natalie? >> it will be interesting to see, because they have for the most part maintained the peace while people have stood out there, wanting change. we keep talking about student protesters, kyung, but there have been workers as well, and people participating, who aren't so young as the ones that we keep pointing out, correct? >> yes, but the great majority of the people out here, if you look at the age group, it's predominantly young people, and the hard-core people tend to be be younger. but yes, you're right, there are a number of people who are out here. you can see people in their 40s. and one of the leaders of the one of the protest movements is in his 70s. he's a pastor. so there are a number of people out here saying that when they want is more rights for hong kong. they want to be able to decide who their leaders are, and they do not want those shots to be called from beijing. >> and again, as we see the hours tick on, and more people likely to fill the streets, the question is, how

natalie? >>> now to hong kong, where government employees are returning to work as protesters clear out of a key area. this street near the chief executive's office had been one of their main rallying points, but the crowd as you can see much thinner. that's after the government told pro-democracy activists they had to leave. and they had monday before they could leave. does that make any sense? they it h. had to get out by mo. okay. i think i got that right. but in other parts demonstrators are ignoring it. kyung lah, many are indicating they're still in this thing for a while. >> reporter: and what they've done, even though, natalie, as you can see, the street is a bit lighter and thinner than it was in previous days, they still are here. you can see that there are still tents and as we walk down further this way, remember, this is a main road of hong kong. this would be like 5th avenue in new york being shut down. you can see that people are in it for the long haul. they have chairs. they h

it is a tricky procedure, natalie. it may be some time, doctors say, before it is more widely available, if the results of the test are positive. natalie? >> still, an incredible medical breakthrough. keir simmons in london for us. thank you. >>> let's go outside for another check of the weather with al. >> nat, thanks so much. bastille fans hanging out around here. as far as your weather is concerned right now, more heavy showers and thunderstorms pushing their way into western pennsylvania. by this evening in pittsburgh, they're looking at more wet weather. the rest of the country, afternoon temperatures toasty. down in southern california, central texas. cooler around the great lakes and northern new england. we also have a risk of strong storms stretching from the west virginia area all the way back into texas. th >>> good moerng -- morning i'm bill henley.

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>> natalie jo. >> from nalft natalie to natalie. you're 13 today? >> yes. >> happy birthday.r. good luck, mom. >>> we've got heavy showers and thunderstorms from wichita, oklahoma city. looking at strong storms and those storms will be firing up all day today, maybe causing possible flooding. we'll watch that. wet weather moves into the midatlantic states later this afternoon. gorgeous day along the west coast. northeast looking good. clouds will start to move in. that's what's going on a >>> 8:07. happy friday. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this is a time lapse from sunol. pretty cool here. this is from our friends at weather underground. you can see full sunshine from the hilltops. yeah, we've got a really thick marine layer this morning. overcast. just about everywhere at the surface, you can see that here from all of our microclimate forecasts. east shore, 70 degrees for you, 66 for san francisco, and 81 degrees for the north bay. temperatures are going to come up the next couple days. >> and that's your latest weather. what does that sound like, i wonder? oh, yeah.

natalie?gabe gutierrez for us in conroe, texas. thanks, gabe. >>> saddled with an unwanted visitor when a pony tried to turn itself in. someone tried to shoo it away when it walked right in through those automatic doors, but to know avail, turns out the pony came from a nearby field and now it is back home with its owner. little hay always works, i find. >> i love the shoo'ing. shoo. get out of here. >> see you later. >> al, what's going on outside? >> we're going to talk about something going on in the pacific. typhoon phanfong. it was a super typhoon. as we go to the graphic, let's go to the -- not this. there you go. 360 miles south-southeast at the air force base in okinawa. it's moving north at 9 miles per hour t looks like it will come awfully close. wind gusts of 115 miles an hour and, of course, we do have a lot of americans, thousands, and their dependents there. central oklahoma, they had to do highwater rescues. this is why we tell you to turn around, don't drown. you not only put y

natalie?> but the talks go on in another country, right? because really there's not too much military presence in borno state, right? that's pretty much taken over by boko haram? >> i had a slight technical problem, so i didn't hear you completely, but, yes, the talks are happening in nearby chad, mediated by the chadian president. we've within told by government officials that these are face-to-face talks involving chad, nij earia and boko haram representatives. three states in the northeast have been under a state of emergency since may of last year. that's not brought any security to the people in the region who continue to deal with near daily attack by boko haram militants and have really destroyed any sense of normalcy. natalie? >> we thank you for that report. >>> a palestinian american teenager has been buried after the israeli military shot him dead. palestinians say this is the latest example of their children being killed. but the israeli military said it was eliminating a threat. n

only from tums. >>> i'm natalie allen.ur top stories here at cnn this hour, search teams in the indian ocean have resumed the hunt for missing malaysia airlines flight 370. a previous underwater search was suspended earlier this year. there has been no trace of the missing airliner or the 239 people on board since it went missing almost seven months ago. >>> the presidential election in brazil will come down to a runoff with 99% of votes tallied in the first round, the incumbent dilma rousseff is in the lead, but she failed to get the majority required to win outright. so rousseff will face center right candidate ayacio neves in the runoff october 26th. >>> clashes are intensifying around kobani, syria, and a kurdish defender tells cnn isis has entered now part of that city. the fighter says kurds are trying to flee the assault but isis snipers are pinning them down. that must be a horrific scene for them. as they have tried so gallantly to hold on to their city. if isis militants take kobani they'll control a stretch of l

i'm natalie allen. we begin this hour in nigeria where the government has announced a major step in ending boko haram's violent rampage. officials say they've reached a cease fire with the militant group. as part of the deal boko haram will release more than 200 school girls kidnapped six months ago. boko haram has not yet issued a statement. a senior advisor to nigeria's president spoke with cnn about when the school girls may be freed. >>> the release of the girls is also part of this deal and it is a process. this will be followed by further action from the boko haram. >> some people are questioning the timing of the nigerian government's cease fire announcement. diana magnase is following the story from johannesburg. >> reporter: nigeria says the girls will be released, this is all part of cease-fire negotiations with boko haram and the final details will be ironed out at a meeting in chad next week which is where supposedly these talks have been taking place. the thing is, so far we have not heard

that's natalie. natalie is going to hop into one of those side by side utility vehicles and go for a ride. cute littl white tank top won't be white for long. the screams start almost immediately. she's hanging on to that holy crap bar for deer life and tanner is on a tear. not driving like everyone else drives it. he drives with a stick. pushes the brake and gas with a stick. and he drives faster than any of us with a stick. >> he is paralyzed from the waist down, but he can still drive like the dickens. >> poor girl. you can see her shirt going from really white to brown. >> it already has. >> it's a pantsuit now. >> tanner tours with the nitro circus guys and does stunts. in fact, he has world record for jumping these things. >> the guy knows what he is doing. natalie was scared. >> are you shaking? >>> there is a saying a leopard never changes their spots. they are adorable. here we have a gorgeous tiny baby leopard right there trying to cross the river. mum is on the opposite side of the river. t

natalie has a check of the top stories. natalie, take it away. >> good morning to you guys.ed with ebola says he's in good spirits as he settles into nebraska center for treatment. good morning. >> good morning. ashoka mukpo is the patient you're talking about, freelance journalist working for nbc news over in liberia. he will now be receiving an experimental treatment here. his girlfriend of four years says they have been able to visit him via video chat but not get close to him, which is a little frustrating for him. dr. nancy snyderman and her team have returned to the united states late last night coming in on a charter plane. they were met by health officials who checked them over. they are feeling fine but will continue to monitor temperatures just in case. out of an abundance of caution they will remain at home. in dallas, meantime, they are monitoring a lot of people who came into contact with thomas eric duncan. no one has shown any symptoms so far. thomas eric duncan remains in critical but stable condition. he has already received an experimental drug. natalie. >>

willie, al, natalie and tamron. and i are joining forces. we're joining forces because we're at $3 thoushs 900. i feel strongly, i do. ladies at home. because now some people are saying they just want to see a woman dunked. these things are going around. >> that's what you said. you said that. >> what did i say, willie? >> this is a referendum on beauty. and we have two beautiful anchors. >> we have two hot men right here. >> no. >> that's ridiculous. >> that's true. >> and we have -- >> are you in a parallel universe? >> i'm in a world where a smart, well-dressed man is hot. >> i don't know which i am, but i don't think i'm either. >> anyway, ladies -- >> $10,000. somebody's getting dunked. >> let's get one of these guys dunked. >> i'm voting for willie and al right now. >> it's not going to happen. it's going to be one of the ladies and there you have it. oh, yeah, people want to see me in a wet t-shirt? what sick world are you living in? >> this one. >> a risk of strong storms later on in the northeast. back here

secretary of state natalie tennant, the democratic candidate.n as the 29th secretary of state in 2009 and reelected in 2012. she attended wb you where she earned her bachelors and masters degrees in represented the school as the first female mountaineer. she worked in west virginia television broadcast media for more than a decade and was a co-owner of the video production and media training firm she operated with her husband. they're the parents of a daughter. to my right is congresswoman shelley moore capito. she is serving in her seventh term as u.s. representative for the second congressional district. university andke the university of virginia. she's a senior member of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. prior to her election to congress, she served as a two-term member of the west virginia house of delegates. she and her husband charlie have three children and two grandchildren. each candidate will give -- get two minutes to deliver an opening statement. you.ank thank you for moderating tonight's debate. i want to thank

i'm natalie allen.ry, the family quarantined inside an ebola infected apartment inside dallas has been relocated to a private home. a three-phase cleanup operation inside that apartment right there is under way. the family had been in contact with eric duncan, the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. there at that apartment. at least 32 people are dead after a stampede at a hindu festival in india. the festival draws huge crowds each year. police are look nothing what caused the stampede. >>> a video released by isis shows the murder of british aid volunteer alan henning, the fourth western hostage beheaded by the terror group since august. the video shows a statement from henning then the brutal slaying and then a threat to kill american hostage peter kassig. western governments are condemning the murder. >>> well, before the video of alan henning's murder was released the father of another isis captive british journalist john can'tly made a plea for his son's life and says his family has been

i'm natalie allen at cnn center. top stories, two teenagers are dead after a shooting friday at another u.s. high school. this happened in marysville, washington. jaylen fryberg shot five students inside the school cafeteria. witnesses say fryberg then killed himself. so far police have not released a motive, calling this an active homicide investigation. >>> a new jersey woman is in isolation and being tested for ebola at university hospital in newark. she returned to the u.s. friday after treating ebola patients in west africa. on thursday, a new york doctor tested positive for the virus after returning from guinea. >>> officials called thursday's hatchet attack on a group of new york police officers a terrorist attack. the attacker critically wounded one officer before other officers fatally shot him. a female bystander wounded in the gunfire is also in critical condition. >>> back now to the school shooting in washington state. police working through the night there, trying to figure out why. it happened friday a

natalie? >> i was going to say on the small, day-to-day scale, his experiences are more aligned with a lot of the typical british soldier coming home, the fact that he does react to a everyday items in a new and kind of almost frightened way. so, the way that it affects his everyday life seems slightly more typical than extraordinary >> yeah, you do see the struggle for normalcy that happens with graves. on one hand he does go to oxford and finds oxford to be full of ex serviceman, right? full of young officers going back and getting an education. also people in transition. charles carrington, it he went to oxford around the same time as graves. there are a lot of ex officers. he runs into and becomes a super fan of t.e. lawrence, right? he runs into him and is hanging out with him. why do you think he is putting that in his book? >> name dropping. >> name dropping. so both you said at the start of the book he wanted to include things that would make it more popular and t.e. lawrence was so po

i'm natalie allen. >> welcome back. i'm errol barnett still here with you. topping the headlines first confirmed case of ebola in new york city. >> there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. >> officials try to calm potential fears after a new york city doctor tests positive for ebola. we'll bring you the latest information. >>> also police in that city are on heightened alert after four of their own were attacked by a man with a hatchet. what was behind this unprovoked act of vice? >>> in can -- officials piecing together answers after wednesday's deadly shooting. the same time they hailed the hero who took him down. >> the hero does not want to be a hero. we'll get to this in a moment. quite touching moment in parliament when new york officials are telling people not to fear for their safety after the city's first confirmed case of ebola. >> yeah, woo he want to undercon that but people will naturally be aware and concerned of what's happening. dr. craig spencer contracted the december after re

natalie? >> cnbc's courtney reagan, thank you very much. >>> could we see another bush in the white house? former president george w. bush revealed thursday during an interview with fox news that his brother, jeb, is considering running in 2016. >> i think he wants to be president. i think he would be a great president. he understands what it's like to be president for not only the person running or serving, plus family. >> former president bush says his brother is a very thoughtful man and doesn't believe jeb has made a final decision yet. stay tuned on that one. >> a wild chase ends in dramatic fashion on a southern california freeway. a man suspected of grand theft took the police on a chase through orange county, occasionally driving on the wrong side of the road. the truck careens off the freeway, goes airborne, flips on to its side. the man was uninjured and able to climb out. he did is your undsurrender to >>> don't look down. two men were trapped on a high rise. they gave the window wa

natalie has all the headlines.ng, everyone. >>> an american freelance cameraman working with nbc news in liberia has been diagnosed with ebola. ashoka mukpo began working with dr. nancy snyderman on tuesday hen area team covering the ebola outbreak. he will be air-lifted to the u.s. for treatment. we spoke by phone with dr. nancy earlier this morning. >> we shared a work space, vehicles, equipment. but everyone here is hyper alert. we have not been in close proximity. no one shakes hands. there's no hugging. so i do believe that our team, while we are being hyper vigilant, we are at very, very, very low risk. >> and dr. nancy and her team will be self-quarantined once they return to the u.s. for 21 days out of an abundance of caution. >> in the united states, the first person diagnosed with ebola in this country remains in serious condition. the hospital treating thomas eric duncan now says he was first sent home with just antibiotics last week because his symptoms could have been caused by a number of things besid

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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, willie geist, natalie morales and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> big crowout there on the plaza to welcome al roker home. >> yes! >> yes. >> and also bastille. >> yes, bastille. >> welcome back. >> thank you. thank you. >> was it mazing? >> it was the most humbling and at the same time awe-inspiring, to see the work that these men and women do, 24/7, unbelievable. bagram itself is like a city -- bagram air base. jay leno, iliza shlesinger,

>> thank you, natalie. >>> we've got severe weather stretching from indiana down into texas. this fast-moving line of showers and thunderstorms getting ready to make their way into nashville. we'll be looking at showers and thunderstorms. some of them heavy at times. good news, these are quick movers. they could drop one to two inches, it will be very brief as far as the heavy rain is concerned. the rest of the country, we do have a risk of strong storms from southern ohio, western west virginia down into northern texas. out west, spectacular weather. 91 degrees. one more day of hot weather in southern california. high surf advisories there as well. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

natalie has the top news stories inside. >>> an american infected with ebola will arrive back in the u.s. this morning. ashoka mukpo will arrive in nebraska. kate snow is in omaha. >> reporter: he actually walked on to the plane with assistance in liberia yesterday. so that's a really good sign. the plane landed earlier this morning in bangor, maine, for refueling and a customs check. we're expecting it here at omaha within the hour. the nebraska medical center is really one of the few places in this country that has a specialized biocontainment unit. they have already treated one american who had ebola successfully. mu can. po's parents and girlfriend flew

>> good to see you, natalie. a series of storms, in fact.ne of them, after this weekend, will arrive in the form of what will be essentially what's left of a hurricane here, ana. we've been talking about that system in the pacific. we'll show you that in a second here. we have this low, getting ready to move in with significant wind gusts, in excess of 50 miles an hour here. one storm that already has moved through left a mark here, 2 1/2, 2 1/4 inches in portland. some areas picking up seven inches in a very short amount of time. that system earlier in the week and now this system about to crash into the pacific northwest with those winds. tell you whattay lot of rainfall as well. and very heavy snowfall across the higher elevation. and then this feature here that's moving in in the last few frames. that will be what's left of our hurricane, ana. i've broadened the picture here so we can get a perspective of where we are. there's the hurricane here. there's the united states there. this thing is going to race off to the north and east. it w

natalie? >> kate snow, thank you. the first person diagnosed with ebola while in this country took a turn for the worse this weekend. thomas eric duncan is in critical condition at a dallas area hospital. duncan is now on a respirator and dialysis machine. meantime, officials are monitoring 48 people who may have had contact with duncan after he returned to the u.s. from liberia last month. >>> a woman in sweden has become the first person to give birth with a transplanted womb. keir simmons is in london with this amazing story. good morning. >> reporter: this is being hailed as a miracle while folks across the u.s. who have been told they can't have children will be watching closely. this little boy, called vincent, represents a medical breakthrough. he was born just under four pounds, from a transplanted womb. >> it was breathtaking.

natalie, we have something -- check this out for you, nat. >> hi, natalie. i'm molly shannon.gives you a problem, go up to them and say, hello, i'm natalie and i'm a superstar! >> we have molly and dan and we've got the real julia sweeney. is this snl all over again for you? >> it is. it's so crazy. >> how did matt do? >> matt did really good. >> can i say something? can i say -- and this freaks me out. kathie lee, facially, you >> you look like -- >> this is the way i come in every morning. >> just take an hour and a half. >> and what about the return of savannah guthrie for the halloween show. >> i can't look at you like this. >> let's do this monday. >> we double dog dare you. >> willie, that video of you dancing will never be shown, again. >> these are the original costumes will ferrell they pulled them out of the closet, thank you, "snl." >> mary katherine. >> these are wain and garth's clothes. >> 40 amazing years of "snl" and our halloween-bonanza is just getting started. ♪ >> we're not ♪ >>> you're watching today in the bay. >> good morning, 8:26 on your friday. hallow

natalie? >> richard engel in istanbul for us. thank you, richard. >>> three service men were swept away by high waves in okinawa as

>> thank you, natalie.

also concerned, tamron and natalie, going in that water on fri >>> enjoying his laugh. good morning to you, al, everybody at home. 9:11 is the time. your temperatures today are going to be comfortable. basically a repeat performance of yesterday, although i have brought the numbers up just a touch in the city for today. 70 degrees today, 77 for the east shore, south bay, comfortable, 84 degrees, so not too hot and not too cool. temperatures head off by the weekend, but the numbers will crash by next week, counting on rain by thursday. >> and that's your latest weather. >>> dangerous signs of the enterovirus parents should be look

. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the hostage's family has made a video message, stressing his humanitarian work and calling on isis to release him. isis is threatening to kill an american hostage next. peter kassig, former army ranger, who travelled to syria to help victims of war. his family said he converted to islam and changed his name. in a letter from captivity, he told his family he was, quote, pretty scared to die. isis is fighting a propaganda war but also making advances on battlefields. turkey this morning sent more tanks to its syrian border, taking up what appeared to be firing positions. this is why. isis militants are advancing quickly on the city of kobani on

it is owned by natalie's husband who miss aid day at work getting the tire fixed. >> they thought it was a game. but in the for us. >> reporter: carol's dad had to replace two tires on his suv and out $400. she called the act disgraceful. >> he could not go to work. >> they have no respect for anybody in this neighborhood. >> reporter: police describe two with men and within man seen on the video as being in their 20's, possibly white or hispanic but on surveillance video we have found there is a fourth person who was driving a light colored suv. watch as he waits and watches the suspects including one of the women puncture more tires, and then they all pile in the

natalie, thanks very much. mr. roker with a check of the weather. >> remember a couple weeks ago talking about tropical storm ana going to affect hawaii. it's still out there. causing trouble. that's right.

natalie, we have something -- check this out for you, nat. >> hi, natalie. i'm molly shannon.. if anyone gives you a problem, go up to them and say, hello, i'm natalie and i'm a superstar! >> we have molly and dan and we've got the real julia sweeney. is this snl all over again for you? >> it is. it's so crazy. >> how did matt do? >> matt did really good. >> can i say something? can i say -- and this freaks me out. kathie lee, facially, you look like mike myers. >> get a shot of kath. >> this is the way i come in every morning. >> least makeup of anybody. >> why did this take an hour and a half? i don't know. >> and what about the return of savannah guthrie to the halloween show? >> i can't look at you like this. let's do this monday. >> we double dog dare you. >> and return of meredith. >> you're lucky, willie, that that video of you dancing will never be shown again. >> these are the original costumes of will ferrell and cherie oterie. thank you, snl. >> and mary katherine gallagher. >> and these are wayne and garth's clothes. t-shirt, glasses. >> i'm wearing john belushi's

natalie? >> kate snow in omaha.e public to help identify a masked man who appears on an isis propaganda video released last month. he speaks english and arabic. he may be from the united states or canada. he is shown presiding over what appears to be the execution of syrian prisoners. >>> search teams have found the body of an air tanker pilot who crashed while fighting the yosemite wildfire. the plane was dropping retardant when it crashed near a rocky cliff and then exploded. ntsb is now investigating. >>> about 50 people were evacuated when 26 cars of a freight train derailed in canada. two of the cars caught fire. a hazmat crew is on scene cleaning up today. >>> the person who bought the most famous hair remains anonymous, $37,000 for a pair of braids clipped from the head of country music legend willie nelson. the braids were given to jennings to celebrate his sobriety. now out to al. >>> thank you, natalie. someone is celebrating double digits. who is here with you? >> mom. >> she wanted to talk to you. >> it

i'm natalie allen at cnn center.ries, the world health organization now counts more than 10,000 ebola cases worldwide. almost all of them in liberia, sierra leone, and guinea. the w.h.o. says nearly half the cases have been fatal. >>> flowers adorn the gates of a u.s. high school where a teenager, a student opened fire friday on his fellow students, killing one and wounding four others. two of the victims have been identified as the cousins of the shooter, jaylen fryberg. the wounded are all in intensive care at local hospitals. >>> in the canadian capital of ottawa hundreds of people gathered saturday night for a candlelight vigil honoring two soldiers killed this past week in suspected terror attacks. nathan cirillo was shot as he stood guard at canada's war memorial, site of this weekend's vigil. >>> well, allied commanders say u.s.-led forces conducted more than 20 air strikes against isis militants friday and saturday. they say u.s. warplanes destroyed an isis artillery site near kobani. kurdish forces continue

natalie. >> all right. gabe, thank you. a chicago police captain is recovering this morning after he was shot during a gun fight tuesday night. police say one of the suspects is dead, another in custody after a 6-hour stand-off at an apartment building. the 58-year-old captain shot in the head and shoulder is in stable condition. police say the incident started as officers tried to arrest a man wanted for multiple shootings in indiana. >> the season is officially over for a new jersey high school football program amid accusations of bullying and harassment. the board of education affirmed the superintendent's decision to cancel the entire season at sayreville war memorial high school. before the vote some football players took to the podium to plead with board members to save their season. after the meeting about 100 players and parents gathered on the field. it affects all players from varsity down to the freshmen. >> now to a cage diver who put some teeth in her work. take a look at these spectacular pictures of a great w

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natalie?. >> the supreme court has refused to hear appeals from five states that wanted to ban same-sex marriage. it should eventually clear away legal roadblocks in six other states. north carolina, south carolina, west virginia, wyoming, kansas and colorado. the court stopped short of resolving the issue nationwide. >>> a woman in sbeed den has become the first person to give birth with a transplanted womb. nbc's keir simmons is in london with this amazing story. keir, good morning. >> natalie, good morning. this is hailed as a miracle while folks ag croc cross the u.s. who have been told they can't have children will be watching closely. this little boy called vincent represents a medical breakthrough, born at just under four pounds from a transplanted womb. >> it was breathtaking. i think all of us felt that. and it was like having your own child, actually. it was the same feeling. >> reporter: vincent's unidentified 36-year-old mother underwent a transplant operation in sweden. she had be

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i'm natalie allen. for our viewers in the u.s., "this is life with lisa ling" is coming up next. >>> salt lake city, utah was founded by the mormon church. >> we believe our body is a temple and should treat it as such. >> there are things we're taught by the mormon church not to do. >> the population of the state of utah is mostly mormon, a faith that discourages drinking,

i'm natalie allen. our top story, despite the devastating toll ebola is taking on west africa, some positive developments for you in the battle against the virus. the u.s. military is forming a quick-strike team to help treat patients inside the country. the team of doctors, nurses, and trainers, will be ready to deploy within 72 hours. the brussels airport will begin screening people arriving from west africa for signs of fever. the airport is a hub for flights from africa. and the nurse's aide who contracted ebola in spain is now free of the disease. though she will probably stay in the hospital for a while to recover. >>> well, two blood tests show the ebola levels in teresa ramirez' blood were nearly nil. that's the third test negative. she's been in the hospital for two weeks. nick robertson is tracking her case, joins us now from madrid with the update. and everyone there must be breathing a sigh of relief, nick. >> oh, natalie, they really are. this is the news they were hoping for and expecting.

first natalie has a check of all the headlines. natalie? person diagnosed with ebola in this country is in a dallas hospital. doctors say he's very ill and is in isolation. he developed symptoms after returning from liberia but was not hospitalized until this weekend. the center of disease control president told matt this morning that he is confident it will not spread. >> very ill from practices that expose people directly to that individual from their body fluids. >> a team in dallas is trying to identify everyone the patient came in contact with since arriving here in the u.s. >>> the man charged with breaking into the white house last month, armed with a knife, has his first court appearance today. on tuesday, secret service director jewel wra pearson called that security breach unacceptable and told congress it won't happen again. an earlier breach is now making news. secret service official claims three days before the fence jumping incident, an armed contract with a criminal record rode in the elevator with president obama when he vi

thank you, matt. >> natalie? >>> storms that hit the south this week took aim and is shifting now in the northeast. dylan dreyer is in durham, north carolina, with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the storm system spreading east this week has transitioned into more of a heavy rain event, which is just about to get started here in durham. from here on out, the wind and any tornado damage should be minimal, which sadly was not the case in parts of the south. charles edward witham, marine and father of four was killed when a tornado hit his home. we spoke with his mother and daughter. this wasn't the first tornado to tear through the hometown of ashdown, arkansas. it was the first time her home was directly in one's path. >> i feel like it's a nightmare that's not stopping. >> reporter: she and two of her siblings were home with her parents when the ef-2 tornado tore through their neighborhood, blowing the house to pieces. >> all i saw was the wall all coming at me and my bed flipping me throu

natalie azar, with langone medical center, is here.ng. >> good morning. >> you have to drink that liquid beforehand. the test is invasive. sometimes you go under. is this a viable alternative to a colonoscopy? >> let's do fact first. second leading cause of cancer deaths in the country, fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. the screening test that we currently have available is something called a fecal occult blood test, you test your stool for blood or colonoscopy, recommended for 50 and every year thereafter. you can actually send in a stool sample. you send it to a company. they're going to test your stool for genetic mutation. it's not a genetic risk, meaning your risk is so-and-so for colon cancer. it's checking for mutations and finding that you can pick up to 92% of cancers this way as well as 42% of precancerous lesions. >> would you, if you were to grade it -- if someone were to say i'm looking about doing this, would you think that's a good idea? >> i can't give it a grade until we find out how it performs as a scr

willie, natalie?couldly -- wickedly easy to throw a party. mary giles is the editor. >> some are made with simple cardboard. this is the selfie. love that. >> this is a sheet of foam core with a black poster board border. paint your own portrait on the front, attach ribbon straps so you can wear it comfortably all night long. >> you have to be cool, having a great time all night. >> you can put that one down. >> she's mr. sly fox, too. >> let's check out deck ragorat >> here to show us how to make our adorable witch poppers, cone of paper with fringed crepe paperer. pull this and it releases the candy. put some glue around the top. and you are able to -- >> can i try one of these? >> absolutely. grab one. pop. >> boom! >> great. very cool. >> this is fantastic. i lv the littlove the little sk >> avery is showing us how to make these. they're great for a party. younger kids. just q-tips glued on, cotton ball head with the body. you can't go wrong with this one. it's great for a party or any aged kids.

natalie? >> dylan dreyer, thanks. >>> the big island of hawaii today, residents there brace for tropical storm ana. hallie jackson is in kona. hallie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. right now, this is the calm before the storm. the state's emergency operation center is set to open in a few hours, because even though tropical storm ana is tracking further south than expected, hawaii will still feel an impact. prolonged rain, potential for flash flooding, mud slides and definitely very high and dangerous surf. schools on the big island are closed for the day. and folks are getting ready. one local store ran out of bottled water. people are filling up their propane tanks in case of extended power outages. that's what they saw on this island just a couple of months ago. very unusual to have two named storms threaten this island in such a short period of time. people here are hoping for the best but getting ready for the worst. matt? >> hallie jackson in kona this morning. >>

natalie? >> looking forward to that., thank you, craig. >>> the pastor who served as spokesman for the family in dallas, texas, says his fiance is thankful for being out of quarantined and fear of being stigmatized. >> i think she has had tremendous goodwill come to her from all over the country and this immediate community. certainly from our church. i think it's been balanced for her in quarantine. >> reporter: pastor george mason also said duncan's fiance looks forward to replacing the personal possessions she had to give up when she was quarantined. >>> this morning, we have an update on an arkansas woman who is suddenly facing life without her husband, an iraq war marine who did not survive the tornado that ripped their house apart last week. janet shamlian reports. >> reporter: slowly on the mend, the physical damage to her back, neck and lung caused when a tornado took a direct hit on her home, is healing. but the nightmare of the twister that also killed her husband, eddie, is only now beginning to sink in. >> we

al roker and natalie morales.when you do what we do and ben bradlee was in a room you stopped and took notice. he was that big. >> and you were probably a little intimidated. there are few giants like that in our industry. >> no question. we'll talk about his life and career in a little while. >>> we want to start on this wednesday morning with our top story, the ebola crisis. a liberian national is in isolation in newark, new jersey, this morning as doctors wait for ebola results. meantime, the cameraman working with nbc in liberia when he contracted the virus is preparing to head home. nbc national correspondent kate snow is at the hospital in omaha, where he was treated. kate, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. ashoka mukpo got a clean bill of health after several tests showing there was no ebola left in his bloodstream. later today, he will walk out of this hospital. meantime, as you say, this morning, another new scare at the newark airport, this one involving a passenger from liberia. anot