dr. richard besser will be right there. next, another american doctor that worked in the same hot zone with one of the infected missionaries. he placed himself in quarantine here at home. today, he spoke with ron claiborne. the days watching for any possible symptoms of the disease. >> reporter: this was dr. allen jamison three weeks ago. departing as a volunteer to treat ebola patients. and this is him today, we're skyping with him because he's in complete isolation. he quarantined himself in his own home when he returned three days ago. >> i'm just being cautious. >> reporter: he's concerned he may have been exposed in liberia. so, when his organization sent him back home, he went straight to his own house. not touching anyone. now, he's home alone. no one allowed in, and monitors his temperature twice a day for fever, one of the early symptoms of ebola. >> i feel in excellent health. very comfortable. >> reporter: how confident are you that you have not contracted it? >> i'm very confident because i don't have any sympto

dr. richard besser shows the critical steps to keep the virus contained. and we'll hear from a doctor who waited to see if he was exposed. >>> and the mystery behind the large pack of coyotes invading a neighborhood. >>> and will these daredevils be grounded tonight? >>> a good evening to you tonight. for the first time in history, doctors in the united states will battle the ebola virus. one of the two patients will arrive from africa tomorrow. and you can see the air tight tent. it's an isolation pod that will carry the patients here. back in the hot zone in africa tonight, soldiers trying to prevent panic in the streets. we have dr. richard be who has tracked deadly disease es such as ebola. >> reporter: tonight, word those two missionaries stricken with ebola, now stable enough to fly. nancy writebold and dr. kent brantley expected to be transported one at a time in a specially designed aircraft. inside a disposable tent to protect the crew from the deadly virus. they will fly more than 5,000 miles from liberia to the united states, landing at dobbins

dr. richard besser, is back in the hot zone. >> reporter: today as doctors cdc director on the ground here, monitoring the outbreak. >> if we don't stop it here, we'll be dealing with it for years around the world. but we can still stop it. >> reporter: in the capital, quarantines are in place. we traveled to a vast slum. this is part of the city that has been quarantined, it's the poorest part of the city, the most ebola. violence has been escalating here as access to food and water has diminished. abc has been reporting since the outbreak began. in some places, just a piece of rope marks the boundary of the quarantine zone. in this compound for seven days? >> yes. eight days? why? >> it's like you're in prison? how many people have you lost from ebola? >> i have lost three person now. >> reporter: what is the solution? how will ebola end? >> i don't see ebola ending now. the best solution now, i think, for me, to let me out. give me a way out. >> reporter: a call to the international medical community is just hearing. it strikes how much work it's going to take to get this thing under co

dr. richard besser, in a moment. but first, abc's steve osunsami, who has been covering this story from day one, helps us live the drama of this day. >> reporter: for a missionary who nearly died after contracting ebola, there was good reason, today, for the cheers and applause. >> today is a miraculous day. i am thrilled to be alive. on wednesday, july 23rd, i woke up feeling under the weather. and then, my life took an unexpected turn as i was diagnosed with ebola virus disease. >> reporter: a nervous but healthy-looking dr. kent brantly stepped in front of cameras with his wife. and then, he hugged every member of his medical team, who had to work in productive suits and bubbles but weren't at all worried today. after nearly three weeks here, the doctors say he's cured. and now, even immune to the virus now responsible for more than 1,300 deaths in west africa. >> god saved my life. a direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers. i'm incredibly thankful to all of those who were involved in my care, from the

dr. richard besser, is back in the hot zone. >> reporter: in liberia, the airport is on high alert. health workers taking the temperatures of every departing passenger. are you okay? the cdc director on the ground here, monitoring the outbreak. >> if we don't stop it here, we're going to be dealing with it for years around the world. but we can still stop it. >> reporter: in the capital, quarantines are in place. we traveled to west point, a vast slum of 75,000 people. this is a part of the city that has been quarantined, it's the poorest part of the city, it's where there's has been the most ebola. violence has been escalating here as access to food and water has diminished. abc has been reporting since the crisis began. in some places, just a piece of rope marks the boundary of the quarantine zone. in others, iron gates. in this compound for seven days? >> yes. >> reporter: eight days? why? >> it's a quarantine. >> reporter: it's like you're in prison? we met steven, a tailor, from west point. how many people have you lost from ebola? >> i have lost three person now. >> reporter:

dr. richard besser is covering the story from emory university hospital in atlanta. good morning, rich. >> reporter: good morning, dan. given what we heard about his condition when he was in africa, i was as surprised as anybody to see him walk out of that ambulance. it is a really positive sign. stepping out. dr. kent brantley, seen here on the right, walking into this georgia hospital in a biohazard suit. he arrived on saturday, touching down here in dobbins air reserve base. he stayed in an isolation chamber like this, developed by the cdc to transport those with the most dangerous diseases. he was then transported to emory university hospital. seen here walking in under his own power. shocking friends and family. >> to see him walk, which hadn't occurred to me, was just unbelievable. >> reporter: brantly now getting treatment in an isolation room like this one. seen here in the university of nebraska medical center demonstration video. >> a lot of it is the really important sportive care. frequent vital signs. iv fluids if necessary. blood transfusions if necessa

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dr. richard besser has been following the latest. >> reporter: a u.s. racing to liberia to start evacuating american missionaries stricken with ebola, one dr. kent brantly, the christian organization he works for saying his condition is getting worse. >> he is fighting for his life. it is a very difficult day. a man of deep faith. >> reporter: flown in a specialized isolation pod like this, an airtight tent disposable. transported in a small plane and small crew. the first patient transported to emory university hospital in georgia which prepared a special isolation unit in collaboration with the cdc, dr. brantly deciding to forego an experimental sear rum giving the only dose to his infected colleague. the u.s. government issuing a rare travel warning urging americans to avoid guinea, lie beer. liberia closing schools. sierra leone. the cdc expanding to 50 experts in the region. >> i am very concerned. this is going to take an intensive long effort. this is a marathon not a print. >> reporter: around the world mounting jitters over air travel. there are

dr. richard besser continues his extraordinary reporting. he has traveled to liberia, the hot zone of ebola where tonight one of america's top health officials, the head of the cdc is on the ground, and rich reports in. rich? >> diane, the head of centers for disease control, dr. tom frieden, is on a fact-finding visit to the region assessing the ebola outbreak. i caught up with him as he toured the largest ebola treatment unit in the country, 120 beds totally full. he told me that this outbreak is a threat not just to the region but to the entire world, and if we don't take aggressive action, we can be dealing with this for years to come. i also saw a glimmer of hope. you remember that clinic i showed you yesterday where patients were waited to be treated, bodies being carried out? today i saw the construction of a 400-bed ebola treatment center by doctors without borders. this is the kind of center that's going to provide the type of care that could actually save lives. diane? >> rich, thank you so much for taking us inside the reality of

dr. richard besser. >> reporter: the only ebola patient ever on american soil waits to see if his body wills. dr. kent brantly in this biocontainment suit stepped off the ambulance under his own power. much to everyone's surprise. >> to see him walk, which hadn't even occurred to me, was just unbelievable. >> reporter: brantly has also seen and spoken to his wife, using a phone through a plate glass window. >> in the process of designing this unit, allowed for a lot of face-to-face contact through a plate glass window, together with a communication system so that they will be as close as one to two inches from each other. >> reporter: amber brantly said she came out grinning ear to ear and is very optimistic about his recovery. she says he's improving. but he will remain isolated until he's no longer contagious. >> if the patient walks into our unit and they're stable, most people feel they're contagious for about two to three weeks. >> reporter: the hospital staff here is now getting ready for another ebola patient. nancy writebol, brantly's colleague. just a short time ago the same plane

dr. richard besser is at that hospital for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight the only ebola patient on american soil waits to sea if his body will fight the deadly vier russ. stepping off the ambulance yesterday under his own power. >> to see him walk, which hadn't even occurred to me, was just unbelievable. >> also seen and spoken to his wife. using a phone through a glass window. >> in the process of designing this unit allowed for a lot of face to face contact through a plate glass window together with a communication system so that they will be as close as one to two inch from each other. >> reporter: amber said she came out grinning ear to ear. tonight she says he's improving but remains isolated until he's no longer contagious. >> if the patient is stable, most people feel they're contagious for about two to three weeks. >> reporter: the staff is getting ready for another ebola patient. nancy writebol. brantly's colleague. a short time ago the same plane took off on a trip to africa expected to bring writebol back here on tuesday. tonight we learned he received a dose before leaving. why

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dr. richard besser. you were telling me you talked to the cdc today and they revealed they've tested at least a half dozen patients around the country for ebola. they had all traveled to that hot zone? >> they all had symptoms that were consistent with ebola and that's exactly what you want to see happen. >> in the meantime, i want to turn to viewer questions. one viewer tweeting me today, what was in the experimental si serum given that the doctor who has come back to america? >> that contains three factors that go after ebola. it's never been tested in humans. it's encouraging that he's getting better but we don't know if it's because of that drug. >> is there any reasonable way to prevent transmission around the world, given international travel? this is a real concern, rich. >> because you can have this virus in your blood without showing signs for weeks, we can see cases pop up. to totally knock it out we have to get together as a world and knock it out in west africa. >>> to the other developing st

dr. richard besser, who responded to major outbreaks as acting head of the cdc, is at that hospital tonight with the dramatic images that followed. >> reporter: walking -- that's him on the right -- the first ebola patient ever in the united states in full biohazard suit, supported by a medical worker. it's a hopeful sign. the plane carrying dr. brantly touched down here at dobbins air reserve base at 11:20 a.m. he was held, for the crew's protection, in an isolated chamber like this one, developed by the cdc to transport those stricken with the most dangerous diseases. dr. brantly was then taken from the base to emory university hospital. he got out of the ambulance and, under his own power, walked into the special entrance of the hospital. this is the isolation room he is now in. and this is how his doctors will look. >> we put tape between the uniform and the gloves, just to form an extra barrier. >> reporter: it's a demonstration by the university of nebraska medical center. anyone going in to see dr. brantly will be completely covered like this -- gowned, gloved and taped, faces behind

dr. richard besser is right there on the front lines of an epidemic. >> reporter: tonight, the head of the cdc, traveling in liberia, announced the world is losing the fight against ebola. and standing in the pouring rain outside one clinic, we could see why, as we witnessed something truly terrifying. these men, in head-to-toe protective gear, heaving the body of one victim, still highly contagious, into a flatbed truck, piled high with others. immediately afterwards, spraying him down with bleach. patients, through the window, watching it all. this is incredible. seeing a truck cart away 10 bodies of people who died from ebola. i can't imagine what someone is thinking who has arrived there for treatment chblth. it's the gates of hell going into that treatment ward and knowing that the odds are that you're going to come out in a body bag. so many doctors and nurses themselves have become victims. losing those healthcare workers, just devastating. in the ebola zone, even before the outbreak, only one doctor for every 100,000 people. >> what's your biggest worry now? >> the loss of lives of

dr. richard besser takes us inside the breaking details. >> reporter: tonight, a u.s. medevac plane is racing to liberia to start evacuating american missionaries stricken with ebola. one of them, dr. kent brantly, the christian organization he works for saying his condition is getting worse. >> he's fighting for his life. it's a very difficult day for him. he's a man of deep faith. he needs our prayer. >> reporter: brantly would be flown in a specialized isolation pod like this, an airtight tent, completely disposable, transported in a small plane with a small crew. abc has learned the first patient will be transferred to emory university hospital in georgia which has prepared a special isolation unit in collaboration with the cdc. today dr. brantly choosing to forego what his group described as an experimental serum, giving the only dose available to his infected college, nancy writebol. the u.s. government today issuing a rare travel warning, urging americans to avoid guinea, liberia, and sierra leone. liberia, closing schools, sierra leone, activating security force

dr. richard besser. you were telling me you talked to the cdc late today and they revealed they've tested at least a half-dozen patients around the country for ebola. all of these patients had traveled to that hot zone? >> they all traveled there and had symptoms consistent with ebola. they were tested and isolated, and that's exactly what you want to see happen. >> so far these tests have been negative. we're still waiting on the one here in new york city? >> that's right. >> in the meantime, i want to turn to viewer questions. one viewer tweeting me today, what was in the experimental serum given that the doctor who has come back to america? >> that drug contains three factors that go right after ebola. it's never been tested in humans. it's encouraging that he's getting better but we don't know if it's because of that drug. >> it's still encouraging to see him walk out of that ambulance. another question, and this was a very common one, is there any reasonable way to prevent transmission around the wo

dr. richard besser. >> reporter: hollywood has given the catastrophic scenario in movies like contagion, a killer virus raging out of control. in west africa, it's what experts is happening right now. in liberia, they struggle to collect body is from terrified people. trying to keep the healthy from bodily fluids. and while this new outbreak shows the horrors that ebola can show, it's not the only out there. >> influenza. it's always surprising us by doing things we're not expecting. >> reporter: just five years ago, swine flu killed more than 150,000 people. 8,000 cases of another virus raised alarms in asia, sars. and hiv has killed more than 30 million. for ebola, there's no vaccine. like many viral threats, ebola was likely introduced to humans from animals. >> understanding what's out there that could potentially harm us. >> reporter: three years ago in cameroon, we joined a virus hunter who scours the african rainforest who may be slumbering in the jungle. other hunters or people preparing animal meat, it can jump to people. they monitor not only the animal blood but blood of local

dr. richard besser. people from abc little still call me in the middle of the night. a lot of doctors' offices are keying in and making more phone access and e-mail access. it is very convenient to reach someone at any time is a wonderful thing. there are a lot of problems that can be handled over the phone and for people in rural places where there respect a lot of doctors around it gives that kind of access. >> you can see a lot of upsides but what about the connection you have with your own doctor? >> that's a point i always like to make. you want to develop a relationship with somebody, knows your real problems. when you call into this service they don't have all your medical records, whatever you entered into that website. if you have complex medical problems that worries me a little bit and they can't examine you except what you show with your phone. even with a rash i like to touch the rash. how that rash feels gives me a lot of clues -- >> are there insurance issues with this? >> it costs about $

dr. richard besser is at the hospital. >> reporter: jetting out of liberia where ebola is out of control, two missioners are on their way back to america, they are being airlifted one at a time enclosed in an ice lace tent like this protecting the view from the deadly virus. it's 5,000 miles from the liberia to the united states, they will handle at a secure area dobbins air force base and travel to university of emory hospital. >> we've run through the process before. the process will work. >> reporter: the secure unit is similar to this one at the university of nebraska. this video is a drill to show how a bio containment unit can transport a person in what is called an iso pod. >>> the mission workers will be treated in this room treated by experts all wearing full body suits. >> my intent is to keep it contained and maintain the safety of the patients and the general public. >> reporter: one of the patients was in liberia since october, and was talking to his family on friday. >> he said he was feeling better, i'm worried about him, he'll be okay, regardless. >> reporter: while the fo

dr. richard besser is in africa on the front lines. >> reporter: the head of the cdc traveling in liberia fight against ebola. standing in the pouring rain outside one clinic, you can see why, as we witnessed something terrifying. these men in head to toe protective gear, heaving the body of one victim, still highly contagious, in a flatbed truck, piled high with others. afterwards, spraying him down with bleach. patients through the window watching it all. this is incredible, seeing a truck cart away ten bodies who died from ebola. i can't imagine what someone is thinking who arrived there for treatment. it's the gates of hell going into that treatment warding knowing you're more than likely coming out in a body bag. losing health care workers, just devastating. in the ebola zone, even before the outbreak, only one doctor for every 300 people. >> what's your biggest worry? >> loss of life of health care workers. i'm concerneded about that. >> reporter: i spoke to the nurses, risking their lives every day. the liberian government estimates up to 75% of ebola deaths have been women. in par

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dr. richard besser who has reported extensively from the ebola hot zone is right there at the hospital inanta where the victims will be treated. rich, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. when i worked at cdc, i was involved in the development of those special pods. they were designed to be able to transport safely a person infected with the most deadly germs. jetting away from liberia where ebola is deemed out of control one of two missionaries either nancy writebol or dr. kent brantly is on their way back to america today. they're being airlifted one at a time in a specially designed gulf stream jet enclosed in an isolation tent like this protecting the crew from the deadly virus. it's more than 5,000 miles from liberia to the united states. they're going to land in a secure area dobbins air force base here in georgia. then transferred to nearby emory university hospital. one of just four top level bio containment units in the country. >> we run through these drills before. the process will work. >> reporter: their secure unit is similar to this at the university of nebraska. this

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dr. richard besser made a return trip to the hot zone in liberia to see what it will take to stop this deadly outbreak and good morning to you, dr. besser. >> reporter: there have been outbreaks of ebola for 40 years but none that caused the devastation they're seeing in this. i went to the country's largest hospital to see the heroic efforts under way to save lives. this morning, a look inside the hot zone, a make-shipt ebola clinic. used to be used for treating people with cholera and now it's ebola. open just nine days ago it's now at full capacity. nearly 60 ebola patients, many without beds to sleep on. >> highly contagious, highly infectious. very dangerous. >> reporter: we suit up in full protective gear and go inside a triage unit, a highly infectious area www.suspected cases first arrive. they're assessed to see if they could have ebola and if they are put into isolation. just outside the keen is pock lip tick, a courtyard where ebola patients sit and wait. some are confirmed cases, others waiting to be tested. this is one of the most important places where the health care workers wh

dr. richard besser. also a veteran of the cdc. rich, let me begin with you. you've been in that isolation chamber. tell us more about it and what the prognosis is for dr. brantly right now. >> he was supposedly very ill in africa. seeing him walk out of that ambulance is a positive sign. i've spoken to one of the doctors that is on the team taking care of him. two infectious disease specialists, two highly trained nurses. they'll wear that same protective gear that we have been seeing. they'll be able to monitor him much closer. give him fluids, blood transfusions, the kind of care not available in liberia. >> and lots of worry here. are we taking an unnecessary risk? i want to show a tweet from donald trump. he says the u.s. must immediately stop all flights from ebola-infected countries or the plague will start and spread inside our borders. act fast. how do you respond to that? >> ebola is scary. we understand people being afraid. the plain truth is, we can stop ebola. we know how to control it. hospital infection control and stopping it at the source in af

dr. richard besser is at emory hospital in atlanta where the patients will be treated.ing, rich. >> good morning, george. this is emory university hospital. and this is where that first patient with ebola from africa is going to be flown. many in atlanta and across the country are asking why. this morning, two american missionaries nancy writebol and dr. kept brantley fighting for their lives are being flown from africa back to the united states. abc news has learned they'll be flown one at a time on a special jet with an isolation pod like this. an airtight tent and at least one will be heading to atlanta to emory university hospital. >> it's very difficult right now for the doctor. he's in what we would say stable right now but series condition and nancy is a little better. >> reporter: according to the cdc it's the first time an ebola patient will be treated in the united states. emory located only a few minutes from the cdc contains an isolation unit, one of four in the united states which can treat patients exposed to certain infectious diseases. the hospital sayin

dr. richard besser, abc news, atlanta. >> there's been a lot of concern that they're americans involved, has been so focused on this, but now there's word over the next 30 days they're going to be sending several extra u.s. health workers to help deal with the more than 800 deaths in three african countries. >> one of the biggest areas of concern are those major international air hubs. one of those being london's gatwick airport where a lot of these flights from africa transit, passengers getting off there. there's a report overnight of a woman on a gambia flight, she's from sierra leone, one of the places hit by ebola, she collapsed and died after getting off the plane, had a fever, was seen vomiting. they're still running the tests to see if she had ebola but there's a lot of concern there. >>> moving on to extreme weather here at home just east of los angeles. rare august storms making a mess of mountain areas. at least three huge mudslides stranded residents and campers. many roads are closed and some vehicles have been washed away by the walls of mud, some reported as high as 12 to

dr. richard besser here this morning, as well.ou know, everybody on edge given this virus, but this patient in new york almost certainly not ebola. >> yeah, i mean what we heard from mt. sinai, very low chance. this is around the sixth time someone has been tested like this. they traveled to the region and had symptoms of fever and it was negative. exactly what you want to do. hospitals be on guard. >> we know both these workers were given this experimental drug. some think this made the difference. you're not sure so. >> i'm not so sure. this drug is a combination of three factors that target ebola. it's never been tried in humans. in monkeys it was given when they were infected but they had no symptoms. they weren't sick. here they were very sick and this kind of drug doesn't work that way. >> it does appear, though, that both these patients are out of woods? >> when you're hearing they're up and walking about, the normal course for ebola if you're not going to make it, it's a pretty downward spiral. the fact she's asking for he