day from this woman. that's news for today. making news in america this making news in america this morning. the first case of ebola diagnosed on u.s. soil. that texas patient, now in isolation. did he infect other people and can it be stopped ? overnight developments from dallas. security failures. the secret service facing a new incident and growing criticism of its ability to protect the president. live in washington. flag on the play. nfl's reversal after a muslim player was penalized for an end zone prayer. and the end of an era. the last network pulls cartoons from the saturday morning schedule.

good wednesday morning to you. we begin with the nation's top doctors scrambling over the first case of ebola diagnosed in america. >> a man traveling from west africa who arrived in texas 11 days ago has been put into strict isolation inside a hospital in dallas. abc's elizabeth hurd just filed this report from dallas. >> reporter: it was the news america had been dreading. >> an individual traveling from liberia has been diagnosed with ebola in the united states. >> reporter: the centers for disease control confirming the first case of ebola in the u.s. a patient who recently travelled from liberia to dallas is sick with the disease. the unidentified man is critically ill and has been in isolated at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas since sunday. he began feeling sick four or five days after arriving in the u.s. >> the likelihood for this individual to have spread it on an airplane are basically zero.

he was asymptomatic. meaning he had no symptoms while he was traveling. >> reporter: the head of the cdc is optimistic they will control ebola from spreading. >> the bottom line here is that i have no doubt that we will control this importation, or this case of ebola, so that it does not spread widely in this country. >> reporter: health authorities have begun tracking down family and friends who may have had close contact with the patient and could be at risk of contracting the virus. >> follow them for 21 days, if any of them develop a fever, they'll go in isolation and get tested. >> reporter: this is the largest ebola outbreak ever, with more than 3,000 people across africa having died so far. president obama has sent in the u.s. military to help. in the meantime, american troops have broken ground for a field hospital and mobile ebola labs should be up and running in liberia this week.

elizabeth, abc news, dallas. >> thank you. so three paramedics and several e.r. workers are under observation for coming into contact with the patient. and a team from the cdc is at that hospital. our dallas station also spotted this. the ambulance used to take the ebola patient to the hospital on saturday is now quarantined and roped off with biohazard tape. later on "gma" we will have much more on this ebola patient and a full update from the head of the cdc. president obama is keeping tabs on isis has u.s. and its partners pound targets in iraq and syria. the president met with his national security council last night to get an update on the air strikes hours after the british military joined the fight. the royal air force carried outs it first attacks against the terror group, using tornado fighters jets against kurdish forces in northwest iraq. security here at home

meantime seriously thrown into question. the nation's most elite police force, the secret service, reeling this morning from another epic security failure. this time involving the president's own personal safety. abc's susan saulny with the latest. >> reporter: this morning, details of yet another breach of presidential security. a man with a criminal history and a gun was allowed inside an elevator with president obama during a recent visit to atlanta. >> don't let somebody get close to the president. >> reporter: that revelation coming one day after blistering bipartisan criticism of the secret service on capitol hill. lawmakers demanded answers how this knife-wielding intruder was able to make his way unimpeded through security into the executive mansion. >> this is disgraceful. this is absolutely disgraceful that this has happened. >> reporter: piercing five layers of security. jumping the fence without being stopped by patrol officers. no agents close enough to tackle him as he ran 70 yards to the white house. no attack dog released.

s.w.a.t. and sniper teams never engaging. and finally an unlocked front door. the intrusion did not end until gonzalez made his way to the east room and was tackled by an off-duty agent who just happened to be there. the director of the secret service took full responsibility. >> we are all outraged in the secret service of how this incident came to pass. >> reporter: but lawmakers found her answers unsatisfying, calling for an independent investigation. >> i believe you have done a disservice to the president of the united states. >> reporter: their ridicule was biting. >> have you heard of these guys? >> reporter: omar gonzalez is due in court later today to face charges of breaking into the white house. if convicted, he could face ten years in prison. t.j., reena. >> susan saulny in washington. thank you so much. four children in massachusetts have suffered paralysis after a respiratory illness. this after ten similar cases in colorado. the cdc is investigating whether the paralysis is related to enterovirus d-68.

but so far there are no definitive links. a student is in custody in kentucky this morning after a shooting at a louisville high school. one student was shot, but he is expected to survive. police called it an isolated accident but wouldn't say if the victim was targeted. the shooting profrmed -- prompted a school lockdown and evacuation as worried parents waited for word. and at a high school in north carolina, a student was shot and wounded by a fellow student just minutes before classes started. the student put down the gun after firing two shots, walked into the principal's office and waited for police. they say the shooting was something personal between the two students. there have now been 86 school shootings since the massacre in newtown, connecticut. the mayor of a los angeles suburb has been shot to death after a family disagreement. the sheriff's department said bell garden's mayor daniel crespo got into an argument with his wife and his 19-year-old son. he tried to intervene. crespo and his son started fighting. his wife got the gun and shot her husband several times.

he died at a hospital. she was released after being questioned by police. and overseas, maritime traffic almost stopped in one of the world's most strategic waterways over a rare collision of two giant super tankers. take a look at this. two container ships. one german, the other was from singapore, collided at the mouth of the suez canal in egypt. the german freighter suffered a 65-foot dent as three of its containers tumbled into the water. an investigation is underway. luckily, no injuries to report. look now at this nation's weather. severe storms could bring large hail, damaging winds, even tornados from colorado to the great lakes. isolated showers will fall over the louisiana gulf coast, south florida and parts of the northeast. >> temperatures in the 60s and 70s along the northern tier and the inner mountain west. 80s and 90s in the midwest and south. coming up, new numbers just out. the cars that attract the most speeding tickets. the list will surprise you. plus for the first time, an

entire state set to ban those plastic shopping bags. can we expect a nationwide ban next? and the twi -- teen edward and teen jacob rejoicing this morning. the "twilight" series coming back.

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babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks, which means babies born even a few weeks early can have breathing, feeding, and learning problems. if your pregnancy is healthy, wait for labor to begin on its own. a healthy baby is worth the wait. well, the end is near for disposable plastic bags in california. they must stop by next july. convenience and liquor stores

have another year. they have to use paper or reusable bags and charge for them. california is the first with a statewide ban. and the biggest ebay site yet. a major investor has been pushing for a split from papal the gaming industry says it contributes $140 billion to the economy and provides 1.7 million jobs. anything from the taxes the casinos pay to the gas they use to get to them. the top companies say most of their revenue now comes from other area. not gambling, but shows, restaurants and hotels. the cars that get the most speeding tickets might surprise you. the scion fr-s sporty and is

third with the pontiac gto with one in three getting tickets. subaru is number one. more than a third of wrx drivers have gotten speeding tickets. we turn to the kitchen now. there's a new appliance you need to get. it has everything you need for breakfast. it's the baking pot. it makes coffee and it makes toast. saves on electricity by uses the same heating unit for both functions. the two separate. you won't spill crumbs while pouring the coffee. >> don't get too excited about this. maybe go online and try to find it. it's not being made just yet. so you can't buy it. they are trying find a way for it to do other things in the kitchen as well. when they get that down, it will be available. when we come back, returning now to the woods in pennsylvania. pipe bombs found there. authority there is, are they really any closer to finding eric frein? and the controversial call. what the nfl is saying about a player dropping down to prayed in end zone.

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showers in the northeast, and wet roads along the louisiana gulf coast and down into florida. and flying, airport delays are possible in kansas city. well, police are searching for a man accused of killing a trooper. they say they found two pipe bombs in the pennsylvania woods during the manhunt. >> they say both bombs were capable of doing significant damage. but were discarded at a camp site in a hurry. during a press conference, they appealed to eric frein. >> you're clearly stressed. you're making significant mistakes. we continue to take your supplies and your weapon stockpiles. you don't hear any negativity or questioning about the long hours. everyone is just interested in bringing this to a successful conclusion. >> and this morning law enforcement also revealed they have spotted frein in the past few days. getting within 75 to 100 yards of the fugitive, but the woods are too dense and he vanished.

the ex-con charged with the murder of a real estate agent in arkansas said he targeted her because she was a rich broker working alone. police aaaron lewis admitted to kidnapping beverly carter but denies killing her. the body of the 50-year-old grandmother was found yesterday in a shallow grave near little rock, five days after she went to show an open house. prosecutors may seek the death penalty. a new tool in spokane, washington, as trying to find out the who was to blame for a dramatic crash between a bus and a car. the images here are from the cameras prove that the bus driver had the right of way, driving the speed limit. four full seconds into a green light when it struck a subaru that was running an opposing red light. no one seriously injured in this crash. police in santa fe are searching for the man behind a brazen armed robbery caught on

camera. the thief seen walking into a check cashing business monday morning and threatening a terrified clerk at gunpoint. forces her to her knees as he steals money from the drawers. he then takes the woman's purse, handcuffs her to a door of a back room and makes his getaway in an all-terrain vehicle. olympic swimmer michael phelps is apologizing for his arrest on drunk driving charges. he was stopped for speeding and fail ald field sobriety test. he was arrested for that ten years ago. he is looking to compete at the rio summer games in 2016. and michigan students called for the athletic director to be fired. >> they're angry over the department's handling of injuries suffered by quarterback shane morris. that was during last saturday's game. earlier in the day, the school admitted the mistake in the way morris was treated after a suspected concussion. and the nfl is throwing a flag on itself for the

unsportsmanlike penalty called against husseain abdullah of th chiefs. he was flagged for stopping and bowing down in prayer. he's a devout muslim. after the game, they said it was for the slide, not for his prayer. the league said yesterday there shouldn't have been any flags. well in baseball tonight the national league's wild card game. the giants visiting the pirates. if it's anything like last night, it's an instant classic. highlights from our guys at espn. welcome to the "sportscenter" set in los angeles, neil everett, i'm stan verrett. what a baseball game in kansas city. >> my hair is wild card. >> i wasn't going to say it. but since you did -- >> check it out, this is ventura who ned yost decided to put in after shields had 88 pitches. didn't go to the bull pen go, went to the starter guy. and brandon mas, no mas. it became 7-3, looked over.

now 7- 7, top 12. alberta, who's in a 4 for 50 funk scores josh redick, and the reds take an 8-7 lead. the bottom of the 12th, place it right there, and the tying run comes home. christian cologne, and scores, it's 8-8. and salvador perez who was 0 for 5, hugged the line. hug me, we won. not we as me, but we as i was speaking as if i was the royals. they win 9-8. a's are done, and kansas city is on its way to anaheim to take on the angels. >> yep. and we're on our way out of here. >> yeah. >> that's all we got. >> well, up next, "the pulse." jimmy kimmel jokes about his brand new title. you need to hear this one. and a look at what an there are 18,000 airline ticket gets you. stay right here. finally get in shape.

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how about a whole suite to yourself on the plane? >> derrick lowe posted pictures of a singapore airline suite. it's basically a private room. he booked it with miles, otherwise it was $18,000. and that's just one way. gourmet cuisine, lobsters, and foi gras. given toiletries and the highlight had to have been the full double bed. >> lobster sounded good as well. back here now. just when you thought it was safe to come out in the dark, we have vampires coming back once again. >> two years after the release of breaking dawn part 2. lionsgate films has teamed up with facebook to produce five short films based on the blockbuster twilight characters. >> group of female panelists will choose from five aspiring female directors to direct the films. they will premier exclusively on facebook next year.

>> sounds like a good opportunity for some people. >> for some. that's great. >> might throw in my hat. >> why not? >> i'm horrible. pretty certain -- >> oh, stop. always selling yourself short here. and turn to jimmy kimmel. he's a late night talk show host got his show, where? here on abc. >> but now the most dangerous to search for online according to computer security company mcafee. and, of course, he had a fun time with his new title last night. >> you hear that every girl in the school wouldn't go to the prom with me, which was every girl in the school. who would have guessed that a boy who used to carry a briefcase to junior high and play the clarinet would end up being the most dangerous person of 2014. you see that, nerds? anything is possible. >> that was good. mcafee says online searches for kimmel carry a 19% chance of landing you on a website that tests positive for spyware or

vir viruses. and others, bruce springsteen, chelsea handler and christina aguilera. >> that's a scary group. how does that happen? >> i don't know. >> all right. what was once a sacred saturday ritual for millions of kids may have gone the way of the rotary dial phone. this hurts now. the cw is the last broadcast network to drop saturday morning cartoons. >> who's going to meet george jetson? i just don't understand what happened. where did this go wrong? there's more competition from disney and cartoon network. and parents put an emphasis on quality time and being away from the tv set. >> but that's the one day -- the one day the family has in front of the tv. it was such a ritual. i hate to hear this. still to this day i like to watch cartoons on saturday morning. >> "the jetsons" were my favorite and the flintstones. >> i was a "he -man" guy. >> really? >> well, for some of you out there, your local news is coming up next. >> for the rest of you, one

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. thanks for joining us. >> a little cool out there. now a look at the forecast. drew? we will have a huge warm-up. it starts today. live doppler hd shows tons of sunshine. temperatures are 60 at oakland and 69? san francisco and look at fairfield: very warm with temperatures nearly 70 degrees right now. that will set the stage for a warm afternoon. wake up weather is clear. mild temperatures. turning breezy. at 5:00 a.m. between 55 and 65. at 8:00, the temperatures are

even warmer at 69 and sunrise is at 7:05 a.m. now the traffic, how is it moving on the roads? walnut creek is clear. if you head southbound along 680 tail lights to highway 24 with no accidents. we do have green conditions across all of our bay area freeways. we have areas of construction. first, we will look at drive time traffic, 580 westbound, tracy to dublin is 23 minutes. highway 4 westboundant beyond to concord 14 minutes. from san rafael to san francisco is 21 minutes. >> breaking news from oakland, police are investigating a deadly shooting outside a nightclub. at 1:15 a man got into a fight with another person in the area of 11th and clay. the second person pulled a gun

and shot the man in the stomach. he died at the hospital. police are reviewing surveillance video to get more information on the shooter. oakland police are investigating a possible burglary at a marijuana grow house. officers superpowered to a home at 29th street near 22nd avenue with pot plants scattered on the ground. we reached out to oakland police a big day for workers in berkeley. minimum wage goes up. the first step of several steps to improve standard of living for workers. amy hollyfield? >> the cashier at the 7-eleven was making $9.50 yesterday. today he will make $10 an hour. he is feeling very happy. the berkeley city council voted unanimously on the increase. the plan is to increase the