good tuesday morning, everyone. right now on first look, the cdc has tradged 22 more potential ebola cases in the u.s. over the past week while nancy writebol is on her way to atlanta to get a rare experimental drug. another ten youous truce is under way. a dangerous flash flood in nevada. good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. right now, the second american sick with ebola is end route to atlanta. she left liberia in serious

condition. she joined dr. kent brantley at em morery university hospital. the director of the national institutes of health spoke with chris hayes about this drug. >> this was an intervention that was developed first by federal funding from my institute, the nih, and then now it is in the possession of a company which is trying to scale it up because interestingly there are only right now as we speak three treatment doses available, so it isn't like there is a lot of it available so we really have to scale it up. the ebola outbreak in west africa is causing doctors arp the world to be cautious. at mount sinai hospital in new york city a man with similar symptoms is being tested. doctors say it is unlikely that he has ebola. jay, what can can we expect there today?

>> a lot of people anticipating the arrival, as you talk about, of nancy writebol. she's expected to be on the ground late this morning. here at the hospital sometime at noon. when the wheels touch down on that jet, she will be back in the u.s. but still a long way from a full recovery. she began the long journey over night. her son is anxious to get his mom back on american soil and knows exactly what he will say to her when he finally gets the chance. >> i love you. and then i'm going to encourage her -- we know that god is good and we trust him. >> writebol is expected to arrive around noon and will be transferred to this isolation unit at emory hospital, the

first two ebola patients in the united states. she contracted the virus while working in africa. they have both improved after receiving doses of z money hap. >> the head of the missionary group says it may also be another aspect of their mission. >> if they had to suffer this in order to see tens of thousands and maybe more lives saved, they would say i'm willing to go through what i'm going through. >> but the focus right now is on two people. dr. kent brantly and nancy writebol and their struggle to

survive. >> now, look, there have been ewell-la -- ebola patients who have recovered in just a matter of days. but doctors say it could take weeks. how much worse can it get for california? parts of southern california are still digging out after heavy rains created flooding and mudslides. look at bulldozers that were used to clear rubble in an attempt to help residents who were trap in their homes. meanwhile, the state's fire agency is training 240 national guard troops to help fight the 14 wild fires currently burning out of control in the state. firefighters fear a a thurm in the next couple of days may

cause more fires. record-breaking rain is flooding the streets of naples, florida, six and a half inches made it the rainiest day in the city. flash flood warnings, cars, trucks, and businesses felt the brunt. you can see the conditions that drivers faced as they made their way to safety. 46 vehicles were stranded as of monday afternoon. a three-day cease-fire is effect -- in effect with israel and hamas. the fighting has killed 1,900 palestinians, many of them civilians, 67 israelis have died. mostly soldiers. meanwhile, president obama has

provided $225 million to help aid israel in its iron dome defense system. a judge is representing jodi arias -- a judge is allowing jodi arias to allow her to serve as her own lawyer despite having no legal experience or college degree before granting the motion, judge strongly urged her to reconsider. more testimony is expected today from a detroit man charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of an unarmed teen on his front porch. 55-year-old theodore waver said he refused to cower in his own home when he heard pounding on

his door at 4:30 in the morning. but he also expressed remorse for what he had done. >> it's so devastating. this poor girl, she had her whole life in front of her. i took that from her. >> when you shot that shotgun, ted, were you afraid for your life? >> yes. >> and did you think that danger was just about to get you? >> yes, yes. >> he shot 19-year-old girl in the face. you heard about the war on women but now there's reportedly a war on whites, according to representative mo brooks. he used the term of war on

whites, to accuse democrats of race baiting. >> this is a part of the war on whites that's being launched by the democratic party and the way in which they are launching this war is claiming that whites hate everybody else. it's a part of the strategy that barack obama implemented in 2012, where he divides us on sex, greed, envy, class warfare, all those things. >> he wasn't exactly on board with his phrasing, calling it a little out there. we want to begin with the yankees tigers, bottom of the third. yankees with a deep shot to left center, it is going, going, and not gone! outfield outfielder, a miracle catch.

yankees beat the tigers 2-1. a stair down in vegas, it turnt violate, they started the melee, until security broke it up. jones, come on dc, where was your take down defense, i put you on your back in six seconds. >> i got some take down defense for you. don't ever put your dirty face on me again. >> yikes. the two are scheduled to meet on september 27th. a heated battle no doubt. to the nfl, bears behaving badly in training camp. and this may bring back some grammar school field day memories for you or maybe not. this game is typically play during a japanese sports day.

75 defenders protect the pole from 75 attackers trying to topple. it's an aggressive game. and yeah, it's banned in most schools. get out! get out! >> yeah, in a hurry. fast-moving flood water creates a dangerous situation in las vegas. an elderly couple was rescued just moments before their car was swept away. what a mess that can cause all that flooding. >> exactly, as the saying goes, turn around and don't drown and the threat for flash flooding will continue in the west today. the monsoon moisture will keep things quite active in the interior sections of the west. flash floods in northern nevada and idaho today.

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snyder sites high unemployment and the environment as issues. thank you very much. so big irrenkt, they called him the bear. former white house press secretary james brady has died. at just 40 years old, brady survived but was left paralyzed. he and his wife became gun control advocates. one group estimates it blocked 2 million gun sales. >> we're even more elated by the

presence of a man who truly belongs in this room. i'm proud that jim brady is my press secretary. >> just yesterday former first lady nancy raegan said he was the person i have indication of perseveran perseverance. the president and first lady will host a dinner at the white house for african heads of state and select guests. a fresh helping of scrambled politics is next, including more information on republican'smo brooks war on whites. for a healthier smile. trust the brand more dentists and hygienists use. oral-b.

all right. you ready. here's your first look at this morning's dish on scrarveged plikeds. there's no stopping chris mcdaniel from trying to become a u.s. senator. it's been six weeks since he lost the election to thad cochran. now he's challenging the results of the election and demanding to be declared the winner. republican senator rand paul was in iowa yesterday as part of a three-day swing through the state and wasted no time throwing jabs at hillary clinton on benghazi. >> i asked her did you read the cables from ambassador stephens? oh, i was kind of busy traveling

and it was someone else who should have read these cables. you know what, by not reading the cables, by not providing security, i think you precluded yourself as ever being considered commander in chief. >> the former secretary of state is keeping mum about her intentions but here's one possible contender who is ready. check out martin o'malley's response when he was asked if he would back hillary clinton a second time in 2016. >> i am -- i am seriously considering running in 2016, but the most important politics of all is to govern well and to govern truthfully, and certainly i cherish my working relationship with hillary clinton and bill clinton and also with barack obama.

>> five-year-old bobby tubs can be back to being a regular kid. malia obama told the fan she wasn't allowed to take pictures. here with me in studio ellis who is with news day and a political analyst as well. >> please, no pictures. >> no pictures please, none, none. keep the paparazzi away. i do want to ask you some questions about president obama. he has approved $225 million for israel's defense system. this iron dome. how crucial is this politically? >> american policy and american foreign aid is very pro israel. they are our guys in this fight.

after these pictures out of gaza the past month, the political sentiment, including among a number of people ain the obama administration. has scres expressed some growing concern. policy hasn't changed yet. israel needs to be careful. they may have pushed that a little too far the last few weeks. >> a move like this, does have in any impact on the long term peace deal they are trying to broker in cairo? is it going to have any effect? >> there are so many threats to that piece -- peace. just this 72-hour cease-fire is very delicate. so fingers crossed, but i don't think we're done, ready for real peace in the middle east any time soon. >> i want to shift over this because a lot of people are talking about alabama republican

brooks, he's accusing democrats as having a war on whites. does he have some kind of validity on this? >> white people are doing pretty well. by almost any standard, income, wealth, incarceration rates, unemployment. white people are doing compared to latinos, blacks, real well. >> he has nothing to stand on with his claim. >> if obama has a war on white people, he's losing. the white people are okay. >> enough said. thank you so much, ellis. just ahead, hollywood's highest paid actresses, the big bang getting some big bucks and a very sweet taylor swift incident. stay with us.

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a lot of agents are trying to avoid protecting the vice president because he goes skinny dipping. they have code phrases when this happens. first, they go the piggie has left the blanket. that's what it means. the cheeto is out of the speedy. >> thank you, jimmy fallon. now for some entertainment news. it looks like the next spider man film may actually be about a spider woman. >> we are never, ever, ever,

getting back together. we are never, never, ever ever getting back together. >> taylor swift took time to take time to sing with a six-year-old fan. swift bryanted our day. northwest got to hear a preview of kanye's new album. nbc welcome to sweden has already gotten the order for ten episodes of season two. it looks like vince vaughn is going to be part of the true detective series. forbes has released the highest paid actresses of 2014, sandra bullock, jennifer lawrence, and jennifer an i ston

earning 31 million. it looks like big bang stars finally signed contracts. it's rumored each will earn about $1 million an episode. way too early with thomas roberts starts right now. the patient was isolated very promptly in our emergency department, so we don't feel that any testing is necessary for anyone who might have come in contact casually with the patient for a few moments in a waiting room. a major ebola scare in the heart of the big apple after a man who just returned from west africa presents symptoms. now the wait for his test results. israel says tunnels in gaza are all destroyed so will their grand war officially end? on a different note, meet the piped piper of cows. this is way too early.

i don't know. that sounded funny. hi, everybody. dworng, i'm thomas roberts live from baltimore. it is tuesday august 5th. welcome to way too early, the show that always responds to the call but only if you are playing the clarinet. we're going to begin with some news over the ebola virus. with another possible scare in the u.s., officials are waiting the test results for a man who showed up at manhattan's mount sign high -- sinai hospital yesterday with symptoms. officials say it's unlikely the man has the disease but he's being isolated out of an abundance of caution. the virus is only transmitted through bodly