brantly contracted the virus?the center for disease control world health organization doctors without borders all came into our care management center, helped us review our procedures and what we understand, we have not received a report, but what we understand is that one of our national staff members was positive for ebola. that staff member died on thursday. and he came to work on monday and tuesday. he was symptomatic, we think in the scrub down area, is where the disease was passed to both nancy and to kent. >> all right, ken, thank you very much. our thought are with nancy and dr. brantly, that they will over the next seven days come out of this, thank you. >> erin, thank you. thank you for covering this story. it is a story that needs to be covered. if it is not contained in west africa, we will fight this disease in other parts of the world. >> thank you. >> still to come, after those two high profile plane crashes in four months, malaysia airlines is desperately trying to survive. >>> and the story that c

but brantly still got infected l did ripoli. vice president ken isaac says it is investigating how the 22 contracted the virus. >> dr. brantly and nancy are both in stable condition tonight. they have fevers. they have body aches and pains. they are not out of the woods yet. our prayer is that they survive. and tonight they are in stable condition. >> isaac says brantly and riple showed symptoms a few days ago, and a cdc test confirmed the diagnosis the same day a senior doctor died of ebola. william shafler is an infectious disease expert at vanderbilt university. >> this is a very dangerous infection and every person who takes care of these people pderstands there's a risk, even if you are perfect in using all the gear. >> fears of the outbreak have prompted neighboring nigeria to screen incoming passengers for symptoms of the illness. the risk from casual contact from people who have come back back africa is really zero. the fact that you have to have intimate contact with people's bodily fluids puts you at risk. >> reporter:

brantly sent a message today. >> thank you for the prayers. i'm praying that god will help me survive this disease. >> reporter: brantly seen here wearing his protective suit before he became ill began complaining of fever and abdominal pains on wednesday. soon testing positive for ebola, he was immediately isolated and started on iv fluid. the current outbreak started in west africa's guinea in march. within days the virus spread to liberia and sierra leone. and last week for the first time the virus traveled by plane when a liberian citizen flew into lagos, nigeria. he died five days later. and the world health organization has sent teams to track down anyone who came into contact with him. we start with michael on the front lines in sierra leone. with catholic relief services. >> they're typically underresourced. they work ten, 15, even 20-hour days. in those conditions it is possible for someone to slip up and become infected. >> reporter: dr. william fisher recently returned from guinea and says there's a great distrust of aide workers. >

brantly, from end april list, attended the church while completing his family medicine residency.brantly traveled to liberia, to treat ebola patients, working for a humanitarian organization, base in the boone, north carolina brantly worked with hygienist from charlotte named nancy rightbowl who also tested positive for the disease last week. >> doctor brantly and nancy are both in stable condition tonight. they have fevers, body aches, pains. they are not out of the wood yet. >> the americans were part of a team fighting a fast moving outbreak of ebola in west africa kim 672 people since february. fatal in up to 90% of the cases and no known cure. but infectious disease experts say the risk of contracting ebol a through casual contact is low. >> you have to have very intimate contact with people's bodily fluids that puts you at risk? experts say the disease could very well spread beyond the borders of west africa, because screening in the affected countries airports is limited and inadequate. wendy gillette, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> why handshakes may moth be the best way to

brantly. at least three other top doctors battling ebola have died and many more health care workers in rural areas. so far killed 62% of those infected. >> we began intensive treatment with fluids and we are hopeful. praying dr. brantlys wife and children and his mother telling us our faith is what sustains us. we are trusting that kebt is in the hands of a loving and fateful god. >> reporter: they remain in isolation tonight. the organization they work with say they need more international help to contain the outbreak. >> thank you. i want to bring in abc's medical editor. dr. besser, first of all, these two americans, what are their chances of survival here? >> in this outbreak, 60% of people died. 40%, their bodies fight it off and they survive. >> this is a troubling number. is there any kind of treatment? >> there's no medicine that will fight the virus, no vaccine but they'll give you fluids and medicine for your fever. those can help. >> these two americans were on the frontlines. we h

kent brantly has contracted ebola. this shows dr. brantly in protective gear. 90% mortality and no vaccine. so far the virus has infected nearly 1100 across several african nations and killed almost 700. >>> philadelphia police are offering 110,000 for information leading to arrest in a c carjacking that killed three young siblings. now, the siblings' mother and family friend remain hospitalized in critical condition, investigators say the carjackers stole an suv a mile where williams and her children were selling fruit. >>> let's turn to sports right now and the baseball hall of fame. six baseball greatsen inducted into cooperstown. >> might as well cut to the chase, i'm here because of the new york yankees. >> joe torre. players greg maddux and tommy dmraifine. >> you can be somewhat special if you can work at it. i took it to heart, pops. >> so many great stories in coope cooperstown. >> vicenzo nibali finished on top to claim his first tour de france. >>> indy motor speedway. indy mayor declaring jeff gordon day. just in time to

kent brantly from ft. worth, texas and nancy writebol, an aid worker from charlotte,ing north carolina are said to be in serious condition. since march, the outbreak had been refined to three countries. a man take a flight from liberia to nigeria. the cdc says lack of confidence in doctors is a serious issue. two months dr. william fischer treated a brother and sister. >> they were so dehydrated they lost so much, they were so sick, despite efforts to try to bring them back, we weren't successful and they died. >> reporter: the incubation period is anywhere from 2 to 21 days. the cdc says there's little risk to the american public but the agency is alerting u.s. health care workers to consider the virus when encountering travelers with flu-like symptoms. there's good news about the family of dr. brantly, the cdc said they left before the symptoms developed. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on the "morning news," deadly shoot-out. a fugitive gets into a shoot-out with police on a busy new y

kent brantly, a husband and father of two from the fort worth area.s a wife and mom of two from charlotte, north carolina. she's a missionary. both have been working in liberia to save the lives of ebola patients. they're fighting for their own lives. >> dr. kent brantly and nancy who have been working in liberia to save the lives of ebola patients are wearing their own. despite wearing protective suit, both contracted the highly contagious virus. >> we're devastated by it. but at the same time, we find room for optimism because in both cases, the disease was not only diagnosed very quickly but we were able to begin intensive supportive care. >> kent is with the samaritans first aid group dr. brantly is working for. this is a missionary part of the ebola team. the violence is spreading quickly. already in the west africa countries of syria leon, liberia. where a top doctor tied from it over the weekend. nigerian airports started scr n screeniscree screening incoming passengers after someone arrived with e boll lap. simil symptoms similar to the flu. t

brantly is working for. dr.rantly's wife and two children had been living with him in liberia but are now back in texas. >> they are self-monitoring themselves, checking their temperature, the first sign is if they have fever at all. >> reporter: her husband, david, doesn't have symptoms but told the north carolina church his wife is not doing well. they are both in isolation, infected with the virus they hope to save others from. the virus is spreading quickly. already in the west african countries where a top doctor died from it over the weekend. nigerian airports started screening incoming passengers after a traveler arrived with ebola and later died in lagos. symptoms are similar to the flu, fever and headaches, diarrhea and vomiting, weakness and stomach pain. there is no treatment or vaccine. death rates can be as high as 90% for ebola. both americans are getting the best care possible but there is no vaccine. >> this latest outbreak of ebola is the largest on record with more than 1,000 cases reported. th

david mccry worked with brantly and shared this message. >> god will help me survive this disease. >>world health organization says ebola killed nearly 700 people in west africa this year. the disease can be fatal and up to 90% of cases and it has no known cure. ebola spread to fourth african country after a man flew to and died. he treated patients back in may. >> typically we are surrounded with loved ones. patients who die often die by themselves in a treatment facility without friends or family or even the comfort of a human hand. >> dr. brantly's wife were living in him, but not believed to be infected since they left for america before the doctor began showing any symptoms. it is unlikely that the deadly disease could spread to the u.s., but officials are asking healthcare workers to be vigilant, cbs news. >>> wow, patients with exhibit flu-like symptoms, including diarrhea, vomiting, and muscle sakes. before the disease progresses, about 100 healthcare workers have been infected with ebola in west africa this year. half of them have already died. experts say the risk of travele

. >> they are missionaries at the same ebola treatment center where 33-year-old ken brantly contracted deadly virus. colleagues at the hospital in fort worth, texas shared a message from brantly and his team. >> they are strong, they are firm, in their resolve about the decision to go to liberia and their decision to stay. >> brantly's wife and two children flew back to the u.s. days before the doctor started showing symptoms. samaritan's purse said they believe the family left just in time. >> we don't see any danger for the wife and children. they are monitoring themselves in case they were to get a fever. >> with two americans infected overseas the center for disease control issued an alert to be on the lookout for patients running from west africa. for the family and friends of ken and nancy, there's an agonizing wait. >> reporter: when symptoms first start to appear it can take ebola ten days to two weeks to run the full course. if there's any nugget of good news. they were caught early and doctors say that actually could be the key to beating this. >> thank you very much. >>> a g

brantly, there was an experimental serum that arrived.ly one patient and the statement is that dr. brantly has demonstrated once again how jesus sacrificed for us. we pray for kent's full recovery and healing. apparently he has given that serum to nancy writebol. >> this came out this morning. both of them ill. both work for the same nongovernmental organization. samaritan's purse. one dose of this experimental vaccine or serum. i believe he is not as well as she is. one dose. he said to give it to her. at the same time, a 14-year-old boy who has survived ebola has given -- offered his blood as a transfusion for doctor brantly because he said the doctor saved his life. we're not only seeing the work of brave people who stay on the front lines of illnesses that can kill them but i think we're seeing what humanitarianism looks like. not only in workers who go into foreign countries but sometimes a patient whose lives are saved and they pay it back in ways that we can't even imagine. >> there's a large liberian community and others from west

brantly?is work is extraordinary. >> well, and he's really -- that's a good word. he is an extraordinary guy. he is very gentle and soft-spoken and as you might expect from somebody who became a doctor, he is intelligent. he always had thoughtful and insightful comments to make during our discussions at church. but really, if i had to pick one word to describe him above anything else, it would be selfless. he really does care about other people more than he cares about himself. and that is a good explanation for why he chose to go into this work. >> and he was in liberia before the ebola outbreak. he decided it was important he leave his current post and help out with this outbreak. >> right. he and his wife started sending our church about five years ago when he was doing his residency at one of the local hospitals. and made it pretty clear from the very beginning that their intention after his residency was to find a medical mission work that they could participate in. they eventually decide

yesterday we told you about dr kent brantly from fort worth. he's under intensive care. he's on the right wearing protective gear. he attract ebola whilst working for samar ittan's purse. >>> 670 people died in the ebola outbreak in west africa. the majority of cases are in guinea, sierra lee i don't know and liberia. a person travelling from -- sierra leone. and liberia. it is contagious and can kill victims in a matter of days. there's no cure or vaccine. joining me from miami beach is dr eileen murray, a professor of infectious disease in the department of medicine at florida international university. good to have you with us. >> always a pleasure. >> no known cure. how are the individuals being treated now? >> you have to treat the symptoms they are manifesting. you have to maintain fluid at appropriate levels, making sure that their blood pressure is stable. it's systematic treatment. we don't have a specific treatment for ebola that has gone behind being experimental. >> what are we deal with here, ebola? >> you are dealing with one of the most interesting and exot

brantly contracted ebola. his colleagues say his life is in grave danger. >>> another aid worker in the group, nancy riebold contracted the virus. the current outbreak of ebola has a 57% mortality rate. >>> she vanished after leaving her high school in october. just last week after nine months without a trace abigail hernandez returned to her new hampshire home. >> a man is being held on a million dollar bond for kidnapping. there are more questions than answ amy sinclair has more on today's hearing. >> reporter: abby hernandez looked thin as she walked into court with her family to face the man charged with kidnapping her. >> this girl is stronger than anyone could ever, ever be asked to be. and i admire abby and her mom and the family for their strength on this. >> reporter: the judge set the bail at $1 million cash only. >> that is the reason we didn't contest to reargue another day. we need more information to put together a better argument for him. we believe when the facts come out it is entirely differe

kent brantly has been in liberia since last october treating ebola patients. now he is undergoing treatment at an isolation center for the disease. brantly started feeling ill last week.his infection was confirmed yesterday. health officials say the current outbreak is the deadliest ever. nearly 11-hundred people are thought to have been infected. a high end restaurant in hawaii wants to change the state's food safety rules.so gloves are not required to make food. these sushi chefs say they don't want to wear gloves, as required by the health department. they say the disposable gloves slow things down and create more trash. this restaurant's general manager says he plans to seek an exemption. > > is a lot of frustration. you are trying really hard to make this without feeling the texture of the wasabi and the fish. > > critics also say the glove rules cause a false sense of security because people can feel when their hands are dirty and they can't tell with the gloves. they say that creates a perfect environment for cross contamination. a short-lived cease-fir

brantly took a turn for the worse and increases the urgency to get him treatment. franklin graham said arranging a medivac for patients with ebola is complicated. >> it is complicated. logistinngs of carrying it out. they are in the process of carrying it out. and hopefully in the next few days, we'll be able to get them back. >> it will love the medical teams, samaritan's purse is trying to evacuate 49 nonessential people out of liberria and peace corps trying to evacuate some out of sierra leon and new guiny. the peace corps said volunteers with no direct exposure with ebola do not need to be screened. we are advising returned volunteers to monitor their health for any potential symptoms. it is a matter for people who are not sick to get a flight out. for people who are sick, where would the mediva c allow to refuel. and where would they be treated once they return to the united states. apparently those arrangements are made but kept under wraps for now. to the best of my knowledge if dr. brantly and the nurse nancy come back to the united states, they would be t

john brantly is the attorney and claims that government investigators interviewed many people up to the case including mitt romney and his wife ann. his attorney says that investigators were hoping to find someone who had something bad to say about bob mcdonnell but didn't find a thing. our coverage of the trial continues tonight at 5:30. political and legal experts will be weighing in on the bombshell and what it means for the rest of the trial. >> you hire a driver so you don't have to pay attention to what's happening on the road. but if they drive distracted, you could be at risk. take a look at this. customers of a local tour bus company were alarmed after watching their driver continually fiddle with that ipad. and as you can see here, they caught it on camera. while abc~7 investigated their complaints and the company's ties to the federal government as well. joce sterman live in arlington with what she found. >> a group of local families, about 50 in total, hit the road this past weekend heading to king's dominion. many brought ipads, so imagine their surprise when they see their

dr brantly has taken a turn for the worse. they worked for samaritan's purse. >>> chaos on capitol hill. this should have been the last day before summer recess. members of the house struggled to advance an alternative to president obama's emergency funding. here is what happened when they were forced to table the bill because of a rebellion from the party's conservative ranks. >> the house will be in order. >>> yes, that's what happened. john terrett is live in washington. what is going on? how are house members planning to resolve this immigration funding issue? >> well, it all seems to have changed in the last couple of hours, after the chaotic scenes on the floor. we'd be told there would be no vote on the issue of emergency legislation to address the border crisis. things changed. 3 o'clock this afternoon there was word of a behind closed doors meeting. the republican caucus said they'd stay until they voted. then we heard members were brought back from the airport, including a group due to tour the border. they were brou

doctor kent brantly is also sick with the virus. he's undergoing blood transfusions from a boy who contracted the virus but did survive. >> there is breaking news from the middle east where israel and hamas have agreed to a conditional 72 hour humanitarian cease-fire. word of the cease-fire comes hours after israel's army activated 16,000 reserve troops. more than 1500 people have been killed in the more than three-week long military offensive. this temporary cease-fire is set to begin tomorrow. >> two weeks after a missile brought down malaysia airlines flight 17, a team of investigators is finally getting its first look at the wreckage site in eastern ukraine. the international team spent about an hour at the site conducting a preliminary survey. investigators say the bodies of 80 crash victims are still at the scene. investigators say today was a success even though motor shells were raining down on a neighboring village where they are battling pro-russian separatists. >> a shocking scene in upper marlboro where a woman is dead a

brantly also developed symptoms after working in liberia. how dangerous is this outbreak and could it travel to the united states? let's bring in dr. bart jansen, from doctors without borders. welcome, sir. >> pleasure. >> let's start with the condition of these two americans. ebola is often fatal. 90% of the cases. how are they doing? >> i don't have the latest update and we are not directly in charge of their well-being. but i hear they are still -- they're doing well and they're stable for the moment. >> is there still hope for them to get well? >> well, it is a good question. we all know that ebola is a very deadly disease. 80% or more can be mortality, so for sure it is a very, very dramatic situation. >> i must say i admire your organization and the doctors who perform such important work knowing there are dangers out there. it is incredible to me. i just wanted to say that to you. >> yeah, well, thanks. it is true that msf, doctors without borders, we do work now in increasingly difficult circumstances. up until now we have been able

doctor kent brantly works for a north carolina based evangelical christian charity that says they will evacuate all nonessential personnel from liberia. >> he knew endanger he was -- the danger he was placing himself in and willingly and voluntarily decided to do that. >> experts are calling this the largest outbreak ever ebola -- of ebola. nearly 700 have died. it requires direct contact with bodily fluids, unlike the flu. >> we're pretty confident that normal isolation protocols in u.s. or western-style medicine, would prevent transmission. >> still the c.d.c. urges all doctors here to be on the watch for anyone traveling from that region that may show symptoms including fever, rash, vomiting and diarrhea. >> the american widow of a libeerian government official who died of ebola last week is sneaking out. she said her husband planned to travel toway next month. >> we don't need -- to iowa next month. >> they plan to put 340 volunteers out of liberia and guinea and sierra leon. but they say at this point they have no travel restrictions for the region. >> there's a push to stop sexua

kent brantly and nancy rightbold, their conditions are improving. >> she was trying to recover and still feeling the affects of the virsz. >> but at least one family here in the u.s. is feeling the heart breaking affects of the virus that has no vaccine and no cure. >> i have three girls. they will never get to know their father. >> patrick sawyer was suppose to travel to minnesota to visit those daughters later this month. but died after contracting ebola in liberia. and now they are traveling to washington, d.c. for the africa summit but leaders are staying behind to deal with the outbreak. >> all right marcy thank you. >>> back here, charges have been filed against two men that allegedly stole millions of dollars from pennsylvania taxpayers, the suspects surrendered to authorities in bridgeport montgomery county this morning. the consultant is accused of stealing the money from penndot. 54-year-old robert slay mont is charged with bribery and corruption. and that they received maintenance contracts from penndot since 2009 and during that time they allegedly billed the agency for $4.6

brantly is showing signs of improvement, but doctors say his prognosis is still grave.h will get them through this. nancy writeboll was treating other patients when she was infected. she's a bit better today. all missionaries from the mission group have been evacuated from liberia. as for them coming back to the u.s. for treatment, possible. but they're already being treated by american doctors in liberia. >> good gracious. thank you. we'll be right back. coming up on "hannity" at the top of the hour. >> hamas movement is not a national organization. and it's not a humanitarian organization. hamas is a terrorist organization with a humanitarian face to it. second hour @" wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters shopping online is as easy as it gets. and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's l

ken brantly from texas and nancy writebol in strict isolation. staff communicating through windows. staff wearing full protective suits. tonight we spoke with writebol's son jeremy who is texting his mother every night. >> she's resting as much she can. >> reporter: the urgent question now, will the american patients be evacuated to the u.s. for emergency treatment. the cdc uses special isolation pods like these to transport patients without skoezing the crew. air travel leading to global fierce of contagion. flights from the outbreak zone carry passengers to more than 30 countries around the world. >> this is essentially a multi-front war against the virus. >> reporter: today in liberia, doctors using hand-held thermometers to check departing passengers for fever. the french government has provided 100 heat protecting cameras. in the u.s. 20 airports are equipped with quarantine stations responding to any patients appearing ill, including those with sboms of ebola. you only get sick through close contact with body fluids like blood or touching contaminated services. hospitals in th

. >> keith brantly and nancy where bowl are in serious condition and imimproving after diagnosed withbola while volunteering in like earia. nancy husband spoing with her last week. she's weak. >> she's talking with us and able to move about. >> it's spread by direct "a particular person." >> the strain throughout africa has been reported to killing about 60% of people up infected. >> american decon tim sawyer is now a single mom to three girls. her husband died after traveling from like heia to. >> ebola has porch to be merciless when it spreads out any way of stopping it other that mass isolation. >> david beg no. >> 5:13 traffic and weather together. >> good morning, ukee. things are quiet as we start the morning here. for the most part today it's decent day. but it's turning into one of the sort of typical summertime days where you see sun. you start to see humidity building in. heat will build as well. we'll probably have shower or thunderstorm. not anything of the severe variety and not everybody hit by. it it's a classic summer day. looking at storm scan 3 not a heck of a lot go

kent brantly, the other american struggling to survive ebola in liberia also showed some improvement in the last 24 hours. but the relief organization, samaritans first, is bringing nonessential personnel home to the u.s. the question, will they be tracked? the government's top infectious disease doctor says no. >> tony, let me make sure i understand, no one's going to be meeting at the airport taking temperatures -- >> it will be just a subjective are you feeling well. and if you're not feeling well, then you obviously want to put them into quarantine. >> is that enough? >> yes, it is. it is. there's no doubt that if someone comes in and says i'm not feeling well, the chances of them infecting anybody is extraordinarily low. >> so what's the message to the american people? >> certainly it is conceivable that someone will get on a plane from western africa and come here, but we have the health care capability that even if someone does come and has ebola if taken care of properly this should not be spread. >> there are vaccines in the pipeline, some of which have been described to us

brantly's mother jan says she's doing the only thing she can. >> we will continue to focus on praying for kent. >> i had to tell eva, my 5-year-old that her daddy's in heaven. >> reporter: in minnesota, one family is already in mourning. patrick sawyer, a liberian finance minister and a u.s. citizen was supposed to return home to them this summer, but contracted ebola and died on a trip to nigeria. >> ebola came this close to coming. it missed us this time. it might not miss us next time if we don't do something now. >> reporter: now officials in nigeria say they are tracking 59 people so far who may have had contact with sawyer, who flew through two airports. just an example of the outbreak jumping borders in the air, and raising concerns here in the u.s. there are 84 flights a week leaving these affected countries that fly to cities with direct connections to the u.s. >> i don't think it's realistic to expect that nothing is ever going to slip through the cracks. the issue to global health security is a shared international responsibility. >> reporter: directors here at samaritan's

brantly asked that it be given to writebol. brantly received blood from a 14-year-old boy who survived because of the doctor's care. the evacuation of personnel should be complete by this weekend. the world health organization says ebola is now blamed for 729 deaths across west africa. >>> coming up, a first look at a new documentary about five american soldiers who were accused and charged in the killing of three afghan civilians, and what that teaches us about the new mode us operandi of war. >>> first, republicans follow through on suing the president for what they themselves today refused to do. >> they have announced that they're going to sue me for taking executive actions to help people. so, you know, they're mad because i'm doing my job. and by the way, you know who's paying for this suit they're going to file? you! is is kathleen. setting up the perfect wedding day begins with arthritis pain and two pills. afternoon arrives and feeling good, but her knee pain returns... that's two more pills. the evening's event brings

kent brantly. he took a turn for the worse in the last few hours.urse says an experimental serum arrived yesterday but there was only enough for one. dr. brantly insisted it go to his fellow missionary nancy writebol. you see her there on the right. just today the world health organization increased the death count to 729 from this outbreak. joining me now is professor thomas geisburg who teached immunology at the university of texas. you are working on vaccines and treatments for ebola. can you tell us the progress of that work? >> we've made a lot of progress. of course, ebola was discovered in 1976 and there were efforts to develop vaccines and treatments from the very beginning. at that time we only had two biosafety level four labs in the united states. one in ft. dietrich, maryland, and one in atlanta. but with the building of a few more labs, there's really been a tremendous increase in progress on developing vaccines and treatments. particularly over the last five to ten years. we now have at least four, maybe five vaccines that can complete

ken brantly from texas and nancy writebol in strict isolation. staff communicating through windows. doctors and nurses visiting just twice a day, wearing full protective suits. >> she's trying to recover and still feeling the effects of the virus and struggling and fighting through that right now. >> reporter: we spoke with writebol's son tonight. >> mom is reading. she's resting a lot, as much as she can and that helps her right now. when i called the other day there was music playing in the background to help lift her spirit and help her worship. >> reporter: the urgent question now, will the american patients be evacuated to the u.s. for emergency treatment. the cdc uses special isolation pods like these to transport con tajous patients without exposing the crew. they're airtight and totally disposable apart from the metal frame. air travel leading to global fears of contagion. from nigeria you can fly direct to three u.s. cities. flights from the outbreak zone carry passengers to more than 30 countries around the world. >> this is the most serious outbreak of ebola various we've

samaritan purse says brantly has been in liberia since last october. health officials say the current ebola outbreak, centered in west africa, is the deadliest ever. >> pam: as of july 20, nearly 11-hundred people in guinea, sierra leone and liberia are thought to have been infected. >> pam: u.s. officials are monitoring the outbreak and africa. >> pam: coming up at 5:30. >> pam: almost 4 years after a pg&e pipeline rupture sent this san bruno neighborhood ablaze, killing 8 people this san bruno neighborhood ablaze, killing 8 people anbalingnts n beoughmes, and ustring. but w, tre's betr wa introducinthe rst-er raidefen sysm. it attacks theugs u se ntro theugsyou n't e... d prents. keeng bs out. the id defen sysm... get e aners.eat e bu. ra. kis bu dea schnso a fily mpan (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: city of san bruno is public utilities commission. >> pam: that's the agency that is designed to be the public's impartial watchdog. the city claims the p-u-c actually has a cozy relationship with pacif

kent brantly can no longer get out of bed. th. an outbreak here is unic loolik.st night we told you about a maryland man stuck in liberia because of the ebola outbreak. this man was -- he died this morning. densi dennis is from hyattsville. he did not have the ebola virus but the government would not allow him to be transferred out country because of the fears the virus could spread. >>> some charges facing six police officers in philadelphia. federal agents investigated the group after the six year investigation. prosecutors say they threatened suspected drug dealers steeling drugs cash and property. and that includes 500 grams of cocain cocaine. worst place of the police corruption he's ever scene and if convicted they could be face life in prison. >>> soon a life saving treatment for people who overdosed on heroin. training is under way in carroll county so deputies can have access tonal ox own naloxone. >>> cramming extra dollars and sense into your bill. >>> and popular cars put to the test. we'll te you how your car stacks up when it comes to safety on the

kent brantly. doctors say he has also shown some improvements. other members of that group are returning to the u.s., but there will be mo mandatory isolation when they get back from africa. it will be just a subjective are you feeling well? and if you're not feeling well, you obviously want to put them into quarantine. >> reporter: there is some dispute about whether there is going to be a vaccine available. some say it could be around as soon as late next year. but in the meantime, all that anybody can do is to see the symptoms early and treat the patients with lots of fluids. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, terry. >>> next at 11, san jose police reveal they acquired a high-tech but controversial crime fighting tool. >> ideally, today will plant some seeds for these young children will now start asking about college, about technology. >> facebook helping to face the change of silicon valley workers. the outreach inspiring the next generation of tech visionaries. >>> plus, the gut busting eye-opening new

brantly is working for. writebol is a missionary, also part of the ebola team. dr. brantly's wife and two children had been living with him in liberia, but are now back in texas. >> they are self-monitoring themselves. checking their temperature. that would be the first sign is if they had any fever at all. >> reporter: writebol's husband david, also a missionary in liberia, doesn't have symptoms but told his north carolina church that says his wife is not doing well. both writebol and brantly are in isolation infected with the virus they hoped to save others from. the virus is spreading quickly. in the countries of new guinea and sierra leone and liberia. and the airports are now tracking and testing passengers after one died. there is not treatment or vaccine. death rates can be as high as 90% for ebola. chances of survival are higher when it's caught early. samaritan's purse say both americans are getting the best care possible, but willie, again, there is no vaccine. willie, back to you. >> janet shamlian on a scary story out of africa. janet, thanks so much. >>

kent brantly, and nurse. according to the director. >> it is possible, the logistics of carrying this ho out, in pros today, of carrying it out, so, hopefully within you know next few days, we will be able to get them back. >> reporter: medical center in atlanta will receive at least one of the ebola patients. >> we will support them in that, we're confident that can it be condition doubt risk to people -- can be done without risk for those transports them or caring for them here. >> reporter: and they played down concerns about leaders traveling to washington for a white house summit next week, white house spokesman confirms that some leaders from hot zone will not be attending. >> they were tending to this important public health priority in their country. >> reporter: aid organizations take no chances, scrambleing to get their personnel out of the region, peace corps wants to evacuate 340 volunteers. assures americans that will follow strin jen protocol for returns. >> people are afraid, but these are mach

brantly's colleagues say he is in stable condition but continues to be in grave danger. the west african airline that transported a passenger who was sick with ebola last week says it is suspending flights to the two cities hardest hit by the disease. >>> this latest outbreak of ebola is the largest on record with more than 1,200 cases. the virus has killed nearly 60% of the people who have contracted it. ebola is mostly found in tropical and central africa. it is spread through bodily fluid. >>> coconut water and other coconut products are expected to get more expensive. the islands have been blasted by typhoons over the past year. more than a tenth of the coconut tree population is damaged or destroyed. demand for coconut products is growing. coconut water is popular because it provides carbohydrates and electrolytes. the philippines provide more than half of the world's supply of coconut water. >>> two things that don't go together, vermin and the mona lisa. there are rats plaguing the louver museum in paris. maintenance workers are aware of the problem and say they c

brantly from texas and a woman from north carolina who are health care workers. they both contracted the virus despite wearing these protective suits. symptoms are similar to the flew. fever, headaches, diarrhea, vomiting, weakness and stomach pain. there's no cure or vaccine. doctors can only make the patient as comfortable as possible. >> there's sadly no treatment for patients with ebola. we treat them with lots of fluids and pain relief. >> experts are on their way to africa to find out who was in close contact with that first victim. the cdc has also september experts to africa. the likelihood of the virus spreading all the way to the u.s. is low, but other experts disagree saying it's just a plane ride away. >>> the latest about toying with users' emotions. >>> and imagine going a week without recharging? >>> the tug-of-war over legalizing pot has a new public wrinkle, claims that using will make kids less intelligent, and one writer says not just by a little bit, but by a solid 8 i.q. points. >> could that real ly be true? >>> we're going to track our chan

kent brantly of texas has received a blood transfusion from a 14-year-old boy who survived ebola and hopes life saving atlantic bodies were -- antibodies were produced. there's currently no vaccine or treatment for ebola. and they are taking drastic measures to contain the outbreak. liberia's president has closed schools and ordered government workers to stay home. sierra leone authorities going house to house looking for people exposed but whose families fear sending them to isolation centers. and they are evacuating thousands of volunteers from the effected countries. so far no cases in the u.s., however. >> i would not be surprised to see isolated cases arrive here because you can have no symptoms for three weeks after infected. but that would not spread around the county, we have good hospitals and infection control. >> travelers we spoke with today were aware but not too worried. >> i've read the story and certainly trust the cdc and other authorities to be able to handle it. >> dignitaries from africa are coming to washington this evening for president obama's african summit. b

. >> reporter: in an e-mail to a fellow doctor back in texas, kent brantly wrote i'm praying fervently that god will help me survive this disease. there's a lot of prayers being said right now for him and for all those affected. >>> sad story. thank you. now to politics here at home. in a word that has become as toxic as any in the 21st century, political lexicon, impeachment. now there's a twist. unlike in times past it is the sitting president and his own party who are actively promoting the concept. and the opposition who is shooting it down. we have fox team coverage. brit hume put the current events in perspective but we begin with mike emanuel. >> reporter: releader say this is similar to the 2010 cycle car on women an attempt to fire up the base hoping democrats will get energized. >> this whole talk about impeachment is coming from the president's own staff. and coming from democrats on capitol hill. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner says talks of impeaching president obama a desperate mid-term campaign strategy. >> they are trying to rally information give money and shor

dr kent brantly tested positive, now unanimousry ripel a -- nancy ripel a missionary has contracted the virus. >>> time for "the week ahead". edward snowden's asylum in russia is set to expire on thursday. he's requested extension of a year and is awaiting approval. edward snowden arrived in russia last year and spent several weeks in the airport offer america voided his passport. russia gave him asylum. edward snowden was aware that he'd likely live out his life in exile for leaking n.s.a. documents. has anything changed? >> reporter: in the past 13 months since "the guardian" detailed documents leaked by edward snowden, the privacy debate dominated news coverage. whether edward snowden is a hero or criminal or borth, depend who you arriving the the white house position is clear. edward snowden's actions forced the president to address privacy concerns. >> we have to make important positions on how to protect ourselves and upholding civil liberties. according to a recent pew research poll, when it comes to spying on private citizens, and 42% approve of the data collection programme. 34

doctor kent brantly is reported in grave condition. he and nancy writebol got sick while working with missionaries in liberia. patrick sawyer is the first american to die in the outbreak. he was flying from liberia to nigeria, when he collapsed. his wife and his daughters live in minnesota. more than 670 people have died he just wanted a better liberia. he wanted to take his part in making that happen. he fought being there was how to do that. >> more than 670 people have died. the world health organization confirmed more than 800 ebola cases in west africa last week. but it also projects that unreported infections could bring that number to 12-hundred. a teenager in africa tried to stow away on an air force cargo jet to germany. but when the plane landed, he was found dead. the boy had managed to evade airport security, perhaps in mali, and climb into the plane's wheel well. the plane can fly at altitudes of six miles, where the air is icy and oxygen is thin. a ground crew at ramstein air force base found the boy's body above the plan

while brantly wore protective gary there are concerns for his family. they were with him a week before he was sick. they're now on 21-day fever watch. the disease is spread through blood. countries are making huge care to minimize contact. screening borders, educating a very worried population, and so is the united states. the white house saying it is monitoring the outbreak and is offering assistance. crucially the centers for disease control now says the risk of this deadly virus spreading is remote as long as care is taken. back to you. >> our physician just back from africa himself. he witnessed thisout break first hand and says it could come here if we're not careful. his friend one of those american victims. doctor, go to have you with us on the phone. what do you know about this? what did you see when you were there? >> i worked at jfk hospital in monrovia, lie beera, one hover central hospitals there, and was not there to do ebola work but the first case in the hospital came while i was there. and we witnessed basically a very sick person die in

brantly are fighting for their lives. they are just two of the 100 health care workers who caught the virus which has killed nearly 700 people since march. what are the chances of ebola being spread to this country? >> that's the question a lot of people are asking right now. doctors tell us one of the biggest concerns is travel. could an infected person fly from africa and spark an outbreak here in the u.s. officials at the centers for disease control say that is unlikely but others disagree saying we don't know a lot about ebola because there haven't been very many cases until now. the first case was detected in africa nearly four years ago. until recently most contained to rural areas. now the most recent outbreak spread to four african countries. more than 1,000 people have been infected since march. symptoms of the ebola virus are similar to the flu, high fever, headaches, vomiting, diarrhea. some patients lose the ability to form blood clots so they end up hemorrhaging blood. the death rate is between 60% and 90%. t

brantly, the doctor over there, he actually received the blood of a 14-year-old boy who had suffered from ebola and recovered from ebola. that's very interesting, don. the reason that's done sometimes, not commonly done, but someone who has recovered from ebola, in their blood can be the antibodies to help fight the virus. if you give some of the blood from a recovered patient to, for instance, a doctor here, it might have some benefit. they're both trying things, right now the doctor and nancy, both of them, trying things not commonly done but may provide some benefit. >> certainly frightening. we wish the best for them. sanjay will be on top of this for the network. we'll continue to tune in to sanjay. two infected american aid workers dr. kent brantley and missionary nancy wrightbol are continuing the fight for their lives. her son speaking to cnn today. >> mom continues in stable condition, but it's very serious and she's still fighting as my dat dad told me. she's weak but working through it. one piece of good news is that yesterday they were having a very difficult time getting

when an experimental serum arrived in the country, there was only enough for one person dr kent brantly asked it be given to his colleague, nancy riple. they both work for samaritan's purse. >>> ukraine announced a 24 hour ceasefire. the malaysian airliner crash site has been held by pro-russian separatist and investigators have been trying to reach the game since the plane went down. they've been kept away by fighting between the separatists and ukranian forces. gruesome images have been shown of the war. a man smuggled photographs showing people who had been starved, tortured and killed in syria. lawmakers say they portray horrendous violence on an industrial scale. alarming reports about the american who carried out a suicide attack in syria's civil war. paul beban is here with the details on this. >> we are talking about a man who drove a dump truck packed with explosives into a restaurant in northern syria. today the "new york times" is reporting after travelling to syria for training, he came back to the united states for months before returning to syria for the last time. before

brantly, as well.ou so much for taking time with us. >> thank you. >>> imagine how difficult that would be. still ahead in the next hour of our program, a special extra hour. outrage of a strike on a school in gaza. thank you for your sacrifice and thank you for your bravery. thank you colonel. thank you daddy. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance can be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. >>> good evening, thanks for watching our special extended edition of "360." a pair of deadly incidents at civilian locations. the u.n. saying evidence points to israeli responsebility for the school attack, circumstances less clear for the market. the israelis saying there was fighting in the area. the obama administration warning israel needs to do more to limit civilian casualties. in any event, this was a very grim day in gaza and grim and