RT America -- October 24, 2014

Dr. Craig Spencer is the first person in New York City to be diagnosed with the potentially deadly Ebola virus. The physician recently returned from treating patients in Guinea, and began experiencing symptoms, which included a 100 degree fever, on Thursday. RT’s Alexey Yaroshevksy is in New York with more details on the case.

President Barack Obama’s lengthy record of prosecuting whistleblowers and targeting journalists speaks for itself, according to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James Risen. Speaking to RT’s Thom Hartmann and Manila Chan, the famed New York Times journalist outlined multiple instances of the government cracking down on dissenters, and also explained how special interests work the system for their own financial and political gain.