infected in liberia. >>> nancy writebol is speaking out about her ordeal. angie goff has more on that at the live desk. >> hi, barbara. the second american to contract ebola is getting ready to talk to the media right now. this would be her very first time. you can see that missionary nancy writebol and her husband right there getting prepared to read a statement. let's listen in. >> caring for us and seeing that things would happen so that nancy could return to the u.s. i also want to express thanks for our friends there in liberia, doctors and nurses. >> we are listening to nancy's husband, david, speak. we are told that writebol herself, who is from north carolina, who had been battling ebola for weeks, she is going to read a statement coming up. she got that deadly disease while doing -- while treating patients who had ebola in liberia. now, this news conference comes a day after you mentioned, barbara, that another american doctor doing similar work tested positive for the disease. back to you. >> thanks, angie. >>> meanwhile, american doctor kent bran

brantly and nancy writebol, there were some very emotional moments between those. was very hard. nancy, her husband came, he and she thought that they would never see each other again. and when they saw each other, i mean, the tears were rolling. >> reporter: but it was too soon for hugs. the patients were still toxic. there are these body fluids that they are presenting, can you flush that down the toilet knowing it is ripe with ebola virus? what do you do? >> so, we can't flush it straight down the toilet because our sewage treatment plant would not be very happy with us. so, what we, in fact, do is we put it in a sterilizing solution and let it sit for five to ten minutes. and then, we can safely flush it down the toilet. >> reporter: every blood draw was a risk. and no one knew that better than the doctor they were treating. >> i was in his room drawing lab work and got a blood splash on my tyvex. now we prepared for this, i knew what to do. i was never in any danger because i was well protected. so i changed my gloves cleaned my suit. that part was not a probl

bruce johnson, the president of sim will have a statement, and david writebol will follow with a statement and we'll hear from nancy herself. there will not be any questions or answers during the period. there will be no one on one interviews with the writebols after this press conference unless they've been previously arranged. again, the second press conference -- excuse me, after the writebols have spoken, we're going to talk to you a little bit more about the secondary issues and the missionary who has come down with e boll lap. we'll address those after the writebols have left and we'll give them -- bruce, i'll let you take over now. >> great, thank you. >> it is a special day to be able to introduce you to nancy and david writebol. you had met david before, but nancy slipped out of the hospital. and so this is kind of her coming out party in that way. two months ago, our worlds were turned upside down. nearly two months ago. the world of david and nancy writebol and their family was turned upside down. sim, our world was turned upside down, and really, i think the world that is being affected by ebola has bee

we'll hear for the first time from nancy writebol. american missionary who was diagnosed with the deadly virus and survived after being given an experimental medicine and transported back to the united states for treatment. we're also expecting to learn more about a third american aid worker who has been diagnosed with ebola in liberia. the unidentity doctor worked for the same north carolina-based mission group as writebol and worked in the same hospital as the other american who was infected and survived. dr. kent brantly. brantly has been living in seclusion with his family. an exclusive interview with nbc matt lauer. brantly is talking about his near death experience with the virus, according to the world health organization, has killed more than half the people infected during the outbreak. >> my experience with ebola, you know, i was looking at it than a different lens because i had

>>>bovin moving account from nancy writebol.eria has been hit hard with people under quarantine and food and medical supplies scarce. a video shot by roaders shows how angry and desperate people have become. look at this video. the man in the red shirt is carrying a stick. he tested positive for ebola and left from a quarantine center and went to a market looking for food. watch what happens next as ha k masked medical workers try to get him. crowds are obviously very angry at him. medical workers surround him and talk him back into coming and put him forcibly into an ambulance that took him back into the quarantine zone. there was a struggle here. obviously, this is a great danger to the medical workers because any kind of contact with fluids from the person who is positive can be a huge risk and end up killing some of those medical workers. it happened in liberia's capitol where a third american contracted ebola. today we learned his name. he's an american doctor named rick sacra. his wife is very kconcerned and praying with f

michael holmes, cnn. >> nancy writebol who you saw there was speaking for the first time publicly since she contracted the disease in july. >> writebol became the only second american patient in the u.s. she spoke to anderson cooper on wednesday about her ordeal. take a listen. >> at what point did you start to feel something? >> i had gone to the isolation unit on the 22nd of july. i went home and i called one of our doctors and said, you know what, i'm not really feeling really good. i think i have malaria. on saturday the doctors came in. they said, nancy, we know you don't have ebola but we're just going to run the tests anyway. you're not feeling better, you still have a fever and we just want to make sure. we want to set everybody's minds at ease. >> until that point had you thought that it could possibly be ebola? >> no. it didn't worry me at all. >> even though you were working with a unit of ebola patients? >> yeah. and even now i look back and i don't really know how i got it. >> just incredible for someone who a couple of weeks ago had ebola. nancy writebol speaking to anders

here's a doctor bringing new life into liberia as death is surrounding us. >> reporter: today, nancy writebol spoke to the public for the first time, two weeks after quietly leaving emory university hospital. >> there were many mornings i woke up and thought i'm alive. >> reporter: in liberia, writebol had been working long hours cleaning protective suits for doctors and nurses. after developing a fever, she told matt lauer, her husband broke the news to her. she was infected. >> i was laying down and david went to hug me and to put his arms around me. and i knew how dangerous that was. and i just said, dave, just don't. >> how bad did it get for you? how sick did you get? >> well, the night i was evacuated and when they put me on the airplane, i was bad. and when i said good-bye to david, i was not sure that i would ever see him again. >> reporter: now home and getting stronger, both writebol and dr. brantly say they want the world to do more to help the people of west africa. >> i hope that my survival can help more people in africa survive by motivating international community to take acti

kent bradley and nancy writebol were treated. nancy sat down for her first interview.t what point did you start to feel something? >> i had gone to the isolation unit on the 22nd of july. i went home and i called one of our doctors and said s, i'm not feeling good. i think i have malaria. on saturday, the doctors came in and said nancy, we know you don't have ebola but we'll run the test anyway. your not feeling better. you still have a fever, and we want to make sure and set everybody's mind at ease. >> until that moment had you thought it could be ebola? >> no, i didn't -- it didn't worry me at all. >> even though you were working in a unit of ebola patients? >> yeah, and i mean, even now, i look back and i don't really know how i got it. >> so they said to you know, we'll test you for ebola? >> uh-huh. so i said okay. and so they drew the blood, of course, and david came home pretty quickly and he came into the room and said nancy, i need to tell you some things. i said okay. and he said kent has ebola, and i just -- i was just sick. >> dr. brantly. >> yeah, when da

and my answer to that question is all of the above. >> you can hear more from nancy writebol coming upon ""ac 360"" and tomorrow night a cnn film that follows the story of christian beck, she's a navy sale with 13 hours. the decorated warrior reveals a shocking secret to the world. that's called lady valor, an incredible film that premieres thursday night right here on cnn. thanks for joining us. i'll be back here tomorrow night i'll be back here tomorrow night same time, same place. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight, the first one on one interview with ebola survivor nancy writebol, inspiring conversation about endurance and faith. we encourage you to watch in the hour ahead. we begin, though, with late new information untold until tonight about steven sotloff's time in captivity. we're leaning about the secret he was hiding from the captors and the faith he kept. steven sotloff was jewish and had dual citizen ship. the family confirmed that today but the captors may not have known about either. the news publish in a number of outle

what we've learned tonight and also the american woman, nancy writebol who survived ebola. she describes what it was like to have her husband of 40 years tell her she tested positive, forced to speak with him flew the glass. here's dr. richard besser. >> reporter: she is one of only two americans to stare down ebola and survive. >> it is a very, very lonely place to be. >> reporter: nancy writebol says it wa is her husband of 40 years who told her she had the deadly disease. >> i remember getting up out of the bed and david wanting to put his arms around me and give me a really great hug, and i just pushed him away, not wanting him to get sick. >> how hard was that for you? >> how do you tell the love of your life that they've contracted a deadly disease. >> reporter: nancy called herself the clinic's mama bear. seen in this video she had the critical job of decontaminating doctors coming out of the ward. now she was a apparent herself. as her condition worsened, a critical decision. an emergency flight back to the u.s. >> was there a period during this where you said good-

secra had with ebola or contracted it. >> reporter: nancy writebol and her colleague, dr. kent brantly, are now free of the virus, but still recovering. in an interview with matt lauer, brantly says he found peace in his faith while he was at his sickest. >> as i sat there facing my own possible death from ebola, i said, god, i know -- i know you can save me. i know you can. but even if you don't, i want to be faithful to you. >> reporter: the ebola outbreak in africa is the worst in history, infecting more than 3,500, killing more than 1,500. erika edwards, nbc news. >> president obama says the u.s. will not be intimidated by the horrific beheading of a second u.s. journalist in as many weeks. this is the only image that we will show you of steven sotloff's last moments, which were spent reading a criticism of u.s. foreign policy. president obama said he was a courageous journalist, whose life was a stark contrast to the mission of the isis group, who killed him. >> they make claims that they kill in the name of religion. but it was steven, his friends say, who deeply lov

two american workers who fell ill with the advisor have recovered and nancy writebol recounted per shernswednesday. >> he said nancy, dr. brantly, kent last ebola. i have to tell you, my heart sank. he also said, nancy, i have to tell you, that you have ebola. i said david, it's going to be okay. it's really going to be okay. >> joining us now from dallas is dr. sema yazmin, a former advisor detector, a staff writer for the dallas morning news. doctor great to have you back. on tuesday the international president of doctors without borders described the situation in west africa to a u.n. panel like this. >> in west africa, cases and death continue to surge. riots are breaking out. isolation centers are overwhelmed. health workers on the front lines are becoming infected and are dying in shocking numbers. entire health system have crumbled. ebola treatment center are reduced to places where people go to die alone. >> at one point the main hospital in monrovia was turning away ebola victims because they were swamped. how dangerous is this situation? is the health care structure in west afri

we are hearing for the first time from nancy writebol, the american missionary who survived her battle with ebola. i want you to listen to her describe how she learned she was sick from her husband. >> he came into the room and he said, nancy, i need to tell you some things. i said okay. he said, kent has ebola. i just, i was just sick. >> dr. brandly? >> yeah. when david told me. after i kind of regrouping from that. he said and nancy, you do, too. >> can you imagine getting that news? meanwhile, the first britain to get ebola has been dischargeed from a britain hospital with a full recovery. he was treated with zmapp and experimental vaccine fast tracking the trials by the national institute of health has been injected into two humans. the outbreak is escalating in west africa. a second cluster of ebola patients where hundreds of people were at risk after becoming in contact with a doctor who dies from the virus. >>> the pope meeting to discuss gaza. we are live in rome after the break. blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. and levemir® helps lower your a1c. levemir® is now availab

nancy writebol received weeks of treatment in the u.s. and says she's grateful to be alive. robert ray has her story. >> reporter: it was august 5th that nancy writebol was flown from liberia to atlanta, and she remained in isolation for nearly three weeks and was just released a couple weeks ago. well today she spokes to the media about her experience, she praised the emory folks folks here and saying they were actually fun and said good morning to liberia, this is what else she had to say. >> the question is usually asked, what do you think saved you? was it the zmapp drug? was it the supportive care? was it the liberian and our u.s. help, our u.s. medical people, was it those doctors and nurses that helped to save you? or was it your faith? and my answer to that question is all of the above. >> so nancy writebol an her colleagues dr. kent brantley receiving top knopf care here in atlanta. the cdc saying this is an epidemic, calling for an all hands on deck, officials and medical doctors to go to west africa and stop the infection. the biggest problem according to the cdc

nancy writebol and her husband david sharing their story publicly. dr. nancy snyderman is joining us next, right here. >> i am so very thankful that this beautiful woman is still with me. she is -- she's the best part of my life and i told her so many times and continue to tell her, she is the most beautiful woman i know. this is holly. her long day of outdoor adventure starts with knee pain. and a choice. take 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. onward! female narrator: sleep train challenged its manufacturers sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower prices. but the mattress price wars ends sunday. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing, plus free same-day delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> just moments ago we heard for the first time from the second americ

meanwhile, in her first public appearance, nancy writebol described one of the most difficult aspects of this disease, listen. >> i watched as people were business themselves not able to have a family member near them. not able to feel the touch of another person near them because they're isolated. >> and nancy writebol described her own experience the moment she found out that she had tested positive for ebola. she says her husband david tried to comfort her, wanted to give her a hug, but she told him to stay back knowing the risks that were involved. and so it's certainly good to see the two of them standing side by side during that news conference, neil. >> indeed, jonathan, thank you very much, in atlanta. well dr. scott, frequent guest of the show says if we want to stop ebola from becoming a problem here, we need to kill it will once and for all. but we're not near that, are we? it seems it's getting worse. >> no, it clearly is. the cdc director was very clear that we're at a tipping point. you worry you're going to have a large number of cases, you get to a point where it's har

nancy writebol and dr.tly were evacuated to atlanta for treatment and then released from emory university hospital last month. the cdc says dr. sacra will be flown back to the u.s. for treatment. we'll talk with sanjay gupta coming up about all of that. >>> terrifying moments. imagine going kayaky, yeah, and then coming face to face with a great white shark off the coast of massachusetts? kate would love it. i wouldn't. they were out kayaky, a pair of ladies, taking pictures of seals about 150 yards offshore. that's their mistake, when the shark bit one of their kayaks, overturned both of those boats. another kayaker saw them, the women were able to swim away and they were rescued by the plymouth harbormaster. the shark was obviously drawn to the area by the seals which is snackage for them in the summer. i think my takeaway lesson. >> yes. >> don't take pictures of a seal in a kayak. >> you look a little bit like a seal. >> you see it as a praez issue? >> no. >> i think they will mistake my kayak for a sea

. >> and fellow missionary nancy writebol spoke today for the first time. >> a 51-year-old family physicianmassachusetts is the third american to become infected with the ebola virus while serves in west africa. he knew he was heading into an area in the midst of the worried worst outbreak in history but like others felt a calling to help. >> he came to me the day before he left and i asked him do you know what he you're getting into? and he said can of course but i have to go. >> he's been working with pregnant women while in liberia. he's said to be doingel and in isolation. matt lauer got a tour earlier where the two other patients were treated successfully. >> i know there have been discussions that this person will be coming back to the united states. i don't believe the site where they are coming back is answered yet. >> during a press conference with with nancy writebol, she recalled the moment her husband broke the news to herhe tested positive with the virus. >> he came forward to give me a hug to put his arms around me and i knew how dangerous that was. so i said no. >> she contin

and kent brantly and nancy writebol are getting stronger every day thanks to a commendation of factors. >> the question is usually asked, what do you think. was it the z-mapp drug? was at the supportive care? was a u.s. medical people and those doctors and nurses that helped to save you? and my answer to that question is is all of the above. lou: coming up, we will be talking with the doctor who is helping to conduct the verse human trial for an experimental kent brantly and nancy writebol vaccine. that started with the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious seizes and he will be joining us here in the broadcast later on. and we are learning more about the 18-year-old teenager who was killed by a ferguson misery, police officer last month. according to a juvenile court system, he did not face any chas at the time of his death and was never charged with a felony. a missouri judge is deciding whether or not to release his records if he had any. we are coming right back. lou: the president has a strategy for the islamic state after all and actually two plans. degrade

his colleague, nancy writebol is speaking for the first time about her infection and recovery.er. >> reporter: she is one of two americans to stare down ebola and survive. >> it is a very, very lonely place to be. >> reporter: nancy writebol says it was her husband of 40 years who told her she had the deadly disease. >> i remember getting up out of the bed and david wanting to put his arms around me and give me a really great hug. and i just pushed him away. not wanting him to get sick. >> reporter: how hard was that for you? >> how do you tell the love of your life that they have contracted a deadly disease. >> reporter: nancy called herself the clinic's mama bear. seen her in the video. she had critical job of decontaminating doctors out of the ebola ward. now she was a patient herself. as her condition worsened a critical decision. an emergency flight back to the u.s. was there a period during this when you said good-bye to each other? >> i think for me it was when i got on that plane. because i -- i mean -- i just didn't know. and i know that they had talked that they weren

. >> nancy writebol is also seemingly ebola free. last month she was fighting for her life after contracting the virus in liberia. she was flown back to the u.s. for treatment and released from an atlanta hospital two weeks ago. on wednesday, telling reporters she relied on her faith to get through the ordeal. >> i had no clue what was going to happen. of course, i knew what the outcome could be. and yet there was no fear. there was just a sense of the lord's peace and presence with us, and i thought, whether i lived or whether i die, it's going to be okay. it's going to be okay. >> writebol and puley are among a handful of patients to receive the experimental drug. they represent several victories against the virus, not everyone who has taken the drug has been cured. there are a limited number of doses, so researchers are racing to come up with a vaccine. meanwhile, health officials at the u.n. warrant virus is outpacing their efforts against them. >> six months into the worst ebola epidemic in history, the world is losing the battl

we're hearing from nancy writebol. she's scheduled to pick for the first time since her diagnosis. >> you are looking at cameras at charlotte, north carolina. writebol and her husband has been spending time together at an undisclosed location. she was released from a hospital ebola--free. >> in the meantime, back to our top story, the president dealing with two very complicated crises on his trip overseas. one involving ukraine and the other the conflict with isis. the president speaking about both of those issues over the course of the morning. nick robertson is in newport, wales, the president headed in that direction right now. nick, we knew the president would have to respond to the execution of steven sotloff. we got on that plane yesterday headed for europe before talking about it. he landed in this morning and he did final discuss it. >> reporter: he did, and certainly the message is a very cloud -- loud and clear one to those members of isis. he says that the united states will seek justice and get justice. he

2 this year he posted a facebook message sending well wishes to his friends kent brantly and nancy writebol, after they'd been diagnosed with ebola in liberia. sacra then volunteered to go himself. bruce johnson runs the sim aid group. >> i remember the day i got the word that rick said, "send me back in." and i just-- i just literally kind of went, wow. what commitment of an individual knowing that he was going into potential harm's way. >> reporter: sacra was not working in an ebola clinic. he was delivering babies in an obstetrics wing. sim says upon diagnosis, he immediately isolated himself and is now being treated by some of the same doctors he trained. it's not know if he'll come to emory university hospital for care. writebol, release released fromy two weeks ago spoke to us. >> probably the darkest moment was the night they put me on the airplane. it was a very-- not knowing whether i'd ever see my husband again, not knowing whether i would live on that flight. it was a very dark moment. >> reporter: doctors have told writebol it could be another six weeks before she's 100% healthy

. >> the latest doctor sickened is wtd same group as nancy writebol. she is to appear at a news conference tomorrow. >>> turning to health check, women diagnosed with breast cancer have a range of treatment options. five times as many patients have chosen double mastectomies even when it's on one side. >> but it doesn't improve the chances of long-term survival. they found survival rates after double mastectomy is the same forever single with radiation afterwards. >> this is a surgery that has a higher complication rate and we need to improve on the strategies for improving on an opinion who is making choices. the operation is popular among younger women. >>> athleteses at one delaware county school started the new school year with community service. the football team left their uniforms and cleats behind and volunteered at the landsdowne ymca, they cleaned the pool and volunteered at the landsdowne ymca, they cleaned the pool and all part of a goodw do you guys do instant hey, i losreplacement?ard. (snap!) what just happened? check your wallet. no. ..

we're also hearing from ebola survivor nancy writebol for the first time. jeff glor talked to the aid worker about her near death ordeal and her recovery. that's good news. good morning. >> yes, its is good news. good morning. nancy thought she had malaria and was tested positive for it. then she was tested again and got the news as sacra has this week. it was ebola. >> the darkest moment was the night they put me on the airplane, not knowing whether i would ever see my husband again, not knowing whether i would live on that flight. >> reporter: nancy writebol was released from emory university hospital two weeks ago. she told me she felt near death when she was trance ports. she received the experimental drug zmapp. >> was it the zmapp drug? was it the supportive care. or was it your faith. and my answer to that question is all of the above. >> reporter: writebol and the second victim were both working in the unit. rick sacra flew there after he learned they had the disease but he worked in a maternity ward away from ebola patients. secretary bruce johnson.

kent brantly and nancy writebol served. he did not treat ebola patients its unclear how he contracted the virus. >>> and a boy the subject of an amber alert was found this morning. the man is a suspect in a quadruple killing and believed to be the boy's father. he moved to florida after living in lehigh county, they believe that the search yesterday after police found four bodies during a wellness check. also, in florida. a high school is facing backlash for humiliating a student for violating the dress code. miranda wore a skirt considered too short for school policy and she was forced to wear a shame suit, pink sweatsuit and neon jacket, and she was upset to the point of tears and is contacting an attorney. >> i done have a punishing kids, you don't like the rule, tough, you have to follow the rule, but punishment shouldn't involve humiliation, you wouldn't do that to an adult, why a kid. humiliation, you wouldn't do that to an adult, why a kid. >> they are reminded i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead.

. >>> nancy writebol and her husband david went to work for a clinic in liberia last year and after nancy was affected she was flown back to the united states and kept at emory hospital in atlantic. she turned to god for strength for her recovery. >> there were many mornings i woke up and thought, i'm alive. and many times i thought, i don't think i'm going to make it anymore. >> writebol thanks the doctors that helped in her treatment. so far ebola has killed 1500 people in west africa. >>> a bibby in washington state is alive thanks to a mechanic and his smart phone. a clothing store clerk called 911 when a customer's baby stopped breeding, greg olson was working a few blocks a want was alerted to the money on his app on his smart phone, he is a registered emt and is on the app, he saw the alert and ran to the store. >> this guy came up from nowhere and just scooped the baby up and knew what he was doing and it was just such a blessing to all of us. >> i don't think i ever did cpr on an infant before or even rescue breathing. i shook for a few minutes. >>> it's back to school for anothe

rick sacravolunteers to go back after nancy writebol got sick, she says her care and an her faith and experimental care saved her. she says she was stunned when she learned that what seemed like malaria was ebola. >> and there were mornings i woke up and said i'm alive and there were many times i thought i'm not going to make it anymore. >> officially 1900 people have now died of ebola, but the number is probably much higher than that according to the world health organization. and people and money is needed to tame this epidemic. >>> antibiotics in milk and meat are a hot topic but fruit can also carry them. a girl got itchy, red splotches on her skin after a slice of blueberry pie. they had been treated with streptmisin. it shows how the drugs are month more places than we realize. firefighters and personnel got checks from the cooper medical team. cam didn't county has launched a wellness campaign to improve the health of first responders to better protect the safety of the public, and others will get their screenings in the month's ahead., and others will get one philadelphia scho

in august usa workers kent brantley and nancy writebol returned from liberia for treatment. both have fully recovered. more than 1,500 people have died from the disease in west africa. dcc director dr. thomas frieden just returned from a trip there and warns the epidemic is spreading faster than doctors can treat it. there is still a window of opportunity to tamp it down, but that window is closing. we really have to act now. >> reporter: frieden is calling on governments, organizations, and private companies to pour money and other resources in west africa to help doctors treat the rapidly growing number of patients. marlie hall, cbs, new york. >>> a potential system is brewing in the med this morning. thunderstorms containing damages winds, large hail and ice late tornados are possible in minnesota and wisconsin. some heavy downpours are also possible in the south. a few may become some flood-producing storms. yesterday there was flooding in mississippi and there were strong thunderstorms over the nation's capital. >>> and this morning two men who spent 30 years in prison

ken brantley and nancy writebol were successfully treated there. they were given an experimental drug and survived the disease. >>> happy birthday to actress michelle williams who turns 34. canadian crooner are michael buble is 39. and actor comedian and former "snl" cast member adam sandler, 48. but he's never going to grow old. >>> i'm richard lui with bill karins and the entire "early today," thank you for watching

the other two, nancy writebol and kent have recovered. we've heard no communicationses after their release. >>> four days before the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attack as, runners hit the pavement to remember fallen heroes. the 9/11 heroes 5k run is at four locations in the valley today. marine first lieutenant from doylestown was killed by a sniper in iraq in 2007. a portion of the proceeds will benefit the foundation in his name which offers services for veterans and families of fallen heroes. by the way comcast nbc universal the parent company of nbc 10 is the proud sponsor of this event. >>> now to the casino crisis in atlantic city. new jersey governor chris christie will hold a summit on the future. the latest casino fact trouble and possible bankruptcy is traj ma hal. the casino hotel may soon send out warning e-mails about layoffs and possible closure. >>> philadelphia eagles take on the jacksonville jaguars in their home opener. monique is live. i don't think there are many fan as out there. the lights just came on. >> reporter:

his experience along with nancy writebol has fueled new hope on the devastating disease, but officials say the window is closing for containment. >>> good morning from washington. it is wednesday, september 3rd, 2014, and this is "the daily rundown." i'm peter alexander. you can see the president is now preparing to speak to a group of young people in estonia. we will monitor what we hear from him over the course of this hour. he is expected to address his trip to that region, a reassurance of sorts as he has been visiting with the presidents of latvia, lithuania and estonia as leaders have concerned about what the west is willing to do to support them as vladimir putin supports more area in that region, specifically along the border with ukraine. but we begin right now with developing news out of eastern europe where president obama is resisting pressure to dramatically alter his strategy against isis militants, despite the brutal beheading of a second american journalist. overnight the national security council confirmed that the video of steven sotloff's execution is real. while in

nancy writebol held a news conference in n carolina yesterday... ordeal.worker who recovered from the ebola virus spoke to reporters. she held a news conference in north carolina yesterday to talk about her ordeal. nancy writebol and kent bratly became ill while work -- brantly became ill while working in liberia. they were treated in georgia at the hospital. she said there were times she didn't think she would make it. >>> president obama is in the united kingdom today for the start of a two-day nato summit in wales. as cbs news' mark albert reports, the isis situation and the russia-ukraine crisis will be the main points of focus. >>> reporter: on the sidelines of the nato summit in wales, president obama is meeting with european allies in part to help build an international coalition to address the growing threat of isis in iraq and syria. the president coauthored an op ed with british prime minister david cameron in today's times of london newspaper, accusing the group of brutal and poisonous extremism and vowed to strengthen their resolve against the

it's the same hospital that treated nancy writebol and dr.t brantly who have since been released. >>> record rains in the desert. a meteorite hits earth and a deadly shark attack. >>> another inch or so of rain is expected in the desert southwest today one day after records were shattered in arizona. two people were killed in flood waters in tucson. the threat moves east. cities like des moines, kansas city, omaha, and indianapolis could severe thunderstorms and even tornados. >>> lava flow from hawaii's volcano is a mile away from a neighborhood. the flow has been moving slowly but could reach homes in a matter of days. officials haven't ordered evacuations yet but told residents to be prepared. >>> check it out, nicaragua officials believe it's a crater left behind by a meteorite that slammed into earth near the airport. residents reported hearing a loud explosion. no one reported seeing a fire ball in the sky. something space experts say would be a sure sign of the meteorite. so far, no rock particles have been found or ufo debris. >>> thi

. >> you can see anderson's full interview with nancy writebol in its entirety, once again, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, "ac 360." that's it for me. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. "newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> all right. here we go. you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being with me. let's just jump right in on this one. president obama on his way to the summit. he has left estonia, landed in britain, where nato leaders will draw up plans to confront vladimir putin and his reawakened russia. just within the past couple of hours, putin outlined terms for a cease-fire in ukraine. he confirmed he has spoken with the leader of ukraine. he suggested the two are on the same page. but perspective, people. we're talking about vladimir putin. and some are suggesting the cease-fire talk is nothing more than a decoy, mentality to throw off nato at this crucial moment. huge story. more ahead. >>> we also have isis and the beheading of a second american, steven sotloff, just a short time ago, vice president joe biden went off. you have to hear this

nancy writebol is sharing her body with the virus. she's believed to have contracted the virus while treating patients at a clinic in liberia. she was released yesterday from a north carolina hospital after weeks of battling the disease. she says she believes an experimental drug, her medical care and faith helped save her life. >> there were many mornings, i woke up and thought i'm alive and there were many times when i thought, i don't think i'm gonna make it anymore. >> another american aide worker from boston was diagnosed. it's not known if he will return to the u.s. for treatment. >>> a day after police released surveillance video in a deadly hit-and-run in pittsburg, police make an arrest. reaction from the the victim's father. >>> and what a change a couple of days make. things are cooler. mark will be here to tell us what we can expect for the rest of the week. >>> and unveiling the tribute and some grammatical errors. corrections being made to the rainbow honor walk in the castro. >>> tips from the public helped arrest a man

he sent well wishes to kent brantley and nancy writebol after they had been diagnosed with ebola in liberia. he volunteered to go himself. bruce johnson runs the s.i. aid group i remember the day i got the word when rick said send me back in. i just went, wow, what commitment of an individual knowing that he was going into potentially harm's way orr sacra was not working with ebola. he was going into an obstetrics wing. he's isolated himself and is being treated by the same doctors he trained. it's not known if he'll come to emory hospital for care. writebol two weeks ago spoke with us. >> probably the darkest moment was the night they put me on the airplane. it was a very -- not knowing whether i'd see my husband again, not knowing whether i would live on that flight. it was a very dark moment. >> doctors had told writebol it could be another six weeks before she's 100% healthy. >> a lot of people are wondering, would you go back? >> we haven't made a decision yet. >> but you're considering it. >> of course. those are our liberian brothers i think the world's reaction and our reaction righ

kent brantly and nancy writebol were successfully treated at emory university hospital in atlanta. they received an experimental p ebola drug. there are no more doses of that drug available. erika edwards, nbc news. >>> new at 11:00, a bay area lawmaker hoping to use the money from the landmark fine against bt&e to make sure that future disasters like the san bruno explosion don't happen again. nbc bay area's bob redell live in los altos, where, bob, you just talked to senator jerry hill about this plan. >> reporter: we caught up with the senator here at a local art gallery here in downtown los altos, before he is headed up to san francisco, where in a few moments, he'll be announcing this new legislation, concerning the recent fines levied against pg&e for its role in the pipeline explosion that ki destroyed 38 homes. they fined pg&e $1.4 billion. now, i want to show you this breakdown. we put up a graphic for you. of that $1.4 billion, $400 million would go towards pipeline improvement. a $50 million towards pipeline safety. the remainder, $950 million, towards the state's genera

kent brantly and nancy writebol were treated at emory and have recovered. another u.s.r is being treated at a medical center in nebraska. >>> the dutch safety board has issued a new report about the malaysia airlines flight 17 tragedy in eastern ukraine. the plane crashed in july on its way from the netherlands to malaysia. the report stops short of saying mh17 was shot down. instead, it says the plane was likely downed by high energy objects from outside the aircraft. just about everyone believes it was shot down. the report does not blame anyone for the crash. 298 people were killed. most on board were dutch. >> more stories you didn't see last night. a u.s. air marshall is now under quarantine after a syringe attack at a nigerian airport. >> later actor denzel washington launches a social media campaign in an attempt to land his next movie role. it would require a lot of shaking and no stirring. >> and you're always able to take the news 6abc.com with you when you head out. the new smart design changes its layout to fit any device you're using including tablets and y