Outbreak: Another stumble in handling Ebola. The second Dallas nurse to come down with the disease was allowed to fly on a commercial airliner despite checking first with the Centers for Disease Control. Amber Vinson, 29, was part of the team that treated Thomas Duncan from Liberia, who died. Vinson was a passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight Monday from Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth. The CDC admits it allowed her to fly because she was not showing symptoms of Ebola, even though she had a temperature of 99.5 at the time.

President Obama yesterday cancelled a political campaign and fundraiser trip so he could meet with cabinet members about how to coordinate the national response. “I want people to understand that the dangers of you contracting Ebola, the dangers of a serious outbreak, are extraordinarily low, but we are taking this very seriously at the highest levels of government,” Obama said.

Money, Money: A wave of selling hit the stock market yesterday with the Dow Jones temporarily down 460 points. It bounced and finished the day off by 173. Investors are worried that the global recovery from the 2008 financial crisis is stalling.

Permawar: Air strikes have killed hundreds of Islamic State fighters in and near the Syrian border town of Kobane, the Pentagon says. Other reports say ISIS fighters are pulling back from parts of the town in the face of the devastating strikes.

World: The trekking season in the Himalayas has turned deadly with at least 12 people reported dead in blizzards and avalanches. About 140 people have been pulled out of the mountains, but some are still missing. Among the incidents, four foreign trekkers and eight Nepalese died in a blizzard near Annapurna. This latest disaster is another serious hit for Nepal’s primary industry. The Mt. Everest climbing season ended abruptly last spring when 16 Sherpas died in an avalanche.

Voting Rights: The Arkansas Supreme court yesterday struck down the state law requiring voters to show photo ID before casting their ballot.

The Obit Page: Actress Elizabeth Pena, a Cuban-American who could play more than just her Latin heritage, has died after a brief illness in Los Angeles at age 55. Among her credits in television; Hill Street Blues, LA Law, more recently Modern Family, and a series in which she was starring called Matador. Among her movies, La Bamba, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, and she was the love interest to Chris Cooper in the 1996 Lone Star. She worked steadily since 1979.

The Sports Page: The Kansas City Royals swept Baltimore in four games to earn a bench in the World Series. The San Francisco Giants need just one more win to put away the St. Louis Cardinals. The boys of summer begin the World Series Tuesday night, shorty before the start of winter.

Small Screen: The long awaited bloodletting at CNN has begun with 300 staffers losing their jobs and a string of shows being cancelled, including Crossfire, CNN Money, and Sanjay Gupta MD. CNN boss Jeff Zucker is fulfilling his promise that the network will “do less and have to do it with less.”

>Former Tonight Show Host Jay Leno announced he’s returning to television with a show on CNBC to be called Jay Leno’s Garage. The network needs help. Ratings are at a 21-year low.

G’Day, Mate: Australia’s Channel 10 has apologized for a question broadcast on its version of Family Feud. The Question: Name a woman’s job. The correct answer: Cooking, cleaning, and doing dishes. Someone is sleeping in the Outback tonight.

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