. making news in america this morning -- legal showdown. the saga over a nurse's quarantine after treating ebola patients now at a tipping point. the defiance overnight, stepping outside of her home with police standing guard. we're live with new details. blame game. the rocket explosion now focused on russian engines. and the science experiments for children that came down. caught on camera. >> sit down and shut up. >> chris christie gives a heckler a piece of his mind. what set him off. and the locker room celebrations that you didn't

see, and parties that might still be going on right now. well, good thursday morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. start with the debate over a health care worker's ebola quarantine, more contentious. >> kay see hawaii cox left her home. it's the first showdown with the state now monitoring her movements. >> reporter: she is fed up and ready for a fight. overnight, defying the quarantine restriction and walking out of her house. she showed officials in maine she means business. if they don't lift the 21-day quarantine, she plans to sue. >> if these restrictions are not removed for me by the state of maine by thursday morning, i will go to court to attain my freedom. >> reporter: but with a state police officer outside watching her every move, they are

confining her to her house even though she's tested negative for ebola. ten people canceled surgeries at the local hospital, worried that she would get sick and show up. the police chief said his phone is ringing off the hook. >> we have fielded a couple dozen calls from local residents concerned about kaci being in the community and transmitting the ebola virus. >> reporter: maine is one of nine states with quarantines in place. and now the u.s. military said that all service members returning from west africa will be isolated for 21 days. with the debate raging, president obama met with health care workers back from treating patients in west africa. >> they deserve our gratitude and they deserve to be treated with dignity and with respect. >> reporter: her quarantine would end november 10th, but her lawyers say she isn't going to

cooperate. >> tahman bradley live in washington. new this morning, the deadly crash of a military jet is under investigation in southern california. the commercially-owned plane crashed in a field. the naval base spokeswoman said the seasoned retired military fighter pilot was attempting to land. it was owned and operated by a civilian contractor. nato has intercepted a large number of russian military aircraft flying over europe this week. there were 19 such intercepts in a day. they have had three times more in 2014 than all of last year. turn now to the search for answers in the rocket explosion off the virginia coast. some are saying that soviet-era engines used to power the rockets are to blame. karen travers is at the scene. >> reporter: investigators got the first look at the damage. >> it was immediately obvious something was wrong. and the data was lost, we knew

it was over. >> reporter: and it was over quickly. just six seconds after the launch, an explosion near the rocket's base. the self-destruct button was pushed within seconds. and then more explosions. amazingly, nobody on the ground was injured. it was headed to the international space station with 5,000 pounds of equipment and splice. also on board, science experiments from students at 18 schools across the nation. >> it's a bummer for us. we have to take a lot more time to fix everything. but no one got hurt. so that's great. >> reporter: the space station crew is well-stocked according to nasa. in fact an unmanned russian ship arrived carrying nearly 3 tons of supplies. nasa pays billions of dollars to companies like orbital sciences to make the deliveries to the space station. they have been criticized for using older, refurbished soviet

rockets. they assessed what's available. >> there are not many u.s. engines available in that class for rockets like this. >> reporter: but if the engine is implicated in the disaster, they will speed up the move to another engine for future rockets. the fbi is under fire for what critics are calling an illegal search in a sports gambling bust in lost vegas, they were posing as repair technicians. they have filed a 54-page motion to get rid of what they say is illegal evidence. kay hagan is fighting off a strong challenge from tom hill lis. and new data shows that $100 million has been spent on the race. it's from outside groups looking to influence the race. election day, just five days

away. new pictures of the lava flow creeping toward the town of pahoa in hawaii. right at edge of the houses there, so far only a storage shed has been burned. but there's smoke after it hit some tires and gas tanks. >> we walked up and saw it. when we saw it, it was starting to cover a yard with a lot of things in it. that's the black smoke and explosions from the gas tank. >> the leading erj remains in a large agriculture parcel that included another house about 100 yards away. and the weather, cold front in the upper midwest, lake effect rain and snow in the great lakes. rainy from dallas to st. louis. >> 50s across the northern tier of the country. 70s from dallas, new orleans. 94 in phoenix, 78 in l.a. the san francisco giants, we have said this three times in the past five years, are world series champs.

>> that's right. madison bumgarner pitched five scoreless innings and leading the team to the third world series in five years. he was the mvp. the champagne in the locker room made look like it was raining. san francisco will honor its heros with a parade and a rally tomorrow. and the newspaper headline this is morning in both cities saying it all. the "san francisco chronicle" says dynasty. >> the kansas city star says something different, two words, the end. it'll be coming up in sports. >> good journey. >> 30 years hasn't been -- so close. >> so close. coming up, crash test dummies are getting a makeover. it's a reflection of a major problem in america. and trapped under a car for almost a day. how a man was rescued after plunging down an 'embankment. how this small piece of

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. well, the federal reserve's $4 trillion experiment is over. the nation's central bank announced the end of the unprecedented economic stimulus. launched in 2008. the bond-buying campaign fueled one of the longest bull markets in american history. overseas investors are unfazed, stocks rising overnight. and the japanese manufacturer of million was air bags. at least four deaths are linked to the air bags firing shrapnel

into the passengers. nearly 8 million vehicles are expected made between 2000 and 2011. one day before halloween, the package delivery services are gearing up for a banner holiday season. the united parcel service expects 14% more. u.p.s., 11%, with december 22nd being the busiest day. a growing number of retailers are saying no to black thursday. game stop and nordstrom are closing. and following the lead of costco that's giving the holiday to employees to spend time with families. and the obesity epidemic is affecting crash test dummies. going from 170 to 270. it will lead to a redesign of seat belts, air bags and others that are currently designed for thinner passengers.

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washington. once there, decorated and lit on december 2nd as the u.s. capital's christmas tree. it will showcase thousands of homemade decorations by minnesota school kids. and it will shine every night until new year's. we look now at the morning road conditions. a slick commute in the pacific northwest. wet highways down to the mississippi valley. slippery along the great lakes and the carolina coast. a great day for flying, no weather-related delays are expected. now back to the news. a possible contender in the 2016 presidential race sounding off again. >> talking about new jersey governor chris christie. had harsh words for a man unhappy with the relief efforts two years after super storm sandy. jonathan karl. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a mission accomplished moment, touting the rebuilding on the second anniversary of superstorm sandy.

but someone accuses him of not helping them enough. >> i got the picture. you do yours too, buddy. >> reporter: known for his occasional that the outbursts. this was classic christie. >> it's a debate and it's fun. somebody like you who doesn't know a damn thing except to stand up and show when the cameras are here. i have been here with the cameras aren't. you want to have the conversation, i'm happy to have it, buddy. but until that time, sit down and shut up. >> reporter: afterwards, the protester said that christie is a bully. the governor's office had no comment. but it's coming at a time when he's deciding whether or not to run for president. a driver has been rescued in north carolina after a terrifying crash that left him trapped for 17 hours. 23-year-old joseph woodring plunged 80 feet down an embankment. he was thrown from the car, and

as it flipped over, it pinned him underneath. somebody spotted him a day later. >> what was your thought? >> somebody's hurt bad. he's screaming. so he'd been there for quite some time. >> the driver was not seriously hurt. but it was after he hit someone's property and took off. after all this, he's charged with speeding. we have stunning video this morning. look at this. you online shoppers? it'll make you cringe. handle with care. he's rolling and kicking a package at a business. it's a $12,000 pressure gauge. they are looking into the case ahead of the busiest season. they are expected to deliver 800 million packages over the holidays. shug knight and cat williams have been arrested for robbery. accused of stealing a. a a swree's camera.

it was some weeks after knight was shot at a party on the eve of the mtv video music awards. he could get 30 years in prison this time. a celebrity from nearly 80 years ago is making headlines. researchers believe that a piece of aluminum on a remote pacific reef probably came from the plane flown by emilia earhardt who disappeared in 1937. they probably landed safely and sent out distress calls for five nights before the plane was knocked off the reef. and week nine in charlotte tonight. >> and world series highlights from espn. >> hey, people who fell asleep on the couch watching a news program. stan's going to tell you who won the world series. >> giants and royals. game seven from kansas city. home team won the last nine world series game sevens.

meant nothing to the giants. top of the fourth, brings sandoval home. madison bumgarner, two days rest. five scoreless innings of relief. won two games in the series, he's the mvp. giants take it 3-2. third world series title in five years. that calls for some bubbly. >> no such celebration here. thunder taking on the blazers without kevin durant. seen in the pre-game in the walking boot. >> he might get you eight points with the walking boot. >> he could. and russell westbrook, pick up the load. volunteer for that. bang, that's in. 38-36. and up by five. the blazers put a stop to that. damian lillard, 81-77, blazers lead. up by eight. nicolas pitome, tracks down, and

aldrige is ready. the blazers win 106-89. thank you for listening to us. >> yeah, until -- >> sports. >> until durant is back, westbrook is leading the nba in scoring. >> fair. this is one i love. this is because of a picture that was tweeted out before the game. >> take a look at mom. you can read the signs yourself there. but she was three months pregnant with her daughter in 1985. that was the last time the royals played in and won. and her daughter with a sign, she's now three months pregnant as well. >> i love that. >> that is kind of cool. too bad they lost in 2014. they won in '85. that's the only difference. so the new baby is -- who knows how this is going to come out. she may -- eric stonestreet who plays cam in "modern family" is from

kansas city and a huge fan. >> jesse tyler ferguson posted this call to action. >> hey! kansas city royals fans! >> get up on your feet and make some noise! >> oh, they did. but it just wasn't enough. after the game stonestreet tweeted this team and that city is all winner. thanks for a post-season congratulations giants and go chiefs. that's cute. >> it was. sad, really. i didn't have a dog in the fight. but it was hard not to root for the royals and that city. >> a lot of people wanted to see them win. >> congrats, san francisco. up next in the pulse, the real life hollywood hero. sandra bullock takes charge during a medical emergency. and stealing from social media. the hashtag giving crooks easy access to bank accounts. e mouth.

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kgo news at 4:28 on this thursday morning. >> the barbecue sauce will taste good. >> giants are world series champions again. >> three out of five years world series victories, that is pretty darned good. special newspaper "dynasty." >> buster posey and bumgarner sharing a special hug and across the top you can see dynasty, each of the eight world championships going back to when they were the new york giants. of course, kansas city newspaper looks different this morning. >> i am sure. depression going on there but that is why we play the game, and it was a nail biter to the

end. >> we will check with meteorologist mike nicco and what is going on outside. mike? >> we have high clouds. good morning, everyone, we have radar and satellite at live doppler hd which is active this time tomorrow but not right now. today, as we move through time, we will look at increasing clouds and it will be thicker through the day. 79 to 80 degrees and still warm inland, 66 to 70 long the coast are we have the biggest amount of cooling, 71 to 76 around the bay. the commute -- no one was on the roads. >> they were out partying last night. as they should. it was wonderful. very exciting. >> good morning, everyone, at 4:29. the bay bridge is moving along fine. in the city, this is what you will find, the drive along the

eastern span of the bay bridge up to treasure island, the traffic is light. our drive time traffic in just a moment and here we go, a lot of green means go. 580 westbound tracy to dublin is 25 minutes and 18 minutes southbound from san rafael to san francisco along 101 and i will have closures coming up in a few minutes. thank you, leyla gulen, the giants plane landed at 4:00 our time with buses arriving at at&t park any minute now, carrying the world champions and their third world series trophy in five years. >> 2-2. and the ball. inside territory. it is good. >> how fitting is that, bumgarner got a foul out