and the cdc is trying to nail down who she came in contact with. also nina pham, on board a plane, that special plane according to officials they have the kind of expertise in training that simply doesn't exist at this hospital where she works and was infected. and nurse briana aguirre works at texas health presbyterian although her future now is uncertain. that is because she is speaking out about what she says she saw there. the chaos, the lack of training, the confusing protocols from the cdc and the risk that she says that the hospital exposed nurses to in the isolation ward where thomas eric duncan was treated. now, we spoke recently with her attorney, bob kelly. we want to apologize for the background noise. there was a helicopter circling overhead. sabrina, we have been

, flying five more times before vinson was diagnosed. our coverage of ebola for tonight. >>> but we are going to move on now to the weather and two ferocious tropical systems on both sides of the country tonight. hurricane gonzalo, now a category 4. and look at this. you can see it right there. the eye of the storm growing this evening. and in the west, ana taking aim at hawaii. a state of emergency there tonight. but we begin with abc's gio benitez in bermuda, where that hurricane will hit. >> reporter: less than 24 hours from now, this could be the strongest storm to hit bermuda in more than a decade, hurricane gonzalo. and tonight, glimpses of nature's wrath as the winds pick up here. the storm already killing one in st. maarten earlier this week. bermuda is still trying to recover form tropical storm fay, which came through here just days ago, and remember that was just a tropical storm. but look. it tore out massive trees and just look at that concrete. the thomas family saw what fay did too, and they're taking no chances. calling t

in dallas, vinson's neighborhood on edge. police knocking on 300 doors before sunrise to tell neighbors of the ebola patient living among them. juan casada had an officer on his doorstep at 6:00 a.m. >> when i read here the likelihood of contracting ebola is extremely low, it kind of concerns me because it's -- right now it's knocking on my door. >> reporter: those 75 health care workers who treated duncan still being monitored. the dallas mayor warning more ebola cases could emerge. >> it may get worse before it gets better, but it will get better. >> reporter: high anxiety among some of those doctors and nurses. an associated press review of duncan's medical records revealing he had been in the hospital for two days before people treating him started wearing hazmat suits. a national nurses union says several nurses are complaining of serious safety lapses. that it took several hours to put duncan in isolation. that their protective clothing left skin exposed. and that potentially infectious waste was piling up. the hospital

vinson was flown to emory university hospital in atlanta. her condition is not being released. duncan died from the virus 10 days ago after initially being misdiagnosed and released from texas presbyterian. duncan's case, the first ebola diagnosis in the united states, has sent owf a chain reaction in dallas and beyond. the c.d.c. says it's monitoring about 400 people for symptoms noogd. in an e-mail to employees friday's, frontier's c.e.o. barry biffle said the c.d.c. informed the airline that vinson may have been at a more advanced stage of illness than previously determined when she flew from cleveland to dallas on october 13, a day before she was hospitalized. taylor cole was a passenger on that flight and is isolating himself. >> you know, until this 21 days is up, i mean, every time i check the thermometer and it's low it's like winning the lottery. >> reporter: texas government officials have asked the 75 hospital workers who may have been exposed to duncan to restrict their movements in public places and on mass transit. their temperatures are being checked twice a day.

the cdc is under fire after vinson called the agency after flying back. she reported a low-grade fever, 99.5. she was asked if she could board the plane. cdc director thomas frieden said in hindsight vinson should not have been allowed to fly. crews started the process of de contaminating vinson's apartment on wednesday. duncan was initially misdiagnosed and nurses weren't given clear protocol on how to handle the patient. >> we may have done things different if we knew what we know today but make no mistake. no one wants to make this right more than the hospital. >> reporter: overnight the hospital refuted several accusations made by annonymous nurses through a union. the hospital says duncan was never left in a public area for hours but was isolated. nurses did wear protective gear following cdc guidelines, althou although, in the beginning some were too large. lab specimens were triple bagged. they apologize for mistakes made. nina pham is hospitalized here in good condition. >> manuel, thanks. elaine quijano is at the airport in cleveland. she has a l

she is 29-year-old amber vinson. and it turns out she was on a frontier airlines flight just one day before showing symptoms but again she is on the way to emory university in atlanta for treatment. >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. coming up at 6:00 billions to fix traffic like this is money from from a proposed hike in your sales tax but it may not be going where you think. plus, california's efforts for renewable energy drying up drastic cuts to power in our state because of the drought. those stories at 6:00. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. ,,,,,, ♪ ♪ ,,,,,, thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. >> pelley: tonight, the virus spreads in the u.s. a second nurse has ebola and four across the midwest, raising questions about containing the virus. reports from manuel bojorquez, anna werner, dr. jon lapook and debora patta at ground zero in liberia.

we begin with the day of today being the first day the rest of nurse amber vinson's ebola-free life, you could say. the second texas nurse to get the virus after treating the first patient in the u.s. to die from the disease is about to leave emory university hospital in atlanta. she and her colleague, nina pham, who is also now out of the hospital, have been the only people to get the disease within the united states. this just leaves one confirmed ebola patient currently being treated in the u.s. dr. craig spencer here in new york city. >> then there is kaci hickox. she does not have ebola but she is the nurse who spent a weekend inside an isolation tent at a new jersey hospital. she is free for from her tent and she is now back home in maine where she will be monitored. hickox had treated ebola patients in sierra leone and, as i said, so far she's tested negative for the disease and has had no fever except from one reading, the preliminary forehead reading at the airport. she has been a poster child for the fine line that government officials have to draw between public safety and

there is other breaking news tonight, where nurse amber vinson, we say may have, already been showing symptoms when she boarded the flight from dallas to ohio, that is three day before systemmatic. and the question is, if that was true, why did she fly? all of that is being investigated. on monday, when she went home and phoned into the cdc, she phoned in with a fever of 99.5, and said she had been treating a patient with ebola. why did the person say it was okay for her to get on the plane? president obama talked about that and more. we have elizabeth cohen here, let's talk about the news that amber vinson may have been symptomatic when she first got on that flight. where is that information coming from? >> that is coming from a federal official. we're hearing she did have symptoms while in cleveland, that she felt muscle aches, fatigue, not feeling well. and that she felt while she was in cleveland and on the flight home from cleveland to dallas, and she did not tell the cdc. >> is it known that if she had a fever earlier than that day that she was flying home -- >> no, not the feve

amber vinson treated thomas duncan. she's in atlanta because of a possible walkout of nurses at the texas hospital where she works. >> coalition air strikes in and around the syrian city of kobani have killed hundreds of isis fires but re-enforcements are streaming in, even as the allied air campaign intensifies. the pentagon says some progress is being made, but admits the city might still fall to isis. >> day four of oscar pistorius' sentencing hearing starts in just a couple of hours from now. on wednesday, the prosecutor had a heated exchange with a probation officer who thinks pistorius should get community service and house arrest. pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >>> the ebola crisis will be top of the agenda in the coming hours. eu leaders will meet how they can improve airport screening from the infected countries. the world health organization will hold a news conference who update its standards and practices. >> and the british prime minister will meet w