Christie eases NJ’s Ebola fears: First News

Christie eases NJ’s Ebola fears: First News

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As concerns about Ebola keep rising, Governor Christie has announced the creation of a special Ebola response task force. He's also calling on all Jersey residents to take a deep breath and stay calm.

Meanwhile the Port Authority executive director says nobody screened for Ebola at the major area airports has tested positive since screening began on October 11th. 68 travelers have been tested at Newark Airport you may remember a passenger was held yesterday, but it was determined he did not have any symptoms of the virus.

Federal officials announce that all travelers from the three Ebola-stricken West African nations coming into the U.S. Will be monitored for three weeks to try and stop the spread of the disease anybody traveling from guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will have to report with officials daily and have their temperature taken.

New details to tell you about in the Sayreville hazing case CBS reports that 8 more football coaches have been let go in connection with the scandal. This includes three part-time paid coaches and five volunteers in addition to 5 coaches currently suspended.

Teresa Giudice has her request for more comfortable lodging shot down a judge will not recommend that the Real Housewives star serve most of her federal prison sentence in a halfway house the judge says Giudice will instead be assigned to a prison camp facility in Danbury Connecticut she must report by January 5th to serve her 15-month sentence

He once had poll numbers that were the envy of governors across the country, but governor Chris Christie continues to lose ground with his once adoring public. Today's FDU public survey shows Christie's approval numbers are upside down.

Then there's this. Despite all of the extra precautions being taken, most Americans doubt their hospitals can handle Ebola. the new AP poll finds that there is confidence Ebola will not spread in our country but most believe more should be done to stop the virus in West Africa Newark liberty is one of five U.S. Airports where passengers from Ebola-affected countries are flying into. State officials are on site for real-time info and decision making.

Some good news on the Ebola front doctors no longer detect the virus in Dallas nurse Amber Vinson recent tests have found no trace of the virus. Vinson has been approved for a transfer from isolation she is being treated at a hospital near Atlanta

The quarantine for NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman expired last night, but she must continue to self-monitor her health through Monday and report her temperature to Princeton's health department. Snyderman was exposed along to the virus while reporting earlier this month Liberia

Taj Mahal will stay open through November but their owners still cannot guarantee the struggling casino will make it through the end of the year they are hoping for millions in state assistance before Carl Icahn would take over ownership, but Senate President Sweeney has ruled that out. Meanwhile, after a judge cancelled the casino's union contract last week, the local 54 plans to tell customers about the ongoing dispute and to take their business elsewhere.

Trump Entertainment Resorts is dropping its threat to close Atlantic City's Taj Mahal Casino on November 13th. The company says it cannot guarantee the Taj Mahal won't close by the end of the year, but it will remain open through November.

Meanwhile the hearing to have the Trump name removed from Taj Mahal has been postponed, it was originally scheduled for today. The Trump family says the condition of the casino is tarnishing their brand. The new hearing is set for November 24th

There are a lot of "big wheels" in Atlantic City.  Just walk into any casino.  But the city and the casino reinvestment development authority is now building the biggest of wheels next to the iconic steel pier.

A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll reveals that nearly two thirds of New Jerseyans think Atlantic City's best days are behind it. In addition, 63 percent of those polled say gambling has only benefited only the casinos while 25 percent believe gambling has been good for both residents and the casinos.

New details on the Ray Rice case. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been told to testify in the former Rutgers star's appeal of his indefinite suspension. The hearing will be held on November 5th.

An update on last year's fatal carjacking at the Short Hills Mall. The four men charged with murdering Hoboken attorney Dustin Friedland have pleaded not guilty. The 30-year-old Friendland was killed while returning to his car in the mall parking garage with his wife.

Charges are pending after a Maryland man climbed over the white house fence last night. Twenty-three-year-old Dominic Adesanya was quickly taken into custody after video showed him punching and kicking two secret service dogs that were released on him. Adesanya was taken to a local hospital.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says investigators should learn in the days to come whether a gunman who shot and killed a soldier standing guard at Ottawa's War Memorial had any accomplices. The gunman was shot and killed Wednesday when he stormed parliament. Harper is calling the incident the second terror attack in three days. On Monday, a man described as an Islamic state-inspired terrorist ran over two soldiers in a parking lot in Quebec, killing one of them.

The CEO of Caesars entertainment says a new $125 million meeting center his company is building will help define Atlantic City's future. Gary Loveman says the center next to Harrah's will be ready by next summer. Loveman declined to say whether his debt-laden company is considering closing any more of the three casinos it still owns in ac. Caesars entertainment closed the Showboat in August.

A new survey says colleges are still inconsistent in the way they handle athletes' concussions. The Harvard university study found that nearly one in five schools either don't have the required concussion management plan or have done a poor job in educating their staff about compliance.

New Jersey is behind the curve when it comes to afterschool care for children in the state.

New Jersey's female veterans returning home from war sometimes need unique help and services. The assembly military and veterans affairs committee has approved legislation designed to help ensure these heroes get what they need.

Verizon's move away from landlines in Mantoloking is causing outrage from the AARP.

WEATHER from chief meteorologist Dan Zarrow:

TODAY... A few showers and a brisk wind.  Highs 55-61
 
TONIGHT... A stray shower, then clearing skies.  Lows 43-48
 
TOMORROW... Becoming partly sunny and breezy.  Highs 63-66
To view Dan’s extended 5-day forecast, click HERE.

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