bruce johnson, first to you. what do we know about nancy writebol's condition and how are they preparing to move her, i guess, on that same special plane that brought dr. brantly over. >> thank you, andrea. great to be with you. yeah, some good news about nancy. i talked with her husband david yesterday afternoon. and he indicated that, you know, he's very positive. she was moving around. and then actually just this morning, i got the latest update. she's received the second of three doses of the experimental medicine that was flown in. she's up and walking. her strength is better today, but i want to emphasize with this particular disease, one day does not indicate kind of the outcome. but, hey, we'll take this good news today. and this was really touched me when i talked to david. he said, you know, her appetite is improving a little bit. so she asked for her favorite liberian dish and that's potato soup and coffee. so we're really encouraged by these reports. >> dr. esper, this is encouraging. what does it mea

i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. the battle of the beltway will serve as a final test for starters on both sides. dave owens joins us live from the m&t bank stadium. dave, everybody is going to be looking at robert griffin iii, right? >> reporter: yeah, bruce, and you know the drill, man. this is the dress rehearsal. when it comes to the most important position on the field at quarterback, let's face it, there's still a lot of questions in terms of robert griffin iii. he's thrown 12 pass in the preseason. 12. enough to make you think he's mastered this new system? i don't think so, but here's the plan tonight. he and the starters are going to go about one half. that's what jay gruden has said all week. if things don't go well they will play into the third period. we shall see. this offense is going to be tested. the ravens' secondary is banged up but that front seven is nasty. if there are leaks in the redskins' foundation there's a good chance we will see it tonight. >> it's great for us to continue to work through

bruce johnson is president of the group nancy writebol is affiliated with. know you said nancy is weak. she's been in the hospital for a number of hours. she was able to eat some regular food before she left liberia, i understand. >> yeah, matter of fact, on her way to the airport or when she got to the airport, she asked for some yogurt. that was always a good sign where the appetite is returning a little bit and helping her to gain some strength. >> what kind of interaction has her family been able to have with her at this point? has anyone been able to see her? >> you know, in talking with her husband, david, and also her two sons, she has been able to talk with them, particularly her two sons back here in the u.s. by cell phone, by e-mail and so forth. so that's been a lifeline for her and her husband, david. >> i mean, i can't imagine just what she has been going through, the sense of being in isolation, the sense of loneliness and not being able to touch your loved one and having the human contact. just on a personal level, what is she like? do you wan

. >>> happy labor day weekend, i'm in for bruce johnson. bruce has the evening off. certainly a welcomed, dry start to this labor day weekend, but your outdoor holiday plans could get interrupted tomorrow, as well as monday. first alert meteorologist erica grow is here with more on those yellow alert days. >> that's right. we had to issue yellow alerts because tomorrow's thunderstorm threat could affect any plans that you have for a barbecue or anything outdoors in the late afternoon or early evening hours. you can see right now on doppler 9000, a three-hour loop of an area of thunderstorms really starting to fire up and blossom here, but it's still a good almost 100 miles away from the downtown dc metro area. the thunderstorms just rolled through cumberland, now pounding fort ashby with heavy rain. most of the heaviest rain has moved out of romney, but slowly moving to the east only 20, 25 miles per hour. and 9 future cast doesn't think that these storms are going to make it across the mountains. they will dissipate as we head into overnight hours. so 11:00 tonight,

bruce johnson reports speeds of more than 100 miles an hour may have been a factor. >> came down the street and doing probably 120, maybe 130. >> reporter: the field of debris is all that's left from this high speed crash near 14th and h streets in northeast. police say the infinity was traveling at a very high rate of speed when it failed to negotiate a curve. then went airborne, crashed into the back of a mack truck where the driver was killed. >> he was flying with his lights out and lost control of the car. >> he traveled a good distance. he traveled almost a block after he struck the pole. >> reporter: the driver is identified as 27-year-old bobby kirkland of n street northwest. his mother jermaine bell was overcome with brief. >> he was a great individual. everybody who knew him loved him. he's a member of the united house of prayers. he used to play in the band. >> reporter: the accident at 4:00 in the morning awoke residents of a nearby senior's home. >> i heard boom. all i seen stuff flying in the air. >> reporter: d.c. police emtake sietz they were not in pursuit of bobby k

this is bruce johnson speaking now. >> we've seen her arrive here on the stretcher. it was a much different scene than kent. there's an age difference between kent and nancy, but i talked with david about 11:00 a.m. in liberia and i asked him, david, if you were at your home church, what would you share with someone that came up to you and said how's nancy doing? he said nancy is still very weak. she shows signs of continued improvement. she's showing signs of progress and is moving in the right direction and nancy had yogurt before she got on the airplane. hope she got some peanuts on the flight over. when nancy was put on the airplane at 1:00 a.m., they took her to the plane on a stretcher. however, she did stand up and with assistance got on the airplane, which was great news. he said, you know, we still have a long ways to go but we have reason for hope. and as he said, we are cautiously optimistic. he also went on to say that nancy and i are profoundly grateful to the u.s. government and all that were marshalled on behalf of them and to be able to have nancy bac

i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. a car has been pulled out of the river at the humpback bridge. there was a body inside. stephanie ramirez was there through the recovery efforts. >> one of the things i want you to look at is the distance from the what's been marked way to the potomac waters. it's not a short distance at all, which is why police couldn't immediately say if this was an accident or not but one person is confirmed dead today after their vehicle went in to what metropolitan police described to be 10 feet of water in the potomac. >> reporter: emergency crews are seen trying to revive the victim but it was apparently too late. police tell us the person who saw this happen was a dc duck operator. >> the witness called in and basically stated that he saw a vehicle in the water 3/4ths of the way submerged and one person was seen, the silhouette of a person. >> reporter: a k-9 unit surrounded the area to make sure there wasn't a second person who maybe jumped or fell out of the vehicle. >> we have violent crime

bruce johnson has the night off. but first take a live look at this line of severe storms moving through the dc area right now. first alert meteorologist erica grow has the very latest on tonight's yellow alert. erica? >> reporter: these storms are dropping down heavy amounts of rain. we have not had any hail reports just yet. but the thunderstorms that you see outlined with the orange shading are capable of producing quarter-size hail and wind dusts in excess of -- wind gusts in excess of 50 to 60 miles per hour. as we zoom in on thunderstorm number one, this one, which is moving through faulkner county is under severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45. it's slowly moving to the east at about 15 miles per hour heading towards manassas. this other thunderstorm, which is moving at about 30 miles per hour also is a severe thunderstorm. it is just kind of grazing the northern edges of the district of columbia here on the broadcast house in northwest dc. we've been hearing the thunder and lightning, expected to head into n

let me bring in bruce johnson again into our conversation. as you're watching these pictures of the ambulance coming into the hospital area, what's running through your mind, knowing that we're learning also that the plane has left for africa to pick up nancy? >> i tell you, uma, i've got goosebumps. it's so great to be with you because i'm getting this update. excuse me. >> very emotional, i'm sure this is so hard for you and something that touches all of our hearts. >> yeah. it's -- those are tears of joy. that kent is here. again, they were receiving great care by our sim doctors on the scene there in liberia, but, you know, there's something about having them come back and be with their loved ones. and great news that they got that plane refueled. i would imagine they'd need a new crew to get back on it. boy, they turned that thing around. if that's true that they took off again, that just gives me goosebumps. yeah. >> i know. this is something that is a very emotional story, as you point out, for these individuals, for their loved ones a

. >> i'm bruce johnson. >> and i'm jan jeffcoat. >> here's the story of a young man from rockville. >> reporter: bruce, jan, how the plane crashed remains a mystery. it's still under investigation tonight. what is not a mystery is that he was beloved by his classmates, his community in rockville, and of course his young lives came to a crashing stop monday night when this small private plane they were on crashed just outside of cleveland. one of them was abe shevar of rockville. >> we ache for the parents of these young men. >> a blow like that is unbelievable. >> reporter: abe was a passenger on the rented cess nathat crashed only about 50 yards after take-off at the airport. his life, at 18 years old, was just beginning to take off. >> he was so sweet. so sad that this happened. >> reporter: anna is abe's step mother. >> he always had a smile on his face, offering help, how can i help you all the time. >> reporter: the other three passengers were abe's school mates, including the 20-year-old pilot who had his temporary license for a year and regular pilot's license for a month. abe

this is bruce johnson reporting for wusa9 from downtown washington. >>> today the defense finished presenting its case to the jury in the corruption trial against former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen. peggy fox has been following this case and joins us now live from richmond where closing arguments could begin tomorrow, right, peg? >> reporter: we'll see them friday we just learned, but yes, maureen mcdonnell's defense team wrapped up today. both teams have now wrapped up and maureen's strongest defense witness was her first born, her name? jeanine someday -- zubowsky who is an iraq war veteran and pregnant with the mcconnells' first grandchild. a few moments ago the governor talked about jeanine. >> i love my children, but your oldest is always special. >> reporter: governor, do you feel the defense in your argument presented everything they could have? >> i really shouldn't comment. >> reporter: how do you feel about your daughter? >> she's appear amazing young woman and has a great husband and is having our first grandchild. i love all my children. >> reporter: jeani

good evening, i'm andrea mccarren, bruce johnson is off tonight. prince george's county police have identified the man who allegedly shot his 3-year-old daughter's grandfather and great grandmother. that outburst just moments before they exchanged with officers during the high-speed chase. and tonight the medical examiner says it appears it was that man and not the police officer who is responsible for the girl's death. scott broom joins us live now from temple hills with the very latest. scott? >> reporter: well that father is identified as 38-year-old frederick roy miller of landover. a man according to online court records has been embroiled in a long visitation custody and child support suit with the baby's mother and family who live here where the shooting started on farmer's place of temple hills. yesterday a shocking explosion of family violence at the home on farmer place. that ended with a running shootout of at least six officers on branch avenue. and when it was over, frederick roy miller was dead, but so was their 3-year-old daughter li

. >> reporter: bruce johnson spoke with nancy's husband david who's still arranging his own travel from liberia. >> a week ago he said, we were thinking about possible funeral arrangements, yet we kept our faith. now we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> reporter: the evacuation of the two americans is being paid for by the relief organizations they work for. writebol's two sons came to atlanta to meet her. her son jeremy saying, he just needed to be with mom today. while she's now in a world class isolation unit, the family wants people to remember those suffering in west africa. >> i don't know if you know, but there are 50 doctors, liberian doctors for four million people of liberia. >> reporter: when writebol left liberia last night, there was no ambulance, just a pickup truck covered with plastic. kate snow, nbc news, atlanta. >> reporter: i'm dr. nancy snyderman at hartsfield-jackson atlanta international airport where 250,000 people pass through every day, including a daily flight from lagos, nigeria, the latest hotspot in the western african ebola outbreak. for anyone arriving

bruce johnson. >> a week ago, he said, we were thinking about the possible funeral arrangements.t our faith. now, we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> reporter: now, part of that hope may come in the form of this experimental therapy that she received. it is something known as zmapp. it's a monoclonal antibody. she received two doses while in liberia. the first dose that didn't have a dramatic impact on her as her colleague dr. kent brantly but the second dose did have an improvement making her stable enough to actually fly here. she's going to be in the same isolation ward as dr. brantly. and the doctor is going to assess how much damage this has had on her body, assess her heart, kidney, lungs, her liver. she is going to get the third of those three doses of zmapp on wednesday that that's according to doctors in consultation with the mih and the fda. it's too early to determine how things are going to go but doctors are optimistic about her recovery overall. she's going to see her family. when they do get a chance to see her, it's go to be through this glass wall because she

. >> reporter: bruce johnson is president of the group that they're very weak but responsive, being able to get up, take care of their needs, and are conversing with loved ones, with their doctors. so that's really encouraging. >> reporter: once in the united states, dr. brantly and writebol will be put in this isolation unit at emory, separated from other buildings. visitors must stand behind glass windows and use an intercom system to communicate. cdc director dr. tom frieden said hospitals in the united states have the resources to contain the virus. >> any isolation unit in the u.s. can care for an ebola patient safely. what you do need is meticulous attention to detail. >> reporter: and what is that meticulous attention to detail. >> that means full precautions. it means careful disposal of all of the materials and potentially contaminated items. ebola virus, uplike some other organisms, isn't actually hard to disinfect. so it's not so much a question of thee here at emory university hospital within the next couple of days, and, james, that same plane is then going to turn around, h

. >> hello, i'm bruce johnson, thanks for joining us. u.s. planes were back in action above iraq today. they were conducting air strikes on islamic militants and dropping more humanitarian supplies. president obama is putting no timetable on u.s. military's renewed involvement in iraq. >> the u.s. military announced saturday night that war planes conducted four more air strikes against islamic militants. earl earlier in the day, they made a secondary droft to thousands of iraqis who are trapped in the mountains of northern iraq by the militants known as isis and isil. kurdish television showed kurdish forces delivering aid to the kurds. their members of a religious minority group under attack by the extremists. a small number of the refugees were able to scramble aboard the plane as it took off. some cried, overwelmed by their ordeal. >> we feel confident that we can prevent isil from going up a mountain and slaughtering the people who are there. >> the president also said an international effort is underway to figure out how to rescue the th

bruce johnson is head of the relief organization brantly and writebol worked for in liberia. >> nancy is still very weak. she shows signs of continued improvement. >> the virus has killed almost 900 people in west africa. airports and hospitals worldwide are looking out for travelers who may have been exposed so they can be isolated and treated as well. a new york man who recently got back from west africa is showing symptoms and is also in isolation at mount sinai. doctors are waiting for his test results back from the cdc. they do say odds are he does not have the virus, but they aren't taking any chances. >>> a juror abruptly ended testimony today in the mcdonnell trial by telling the judge he needed to be excused. that stopped a marathon day of questioning of former state employees who had worked with the mcdonnells, one of them jason ige who was a former legal advisor to mcdonnell and recalled the very first and only time he saw the governor wear that now famous $6,000 rolex. he said on the stand he did not think -- hyde said on the stand he did not think the mcdonnells could aff

. >>> hello, i'm bruce johnson. we begin with tragic news. a two-year-old girl is dead, hit by shots. police say she was the unintended target. police are searching for that gunman. >> reporter: police spent much of the afternoon and evening looking for clues here in landover where a heated argument between two men in front of this house turned violent. police say one of the men left the scene after the argument, came back later with a handgun. he then opened fire at the house where he believed the other man lived. multiple shots went through the building, killing a two-year- old girl on the second floor. >> this is a case that really hits home for a lot of us as people and as parents and police officers. we're members of this community. we are egregiously offended by this senseless act. we will not rest until we get this guy behind bars. >> reporter: police believe someone in this neighborhood knows more about the suspect and more about what happened. people who live here say gunshots are not rare but they're still shocked. >> my son goes to

i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us.ulled out of the river at the humpback bridge. there was a body inside. stephanie ramirez was there through the recovery efforts. >> one of the things i want you to look at is the distance from the what's been marked way to the potomac waters. it's not a short distance at all, which is why police c

. >> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us.tate of emergency in parts vs california's wine country tonight this after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake. the worst to hit the san francisco bay area in 25 years. no deaths but people were jolted out of their beds in the middle of the dark. people in the napa area are now cleaning up and hoping the worst is over. >> reporter: people in napa spent sunday sweeping and assessing the damage the strong earthquake left behind. much of downtown was affected. at least three historic buildings suffered major damage. these napa hotel guests were evacuated soon after the shaking began, just before 3:30 a.m. the earthquake also snapped gas lines and broke 60 water mains. firefighters arrived at this burning mobile-home park to find no water. four homes here were destroyed. 100 more were damaged. many are still without electricity. while some roads buckled, the transportation department says state highways and bridges are open and safe. 175 people were sent to local hospitals. this man has $100,000 wo

[ laughter ] >> reporter: don't start a quarterback controversy, bruce johnson. no, seriously. robert griffin iii is their guy. i mean, when jay came here, the question is how confident are you in robert? they drafted him second? they are not giving up the ship on him just yet, but the more and more he looks this way, bruce, and the more that kirk cousins looks the way he does, i have to ask the question. too soon to know for now. >> dave owens, we will get back to you. thanks a lot. don't forget, wusa9 has got you covered this nfl season. thursday night football begins september 11 with the ravens and steelers an the best conference in all of college football. the sec begins play on saturday, september 13. and we also have five burgundy and gold games on wusa9 including a thursday night game september 25 against the giants. >>> today's weather wasn't so nice. mother nature is going to make up for it tomorrow. first alert meteorologist erica grow here with the forecast. >> i couldn't have put it any better. tomorrow is the payoff day. today it was dreary and miserable to be out

good evening, i'm andrea mccarren, bruce johnson is off tonight.rge's county police have identified the man who allegedly shot his 3-year-old daughter's grandfather and great grandmother. that outburst just moments before they exchanged with officers during the high-speed chase. and tonight the medical examiner says it appears it was that man and not the police officer who is responsible for the girl's death. scott broom joins us live now from temple hills with the very latest. scott? >> reporter: weth

i'm andrea mccarren in for bruce johnson tonight. >>> prince george's county police say a father on a rampage was the one who shot and stabbed his own 3-year-old daughter before he was killed in a shootout with police. the little girl died saturday after being discovered by officers inside her father's car after a pursuit and gunbattle with at least six officers raising anxious questions about how the girl died. tonight scott broom has new details on the ex-marine behind the deadly attack and the latest on the police investigation. >> reporter: late today we learned the man at the center of this deadly explosion of family violence was 38-year-old frederick roy miller, a disabled ex-marine according to a neighbor who had been embroiled for years in a custody battle over his 3-year- old daughter. the final gunbattle was here on branch avenue saturday. miller killed and his toddler daughter also dying after being pulled gravely wounded from miller's car. today prince george's county police reported the maryland medical examiner's preliminary findings are that the girl was shot and stabbe

. >> happy labor day weekend, bruce johnson has the night off. on this labor day weekend for the rest of it, you may want to keep your umbrellas handy if you have outdoor plans. erica groh has your forecast. >> we have the heat and humidity building as we head through the rest of the building and that will help trigger showers and thunderstorms as we head into tomorrow afternoon and especially tomorrow evening. 9future cast helping show you how warm it's going to get before these thunderstorms arrive. very early in the morning, it is still feeling like it's in the 70s, even upper 70s in most spots and you can see clouds starting to approach as you are waking up early on sunday morning. the thunderstorms will hold off for most of us until we get to about dinner time. but here we are at noon. already 88 degrees in downtown d.c. you can see some of these thunderstorms starting to hold together. unlike today, where the thunderstorms developed in the mountains and didn't make it over the mountains. tomorrow, we're going to see some of these thundersto

i'm bruce johnson.ne of thunderstorms rolling through parts of the area, first alert meteorologist olga brees to tell us what's in store the rest of the night. >> our unsettled weekend is coming to a loud and stormy end, a band of shower from warrenton up to whitemarsh, heavy rain in the district particularly just heading through the bethesda area sliding in through the middlework of d.c. in through falls church. this -- middle portion of d.c. in through falls church. this band will continue to move through and it looks like we'll stick with clouds around the remainder of the evening, also seeing the opportunity for more showers as we head past midnight, many areas already rain cooled and it means that your wakeup weather will start with a little partial clearing, but our temperatures are headed down into the 60s tonight. i'll have your full forecast when i join you next. >>> this week's u.s./africa summit here in washington could drive commuters crazy. downtown road closures began today and will be sta

bruce johnson has the night off.t first take a live look at this line of severe storms moving through the dc area right now. first alert meteorologist erica grow has the very latest on tonight's yellow alert. erica? >> reporter: these storms are droppi

. >> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. don't be surprised if you hear a rumble of thunder in your sleep tonight. meteorologist, olga is here with the latest on your yellow alert. >> you can see it off to our west. so far along i-95. we are in the clear, but heavier moisture is coming our way overnight tonight. if i zoom in on doppler 9,000, there's a pop of a brief shower which is popping up right now. just north of chantilly. it is traveling off toward the east and it should be headed up toward sterling in the next couple of minutes. overall, looking great from our michael and son cam. we have temperatures on the mild side. holding on to 76 at reagan national. the wind haves calmed down and winds are only about 5 miles per hour at the current time and humidity is quite high. so mild temperatures for tonight, our wakeup weather is definitely going to be on the sticky and steamy side. especially as we head into early morning. early morning shower or thunderstorm possible, but then the temperatures really start to spike into

bruce johnson heads the group that sponsored the mission. >> obviously this virus has taken a lot out of them. they're very weak but responsive, being able to get up, take care of their needs and are conversing with loved ones, with their doctors. so that's really encouraging. >> reporter: there is no vaccine for ebola, no known cure. doctors here at emery say priority is to make sure the patients' other systems are strong. >> we just have to keep the patient alive long enough in order for the body to control this infection. >> reporter: federal health officials say isolation protocols will keep the virus contained. >> we do not see ebola spreading within the u.s. >> reporter: the reason medical experts say our healthcare system is more advanced, more than 1,300 people have been infected with ebola, more than half have died. jim osmond, wusa9. >>> right now a search is on for a missing man with autism. take a good look at this picture of johnny stone. johnny was last seen in the linden avenue area of frederick, maryland, wearing a white shirt, dark shorts and black sneakers. if you've

bruce johnson read a statement from her husband. >> a week ago he said we were thinking about a possible funeral arrangements. yet we kept our faith. now we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> reporter: there was an increased police presence for her trip from dobbins air reserves base because of threats the hospital received about bringing an ebola patient here. >> there was absolutely nothing that we had a real concern about but we wanted to make sure that the patient got delivered here without incident. >> reporter: in west africa fears arising that the epidemic is spinning out of control. in liberia people defied government orders foreign policierly bury the dead instead dragging them into the streets. troops are being deployed to isolate towns at the center of the outbreak. in nigeriaing eight health care workers who came in contact with patrick sawyer who died july 25th now showing signs of the disease. >> it's out of control. and in many respects it's catastrophic. >> reporter: fears are spreading here at home. officials at mount sinai hospital in new york are still awaiting resul

despite being weak she is said to be in stable condition, but according to bruce johnson, the directorf sim, quoting her husband, david, she's a lot better off than where they thought she might have been last week. >> a week ago, he said, we were thinking about a possible funeral arrangement. yet we kept our faith. now we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> we also heard more about her colleague, dr. brantly's condition. his wife amber said she has been able to see him every day and his condition continues to improve. but we're still get something scares here in the united states. not just what is happening with people over there. a woman in ohio was in isolation, test editor ebola, she didn't have it. we're festival waiting for the centers for disease control to test and confirm or deny samples that were sent from a patient who is being held at mount sinai hospital in new york city. when it comes to travel from africa to other countries, british airways just decided it's not worth it and it is suspending flights to liberia and sierra leone until at least the end of the month. >> john

and quoting her husband david, bruce johnson from sim said, quote, her appetite has improved and requestedpotato soup and coffee. the fact she is able to eat is a good indication she may be getting better. she expected to leave tonight between 9:00 and 10:00 eastern time, be here at noon tomorrow. she has received an experimental serum, two doses so far which appear to have very dramatically improved her condition. she's doing much better now than late last week, melissa. melissa: you mentioned dr. brantly, the first patient to arrive. how is he? >> doing well as well. that again could be attributable to the experimental serum which he received on friday, when he was in liberia, at least thursday in liberia getting set to come back to the united states, apparently on thursday, he was pretty much on death's door and got one dose of the serum sent to him by mat pharmaceuticals out of san diego, privately held company, he turned around, within an hour, the next day he was able to take a shower and saw saturday at noontime, he was able to walk under the special isolation unit at emory universi

. >> bruce johnson president of the christian charity fim which zen the writebol toss liberia says nancyerved as a personnel director at the hospital. >> she did not have direct contact with patients. she wasn't working in the ebola unit. she was maybe spraying down people as they came out as i understand it. >> wright bowl is being treated in the same specialized ward as dr. kent brantly. the other ebola patient who arrived from liberia saturday writebol touched down at dobbins air base in the same medically equipment jet that transported before that timely. unlike brantly nancy's ambulance was accompanied by more than 30 dekalb county police officers. >> also, there are also some substantiatedsubstantiated thred been made so we wanted that make sure that we had enough officers on the scene. >> reporter: no elaboration on the threats but the bob squad swept emory tuesday morning and swat followed the ambulance to the hospital. protective measures for nan so wright bowl whose husband sent word to atlanta through their charity. >> a week ago he said we were thinking about a possible funer

militarization on the depp's of the justice -- steps of the justice department this afternoon and as bruce johnsonems from the shooting of the unarmed teenager in missouri. >> reporter: the protesters are going to give a list of demands to eric holder. they want to have a special protest for the military weapons in hands of military police and police departments throughout the country. they say this isn't just about what's happening in missouri. they say this is also about what's happening right here in the washington d.c. area. en stopped repeatedly by local police. >> there's no reason. i mean he doesn't receive a ticket. in many instances they will force him out of the car. they'll look in the car. they'll never find anything and then they'll just let him go about his way. >> reporter: verna avery brown of d.c. has three sons and believes any one of them could have been michael brown. >> the gentleman michael brown was jaywalking and because of the encounter with the police officer he ends up shot dead on the streets. >> one of the concerns i have is they keep talking about this only happening

according to bruce johnson, director of the medical mission she worked for, it's a lot better than whatid thought would happen to her last week. listen. >> a week ago, he said we were thinking about a possible funeral arrangements. yet we kept our faith. >> we're also learning more about dr. brantly's condition. his wife released a statement, that she has been able to see him today. a couple more patients went into emergency rooms and had to be tested for ebola. the centers for disease control told me today that since this ebola outbreak occurred, it began back in march, they have received dozens of phone calls from hospitals about patients they suspect might be sick. of those, only a half dozen have needed testing, and of those, all have tested negative. >> thanks, sean. we'll be right back, but first, coming up on huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know words really can hurt you? what...? jesse don't go! jesse...no! i'm sorry daisy, but i'm a loner. and a loner gotta be alone. heee yawww! geico. fifteen min

quoting her husband, david bruce johnson from s.i.m., "her appetite has improved and she requested one of her favorite dishes, liberian potato soup and coffee." getting her appetite back, a very important step here. she is expected to leave some time tonight, between probably 9:00 and 10:00 eastern time. like dr. kent brantly, she's received an experimental serum which appears to have improved her condition. she will have a 14-hour flight on-board are that specially equipped gulfstream g-3 inside that isolation chamber designed by the centers for disease control. then she'll be brought here to the isolation unit at emory where her colleague, dr. brantly, currently is. >> meantime, what about dr. brantly? how is he doing? >> reporter: i'm hearing some good things about him, too. his condition is apparently improving. and it appears to have taken a dramatic change for the better after he received a single dose of that experimental serum when he was in liberia. he was in really bad shape on thursday, labored breathing, apparently was developing a rash. might have started to hemorrhage as

i want you to listen to what bruce johnson, the head of s sim usa had to say about her husband. >> aeek ago we were thinking about a possible funeral arrangement arrangements. yet we kept our faith. now we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> one of the thins worth pointing out, he talks about being hopeful. she did receive two doses of this experimental serum that we talked about a bit. it's a type of medication that had been not used before in a human being ever before dr. kent brantly and then nancy writebol. they sound like they had pretty amazing recovery as a result. we'll have to see how they do over the next several days. as of now she's in a hospital getting assessed how much of an impact this disease has had on her heart, lungs, kidney and liver. then hopes to meet with her family as well. >> it is incredible. we have a special report on this. i know serum isn't necessarily the right word but this potentially miraculous treatment they received. but what precautions is the hospital taking to ensure the safety? these people were in a plane, then transited to an ambulance. you

jon, good ou saw the motion in the face of bruce johnson.ebol works with. i was at the press conference. he walked slowly to the lectern look oefrd the sea of reporters and said nancy has arrived safely. he choked up. i just imagine hearing the words come out of his own mouth made it more real. in terms of the condition of the two americans who are here we're hearing that dr. brantly is continuing to improve. we hear from nancy's husband david she's still weak but making a little bit of improvement. more good news she's had yogurt. this program called zmapp, we've heard about it a little bit. it's been given to mice. it prevents the cells from entering the body. one of the things is figuring out whether they got better because of the medication because your body develops antibodies. so it's going to be hard to tell whether it was experimental medication their own immunity kicking in or something else. charlie? >> thanks. >>> people cleared out store shelves as they stocked up on stoim sich plies. water and canned goods before high demand. it

in a press conference today, bruce johnson, director of simusa, the organization nancy writebol is workingberia added some perspective. >> i don't know if you know, but there are 50 doctors, liberian doctors, for 4 million people. the kind of infrastructure that we have in the u.s. is something that really provides this. i saw a report, you can help me here, someone in new york went into a hospital and felt like they may have ebola. that's exactly what people need to do, but it's not available in liberia. they can't go to the hospital. and that's why it's spreading. >> the incredible medical reseriouses we have here, the doctors, hospitals, treatments available in this rich nation that nancy writebol and kent brantly came home to help with. we should now help those countries that are grappling with this very scary disease. we never thought we'd be farming wind out here. it's not just building jobs here, it's helping our community. siemens location here has just received a major order of wind turbines. it puts a huge smile on my face. cause i'm like, 'this is what we do.' the fact that iowa

. >>> i want to bring in bruce johnson, president of the organization nancy writebol was working withaid, we'll read a brief part of it, during the course of her fight, nancy recalled the dark hours of fear and loneliness but the deep abiding peace and presence of god giving her comfort. dr. brantly also talked about god. how big of a role do you think faith played in the fact they did not die and recovered? >> well, i think that statement really shows that they had a realistic picture of what they are facing and also showed the deep faith they have and that brings great comfort to us as followers of jesus christ. so i think for them, they were facing this but certainly, people of faith, people of prayer and really people around the world lifting them up in prayer. >> how is nancy doing? we saw dr. brantly today. we know nancy is home, but we haven't yet heard from her. can you tell us? >> absolutely. i've been able to talk with nancy, as well as her husband, david. nancy's voice sounded strong, had a good conversation with her. it was classic nancy, just expressing great gratitude an

bruce johnson heads the group that sponsored the mission. >> obviously this virus has take answer lot out of them. they are very weak but responsive, being able to get up take care of their needs and our conversing with loved ones with their doctors so that's real encouraging. >> there is no vaccine for ebola and no known cure. doctors here at emory same their priority to make sure the patients other systems are strong. >> we have to keep the patients alive long enough in order for the body to control this infection. >> federal health officials say eye lakes protocols will keep the virus contained. >> we do not see ebola spreading within the us. >> the first cases could arrive this weekend. in atlanta omar via franco for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> and so far the outbreak in west africa is blamed for more than 700 deaths, members of the group yes liberia based here in delaware have close ties to that country. as you can imagine, they are feeling the pain of this outbreak first-hand. >>> one of our board members of this organization, passed two days a from this ebola virus. one of ou

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bruce johnson quotes nancy's husband david in a statement. >> a week ago he said we were thinking aboute funeral arrangements. yet we kept our faith and now we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> on monday days after receiving an experimental ebola serum, writebol, still weak but better, boarded a medical plane specially designed to transport high-risk patients. it was the same plane that picked up an infected colleague dr. kent brantly just two days prior. it was just after 1:00 in the morning monrovia time. writebol ate some yogurt before boarding and reportedly stood up before boarding and her condition was still tenuous. her family and brantly's family prayed for her safe return. by 8:45 in morning after making a stop in maine the air ambulance took off on its last leg. three hours later her plane landed outside atlanta and just before 1:00 p.m. writebol was wheeled into emory by workers in haz-mat suits. this time she did not stand but was home, closer to her family, cloaked in their hope and prayers. >> we still have a long ways to go, but we have reason for hope. >> kate, part t

bruce johnson, president of the organization sim usa.ng with us. we will be back at 10:00 for cnn newsroom. >> for international viewers, thank you for being with us. "newsroom" continues for you. in the meantime, "smerconish" starts for the rest of you now. stick close. >>> good morning. i'm michael smerconish. big issues to cover this morning including whether israel is justified in its use of force against hamas and why many in congress won't touch that issue. >>> plus, president clinton said he could have killed osama bin laden, but we have the former head of the osama bin laden unit. he says there is much more to that story. >>> and pot politics. should everybody just get stoned? we have a jam packed program. let's get started. we begin this morning in the middle east at the center of the turmoil this morning.

stevie johnson slipped and bruce ellington hurt his left ankle on loose grass. the coach moved practice to the training facility. the company ta cultivated the turf told the 49ers not to talk to the media. the same company is replacing the sod. the owner of the sod farm can only give an educated guess what the problem is. >> it's warm enough to establish the root system. maybe they pushed too close in terms of the deadline in terms of what they wanted to have and how fast they wanted to use the field. it may have needed more time to heal in. >> reporter: to have the field game ready, the sod may be cut with two to four inches of root. a turf expert we consulted estimated replacement could cost the niners or sod contractor $100,000 to $200,000. the team has been assured the field will be ready. >> we will go into the pregame routine of walking on the field with the right cleats on. it's no different than any other game we are playing. >> david louie, abc 7 news. >>> starting next week, high school athletes will get to shine under the big lights. in is football pr

josh johnson found bruce ellington. ellington dove in for a 13-yard play. ished with three touchdown passes. 9ers routed the texas 41-13 to finish with a record of it every 2-2 in the preseason. >>> raiders, derek carr drove the offense against the seahawks last night. and the former fresno state star did not disappoint. here's a deep ball to moore and a dive into the black hole, 14- 7. later in the 1st, it all bounced his way. michael rivera, look what i have! the deflect pass for a score. carr 11 of 13, 143, and 3 touchdowns. it's the jets for real next week. raiders won 41-31. >>> over to the giants, yusmeiro petit on the verge of a major league recognized against colorado. he struck out culberson in the third to set a major league record of retiring 46 consecutive batters. giants with offense, andrew singles, pablo sandoval chugs on to score. giants win 4-1. they stay a game and a half up in the wild card race. >>> finally last night in anaheim, the a's were visiting first of four. here's how the a's climbed out of a 3-0 deficit. josh donaldson a six-inn