hospital center. his fiancè and two friends also in quarantine. the cdc rapid response team has been deployed. it's already on the ground to help prevent the disease from spreading. new york state and city officials are urging calm. governor cuomo said there's little risk to the public. >> this is a doctor who is taking his temperature twice a day. and obviously concluded that he was not symptomatic and that's why he went out. still in a limited way. >> dr. spencer returned last week and now cdc disease detectives are retracing his travels, which include riding the subway and going bowling. and right now in the nation's capitol, the house oversight committee is holding the hearing on the federal government's response to ebola. all of these developments at home as the deadly ebola virus spreads to another west africa nation mali confirming the first case. we heard from world health

organization officials we're sending more medical experts there to help prevent ebola from spreading. let's go to bellevue hospital center on the east side of manhattan. good morning, kristin. how is craig spencer at this hour? >> good morning, jose. i didn't hear your question it's so loud here. i want to talk about a doctor i just spoke with a few minutes ago who was working overnight. he was here last night as all of thing was going on. he doesn't work in the ebola unit but said the hospital is prepared. he said a few things changed since before dr. spencer came in. doctors, nurses, all the staff have been asked to stay in their units. he said they the hospital's quarantine is like a hospital inside of a room. everything is completely shut off from the rest of the hospital. so he felt pretty comfortable about what the response was

inside. but take a look. you can see outside a very different picture. you can see all of the media, all of the satellite trucks out here. and really there's a lot of concern. new yorkers that we spoke to even though officials are saying they are at minimal risk. they said they are concerned about the fact that dr. spencer was on a subway, he took an uber cab, and went bowling. >> let's talk about the time line. what can you tell us about his travels and his movements? >> reporter: okay. so on october 14th, he left guinea. that's where he was working with ebola patients for doctors without borders. he went through europe and october 17th he landed back here in the u.s. at jfk airport. he went through the extended screening. at that point, he wasn't showing a fever or any symptoms. on october 22nd, this week, he rode the subway, took an uber

car, went bowling, he had close contact with two friends and his fiancè. those are the friend and fiancè that are now isolated. on october 23rd, yesterday, he. been self-monitoring. he noticed he had a 100.3 fever. that's when he reported it to health officials. they sent an ambulance. the workers were ready in hazmat suits. that's when he was brought over here. we're told that bellevue hospital had a plan in place. they were ready for this possibility and so everything from the time he was picked up, brought here, and remains here he was in quarantine isolated and the workers, they say, were protected. >> from new york nbc. thank you so much for being with me. i want to bring in dr. nina rather cliff. good to see you. let me read part of a statement from dr. kent brantly. one the first americans to beet

ebola. he said it sound like new york has done everything right to contain the case. i hope the people of new york can like wise set an example for the rest of the country by handling this event with reason and calm instead of panic. the average new yorker and the average american, for that matter, is no risk of getting ebola. so should everyone in new york take a deep breath? >> i don't think a deep breath. if you're worried about getting it on the bus or the subway, that's not going happen. the public has a low risk of contracting it. it's the health care workers at this time that we're concerned about. >> and apparently bellevue and really the city of new york has been really focussed on something like this possibly occurring. so it seems like they're pretty well equipped. >> right. because they were prepared. they saw fwhapd dallas and they did a mid course correction.

they learned. we looked a the missteps and made mid course corrections to it. the cdc and s.w.a.t. team is on site to advise the doctors and nurses and health care workers coming in contact with the doctor. >> you know nina, these doctors are really extraordinarily experienced. they know the dangers they're going to face when they go to west africa to deal with ebola patients. i'm wondering is it just because they little mistakes occur or is it that we really -- i mean, are we clear on exactly how ebola is transmitted when you're facing a patient with it? >> right now the science says it's from bodily fluids. from vomit, feces, urine. it's not airborne at this type. we have to remember these are hum

humanitarians. they're fighting on the trenches and the front lines. they're in contact with people when they're sick. when there's a lot of discretions they're doing their best. >> i want to talk, even e-mailing with friends and colleagues there. they're like he had 103 fever when he checked in. no. the doctor has been monitoring himself. he was admitted with 100.3 fever. that's pretty low. it seems like they got it early on. >> right. he was having an abundance of caution. he took the steps to detect it early. i have a feeling it's going to be a different story than what happened to mr. duncan. early detection has been shown to improve the overall outcome. i think we'll have a different story written here. >> okay. let's talk about, you know, he got in a cab, went bowling, et. cetera. even the day before he checked himself in. it seems as though unless you have a fever, right, nina, it's difficult to transmit this disease? >> correct. unless you have symptoms you are

very minnimally contagious. you do it by secretions. he's not having the vomit or the diarrh diarrhea. yes, the public is concerned. they're worried but we have to look at the science and the facts behind it. it's a low possibility it can be transmitted with a bowling ball or any place on the subway he had been on. we need to not worry about that. we need to have our thoughts with the health care workers that will be taking care of him as well as the doctor fighting the war in africa. >> it's good of you to underline that exact issue. talk to me about his fiancè and the two close friends. there is a concern there, which is different than, you know, the bo bowling ball or the taxi. >> an abundance of caution. they're put in quarantine for the 21 days to make sure they are symptom free. again, early diagnosis is key. an abundance of caution has been exercised here.

that's what we expect from the public health care system and one of the greatest health care systems in the world is early detection. >> dr. nina, thank you so much. we appreciate your time. i want to remind you that we're expecting a live conference with new york city mayor bill de blasio scheduled for 11:00 eastern time. if you have a question, we have a doctor on duty answering them. you can tweet us wi with #ebolaanswers starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. coming up we'll continue to separate fact from fiction. yes, as the new york post front page screams ebola has arrived in the nation's large city. no, it hasn't changed the extremely low risk you have of getting the disease. it doesn't mean you should stop riding subways or taking taxis. you should gate flu shot. another story developing in new york city. this is the weapon used in a hatchet attack in broad daylight against four new york city

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it has been reported that the patient had been riding the public transportation system and important people understand the facts, as i'm sure it has been stated over and over. it bears repeating that this virus can only be contracted if you are in direct contact with someone showing symptoms. we want to make sure new york city all residents show that new york city is ready. it's prepared. there's been training for this. it understands protocols and new yorkers should have confidence. >> we really always effort to separate fact from fiction. are you confident your city is doing enough to reduce fears. >> i'm completely confident. and i know this is information -- a lot of information with twitter and everything else and technology that people try to read into things and we have to be consistent in making sure the facts are out. we've been briefed and in constant dialogue. all the different city agencies

understand the protocols as dictated by cdc. they're being implemented. there's been trainings and agencies are talking to each other. there's extensive collaboration and therefore that inspires a lot of confidence in me and that's what i want to make sure every new yorker also feels. >> and give me a preview you think the mayor is going to be saying lett ining later today. >> i think the more information we share it's important we have constant dialogue with those we represent. that we keep putting out the facts and try to dispel any misinformation. so it will be an update to that effect. and also, to talk about the work that our agencies are doing. so we're hopeful that the information will continue to be shared in a responsible way. and we're working hard. to take care of this patient and anyone else impacted. >> new york city council speaker, thank you so much for being with me. >> thank you. and now to another scary

story developing right now in new york city. take a look at this video. investigators trying to determine why a man armed with a hatchet brazenly attacked a group of four new york city police officers. >> they're not speaking a word and swarmed a the officer with the hatchet striking his right arm. after striking that officer, the suspect continues swinging the hatchet striking a second officer in the head causing him to fall to the sidewalk. at this point no motive for the attack has been established. the investigation is continuing. >> horrible story. the suspect shot and killed. officials are trying to learn whether there maybe some sort of terror at play. an update on the terror attack in canada. this morning jarring new information about the suspect. officials say michael zehaf-bibea was planning to travel to syria presumably to join isis.

he was in ottawa to get his passport. was slowed down bay background check. the delay may have motivated ween wednesday's attack. there's new video showing suspected gun in hand moving toward the parliament building. joining me now steve clemons and msnbc contributor. steve, good see you. how alarming is something like what happened in canada when we know isis is asking sympathizers to carry out these types of attacks >>well, they're alarming in a certain level but not alarming at a systemic level. these are not -- we've now called these lone wolf attacks potentially. there's so much we don't know about this. it almost feels a little reckless assigning it. we have to think and speculate about what may have triggered the two men to do what they did. and in part, i think, you know, part of the discussion is not focussing on, you know, isis after the day it was bombarded by u.s. jets and uae jets and other partners and allies isis

sent word that were agitating and following them to pick up guns and hatchets and drive cars into people. that's part of the picture. the other part is the mental health realities that exist in united states and canada and other parts of the world. we haven't been investing in mental health. it's complicated to ask ourselves what triggers the behaviors. we rush to identify the individuals. what has been comfortable is we see some have played in the sand box of islamists rhetoric and slammists websites in these couple of cases. that's raising fears that maybe somebody next to you might take these kind of actions. but i think we need to be careful. these are criminal acts not organized terrorism. and there's a different kind of threat to us in this that we need to kind of keep our alarm within that context. >> and yet, steve, i mean, the fact that, you know, isis put

out this statement saying, you know, use hatchets, go after people one on one. it does seem as though maybe it's consequences l. >> both men have been killed in both cases. we can't interview them to find out what was motivating them. did you hear the call and take action? there we have a lot of people in this country that are triggered things. we need to be looking a the matrix of our invest m and thinking about mental health.

there may be a v vulnerableability. that requires a more complex response than being upset about what isis may be inspiring in some followers. >> and i want to talk about, like, canada raise the terror threat level last week. the president is meeting with the nsa this afternoon and the state department on isis. the security world in the u.s. as good as anyone. is the alert level on the rise? >> i think we've been watching and worried about isis. isis proved to be a complex beast. my former colleague peter bergen who wrote "holy war" about al qaeda. when he wrote the book he showed how al qaeda was able to operate across 60 countries and 60 languages. when you look at what isis has been able to do impress evly on the battle field races other questions of what they're anying or affiliates. i met with a french defense minister looking at groups in

africa. that's not in the united states but looking at their ability to begin to coordinate and communicate with groups that are far away. i think we're hearing that chatter in the intelligence side and worried about either sleepers in the united states, which, you know, there's a big debate whether that's a true concern or not when we begin hearing chatter that includes the north american continent. i think it raises terror concerns. when you add to that things we've seen that diane feinstein brought and others which is the technical sophistication of trying to move bombs through printer cartages it raises the prospect of bad people with bad intentions. it's not surprising that we would see al qaeda higher level of concern and even in an alert to some degree when you see the attacks. it would be irresponsible to not have a look at the issues. >> steve clemons, thank you so much for your time.

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and congress is not one more infected nurse. that was deborah burger testifying moments ago on capitol hill about the readiness of nur nurses across the country for ebola. new york city mayor bill de blasio is expected to hold a conference with the new york doctor being treated with ebola at bellevue hospital. peter alexander joining me live. good to see you. >> nice visit with you. we're learning more information from the white house about the president's involvement in this new ebola case. it was early this morning in the overnight hours we received a statement from the white house saying that the president had conversations with both mayor de blasio who we're going to hear from a half how from know but an droe cuomo at the state of new york about the case with dr. spencer and the extensive preparations that have put in place there at bellevue hospital center and elsewhere.

notable that bellevue medical center, excuse me, is the premier public hospital. one of the premier hospitals in all of new york. the president made it clear that the cdc response team that was sort of created as a result of failures that appeared to exist in texas's experience treating the patients there. the cdc team would be arriving late thursday in new york city and he also noted there was already a team on the ground there. that's notable, jose, because it's the first time this has happened now in our most recent ebola crisis. >> and this is also the first patient diagnosed since ron klain was named ebola czar. explain his role in this. >> officially they'll call him the ebola response coordinator. early krer this morning was speaking to lawmakers on both sides. both of whom would like to hear more from ron klain. republicans criticized the selection of klain saying he's a government guy. a political guy, a democrat and not a medical expert on this.

but administration officials have repeatedly told me they believe the issue that existed here they needed someone to oversee the coordination of all these different agencies. and that's what they hope klain will be doing right now. this is really his first test he started the job officially on wednesday. had conversations and meetings with the president himself. president obama and his conversations with de blasio and cuomo asked they keep the federal government apprised of what is going on and continue to keep in contact with the head of health and human services, ron klain, and the head of the cdc. >> peter alexander. thank you so much for your time. i want to bring in an internist and medical adviser for the state of new jersey. good morning. >> good morning, jose. how are you? >> good, thanks. let's do more fact from fiction. on a day like this, it's a big story but on a day like this bowling alleys, that's he went

to, it's closed out of abundance of caution. is that going too far? >> you know, jose. people panic and we can't fault people for panicking. what we need to do as medical professionals is reassure people there is no need to panic. i understand the bowling alley being closed, they are going to investigate it. they're going to sterilize it, going to use bleach solution then it will reopen. thing is really for the public persona more so than the fear of actual ebola virus being at the bowling alley. >>, you know, it's interesting. i can't tell you how many people asked me over the past 24 hours, can you get ebola from a bowling ball? >> of course. >> that's have i've heard it over and over again. >> of course. people are concerned. but remember ebola is a difficult virus to get. it has to be in copious amounts of either vomit, blood, or fee

cease. it is not just from touching a surface. it needs to be in a warm body or in a warm fluid. so if he did touch the bowling ball and you touched the bowling ball, the chances of getting ebola are slim and none. we have not seen any transmission of the virus in this way since 1976 when we've been studying the virus. >> doctor, let me ask you another question i've been asked a hundred times over the past 24 hours. when are you contagious when you get ebola? is it during the fever? is it after the fever? are you contagious before you show a fever? >> let's talk a little bit about what the disease means. so as the virus replicates in your body, you develop a fever. so the fever is the sign of a virus. during that period is when you're shedding a lot of virus. that's why the fever is

significant. that 103 fever means his viral count is very high and that's the time he becomes contagious. >> so just -- by the way, they're saying it was 100.3 fever when he called the officials when he checked in. so let's say that, you know, he went the day -- the night before this bowling alley -- before he had any fever. he said he was feeling tired. many of us can think that and not have ebola. if he goes to this bowling alley the night before, he doesn't have any high fever. could he have been contagious then? >> the chances of him being contagious at that point are slim. can i assure the american public there is no chance, of course i couldn't. that's like saying we're going to cross the street and get hit by a bus. i can't guarantee you're not. what do medical statistics say? medical statistics say the chances of him transmitting the virus at that point are virtually nonexistent.

>> doctor, thank you so much. >> thank you, jose. quick update. we're hearing that mayor de blasio's news conference is being pushed back to 11: 30 a.m. we'll have live coverage on msnbc. spent weeks covering ebola in dallas, what is your take on it arriving in the most popular city where you live. >> thank you, jose. as your guest just said very astutely we know from the science of this there's little risk of an outbreak in, say, the subway system of new york. you can't get it that way based on how nonsymptomatic this individual apparently was when he was traveling those routes. what we learned from the dallas experience is health workers are

considerably more at risk. particularly if you're in a hospital that doesn't have the specialized ward intended to treat the infectious diseases. >> it's important to state that really there is a difference between fear and facts and there seems very little reason to be in fear of this right now. >> that's exactly right, jose. we know that for the population at large you shouldn't worry. in fact, if you're panicking right now and want to do something, donate some money to doctors without borders, a group on the ground in the place where the outbreak is threatening the population at large. that said, the fear is very understandable for health workers and what we have to watch play out at bellevue is how quickly will they maybe make a decision to transfer him away or what is their ability if he stays there to treat it in this place without seeing what happened in dallas happen again. which is 70 plus health care workers at risk. >> and let's turn to why you're in tucson. you spent time yesterday with

the border patrol there. we constantly hear we need to secure our border map would that entail? >> the thing you're struck by being on the boarder is there is no securing it. in a complete sense. it's a vast swath of border land. just in arizona alone it's almost 300 miles they're charged with securing in the border patrol. it is the wild west, literally. it is lawless, it is vast extremely dangerous terrain where people die of heat and dehydration. it's a lawless land where smugglers and dangerous element. we saw it takes a tremendous amount of resources for the brave officers who are trying to secure the border and there is never a complete or perfect answer. all we can do is try to treat the individuals coming across in exactly the right way. both bringing justice in cases where there are criminal elements and also giving people their rights in the correct way when their family is struggling

to get across the board. when it's sick and dying people. >> yeah. we've been seeing some of the pictures you've taken during this extraordinary visit you're having there. you know, you talk about these criminal organizations that are there dealing with the access of the undocumented folk into the united states. i think it's important say these are well organized gangs. they're part of the drug cartels that exist on the border. among other things to distribute drug into the united states that has a high demand for illicit drugs. these are carriadangerous peopl of dangerous organizations. >> they're dangerous individuals and they're highly trained. some of these smuggling routes have been passed from generation to generation. they have got very adept at evading officers. a lot of officers have had run ins of physical nature. which some of these extremely fit smugglers, people who know how to attack a border patrol

officer. you know, they're careful not to demonize the individuals. the smugglers are in desperate straits, too. they're extremely dangerous. these are people smuggling drugs across the border. the number one commodity they're smuggling? marijuana. it will be interesting to see how to changes with legalization in the states. >> yeah. they're also bringing in meth and heroin an increase in heroin over the last couple of years. i want to show you some new numbers that show the death at the border are at a 15-year low. that's a huge deal for the border patrol agents who say crossing should not a death sentence, right? >> that's a point they hit over and over again. it's comforting to see that. they are compassionate individuals by and large. i don't. to portray them in a monolithic way. all the agents we talked to, even those not press red thirea had a sentiment of em pa think. they are risking everything.

we were in a room called the devil's highway where people die all the time. where they find bodies all the time. and, jose, they're doing interesting things to fix that. there are rescue beacons with the blue light of life. peoplehorizon. they can hit a button and help will come. they have the sign age on those in three language because the diverse population. english, spanish, and the native american language here. >> thank you so much. extraordinary work, as you always do. the deaths have occurred not just on the arizona border. in texas just 15 miles in from the border has seen deaths and deaths and deaths. but the good news on all of this we're seeing less deaths crossing the border. i appreciate your time, my friend. thank you. >> thank you, jose. and be sure to catch ronan farrow daily every day at 1:00 p.m. eastern.

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good morning, chuck. >> jose, as you know wisconsin has been ground zero for polarization arguably now for four straight years. just after scott walker won a narrow election in 2010. we had the recall. that was very heated. very hard fought. you had the presidential election just a few months after that. very heated and hard fought. this time the gubernatorial election feels like we're having a rerun here. wisconsin voters are having a flashback. it's a campaign that never ended. what appears slightly different this time. walker appears slightly more vulnerable. a couple of reasons why i'm here. number one, his democratic opponent this time is not a former member of congress like it was last time. she doesn't have a voting record. number two, she's part of a popular business. part owner of a popular business here in wisconsin. everybody loves trek bicycle. a lot of people have trek

bicycles around here. the second thing that helps her with walk her had a hard time. the second thing that is helping her today and why bill clinton is here. democratic enthusiasm is waning in some of the senate states where there's a push in poll about president obama. here in wisconsin there's no senate race. it's really all about the gubernatorial race. and so walker is not benefitting as much from the anti-obama fervor in the republican base. it's not here. he's having to play the role of the incumbent. one of the things i'm watching for an election, this could be more of an anti-incumbent cycle. democrats could take beating or republicans could take beating on the gubernatorial races. >> my friend chuck todd, thank you so much p. be sure to check more from the meet the voters tour this sunday on meet the press. joining me now lauren fox congressional r

congressional reporter for national journal. thank you for being with me this morning. this new case of ebola in new york city has a big part of the conversation at the new hampshire senate debate last night. let's take a listen first. >> this rationale feel in dealing with the deadly disease. the doctor should have been quarantined an know better. >> we don't need people who don't have medical expertise trying to get people concerned. >> she calling it fear mongering. ty call it rationale feel. >> how might the latest case of ebola impact the midterms in the final stretch? >> in scott brown's case what he's been trying to do from the beginning is nationalize the race. he's seen the president's approval numbers slip in new hampshire. barack obama is at 39% in new hampshire. a state he carried twice. brown want it is to happen in the national mood. help propel him into the final

weeks here. that's happening across the board. and when you have the ebola case dom fight the news, questions about the president's leadership and helps remind voters that obama, you know, he may not be on the ballot this year but he's a major factor. that's what republicans hope can help them sweep in blue states and purple states, of course, in some of the deeply red states where the battle ground is this election year. >> and, lauren, rick scott is getting some big florida go on in 2016 possible names. joining him on the trail later today jeb bush and marco rubio. what do they do for scott? >> certainly it's an expensive and close race. two figures running in the gubernatorial race. neither one very popular. marco rubio and jeb bush bring in a level of popularity that rick scott might have been missing. it's one of the most expensive campaigns we've seen. so far $72 million has been

spent alone on television ads. $130,000 spots most pretty negative. i think that what marco rubio and jeb bush is doing is infusing a little bit of, you know, optimism back into the race. >> thank you so much for. boy, if you live in florida there's nothing else on tv on the commercial breaks are all politics. as you say, pretty nasty most of them. and this is just coming in. i want to share this with you. it's breaking news and good news! nina pham, the nurse being treated for ebola at nih in maryland is now virus free! yesterday we learned her dog bentley also ebola free! the nih is set to hold a news conference at 11: 30 eastern time which at the same time the mayor of new york city is scheduled to hold his news conference. watching msnbc woul know everything. you'll know what is going on live. and watch live during the hour yesterday as the canadian

parliament honored a true hero sergeant at arms took down the man who one day earlier stormed the building. our five things a hero's welcome is next. (receptionist) gunderman group. gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics.

and most particularly, of course, mr. speaker, i would be remiss if not acknowledging the work of security forces on parliament and the great work of our sergeant at arms. >> it was a moment we carried live right here. a hero's welcome for kevin vickers. he's the sergeant at arms in canada's parliament who fatally shot the man who come in with a rifle ending the terror attack there. thankfully vickers is not alone in type of selfless courage. here are five things a hero's welcome. the bookkeeper seen at the state of the union who talked down at the disturbed young man with an ak 47 at her school by telling

him about her own personal struggles. number two, the security guard with a big time moment. she shot and wounded a gunman at the colorado church ending a spree that kills four people and several others at two locations. number three, the friday flashback and the line of fire. tim mccarthy taking bullet when john hinckley tried assassinate ronald reagan. number four, due wane johnson, the new york city bag and t-shirt sellers who alerted police after seeing smoke coming from an unoccupied vehicle. it was the attempted times square bombing's car. living the important mantra, if you see something, say something. the student security volunteer who pepper spray and tackled a shooter at seattle pacific university this summer. the local community was so thank

pfl. they bought out his wedding registry and then helped pay for his honeymoon. nothing better than a hero's story to wrap up the show. thank them all as we should every day. that wraps up this hour on msnbc. thank you for the privilege of your time. "newsnation" is up next. tamron will have live coverage of bill de blasio's news conference on the first ebola case in this city. i'll see you tomorrow, i mean, monday. time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. greg hall of michigan is an independent brewer who started virtue cider three years ago using locally grown apples. he's competing with major brewers in the rapidly growing beverage category with virtue now experiencing triple digits growth in sales. for more watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. oats

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good morning. i'm tamron hall. this is "newsnation." we begin with breaking news. we're awaiting a news conference from new york city mayor for the first case of ebola in new york city. members of the cdc rapid response team are on the ground here in new york as health officials try reassure the public that 33-year-old dr. craig spencer is not a threat to

public safety despite his travels around new york city in the past week. dr. spencer had been working with doctors without borders treating ebola patients west africa and was self-monitoring himself. he was back in new york six days before becoming symptom attic. the doctor left guinea on october 14th and arrived at jfk on 17th. on october 21st he felt tired but went on a three mile jog. on wednesday the doctor rode three subway lines, went to a popular park, and went bowling. y yesterday he came down with a 100.3 fever and notified doctors without borders who called the health department. emergency workers from the fire department rushed to his manhattan apartment in full protective gear. many are questioning dr. spencer's decision to go out in public after beingth