sorrentino. making news in america this morning -- ebola in america. a doctor fresh from africa diagnosed with the deadly virus in new york city. the huge task of tracing his steps, raising concern for the millions who live there. live with the breaking details. from small time criminal to terror. what we've learned about the shooter in canada. the new dramatic video of him storming parliament and the picture of the victim's dogs going viral. vicious attack caught on camera. hatchet wielding man goes after a group of police officers. why investigators are looking at a possible terrorist connection. and mustang mistake. a mechanic has a bad day on the job while working on a classic.

well, good friday morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. begin with the breaking details, the first case of ebola in new york city. >> dr. craig spencer returned to new york from west africa. he started showing symptoms yesterday after using the subway and going to the bowling alley. >> and we are in manhattan, the doctor is in isolation. good morning, caroline. >> reporter: good morning to you, t.j. the doctor is being cared for here. he is in isolation. health officials say they have been preparing for this moment, and they are ready. he was rushed by specialized crews to new york city's bellevue hospital. dr. craig allen spencer, now in isolation, diagnosed with ebola. new york officials, a swift and strong message to the city's millions of residents and visitors. >> we have been preparing for months for the threat posed by ebola.

we have clear and strong protocols which are being followed. >> reporter: part of the protocol, a team of disease detectives tragsing his movements since his return from west africa where he had been treating patriots in guinea with doctors without borders. he landed at jfk on october 17th. he took his temperature twice a day, was mindful of contact with people, but did leave his apartment. despite feeling fatigued the night before his diagnosis, he went bowling, rode the subway and stopped in a restaurant. >> i think the first thing is that the first time this patient had fever was today. and fever is the typical sign of a person developing contagious ebola. >> reporter: while health officials emphasize how difficult ebola is to catch, neighbors of spencer's now seal-off apartment can't help to

be on edge. >> i was surprised he was allowed to come to this apartment building from where he was and what his exposure was. >> reporter: spencer's fiance is showing no signs of ebola but is in quarantine here at the hospital. two of his friends are in quarantine at home. reena, t.j. >> what can you tell us about the cdc response? >> reporter: well, the cdc has put together what it is calling a go team, or go squad. sort of an effort to avoid some of the mishaps we saw in dallas. health care workers being infected by the patient they were caring for. we are told that this team is made up of world experts. those people were packing their bags, getting ready to head to new york hours before this patient tested positive for ebola. >> all right, caroline, thank you so much. >> and even though dr. spencer moved freely through new york

city, used the subway, health officials say there's no cause for alarm. >> and medical experts like dr. richard besser sharing the facts to calm fears. >> even in a crowded city, you only get ebola when you contact their body fluids. this is a doctor, he reached out with the earliest symptom, fever, before he could spread it. >> it's only spread through contact with bodily fluids. nina pham continues to recover from ebola. we're getting a new look at how her dog, bentley, is spending days in quarantine. he has been enjoying play time with jets in hazmat suits three times a day. the vets believe he's going to be okay. and a big helping hand from paul allen, the billionaire of microsoft, pledging $100 million

to combat ebola. that's one of the biggest personal donors trying to stem the crisis. he started a website aimed at galvanizing smaller donors. >> can this latest case of ebola in america, live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." and nathan cirillo, the reservist killed at the war memorial this week, even his dogs waiting for the owner who will never return. police trying to make sense of the rampage by the troubled young man on wednesday. elizabeth otto this morning. >> reporter: canadian and u.s. officials are trying to retrace the suspect's steps in the u.s. turns out he somehow crossed the border multiple times without a passport. incredible video showing the attack on parliament. it begins with a crowd running away as the gunman pulls up and jufr jumps out of his car carrying a

rifle. runs towards the building, steals a black car, drives around to the front steps and races inside. that's where bullets fly, sending law makers scrambling. >> i was terrified, of course. the first thing i thought, how can i make sure the baby is not yelling and crying. >> reporter: and this is new video of sergeant at arms kevin vickers just moments after he shot and killed the suspect michael zehaf-bibeau. on wednesday, vickers received a standing ovation on the floor of parliament. meanwhile, a moment of silence for this father and dog lover, corporal nathan cirillo, shot and killed at the national war memorial minutes before the suspect stormed parliament. >> i think the passport figured prominently in his motives. >> reporter: this picture of the gunman which is authentic but from an unknown source, shows him with the rifle in the rampage. he was angry he didn't get a

passport to travel to syria. even without a passport, he crossed into the u.s. four times. most recently last year when authorities say he had already been radicalized. his mother said in a statement she does not understand what went wrong. explaining she did see him for lunch last week. but before that, she had not seen him in five years. elizabeth herr, abc news, ott a ottawa, canada. >> live in ottawa. thank you so much. u.s. officials are looking at the allegations of chemical warfare by isis fighters near baghdad. islamic state militants reportedly used chlorine gas last month. it was yellow smoke in the air. nearly a dozen officers were sickened. they all survived. a fast-moving lava flow is threatening 10,000 on the big island of hawaii. they are monitoring the lava that's advanced five football

fields in the last few days. it traveled 425 yards from wednesday morning to thursday morning, devouring 130 acres of terrain. a mile of terrain in washington state, a powerful tornado. meteorologists measured the funnel cloud as an ef-1 with winds up to 110 miles per hour. it carved a path of destruction 50 yards wide and a mile long. uprooted trees, damaged homes, no injuries. , however, on the east coast, a nor'easter slammed new england. hurricane-strength winds generated winds up to 18 feet high. >> that's blowing out to sea. lingering rain showers, the pacific northwest will see heavy rain along with south florida. >> temperature the in the 50s anded 60s across the northern half.

and still ahead, tied to the office? how americans are putting in several days of work for free. plus hatchet attack, police officers injured after a man slashes them. why it could be linked to terrorism. and flipping out. a man takes on a parking garage gate with his car. he lost.

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>> good morning, everyone, it is 4:27, friday, october 24. i'm matt o'donnell. we're following several breaking stories. a new york doctor who recently traveled to west africa has been diagnosed with the deadly ebola virus. central bucks west has canceled the rest of the its football season diswrrchlts a man attacks a new york city police officer with a hatchet. investigators are not ruling out a possible connection to terrorism. the rain is gone, accuweather is tracking a little bit of wind today, also we'll have traffic updatecross new england, the pacific northwest and more heavy rain along with south florida. and finally, the late night comics having their way with a slew of story this is week. >> and for you now, your "friday funnies." >> a new interview, actor

matthew mcconaughey doesn't want the washington redskins to change their name. a spokesman for all native american tribes said i guess that settles it. >> today is kim kardashian's birthday. she turned 34 years old today. she shares a birthday with benjamin netanyahu, and nobel who founded the nobel prize. which goes to show horoscopes are crap. >> hillary clinton was in hollywood last night. raised $2 million last night. wow. she didn't say where she was going to spend the money. but i saw a photo of her today, look at this. >> do you remember baseball? i love baseball. you know baseball was our national pastime before self eselfies took over. >> the giants are playing the royals in the world series.

while that has happened in san francisco, the radio stations are banning lorde's song "royals." makes me wish they were playing the kansas city happy. >> there's a woman in moline, illinois, who's taking her love of pumpkin spice lattes to an unprecedented level. >> she's decided to stock up so she can drink pumpkin spice all year long. storing up 52 boxes. >> i don't want them to think i'm a nut. >> how does that story get to the news? how do they find about it? do you think a checker at the grocery store tipped them off. hey, fox 43, i have a hot one for you. >> you get sourceshowever you can get sources. >> especially with food and drink. >> that's what's makes news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great weekend.

>> the u.s. has another case of ebola on its hands, this is one in the heart of new york city. hear how the city is dealing with this in a live report. >> reporter: clouds mixing with sun as we roll through the day, not as uncomfortable always yesterday, and the rain is gone. details is ahead. >> reporter: we have construction at i-95 we are in the process of clearing at cottman, i'll have details coming up. >> the officials in new york city are urging calm with the news that a doctor visiting west africa has the ebola virus. saying there's no channels he