david writebol is under quarantine with other missionaries. he spoke about his wife via skype for the first time about his return from liberia. >> each time i talk to her i get a sense her voice is clearer and brighter. so i'm imagining that she's getting stronger. and she tells me that she is feeling better and getting stronger. >> david writebol is speaking today about his wife nancy. >>> i want to turn to politics now. an event on martha's vineyard that's getting a lot more attention than it might have because both president obama and hillary clinton will be there, with clinton hoping to hug it out after some critical comments about the president's foreign policy. nbc's chris jansing is on the vineyard following it all for us. hi, chris. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the last few days have felt kind of like a flashback to 2008 when the two were locked in that pitched battle for president. this week amid a new political firestorm clinton actually issued a statement suggesting she and the president would hug it out tonight after her appe

they invited national media to an interview with david writebol. but we were informed that the interview would be done over skype. they met with local and state health officials. although there is no change in the missionary's health status or quarentine concerns. concerns were raised about what type of message a this might send to the general public. >> what do we know about the two american ebola patients that are undergoing treatment in atlanta? do we have information? >> reporter: first of all nancy is continuing treatment in emory hospital. she is said to be doing well undergoing treatment in a special isolation unit. along with dr. kent brantly. he worked for christian charity samaritan's purse. and brantly continues to do well. both missionaries became infected while working in an ebola clinic in liberia. >> thank you. >> a new twist in the ukraine conflict. now russian president putin is traveling to crimea. this comes after a convoy headed to the ukrainian border. moscow claims they are carrying humanitarian aid. but ukraine fears they are

nancy writebol's husband, david, spoke from monrovia, liberia, to a small group of reporters. >> i spoke with my son earlier this afternoon, said that she was doing some better. i was just really pleased to hear that. >> reporter: i asked if he was bill in liberia because of concern he, too, may have become infected with ebola? >> yes, i'm taking my temperature every day and reporting that, and just waiting through the incubation period to make sure that i'm not infected, let's say, by that. >> reporter: i asked david writebol if the time comes when you're finally able to be in the same room with nancy with no restrictions, what is the first thing you're going to do? he responded, "what would you do? i'm going to give her a big kiss." >> pelley: and the patients here in the states are responding to treatment. jon, thanks very much. today, a medical examiner ruled that the death this week of former white house press secretary james brady is a homicide. now, this dates back to the grave wounds that he suffered when he was shot during the 1981 assassination attempt on president reagan. john

david writebol was under quarantine following his own return in africa. after 21 days without his own symptom, he was able to visit and see his wife through a window in her hospital room on sunday. in a statement released by their missionary organization, david writes we both placed our hands on opposite sides of the glass, moved with tears to look at each other again. she was standing with her radiant smile happy beyond words. she is continuing to slowly gain strength. eager for the day when the barriers separating us are set aside and we can simply hold each other. >>> this morning the world health organization told reuters that the death toll from this ebola outbreak in africa stands at more than 1200. >>> well, the speaker of the new york city council is receiving some national attention for revealing her personal health story. melissa mark devereto tweeted that she was high risk hpv and will undergo a biopsy today. hpv is the most common sexually transmitted disease according to the department of health and human services with at least half of sexual

david writebol had himself been under quarantine as a precaution. the couple placed their hands on opposite sides of the isolation glass and prayed together. over the intercom. both of them moved to tears. nancy said to be getting stronger every day. >>> a familiar name back in the headlines tonight. julian assange, the man behind the avalanche of leaks from government documents. that became known as wikileaks. for more than two years he has been in hiding living in london avoiding extradition. but today pale after a life rarely in the sun he indicated he may soon be ready to leave, a move that could mean arrest for assange, stay tuned. >>> back here at home to texas and the kind of high noon for texas governor rick perry facing indictment. but defiant again today. abc's jim avila gives us perspective on the showdown tonight. >> reporter: this jailhouse video of a drunk austin, texas district attorney is the cornerstone of the rick perry defense against felony charges he abused his power and tried to coerce the da to re-sign. rosemary lehmberg by th

now, david writebol is still in lie be liberia, waiting to make sure he's not infected. he told reporters nancy's memories remain in tact and she has her sense of humor. he added she's the best part of his life, he misses her and loves her deeply. as for dr. kent brantly, he's saying he's getting the best treatment possible. in a statement, he wrote from his ice laigs room, he says his family moved to lie beberia to ever good there. i held the hands of countless individuals as this terrible disease took their lives away from them. i can still remember every face and name. nearly 1,000 people who went to africa have died since march from this outbreak and the death rate is 55 to 60%. the director of the centers for disease control said last night that the best way to help americans is stopping at the source in africa. >> cross border movements, the unprecedented nature of ebola in this part of the world as well as in urban areas makes it very challenge, so we're sending teams of laboratory experts, disease detectives, people who can manage data and communications experts

. >> writebol's husband david is still in liberia, waiting for the earning bowla incubation period to elapse. >> she's the best part of my life, and i love her, and you know, 40 years of marriage and being together, it's hard to be apart. >> the outbreak emerged in guinea in march and has since spread to sierra leone, liberia and nigeria killing at least 961 people. >> i am declaring the current outbreak of ebola virus disease a public health emergency of international concern, but some aid organizations like doctors without borders have said the worldwide response has been agonizingly slow. the shortage of health care workers is dire. >> the main difficulty we have today is to find the number of people that have been trained, that are able to set up new treatment centers in the affected countries. >> reporter: from his isolation room here at emory, dr. brantly

. >> david writebol says his wife is doing better but not out of the woods yet. when nancy writebol contracted ebola in africa, her husband david, the man she spent the last 40 years with couldn't even touch her. today he told that story for the first time. it must be so hard to not be able to hug or touch or hold your wife. do you remember the last time you got to hug her or hold her? >> yeah, i was able to be in personal protection equipment and i patted her just to let her know that i was there, that i loved her. >> reporter: now nancy writebol got ebola is a mystery. part of her work included cleaning hospital equipment. >> she was detailed and meticulous and trained others to do the decontamination work. the doctors and staff are well-trained. they were following protocols carefully and we've kind of walked through where there might have been a difficulty in it. at this stage i think it's too early to tell for certain what exactly happened. >> reporter: nancy is recovering from ebola at a hospital in atlanta. she remains one of the few people given the experi

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one of the missionaries is david writebol who wife nancy is being treated at an atlanta hospital. >>>time, doctors believe they have identified the origin of the ebola outbreak as a two-year-old boy from ginny. the virus was contracted after he died in early december and believed to spread to other villages after a funeral for the family. for more on the outbreak, i'm joined by dr. frank glover and the president of s.h.i.e.l.d. now dr. glover, thanks so much for joining us. how would you describe the health care system in liberia and well sierra leone for that matter right now? >> well right now the health care system has been greatly stressed in liberia as essentially collapsed with the closing of all the government hospitals. and at this point in time, the cdc is on the ground helping them to decontaminate the buildings and to begin opening the hospitals again. >> now you've spent, is this correct, three to four months a year working in liberia -- >> that's correct. >> you say the doctors were already aware of the limitations that they had to treat this outbreak and were forced to l

david writebol in quarantine in charlotte being watched to see if he develops the disease.ing abc news he is cautiously optimistic about his wife's health. what is the latest with your wife, nancy? >> her voice is clearer an brighter. still very weak. moving in the right direction. making good progress although we are still not quite ready to say she its out of the woods yet. >> reporter: it has been 11 days since missionary doctor ken brantly was flown back to the u.s. nuclear plant followed soon after. both have received an experimental drug and those supplies now exhausted. his last physical contact with nancy was in liberia nearly a month ago through protective gloves. >> i patted her to let her know i was there and loved her. >> reporter: david remains in quarantine, unsure when he will be cleared. he says when he is released, his first stop will be atlanta to see his wife of 40 years. michelle and devin. >> thank you, paula. >>> a young girl in upstate new york is nursing a broken arm after a dangerous fall. the 12-year-old injured after falling ten feet from the sky

we're expecting to see david writebol, the husband of 1 of the 2 ebola patients being treated in atlantathe missionary group, it's called sin usa. they're going to be holding this press conference at their headquarters. it is going to be taking place in charlotte, north carolina. we will bring that to you when we hear more details. >>> in the meantime, speaking of ebola, false report on the internet ratcheting up fears of a huge health crisis. someone hacked into yahoo!'s twitter account yesterday -- wrote this. breaking ebola outbreak in atlanta. estimated 145 people infected so far since doctors carrying the disease were flown in from africa. that tweet was taken down a short time later. yahoo! says the tweet was unauthorized and they are now trying to determine where it actually originated. >>> another fox news alert to tell you about now. because you are seeing right now the first pentagon press briefing since the air strikes began in iraq. >> c-1330 air crews began a coordinated series of humanitarian air drops to the refugees on the mountain. over the last four nights u.s. and uk a

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. >> reporter: david writebol calling home from the deadly hot zone in liberia thanking god and the doctorsringing his wife, nancy, back from the brick of death. >> i'm grateful and happy that she's in a place that enables her to receive the best care possible and that will give her every opportunity to get better and to recover. >> reporter: here she is helping disinfect doctors in the ebola ward of her african missionary hospital before getting sick needing this emergency flight to atlanta tuesday for treatment. >> i really want to give thanks to god for providing those people but also more than that, to also thank them. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview we reached the six students abroad now stranded in liberia after flights from the region were suspended. >> i was freaking out. >> reporter: they're working with british airways to fly home flew ghana before school starts august 20th. >> i personally would like everyone to know that we are safe. we are safe and we are healthy. the only thing we're concerned about is getting home as soon as possible. >> reporter: here in the u.s. the

. >> reporter: writebol's husband, david, is still in liberia, waiting for the ebola incubation period to elapse to make sure he's not infected. >> i miss being with her. she's the biggest part of my life. i deeply love her. 40 years of marriage and being together, it's hard to be apart. >> reporter: the outbreak emerged in guinea in march and has spread to sierra leone, liberia and nigeria, killing at least 961 people. >> i am declaring the current outbreak of the ebola virus disease a public health emergency of international concern. >> reporter: but some aid organizations like doctors without borders have said the worldwide response has been agonizingly slow. the shortage of health care workers is dire. >> the main difficulty is to find the number of people that have been trained that are able to set up new treatment centers in the affected countries. >> that was gabe gutierrez reporting. coming up on "nbc nightly news," an update on one of the americans infected with ebola. how her son says she's doing tonight. >>> reaching out for help, the family of a man shot and killed last wee

during a prayer service in south carolina, writebol's husband david who was in the hospital with his wife kaulted the crowd to thank the well-wishers. >> i want to be a bit cautious but she was sitting up, talking with us, she's able to move about. she's drinking lots of fluids which is good for her. that's her main job these days. >> the cdc alert is direct at u.s. residents with nonessential travel battling the outbreak. there are quarantined check points staffed with health officers decided if a sick person can enter the country. infection out disease experts believes the u.s. has the resources to control the spread of the virus if it should come here. dr. steven monroe is with the cdc. >> we're very comfortable if a patient were identified here in the u.s. that the normal kinds of barrier precautions would be in place would prevent spread even though the person was confirmed to be a case of ebola. >> emory university announced it's preparing for a special containment unit in the coming days. >> that was dr. jon lapook reporting. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, a setback for wisc

. >> reporter: for the first time today, we heard from writebol's husband, david. >> i'm ok. i'm in, you know, a small apartment. but i'm grateful and happy that she's in a place that enables her to receive the best care possible. >> reporter: at the centers for disease control emergency operations center, they are monitoring everything that's happening overseas and also taking phone calls from hospitals in this country. all the folks you see behind me are working on ebola, and hundreds more about to join them. >> we can stop ebola. we know how to do it. it will be a long and hard fight. >> reporter: isaacs' message more dire. >> we will be fighting it and containing it in multiple countries around the world. and the truth is, the cat is most likely already out of the bag. >> aid workers say they are running out of protective gear in africa. and tonight, brian, the fda is trying to fast track some of the experimental drugs to help people fighting ebola. brian? >> kate snow at cdc headquarters for us tonight. kate, thanks. >>> and still ahead on our broadcast this evening, the

moving in the right direction. >> nancy writebol remains in isolation at emory university hospital she received the experimental drawing zmapp. her husband davidme from atlanta. i saw you watching your dad there. have you had a chance to talk to him as well? >> i've had an opportunity a couple times to chat with dad on the phone and he seems to be doing very well. i've been encouraged by his health and progress and glad to have him back in the states again. >> let's talk about mom. does she have any idea how many people have been sending prayers for her and sending good thoughts along the way, been aware of the flurry of news, her name has made? >> she's embarrassed by it, i think. she definitely knows that there are tens of thousands, if not millions of people praying for her and is very grateful for just our nation's reaching out and concern for her care. >> you're there in atlanta. you've had an opportunity to spend some time with your mom. i want to you walk us through that in a second. your dad was saying she's getting stronger, albeit still weak. how is she doing today? >> today she's doing well. i'm looking forward to going to see hadde

onst night, during a prayer service in charlotte, north carolina, writebol's husband, david, who was in the hospital with his wife, called to thank the crowd of well wishers. >> i want to be a bit cautious but she's sitting up and she's talking with us and she's able to move about. she's drinking lots of fluids, which is good for her. that' her main job these days. >> reporter: the c.d.c. alert is directed at u.s. residents with nonessential travel to the three countries battling the outbreak. there are 20 quarantine stations at airports and other points of entry staffed with health officers responsible for deciding if a sick person can enter the country. infectious disease experts with the u.s. has the resources to control the spread of the virus should it come here. dr. stephen monroe is with the c.d.c. >> we're fairly comfortable if a patient were identified here in the u.s. that the normal kind of barriering precautions that would be in place would prevent spread even before the person was confirmed to be a case of ebola. >> reporter: late today, emory university announced it is

and then at the end of the call, david actually prayed for me. jeremy writebol has issued this statement that will be made available to you. jeremy said, we are tremendously relieved that our mother is back in the united states. we know that she will receive the best medical care possible at emory university hospital. we're grateful to everyone who has joined us in praying for this moment. please continue to pray for her and for dr. kent brantly. i'd be glad to take your questions. yes. good to see you again, kate. >> what is nancy's prognosis? how long do you think she might have to be here? >> the doctors that are caring for her now at emory university, we're turning those reports over to emory university hospital on those kinds of situations, her medical care. >> i'm with abc news. how are you? >> this is the president of ism. this is the group that nancy writebol, a woman who had been living with her husband david in liberia, had been working with, employed with, working with samaritan's purse doing great work in west africa when she had gotten ebola. she's

. >> and these photos come after david and nancy writebol saw each other for the first time since the virus separated them. nancy is being treated for the disease in atlanta. she spent time in liberia helping ebola victims. david said in a statement we both placed our hands on opposite sides of the glass. moves with tears to look at each other again. she was standing with a radiant smile, happy beyond words." of television's most famous voices is being remembered this morning. don pardo, the iconic announcer died monday. he was 96 years old. pardo spoke on many broadcast but he's best known for one program "live from new york." >> this is "saturday night live." >> reporter: for nearly 40 years, don pardo is responsible for introducing manllywood's biggest stars on thepular sketch comedy >> drawn-out syllables were a fixture on "snl." but in the course of his six-decade long career he also served as announcer of some of america's most popular ogright" in 1956. >> this is don pardo. >> reporter: in 1964 he went on to voice "jeopardy!" for more than a decade before introducing the first

and nancy writebol was able to see her husband david through the glass of an isolation room at the atlantaospital. she worked in liberia where she contracted the disease. >>> rick perry will be booked and fingerprinted and photoed. fennfelony charged were handed n against him. they are fighting the two counts. perry was the first texas governor to be indicted. he could get 109 years in prison if convicted. >>> they are having profoundly different reactions to governor perry's legal troubles. tom corbett removed the video endorsing corbett from its website. it doesn't want the indictment to be a distraction. and chris christie as chair of the government association came to perry's defense saying "he has complete faith in perry's honest and inthreat." and integrity. >>> it revel had itsay they would close today. they are bleeding money losing $1 million a week. they hold revel they must stay open until labor day. the hotel is scheduled to close on september 1st. the gaming is the next morning on september 2nd. they hope to find a buyer at the bankruptcy auction. >>> the beachgoers enjoyed a

first to the point, you've been in touch with nancy writebol's husband david.nd to think a week ago he was thinking about planning a funeral and here she is eating yogurt and able to get on this plane, he watched her get on the plane via skype? >> yes, he did. he was able to watch the proceedings live and he was absolutely overwhelmed. the description was that these are tears of joy, unbelievable joy, unbelievable thankfulness, above all to the lord who has brought them to this. also, of course, to all of the people who made this possible from the state department, emory university, the cdc and all of that. above all, very thankful to the lord. he couldn't believe that the lord did his grace, has brought nancy whom he described as my beautiful bride home. so this is a great day of celebration and how the tide has turned in the last few days, brooke. >> absolutely. it's been incredible and stunning to watch the science and the effects within both nancy and the doctor. but let's go back to her husband because he was doing the charity work as well. i'm wondering,

american missionary nancy writebol was reunited with her husband david, holding hands with him throughnd praying together over the intercom. writebol battling ebola herself is said to be getting stronger every day. >>> a top new york city politician revealed she has hpv, a sexually transmitted disease, that can cause cancer. melissa mark-viverito, speaker of the city council, made the unusual announcement on twitter saying she is at high risk. she said she took the unusual step of tweeting about her condition to help destigmatize the virus. it is among the most common stds and known to cause cervical cancer in women. there is no known cure. getting a lot of buzz for speaking out. there is no test for it. she says she is nervous about the diagnosis, getting a biopsy. but wants all women to pay attention to this and get vaccinated. >> very brave for her to come out on twitter and sort of look for information and give information. >> absolutely. >>> a wildfire is threatening hundreds of homes and businesses near yosemite national park. 13,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the centr

and then at the end of the call david actually prayed for me. jeremy writebol issued this statement that will be made available to you. jeremy said we are tremendously relieved that our mother is back in the united states. we know that she will receive the best medical care possible at emory university hospital. we're grateful to everyone who has joined us in praying for this moment. please continue to pray for her and for dr. kent brantly. i would be glad to take your questions. yes. good to see you again, kate. >> you've been listening to a live press conference. this is the charity that nancy writebol, the second victim, had been working for bruce johnson speaking on behalf of her, her family and the charity saying they're relieved that she's back in the u.s. treated at emory university hospital where kent brantly is as well. her condition was not as good as his when she arrived. they are grateful that she's back here now. we'll keep an eye on her as her condition hopefully continues to improve. >>> looking now at new numbers showing our nation's debt climbi

. >> that's why nancy writebol was dispatched without any fanfare without anybody knowing. >> according -- >> what we did know, her husband, david, under observation, he has been looked after because the incubation period is 21 days, and he has been looked at very strictly, and it turns out that he doesn't have ebola either, despite coming into close contact with his wife. so what we don't know, we'll probably find out in this news conference, is where nancy is going next, and kent brantley is going next. i would be concerned that they're not going too far away. >> if you are sitting at home, it's because we're expecting dr. kent brantly, the first american to be treated with ebola virus, and he has been treated successfully. there's a news conference at emery hospital with the team that treated him in his stay there. if you recall, he arrived on the tarmac and he walked on his own steam. and days before, he was said to have been near death. so mel experts are saying -- there is the scene of dr. brantly arriving on the tarmac, and that's what makes it so incredible. mel don't know if it was the early experimental treatment from

. >> reporter: writebol's husband, david, is still in liberia waiting for the incubation period to end. >> she is the best part of my life. i deeply love her and, you know, 40 years of marriage and being together, it's hard to be apart. >> reporter: the outbreak emerged in guinea and spread to sierra leone, liberia and nigeria. >> i am declaring the ebola disease a public health emergency of international concern. >> reporter: some aid organizations like doctors without borders said the worldwide response has been agonizing slow. the shortage of health care workers is dire. >> the difficulty we have today is to find the number of people who have been trained and able to set up new treatment centers in the effected country. >> reporter: here in emory, doctor brantly wrote he witnessed the horror firsthand and he remembers every face and name. erica? >> gabe gutierrez in atlanta, thanks. >>> hamas militants rage on this morning. there was hope a three day cease-fire would be enough to stop the fighting. after that cease-fire, the violence picked up once again. bill is live in gaza city.

. >> reporter: doctors quietly discharged nancy writebol this past tuesday. her husband, david say her battle has left her waechblg he lea -- weak. he said -- eak. he -- weak. he said -- shall >> as we she walked out of her isolation room she said to god be the glory. >> reporter: now they reconnect with their family after being in iso he lation for weeks. erica edwards, nbc 10 news. lat erica edwards, nbc 10 news. >>> very comfortable weather a good bit of august. when the humidity is low, often, we don't see thunderstorms. the humidity is higher, thunderstorms in pennsylvania watching, and more showers coming on friday. not so much thunderstorms. kind of cool this weekend. 7 degrees in atlantic city and it's going to stay in the 70s at the shore for a while can see all the activity in central pennsylvania. we have had some severe weather, especially the harrisburg area, this is all you see moving to the southeast, some activity in maryland that may be moving into delaware here. this one cell that was moving into berks county has really weakened, even though it still looks lik

charity group that writebol worked with also read a statement from her husband, david oher improving condition. >> 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 c.d.c. emergency operation center is fielding calls from state health officials about identifying possible cases of ebola. >> one of the key important questions is have you traveled recently? >> reporter: dr. atala, chief of emergency medicine at grady memorial hospital, took us through the protocol of evaluating a patient with suspected ebola. let's say i say i've been to africa. >> the first thing that she'll do is put a mask on you and take you immediately to one of our isolation rooms. >> reporter: at gradey thitis alation rooms are are in the blue zone. >> we would wring the patient right in here, make sure the door is closed and make sure that everyone is aware that this is an isolation room and you are an isolation patient. >> reporter: so once you are suspicious they might have ebola or some other infectious d

it's an indication of where she is, as david said, she is very, very weak. >> reporter: writebol wasliberia last night, landing at dobbins air force base near atlanta today, a specially equipped ambulance bringing her here for treatment. >> samaritans person sim are so grateful for both of them. her sons jeremy and brian are looking forward to having some time with more. >> reporter: writebol and brantly both said to be getting better after taking an experimental drug in liberia are being cared for in specially isolated rooms here away from other patients. doctors saying everything possible is being done to keep the disease from spreading in the u.s. experts explain while a patient at mt. sinai hospital in new york who recently traveled to west africa is being kept in isolation while they await test results, it's a precaution and a sign of how careful hospitals are being. >> if they are doing the testing, they are doing the job, that's a good thing. >> and now the ambulance that brought both patients here is being bleached. the materials inside being burned. they are not taking any c

. >> more so questions linger about exactly how writebol contracted ebola in liberia when she and husband davidere volunteering at a hospital with an outbreak of the deadly virus. >> she has the gift of help. how can i help. >> bruce johnson president of the christian charity fim which zen the writebol toss liberia says nancy served 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 m

today the other american with ebola, nancy writebol, was well enough to ask her sons for a starbucks coffee. her husband david isn't sure how nancy got sick, but because he could be infected, too, he can't leave liberia to be at his wife's side until the cdc clears him. we spoke with him today. i imagine it must be really hard to be apart from your wife right now. i'm curious if you are still really worried about her, or do you think she's in the clear? >> well, yeah. i don't believe that we can say she's in the clear. i would say she's in very good hands. i do miss her, miss being with her. she's the best part of my life. >> reporter: susan grant is in charge of the nursing staff in the emory isolation unit. >> we have 15 nurses, five doctors and chaplains and a broader team of amazing people who are caring for these folks. >> reporter: two nurses are assigned to each patient 24 hours a day, always in protective gear. this strain of ebola is killing 60% of the people who come in contact with it. why would any nurse want to do that? >> they're very compassionate people. they see themselves as this is why they

. >> reporter: in atlanta american patient nancy writebol isovemen her husband david is optimistic. >> i'm grateful and happy that she's in a place where she's able to receive the best care possible and that will give her every opportunity to get better and to recover. >> a drug company now says that the fda lifted its hold on a drug that could treat people with ebola. that company had its trial on the drugs tkn ebola stopped earlier this summer. norah? >> jeff, thank you. >>> this morning defense lawyers said primal instincts caused the double amputee to shoot and kill his girlfriend. debora patta is at the courthouse in south africa where the judge will soon decide the case. debora, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's interesting that he spent his entire life downplaying his responsibility but now is escaping it to prevent a murder charge. his attorneys are trying to portray him as a desperate hero. >> you were a little boy without legs. you experienced daily that disability and the effect of this. you experienced daily that you cannot run away. >> reporter: what's happene

brantly and another american ebola patient, nancy writebol from liberia to the united states, and our own davidly got an up close and very rare personal access to this plane. david? >> reporter: ashley, this is the very jet that brought the ebola patients home for treatment and on the outside, it doesn't look like anything extraordinary but what made this flight so unusual were the special precautions that had to be taken to prevent infection and some of the special equipment they used like this plastic medical tent. come inside with me here. this is where the patients had to fly while they were inside the airplane, and this was just their first stop in a very long ride home. on two separate missions, the crew of the this gulf stream g 3 jet had one critical task, collect ebola patients, dr. kent bradley and nancy writebol and bring them home alive but to do so without themselves getting infected demanded unusual precaution. the suit you're putting on is to keep you alive and from getting infected. >> yes. >> reporter: this is the only space you had to work? >> yes. >> reporter: jonathan jackso

. >> yes, nancy writebol on her way will be in atlanta tomorrow. to your question, our producer david douglas asked that question to the mapvile pharmaceutical company in san diego, he asked us a process of communication tell us what's going on over there? they said, we are a very small company, we're hoping to help the people in west africa. perhaps they're working to up the serum, get it to africa and ep help the people we hope. >> a huge infusion of cashes it seems to me. robert ray, good to see you. >>> despite the ebola outbreak nearly 50 africa leaders are in washington for a summit. summits aimed at strengthening ties between the u.s. and africa. africa is some of the fastest growing economies in the world. >>> former white house press secretary and gun advocate james brady last died. brady background checks for handgun buyers can bill is named after hip. josh earnest said brady revolutionized the job. he was 73 years old. >>> the ban on drinking water in toledo has been lifted. after health officials found it may have been contaminated by algae, this shows the western end of l

. >> reporter: in atlanta, american ebola patient nancy writebol is showing signs of improvement. her husband, david, is optimistic. >> i'm grateful and happy that she's in a place that enables her to receive the best care possible. and that will give her every opportunity to get better and to recover. >> reporter: a drug company now says that the fda lifted its hold on a drug that could treat people with ebola. that company had its trials on the drug tkm ebola stopped earlier this summer. >> jeff thanks. >>> the blade runner oscar pistorius, will learn his fate on september 11th. that's when the judge in his murder troilial will issue a verdict. closing arguments wrapped up this morning. defense claimed primalin stipts caused him to shoot his girlfriend. debora patta is at the courthouse in pretoria. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's ironic that pistorius has spent his entire life downplaying his disability but is now emphasizing it in a bid to escape a murder charge. defense attorney barry roux is trying to portray him as a tragic hero who is desperately vulnerable on his stumps. >> a

nancy writebol continues to recover at emory university hospital in atlanta. her husband, david, updated her progress to "cbs this morning." >> she keeps telling me that she's doing better bit by bit. she's sounding stronger each time that i talk to her and just letting me know that the doctors are giving her good reports. >> now, he's quarantined himself as a precaution after his return from africa. >>> the fda is packing a potential game-changer for people who don't get enough sleep. some 60 million americans have a form of insomnia. it affects 40% of women and 30% of men. the government announced the approval of a ground-breaking type of sleeping pill. dr. carol ash is the director of sleep at meridian health. welcome. >> thank you charlie. >> what's different about this one? >> this is an exciting new drug. it really is a new tool in the tool kit for the treatment of insomnia. typically sleechping drugs are a knockout punch to the brain. they knock out circuits throughout the brain. kind of think of a house where you get a surge and electricity goes off for the refrigerator

david begnaud has more on evacuation efforts in the countries affected. >> reporter: right now, there are two american missionaries isolated in liberia and diagnosed with ebola. they are dr. kent brantly of texas and nancy writebol of north carolina. they are in grave condition but said to be stable. an experimental serum was available. dr. brantly asked that it be given to nancy. there was only enough for one patient. >> we don't know how effective the serum will be in this instance because it hasn't been done frequently before if at all with ebola. >> reporter: dr. brantly was begin a unit of blood from one of his patients who recovered from ebola. emery university hospital in atlanta says an infected american will be brought there in the next several days and placed inside a high security ward isolated from others. the identity of the american is unknown. the cdc has issued the highest possible warning, a level 3, advising americans to avoid nonessential travel to liberia, guinea and sierra leone where 1300 people have been ill with ebola and more than 700 have died. right now there are 20 quarantine centers in the u.s., most at airports ready to isolate travelers who show symptoms of ebola. david begnaud for