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cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> all right.here. >>> coming up, we've got "the skinny." we've got "the skinny" coming up. a singer messes up the national anthem. is it as bad as some are saying? we'll tell you about it. >>> also, taylor swift, she shocked her fans in a very big way just this evening. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> so we're going to begin "the skinny" with a sleepless night for millions of taylor swift fans. her new album has officially dropped. it was early. 47 minutes early. and taylor announced it on twitter saying it's out, it's out. this is not a drill. go, go, go. >> so all of her fans did just that. more viewers tonight because everybody is up with the tvs on listening to "1989." that's the title of the album. first reaction on twitter. here's one from maggie saying this is officially the greatest moment of her life. >> aw, maggie. >> she must be really young. another fan says she's bal

abc's cecilia vega is outside that hospital tonight, as we investigate ebola in america. >> reporter: tonight, the city of dallases is on high alert. inside this hospital, a worst fear realized. ebola is in america. >> this is all hands on deck. >> reporter: the patient's name, thomas eric duncan. an african man who traveled to the u.s. from liberia. tonight, in serious condition and under extreme quarantine. a team of cdc detectives streaming into dallas, hoping to keep this contagion completely contained. trying to piece together his moves. as questions swirl about this local hospital, where the six man was allowed to leave the e.r., even after reporting he'd visited a stricken country in africa. now, a community in fear. >> right here in dallas. and that's terrifying. >> reporter: one of the deadliest viruses on the planet, right in their backyard. we're outside the apartment complex in north dallas where the patient first came right after he arrived in the united states. health officials telling us today that somewhere inside this apartment complex is the man's family right now. t

here's cecilia vega with a lesson about winning from somebody who lost. >> reporter: the finish line something stopped melanie in her tracks. >> i see this girl, she's limping. crying her eyes out. i'm like, are you okay? she said, no. >> reporter: a competitor, danielle, was down with a knee injury. >> i was sobbing. this girl comes up and says, here, come on. couldn't walk at all. she said, here, hop on my back. and she bent down, picked me up. she's half my size. >> reporter: the photo says it all. melanie, exhausted, hoists danielle on to her back and carries her all the way to medics. tired, it was a struggle to get there, the girlts didn't say a word to each other. what are the other runners doing? >> they passed by. >> reporter: why did you stop? >> it was the right thing to do. i'm not going to leave somebody there. i would have felt worse knowing she was there crying in pain. >> reporter: once strangers. arch rivals even. now friends. >> so nice. she didn't have to do that. how many people kept run past me. she decided to stop. >> how can you say you beat somebody when you h

>> cecilia vega leading us off. cecilia, thank you. >>> the president, meanwhile, just before we came on the air tonight, said about ebola and american airports, that the administration is, quote, going to work on protocols, going to do additional passenger screening, both at the source and here in the united states. but soon after, white house aides saying additional screening measures remain under discussion. no decisions have been made. so, let's get right to our dr. besser who is just back from liberia. it is great to have you back. and i'm curious. you just talked to your sources at the cdc. are there any plans in place? >> reporter: they tell me they would consider any options that would truly make us safer. but for incoming screening to work, you'd have to have symptoms. >> you have to have symptoms, because that's when you're contagious and that's when people would know. i'm curious. did they ask you when you came back? >> reporter: they did. my passport was flagged because of the reporting i've been doing. >

abc's cecilia vega is live. these hazmat crews arrived five days after he was hospitalized? >> reporter: david, good evening to you. that is the big question out here, why did it take this long? officials here saying that they had a hard time to find a cleanup crew willing to inside this apartment. one finally did step forward. you can see this truck right here, they're called the cleanup guys. a#ks quarantine family on the m tonight. their apartment the first american home ever tainted by ebola now being decontaminated. this cleanup crew has finally arrived, it will take six hours and a team of people to clean this two-bedroom apartment. the hazmat team protected in hooded chemical-resistant suits. taped on so nothing seeps in. they wear face shields, two layer of gloves. breathing in filtered air through these masks. outside, the car thomas eric duncan rode in, covered in plastic, a tarp on the ground and shielding the apartment's /f front door. inside the two-bbguxur apartment, the team collecting all duncan's personal belongings, entering his bedroom, removing his bed, t

first, abc's cecilia vega starting us off in dallas. >> reporter: david, good evening to you. thomas duncan is on his eighth day in isolation here at this hospital. as you mentioned, he's on that ventilator. he is receiving dialysis after kidney failure and doctors say his condition is worsening. he's now in critical. as thomas eric duncan fights for his life, doctors are now administering an experimental ebola fighting drug. this, after officials had said that medicine would make him even sicker. >> i can't answer whether he would have taken that experimental medicine earlier or not would have made a difference. i can't answer that. >> reporter: since duncan became the first ebola patient ever diagnosed in the u.s., 800 calls a day pouring into the cdc, skyrocketing up from the usual 50. officials now trying to ease fears. >> we don't have an outbreak. we have one event that is being handled properly. >> reporter: that american video journalist who contracted ebola while working in liberia, reaching american soil this morning. that's ashoka mukpo in a hazmat suit, walking off

>> cecilia vega leading us off from dallas tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> i want to get right to abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser in the hot zone tonight, liberia. the heart of this ebola outbreak. and rich, first off, so many questions from our viewers tonight. first, the breakdown, it would seem. his first trip to that dallas hospital, he'd said he'd be in liberia, that's what he told nurses there, but he was sent home. how does this happen? >> reporter: you know, david, that is the critical breakdown. if you get that kind of information, you have to act on it. otherwise, there's no value in it. the investigators are going to want to see where the breakdown occurred and can we prevent that from happening elsewhere in the future? >> rich, you heard cecilia report there, they're going to follow everyone he came in contact with for 21 days, including those five children he was close to. but tonight, word of the ripple effect. now cleaning schools that those children attended. this is going to alarm a lot of parents, but th

but first, abc's cecilia vega right there at the hospital. good evening. >> reporter: david, good evening to you. that patient being treated in this hospital, right behind me and tonight, that very hospital facing tough questions about how it handled this case. potentially exposing others to this deadly disease. tonight, in this dallas hospital, thomas eric duncan desperately ill. doctors saying he is in serious condition, but awake and asking for food. quarantined in total isolation inside, while outside, the city of dallas is on high alert. >> this is all hands on deck. >> reporter: disease detectives from the cdc now here on the ground, in a race to find out if duncan spread ebola to anyone else. tracing his path from the hot zone in west africa, this much they know. his journey begins on the 19th of september, day one. already infected, but no obvious symptoms, he leaves liberia. at the airport screening, like every other passenger, his temperature probably taken with an infrared thermometer. but no fever yet. so, he boards a plane, flyin

hey, i'm cecilia vega from "20/20."ast winter i had to chase down one in a group of new york city cops accused of faking ptsd and anxiety symptoms brought on by 9/11. the prosecutors are saying you're essentially a cop who scammed the system. >> that's not -- i'm not a cop. >> you were a cop, at one point. >> reporter: vincent lamantia's case stood out to investigators because after claiming disability, he brazenly flaunted pictures of himself on facebook looking like he was living large. >> why don't you give me a quick comment and we'll get out of your hair. >> as you can see, my hair is long and you're in it. >> reporter: well this fall, there's a different case involving a cop. new york port authority police officer christopher inserra was collecting almost $70,000 in disability for a painful, on-the-job bicep and elbow injury that supposedly gave him, quote, "limited mobility." but wait. who's that headbanger? it's our cop fronting a heavy metal band called cousin sleaze of all things, flailing his arms and flexing

cecilia vega, abc news, dallas. >>> a teenager from the chicago area is facing terror related chargesng arrested over the weekend. fbi says 19-year-old muhammad hamzah khan wanted to join isis. he was arrested saturday night at o'hare trying to board a plane for austria with a connecting flight to turkey. from there agents say he was to be smuggled into syria. >>> flights are getting back to normal in chicago after an equipment problem caused extensive delays. at one point o'hare and midway came to a halt with no takeoffs or landings yesterday. and delays continued into the night. the faa is blaming an equipment outage that affected the air traffic control center's phone lines. just a week and a half ago more than 2,000 flights were canceled because of a fire at a control center. >>> we turn to the latest clue in the dangerous manhunt in the pennsylvania mountains. it's a letter likely left behind by eric frein, the man accused of opening fire on two state troopers. linzie janis has the latest on the search. >> reporter: abc news has learned police searching for eric frein found a han

cecilia vega, abc news, dallas. >>> turning to an uneasy cease-fire, it's holding right now in easterneturn to their normal lives. mail service is sketchy at best, so those relying on pension and government payments must now stand in long lines for humanitarian aid. some fighting continues around the city's outskirts between government troops and separatist rebels. >>> world leaders are keeping a close watch on north korea, where its reclusive leader has remained out of the public eye for nearly five weeks. the mysterious absence of kim jong-un is fueling a flood of speculation, everything from his health to a possible coup. the north's ruling party is celebrating its 69th anniversary today, but so far, no sign of kim. >>> a 21-year-old hiker has been reunited with her family after becoming lost near snoqualmie pass in washington state. paula reuter and her two dogs were lifted to safety yesterday. they spent three nights in rugged terrain where temperatures dropped into the 40s. she told rescuers she ate mushrooms while she was lost and was able to build a fire. snwlt this morning, pa

i'm cecilia vega. as we come on the air, there is a new front on ebola and it's centered here. a nurse is confined. she is no semp toms but the governor says she can't leave for three weeks and she is speaking out tonight. and two more states alongside new york and new jersey imposing a mandatory quarantine. are they going too far? linsey davis is in new york tonight. >> reporter: they are saying it's inappropriate but still, she remains here in a quarantine in an isolation tent. inside the tent, casey hickhock says sheas treated like a criminal when she returned from treats patients in sierra leone. she says it's extreme. >> this is unacceptable. and i feel my human rights with violated. >> reporter: she said she was left in a cold tent with nothing but paper scrubs. i thought of colleagues that will return to america and face the same ordeal. chris christie, one of the first governors to implement a mandatory quarantine. >> this is something that is hard to deal with. she is trying to hurt others and is obviously hill. >> reporter: she says know is not ill at all but said she

but first, abc's cecilia vega live in dallas. cecilia? >> reporter: david, good evening to you. thomas duncan spent ten days here in this hospital, fighting for his life and tonight, his family is outraged at the care that he received here. and now, all eyes on that ambulance that you mentioned, that showed up here this afternoon. paramedics in head to toe hazmat gear, transforming this ambulance into a rolling isolation chamber. the patient, a sheriff's deputy, part of the them that delivered a quarantine order to thomas eric duncan's family. earlier today, that deputy visited a clinic feeling sick. now, in a mask and gloves, rushing to the emergency room. >> while we are being told the risk is minimal, overabundance of caution, we're taking several actions to make sure that the public health safety and welfare is protected. >> reporter: this just hours after duncan himself died in that dallas hospital. duncan's condition worsening in recent days, from serious to critical. the hospital cleared an entire floor just for him so he'd be in complete isolation. he was on life support

cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: listen to this pitch, about hogs. >> i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm. so when i get to washington, i'll know how to cut pork. >> reporter: a mom, wife, and harley rider, saying she'll do to washington what she did to the hogs. >> because washington is full on big spenders let's make them squeal. >> reporter: tonight, it could be working for this republican. neck and neck in iowa -- a key state that sent barack obama to the white house. and re-elected him. but now there's someone hoping to stop her. hillary clinton who stood beside the democrat in the race, congressman bruce braley. and what did he hand her? a onesie. on the trail, she is embracing her role as a new grandmother. part of an effort to reach a crucial voting block here, those so-called walmart moms. so what's a walmart mom? well, they are women with children under the age of 18 who shop at the megachain at least once a month. and that's where we're headed right now to talk to some of them. they are a powerful group by one count, nearly 17% of all voters this year. what are

cecilia vega is live. these hazmat crews arrived five days after he was hospitalized? >> reporter: david, good evening to you. that's the big question out here, why did it take this long? they had a hard time to find a cleanup crew. you can see this truck right here, they're called the cleanup guys. a convoy of trucks en route to the first mission of its kind, ever, decontaminating an american home painted with ebola. this cleanup crew has finally arrived, it will take six hours and team of people to clean this two-bedroom apartment. the hazmat crew protected in chemical-resistant suits. they wear face shields. two layer of gloves. outside, the car duncan rode in, covered in plastic, a tarp on the ground and shielding the apartment's front door. inside the two-bedroom apartment, the team collecting all duncan's personal belongings, entering his bedroom, removing his bed, triple bagging his sheets and pillows. moving to the bathroom, disinfecting all surfaces with bleach. scouring all high-traffic areas he might have touched. everything placed in secured containers and

cecilia vega, abc news, dallas. >>> it feels like it's cold and flu season. has ebola, you are probably okay. the concern obviously in dallas is who was he around? that sort of concern. but people are -- there's no reason to hit the panic button. most people across america will be okay. but this is obviously great concern in dallas. >> this is scary given what we've been seeing in other parts of the world. i say other parts of the world. one part in particular, in the western part of africa. but this is just, frankly, so new to us. this is scary. and the death rate if someone gets ebola. you can't help. we freak out a little bit when things like this happen. this is so foreign -- this is a first for the united states. someone here in the united states has been diagnosed with ebola. we'll keep an eye on this. >>> another health emergency going on developing this morning. rising number of cases of paralysis linked to this enterovirus 68. it's been hitting kids especially hard. that's bryan sotelo, an 11-year-old. he's been in a hospital in dallas as well since

i'm cecilia vega. as we come on the air, there is new front in the fight against ebola, and it's centered right here at this new jersey hospital where a nurse just back from africa is confined. kaci hickox is showing no symptoms but the governor says she can't leave for three weeks and she is speaking out tonight. and two more states alongside new york and new jersey imposing a mandatory quarantine. are the new rules going too far are or they protecting the public from this deadly disease? linsey davis is in new york tonight. >> reporter: good evening. the mayor of new york city calling what happened to kaci hickox inappropriate. yet, she remains here in quarantine in an isolation tent. inside the tent, kaci hickox says she was treated like a criminal from new jersey health officials when she returned from treating patients in sierra leone. she says she is treated inhumane. >> this is unacceptable. and i feel my basic human rights with violated. >> reporter: in an open letter to the dallas morning news

cecilia vega, abc news, dallas. >> the government is stepping up ebola screening at five major airportschecks include taking the temperatures of travelers arriving from west africa. they'll begin saturday at new york's jfk and expand to washington dulles, chicago o'hare, hartsfield-jackson in atlanta and newark in new jersey. >>> now to what police in pennsylvania are describing as the absolutely chill akont of the police ambush lnked to eric frein. it contained a jornl found at the camp site frein used while avoiding authorities. two pipe bombs also found there. frein writes about how he opened fire an state troopers outside rural barracks on september 12th. the officer in charge read his words. >> got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. i took a follow-up shot an his head and neck area. he was still and quiet after that. >> the officer frein wrote about shooting was killed, he also wrote about wounding a second officer. police also released two new images of frein showing what he might look look with a beard and mohawk. the most recent sight

i'm cecilia vega. we begin with the cruise ship, the canal "magic" back in texas tonight. and the hospital worker who sparked fears. she left that ship before dawn today before being quarantined in her room. tests clearing her of the disease. this as disease detectives race to track down all the people who might have come in contact with amber vinzen, the nurse infected with the deadly virus. the list well over 100 and for some health care workers, the concern is now. tom llamas with the story. >> reporter: today, the woman at the center of that ebola scare on the cruise ship carnival magic, disembarking. the ship and its 3,600 passengers, back in texas, after mexico and belize refused to grant her access. >> she shouldn't have been on board. she should have stayed home. >> reporter: cleaning crews now preparing to scrub every inch of the ship. on saturday, this was the view from the deck. as passengers partied, a coast guard helicopter hover above, on a mission to collect blood from the dallas lab supervisor who'd handled samples from ebola victim thomas eric duncan. even

but first, abc's cecilia vega live in dallas and leading us off. cecilia, good evening. >> reporter: david, good evening to you. that ebola patient fighting for his life right here behind me. i spoke with his wife, who is in quarantine right now. she told me today, i just want my husband to be well. inside this apartment in dallas, a family in quarantine. relatives of the first person ever diagnosed with ebola in the united states ordered by law not to leave and we know they've tried. a police officer now posted outside. food and supplies delivered. even the walkways hosed down. >> nobody's supposed to go inside the apartment. they are in their apartment. they cannot come out. >> reporter: disease detectives now in a race to answer one question. how many people could one person have infected? their investigation starts here, with thomas eric duncan in isolation at this dallas hospital. he is patient zero. the cdc now tracking 100 people he may have come into contact with. first, the doctors and nurses who treated him. then, the three paramedics who

let's get right to cecilia vega, she's life live in dallas again for us. cecilia? >> reporter: david, good evening to you. thomas eric duncan is receiving that experimental drug that you mentioned. his family says he is showing some signs of improvement, including now having a normal body temperature. but he is still here, in critical condition. tonight, as thomas eric duncan fights for his life, outside this dallas hospital, his mother is speaking out. >> i just want to see my son to be all right, to be healthy. >> reporter: and now, new questions about whether western hospitals are ready to handle infected patients. >> the enemy here is a virus. the enemy is ebola. >> reporter: new concerns tonight after a nurse in a spanish hospital became infected while cleaning a missionary who died from ebola. she is the first person to contract the disease outside west africa. now, hospitals around this country are on high alert. our dr. besser in one new jersey e.r., where staffers are running preparedness drills. >> ebola patient in five minutes. >> so, they just got a fak

i'm cecilia vega. as we come on the air tonight, the cdc has just confirmed that a dallas nurse who treated that liberian man who died from ebola has herself contracted the virus. this is that hospital, once again, at the center of it all. that's where that nurse is in isolation tonight. and this video just coming in. workers in hazmat suits, spraying her front door, disinfecting everything. this latest case even sending president obama into the oval office today for a briefing by phone. and now, serious questions about whether american hospitals are really prepared to stop this epidemic. abc's ryan owens starts us off tonight. ryan? good evening to you. >> reporter: cecilia, good evening to you. really a stunning turn of events here a nurse at this hospital now a patient. she's in stable condition, but this was not supposed to happen. thomas eric duncan may have died, but the virus he brought to the united states lives on. tonight, a nurse in her twenties who cared for the ebola patient in this dallas

abc's cecilia vega now at a gas station in new jersey, where, believe it or not, the price is even lowarl than the average. >> reporter: david, good evening to you. we haven't seen prices like these in four years. look at this station here, $2.67 for the cheapest gas. analysts say a majority of stations are selling gas for less than $3 a gallon. these prices, they have been dropping since june. that is because of the declining price of oil. here's the map. san francisco topping the charts with the highest price in the country, drivers in albany, georgia, have the lowest. and analysts are saying there could even more good news for drivers tonight. that national average could fall below $3 a gallon. one analyst joking that stations like this one might not even have enough 2 inside their drawers to make all the changes in these signs they need, because they haven't seen prices this low in so long. david? >> cecilia, thank you. >>> the countdown is on to the midterm elections tonight. just eight days to go. the stakes e nor moss. president obama battling with a republican house will he soo