john ehrlichman for example created the epa, environmental protection agency. henry is really is a master at making the china initiative a reality. is it henry who does detente, these gentlemen can answer that better than i can. nixon clearly had the ideas but he is not a good chief executive. he in fact is one of the worst i have ever seen. >> you also get a glimpse in your book of nixon's peculiar morality, he talks at some length about homosexuality for example land on the one hand he views himself as very tolerant and says so, he says they can't help but, they were born that way, let's leave it alone but on the other hand he talks about how basically they marked the decline of every civilization that we know. talk about how nixon reveals his own morality. >> that is a good example. so many sides of richard nixon. the tapes have come out fur a drink at a time a few of is this year and the next year might be a couple hundred more. almost 4,000 hours recorded. there's a lot of material that has to be released and when it comes out a trip at a time, sound bite

. -- the giant planes started to ehrlichman and equipment back to the united states safely and on scheduleand equipment back to united states safely and on schedule. it is important to realize that for the first time in our history, and entire army airborne brigade with all of its heavy equipment was there on anorted 12,000 miles ally'd call for assistance to help stem a the tide of aggression in their country. united states military officials have devoted considerable effort to the evaluation of exercise delawar and the contributions to the defense of the free world. they believe the success of the exercise has given a strong boost to the central treaty organization. and iranians fighting men have gained invaluable experience, both in staff and command function and combined operations in the field. this effort helps prove the differences in language and customs need not be a barrier to allies working and fighting together for a common cause. the exercise demonstrated that joint operating procedures enhance the combat power of allied forces. the exercise helped strengthen the ties of frien

abc news reporter john ehrlichman has the story. >> reporter: this 19-year-old was found strangled to death at a motel 6 in indiana. police say the man in custody confessed to killing her but also claimed to authorities he has been killing in indiana for years. >> you could go back as far as 20 years. >> reporter: authorities say van, a registered sex offender in texas, solicited women on chicago back page which is like craigslist but with an adult services section. police say hardy was in a prostitution ring advertised on back page and had an alleged meeting with van. investigators tracked him down through his cell phone. they say he confessed not only to her murder but many more. he allegedly led police to six more female bodies in abandoned homes, including 35-year-old anith jones who was reported missing october 8th by her family. on facebook, hammond's mayor called van an admitted serial killer who he says admitted to a couple homicides in hammond in 1994 or '95. police indicated there could be more names and bodies to come. >> his level of cooperation and the things he's told us

john ehrlichman -- jon erlichman for abc news, los angeles. >> how your sense of smell may predict your lifespan. they tested 3000 senior men and women asking them to identify common odors, like leather, fish, and peppermint. 40% of the participants who had no sense of smell died five years later, compared to 10% who could smell normally >. >> sniff this. prince william and his wife are getting tough with the paparazzi. they sent letters to photographers asking them to stop harassing both prince george and his nanny. they are threatening to take legal action. the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting their second child right now. they say they want their children to have as normal a childhood as possible. >> now look at what is coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> tonight at 6:00, new revelations about the man who shot in alexandria police officer during a traffic stop. what he was planning to do that day. possible criminal charges for the patient who brought ebola to the united eight. -- united states. we will tell you why he's facing prosecution. a look at the new ally in the war

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abc's john ehrlichman has the story. >> reporter: this gives you an idea just how far 28-year-old melissaafter veering off mt. hamilton which overlooks silicon valley. >> about 500 feet down a steep ravine with heavy brush. >> reporter: the driver from campbell, california, was airlifted by a u.s. coast guard helicopter. then wheeled off to regional medical center in san jose. but initially finding her was not easy. authorities tried to use the onstar navigation system. >> we had onstar turn on the vehicle's horn. we also had officers turn on sirens to see if onstar could hear the sirens to try to triangulate the location. as the hours passed, vasquez's family reported her missing. then officers went to her house, cracked the password on her ipad and used the "find my phone" feature. >> i'm getting a hit on a gps from the find my iphone app. >> reporter: it led them to this hidden ravine in mt. hamilton. the sheriff's department was called and she was rescued tuesday morning. vasquez has been getting x-rays and other tests at that local hospital in san jose. police are expecting her to su

abc's john ehrlichman has more. >> reporter: emily otrando's obituary describes her as a sweet childed animals and playing outdoors. the fifth grader was one of the many children across the country hit by enterovirus 68. in her case the end result was deadly. >> it's not clear what role the enterovirus had but clearly it was a sepsis death. >> reporter: sepsis meaning a life-threatening complication of an infection. the girl's illness began with cold-like symptoms and shortness of breath. her parents called 911 last week. after she arrived at the hospital, her condition deteriorated quickly. there are now 46 states with confirmed or suspected cases of enterovirus. in five states, officials investigating links to children suffering from paralysis. while health officials say most children infected with enterovirus will recover quickly and completely, they continue to stress simple prevention methods. >> make sure your kids are washing their hands five or six times a day. make sure anyone with asthma has their asthma under good control. >> reporter: we're seeing multiple cases of entero

here's more from abc's john ehrlichman. >> reporter: 19-year-old africa hardy was found strangled to at this motel 6 in hammond, indiana. 43-year-old gary resident in custody confessed to killing her but allegedly also claimed he's been killing in indiana for years. >> it could go back as far as 20 years based an some statements we have. >> reporter: van, a registered sex offender in texas, solicited women an chicago back page which is like craigslist but with an adult services section. police say hardy was in a prostitution ring advertised on back page and had an arranged meeting with van. they tracked van down through his cell phone. he confessed to hardy's murder and many more. >> reporter: van allegedly led police to six more female bodies in abandoned homes, including 35-year-old anith jones reported missing october 8th by her family. on facebook, hammond mayor thomas mcdermott jr. called van an admitted serial killer who he scizz admitted to a couple of homicides in hammond back in '94 or '95. hammond police indicated there could be more names and bodies to come. meanwhile, the

john ehrlichman for example the environmental protection agency. it's henry who's the master of making the china initiative a reality. it's henri hude does they talk. these gentlemen can answer that better than i can pretty think nixon clearly have the ideas but he is not a good chief executive. he in fact is one of the worst i have ever seen. >> in the book you get a glimpse in your book of nixon's peculiar morality. something like homosexuality for example. on the one hand he is very tolerant. he says they can't help but they were born that way. on the other hand he talks about how they mark the decline of every civilization that we know. so i should talk about how nixon reveals his own morality, that's a good example of the book. so many sides to richard nixon. the tapes have come out for so many years have a view hours this year and the next year there may be a couple hundred more hours than their almost 4000 hours recorded. there's a lot of material that has be released. when it comes out a soundbite at a time you get one kind of nixon. when y

abc's john ehrlichman has the latest. >> reporter: dallas activated his emergency separations centerng this chilling news. >> the federal centers for disease control has confirmed that a patient admitted to this hospital has tested positive for ebola virus. >> reporter: the patient, a man is now in critical condition and isolated at the texas health presbyterian hospital dallas. he left liberia in west africa on the 19th of september arriving in the u.s. on the 20th. >> he didn't get sick until four days after he got off the airplane. >> reporter: he wasn't admitted to the hospital until the 28th. health authorities are now tracking down anybody who has had contact with the patient. >> they'll follow him for 21 days. if they develop a fever, they'll go in isolation and be tested. >> reporter: it is only spread by bodily fluids. the virus is now out of control in west africa. more than 3,000 people have died in the epidemic prompting president obama to send in the u.s. military to set up mobile ebola labs and field hospitals. health officials are optimistic they will control ebola fro