good morning. coming up on "early today," the u.s. government begins screening for ebola at some airports as the first patient diagnosed in the u.s. dies. the pentagon steps up air strikes on isis but says air strikes alone are not enough to save the syrian border city of kobani. plus, the feds announce a $100 million settlement over bogus at&t charges. and our adorable clip of the day, twin babies caught playing peekaboo. it is thursday, october 9th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. nice being with you. i'm frances rivera. now the battle against ebola just got bigger. passengers from west africa will

face fever screenings. it will happen at five u.s. airports. >> these five airports are the destination of 94% of individuals who travel to the united states from the three countries that are currently affected by ebola. the move comes after the first ebola death on u.s. soil. thomas eric duncan died wednesday in dallas. and more signs ebola fears aren't dwindling. a new poll says 51% of americans worry about a u.s. outbreak. nbc's tracie potts is in washington. tracie, good morning. that situation with ebola in texas isn't over yet. >> reporter: well, it is not because now there is a deputy in dallas who was inside the apartment of thomas duncan for 30 minutes who is reporting some symptoms. it is important to note he doesn't have ebola. it has not been confirmed. but because he was there, because he had contact with the family and now has some symptoms, they are taking every precaution. the dallas deputy who served a

quarantine order to thomas duncan's family went to the hospital after developing fatigue and stomach pain. >> just a very scary time. we're trying to get through it. >> reporter: duncan's body being wrapped in three layer of plastic, he'll be cremated to prevent the spread of ebola. the cdc is watching 48 people who came in contact with him. >> their thoughts go not only to the shock and sadness of losing mr. duncan, but also whether this will be the course that their life will take next. >> reporter: extra screening for ebola begins at new york's jfk airport saturday including temperature checks. the cdc warns everyone with a fever will not have ebola. >> it would not be surprising if we saw individuals with malaria have a fever after coming back here. >> reporter: in nebraska, the nbc freelancer who developed ebola got an experimental drug and a blood transfusion from the first american to recover.

100 marines are the latest of 4,000 troops headed to west africa. some of those troops will handle blood, possibly tainted with the deadly virus. but president obama says -- >> we're not going to compromise the health and safety of our armed services. >> reporter: it is something the cdc is now very focused on and that's why the screening that we'll see starting this weekend at jfk will expand to newark, chicago's o'hare, washington dulles and atlanta. >> something to expect. thank you very much, tracie potts from washington, d.c. overseas, the scramble to contain the virus intensifies. in spain, the nurse who tested positive for ebola has company. more people are hospitalized. the total is now six. so far none of them has any symptoms. but there is bad news. the infected nurse's dog was euthanized. authorities feared it could transmit the virus. in queensland, australia, a

nurse is hospitalized showing ebola symptoms after working in sierra leone. the pentagon says recent air strikes near kobani, syria, pushed some isis militants back but air power alone may not be enough. six more air strikes have been launched to keep kobani from falling into isis leadership. president obama says the fight against isis is not an easy one. >> our strikes continue alongside our partners. it remains a difficult mission as i indicated from the start. this is not something that is going to be solved overnight. >> australia has made its first air strike against an isis target in iraq. prime minister tony abbott says two bombs were dropped on a facility held by the terrorist group. and in turkey, deadly clashes continue between protesters and police. demonstrators are calling for the government to take action against isis militants in neighboring syria. the white house is fighting back at a new report on the secret service prostitution scandal that erupted in april of

2012. the washington post is reporting that senior white house aides were given information that a member of an advance team hosted a prostitute in his hotel room but that information was never investigated or publicly acknowledged. the alleged incident was right before the president was set to arrive in cartagena, colombia, for a summit. an investigator for the department of homeland security reportedly told senate staffers are, quote, we were directed at the time to delay the report of the investigation until after the 2012 election. that advance team member named jonathan dash declined to be interviewed by the washington post, but through his attorney denies hiring a prostitute or bringing anyone to his hotel room. dash started working this year as a policy adviser in the state department. josh earnest tweeted, supposed wapo exclusive was previously reported by various outlets two years ago. in a statement, the white house spokesman eric shell said, as was reported more than two years

ago, the white house conducted an internal review that did not identify any inappropriate behavior on the part of the white house advance team. nearly two dozen secret service and military members were either punished or lost their be jobs after an investigation concluded that secret service members brought prostitutes back to their hotel rooms. at&t is going to have to shell out more than $100 million after the federal trade commission says it billed customers for bogus charges. for anyone with at&t, this could mean money back in your pocket. nbc's peter alexander with the details. >> reporter: have you ever heard that familiar ding? checked your cell phone and found a random text message like this, guess what, children laugh about 400 times a day while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day? most people quickly delete them. but those unsolicited texts that come as fun facts, horoscopes, love tips, could be costing you. >> bills were deceptive. and charges were imposed on

consumers that were not authorized. >> reporter: federal regulators said at&t will pay back, and the ftc is suing t-mobile for the same thing. it is called cramming, where the fee shows up on your bill as a $9.99 monthly be subscription you never thought you had. at&t said it discontinued billing last year. you to ever read the fine print on your cell phone bill? >> no. who reads fine print? >> reporter: what can consumers do? >> usage charges or service charges you don't expect, look for $4.99 or $9.99 items and look for the grand total. >> reporter: if you're used to paying $100 and your latest bill is more, call your provider and find out if you're being crammed. peter alexander, nbc news, washington. grim confirmation from the air force, the body of a third the u.s. airmen pulled from the waters off japan. on sunday, three servicemen went missing when heavy waves from

typhoon swept them away and now all are confirmed dead. this as another juggernaut storm, the planet's strongest this year, set its sights on american bases in the same area. forecasterers say the super typhoon intensifntensified. it is an equivalent to a category 5 hurricane. bill karins is with us. we're not in the clear on our end yet. >> not yet. not in the atlantic basin, pacific basin a little longer. we had enough. a ton of rain in arizona from our three systems this year and what is left of tropical storm simon, the moisture from it is still lingering over the state. we haven't seen a lot of rain over the last two days. tucson being the exception. you picked up almost two-thirds of an inch of rain. it is still raining. you can see a little spin there, just to the northeast of phoenix. and so the prescott area of phoenix, still light rain around, this will be it today, after today, this will kick on

out and we'll clear things out. over the next seven days, not expecting a lot of rain to return to areas of california, nevada, utah or arizona. in the pacific northwest, notice seattle, portland, rain in the forecast next week. so that's a little bit of change in the weather pattern with the northwest getting a little more active. not today. 70 in seattle. 74, portland. no problems there, rainy weather again, both this morning. arizona sliding into new mexico and colorado during the day. that's your national weather. no nevada and idaho warm, 76 in boise. so once we get out of october, hopefully we can start talking about rain and snow in the mountains of west. >> i don't know about the west. the mountains. >> in the mountains. >> another thing when it heads our way here in the northeast. we had our share.

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they found that in 17 states getting an appropriate form of i.d. costs upwards of nearly $60. in two states that tighten voting restrictions, there was a slight decrease in turnout. that turnout was significantly less than voters aged 18 to 23 and african-americans. same sex couples in kansas can now get married after a judge ordered clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses. but same sex couples in idaho will have to wait at least a few more days. justice anthony kennedy giving proponents until 5:00 p.m. today to respond to the state's request. and how big of a burger fan are you? groupon in london are offering the glam burger. take a look at it. we're talking about kobe beef, that patty from japan, add to that black truffle, lobster, beluga caviar, venison, a duck egg. to make it nice and pretty, an edible gold leaf.

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exclusive "today" concert. time to bring you the latest in sports now. hockey is back and opening night had it all from celebrations, shutouts and, of course, fights on the ice. at the staple center the l.a. kings raise their stanley cup championship banner in front of a sold out crowd. they beat the rangers 4-1 last season to claim their second stanley cup in three years, but the celebration doesn't last long. the sharks dominate the kings shutting them out 4-0. the sharks fourth straight season opener win. to boston. flyers/bruins. boston is up 1-0 when this happens here. luke shen and bobby ryans, both players get a few hits in before being separated on the ground. the fight stems from this hit in front of the flyers bench. flyers tie things up in the third period. the bruins find the net once more to start their season 2-1. canadian rivals montreal and toronto faced off. canadiens tomas plekanec scores two including the game winner with under a minute to go to

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paul fig tweeted he's on board and confirmed it would star hilarious women endorsing all the rumors that it could be an all female cast. and could jay leno be making his way back to tv? he's apparently nearing a deal with cnbc to host a show in primetime that could center on his love of cars. today marks the start of the new york comic-con which will see thousands of fans flock to new york city. >> you going? >> of course. dressed as a storm trooper. it is a chance for fans to see the comic book that first introduced superman 2, this sold for $3.2 million earlier this year. we all remember this famous cover of people magazine featuring mia farrow. for the anniversary, the look was re-created. for all the disney princesses, a whole election of disney themed wedding dresses. this followed the success of his dress based on the hit frozen.

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leading the news. in "the richmond times dispatch," oversized body causes fire at henrico crematory. an employee was cremeating a 500 pound body when the fire broke out. the flames were contained to the roof. there were no injuries. other bodies in the facility at the time were not damaged. in the "huffington post", bookies betting pope francis will win this year's nobel peace prize. the odds of the pope winning the prize this morning are five to two. his competition, nsa leaker. edward snowden and ban ki-moon. pennsylvania police believe they're close to capturing eric frein. they say he left behind a journal we ahere he described t deadly ambush of two state

police officers. >> friday, september 12th, got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. >> you may have heard the slogan red bull gives you wings. somebody sued claiming false advertising and they won. now the company agrees to pay anyone who purchased a red bull from 2002 until now $10 cash or $15 worth of red bull products. >> are they going to drop the slogan? >> yeah, with the lawsuit, $13 million in all. an unusual sight in miami, a massive fish. it is migration season and they are headed south. a few sharks spotted among the smaller fish there, but impressive to see the whole mass -- >> the shark goes in and all the fish take off. in england, one father's video went viral within 24 hours. you got to see why here. two win baby girls were supposed to be sleeping but they're giggling gave them away. dad went to the nursery and saw

them doing this. an endless game of peekaboo popping up, one after the other. they have become an online sensation since the individual ye video was posted to facebook. something to make you smile. you have to do the whole peekaboo thing, but when they're like one upping each other. >> twins, just the thought of twins, we didn't have any, thankfully, but that's one of the benefits, they can entertain each other. >> play by themselves. the city of ferguson,s my, remembers michael brown with a prayer vigil. it has been 60 days since he was shot and killed by ferguson police officer darren wilson. brown's family is still awaiting a grand jury finding. and happy birthday on this thursday to british prime minister david cameron, 48 years old. and monk actor tony shah look is 61 years old today. and host of the talk, sharon osborne, is 62 years ole. i'm frances rivera. thank you for watching "

and a good thursday morning. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get at this morning. let's first check the forecast with christina loren. looks foggy by the golden gate. >> it certainly is. it's that time of day when you get that fog and that mystery. but the good news is there are not a lot of commuters out there. quite the contrast in san jose where we have an overcast sky but no fog to talk about. we are in store for some big time changes with the inclusion of maybe an inch of rain on the