16 days after he arrived for intensive treatment. ashoka mukpo continues to use twitter to relay the good news saying, quote, the knowledge there is no more virus in my blood is a profound relief. i'm so lucky. there's better news for nurse nina pham whose condition has been upgraded to good while tre who contracted ebola while treating thomas duncan. a sick passenger from liberia rushed to a local hospital and put into isolation in newark and is being evaluated. all the developments facing ron klain on his first day. he's the president's man on ebola. here he is living his d.c. suburb home around 6:40 this morning. he'll meet the president in the oval office later this afternoon. let's bring in dr. debby. assistant professor of rehabilitaion medicine at the

nyu school of medicine. what a pleasure to see you. >> nice to see you, too. ashoka mukpo is ebola free. can this -- i mean, this is the best diagnosis you could ever look for. >> it's great news! now the virus is no longer in his body. it's not attacking him. nobody around him is at risk of catching the virus either. it's not necessarily even is perfect. it attacks your liver and kidneys. it can take some time for those organs to recover. >> does it have a permanent damage? >> not necessarily. if you're young and healthy you can bounce back. if you had problems with the organ it is might take a little longer. anybody that had the cold or flu it takes some time to get your strength back. it's great news. >> what can other doctors learn from his treatment especially with it comes to a possible vaccine? >> it's great. his body learned how to beat the virus. that's the idea of a vaccine you give somebody a weak form of the virus and their virus figures out how to fight it. in this case, people can use his

blood to learn a little bit more in terms of vaccine development. shefed a blood transfusion from dr. brantly. so, you know, we have to tease out what is caused by what. >> is there any light at the end of the tunnel as far as vaccines or, you know, cures? >> i think these are all positive developments. so the world is taking this much more seriously. it looks like vaccine trials are getting ready to be started especially in mall lilee. in terms of containing the virus we've had eight people in the u.s. treated for ebola. now all seem to be making, except for duncan, all the others seem to be taking steps in the right direction. >> hospitals here continue to deal with this. thousands of health care workers here in new york yesterday were a part of a training session with cdc officials. how were they doing?

what were they doing? >> i think people have concerns. you never know if you're prepared until you get tested. but the fact we're taking it more seriously we're not just assuming we can handle the virus. i think it's a positive sign. there's a lot of trading sessions, the cdc come out with new protocols and guidelines. i'm optimistic about that. >> and we have to put this into context. it's such a localized, small incident in comparison to the world. >> yeah. what it can be here but in temples of the world. there's still a how much project in west africa. i'm hoping at least in terms of the ebola survivors. these people cannot get ebola again. maybe we can recruit them to train them how to treat some of the other patients. they're not in danger of catching it. >> you can never get it again? >> at least for ten years it seems. some things here, let's say if you have the chickenpox. you can't catch it a second time if we can train the people to treat the sick folks. that's another way of lowering

the damage. >> fascinating. it's a pleasure to see you in person. let's go live to the white house. new ebola czar ron klain arrived a couple of hours ago. kristen weller joins us. >> good morning. that's right ron klain left his house while it was stark dark outside. arrived a the white house. he'll hold meetings throughout the day and at 3:00 in the afternoon he's going to meet with president obama and his entire team that is tasked with working on the government's response to ebola. now, of course, there's a lot of pressure on klain to hit the ground running. he has gotten some criticism because he didn't have a background in health care. the white house said he's the right person for this job. he was the chief of staff to vice president biden, former chief of staff to former vice president al gore. the white house said he knows how government works. of course, this all comes as the cdc has just issued new recommendations so part of his task will be to make sure that hospitals across the country are

implementing those new recommendations. making sure for the white house, congress, all the agencies who are tapped with dealing with the ebola response are communicating and on the same page. of course, there's a lot of pressure to reassure the public but this comes just ahead of those all important crucial midterms and the white house really can't afford anymore missteps on this particularly with democrats fighting to hold on to the senate. >> kristen welker from the white house. thank you so much. now i'm joined by new york congressman. the fifth highest ranking democrat of the house. vice president of the democratic caucus. what a pleasure to see you. >> this is all good news. we have a new czar taking his responsibility of as of today. we have what seems to be people getting cured. are we turning the page? >> well, i think this is certainly a health concern. i think we have to have perspective. i think that's what has been lacking overall. i think the media has a job to do. government has a job to do in the private sector in terms of

the health care has a job to do. i think it's working. this is not something ha we should just regard say all is well. there's more work that need to be done. the president's appointment of a czar is going to be helpful. i think it certainly would be helpful if we had a surgeon general in place. lacking that, i think we're making progress. this is something that we can control. it's not easily spread. it's not as contagious as maybe some people believe it is. it's not airborne. i think we're doing a good job. and part of the response of the ebola crisis it includes tighter traffic. all the passengers required to go to one of five u.s. airports. some lawmakers think it's not enough. >> i think it's reasonable. i think it's prudent steps that are being taken. one of the airports is -- we are concerned about the issue of travel. but we have to keep things in

perspective. there's only the five airports where they'll be coming through. we have the people there to monitor them. to take their temperatures. to be the first line of defense. >> and they're protected. and we come in. they evaluate. if they are found to have the virus or suspected of having that, they're dealt with immediately. >> let me switch to another global challenge. the pentagon said it's not sure about the validity of new video showing isis with a bundle of weapons apparently air dropped by the u.s. near kobani on sunday. you see the video. at the same time the turks are helping in the fight. how concerned are you about the war on the ground? >> it's a very complex issue. i think the president mapped that out when he talked about it to the mesh people in terms of the steps we're taking. that congress has taken in conjunction to the president. this is going to be a long battle against isil. they're a brutal end it. they have very little regard for human life.

what their purpose -- their structure is try to create an islamic state. if that happens, if they are successful it will be a direct threat to the united states. they've said it's part of their mantra to destabilize us. so, look, in war and air drops, sometimes mistakes happen. they're not what we want to do. keep in mind they have our weapons. they took them from the iraqi army? >> far more sophisticated than what is being dropped. >> that was not anticipated. it was unfortunate as well. we shouldn't make, you know, so much about these little things when bigger things are happening. what is happening positively is that the kurdish are allowed to cross through turkey now. it's a major step. the turks have turned around terms of allowing a foreign soldiers to cut through their boarder to get to syria and take the fight to isis. >> and now while i have you here. a midterm politics chat. if that's okay with you. isis and ebola are being used to

bring fear into the campaigns. for example, it was discussed last night in the new hampshire senate debate moderated by chuck todd. let's take a look at the exchange between sheahan and brown. >> they're concerned about our border. they're concerned about ebola. they're concerned about travel and people coming into our country without proper authority and potentially carrying diseases. probablily being terrorist or criminal elements. >> we need to work together. what we don't need is people who are fear mongering. spreading panic in the public. >> do you think you're going it lose the battle to peer? >> using fear in elections. news at 11:00. >> just vetted. >> look, this has been used many, many times before. sometimes with effect sometimes not. i think, you know, ultimately what the election is about is about the future and the surv e survivability of the middle class. the voters will decide what direction the country will take. it's plenty of time in the next two weeks for them to focus on the election. these rshs of concer

they're not the crises that one would like to make them into. we're handling them. this is the united states. we can handle big things. >> so far there's been no isis terrorist with ebola crossing the southern border. >> not yet. i think those, again, is another angle to bring fear. and, look, we're the united states. we can do bing things if we can put our minds to it. that's what we should be about. >> congressman, a pleasure. thank you. so i come to new york and they're dealing with a nasty nor'easter. i didn't bring a jacket or anything. the scar or the ear things. it's basically all the rain and twhand comes with a tropical storm from south florida but without the warm temperatures and with an attitude. nbc meteorologist bill karins said the storm is a good thing. >> i know what your christmas gift is. >> landing in new york last

night was a rollercoaster. >> one in the northeast and one in the northwest, jose. new york city was the worst of it. heavy rain now it's focus on the jersey shore. it's beginning to let up but it's leaving the mark. look at the airport delays. la guardia two hours. philadelphia two hours. newark one hour. jfk 30. we had dull lay delays at dull. the rain shifts north. maine, portland, boston. it's primary will today an ugly three days in boston with temperatures in the low 50s. kind breezy. our friends in the pacific northwest biggest rainstorm you've had. we'll pick up 4 to 7 inches of rain in the city. as far as the mountains snow at the highest of elevations. in seattle you make boston's forecast look pretty. cloudy and gloomy all week long. two storms on two coasts.

it's good we have at lot of drought conditions. >> our senior producer is getting married over the weekend in miami. as a matter of fact, i have some pictures to show her. look at her picking up her wedding dress. it's three times the size of her. i and have a picture with ray, her soon-to-be husband. i have a question for her on that, she's not sporting the ring there >> can she move it? >> it's that bad? >> let's take a look. we have a tropical depression that is in the southern gulf of mexico this is what everyone in south florida has been watching. hugo in mexico. this is projected by the hurricane center to head pretty much toward the east. not the northeast toward florida. so that's one little good piece of news. here is the forecast track. as long as it does this, and it behaves itself we're looking at miami looking improving saturday 83 and partly cloudy. dry forecast. great wedding! no tent no umbrellas needed.

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this is the perfect example. it's no secret that right now we live in a world where peace is too often a short supply. two weeks ago she was awarded the nobel peace prize. my colleague and friend interviewed her yesterday. her first interview as a nobel winner. >> spending all this money on the wars, on the military. you should spend it on education. that's the best way to fight against ignorance, to fight against terrorism, and to fight against all these conflicts with refacing together. so that's what i ask there is a lot of money being spent on these military activities. . it they spend it on education you'll see a big change. >> ronan is with me this morning. >> good to be here. >> tell me about what you felt what struck you about her.

>> she's incredibly rounded. i mean, it may seem trite to say. she is just a 17-year-old girl and she talks like one. we saw a side in the interview of her that was in touch with that. with the british schoolgirl, one of the things she told me was her first late homework assignment because she won the nobel and she had to say i'm sorry i missed the assignment. >> better than the dog ate my homework. >> the teacher responded you still have to turn in the assignment. that's her side of her. that struck me on a human level. also, she's challenging all the norms that are behind some of our worst security threats in the world. so she is a central part of the offensive against a kind of extremism that the united states is confronting right now. >> what a strong person. >> incredibly. one of the strongest people i have ever encountered. time magazine said she has done more to confront the taliban in pakistan than the pakistani military and their full mite. >> and just yet the headlines

three girls from colorado who were found in germany trying to get to syria. possibly to fight alongside isis or any of the other terrorist groups. there's 1500 of them in syria. you asked her about that. >> that's right. and that is, as you say, a central feature of the isis defensive. the state department estimates there may be up to 12,000 foreign fighters in their ranks. various estimates where the individuals come from. up to 100 americans according to some estimates including new york time's estimate. this is a real problem. she had an impassioned message for them. she said it's important we question the norms. question the authorities. >> and you actually spoke to her about her conversation with president obama. >> i did. that's one of the most surprising things. we'll have the rest of the interview at 1:00 p.m. >> which we cannot miss. >> it's interesting for our audience, i think. she went for the jugular on the issue of drone strikes in pakistan she feels it's creating more terrorists rather than stopping them. i pushed back on her on that and

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serial killer. >> where are the searches for the young ladies when they disappear? where are they coming to the media? >> they are very often women without voice. they're sex workers. sometimes they have histories of mental illness, drug abuse. their families try to get help. unless so you a body the police chalk it up to missing women. >> the bodies senior oix other were found in abandoned homes. i think the police are taking this very seriously. statements th s thas that vann them think he's been doing it for a long time. they usually don't come to it in their late 30s. >> i want to switch to another crime we've been following. manhunt for eric frein in pennsylvania. the man who fatally shot a state trooper last month. he's been on the run ever since then. what are police doing wrong? >> i don't think the police are doing anything wrong. what he's doing right. don't under estimate this man. he's a survival toast the core.

he planned it for months in advance. he's a ninja wilderness survivalist. he's going get away because he has stuff stored. what happens when winter sets in. >> why is that different? assuming he killed the officer in september. now it's october. the weather is good. they think he's living in caves. they're using infrared and heat sensor and they can't see him from aerial views. he's going have to start to build fires to keep warm or break into hunting cabins or something to find shelter. i would be shocked to see if he could go the whole winter without getting caught. >> up next the midterms and the women vote. the women from the cycle join me next. just into the news room. officials confirming to nbc news shots were fired. some sort of uniformed officer possibly a soldier was shot.

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is the cycle. >> it's a pleasure to see you in person. >> abby, tell me about the shift. >> you have to love the dredge report headlines. they're always creative. it's an interesting shift just two years after 2012 when it felt like the republican party could not catch a break with women thanks in large part to todd akin. i don't want to speak for everyone women out there. i'm turned off by it. i think like we're used bay prop. >> turned off by what specifically? >> used as a prop, i think, for oftentimes white men hoping that if the political gain for them. you look at a race like colorado, the senate race there udall against gardener which is fascinating, i think, udall made that his focus. right. trying to shine the light against gardener say he's against women's rights. which gardener changed his tune a bit but he's focus on things that women care a lot about which is economy, equality, education. >> on the other hand, the

republicans haven't gauged their policy much. what do you think is happening? >> i object to the idea that women's issues being focussed on makes women a political prop. i think a lot of women are encouraged by the fact that politicians want to talk about issues of importance to them. but i think one thing that has happened is the best message for democrats have been around equal pay. have been around access to birth control, have been around even minimum wage. which is a women's issue. women disproportionately earn the minimum wage. when so you have beheadings, isis, and ebola, suddenly the concerns move off to the side. i think that's what we're seeing. one aspect i wanted to point to here. we did some analysis and even the womens issues have been front and center and politicians have been lobbing for the women vote. few of the debate moderators have actually been women. so you haven't had many women out there to question these candidates. >> such a great point. by the way, zero latinos, too. >> that's exactly right. 92% of debate moderators in

senate races have been white, and seven out of ten have been men. that's an interesting part. >> it make answer interesting point. it's a lot about the mood of the country where we are at now. women thinking about families and family. people don't feel safe and they tie it back to president obama who has done with women. you look at recent polls and it's lowered recently. i think that's a big factor. >> where do you see women being a big part of the electorate? what places? colorado. more than half of the population -- >> they're going to be important across the country. >> yeah. and i do think that because other issues have taken center stage, some of the kick has gone out of mark udall a's attacks there. arkansas is another one where the women's vote would be important. minimum wage, social security, and medicare were big focus in the race. cotton move aid head. >> it's wherever. women is important all over the country. also governor's races. i find the florida's governor

race. >> let's talk about that. last night was a debate. first one without the fan. there was sweating but you couldn't see it. as a matter of fact, give me your thoughts on that >>well, it was a really nasty debate. i would say that it was incredibly personal, you know, they're both trying to make the other one look like the mitt romney of the race. >> i think we have a sound biyt. >> i watched a father struggle to buy christmas presents. i went through as a child. charlie never went through that. >> you don't know me. you can't tell my story. and i'm not going to tell yours. but i know you're wolt about $100 or $2 million dollars day. god bless your wealth. >> they call it the sunshine state. not so shiny. they want to paint the other one out of touch. >> you're rich and i'm not and i was. >> exactly. as silly as the moment wl fan was.

i think that's the big moment that people will take away the fact that rick scott wouldn't take the teenage over something as stupid and inconsequential as a fan. >> i have a lot of family in florida. i feel bad for the florida voters. they're saying this is the best that we've got. i asked him who they're voting for and they hesitate. they say it's the best of two worst at this point. it's gotten so personal. the attack ads are blanketing the air way ofs. it makes it so people don't want to get out to vote. it's all personal. it's all personal. they're not even talking about issues they care about like education. as you know, is one of the worst in the state of florida. >> i want to show your mom's tweet. >> oh, lovely. >> my mom's text to me just now are you watching this florida governor debate? it is pathetic. she's a floridian. she's from orlando. i think she speaks for a lot of florida voters who are are just like this. it's the best. it represents what politics has become. you don't have a lot of rational people saying i want to run for office. it's tough. >> if there's an overarching

theme of the midterm election. i'm not sure there it. if it is, it's the fact that voters are like, really, it's the best you have to offer. why are we bothering to show up? >> attack ads seem to work. we're seeing a the lot of them. not just in florida. >> the money is unbelievable. $100 million in the senate race in one senate race $100 million. it's crazy. >> my mother-in-law made a good point. she said the education is so bad. why not pbad where not put 25%? >> we can't talk about the issues because all we're seeing is how much someone is worth and whether i'm sweating and whether i have a fan. it's ridiculous. that's politics. >> it is. i think that what people are looking for is do i trust this person? and so all of those things, the person attacks, that's all a proxy for do i trust the person. do i think they're going to fight for me and my family. i'm sorry you're from florida. >> i know. it's 24/7.

and the worst part you say let me switch to spanish. and you switch and it's the same thing only in spanish! either language you get bombarded! you can catch them every day but you can catch on crystal on msnbc.com at 11: 30 eastern on her live streaming web show. crystal clear. and abby, crystal, and the rest of the "cycle". i love them, too. >> they're all right, the other half. now to omaha. where nbc freelance cameraman ashoka mukpo is now ebola free. he's expected to walk out of the nebraska medical center sometime today. kate snow is there. good morning. jose, good morning. there is good news to report here, finally. ashoka mukpo, the nbc freelance camera man who 20 days ago was diagnosed in liberia with ebola. now he's going to be able to go home. he's been here at nebraska

medical center for the past 16 days. he was given a clean bill of health after a few blood tests that showed negative for ebola. the doctors say it's perfectly safe for him to leave here and go home to rhode island. he tweeted last night saying ebola free and feeling so blessed. i fought and won with lots of help. he's also said he wants us to all continue to think about the plight of people struggling with ebola in west africa. we expect to see ashoka mukpo and we'll talk with him about the recovery that he's been through. also, a press conference with his doctors at noon eastern. >> kate snow in omaha. thank you so much. we'll be monitoring developments throughout the day. i thank you for your time. we got in the new video of american jeffrey returning to his ohio after being held in north korea for six months. he was taken into custody after leaving a bible at a nightclub. christian evangelism is considered a crime there. a spokesperson said it's a been

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exactly if she's he's in custod not. we know police have mapped out an entire area. we're talking about blocks and blocks have been cordoned off. there's movement going on. we know one person was shot. some witnesses say five or six shots were heard. others say they saw a person with what could be a rifle involved in this shooting. you're seeing -- these are video images just shots moments ago. it's still a very fluid situation in the canadian capital. i'm going to be very clear with you. we're going to be keeping a close watch on this. there is still a lot more questions than answers. there's been a shooting. something happened. five or six shots were fired. someone was injured. police are all over this. we are all over it. we're going to keep you updated. it's an important story. i want to bring another story. baseball. the fall classic, as you know, is underway.

t the giants beating the royals in game one. far away from the lights a challenge to major league baseball. the first foreign-born latino baseball player to sign on to a lawsuit that would force baseball teams to change the way they pay players who don't make it out of the minors. here he is in his own words. [ speaking in foreign language ] the suit could contract a number of potential plaintiffs. 40% of minor league players are born outside the united states.

nbc news.com editor joins me. thank you for being here. >> explain to me and many viewers. when we think of professional baseball we think tens of millions of dollars. it's a big game played with a lot of money. >> few industries are more unequal than major league baseball. at the top end a lot of money. at the bottom you have thousands of minor league players. many coming from latino countries. and they are assigned for a pittance. once they get here they think they're going make kailling and they make listen a dish washer. >> latino players have a rich history contributing to baseball take a look at game two in kansas. the royals of five latino players. what is the difference between scouting and treating a prospect in the dominican republican. >> it allows teams to sign prospects in dominican republic or other countries when the

krids 16. they drop out of school. they make a go in baseball. they think there's money waiting for them. they get spit out. they have no education. >> while here they're going through difficult moments. >> they're working full-time at a job. this is a career. i want to explain to people it's not just a past time. it's not just fun. >> how is major league responding? >> major league baseball is treating its workers as seasonal labor. like ma like mall santas. they may win on the ground. they're saying, look, it's a professional sport. we're training year around to be the best. it's not like being a mall santa. >> thank you so much. for more on the story you should check it out. it's extraordinary go to nbcnews.com. another case of art imdating life. americans may not like politicians but they like shows about politics. mark con sway lose an amazon

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and we're continuing to following this breaking news story out of the canadian capital, ottawa. this is right outside the parliament building. in is what we know soft. it happened minutes ago. someone with what aimportappares a rifle shot at either a police officer, soldier injuring him. on the left of your screen you're seeing images moments ago. it's where the shootings occurred. on the right of the screen is a live shot. we don't know exactly where the shooter is right now. i can tell you this, there has been a massive -- i'm talking about massive police presence in and around the area of the parliament building. it's usually very well protected. there's an increase in that.

we'll keep you gupdated on the story. one person injured and search, as we speak, underway in the canadian capital. i want to bring in lighter news this morning. a brand new season of a show about a group of four republican senators sharing the same house in d.c. including a senator from my home state of florida where, well, with his advisers, this is how they go into a crisis mode of sorts. >> you're sleeping with your undocumented cleaning lady while you plan your second marriage. the first having blown up because you slept with half of miami! >> you make it sound so sketchy. >> mark c, a pleasure to have y. >> half of miami. >> half of miami. where is the other half? how do you prepare to play somebody like that? >> gosh, when i was given this opportunity, you know, gary explained what kind of guy the

character will be. it's really too much fun to play this guy. >> how do you prepare for something like that? how do you a lot of research. >> in politics. we're presuming. >> yeah. >> some things you don't need to research. >> exactly. he's a flawed character which for an actor is a lot of fun to play. >> and, you know, it's interesting. it seems like americans hate politics and hate politicians. a show like this they love it. >> i'm a consumer as well. i love vooep and i watch house of cards and alpha house. i'm not sure what it is. i think they show the human side of these guys. the side that the politicians certainly don't show you. i think that's -- you get a view. >> and this guy's case, a bedside. >> yeah. >> view. let's talk about it. it's in a way based on reality. not what they do but rather four guys sharing a house in washington, d.c. >> true story. chuck schumer and dick durban

share a house. i guess people don't think that politicians have to share housing. they're not there a lot. they're there enough. but i guess it's very expensive to live in d.c. >> sure is. >> tell me what you joyou enjoy about the show. >> it's one of my favorite shows. working with john goodman, matt malloy, and gary, and jonathan who has been on the show a a lot. it's so much fun. at this stage in think career to be able to say the things this guy says. usually when you go to work you're like i don't want to say this. but gary gives you great stuff. >> thanks, man. it's dropping this friday. >> that's right! >> i'm a big fan. thank you so much for coming in. i enjoy your work. i appreciate you coming in. >> thank you. all ten episodes of alpha house will be available for streaming on friday on amazon. i love the picture. look at that. >> it's a great picture! >> and we're keeping a close watch on what is going on in

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as we know it, the shots were first reported around 9:52 that would be eastern time. one witness described hearing a loud bang and saw a man holding a large gun. possibly a rifle. many bystanders started ducking and running. others stopped to administrate cpr to the officer and one point we could see other law enforcement people surrounding what we believe to be the officer who was injured at that scene. this is an ongoing breaking news story at this point. ottawa's mayor jim watson tweeted out the following statement on his verified twitter account. i'm saying as with all ottawa residents and canadians i'm shocked and saddened by what happened in the last hour here in the nation's capital. our thoughts and priors are with those injured. at this point, a former cbc producer who was close to the scene indicated that she