. making news in america this morning. the first case of ebola diagnosed on u.s. soil. did he infect other people and can it be stopped ? overnight from dallas. and failures, the secret service facing a new incident and grows 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. >> man traveling from west africa who arrived in texas 11 days ago is in strict isolation in a hospital in dallas. elizabeth hurd just filed this 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 unfiidentified man is critically ill and has been in the hospital 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 is zero. he had no symptoms while 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 they develop a fever, go into isolation and get tests. >> reporter: this is the largest ebola outbreak ever, more than 3,000 people across africa having died so far. president obama has sent in the u.s. military to help. and american troops have broken ground for a field hospital. and mobile ebola labs should be

up and running in liberia this week. 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 the hospital. and this, the ambulance used to take the patient to the hospital is roped off with biohazard state. we will have 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. they met last night to get an update hours after the british military joined the fight. the royal air force used tornado fighter jets against kurdish forces in northwest iraq. security here at home meantime seriously thrown into question. the most elite police force, the

secret service, reeling from another epic security failure. this time involving the president's own personal safety. abc 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 arrived inside an elevator during a visit to atlanta. that new 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 mansion. >> this is disgraceful. >> reporter: jumping the fence, 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

engage. and finally an unlocked front door. the intrusion did not end until gonzalez made his way to the east room and tackle by an off-duty agent who happened to be there. the director of the secret service took full responsibility. >> we are all outraged in the secret service how this came to pass. >> reporter: but lawmakers called 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: gonzalez faces charges today, and if convicted, he could face ten years in prison. >> susan saulny in washington. thank you so much. four children in massachusetts have suffered paralysis after a respiratory illness. this after the cases in colorado. the cdc is seeing if it's

related to enter row rye vus d-68. but no links yet. a student is in custody after a shooting. police called it an isolated accident but wouldn't say if the victim was targeted. it caused a school lockdown and evacuation as worries parents waited. and a student shot and wounded by a fellow student. the student put down the gun after firing two shots, walked into the principal's office and waited for police. they said it was something personal between the two students. there have been 86 school shootings since the massacre in newtown, connecticut. and shot to death after a family disagreement. the mayor, daniel crespo got into an argument with his wife and his 19-year-old son. his wife got the gun and shot

her husband several times. she was released after being keed by police. and overseas, mary time traffic almost stopped over a rare collision of two giant super tankers. take a look at this. two container ships. one german, the other was from singapo singapore, slided although the open, the suez canal in egypt. three of the containers tumbled into the water. luckily, no injuries to report. look now at this nation's weather. severe storms, hail, damaging winds and tornados from colorado to the great lakes. and the louisiana gulf coast, south florida and parts of the northeast. >> 60s and 70s in the north, 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. he befriended her andictim gained her confidence

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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 papal is suffering from competitors. the gamiing industry says i gives $140 million to the economy and 1.7 million jobs. anything from the taxes the casinos pay to the gas they use to get to them. the revenue now comes from other areas. not gambling, but shows, restaurants and hotels. the cars, the most speeding tickets might surprise you. the scion fr- s is third with the pontiac gto with one in

three getting tickets. subaru is number one. more than a third of wrx drivers have a ticket. and everything you need for breakfast. it's the baking pot. it makes coffee and it makes toast. saves on electricity by using the same heating unit. you won't spill crumbs while pouring the coffee. >> don't get too excited about this. 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. and returning to the woods in pennsylvania. pipe bombs tou s found there. are authorities any closer to finding eric frein? and the call, what the nfl is saying about a player

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showers in the northeast, and wet 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 were capable of doing a lot of damage, but were discarded at a camp site. 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 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. he admitted to kidnapping her but denies killing her. her body was found in a shallow grave near little rock. prosecutors may seek the death penalty. a new tool in spokane, washington, as trying to find out the who was to blame for a 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 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 takes money from the drawers. he take hearse purse, handcuffs her in a back room and makes a getaway in an all-terrain vehicle. and michael fell s is apologizing for drunk driving charges. he was stopped for speeding and arrested for failing a sobriety test. he is looking to compete at the summer games in 2006. 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 last saturday. earlier in the day, the school admitted the mistake in the way he was treated after the suspected concussion. and the nfl is throwing a

flag on itself for the unsportsmanlike conduct flag thrown for husain abdullah. 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. welcome to the "sportscenter" set in los angeles, neil everett, i'm stan verrett. what a game in kansas city. >> my hair is wild card. >> i wasn't going to say it. but you did. >> check it out, this is ventura who ned decide to put in after 88 pitches. went to the starter guy, and brandon mas, no mas.

it became 7-3, looked over. now 7- 7, top 12. and the 4 for 50 funk player, scores, 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. >> and we are out of here. >> yeah. >> that's all we got. >> well, up next, "the pulse." jimmy kimmel jokes about his new title. you have to hear this one. and what an $18,000 airline, ticket gets you. stay right here. finally get in shape.

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how about a whole suite to yourself? >> der reck lowe posted pictures of a singapore airline suite. he booked it with miles, otherwise it was $18,000. and that's just one way. gourmet cuisine, lobsters, and given toy letries 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 fout out in the dark, vampires coming back. >> two years after the release of breaking dawn part 2. they are teaming up with facebook to bring five short films based on the characters. >> group of female panelists will choose from five aspiring female directors to direct the films. and appear on facebook next year. >> sounds like a good

opportunity for some people. >> for some. that's great. >> might throw in my hat. i'm horrible -- >> oh, stop. always selling yourself short here. and turn to jimmy kimmel. he's a late night talk show host on abc. >> but now the most dangerous to search for online according to mcafee. and he had fun with the title. >> you had a problem with me, 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 of 2014. you see that, nerds? anything is possible. >> that was good. mcafee says online searches for kimmel have a 19% chance of landing you on a website that has viruss. and others, bruce springsteen,

chelsea handler and christina aguilera. >> that's a scary group. how does that happen? >> i don't know. what was once a sacred saturday ritual for kids may have gone the way of the rotary dial phone. the cw is the last broadcast network to stop saturday morning cartoons. >> who's going to meet george jetson? 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. >> jett sons were my favorite and the flintstones. >> i was a heman guy. >> we will be back with a tough school day for one teen when her

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>> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it's wednesday, it's october and we're following breaking news this morning. fire destroys businesses and apartments in atlantic city leaving at least 17 people homeless and flames are still coming from the structure right now. we're live with more on how it started. a montgomery county state trooper was shot and killed in what appears to be a tragic accident. we have the latest into the investigation into how that happened. a man is being treated for the deadly ebola virus in the u.s. it is the first case in the united states. hear what health officials are doing to contain it coming up next. >> ♪ ing winds and tornados from colorado to the great lakes. and finally this morning, payback for skipping school. an embarrassing lesson one teenager will never forget.

>> i don't think so. her mother took matters into her own hands, shaming her in school and on social media to keep her in line. >> reporter: with the camera rolling by her daughter's side, she waltzes into the high school, walks up and down the halls and into her kids classroom. >> i told you and warned you, make me come to this school. >> reporter: it was relentless. it made us wince. >> why am i here? >> i was not ditching. >> reporter: the 14-year-old was caught ditching class. her mother took matters into her own hands. doing what every mother dreamed of doing when her kid is acting up. >> we're going to go to class and sit together. holding hands. isn't that great? mommy and daughter. we're going to class together. it was spur of the moment. it was, you know, i debated on whether i was going to do it or

not. and i'm just going to do it. >> reporter: the video was three minutes long, the commentary is non-stop. >> what's wrong? you don't want everyone to know i'm here. >> my mother is crazy. >> she kept saying i'm not ditching. until she let go of the lie, i was not stopping. >> reporter: as if coming to school, embarrassing her kid and recording it wasn't bad enough, she takes a step further. posting the video on facebook. since then, it's been viewed 30,000 times. more than 800 likes. sparking controversy, did she go too far? did she cross the line? >> she's not going to skip school and think it's okay to hang out with her friends when she should be in class. >> shows that my mom cares. my friend, ruby, she's in ycc and she said he wished her mom would have done that for her. >> i skipped school once

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> we are working on several breaking and developing stories on this wednesday, october 1st. smoke and flames are billowing near atlantic city's famous boardwalk right now. a live report is coming up. >> new this morning, police are investigating a deadly stabbing in an east mount airy home. >> an ebola emergency. the deadly virus has struck this country for the first time. we have everything you need to know. good morning everyone, it's 4:30 on this wednesday morning. tam is off. erin o'hearn joins us. >> i like your pink.