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tom costello has more for us. tom, good morning. >> this is the only death the cdc has definitely connected to the virus. there have been other deaths but those patients may have had other underlying illnesses as well. for the vast people that contract it, it shouldn't be a serious concern. for some vulnerable kids, it can
tom costello has more for us. tom, good morning. >> this is the only death the cdc has definitely connected to the virus. there have been other deaths but those patients may have had other underlying illnesses as well. for the vast people that contract it, it shouldn't be a serious concern. for some vulnerable kids, it can
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tom costello covers all things aviation for us tonight and has a late report. >> four, three, two, one. >> reporter: it was an unmanned antares rocket on a supply mission to the international space station. when seconds after liftoff from wallops island, virginia, at 6:22 this evening, something went very wrong. >> team be advised, stay at your consoles. >> reporter: the rockets with 5,000 pounds of supplies on boar exploded in the night sky. nasa reported no loss of life but extensive property damage on the ground. >> significant vehicle damage. >> reporter: the launch was supposed to be visible along much of the east coast as it made its way into space. the crew on board the space station was to unload the supplies then send the rocket back with bag of garbage. without a u.s. shuttle american and russian rockets are the only way to resupply the station. tonight no word on what this means to nasa or how much of a setback it might represent to the space station. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> and we have a late alert from the department of homeland security tonight. federal bu
tom costello covers all things aviation for us tonight and has a late report. >> four, three, two, one. >> reporter: it was an unmanned antares rocket on a supply mission to the international space station. when seconds after liftoff from wallops island, virginia, at 6:22 this evening, something went very wrong. >> team be advised, stay at your consoles. >> reporter: the rockets with 5,000 pounds of supplies on boar exploded in the night sky. nasa reported no loss of...
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nbc's tom costello is following the very latest for us. tom, what do you have? >> well, this is a real setback for virgin galactic and, of course, a tragedy for the people involved, the families involved. virgin galactic spaceship two was on a test flight. they are in a series -- they are conducting a series of test flights. ultimately to the run-up, their goal of putting paying passengers on this vehicle that would take them to suborbit. not orbit, but suborbit. allow them to feel the weightlessness of space and fly back to earth. today during this test flight we're told, and you're looking at file video, this is not today video, file video. during this test flight as the rocket was firing -- or the engine was firing from spaceship two something, it appears, went terribly wrong. and the vehicle came apart. on board this spaceship two, two test pilots. i was there in january when we had a test flight and we should underscore that nbc news has been a partner with virgin galactic documenting some of this. anyway, back in january i met the chief pilot and pilot on
nbc's tom costello is following the very latest for us. tom, what do you have? >> well, this is a real setback for virgin galactic and, of course, a tragedy for the people involved, the families involved. virgin galactic spaceship two was on a test flight. they are in a series -- they are conducting a series of test flights. ultimately to the run-up, their goal of putting paying passengers on this vehicle that would take them to suborbit. not orbit, but suborbit. allow them to feel the...
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nbc's tom costello is following the very latest for us. tom, what do you have? >> well, this is a real setback for virgin galactic and, of course, a tragedy for the people involved, the families involved. virgin galactic spaceship two was on a test flight. they are in a series -- they are conducting a series of test flights. ultimately to the run-up, their goal of putting paying passengers on this vehicle that would take them to suborbit. not orbit, but
nbc's tom costello is following the very latest for us. tom, what do you have? >> well, this is a real setback for virgin galactic and, of course, a tragedy for the people involved, the families involved. virgin galactic spaceship two was on a test flight. they are in a series -- they are conducting a series of test flights. ultimately to the run-up, their goal of putting paying passengers on this vehicle that would take them to suborbit. not orbit, but
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let's head to tom costello live in washington. tom, what would the airport screenings look like? >> i think it's going to look pretty much like it does already. they want to put more cdc personnel on the ground at the four critical airports you mentioned. because 75% of the passengers come from west africa come to or through the airports as their major transit points. the thinking is if they can check people when they're coming through the airports it would be a good gate if you will or good check point to watch for anybody who might have an elevated temperature or also do thorough questioning of the individuals to ask where have you been. part of the problem here is that assuming you caught a flight from brussels to washington, d.c., if it was part of one single ticket where you originated in liberia customs and border patrol would know you originated in liberia. if you bought one ticket and a second ticket on your own brussels to washington customs and border patrol may not know you were in liberia. they want to a thorough investigative questions to ask questions where have you
let's head to tom costello live in washington. tom, what would the airport screenings look like? >> i think it's going to look pretty much like it does already. they want to put more cdc personnel on the ground at the four critical airports you mentioned. because 75% of the passengers come from west africa come to or through the airports as their major transit points. the thinking is if they can check people when they're coming through the airports it would be a good gate if you will or...
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brian. >> tom costello on the virginia coast tonight. tom, thanks for that report. >>> the world health organization said today the number of ebola cases in west africa is now near 14,000. when american doctors and nurses who have saved lives over there want to return to their lives back here, there is no consensus now on how to handle them. tonight, the battle over mandatory quarantines is moving into the courts. and the nurse who's become the public face of this debate could risk jail time if she steps outside her house. our report on all of it tonight from nbc's kate snow. >> reporter: in far northern maine tonight she talked to reporters. >> we have ben talking with the state of maine and trade to resolve this amicably. they will not allow me to leave my house and have any interaction with the public, even though i am completely healthy and symptom-free. the nurse who recently returned from sierra leone said she'll go to court to lift her quarantine. >> i'm fighting for something much more than myself. there are so many aid workers a
brian. >> tom costello on the virginia coast tonight. tom, thanks for that report. >>> the world health organization said today the number of ebola cases in west africa is now near 14,000. when american doctors and nurses who have saved lives over there want to return to their lives back here, there is no consensus now on how to handle them. tonight, the battle over mandatory quarantines is moving into the courts. and the nurse who's become the public face of this debate could...
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nbc's tom costello has more. tom, good evening. >> frontier airlines says it's now reaching out to people who were on five flights after amber vinson was who a plane. but those five flights used the same plane. they're reaching out to those people out of an abundance of caution. they say the risk to those passengers is thought to be near zero and very little to the people who were on the plane with amber vinson. frontier airlines says the plane that carried nurse amber vinson has been cleaned and thoroughly disinfected out of an abundance of caution. the airline has replaced seat covers and carpet around her seat. meanwhile, health authorities have been reaching out to other passengers onboard flight 1143. >> they told me to take my temperature twice a day and monitor it at least six hours apart. >> reporter: axel good, sitting in 13c, learned he was just three feet from vinson. he's been told to stay home until november 3rd. the cdc, he says, should have never allowed an ebola health care worker to fly. >> and i
nbc's tom costello has more. tom, good evening. >> frontier airlines says it's now reaching out to people who were on five flights after amber vinson was who a plane. but those five flights used the same plane. they're reaching out to those people out of an abundance of caution. they say the risk to those passengers is thought to be near zero and very little to the people who were on the plane with amber vinson. frontier airlines says the plane that carried nurse amber vinson has been...
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tom costello at dulles outside d.c. tonight. tom, thanks. >>> elsewhere in our country severe weather is ripping through the middle of the nation tonight. more than 100,000 people are without power in dallas, where, as you saw news crews covering the ebola crisis, had a tough time hanging on to their equipment. the radar shows it cutting south-to-north, all the way up to the canadian border. 40 million americans potentially in the path of these severe storms tonight. meteorologist janice huff tracking all of it for us tonight. hi, janice. >> hi, brian. those wind gusts around the dallas-ft. worth area are between 65 and 70 miles an hour. numerous reports of structural damage in and around dallas-ft. worth all the way over towards wills point where the storms are right now. but as you mentioned that area of severe weather stretches from the dallas-ft. worth area all the way up into the great lakes. there are watch boxes in effect now for parts of missouri, st. louis, back towards southern missouri and portions of oklahoma and ark
tom costello at dulles outside d.c. tonight. tom, thanks. >>> elsewhere in our country severe weather is ripping through the middle of the nation tonight. more than 100,000 people are without power in dallas, where, as you saw news crews covering the ebola crisis, had a tough time hanging on to their equipment. the radar shows it cutting south-to-north, all the way up to the canadian border. 40 million americans potentially in the path of these severe storms tonight. meteorologist...
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nbc's tom costello joins me now from virginia. tom, now that you are seeing this in daylight, set the scene there, and what's the latest on the investigation. >> nasa now has a big job along with orbital sciences, and that is to get out on to the ground, the launch pad, the beaches and into the water. to look for any debris. and that is a big job. you had the massive explosion. 3/4 million pounds of fuel that ricochetted. this explosion ricochetted and through the air and water and this massive amount of debris. they've got to pick up all of that debris, catalog it, identify it. bring it all together and then begin the very arduous task of trying to reassemble everything and determine what exactly might have caused this explosion. you mentioned this was an unmanned rocket. we hasten to add that and underscore it yet again on a resupply mission to the international space station with this equipment and this food and the clothing and that kind of thing. the astronauts onboard the space station can do without it. they've got enough t
nbc's tom costello joins me now from virginia. tom, now that you are seeing this in daylight, set the scene there, and what's the latest on the investigation. >> nasa now has a big job along with orbital sciences, and that is to get out on to the ground, the launch pad, the beaches and into the water. to look for any debris. and that is a big job. you had the massive explosion. 3/4 million pounds of fuel that ricochetted. this explosion ricochetted and through the air and water and this...
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tom costello in our washington bureau tonight. tom, thanks. >>> in northwest indiana police believe they may have a serial killer in custody. he is a convicted sex offender. investigators now believe he may be responsible for killing at least seven women. now they're combing through missing persons files to determine if there are even more victims perhaps. we get the story tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: after darren deon van was arrested for strangling 19-year-old africa hardy in a hammond, indiana, motel, police say he led them on a series of grisly discoveries. >> the police caught what i would label a serial killer. >> reporter: the body of six other women found in five abandoned houses in nearby gary, indiana. then a convicted sex offender claims he has killed others over the past 20 years. three of the women were identified at i neat jones, 25, and christine williams, 36. police say they were prostitutes and all had been strangled. >> he preyed on individuals that might be less likely to be reported missing. >> re
tom costello in our washington bureau tonight. tom, thanks. >>> in northwest indiana police believe they may have a serial killer in custody. he is a convicted sex offender. investigators now believe he may be responsible for killing at least seven women. now they're combing through missing persons files to determine if there are even more victims perhaps. we get the story tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: after darren deon van was arrested for strangling 19-year-old...
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our report from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the government says it's happened to millions of at&t customers going from lightning fast to turtle slow. maurice turner says it caught him off guard. >> in the last couple of years, i've noticed that in the middle of my cycle, my billing cycle, it gets throttled. you know, the data slows down to a crawl. almost like going back to dial-up speed. >> reporter: for $30 a month he's been paying for the unlimited data plan. but the government accusing at&t of reducing or throttling data speeds on its biggest data customers by up to 90%. even though consumers would pay for unlimited data, the throttling began after they used as little as 2 gigabytes in a billing cycle making it difficult or impossible to surf the web, use a gps or watch streaming videos. the government alleges 3.5 million customers were throttled more than 25 million times. >> unlimited means unlimited. if you slow down the service of customers who believe they're getting unlimited data, they're not getting unlimited data. >> reporter: at&t today called the ftc's allegations
our report from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the government says it's happened to millions of at&t customers going from lightning fast to turtle slow. maurice turner says it caught him off guard. >> in the last couple of years, i've noticed that in the middle of my cycle, my billing cycle, it gets throttled. you know, the data slows down to a crawl. almost like going back to dial-up speed. >> reporter: for $30 a month he's been paying for the unlimited data plan. but...
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tom costello, nbc news, chapel hill. >>> when we come back, the good news and bad news on the social security front. there's more on the way, but maybe not as much as millions had hoped. >>> if you are among the 64 million or so americans who rely on a social security check, here's the good news, a 1.7% cost of living increase is coming along starting in january. bad news, that's only about $20 or more per month on average. this is the third year in a row that the benefit bump has been less than 2%, which is being blamed on low inflation. >>> researchers have announced a haunting discovery at the bottom of the atlantic ocean 30 miles off the coast of cape hatteras, north carolina. it's a world war ii german sub u-576. it went down in combat in 1942 with all souls still on board. and if the hull is still largely intact, that could mean remains still inside. during the spring and summer of '42, the germans were sinking u.s. vessels in those waters at the rate of one every other day. >>> there has been some blowback on the internet after this photo surfaced yesterday and people were the
tom costello, nbc news, chapel hill. >>> when we come back, the good news and bad news on the social security front. there's more on the way, but maybe not as much as millions had hoped. >>> if you are among the 64 million or so americans who rely on a social security check, here's the good news, a 1.7% cost of living increase is coming along starting in january. bad news, that's only about $20 or more per month on average. this is the third year in a row that the benefit bump...
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brian. >> tom costello on the virginia coast tonight. tom, thanks for that report. >>> the world health organization said today the number of ebola cases in west africa is now near 14,000. when american doctors and nurses who have saved lives over there want to return to their lives back here, there is no consensus now on how to handle them. tonight, the battle over mandatory quarantines is moving into the courts. and the nurse who's become the public face of this debate could risk jail time if she steps outside her house. our report on all of it tonight from nbc's kate snow. >> reporter: in far northern maine this afternoon an armed trooper escorted a health department worker inside the home where kaci hickox is staying. her boyfriend showing briefly. >> i'm doing great. >> how's kaci? >> she's doing great too. >> reporter: but this morning, hickox, a nurse recently returned from liberia and in a tent for three days was defiant, she won't stay home for 21 days. >> you know, i truly believe that this policy is not scientifically nor cons
brian. >> tom costello on the virginia coast tonight. tom, thanks for that report. >>> the world health organization said today the number of ebola cases in west africa is now near 14,000. when american doctors and nurses who have saved lives over there want to return to their lives back here, there is no consensus now on how to handle them. tonight, the battle over mandatory quarantines is moving into the courts. and the nurse who's become the public face of this debate could...
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nbc's tom costello has that report. >> reporter: to see where the best jobs are, look no further than cvent in virginia. the event management software company is hiring 500 employees, average salary $50,000. >> we get them young, we bring them out of college. >> reporter: it's all part of the big picture, job growth in the country is on the rebound with 248,000 jobs added in september. and just as important more jobs than first thought were also added in both july and august. that pushes the unemployment rate down to 5.9%. five years ago this month it was at 10%. >> we're seeing better paying jobs being created now than we had seen at any prior stage in this economic recovery. >> reporter: the most jobs in business services, construction, health care and retail. and it follows more good news about strong economic growth in the second quarter. >> this is a tale of two countries. some folks are doing well, but large swaths of the country still aren't. and until everybody's boat rises, we're not going to feel like the economy's truly recovered. >> reporter: more than 9 million americans
nbc's tom costello has that report. >> reporter: to see where the best jobs are, look no further than cvent in virginia. the event management software company is hiring 500 employees, average salary $50,000. >> we get them young, we bring them out of college. >> reporter: it's all part of the big picture, job growth in the country is on the rebound with 248,000 jobs added in september. and just as important more jobs than first thought were also added in both july and august....
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brian. >> tom costello at dulles for us tonight. tom, thanks. >>> now to the weather system making news. hurricane gonzalo has reached a category 4 churning north in the atlantic and taking aim at bermu bermuda. this is the view from the international space station just today packing winds up to 145 miles an hour. nbc meteorologist dylan dryer is in bermuda for us tonight. >> reporter: 120-mile-per-hour wind gusts, concrete roofs ripped from homes. this was the damage tropical storm fay did to bermuda just last weekend. today, this is the calm before the big storm. beach-goers soaked in the last of the sun before hurricane gonzalo bears down on the paradise islands. hotels and residents boarded up homes and businesses. extra flights were added to evacuate people ahead of the storm. >> leaving. just in time. >> starting friday morning right out of the gate expect conditions to deteriorate. some worst conditions in the afternoon and evening hours. >> reporter: eerily eminent of 2003, killing four people and causing $300 million in dam
brian. >> tom costello at dulles for us tonight. tom, thanks. >>> now to the weather system making news. hurricane gonzalo has reached a category 4 churning north in the atlantic and taking aim at bermu bermuda. this is the view from the international space station just today packing winds up to 145 miles an hour. nbc meteorologist dylan dryer is in bermuda for us tonight. >> reporter: 120-mile-per-hour wind gusts, concrete roofs ripped from homes. this was the damage...
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tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment with a dramatic street fight caught on camera. sure sounded like a brawl was going on out there. >>> as they say in astronomy, check your local listings. a good astronomy website will tell you if you can see the rare event as tonight gives way to tomorrow morning. in some places it's going to be possible to view an eclipse of the moon and the rising sun at the same time. it takes careful watching of both horizons. >>> steve curry has died. he was an actor and a singer. and if you don't know his work, you did know his hair. that was steve curry on the poster as an original cast member of the show "hair." and he became its iconic logo and album cover for which his family says he was never paid a dime. steve curry was 68. >>> this is the kind of thing you hate to see, violence taking place right out in the open, right in front of people's houses. wait a second, it's kangaroos having at each other in the road. >> the wrong lempt in a quiet suburban neighborhood and you can hardly tell them to take it outside if they're already
tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment with a dramatic street fight caught on camera. sure sounded like a brawl was going on out there. >>> as they say in astronomy, check your local listings. a good astronomy website will tell you if you can see the rare event as tonight gives way to tomorrow morning. in some places it's going to be possible to view an eclipse of the moon and the rising sun at the same time. it takes careful watching of both horizons....
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>> tom costello from our d.c. newsroom tonight. tom, thanks. >>> now to another big story we're covering, the surprise decision at the supreme court where the justices declined to hear any of the challenges before them regarding individual state bans on same-sex marriage. this paves the way for same-sex marriage in a lot more states while the court refused to settle the issue for the entire country once and for all. we get our report tonight from our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> dearly beloved, we have gathered together to join this woman and this woman -- >> reporter: less than four hours after word came from the supreme court, gay couples were getting marriage licenses in virginia. >> you may kiss your bride. >> came up crying and said i think we can get married today. >> a new day has dawned. and the rights guaranteed by our constitution are shining through. >> reporter: similar scenes in four other states where federal courts had struck down bans on same-sex marriage. oklahoma, indiana, wisconsin, and utah. those ru
>> tom costello from our d.c. newsroom tonight. tom, thanks. >>> now to another big story we're covering, the surprise decision at the supreme court where the justices declined to hear any of the challenges before them regarding individual state bans on same-sex marriage. this paves the way for same-sex marriage in a lot more states while the court refused to settle the issue for the entire country once and for all. we get our report tonight from our justice correspondent, pete...
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tom costello for us tonight. tom, thanks. >>> tonight, we are taking a close look at two giant storms threatening land, one in the pacific, hurricane ana, category 1, taking aim at hawaii though at this point we're hoping it's expected to pass just south of the islands, avoiding a direct hit but bringing heavy rain. now, in the atlantic hurricane gonzalo, category 3, wind gusts up to 160 miles an hour, threatening major damage unfortunately as it moves onshore on bermuda right now. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is there. >> reporter: angry seas erupted today as the massive hurricane gonzalo bears down on bermuda. damaging winds, 40-foot waves and a dangerously high storm surge slamming the island. looking at a map bermuda looks like the tiniest speck in the ocean. how could it possibly stand up to such a huge storm? imagine bermuda like a stick in the water and the water goes around it, as opposed to that snowplow effect we're so used to it the united states coast. most of bermuda is shut down. and the police co
tom costello for us tonight. tom, thanks. >>> tonight, we are taking a close look at two giant storms threatening land, one in the pacific, hurricane ana, category 1, taking aim at hawaii though at this point we're hoping it's expected to pass just south of the islands, avoiding a direct hit but bringing heavy rain. now, in the atlantic hurricane gonzalo, category 3, wind gusts up to 160 miles an hour, threatening major damage unfortunately as it moves onshore on bermuda right now. nbc...
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tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we are back in a moment with the man who royaled a nation of royals fans and what the team offered him to move his seat. >>> it was during the invasion of baghdad in 2003, a fierce fire fight broke out at a highway overpass near the airport. nbc news cameraman craig white recorded the battle which included the story of bob gallagher, wounded in the leg, two purple hearts right there on just the first day of the invasion, dragging his leg. he stayed in the fight while his wounds were treated. and he stayed in the war picking up an additional silver star and two bronze stars for his combat action. well, today we learned of the death of command sergeant major bob gallagher, the decorated veteran of the invasions of panama, mogadishu including blackhawk down and war in iraq died at home in georgia of a heart ailment. he was 52 years old. and with his death the u.s. army has lost one of its very best. >>> reynolds american tobacco, the makers of camel cigarettes, banning smoking in their offices and buildings. starting 2015 it will be banned from al
tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we are back in a moment with the man who royaled a nation of royals fans and what the team offered him to move his seat. >>> it was during the invasion of baghdad in 2003, a fierce fire fight broke out at a highway overpass near the airport. nbc news cameraman craig white recorded the battle which included the story of bob gallagher, wounded in the leg, two purple hearts right there on just the first day of the invasion, dragging his...
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tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> it is hard to overstate just how big a star oscar pistorius was in the new south africa as he was all about overcoming adversity. it's also hard to overstate the anger and embarrassment some south africans feel watching his trial, the first of its kind to be broadcast live there. today he was sentenced to maximum five years in prison for culpable homicide, as they call it, in the shooting death of his girlfriend model, reeva steenkamp. while he could get out after only ten months served under south african law, it still seems steenkamp's family would be satisfied with that. >> he could be out in a year. >> doesn't matter. he's going to pay something. >> do you think justice has been served? >> yes. >> pistorius shot reeva steenkamp through a bathroom door at his home valentine's day 2013, claiming he thought she was an intruder. >>> the headline of "the new york times" obituary read, oscar de la renta, who clothed stars and became one, dies at age 82. they went on to call him the last of a generation of tastemakers. that's how he was remembered to
tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> it is hard to overstate just how big a star oscar pistorius was in the new south africa as he was all about overcoming adversity. it's also hard to overstate the anger and embarrassment some south africans feel watching his trial, the first of its kind to be broadcast live there. today he was sentenced to maximum five years in prison for culpable homicide, as they call it, in the shooting death of his girlfriend model, reeva steenkamp. while he...
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tom costello, nbc news, new york. the rush to get a sheriff's deputy tested for ebola, at the same hospital where thomas eric duncan died, turned out to be a false alarm. it's news that worry says -- worries the county's top administrator who says fear is driving patients to other hospitals, leading to dangerous overcrowding. >> i've got people with congestive heart failure and regular, life-threatening diseases that are in our emergency rooms and it's taking a long time to see them because people aren't using this emergency room. >> reporter: the room and surrounding areas where duncan was treated are sealed off and being aggressively decontaminated. the cdc confirmed again today the 48 people being monitored are reporting no symptoms. ♪ at a church service last night, thomas eric duncan was remembered. >> we're gathered here to offer eric back to god and even sing him to heaven. >> reporter: tonight, the church tells us the family of thomas eric duncan will wait to hold a service for him until all family members w
tom costello, nbc news, new york. the rush to get a sheriff's deputy tested for ebola, at the same hospital where thomas eric duncan died, turned out to be a false alarm. it's news that worry says -- worries the county's top administrator who says fear is driving patients to other hospitals, leading to dangerous overcrowding. >> i've got people with congestive heart failure and regular, life-threatening diseases that are in our emergency rooms and it's taking a long time to see them...
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we get our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: congressional investigators say there could be 30 million vehicles nationwide with potentially defective airbags that can explode showering the driver and passengers with metal shrapnel. car dealers have been swamped with calls from owners who want their cars fixed. at duval honda in jacksonville, they have boxes of replacement parts, handling 40 to 50 recalls a day. >> this is the biggest that i've been involved in being with honda. really we haven't had anything of this scale. and so it's huge. >> reporter: car owners in florida are a priority because heat and humidity are thought to be a factor in the explosions. but outside chicago, joyce coe, with two kids, wants her car fixed asap. >> my kids are the most important things -- the most important people in my life right now and i want to really make sure that they're safe. >> reporter: to find out if your car's on any recall list, write down the vin number, then type it into the online database of safercar.gov. one in five vehicles on the road now has a safety defect.
we get our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: congressional investigators say there could be 30 million vehicles nationwide with potentially defective airbags that can explode showering the driver and passengers with metal shrapnel. car dealers have been swamped with calls from owners who want their cars fixed. at duval honda in jacksonville, they have boxes of replacement parts, handling 40 to 50 recalls a day. >> this is the biggest that i've been involved in...
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here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: frontier airlines says the plane that carried nurse amber vinson has been cleaned and thoroughly disinfected out of an abundance of caution. they have replaced the seat covers and carpet around her seat. health authorities have been reaching out to other passengers on board flight 1143. >> they told me to take my temperature twice a day and monitor six hours apart. >> reporter: axle good sitting in 13c learned he was three feet from vinson. he's been told to stay home until november 3rd. the cdc, he says, should have never allowed an ebola health care worker to fly. >> i never would have risked my life. if i had known she had been in contact with patient zero, i would have never gotten on that flight in first place. >> reporter: but they say it is highly unlikely vinson was contagious or the virus remained on the plane. a study found that even in an ebola hospital ward, the virus did not survive on drywalls, desks, bed frames, light switches, floors or mattresses. pandemic disease expert dr. mark zandro says anyone who is contagious would most sure
here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: frontier airlines says the plane that carried nurse amber vinson has been cleaned and thoroughly disinfected out of an abundance of caution. they have replaced the seat covers and carpet around her seat. health authorities have been reaching out to other passengers on board flight 1143. >> they told me to take my temperature twice a day and monitor six hours apart. >> reporter: axle good sitting in 13c learned he was three feet from...
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tom costello has more. >> reporter: after four deaths and dozens of injuries, today many dealers say they don't have the replacement air bag parts and don't know when they will. in texas, chrysler dealer david tremor says it could take months. >> as far as what we're getting from the manufacturers right now, there is nothing. >> reporter: for drivers, growing anxiety, russ raider's bmw is on the recall list. a top executive at the insurance institute for highway safety, he's not taking any chances. >> i'm planning to get my car fixed next week. but until then, i'm not going to put anybody in the passenger seat. >> reporter: under fire, the national highway traffic safety administration or nhtsa, which earlier this week urged drivers and humid climates to get their cars fixed fast since humidity is thought to play a role in the defect. in its why th nhtsa raised the number of drivers in those states then. alarmd by nhtsa's confusing and conflicting advice, singling out humid states makes no sense. >> there needs to be a national recall, and car owners need to be provided with loners o
tom costello has more. >> reporter: after four deaths and dozens of injuries, today many dealers say they don't have the replacement air bag parts and don't know when they will. in texas, chrysler dealer david tremor says it could take months. >> as far as what we're getting from the manufacturers right now, there is nothing. >> reporter: for drivers, growing anxiety, russ raider's bmw is on the recall list. a top executive at the insurance institute for highway safety, he's...
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>> tom costello in our d.c. newsroom tonight. tom, thanks. >>> now to the weather making news. another dangerous night ahead for nearly 30 million americans as an already deadly outbreak of severe weather moves to the north and east. you see it there. a huge system already spawning tornadoes. the watches and warnings will continue throughout this night. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer monitoring it all from charlotte. >> reporter: from alabama to the carolinas, a massive storm system packing high winds and heavy rain pushed its way across the southeast today. it spawned two tornadoes in the metro atlanta area. >> people's houses are just totally gone. they're having to rummage through their stuff. >> reporter: wesley cagle's family felt their house shake at 6:00 this morning. broken tree limbs punctured the house. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> let's just look at how strong those winds are. >> reporter: tornado warnings sounded across north carolina today. >> take shelter right now. >> reporter: in lawndale, an hour west of charlotte, high schoolers forced from class to hunker
>> tom costello in our d.c. newsroom tonight. tom, thanks. >>> now to the weather making news. another dangerous night ahead for nearly 30 million americans as an already deadly outbreak of severe weather moves to the north and east. you see it there. a huge system already spawning tornadoes. the watches and warnings will continue throughout this night. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer monitoring it all from charlotte. >> reporter: from alabama to the carolinas, a massive...
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tom costello in washington tonight. thank you. >>> it took seven weeks, but a suspected cop-killer is finally in the hands of the police who have hunted him for so long. tonight, a sigh of relief for the pennsylvania community where he lurked in the woods as a fugitive for days on end. nbc's ron allen has our report tonight from blooming grove, pennsylvania. >> reporter: eric frein showed no emotion as a crowd outside his arraignment vented their anger. police leading him away, frein formally charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. his hands bound with the handcuffs of state trooper bryon dixon who frein killed on september 12th hitting two troopers. frein taken to prison in the trooper's squad car. >> what was the real break in this case? >> this was not a result of a tip or sighting, this was the result of ongoing pressure put on frein by law enforcement. >> reporter: it ended for frein outside this airplane hangar on the grounds of a sprawling abandoned resort, some 23 miles from the barracks when one
tom costello in washington tonight. thank you. >>> it took seven weeks, but a suspected cop-killer is finally in the hands of the police who have hunted him for so long. tonight, a sigh of relief for the pennsylvania community where he lurked in the woods as a fugitive for days on end. nbc's ron allen has our report tonight from blooming grove, pennsylvania. >> reporter: eric frein showed no emotion as a crowd outside his arraignment vented their anger. police leading him away,...
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tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> day one of the nba season. a top draft pick could be out for the year. that and much more from last night's games, but none of them could match this. a big money high school half-court heave. we'll bring you sports next. i know, i told you so. on progressive.com, you can compare our progressive direct rates with our competitors' rates, so shopping is easy. you don't sound like flo. [high-pitched] yeah, i do. [ clears throat ] who you talking to? [ normal voice ] what? what's on your hand? noth-- my wedding ring. [chuckles] symbol of our love and understanding. comparing rates for you. now that's progressive. [ high-pitched ] nailed it! sir, we're going to need you on the runway. (vo) theraflu starts to get to work in your body in just 5 minutes. (vo) theraflu breaks you free from your worst cold and flu symptoms. (vo) theraflu. serious power. >>> this morning on "today," who are you going to call? just in time for halloween, jeff rossen put a real life ghost busters team to the test. >>> kobe sharing the floor
tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> day one of the nba season. a top draft pick could be out for the year. that and much more from last night's games, but none of them could match this. a big money high school half-court heave. we'll bring you sports next. i know, i told you so. on progressive.com, you can compare our progressive direct rates with our competitors' rates, so shopping is easy. you don't sound like flo. [high-pitched] yeah, i do. [ clears throat ] who you talking to?...
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joining me now with more details, tom costello. tom, this is as dr. kenneth davis was telling us from mt. sinai an abundance of caution. but it is still very concerning that one of the health care workers within that circle who treated dr. duncan was even permitted to fly. >> yeah. she went to akron, ohio, to visit family, apparently and flew back on that frontier flight from cleveland to dallas, landing at about 8:16 p.m. on monday night. i think that's the question now that you will start to see asked at these cdc press conferences and hospital press conferences. should anyone who is in any way associated with the care of an ebola patient be prohibited from mingling in plublic areas, from traveling? that's the question. we need to stress yet again. this nurse is asymptomatic. and that is the beginning sign, the first sign there may be an ebola sign. they are trying to contact the passengers aboard. as of 1:00, they will be told to call an 1-800 and a cdc number and they'll have a conversation with the cdc personnel interviewing them about what if an
joining me now with more details, tom costello. tom, this is as dr. kenneth davis was telling us from mt. sinai an abundance of caution. but it is still very concerning that one of the health care workers within that circle who treated dr. duncan was even permitted to fly. >> yeah. she went to akron, ohio, to visit family, apparently and flew back on that frontier flight from cleveland to dallas, landing at about 8:16 p.m. on monday night. i think that's the question now that you will...
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tom costello this wallops islands, virginia. back to you. >>> the man who was a suspect i woman in aruba is now selling his home in our area. scott mcfarland with the news 4 iteam tweeted out a video that gary posted. after his travel companion disappeared, he was held in jail. her body has never been found. a judge released him after determining prosecutors just didn't have enough evidence to detain him and he has never been charged. >>> a new anti-redskins ad ready for the airwaves. how it's being used to fuel protests at the game this sunday in minneapolis. >>> plus remembering the mayor who led boston through some of it darkest days. and new tonight, pub crawls return to arlington after controversy this summer. what will be different for halloween weekend. >>> the cold is what will be different. are you ready? it's coming. i'll show you when it arrives. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job po
tom costello this wallops islands, virginia. back to you. >>> the man who was a suspect i woman in aruba is now selling his home in our area. scott mcfarland with the news 4 iteam tweeted out a video that gary posted. after his travel companion disappeared, he was held in jail. her body has never been found. a judge released him after determining prosecutors just didn't have enough evidence to detain him and he has never been charged. >>> a new anti-redskins ad ready for the...
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tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we are back in a moment with the man who royaled a nation of royals fans and what the team offered him to move his seat. when change is in the air you see things in a whole new way. it's in this spirit that ing u.s. is becoming a new kind of company. one that helps you think differently about what's ahead, and what's possible when you get things organized. ing u.s. is now voya. changing the way you think of retirement. you know.... there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious and an excellent source of fiber to help support regularity. mmmm. these are good! the tasty side of fiber. from phillips this is charlie. his long day of doing it himself starts with back pain... and a choice. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. honey, you did it! baby laughs! thlook what i got.p. oh my froot loops! [sniffs] let's do this? get up! get up! get up! get up! loop me! bring back the awesome... yeah! yeah! yeah! with the great taste of kellogg's froot loops. follow your nose! there was
tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we are back in a moment with the man who royaled a nation of royals fans and what the team offered him to move his seat. when change is in the air you see things in a whole new way. it's in this spirit that ing u.s. is becoming a new kind of company. one that helps you think differently about what's ahead, and what's possible when you get things organized. ing u.s. is now voya. changing the way you think of retirement. you know.... there's a more...
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nbc's tom costello covering that end of the story for us. he's at reagan national airport in washington. >> reporter: brian, the fact that the second nurse knew she had a low-grade fever before boarding the flight has a lot of people concerned and questioning whether it's time for more travel restrictions, even for domestic flights. on the ground in cleveland today after two thorough cleanings, the frontier airlines plane that carried nurse amber vincent from cleveland to dallas monday night, that same plane went through a routine cleaning that night before returning to cleveland the next day and flying routes to fort ladder dale and atlanta. today, the cdc director said health care workers who care for ebola patients should not be traveling. >> we will from this moment forward ensure that no other individual who is being monitored for exposure undergoes travel. >> reporter: while the cdc insists the risk to other passengers on board the plane is very low, it is reaching out to all 132 passengers to answer questions and arrange any potential
nbc's tom costello covering that end of the story for us. he's at reagan national airport in washington. >> reporter: brian, the fact that the second nurse knew she had a low-grade fever before boarding the flight has a lot of people concerned and questioning whether it's time for more travel restrictions, even for domestic flights. on the ground in cleveland today after two thorough cleanings, the frontier airlines plane that carried nurse amber vincent from cleveland to dallas monday...
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tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment with a dramatic street fight caught on camera. sure sounded like a brawl was going on out there. they call it planning for retirement because getting there requires exactly that. a plan for what you want your future to look like. for more than 145 years, pacific life has been providing solutions to help individuals like you achieve long-term financial security. bring your vision for the future to life with pacific life....