here's cecelia vega. >> reporter: a very private decision from one of hollywood's most public people. angelina jolie revealing that a recent blood test detected what could be signs of early ovarian cancer. so she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed what she calls the best option. she says she went through what thousands of other women have felt i told myself to be strong, stay calm and i had no reason not to believe that i wouldn't see my children grow up and see my grand children. at 39 years old, jolie says she couldn't risk it. >> when those kind of things happen in life you just want to meet your grandkids. you don't think beyond that. you want to be around in 20, 30 40 years. you want to be alive and healthy. >> reporter: jolie is one of the most beautiful women alive, the smoldering star of and mr. and mrs. smith. this is her second stunning health admission. nearly two years ago, jolie underwent a preventative mastectomy after detecting brca 1. women who carry the gene have a 65% risk of breast cancer and a 39% risk of ovarian cancer. that disease that killed her mother

on the case tonight, cecelia vega. >> reporter: that's nina pham in the hospital fighting for her life a doctor handing her tissues to wipe away tears. >> don't cry. >> reporter: but tonight the nurse calls that video a publicity stunt released without her permission. >> thanks for being part of the volunteer team to take care of our first patient. >> reporter: but pham now says she never volunteered and today she filed suit against texas health presbyterian hospital and its parent company accusing them of negligence. >> nina pham should not have gotten ebola, and there needs to be some accountability for that. >> reporter: pham was the first nurse to treat thomas eric duncan, patient zero. she now says she received zero training or guidance about ebola. and when she asked how to protect herself a manager "searched google" and handed her an internet printout. pham contends she even had skin exposed when she first treated duncan. the hospital tonight telling abc news, "we view all our employees as part of our family. we remain optimistic that we can resolve this matter with nina." nina

for "good morning america" can cecelia vega, abc news, new york. >>> and concerns are mounting over deadly bacteria classified as a bioterror agent, was somehow released from the tulane primate research lab. officials say there is no public risk but they tell usa today the extent of contamination is still unknown. it is the latest in a string of recent lab safety breaches nationwide. >>> in moscow, 30,000 people marched in the shadow of the kremlin to honor the outspoken government critic boris nemtsov who was gunned down friday. investigators claim possible suspects could include other opposition figures or islamic extremists. >>> breaking news from washington d.c. democratic senator barbara mikulski of maryland is announcing her retirement the 78-year-old is the longest serving woman in the history of congress. >>> take a look at the close call in college basketball. watch this dunk during the northern illinois basketball game, watch the hoop. it's a bit of a delay. that dunk was so powerful. boom. it collapses the entire backboard which takes out that player from the other team. he duck