Educating NJ about Ebola: First News
Today in New Jersey’s First News:
As customs officers at Newark Liberty Airport get ready to start screening passengers arriving from West African countries for Ebola tomorrow, Jersey hospitals are participating in Ebola readiness drills where fake patients show up in the emergency room to see if they're treated appropriately. Meanwhile, President Obama says the world, as a whole, needs to step up. Obama also says that a number of countries that could be helping aren't.
- Preparing for Ebola / NJ1015.com
A nurses organization is leveling scathing charges at the Dallas hospital that treated the first Ebola patient in the U.S. and is now caring for a nurse who was infected. Nurses united says Thomas Eric Duncan was left in an open area of an emergency room for hours and nurses provided care without proper protective gear a hospital spokesman says the allegations will be reviewed and that there will be a response.
- Dallas nurses cite sloppy conditions in Ebola case / NJ1015.com
- Texas dept: 2nd worker tests positive for Ebola / NJ1015.com
The head of the centers for disease control says the agency will be sending response teams to address any diagnosed cases of Ebola. Dr. Tom Frieden concedes that the government wasn't aggressive enough in managing the case and containing the virus as it spread from an infected patient to a nurse at a Dallas hospital.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $25 million to the CDC foundation to help address the Ebola epidemic. The money will be used by the U.S. centers for disease control and prevention's Ebola response effort in guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and elsewhere in the world where Ebola is a threat, the foundation said Tuesday.
- Mark Zuckerberg donates $25M to fight Ebola / USA Today
NBC news medical correspondent Nancy Snyderman has admitted that some members of her crew violated a voluntary quarantine to protect against Ebola, a misstep that caused New Jersey health officials to make that quarantine mandatory.
A day after Governor Christie saw his favorability drop among New Jersey voters, another new poll out this week previews a possible uphill climb if he does indeed run for president. Republicans in Iowa, which holds the first presidential caucus, rank Christie behind 7 other possible 2016 GOP candidates. Just 6 percent have Christie as their first choice. He also received the highest unfavorable rating among the contenders at 45 percent but a new report from Pew research says Christie is tops among the hopefuls in national media coverage. Hillary Clinton holds the democratic #1 ranking. You'll have your chance to speak directly to the governor tonight at 7pm when he returns live for Ask the Governor.
Union County should be prepared for some traffic delays today. President Obama is set to arrive in the Garden State to raise money for the Democratic senatorial campaign. Police are warning motorists of major delays in union township between 3 and 630 pm.
The latest on the Sayreville hazing scandal some of the seven football players accused of sexual abusing younger teammates made initial court appearances on Tuesday. The Middlesex county prosecutor has not said how many were in the court room though.
- Seven Sayreville players make court appearance / APP.com
- Bishop Ahr sees spike in prospective students from Sayreville / MyCentralJersey.com
As the investigation continues into the Sayreville football sexual assault case, the Middlesex county prosecutors office has less than a month to decide whether to seek a waiver to try the defendants as adults which could mean significant time behind bars.
- Could Sayreville hazing defendants be tried as adults? / NJ1015.com
- School Hazing Scandal Erupts in State With Stringent Antibullying Law / Wall Street Journal
Reports say several senior members of the Sayreville bombers helped out players at a Sayreville leprechauns Pop Warner game on Sunday
An update on one of the nation's most infamous cold cases. A lawyer for Michelle Lodzinski, the mom accused of murdering her son, Timothy Wiltsey, more than 20 years ago, is asking a judge for more time to prepare for the case as they say they need to sift through 3000 pages of discovery from the Middlesex Prosecutors office
- Michelle Lodzinski appears in court to request co-counsel / Mycentraljersey.com
Authorities say there is a link between a fatal Monday shooting of a teenager in Franklin and a stabbing that left a man seriously injured it's not clear yet though what sparked the two incidents police found 17 year old Joel Burton fatally shot in a church parking lot
Gas prices continue to drop and that could mean good news for other industries and consumers as well.
- Will falling gas prices impact consumers / NJ1015.com
- Gas prices will fall another 15-20 cents a gallon / MarketWatch
Two out of three Americans in a new survey are holding back in consumer spending, and that's keeping the economy chugging uphill.
- Survey: Many Americans are limiting their spending / NJ1015.com
A federal bankruptcy judge in Wilmington, Delaware will decide on Friday whether to terminate the union contract of Atlantic City's Taj Mahal casino resort, something the struggling casino says is necessary to avoid shutting down next month. Trump entertainment resorts plans to close the casino on November 13th unless it gets relief from costly pension and health care obligations.
- Ichan aide: Taj has to close if union pact remains / NJ1015.com
- Icahn: Strike wouldn't disrupt Taj Mahal takeover / Marketwatch
The full senate has approved a bill to pave the way for legalized sports betting at New Jersey's casinos and racetracks and the assembly is expected to follow suit tomorrow. Obstacles remain which begs the question: how close is the Garden State to actually having sports wagering?
- Sports betting closer to a reality in NJ / NJ1015.com
- N.J. Senate OKs sports betting bill; Assembly expected to follow / The Record
Cape May County authorities continue their search for a man last seen on a wave runner near Stone Harbor Manor the wife of 68-year-old Thomas Graham reported her husband missing after he never returned home last night a rescue operation is underway. Anybody with information is urged to contact middle township police
- Search for missing man on a waverunner / Courier Post
The man accused of murdering his mother just days after he returned home from a 30 -year prison sentence, says he is guilty of the crime and does not want a trial. 45-year-old Steven Pratt told a judge that he failed. It's unknown what led to him killing his 64-year-old mother via blunt force trauma
- Man accused of killing mother says he is guilty / Press of Atlantic City
College isn't right for everyone and not everyone needs a college degree to snag a good paying job. That's the reason the full senate has approved a package of bills designed to make sure people can be ready to hit the workforce right out of high school.
The head of Newark's school says the district plans to continue with its controversial, One Newark strategy. The reorganization plan has drawn fire from critics and many parents. Cami Anderson says she wants to make the student experience at charter and public schools more uniform.
To fight the drug epidemic in Ocean County, a federal grant is funding programs in brick and Toms River.
The city's police unions will appear before a panel of federal judges in new york today to argue against a judge's ruling that the NYPD's stop and frisk policy violated civil rights. A federal judge ruled earlier that the unions did not signal soon enough to be included in the lawsuit. The policy was ruled to be discriminatory and sweeping changes were ordered.
They're still at odds over Ukraine but the United States and Russia are vowing to cooperate more closely on other matters, including the fight against Islamic extremists in the Middle East. After meeting with his Russian counterpart in Paris on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia has agreed to begin intelligence-sharing with the U.S. on the Islamic state group.
WEATHER from chief meteorologist Dan Zarrow:
TODAY... Breezy and warm. Afternoon showers. Highs 75-79
TONIGHT... Thunderstorms, with heavy rain and gusty winds possible. Lows 60-64
TOMORROW... Morning showers, then clearing. Highs 72-75
To view Dan’s extended 5-day forecast, click HERE.
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